President Pranab Mukherjee confers Padma awards

The President also conferred Padma Bhushan, the third highest civilian award, to yoga guru Swami Niranjana Nanda Saraswati.

Published: Friday, March 31, 2017, 2:30 [IST]

New Delhi, March 30: President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday conferred the Padma awards at a ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan here.

The ceremony was attended by the Vice President of India Hamid Ansari, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Speaker of the Lok Sabha Sumitra Mahajan along with other dignitaries.

Cricketer Virat Kohli, Bollywood singer Anuradha Paudwal and many others were conferred the Padma Sri at the ceremony.

P A Sangma posthumously gets Padma Vibhushan

In a civil investiture ceremony, former Lok Sabha speaker P.A. Sangma (Posthumous)was awarded the country's second highest civilian award, Padma Vibhushan.

Murali Manohar Joshi gets Padma Vibhushan

BJP leader and Member of Parliament from Kanpur also got Padma Vibhushan.

Thai Princess got Padma Bhushan

President Pranab Mukherjee confers Padma Bhushan on Thai Princess Maha Chakri Siridhorn during Padma Awards 2017 function at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Thursday. PTI Photo by Kamal Kishore

Vice President, PM, Speaker of LS attend the function

The ceremony was attended by the Vice President of India Hamid Ansari, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Speaker of the Lok Sabha Sumitra Mahajan along with other dignitaries.