Chandigarh, Aug. 15 -- Additional director general of police (ADGP) MF Farooqui and inspector Suresh Kumar of the counter-intelligence wing, Ludhiana, have been conferred with the President's medal for distinguished service on the eve of the 79th Independence Day. Similarly, one IPS officer, inspector general of police (Intelligence-II) Gurdial Singh, and one PPS officer, DSP SSOC-Amritsar Gurpreet Singh, are among 14 officers/officials who have been awarded the medal for meritorious service. The remaining officials include inspectors Satinder Kumar, Deepak Kumar, Inspector Jagdeep Singh, inspector Tejinderpal Singh, SI Amrik Singh, SI Sanjiv Kumar, SI Amritpal Singh, SI Anil Kumar, SI Bhupinder Singh, ASI Jaswinderjit Singh, ASI Kuldeep Singh, and SI Krishan Kumar. Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav congratulated the awardees and said that such recognition plays a significant role in encouraging the police force. ASI Rajinder Singh, ASI Narinder Singh, senior constable Jaswant Singh, and senior constable Harpal Kaur have been nominated for the Chief Minister's Rakshak Padak award. Similarly, 15 officials, who have been selected for the CM's Medal for Outstanding Devotion to Duty, include inspectors Jatin Kapoor, Amolakdeep Singh Kahlon, Navneet Kaur, Prabhjit Kumar, SI Lovedeep Singh, SI Gurmail Singh, SI Dimple Kumar, SI Sukhchain Singh, SI Satwinder Singh, ASI Harjinder Singh, ASI Sandeep Singh, HC Sandeep Singh, HC Akbal Singh, HC Karambir Singh, and HC Jagjeet Singh....