STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: Jammu and Kashmir Government on Monday ordered modification in the nomenclature of police medal for gallantry and police medal for meritorious service, by replacing ‘Sher-e-Kashmir Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah’ with ‘National Emblem’.
“It is ordered that in modification to the Para 4 of the Jammu & Kashmir Police Medal Scheme, the Sher-i-Kashmir Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah embossed on one side of the medal shall be replaced with ‘The National Emblem of Government of India’ and the other side inscribed with the ‘J&K State Emblem’ shall be inscribed as ‘Jammu and Kashmir Police Medal for Gallantry’ and ‘Jammu and Kashmir Police Medal for Meritorious Service’ in case of Gallantry/Meritorious Medal, as the case may be,” read an order issued by Raj Kumar Goyal, Financial Commissioner/ Additional Chief Secretary, Home Department.