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Chandigarh (Balwinder Singh): The Haryana government has officially invited nominations and recommendations for the prestigious Padma Awards—Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, and Padma Shri—to be announced on the occasion of Republic Day, January 26, 2027. In a letter addressed to all administrative secretaries, divisional commissioners, and deputy commissioners, Haryana Chief Secretary Anurag Rastogi directed that recommendations be submitted to the state government via email at political2.hry@gmail.com or hrathee.cso@hry.gov.in by June 10, 2026. While the state-level deadline for internal review is in June, the Central Government's National Awards Portal (https://awards.gov.in) began accepting online nominations on March 15, 2026, with a final closing…