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Srinagar, Aug 24 (UNI) Jammu and Kashmir Governor Lt Gen (Retd) S K Sinha today gave away the medals and cash prizes to more than 50 recipients of the State Awards for 2002-04-05-06.

No such award had been announced for 2003.

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, his Cabinet colleagues and former Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah also attended the investiture ceremony at the Sher-i-Kashmir International Convention Centre (SKICC) here.

The ceremony was held after a gap of four years.

The year-wise names of the recipients are: 2002: Prof Ram Nath Shastri, Amin Kamil, Abdul Majid Kakroo, Ranjit Singh Chib, Late Ghulam Mohammad Wani, Late Veerana Aivali, Late Rigzin Kalon, Prof M Y Qadri, Prof R R Sharma, Prof M A Charoo, H S Gupta, Prof Aman Rathore, Dr Tara Singh, Dr Tsering Narboo, Ashraf Sahil, Wazir Ali and Bhanvar Puri, 2004: Mustafa Muazam, Late Fazil Kashmiri, Ved Rahi, Kavi Rattan, Rita Jintedera, Gyaltson, Farooq Ahmed Shah, Ejaz Ahmed Kakroo, Master Karam Chand, Sonia Sharma and Ahmad Ali Fayaz.

2005: Sonaullah Panzoo, Dr Jitendera Udhampuri, Ghulam Hassan Sofi, Dr K C Sharma, Dr G Q Allaqband, Dushayant Sharma, Sonam Wangyal, Sanjeev Pargal and Lalita Sharma.

2006: Master Rakesh Kumar, Nisar Ahmed Naikoo, Champa Sharma, Thupstan Paldan, Late Ghulam Ahmed Sofi, Rajesh Anand, Tsering Ladol, Late Mohammad Maqbool Khaksar, Ali Mohammad Beigh, Khazir Mohammad Qasba, Ganesh Kumar Sharma, Bashir Ahmed Bashir, Khazir Mohammad Wani, Pradeep Gupta and Jaipal Singh.

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