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The Economic Times
The Economic Times
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Proposal for posthumous Padma Vibhushan to Olympian Khashaba Jadhav sent to Centre: Maharashtra govt

Mumbai: The Maharashtra government has submitted to the Bombay High Court that it has already forwarded a proposal for posthumous conferment of the Padma Vibhushan award to wrestler Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav, India's first individual Olympic medalist.

The government told the high court's Kolhapur bench last week that a fresh proposal would also be forwarded for the 'Padma Awards 2027' well before the end of the nomination date on July 31.

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