GALLANTRY AWARDS
– 107 gallantry awards approved for personnel of armed forces & CAPF (Central Armed Police Forces)
– 3 Kirti Chakras: Naik Devendra Pratap Singh (Army), Constable Sudip Sarkar (BSF)-posthumous, Sub-inspector Paotinsat Guite (BSF)-posthumous
– 13 Shaurya Chakras
– 2 Bar to Sena medals
– 81 Sena Medals
– 1 Nao Sena Medal
– 7 Vayu Sena medals
POLICE MEDALS
– 1,082 police personnel receive service medals
– Number of police personnel who received gallantry medals: 347
INDIA
– Independence Day: Delhi Lt Governor V. K. Saxena dedicates 16 parks renamed in honour of unsung heroes
– AP: 30-feet tall mural statue of Mahatma Gandhi unveiled in Vijayawada by Governor Biswabhusan Harichandan
WORLD
– India hands over Dornier maritime surveillance aircraft to Sri Lanka Navy
– Bangladesh observed National Mourning Day on August 15, 2022
