Month: January 2022

** Indian doctor who is force against human trafficking wins Robert Burns Humanitarian Award

Dr Digambar Narzary won the prestigious accolade during a special online ceremony which took place on Tuesday to celebrate Burns Night.

The RBHA is supported by South Ayrshire Council and EventScotland and is the first event in ‘Once Upon A Time in Ayrshire’ – a year-long programme that will celebrate Scotland’s Year of Stories 2022.

Dr Narzary is the founder of an organisation called NEDAN which tackles the far-reaching problems that result from human trafficking.

Since its formation in 2004, it’s estimated that NEDAN has rescued and repatriated around 6,100 girls.

Assam

** Abu Dhabi: Indian artist breaks Guinness World Records with giant portraits of UAE Rulers

An Indian artist entered the Guinness World Records’ book with massive portraits of UAE Rulers. Sarans K.K. won the ‘largest professional oil painting by a single artist’ title for his 166.03sq.m artwork created in the main hall of the India Social and Cultural Centre (ISC) in Abu Dhabi

Kerala / UAE

** President approves conferment of Jeevan Raksha Padak Series of Awards-2021

The President of India has approved the conferment of Jeevan Raksha Padak Series of Awards – 2021 on 51 persons which includes Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak to 06, Uttam Jeevan Raksha Padak to 16 and Jeevan Raksha Padak to 29 persons. Five awardees are  posthumous.  The details are as under:-

Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak

  1. Shri   Sarath R. R.  (Posthumous), Kerala                                   
  2. Shri JatinKumar(Posthumous), Uttar Pradesh                                  
  3. Shri RamavtarGodara (Posthumous), Rajasthan                                   
  4. Shri Gyan Chand (Posthumous), Ministry of  Railways
  5. Shri Amit Kumar Bhowal (Posthumous), West Bengal
  6. Shri Anil Kumar, Ministry of  Railways

Uttam Jeevan Raksha Padak

  1. Shri JagdishbhaiDanabhaiMakavana, Gujrat
  2. Shri Deepak Kumar Yadav, Indian Coast Guard, Ministry of Defence
  3. Shri Dharmender, Indian Coast Guard,Ministry of Defence
  4. Shri Monu Kumar, Indian Coast Guard,Ministry of Defence
  5. Master Alfas Bavu, Kerala
  6. Shri Krishnan Kundathil, Kerala
  7. Kumari Mayookha V., Kerala
  8. Master Muhammed AdnanMohiyudheen, Kerala
  9. Shri KurmiDurganandIndrabhushan, Indian Air Force, Ministry of Defence
  10. Shri Dinker Tiwari, Ministry of  Railways
  11. Shri  Tridip Paul, Ministry of  Railways
  12. Shri Rajbir Singh, Ministry of  Railways
  13. Shri Sanjeet Kumar Ram, Ministry of  Railways
  14. Shri Jahir Ahamed, ITBP
  15. Shri Mohd. Hussain, ITBP
  16. Shri Shoukat Ali, ITBP

Jeevan Raksha Padak

  1. Shri G. Sanjay Kumar, Andhra Pradesh
  2. Shri T. Venkata Subbaiah, Andhra Pradesh
  3. Shri Nirjogi Ganesh Kumar, Andhra Pradesh
  4. Shri Banti Kumar Bharti, Indian Coast Guard, Ministry of Defence
  5. Shri Bongu Narasimha Rao, Ministry of  Railways
  6. Shri Ajay Kumar, BSF
  7. Shri B. Lal Chhuanawma, BSF
  8. Shri Abhilash K., CISF
  9. Shri Ajeesh S, CISF
  10. Shri AlekhaPujhari, CISF
  11. Shri Jitendar Kumar, CISF
  12. Shri Joshy Joseph, CISF
  13. Shri Kumar Byalyal, CISF
  14. Shri Muralidharan P., CISF
  15. Shri Nitin Shah, CISF
  16. Shri PinkuOraon, CISF
  17. Shri Rijinraj K., CISF
  18. Shri Sambath A., CISF
  19. Shri Sandeep Yadav, CISF
  20. Shri Sanjay S.P., CISF
  21. Shri Shinoj C., CISF
  22. Shri Shubhendu Vikram Singh, CISF
  23. Shri Praveen Ashok Pawar, CISF
  24. Shri Ashfaq Mohd, CISF
  25. Shri Pradeep Singh, ITBP
  26. Shri Satvir Singh, ITBP
  27. Shri Vijay Singh, ITBP
  28. Shri Vimal Chand Shah,  ITBP
  29. Shri Vinod Lal, ITBP

The Jeevan Raksha Padak series of awards are given to a person for meritorious act of human nature in saving the life of a person.  The award is given in three categories, namely, Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak, Uttam Jeevan Raksha Padak and Jeevan Raksha Padak.  Persons of all walks of life are eligible for these awards.  The award can also be conferred posthumously.

The decoration of the award (medal, certificate signed by the Union Home Minister and lump sum monetary allowance) is presented to the awardee in due course by the respective Union Ministries/Organizations/State Government to which the awardee belongs.

** This Kerala woman sets a new world record for her collection of Disney toys

A 33-year-old Kerala businesswoman in Dubai has an unending passion for collecting Disney plush toys and holds a Limca book of records for her hobby.

Rizwana Ghori, who hails from Thrissur and has been living in Dubai for 28 years with her parents, Razack Khan Ghori and Shahida Bhanu, and eight-year-old daughter, Daanya, said that there is nothing that interests her more than her growing collection of Disney toys.

** CSK becomes country’s first Unicorn sports enterprise

Ahead of the 15th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), one of its most successful franchises, Chennai Super Kings (CSK), has become the country’s first sports Unicorn with its market cap having touched a high of Rs 7,600 crores and its share in the grey market trading in the Rs 210-225 price band.

** 14 among women daredevils joined BSF after death of kin

This Republic Day, at age 38, Sunita was live on television from Rajpath, performing acrobatics on a motorcycle as a member of the BSF’s Seema Bhawani team which mesmerised the audience that included the President and the Prime Minister.

** First goods train chugs into Manipur 75 years after independence

A freight train chugged into the Rani Gaidinliu Railway Station in Goinanglong of Tamenglong district, thereby putting Manipur on the country’s railway map.

“In yet another milestone, the first ever Goods Train reached Rani Gaidinliu Railway Station, Tamenglong. The improvement in railway connectivity, under the close supervision of Hon’ PM Sh @narendramodi Ji, will immensely improve the socio-economic condition of Manipur,” Chief Minister N Biren Singh tweeted.

Manipur