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Centre Grants Ex-Servicemen Status To Military Nursing Service Officers
The government has granted Ex-Servicemen status to officers of the Military Nursing Service (MNS), ending a long-standing disparity that had denied them access to several post-retirement benefits.
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Rajnath Singh Approves Hike In Aid To Orphaned Children Of Ex-Servicemen
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday approved increasing the monthly financial aid to the orphaned children of ex-servicemen to Rs 3,000 from Rs 1,000.
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Upto 37,000 Ex-Servicemen Seek Employment Through AWPO: Centre
Approximately 32000 to 37000 Ex-Servicemen are seeking employment through Army Welfare Placement Organisation (AWPO) per year, said Minister of State for Defence, Shripad Naik, in his written reply to Partap Singh Bajwa's question on the number of ex-servicemen seeking employment through the Army Welfare Placement Organisation.
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Ex-Serviceman Allegedly Commits Suicide With 2 Children In Maharashtra
A 42-year-old ex-serviceman allegedly committed suicide with his two children by jumping into a well in Maharashtra's Buldhana district, police said today.
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Army Organises Ex-Servicemen Rally In Jammu And Kashmir's Doda
The Rashtriya Rifles, a unit of the Indian Army, organised a mega ex-servicemen rally in Doda town of Bhadarwah district in Jammu and Kashmir, an Army officer said today.
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Ghaziabad Hospital Booked For 'Cheating, Extorting' Former Indian Air Force Officer
Ghaziabad police have registered a complaint against the city's well-known Yashoda Hospital on charges of cheating and extorting a retired Indian Air Force officer, who was admitted there for treatment, police said on Monday.
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OROP Activist Arrested For Alleged Financial Irregularities In Welfare Organisation
A retired officer of the Indian Air Force, Wing Commander C K Sharma -- a prominent face in the campaign for One Rank One Pension Scheme -- has been arrested for alleged financial irregularities in connection with an organisation for veterans and their widows.
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Will Return Our Degrees If Anti-National Activities Allowed In JNU, Say Ex-Servicemen
The row over an event at the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) to protest Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru's execution escalated on Saturday with ex-servicemen saying that they will return their degrees to the university if it allows anti-national activities on its campus.
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One Rank One Pension: Ex-Servicemen Vow To Continue Agitation
Unsatisfied with the detailed instructions and tables for One Rank One Pension (OROP) scheme issued by the government, protesting military veterans today vowed to continue their agitation.
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Ex-Servicemen Hold Sit-In Outside Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's Residence
Hundreds of ex-servicemen today protested outside Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's official residence in New Delhi to seek changes in the government's One Rank One Pension (OROP) scheme.
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Ex-Servicemen Stage Protest Outside Arun Jaitley Residence
Ex-servicemen seeking changes in the government's One Rank One Pension (OROP) scheme today staged a protest outside the official residence of Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in Delhi, alleging that he failed to respond to concerns raised by them during an earlier meeting.
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Ex-Servicemen Meet Arun Jaitley, Seek Changes In OROP Notification
A delegation of ex-servicemen today met Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and submitted a memorandum seeking "corrections" in the One Rank One Pension (OROP) notification, as their protest on the issue entered the 203rd day.
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Defence Ministry Alerted About ISI's 'Spy Ring' By Home Ministry
The Union Home Ministry has alerted the Defence Ministry about an alleged spy ring being run by Pakistan's intelligence agency ISI, which is trying to use ex-servicemen in the garb of providing job opportunities and financial aid.
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Modi Government Appoints Committee To Study One Rank One Pension
The government today appointed a judicial committee to look into the implementation of the One Rank One Pension (OROP) scheme for ex-servicemen.
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OROP Row: Ex-Servicemen Threaten To Intensify Stir
Ex-servicemen agitating over 'One Rank, One Pension' (OROP) issue today threatened to intensify the protest if their demands were not met by the Centre within three weeks.
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Centre Grants Ex-Servicemen Status To Military Nursing Service Officers
The government has granted Ex-Servicemen status to officers of the Military Nursing Service (MNS), ending a long-standing disparity that had denied them access to several post-retirement benefits.
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Rajnath Singh Approves Hike In Aid To Orphaned Children Of Ex-Servicemen
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday approved increasing the monthly financial aid to the orphaned children of ex-servicemen to Rs 3,000 from Rs 1,000.
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Upto 37,000 Ex-Servicemen Seek Employment Through AWPO: Centre
Approximately 32000 to 37000 Ex-Servicemen are seeking employment through Army Welfare Placement Organisation (AWPO) per year, said Minister of State for Defence, Shripad Naik, in his written reply to Partap Singh Bajwa's question on the number of ex-servicemen seeking employment through the Army Welfare Placement Organisation.
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Ex-Serviceman Allegedly Commits Suicide With 2 Children In Maharashtra
A 42-year-old ex-serviceman allegedly committed suicide with his two children by jumping into a well in Maharashtra's Buldhana district, police said today.
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Army Organises Ex-Servicemen Rally In Jammu And Kashmir's Doda
The Rashtriya Rifles, a unit of the Indian Army, organised a mega ex-servicemen rally in Doda town of Bhadarwah district in Jammu and Kashmir, an Army officer said today.
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Ghaziabad Hospital Booked For 'Cheating, Extorting' Former Indian Air Force Officer
Ghaziabad police have registered a complaint against the city's well-known Yashoda Hospital on charges of cheating and extorting a retired Indian Air Force officer, who was admitted there for treatment, police said on Monday.
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OROP Activist Arrested For Alleged Financial Irregularities In Welfare Organisation
A retired officer of the Indian Air Force, Wing Commander C K Sharma -- a prominent face in the campaign for One Rank One Pension Scheme -- has been arrested for alleged financial irregularities in connection with an organisation for veterans and their widows.
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Will Return Our Degrees If Anti-National Activities Allowed In JNU, Say Ex-Servicemen
The row over an event at the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) to protest Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru's execution escalated on Saturday with ex-servicemen saying that they will return their degrees to the university if it allows anti-national activities on its campus.
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One Rank One Pension: Ex-Servicemen Vow To Continue Agitation
Unsatisfied with the detailed instructions and tables for One Rank One Pension (OROP) scheme issued by the government, protesting military veterans today vowed to continue their agitation.
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Ex-Servicemen Hold Sit-In Outside Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's Residence
Hundreds of ex-servicemen today protested outside Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's official residence in New Delhi to seek changes in the government's One Rank One Pension (OROP) scheme.
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Ex-Servicemen Stage Protest Outside Arun Jaitley Residence
Ex-servicemen seeking changes in the government's One Rank One Pension (OROP) scheme today staged a protest outside the official residence of Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in Delhi, alleging that he failed to respond to concerns raised by them during an earlier meeting.
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Ex-Servicemen Meet Arun Jaitley, Seek Changes In OROP Notification
A delegation of ex-servicemen today met Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and submitted a memorandum seeking "corrections" in the One Rank One Pension (OROP) notification, as their protest on the issue entered the 203rd day.
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Defence Ministry Alerted About ISI's 'Spy Ring' By Home Ministry
The Union Home Ministry has alerted the Defence Ministry about an alleged spy ring being run by Pakistan's intelligence agency ISI, which is trying to use ex-servicemen in the garb of providing job opportunities and financial aid.
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Modi Government Appoints Committee To Study One Rank One Pension
The government today appointed a judicial committee to look into the implementation of the One Rank One Pension (OROP) scheme for ex-servicemen.
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OROP Row: Ex-Servicemen Threaten To Intensify Stir
Ex-servicemen agitating over 'One Rank, One Pension' (OROP) issue today threatened to intensify the protest if their demands were not met by the Centre within three weeks.
