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AWARDS AND HONOURS - January 2021

Jan 2021

Nov 01, 2022

Ex-ISRO Chief K. Sivan among 67 to get Rajyotsava Award

Former ISRO Chairman K. Sivan, actors Dattanna, Avinash and Sihi Kahi Chandru were among 67 personalities who wwere awarded Rajyotsava Award this year, the Karnataka government said.
Following the tradition of awarding Rajyotsava Award every year to eminent persons who have rendered significant service in various fields, the government announcing the list of winners said, it has decided to honour the dignitaries as the state celebrated 67th Kannada Rajyotsava (state formation day) this year on November 1.

Oct 28, 2022

President Droupadi Murmu Presents Silver Trumpet and Trumpet Banner to the President's Bodyguard

The President of India Droupadi Murmu presented the Silver Trumpet and Trumpet Banner to the President's Bodyguard at a ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
The President appreciated PBG for their excellent military traditions, professionalism and discipline in all their tasks.
President Murmu expressed confidence that PBG will strive with dedication, discipline and valour, to maintain the highest traditions of Rashtrapati Bhavan and be an ideal role model for other Regiments of the Indian Army.
The President's Bodyguard is the oldest regiment in the Indian Army, having been raised as the Governor-General's Bodyguard (later the Viceroy's Bodyguard) in 1773. As the President of India's own Guard, it has the unique distinction of being the only military unit of the Indian Army that is privileged to carry the President's Silver Trumpet and Trumpet Banner. This distinction was conferred on the President's Bodyguard in 1923 by the then Viceroy, Lord Reading, on the occasion of the Bodyguard completing 150 years of service. Each succeeding Viceroy, thereafter, presented the Silver Trumpet and Trumpet Banner to the Bodyguard.

Oct 27, 2022

RRR Wins Best International Film Award at 50th Saturn Awards

S.S. Rajamouli directorial RRR won the Best International Film award at the 50th Saturn Awards held in Los Angeles. It was nominated in multiple categories, including Best International Film, Best Action Adventure and Best Director.
Saturn Awards are presented by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films, awarding films in science fiction, fantasy, horror, and other genres belonging to genre fiction in films, TV, as well as streaming. RRR beat titles like Downton Abbey: A New Era, Eiffel, I'm Your Man, Riders of Justice, and Silent Night to take home the award for the best international film at the 2022 awards.

Oct 25, 2022

U.P. Bags Top Honours at PMAY-U Awards 2021

According to Union Minister of Housing & Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri , over half the homes sanctioned under the BJP-led Centre's flagship Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana - Urban (PMAY-U) housing scheme have been delivered and the rest are under various stages of completion.
Mr. Puri's comments came on the sidelines of the PMAY-U Awards 2021 — scheduled annually to recognise the contribution of States, Union Territories and urban local bodies with regard to the implementation of the scheme.
In the awards, Uttar Pradesh bagged the first position followed by Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu at second and third place, respectively.
PMAY-U scheme is aimed at confronting and tiding over the shortage of housing facilities in urban India for beneficiaries under the Economically Weaker Section (EWS), Low-Income Groups (LIGs) and Middle Income Groups (MIGs) categories.

Oct 24, 2022

Karnataka Bank Wins Digital Transformation Award

Karnataka Bank was awarded the National Digital Transformation Awards, DX 2022 Awards, by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) for best practice in digital transformation under the BFSI (banking, financial services and insurance) segment.
The awards recognise 'innovative excellence' in three categories: employee engagement, operational excellence, and customer experience.

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