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  "id": 898472,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-14T18:11:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/22-officers-from-karnataka-police-fire-home-guard-departments-receive-presidents-medal/article71344336.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Karnataka Police, Fire, and Home Guard departments have honored 22 officers with the President's Medal for their outstanding service, coinciding with the country's Independence Day in 2026. Deputy Superintendent of Police H.N. Dharmendra received the prestigious award for his distinguished service. Sara Fathima, Superintendent of Police (Railways), Mahadeva T., Pramanad P. Ghodake, Nayeem M., Shanmugha Varma K., Bavuddeen Rukmuddeen Gaddekar, and Guru Prasad Gopalnaik are among the other recipients. The medal has also been bestowed upon Thomas Mathew P.M., Commandant, Sreeinivasa M., Sub-Inspector, and various constables from multiple departments. Shivakumar Swamy H. and Basavaraju M. from the Fire Department, and Meerasab Maboob Sabmulla and Raghavendram from the Home Guards Department, also received the honor.",
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      {
        "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": "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",
        "published": "2026-08-14T19:03:32.000Z"
      }
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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."
}