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Private Sector Should Provide Jobs To Ex-Servicemen: Rajnath Singh
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has appealed to the nation to contribute generously to the Armed Forces Flag Day Fund, terming it the moral responsibility of every citizen to ensure the welfare of the soldiers and their families.
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VVIP Parade At Ex Soldier's Cremation: 10-Point Guide To The Controversy
The cremation in Haryana of a former soldier who killed himself over an insufficient pension turned into a parade of VVIPs today. Rahul Gandhi attended; so did Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who stood at a distance from him.
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Ex-Servicemen Take Out March Against One Rank One Pension Notification
Dissatisfied with the government's announcement on One Rank One Pension or OROP military veterans are today observing what they call a 'Black Diwali'.
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In One Rank One Pension, Rs 8,000 Crore Diwali Gift for Veterans
Over 25 lakh veterans across the country will get at least Rs 3,000 to 5,000 more in pensions - depending on their last rank and years of service. And this will cost the exchequer a minimum of Rs 8,000 crore to start with.
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Prime Ministers Merit Scholarship to Wards of Former Servicemen
Children of ex servicemen (personnel below officer ranks) who have scored 60 per cent marks and above in the qualifying examination and are doing professional courses would be awarded the Prime Ministers Merit scholarship during the academic year 2015-2016.
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Section of Protesting Veterans to Boycott President House Function
A section of protesting ex-servicemen have decided to boycott a high tea being organised by President Pranab Mukherjee next week to felicitate the veterans of 1965 War even as they wrote to the Centre today highlighting the "serious shortcomings" in its 'One Rank One Pension' scheme.
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Another Army Veteran on One Rank One Pension Hunger Strike Hospitalised
Another Army veteran, Havaldar Abhilekh Singh, who was on an indefinite hunger strike at Delhi's Jantar Mantar to demand the implementation of the One Rank One Pension scheme, had been taken to hospital today.
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Even As Rajnath Singh Intervenes, OROP Deadlock Continues Over This Clause
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today met the Army veterans who are demanding the implementation of One Rank One Pension or OROP and promised a resolution even as a stalemate over a critical clause continued.
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1965 War Heroes Fight a New Battle as India Celebrates its Golden Jubilee
As India celebrates the golden jubilee of India's victory in the 1965 war with Pakistan, most of the veterans who fought in that war, are fighting a very different battle on the streets now, demanding One Rank One Pension from the Prime Minister Narendra Modi led National Democratic Alliance government.
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Anna Hazare to Join Ex-Servicemen's Protest Over One Rank One Pension in Delhi Today
Social activist Anna Hazare will join former servicemen protesting against the Centre over non-implementation of the One Rank One Pension or OROP scheme at the Jantar Mantar in Delhi today.
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Private Sector Should Provide Jobs To Ex-Servicemen: Rajnath Singh
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has appealed to the nation to contribute generously to the Armed Forces Flag Day Fund, terming it the moral responsibility of every citizen to ensure the welfare of the soldiers and their families.
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VVIP Parade At Ex Soldier's Cremation: 10-Point Guide To The Controversy
The cremation in Haryana of a former soldier who killed himself over an insufficient pension turned into a parade of VVIPs today. Rahul Gandhi attended; so did Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who stood at a distance from him.
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Ex-Servicemen Take Out March Against One Rank One Pension Notification
Dissatisfied with the government's announcement on One Rank One Pension or OROP military veterans are today observing what they call a 'Black Diwali'.
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In One Rank One Pension, Rs 8,000 Crore Diwali Gift for Veterans
Over 25 lakh veterans across the country will get at least Rs 3,000 to 5,000 more in pensions - depending on their last rank and years of service. And this will cost the exchequer a minimum of Rs 8,000 crore to start with.
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Prime Ministers Merit Scholarship to Wards of Former Servicemen
Children of ex servicemen (personnel below officer ranks) who have scored 60 per cent marks and above in the qualifying examination and are doing professional courses would be awarded the Prime Ministers Merit scholarship during the academic year 2015-2016.
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Section of Protesting Veterans to Boycott President House Function
A section of protesting ex-servicemen have decided to boycott a high tea being organised by President Pranab Mukherjee next week to felicitate the veterans of 1965 War even as they wrote to the Centre today highlighting the "serious shortcomings" in its 'One Rank One Pension' scheme.
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Another Army Veteran on One Rank One Pension Hunger Strike Hospitalised
Another Army veteran, Havaldar Abhilekh Singh, who was on an indefinite hunger strike at Delhi's Jantar Mantar to demand the implementation of the One Rank One Pension scheme, had been taken to hospital today.
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Even As Rajnath Singh Intervenes, OROP Deadlock Continues Over This Clause
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today met the Army veterans who are demanding the implementation of One Rank One Pension or OROP and promised a resolution even as a stalemate over a critical clause continued.
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1965 War Heroes Fight a New Battle as India Celebrates its Golden Jubilee
As India celebrates the golden jubilee of India's victory in the 1965 war with Pakistan, most of the veterans who fought in that war, are fighting a very different battle on the streets now, demanding One Rank One Pension from the Prime Minister Narendra Modi led National Democratic Alliance government.
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Anna Hazare to Join Ex-Servicemen's Protest Over One Rank One Pension in Delhi Today
Social activist Anna Hazare will join former servicemen protesting against the Centre over non-implementation of the One Rank One Pension or OROP scheme at the Jantar Mantar in Delhi today.
