Akash missile was successfully test fired on 28th January 2016 from complex-3 of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipuri in Odisha
Bollywood actress Rekha was honoured with the 3rd Yash Chopra Memorial Award on 26th January 2016 by Maharashtra Governor C Vidyasagar Rao presented the award to the actress in recognition of her talent and contribution to the film industry.
The first 20 winners of the nationwide competition to pick cities and towns for a 'Smart City' project were announced.
The list of 20 smart cities are Bhubaneswar, Pune, Jaipur, Surat, Kochi, Ahmedabad, Jabalpur, Visakhapatnam, Sholapur, Davangere, Indore, New Delhi (New Delhi municipal council area), Coimbatore, Kakinada, Belagavi, Udaipur, Guwahati, Chennai, Ludhiana and Bhopal.
Union Minister of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari inaugurated the River Information System (RIS).
International Kite Festival was held in Gujarat across Vadodara, Bhavnagar, Ahmedabad city, Bhuj, Porbandar, Modhera & Khambhat cities
India’s first radio taxi service has been launched for the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender (LGBT) community called ‘Wings Rainbow’
IMPORTANT IN SPORTS
Sapna Devi wins gold medal in women Wushu Taulu competition
Pranav Dhanawade, a 15 year old school boy from Mumbai created world record by scoring 1009 runs at school level tournament
India won the SAFF Football Championships 2015 for the 7th time defeating defeated Afghanistan.
Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports has started Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) to identify athletes & provide them support for preparation.
GALLANTRY AWARDS 2016
365 gallantry & defence awards were given away at the 67th Republic Day Celebrations by President Pranab Mukherjee.
Ashok Chakra
Lance Naik Mohan Nath Goswami (Posthumous),
Kirti Chakra
Subedar Mahendra Singh
Sepoy Jagdish Chand (Posthumous)
Shaurya Chakra
Colonel Santosh Yashwant Mahadik (Posthumous)
Sepoy Dharma Ram (Posthumous)
Major Praphul Kumar Bhardwaj
Lieutenant Harjinder Singh
Naik Kheem Singh Mehra
Major Anurag Kumar
Major Sandip Yadav
Naik Satish Kumar
61st FILMFARE AWARDS 2016
Best Film: Bajirao Mastani
Best Director: Sanjay Leela Bhansali for Bajirao Mastani
Best Actor in a Leading Role: Ranveer Singh Bajirao Mastani (Male)
Best Actor in a Leading Role:Deepika Padukone for Piku (Female)
Best Actor in a Supporting Role:Anil Kapoor for Dil Dhadakne Do (Male)
Best Actor in a Supporting Role:Priyanka Chopra for Bajirao Mastani (Female)
Best Playback Singer (Male): Arijit Singh ‘Sooraj dooba’ (Roy)
Best Playback Singer (Female): Shreya Ghoshal for Deewani Mastani (Bajirao Mastani)
Best Costume: Anju Modi & Maxima Basu for Bajirao Mastani
Best Choreography: Pt. Birju Maharaj for Mohe rang do laal (Bajirao Mastani)
Lifetime Achievement Award: Moushumi Chatterjee
RD Burman Award: Armaan Mallik
Best Debut (Male): Sooraj Pancholi for Hero
Best Debut (Female): Bhumi Pednekar for Dum Laga Ke Haisha
Best Debut Director: Neeraj Ghaywan for Masaan
Syed Kirmani conferred with 2015 Col CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award.He is a former India cricketer and member of the 1983 World Cup-winning squad.
Indian Test captain Virat Kohli was presented the Polly Umrigar Trophy for Cricketer of the Year.
President Pranab Mukherjee unfurled the national flag and took salute of the parade at Rajpath, New Delhi.
Pv Sindhu Wins Malaysia Masters Grand Prix Gold Badminton Title for the second time in her career with a 21-15, 21-9 win over Scotland's Kirsty Gilmour.
Sania Mirza & Martina Hingis lifted their 3rd Grand Slam title in a row at the women's doubles final at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia.
Indian shooter Apurvi Chandela broke the world record on way to winning gold in the women's 10 metre air rifle event at the Swedish Cup Grand Prix
The 2016 Syed Modi International Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament was held in Lucknow, India at the Babu Banarasi Das Indoor Stadium from 26 – 31 January 2016.
Virat Kohli became the No 1 batsman in T20 Internationals.
West Indies won the ICC Under-19 World Cup 2016 in Mirpur against India.
The 12th South Asian Games 2016 was held at Guwahati & Shillong, India from 5 February to 16 February 2016.It carried the Motto – “Play for Peace, Progress and Prosperity”
India topped the medals tally with a total of 305 medals.
Gujarat Lions is the name chosen for the Rajkot IPL franchise team that is to be lead by Suresh Raina.
PADMA AWARDS DIGEST
President of India conferred Padma Awards to 112 persons which comprises of
10 Padma Vibhushan,
19 Padma Bhushan
83 Padma Shri Awardees.
Padma Vibhushan
o Yamini Krishnamurthi - Classical Dance
o Rajnikanth - Cinema
o Girija Devi - Classical (Vocal)
o Ramoji Rao - Literature & Education (Journalism)
o Viswanathan Shanta - Medicine (Oncology)
o Shri Shri Ravi Shankar
o Shri Jagmohan - Public Affairs
o Dr Vasudeva Kalkunte Aatrre - Science & Engg
o Avinash Dixit (USA) - Literature & Education
o Dhirubhai Ambani - Trade & Industry
Padma Bhushan
o Sania Mirza - Sports
o Anupam Kher - Cinema
o Udit Narayan Jha - Singer
o Ram V Sutar - Sculpture
o Heisnam Kanhailal - Theatre
o Vinod Rai - Civil Service
o NS Ramanuja Tatacharya – Sanskrit Scholar
o Yarlagadda Lakshmi - Literature & Education
Padma Shri
o Ujjwal Nikam - Lawyer
o Ajay Devgn - Actor
o Priyanka Chopra - Actor
o SS Rajamouli – Filmmaker/ Director
o Late Shri Saeed Jaffrey (NRI/PIO/ Posthumous)
o Madhur Bhandarkar - Filmmaker/ Director
o Srinivasan Damal Kandalai -Social work
o Deepika Kumari - Sports
o Sushil Doshi – Sports Commentary
Bollywood actress Rekha was honoured with the 3rd Yash Chopra Memorial Award on 26th January 2016 by Maharashtra Governor C Vidyasagar Rao presented the award to the actress in recognition of her talent and contribution to the film industry.
The first 20 winners of the nationwide competition to pick cities and towns for a 'Smart City' project were announced.
The list of 20 smart cities are Bhubaneswar, Pune, Jaipur, Surat, Kochi, Ahmedabad, Jabalpur, Visakhapatnam, Sholapur, Davangere, Indore, New Delhi (New Delhi municipal council area), Coimbatore, Kakinada, Belagavi, Udaipur, Guwahati, Chennai, Ludhiana and Bhopal.
Union Minister of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari inaugurated the River Information System (RIS).
International Kite Festival was held in Gujarat across Vadodara, Bhavnagar, Ahmedabad city, Bhuj, Porbandar, Modhera & Khambhat cities
India’s first radio taxi service has been launched for the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender (LGBT) community called ‘Wings Rainbow’
IMPORTANT IN SPORTS
Sapna Devi wins gold medal in women Wushu Taulu competition
Pranav Dhanawade, a 15 year old school boy from Mumbai created world record by scoring 1009 runs at school level tournament
India won the SAFF Football Championships 2015 for the 7th time defeating defeated Afghanistan.
Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports has started Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) to identify athletes & provide them support for preparation.
GALLANTRY AWARDS 2016
365 gallantry & defence awards were given away at the 67th Republic Day Celebrations by President Pranab Mukherjee.
Ashok Chakra
Lance Naik Mohan Nath Goswami (Posthumous),
Kirti Chakra
Subedar Mahendra Singh
Sepoy Jagdish Chand (Posthumous)
Shaurya Chakra
Colonel Santosh Yashwant Mahadik (Posthumous)
Sepoy Dharma Ram (Posthumous)
Major Praphul Kumar Bhardwaj
Lieutenant Harjinder Singh
Naik Kheem Singh Mehra
Major Anurag Kumar
Major Sandip Yadav
Naik Satish Kumar
61st FILMFARE AWARDS 2016
Best Film: Bajirao Mastani
Best Director: Sanjay Leela Bhansali for Bajirao Mastani
Best Actor in a Leading Role: Ranveer Singh Bajirao Mastani (Male)
Best Actor in a Leading Role:Deepika Padukone for Piku (Female)
Best Actor in a Supporting Role:Anil Kapoor for Dil Dhadakne Do (Male)
Best Actor in a Supporting Role:Priyanka Chopra for Bajirao Mastani (Female)
Best Playback Singer (Male): Arijit Singh ‘Sooraj dooba’ (Roy)
Best Playback Singer (Female): Shreya Ghoshal for Deewani Mastani (Bajirao Mastani)
Best Costume: Anju Modi & Maxima Basu for Bajirao Mastani
Best Choreography: Pt. Birju Maharaj for Mohe rang do laal (Bajirao Mastani)
Lifetime Achievement Award: Moushumi Chatterjee
RD Burman Award: Armaan Mallik
Best Debut (Male): Sooraj Pancholi for Hero
Best Debut (Female): Bhumi Pednekar for Dum Laga Ke Haisha
Best Debut Director: Neeraj Ghaywan for Masaan
Syed Kirmani conferred with 2015 Col CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award.He is a former India cricketer and member of the 1983 World Cup-winning squad.
Indian Test captain Virat Kohli was presented the Polly Umrigar Trophy for Cricketer of the Year.
President Pranab Mukherjee unfurled the national flag and took salute of the parade at Rajpath, New Delhi.
Pv Sindhu Wins Malaysia Masters Grand Prix Gold Badminton Title for the second time in her career with a 21-15, 21-9 win over Scotland's Kirsty Gilmour.
Sania Mirza & Martina Hingis lifted their 3rd Grand Slam title in a row at the women's doubles final at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia.
Indian shooter Apurvi Chandela broke the world record on way to winning gold in the women's 10 metre air rifle event at the Swedish Cup Grand Prix
The 2016 Syed Modi International Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament was held in Lucknow, India at the Babu Banarasi Das Indoor Stadium from 26 – 31 January 2016.
Virat Kohli became the No 1 batsman in T20 Internationals.
West Indies won the ICC Under-19 World Cup 2016 in Mirpur against India.
The 12th South Asian Games 2016 was held at Guwahati & Shillong, India from 5 February to 16 February 2016.It carried the Motto – “Play for Peace, Progress and Prosperity”
India topped the medals tally with a total of 305 medals.
Gujarat Lions is the name chosen for the Rajkot IPL franchise team that is to be lead by Suresh Raina.
PADMA AWARDS DIGEST
President of India conferred Padma Awards to 112 persons which comprises of
10 Padma Vibhushan,
19 Padma Bhushan
83 Padma Shri Awardees.
Padma Vibhushan
o Yamini Krishnamurthi - Classical Dance
o Rajnikanth - Cinema
o Girija Devi - Classical (Vocal)
o Ramoji Rao - Literature & Education (Journalism)
o Viswanathan Shanta - Medicine (Oncology)
o Shri Shri Ravi Shankar
o Shri Jagmohan - Public Affairs
o Dr Vasudeva Kalkunte Aatrre - Science & Engg
o Avinash Dixit (USA) - Literature & Education
o Dhirubhai Ambani - Trade & Industry
Padma Bhushan
o Sania Mirza - Sports
o Anupam Kher - Cinema
o Udit Narayan Jha - Singer
o Ram V Sutar - Sculpture
o Heisnam Kanhailal - Theatre
o Vinod Rai - Civil Service
o NS Ramanuja Tatacharya – Sanskrit Scholar
o Yarlagadda Lakshmi - Literature & Education
Padma Shri
o Ujjwal Nikam - Lawyer
o Ajay Devgn - Actor
o Priyanka Chopra - Actor
o SS Rajamouli – Filmmaker/ Director
o Late Shri Saeed Jaffrey (NRI/PIO/ Posthumous)
o Madhur Bhandarkar - Filmmaker/ Director
o Srinivasan Damal Kandalai -Social work
o Deepika Kumari - Sports
o Sushil Doshi – Sports Commentary
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