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Republic Day 2022 awards: Seven Meghalayans honoured

Seven police personnel from the Northeast have been chosen for the prestigious President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service

Our Correspondent

NEW DELHI:

Seven Meghalayans received various honorary awards on the eve of Republic Day 2022, the Union government announced on January 25.

While Banpyrkhat Nongsiej, the deputy superintendent of police (Special Branch), received the prestigious Police Medal for Meritorious Service, Dominic Warjri (warder) and Rius Suting (havildar) were named as recipients of the Correctional Service Medal for Meritorious Service.

Tandronath Kharbani (driver constable) and Willy Nonglang (deputy controller-CD) were awarded the Fire Service Medal for Meritorious Service and the President’s Home Guard and Civil Defence Medal for Distinguished Service, respectively.

Also awarded were Sangma Kukesh (sub-inspector-HG) and Liver Lyngdoh (Havildar-HG) in the category of Home Guard and Civil Defence Medal for Meritorious Service.

For the year 2022, seven police personnel from the Northeast have been chosen for the prestigious President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service that includes Hiren Chandra Nath (ADG, Special Branch-Assam), Bosco BF George (SP- Itanagar), and Thadou Mangkhokang Kipgen (Commandment 7 IRB, Manipur), among others.

As many as 13 Assam police personnel have also been awarded police medals for meritorious service along with five personnel from Assam were chosen for the Fire Service Medal for Meritorious Service.

In total, the Union government awarded 42 personnel the Fire Service Medals.

Nine personnel have been conferred with the President’s Fire Service Medal for Distinguished Service, while 30 personnel were given the Fire Service Medal for Meritorious Service for their respective records of services.

Additionally, 25 personnel, as well as volunteers, are also awarded Home Guard and Civil Defence Medals on the occasion of Republic Day. Of these, the President’s Home Guard and Civil Defence Medal for Distinguished Service and Home Guard and Civil Defence Medal for Meritorious Service are awarded to two and 23 personnel, respectively.

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