Malala to be given Pak`s highest civilian bravery award

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 16, 2012, 19:32

Sitara-e-Shujaat, one of Pakistan`s highest civilian awards for bravery, will be given to 14-year-old Malala Yousufzai.

5 children to get Nat Bravery Awards posthumously

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 18, 2012, 20:30

Five children who made the supreme sacrifice while saving others will receive the National Bravery Awards posthumously this year.

Amitabh Bachchan bowled over by J&K girls` bravery

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 24, 2011, 15:49

Rukhsana and Stanzin, who hail from Srinagar and Leh respectively, took to hot seat in `Kaun Banega Crorepati` recently and charmed host Amitabh Bachchan.

Gallant Gurkha gets award for Taliban battle

Last Updated: Friday, March 25, 2011, 21:33

A Gurkha soldier who single-handedly fought off up to 30 Taliban militants in Afghanistan, even using his gun`s tripod when he ran out of bullets, was on Friday awarded Britain`s second highest medal for bravery.

Ashok Chakra for Army doc who died fighting militants in Kabul

Last Updated: Monday, January 24, 2011, 00:25

For the first time, an Army doctor will posthumously receive the highest peacetime gallantry award -- the Ashok Chakra -- for his bravery while fighting militants during an attack on Indians in Kabul.

PM honours 23 children with Bravery Awards

Last Updated: Saturday, January 22, 2011, 13:23

PM Manmohan Singh honoured 23 children with Bravery Awards and said such acts of courage were a source of inspiration.

Arunachal girl selected for National Bravery Award

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 15, 2010, 18:35

Arunachalee girl Ipi Basar has been selected as one of the awardees at the National Bravery Award which will be presented by the Prime Minister in New Delhi during January next year.

Arunachalee girl selected for Nat Bravery Award

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 15, 2010, 13:43

Ipi Basar has been selected for the National Bravery Award.

Girl who was paraded naked recommended for Bravery Award

Last Updated: Saturday, December 11, 2010, 18:44

A 15-year-old tribal girl, who was forced to parade naked through villages in Birbhum district for daring to fall in love with a boy from another community, has been nominated for the National Bravery Award.

Pak govt announces bravery award for slain police officer

Last Updated: Thursday, August 5, 2010, 17:00

A day after the Chief of a paramilitary force was killed in a suicide blast; Pakistan government on Thursday announced that he would be awarded with a bravery medal posthumously.

21 children to get National Bravery Awards for 2009

Last Updated: Monday, January 18, 2010, 20:33

A 10-year-old girl, who saved several lives during a grenade attack in Imphal, and a 13-year-old boy, who rescued over 50 people during a stampede in Himachal are among 21 children conferred with National Bravery Awards.

Rukhsana`s name recommended for National Bravery Award

Last Updated: Thursday, November 5, 2009, 14:34

J&K Gov N N Vohra has written to CM Omar Abdullah urging him to recommend the name of Rukhsana, who shot into limelight after killing a Lashker-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorist, for National Bravery Award, officials said here Thursday.