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Odisha CM pays tribute to 1971 war veteran
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], April 13 (ANI): Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik paid tribute to Lt-General KP Dhal Samanta, who passed away on Monday.
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Andhra Pradesh imposes ESMA on health, medical services for 6 months
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], April 3 (ANI): The Andhra Pradesh government has imposed the Essential Services Maintenance Act (ESMA), 1971 on health and medical services for a period of six months.
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Lok Sabha passes Bill to raise abortion upper limit to 24 weeks for vulner
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 17 (ANI): A Bill that provides for raising the upper limit for legal termination of pregnancy from 20 to 24 weeks and expands the access of women to safe and legal abortion services on "therapeutic, eugenic, humanitarian and social grounds" was passed by Lok Sabha on
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Yediyurappa condoles death of Rear Admiral BR Vasanth
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Feb 20 (ANI): Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Wednesday expressed deep condolence over the death of 1971 war veteran Rear Admiral BR Vasanth.
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With creation of CDS, synergy between three services will get a fillip: Ar
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 14 (ANI): Army Chief General MM Naravane on Thursday expressed confidence that with the creation of Department of Military Affairs, which is headed by Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), the synergy between three services will get a fillip and India will be much better pr
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222 squadron to be operationalised with Brahmos equipped Sukhoi-30 at AFS
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Jan 15 (ANI): The newly resurrected 222 Squadron will be operationalised with Brahmos equipped Sukhoi-30 air superiority fighter with twin-engine at Air Force Station in Thanjavur on January 20.
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Army plans special pensions for 1965, 1971 war veterans: Gen Naravane
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 14 (ANI): The Indian Army has proposed special pensions to be given to Emergency Commissioned and Short Service Commissioned officers who had fought in the 1965 and 1971 wars fought against Pakistan, Army Chief General MM Naravane said on Tuesday.
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Pakistan and the Citizenship Amendment Act
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 20 (ANI): December is a humiliating month for Pakistan. The wounds of 16 December 1971, when 93,000 of its soldiers surrendered to India in Dhaka and it lost half the country are still fresh. To vent its frustration and disgrace, Pakistan has seized upon the Citizen
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Chandigarh: Western Army Command celebrates 'Vijay Diwas'
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Dec 17 (ANI): Indian Army's Western Command on Monday celebrated 'Vijay Diwas' in Chandigarh to commemorate the country's victory in 1971 India-Pakistan war.
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On Vijay Diwas, PM Modi says history made by Armed Forces will remain insc
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 16 (ANI): On the occasion of Vijay Diwas, Prime Minister Narendra Modi cherished the courage and valour of Indian soldiers and said that the history created by Indian Armed Forces will remain inscribed in golden letters.
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48 Squadron of Air Force observes 60th Raising Day
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Nov 30 (ANI): NO. 48 Squadron of the Indian Air Force (IAF), popularly known as 'CAMELS', based at Air Force Station Chandigarh commemorated its 60 years of 'indefatigable service' to the nation.
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TMC-led WB govt to regularise refugee colonies: Mamata Banerjee
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Howrah (West Bengal) [India], Nov 25 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday announced that all refugee settlements which are there in the state since March 1971 will become regularised.
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