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 Prime Miniser Atal Bihari Vajpayee inspects the guard of honour before his address to the nation from the historical Red Fort on Independence day in New Delhi. (AP Photo/Ajit Kumar)
NEW DELHI, Aug 15, 2002: Subedar Surinder Singh of 3 Sikh regiment was posthumously decorated with Ashok Chakra, the highest peace time gallantry award for gunning down four Pakistani mercenaries in a fierce encounter near the border town of Poonch.
Surinder Singh, who made the supreme sacrifice in the battle near Pir Badesar, is the lone recipient of Ashok Chakra, the equivalent of Param Vir Chakra, in the Independence Day armed forces honours list this year.
 Soldiers of India's three armed forces walk past school children after saluting Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee outside the Red Fort complex in New Delhi. (Photo: REUTERS/B. Mathur)
Although Indian and Pakistani troops have been at a tense standoff all along the international border and the Line of Control for the past eight months with almost daily exchange of artillery and small arms fire, the Army has so far not declared “Operation Parakarma” as a battle with the enemy. Thus, no war decorations have been awarded.
Major Ushnisha Jaitlay of 3/11 Gorkha Rifles, Naib Subedar Ishwar Singh of 5 Parachute Regiment and Naib Subedar Deve Bahadur Thapa of 1/4 Gorkha Rifles have each been honoured with Kirti Chakra, the second highest peacetime award, for exemplary bravery in flushing out militants in operations in Jammu and Kashmir. Major Jaitlay and Naib Subedar Thapa will also get the award posthumously.
 Andhra Pradesh Special Police force contingent march past during Independence Day parade in Hyderabad.(AP Photo/P. Anil Kumar)
A total of 272 officers and jawans have been decorated in the honours list, which includes 33 Shaurya Chakras, 4 Bar to Sena medals, 221 Sena medals, 7 Nao Sena medals, 5 Vayu Sena medals and 4 mention in despatches.
Of the 33 recipients of Shaurya Chakra, six have been awarded posthumously, most of them for the ongoing anti-militancy drive in Jammu and Kashmir.
The Shaurya Chakra winners includes a civilian, Bachittar Singh, of the Village Defence Council from militancy-infested Mahore region near Udhampur, in Jammu and Kashmir.
 Badges of sacrifice and medals were presented to the next of kin of those who made the supreme sacrifice in the fight against terrorists in the Kashmir valley, in Mumbai. Supriya Nair receives a medal for her husband Major Nair. (PTI photo)
Four officers — Col Ramesh Singh Chauhan of the Army Aviation, Major Vikrant Singh of Mechanised Infantry, Capt Gurmeet Singh of 30 Rashtriya Rifles and Capt Girish Upadhaya of Assam Rifles — have the rare honour of being awarded Sena Medal for the second time.
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Ashok Chakra
Subedar Surinder Singh
Kirti Chakra
Major Ushnisha Jaitlay
Naib Subedar Ishwar Singh
Naib Subedar Deve Bahadur Thapa
Shaurya Chakra
MAJ TANVIR AHMED SIDDIQUI
MAJ BALRAJ SINGH SOHI
MAJ RAJESHWAR SINGH
MAJ RAJIV KUMAR DAHIYA
MAJ SUNIT SINGH, MAHAR
MAJ VIJIT KUMAR SINGH
MAJ JODHVIR SINGH
CAPT RAJENDRA SINGH DHAMI
CAPT TEJ KARAM SINGH SEKHON
CAPT SANJIV SIROHI
CAPT CHANDRA PAL SINGH KHATI
LT MANAV YADAV
SUB SATYA PRAKASH
SUB GYAN BAHADUR LIMBU
HAV DALWINDER SINGH
HAV CHANDAN MAL
HAV GOKUL KUMAR PRADHAN
NK BABU SINGH
NK MUKHTIAR SINGH
NK RIT RAM
NK TIRATH LAL
L/NK KHADAM HUSSAIN
SEP DHARMENDRA SINGH TOMAR
SEP MANJIT
SEP SUNIL KUMAR
SEP RAJBIR
RFN RAMESH PRASAD KHANAL
Sena Medal(Bar)
(for Gallantry)
COL RAMESH SINGH CHAUHAN
MAJ VIKRANT SINGH
CAPT GURMEET SINGH
CAPT GIRISH UPADHYA
Sena Medal
(for Gallantry)
LT COL INDERJIT SINGH CHAUHAN
LT COL S SIVADASAN NAIR
MAJ RAJ BAHADUR SINGH RAWAT
MAJ RAJESH RAI
MAJ RITU RAJ RAINA
MAJ SHIEL JOSHI
MAJ RAJEEV THAKUR
MAJ SAMEER CHATURVEDI
MAJ MARIYAPPAN KARTHIKEYAN
MAJ KISHORE MALHOTRA
MAJ GURDEEP SINGH AHLUWALIA
MAJ DEVENDRA KRISHNA
MAJ K SATHIYA MOORTHY
MAJ CK RAJESH
MAJ AJOY MUKHERJEE
MAJ VIJAY KALA
MAJ R SHANMUGA SUNDARAM
MAJ SANDEEP KUMAR ARORA
MAJ KULVIR SINGH
MAJ KAJALE SAGAR DATTATRAYA
MAJ PATHUKUCHI KIRAN KUMAR
MAJ SHARAD NAUTIYAL
MAJ MANOJ WILLIAM
MAJ KANWALJEET SINGH
MAJ AJAY UPRETI
MAJ DEVESH SINGH
MAJ NIRANJAN RAJKUMAR JAKHAR
MAJ RAJESH CHANDRASHEKARAN NAIR
MAJ SUBODH VERMA
MAJ ROHIT KHANNA
MAJ RANJAN MAHAJAN
MAJ PRIYADARSHI AMIT
MAJ NIRAJ SHRIKANT KARANJGAONKAR
MAJ KU KARUMBIAH
CAPT SANJEEV KUMAR
CAPT GURTEJ SINGH PANDHER
CAPT RAJEEV KUMAR BAHUGUNA
CAPT AMAN SODHI
CAPT ANIL KUMAR MALIK
CAPT SANJEEV KUMAR YADAV
CAPT NARAYAN KURUP
CAPT ANAND SINGH SAJWAN
CAPT CHIRAYU MOTIAL
CAPT SURINDER MOHAN SHARMA
CAPT SANTOSH MADHUKAR GHORPADE
CAPT SACHIN SHIVRAJ RANDALE
CAPT MANORAM YADAV
CAPT ASHISH SHUKLA
CAPT VIRENDER SINGH
CAPT MANIK MOHAN JOLLY
CAPT SUDHIR KUMAR
CAPT MANBIR SINGH DHILLON
CAPT RAJESHWAR SINGH BAZAD
CAPT RAHUL ARYA
LT GAGANDEEP SINGH GILL
LT PRADEEP KUMAR SENGUPTA
LT B VIJAY KUMAR
LT MAYANK GUPTA
LT SURAJ CHAMBIAL
LT SUMEET WALIA
LT PANKAJ PRAKASH PANDEY
LT HARPREET SINGH
LT ANURAG BAHL
LT KRISHAN YADAV
LT BALVINDER CHAUHAN
LT ANAND KUMAR SINGH
LT ASHISH HANSEN
LT PAVINDER SINGH
LT TARSEM LAL
SUB MOHAN SINGH
SUB RANJIT PUN
SUB PURSHOTTAM SINGH
SUB JASWINDER SINGH
SUB BHARAT LAL
SUB MARUTI LAXMAN MORE
SUB RAMPAL SINGH DHOUNCHAK
SUB SATINAM SINGH
SUB SAGAR SINGH
SUB HARBANS LAL
SUB RAMESH SINGH
SUB RAMESH CHAND
SUB NABIN KUMAR PADHAN
SUB MOHAMMED AFZAL
SUB KARNA BAHADUR SUBBA
NB SUB PRITAM SINGH
NB SUB C SRINIVASAN
NB SUB RAGHUNATH VITHAL KADAM
NB SUB BAHADUR SINGH
NB SUB HARISH THELAPANDA KRISHNAIAH
NB SUB SARVAN SINGH
NB SUB KULDIP SINGH
NB SUB LAKHA SINGH
NB SUB MOHINDER SINGH
NB SUB KANTA PRASAD
NB SUB RAJ KISHOR SINGH
NB SUB MAN SINGH
NB SUB AJEET SINGH
NB SUB MANZOOR AHMED BHAT
NB SUB HEMANTA KUMAR GHALE
NB SUB PREM KAJI GURUNG
CHM PREM CHAND KAUNDAL
HAV HARBHAJAN SINGH
HAV SHRISHAIL GANACHARI
HAV KRISHNA KUMAR K
HAV RAMCHANDRA BHURALAL JADAV
HAV REDEKAR TANAJIRAO DNYANU
HAV AKHTAR KHAN
HAV DAYAL SINGH
HAV KALA SINGH
HAV HARNAM SINGH
HAV BHAGWAN SINGH
HAV CHITRA SINGH
HAV DAN SINGH SEEPAL
HAV TEJPAL SINGH
HAV BALENDRA KUMAR YADAV
HAV MALLAPPA
HAV FIRE CHAND
HAV ALI MOHD
L/HAV BHARAT BHUSHAN
L/HAV KUMBHAR RAJARAM RAMCHANDRA
NK KISTURA RAM
NK BIRPAL SINGH
NK MOHINDER SINGH
NK HARJINDER SINGH
NK BHAGWAN SINGH
NK BALA RAM PRADHAN
NK K RAJENDRAN
NK KIMKHANKAP
NK RAJWINDER SINGH
NK SHANKHA BAHADUR GURUNG
NK KHUB RAM
NK HARJIT SINGH
NK OM PRAKASH
L/NK JAGTAR SINGH
L/NK GURCHARAN SINGH
L/NK MAHESH KUMAR
L/NK ASHOK KUMAR
L/NK VIPAN KUMAR
L/NK BIREN CHANDRA BASUMATARY
L/NK LHUNKHOHOU BAITE
L/NK DARSHAN SINGH
L/NK BHIMRAO KISAN WAGHMARE
L/NK BHUPENDRA SALAMI
L/NK RAM PRASAD NAUPANE
L/NK RUDRA BAHADUR THAPA
L/NK DHYAN SINGH
L/NK MOHAMMED ANIF
L/NK JASPAL SINGH
L/NK LOVEPAL SINGH
L/NK BHOOMINATHAN K
L/NK BHAJAN SINGH
SEP HARJIT SINGH
SEP DHARMINDER SINGH
SEP JUGRAJ SINGH
SEP PATIL BHARAT KAUTIK
SEP UNDRE SANDEEP SURESH
SEP RANE MAHADEV SHIVA
SEP MANOJ KUMAR MADHAVAN
SEP BULA RAM GURJAR
SEP MOHAMMAD MONIS KHAN
SEP VIMAL KUMAR SHUKLA
SEP RAKESH KUMAR
SEP DHARAM RAJ SINGH
SEP AMAR SINGH
SEP JOGINDER SINGH
SEP KAMAL PRASAD
SEP DEVINDER SINGH
SEP SANJAY KUMAR
SEP DEEPAK SINGH KUNWAR
SEP CHITTARANJAN SINGH
SEP DAVID RAVINDRA MINZ
SEP RAJA RAM YADAV
SEP JEMS BODRA
SEP DHARMENDRA SINGH PATEL
SEP KALANJOY SINGH
SEP HAULIAN THANGA
SEP THANGKAMLAL
SEP LALDINMAWIA
SEP K KHEKATO SEMA
SEP MAJOR SINGH
SEP MANJIT SINGH
SEP BALWANT KUMAR SINGH
RFN BRIJ MOHAN
RFN DHARAMPAL SINGH BHAKAR
RFN SOMVIR SINGH ATTRI
RFN VIKRAM KUMAR
RFN MAN MOHAN SINGH
RFN MAHENDRA SINGH
RFN SAHAB SINGH SILAKOTHI
RFN VIKAS SINGH
RFN NARENDRA SINGH
RFN JITENDER KUMAR THAPA
RFN BIDHAN THAPA
RFN SABIN KUMAR KHAWAS BHUJEL
RFN SHIV KUMAR
RFN PURNA CHANDRA GURUNG
RFN RAFIQ HUSSAIN SHAH
RFN ABDUL HAMID RESHI
RFN MOHAMMAD SAGEER
RFN MUMTAZ AHMED
RFN FIRDOUS AHMED WANI
RFN DINESH PRADHAN
RFN SAJAD MAJID
RFN CHANDRA PAL SINGH
RFN AJAIB SINGH
SPR PARAMJIT SINGH
SPR HARMES SINGH
SPR AKBAR ALI
SPR ADIB ANWAR
PTR DALBIR SINGH
PTR VIJAY KUMAR
PTR KHATATE MAHADEO PANDURANG
PTR HARDEV SINGH
SWR SUNIL KUMAR
SWR MUTUM MODHU SINGH
SWR HARPAL SINGH
GNR DILBAG SINGH
GNR VINAYAGAM POOMANI
GNR SHATRUGHAN SINGH TOMAR
GDSM SUBHASH CHAND
TROOPER DINESH SINGH
Nao Sena Medal
(for Gallantry)
Lt Cdr M Ramchandran
Lt Vinay Venkat Ram
Lt Gaurav Pramod Pande
LS CD II Anil Kumar
LS CD II Abdul Wahab
LS QA II Ram Chander Yadav
Asis Kumar Khan Pome
Vayu Sena Medal
Sqn Ldr Ashutosh Chaturvedi
Cpl Bhushan Kumar Prashar
Nk Reji Polackel Thankappan
Nk Jhagru Ram
Sep Ganga Singh
Mention-in-Despatches(Operation Rhino)
Maj Diwan Singh
Maj Suraj Singh
Capt Chetan Chauhan
Mention-in-Despatches(Operation Orchid)
Rfn Ramphal
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