In a tribute to the gallantary awardees since Independence, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today launched a new website which will tell the stories of the bravest men and women, civilians as well as armed forces personnel. He announced the launch of the website in a series of tweets on the occasion of the Independence Day. "In remembrance of our heroes who have been awarded gallantry awards since Independence, launched the site," Modi said in a tweet. "The portal http://gallantryawards.gov.in/ will preserve & tell the stories of our bravest men & women, civilians as well as armed forces personnel," he added. The prime minister asked the public to share if they have any information/photo that is missing and can be added to the portal.

Source: dna August 15, 2017 05:26 UTC