(Embargo: To be published/broadcast on January 26,2007)

New Delhi, Jan 25 (UNI) The Home Guards and Civil Defence Medals for Distinguished Service and Meritorious Service have been announced for the Republic Day, 2007.

The awardees are as follows: - PRESIDENT'S HOME GUARDS AND CIVIL MEDAL FOR DISTINGUISHED SERVICE: Name States/ UTs Central Ministry Chandra Kanta Das Asom Sushil Chandra Boruah Asom Hamant Rajwade Chhatisgarh Govind Singh Tomar Delhi Dilip.Kumar Midha Delhi Kikkeri Vasantha Balaram Karnataka H.K.Mahadevappa Karnataka Manohar Lal Hanotiya Madhya Pradesh Bhupendra Singh Markam Madhya Pradesh Sushil Kumar Tiwari Madhya Pradesh Ajai Kumar Singh Uttar Pradesh Deo Nath Ram Uttar Pradesh Indra Pal Singh Uttar Pradesh Akram Shamsi Uttar Pradesh Yogambar Singh Uttranchal HOME GUARDS AND CIVIL DEFENCE MEDAL FOR MERITORIOUS SERVICE Karra Jaya Kumar Andhra Pradesh Ishwar Chandra Bhattacharya Assam Pradip Kumar Khemka Assam Anil Kumar Joshi Chhatisgarh S.K.Shokeen Delhi Mohan Chandra Maheshwari Delhi Ramadas Sonu Morgaonkar Goa Uday Shankar Kudtarkar Goa Ulhas Balaappa Talwar Goa Harsukhlal Ramjibhai Pala Gujarat Surinder Singh Haryana Sube Singh Haryana Sat Pal Haryana Ram Singh Thakur Himachal Pradesh Mrs Sudesh Kumari Rana Himachal Pradesh More UNI