Jat Leader Ram Niwas Mirdha passed away

Renowned Jat Leader Shri Ram Niwas Mirdha passed away at 87 in New Delhi. He was admitted in a private hospital on January 21 after he was diagnosed with kidney infection. "He passed away at around 12:45 pm following multiple organ failure," Dr D S Rana, Consultant, Department of Nephrology of Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, where Mirdha was admitted, said. Mirdha is survived by his wife, two sons and a daughter. His eldest son had passed away on the same date last year. The last rites would be performed in his paternal Kuchera village in Nagour district of Rajasthan on Saturday.
The veteran Congress leader was Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha from March 1977 to April 1980 and as a union minister, he held several portfolios, including home, textile, irrigation and health and family welfare besides external affairs and communication in the rank of a minister of state. Under P V Narasimha Rao, he was elevated to cabinet rank and held the portfolio of textiles. He was elected to the Rajasthan assembly thrice. As a minister in the state government, he had held various portfolios including agriculture, irrigation and transport. Congress President Sonia Gandhi had visited the hospital on Friday morning, while the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had gone there last night. AICC media department in-charge Janardan Dwivedi said the passing away of a cultured person like Mirdha was a loss that cannot be compensated.

Difference between jat and jatt

Hi, First of all don't take it otherwise as this is one of most confusing question in our Jat community and still no one have perfect answer if someone have please let us know, Please do not post abusive comments.
Some of difference between Jat and Jatt are:
1. Jat community people mostly belongs to Hindu religion while Jatt belongs to Sikh community even some of Jat living in Punjab region are also referred as Jatt.
2. Both are known for high degree of self esteem and bravery.
3. Jat mainly lives in State Haryana, Rajasthan, Delhi, Punjab and Western UP while Jatt mainly lives in Punjab, Delhi and Canada.

If someone have some fact from history or some journals please share.

Saina Nehwal get Padma Shri award

In keeping with the giant strides she has taken in recent times, Saina Nehwal on Monday was named for the prestigious Padma Shri award. The honour comes five months after she received the Arjuna award on August 29 last year for her excellent show in year. The ace shuttler, the only Indian to have won a Super Series crown in 2009, was surprised to be honoured with the nation's prestigious civilian award for the year 2010.
Saina, on her part, said country's highest civilian awards would goad her to greater glory. "I would like to dedicate this achievement to my parents and coaches who have helped me a lot to improve my game," Saina said. It's really a big honour, which also comes with a lot more responsibilities. It will certainly give me a lot of encouragement. I am very happy," said the shuttler from Hyderabad. "Padma Shri" awards are given for distinguished service in any field and are announced on the occasion of Republic Day every year. The awards are conferred by the President of India at a function held at Rashtrapati Bhavan in March-April.

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Vijender Singh - who won bronze in Beijing Olympics has been selected for the Padma Shri awards. Vijender, who is leaving for exhibition bouts in China, said he expected the honour earlier but had no issues with it coming late.
While talking about getting one of top national honor he said "Better late than never. Every time I go out for a tour, I get a good news. I got a call this morning from the Ministry and told my parents and coaches about it," he said. "I'm happy and would celebrate when I return from China," added the Haryana boxer.

Virendra Sehwag get Padma Shri Award

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Reacting to Sehwag's selection for the award, Tendulkar said the Delhi player has made immense contribution in the improved performance of the team over the last 10 years. "Sehwag has made a terrific impact on the next generation and he truly deserves to be conferred with the Padma Shri. "To be honoured with Padma Shri is a terrific achievement. I think his achievements have been appreciated (by the government). He's a wonderful player to have in the team and has been a consistent performer for the past 10 years," Tendulkar said.