Jammu, Jan. 27 -- Uri film director Aditya Dhar, cricketer Umran Malik, and top tennis player Ankita Raina were among 32 people selected for the government awards in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday.

The award announced as part of the 74th Republic Day also included Deepak Kumar and Saroj Bala, who were killed during an attack in Dhangri village in Rajouri district on January 01. The two have been selected for awards in the field of bravery.

Bashir Bhaderwahi, a noted literary personality and prolific writer in Kashmiri and Urdu language, Ustad Mohammad Yaqoob Sheikh, who made significant contribution in the development of Kashmiri Sufi classical music, Vijay Kumar Sambyal, an Indian classical maestro, and Ramesh Hangloo, who founded Radio...