President's Secretariat
President of India Presents Padma Awards
20 MAR 2018
The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind presented the Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri Awards today (March 20, 2018) at a Civil Investiture Ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Among the dignitaries present on the occasion were the Vice President of India, Prime Minister, Speaker Lok Sabha and Union Ministers.
FROM ODISHA
Two Odias, including eminent sculptor Prabhakar Maharana and master weaver Gobardhan Panika were conferred with Padma Shri awards by President Ram Nath Kovind at a special function in New Delhi on Tuesday.
The two Odias were among 84 others who received the country’s highest civilian honours in the Padma awards category. Prabhakar Maharana and Gobardhan Panika bagged the Padma awards for sculpting and weaving art respectively.
