{
  "id": 898458,
  "title": "20 police officers from Tamil Nadu get President’s Medals",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/20-police-officers-from-tamil-nadu-get-presidents-medals",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-14T19:03:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/20-police-officers-from-tamil-nadu-get-presidents-medals/article71346939.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In a significant development on the occasion of Independence Day, the Government of India announced the award of the President’s Medal for Distinguished Service and the Medal for Meritorious Service to 20 police personnel from Tamil Nadu. Among the recipients are three officers who were honored with the President’s Medal for Distinguished Service: K. Ramachandran, Additional Superintendent of Police from Virudhunagar, J. Vijay Anand, Additional Superintendent of Police from Chennai, and S. Kumar, Assistant Commandant from Manimuthar. The remaining 17 officers were awarded the Medal for Meritorious Service, with recipients including M. Somasundaram from Salem, K. Shivashankar from Nagapattinam, and many others, each recognized for their exceptional service and meritorious contributions to their respective police departments.",
  "summary": "The awards were announced by the Government of India on the occasion of Independence Day",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "Freeze Lok Sabha strength at 543: Tamil Nadu CM Vijay says in letter to PM Modi",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/freeze-lok-sabha-strength-at-543-tamil-nadu-cm-vijay-says-in-letter",
        "published": "2026-08-14T06:54:36.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "22 officers from Karnataka Police, Fire, Home Guard departments receive President’s Medal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/22-officers-from-karnataka-police-fire-home-guard-departments-receive",
        "published": "2026-08-14T18:11:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}