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Shoppers took advantage of one last day of sales this week before the Belk closed its doors for good ahead of a massive redevelopment of the Richland Mall, marking a major transition in the community.
' Wheel of Ashoka ') is India's highest peacetime military decoration awarded for valor, courageous action, or self-sacrifice away from the battlefield. It is the peacetime equivalent of the Param Vir Chakra (PVC) and is awarded for the "most conspicuous bravery or some daring or pre-eminent valour or self-sacrifice" other than in the face of ...
The Padma Bhushan ("Lotus Decoration") is the third-highest civilian award in India. Padma Shri is awarded for "distinguished service". The Padma Shri ("Noble Lotus") is the fourth-highest civilian award in India. Unlike national honours, the Padma awards do not include cash allowances, benefits, or special concessions in rail/air travel. [4]
Personnel can be mentioned in dispatches posthumously and multiple awards are also possible. A recipient of a Mention in a Despatch is entitled to wear an emblem, in the form of a lotus leaf on the ribbon of the relevant Campaign Medal. They are also issued with an official certificate from the Ministry of Defence. [1]
The Padma Vibhushan award recipients are announced every year on Republic Day and registered in The Gazette of India—a publication released weekly by the Department of Publication, Ministry of Urban Development used for official government notices. [2] The conferral of the award is not considered official without its publication in the Gazette.
Belk was founded in 1888 by William Henry Belk in Monroe, North Carolina, outside Charlotte. The store was first called New York Racket and then Belk Brothers, after Belk made his brother, physician John Belk, his partner. [3] Belk bought in volume to pass savings on and sold at fixed prices, then a relatively unusual practice. [4]
Award Country/Organisation Ref. 1997 Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration India: 1998 Veer Savarkar Award 2000 SASTRA Ramanujan Prize: Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology & Research Academy [4] 2007 King Charles II Medal United Kingdom: 2009 Hoover Medal: American Society of Mechanical Engineers: International von Kármán Wings Award
At the 66th Golden Globe Awards, Indian composer A. R. Rahman won the Best Original Score for Slumdog Millionaire. [5] [6] At the 80th Golden Globe Awards, the Telugu language film RRR got nominated for two categories including Best Non-English Language Film; and the Indian composer M. M. Keeravani won the Best Original Song for "Naatu Naatu". [7]