March 06, 2026 01:29 pm (IST)
President Kovind, VP Naidu, PM Modi attend Defend Investiture Ceremony
The President, Ram Nath Kovind, the Vice President, M. Venkaiah Naidu, the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, the Union Minister for Defence, Nirmala Sitharaman, the Minister of State for Defence, Subhash Ramrao Bhamre and other dignitaries, at the Defence Investiture Ceremony–I, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on March 27, 2018.The President, Ram Nath Kovind, the Vice President, M. Venkaiah Naidu, the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, the Union Minister for Defence, Nirmala Sitharaman, the Minister of State for Defence, Subhash Ramrao Bhamre and other dignitaries, at the Defence Investiture Ceremony–I, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on March 27, 2018.
The President, Ram Nath Kovind presenting the Shaurya Chakra to Captain (Now Major) Rohit Shukla, at the Defence Investiture Ceremony–I, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on March 27, 2018.
The President, Ram Nath Kovind presenting the Shaurya Chakra to Amarnath Mishra, Constable, CRPF, at the Defence Investiture Ceremony–I, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on March 27, 2018.
The President, Ram Nath Kovind presenting the Shaurya Chakra to Chandan Kumar, Assistant Commandant, CRPF, at the Defence Investiture Ceremony–I, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on March 27, 2018.
The President, Ram Nath Kovind presenting the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal to Major General Madhuri Kanitkar, at the Defence Investiture Ceremony–I, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on March 27, 2018.
The President, Ram Nath Kovind presenting the Kirti Chakra to Major Vijayant Bist, at the Defence Investiture Ceremony–I, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on March 27, 2018.
The President, Ram Nath Kovind presenting the Kirti Chakra to Chetan Kumar Cheeta, at the Defence Investiture Ceremony–I, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on March 27, 2018.
The President, Ram Nath Kovind presenting the Param Vishisht Seva Medal to Air Marshal Shyam Bihari Prasad Sinha, at the Defence Investiture Ceremony–I, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on March 27, 2018.
The President, Ram Nath Kovind presenting the Param Vishisht Seva Medal to Vice Adm. Karambir Singh, at the Defence Investiture Ceremony–I, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on March 27, 2018.
The President, Ram Nath Kovind presenting the Param Vishisht Seva Medal to Lt. Gen. Balwant Singh Negi, at the Defence Investiture Ceremony–I, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on March 27, 2018.
The President, Ram Nath Kovind presenting the Shaurya Chakra to Sergeant Khairnar Milind Kishor (Posthumous) the award received by his wife Smt. Harshada Milind Kishor and mother Sunanda Kishor Khairnar, at the Defence Investiture Ceremony–I, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on March 27, 2018.
The President, Ram Nath Kovind presenting the Shaurya Chakra to Constable Manzoor Ahmad Naik (Posthumous) the award received by his wife Smt. Nazreen Akhter, at the Defence Investiture Ceremony–I, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on March 27, 2018.
The President, Ram Nath Kovind presenting the Shaurya Chakra to Major Satish Dahiya (Posthumous) the award received by his wife Smt. Sujata Dahiya and mother Smt. Anita Devi, at the Defence Investiture Ceremony–I, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on March 27, 2018.
The President, Ram Nath Kovind presenting the Shaurya Chakra to N.K. Chandra Singh (Posthumous) the award received by his wife Smt. Chander Kala, at the Defence Investiture Ceremony–I, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on March 27, 2018.
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