Guwahati, May 25 -- By NE NOW NEWS

Guwahati: President Droupadi Murmu will confer 66 Padma Awards at the first civil investiture ceremony for 2026, scheduled to be held on Monday at the Ganatantra Mandap of Rashtrapati Bhavan. The ceremony will be attended by Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah.

Assam has emerged as a major highlight in this year's honours list, with five individuals from the state receiving Padma Shri awards. The recipients include Sattriya exponent Haricharan Saikia, sculptor Nuruddin Ahmed, silk expert Jogesh Deuri, Karbi folk music exponent Pokila Lektepi and former Union Minister Kabindra Purkayastha, who has been honoured posthumously.

With this, Assa...