Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed Memorial Award presented
The PM Dr. Manmohan Singh presented Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed Memorial Award 2008 and 2009 and unveiled the plaque of Jica Assisted Water Supply Project for Guwahati City in Guwahati on February 18, 2011.
The Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed Memorial Award for National Integration, instituted by the Assam government was conferred on M. J. Akbar and Hema Bharali for the years 2008 and 2009 respectively.
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Lt. Gen. J. S. Aurora conferred “Punjab Rattan” award
Punjab government on February 9, 2011 decided to confer the “Punjab Rattan” award on the late Lt. Gen. Jagjit Singh Aurora and Marshal of Indian Air Force Arjan Singh, for defending the boundaries of our country.
Lt. Gen. Aurora commanded the 2nd Punjab Regiment during the 1947-48 hostilities and saw active action during 1962, 1965 and 1971 operations.
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Road Safety Awards presented
The 22nd Road Safety Week concluded on January 7, 2011. On the occasion, Road Transport Minister gave away the Transport Minister’s Trophy to the winners and runners up for the year 2007-08 and 2008-09.
The Winners for 2007-08 are State Transport Haryana (in the Mofussil category), Himachal Road Transport Corporation (Hill Service) and Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (Urban Service).
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Dua wins Lokmanya Tilak Journalism award.
Noted Journalist H K Dua was conferred the prestigious Lokmanya Tilak national award for 2011 for excellence in journalism in Pune on January 4, 2011.
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RIL’s Jamnagar refinery wins ‘Safety Award’.
The oil and gas division of Reliance Industries Ltd’s Jamnagar Refinery was conferred with the Institute of Engineers’ ‘Safety Innovation Award’ for the year 2010 on December 28, 2010 at the “Safety Convention 2010”, organised by the Safety and Quality Forum of the Institute of Engineers.
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57th National Film Awards for the Year 2009 announced, Ministry of Environment & Forests confers Awards on International Ozone Day, Irom Sharmila wins Rabindranath Tagore Peace Prize, Ministry of Tourism wins PATA Grand Award, MSME Ministry wins Indira Gandhi Rajbhasha Award, Sanjeev Rajput wins ‘Services Best Sportsman’ award, ‘Somewhere’ wins Golden Lion for Best Film at Venice Film Festival, Hyderabad’s Chowmahalla Palace wins UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Award, Indians win top prizes in UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Photography Awards , Lady Gaga wins eight awards MTV Video Music Awards , Patna’s Super 30 among Newsweek’s 4 most innovative schools, Hanif Kureishi wins Pinter literary prize, Former British PM Tony Blair awarded Liberty Medal, Burundian president receives “Rising Star of Africa” Award in India, Julia Roberts wins lifetime achievement at San Sebastian, Dicky Rutnagur honoured by Indian Journalists Association
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D. Ramanaidu wins Dada Saheb Phalke Award for the Year 2009
Veteran Telugu film producer Dr. Daggubati Ramanaidu, who holds the Guinness Record for making the most number of films, was on September 8, 2010 selected for the prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke Award for the year 2009. Ramanaidu, who is also an actor and a politician, had made 135 films in Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, Oriya, Assamese, Bhojpuri, Malayalam, Marathi and Bengali, several of them runaway commercial hits.
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Awards this Month December 2009 India – “Polio Championship Award National Innovation Foundation (NIF), Maulana Abul Kalam award, President of the Press Association for 2009-10, Bharat Muni Samman, e UNICEF Award for HIV/AIDS Journalism, 2009
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Other awards and prizes
Awards and Prizes 2008-2009 – Magsaysay awards 2009, Jnanpith award, Miss Universe 2009,Miss India worldwide,Femina Miss India 2009,Man Booker Int’l, 2009, Green energy prize, Jamnalal Bajaj awards, Indira Gandhi award for national integration, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, Padma Shri
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