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UP Servicemen Perform 'Kanyadaan' Of Ex-Colleague's Daughter
In an emotional display of camaraderie and respect, the colleagues of an ex-serviceman performed 'kanyadaan' of his daughter after he died in an accident here.
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Uttarakhand Elections 2017: Parties Try To Work Out The 'Fauji Factor'
Uttarakhand, which goes to vote for its 70 Assembly seats in just two weeks, produces the highest number of Indian army officers per capita of the population. Nearly 30 per cent of the electorate comprises servicemen, ex-servicemen and their families. In the upcoming state elections, thus political parties are trying their best to woo the 'fauji' v...
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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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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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Ex-Servicemen Begin Protest at Jantar Mantar Over Delay in One Rank One Pension Scheme
About 70 ex-servicemen today sat on a dharna at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi against the delay in implementation of the 'One Rank, One Pension' scheme even as the relay-hunger strike by retired soldiers on the issue entered its ninth day.
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3 Ukrainian Soldiers Killed in Past 24 Hours
Three Ukrainian servicemen were killed and nine were wounded in the last 24 hours in the country's east where government troops are fighting with pro-Russian rebels, a Ukrainian military source told Reuters today.
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Deaths Shake Ukraine Truce, Peter Poroshenko Wary of Russia Threat
Ukraine today reported the first deaths in three days in east Ukraine, denting hopes a ceasefire will hold, and President Petro Poroshenko said Russia would pose a "military threat" even if the truce is solid.
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Charlie Sheen donates $1 mn to US military support organisation
Charlie Sheen has donated $250,000 to the United Service Organizations Inc. to help American servicemen and women.
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Bullet extricated from ex-serviceman's body after 17 years
A bullet lodged in the body of an ex-serviceman for as many as 17 years was extricated today at Civil Hospital in Khanna.Two bullets had already been taken out of 43-year-old Raghbir Singh's body in 1994 when he was admitted to a hospital at Doda in Jammu and Kashmir.Raghbir Singh heaved a sigh of relief when the one-inch bullet was taken out from ...
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UP Servicemen Perform 'Kanyadaan' Of Ex-Colleague's Daughter
In an emotional display of camaraderie and respect, the colleagues of an ex-serviceman performed 'kanyadaan' of his daughter after he died in an accident here.
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Uttarakhand Elections 2017: Parties Try To Work Out The 'Fauji Factor'
Uttarakhand, which goes to vote for its 70 Assembly seats in just two weeks, produces the highest number of Indian army officers per capita of the population. Nearly 30 per cent of the electorate comprises servicemen, ex-servicemen and their families. In the upcoming state elections, thus political parties are trying their best to woo the 'fauji' v...
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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'.
-
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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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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Ex-Servicemen Begin Protest at Jantar Mantar Over Delay in One Rank One Pension Scheme
About 70 ex-servicemen today sat on a dharna at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi against the delay in implementation of the 'One Rank, One Pension' scheme even as the relay-hunger strike by retired soldiers on the issue entered its ninth day.
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3 Ukrainian Soldiers Killed in Past 24 Hours
Three Ukrainian servicemen were killed and nine were wounded in the last 24 hours in the country's east where government troops are fighting with pro-Russian rebels, a Ukrainian military source told Reuters today.
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Deaths Shake Ukraine Truce, Peter Poroshenko Wary of Russia Threat
Ukraine today reported the first deaths in three days in east Ukraine, denting hopes a ceasefire will hold, and President Petro Poroshenko said Russia would pose a "military threat" even if the truce is solid.
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Charlie Sheen donates $1 mn to US military support organisation
Charlie Sheen has donated $250,000 to the United Service Organizations Inc. to help American servicemen and women.
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Bullet extricated from ex-serviceman's body after 17 years
A bullet lodged in the body of an ex-serviceman for as many as 17 years was extricated today at Civil Hospital in Khanna.Two bullets had already been taken out of 43-year-old Raghbir Singh's body in 1994 when he was admitted to a hospital at Doda in Jammu and Kashmir.Raghbir Singh heaved a sigh of relief when the one-inch bullet was taken out from ...
