India News: The govt plans to honour the heroism of uniformed personnel during the Mumbai attacks by conferring the Ashok Chakra on Mumbai police ASI Tukaram Omba ...

who will be awarded this year's 'Ashok Chakra' posthumously. Displaying exemplary courage in the face of all odds, all three of them lost their lives fighting militants in Jammu and Kashmir.

On the occasion of 75th Independence Day, let us find out the meaning of the 24 spokes of Ashok Chakr. Ashok Chakra has 24 spokes, with each spoke having its own meaning.

Centre News: The government proposes to issue gold coins with Ashok Chakra symbol next month with a view to curbing the demand of imported coins.

In a first-of-its-kind, an Army doctor was today conferred the highest peacetime gallantry award - Ashok Chakra - posthumously for fighting militants barehanded during an attack on Indians in ...

One Ashok Chakra, six Kirti Chakras and 26 Shaurya Chakras, the top three awards for gallantry during peacetime, were among the 442 awards for armed forces and security personnel announced on ...

Here're 10 interesting facts about the Ashoka Chakra: Ashoka Chakra is represented in the middle of the flag’s tri-colour. It has twenty-four spokes and it was adopted on July 22, 1947.

Jammu: BJP today demanded Ashok Chakra, the country's highest peacetime ... Mookerjee and others," Mr Khajuria said. Protests broke out across Kashmir Valley on July 9, a day after Wani was ...

NEW DELHI: A soldier of the army's elite special forces who made the supreme sacrifice in Jammu and Kashmir will be the sole recipient of the Ashok Chakra award during this year's Republic Day ...