Telangana State recommends 26 names for Padma Awards

Former PM, Late P.V. Narasimha Rao’s name has been recommended for Bharat Ratna

Update: 2015-01-09 01:48 GMT
Former PM, Late P.V. Narasimha Rao's name has been recommended for Bharat Ratna

Hyderabad: The Telangana state government has recommended the names of 26 persons from different fields for Padma Awards to the Centre this year. It has also recommended Bharat Ratna for former prime minister, Late P.V. Narasimha Rao. Sources said the proposed names include the name of Prof. Jayashankar for Padma Vibhushan, and Padma Bhushan for late Prof. G. Rami Reddy, the first VC of IGNOU. Others in the list include Dr N. Gopi, Chukka Ramaiah, Mithali Raj, Suddala Ashok Tej etc.

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