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– ALSO CONFERS CHIEF MINISTER\u2019S RAKSHAK PADAK AND CHIEF MINISTER\u2019S MEDAL FOR OUTSTANDING DUTY TO UPON 19 POLICE OFFICERS<\/strong><\/p>\n

(Rajinder Kumar) Faridkot, 15 August 2025:<\/strong> On the occasion of Independence Day, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann conferred state awards to 26 eminent personalities for their outstanding contribution in various fields besides bestowing Chief Minister\u2019s Rakshak Padak on four police officers\/officials and Chief Minister\u2019s Medal for Outstanding Duty to 15 cops.<\/p>\n

These state awardees included social activists, artistes, litterateurs, poets, environmentalists and government officials and others, who have made outstanding contribution in their respective fields in the larger public interests.<\/p>\n

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The Chief Minister conferred Certificate and award, during a state level function to mark Independence Day here today, to Dr Anupama Gupta (Amritsar), Master Tegbir Singh (Roopnagar), Sarupinder Singh (Patiala), Ratan Lal Soni (Hoshiarpur), Dr Hitender Suri (Fatehgarh Sahib), Gulshan Bhatia (Amritsar), Rifat Wahab (Malerkotla), Rama Munjal (Ludhiana), Baldev Kumar (Hoshiarpur), Apeksha (Bathinda), Gulzar Singh Patialvi (Patiala), Baldev Singh (Patiala), Balraj Singh (Hoshiarpur), Paramjit Singh Bakhshi (Jalandhar), Yuvraj Singh Chauhan (Ludhiana), Krishan Kumar Paswan (Bathinda), Advocate Rajiv Madan (Amritsar), Jaskaran Singh (Bathinda), Dr Pawan Kumar (Hoshiarpur), Dr Harbhans Kaur (Hoshiarpur), Dr. Raj Kumar (Hoshiarpur), Dr Mahima Minhas (Hoshiarpur), Nisha Rani (Hoshiarpur), Dr PS Brar (Kotakpura), Dr. Ravi Bansal (Kotakpura) and Dr. Abhinav Shoor (Jalandhar).<\/p>\n

The Chief Minister also honoured four police officers\/officials including Rajinder Singh ASI, Narinder Singh ASI, Senior Constable Jaswant Singh and Harpal Kaur with the prestigious Chief Minister\u2019s Rakshak Padak. Bhagwant Singh Mann also conferred Chief Minister\u2019s Medal for Outstanding Duty to 15 cops including Jatin Kapoor Inspector, Amalokdeep Singh Kahlon Inspector, Navneet kaur Inspector, Prabhjeet kumar Inspector, Lovedeep Singh SI, Gurmel Singh SI, Dimple Kumar SI, Sukhchain Singh SI, Satwinder Singh SI, Harjinder Singh ASI, Sandeep Singh ASI, Head Constable Sandeep Singh, Head Constable Iqbal Singh, Head Constable Karambir Singh and Head Constable Jagjit Singh.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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