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Amit Shah attacks Cong on its promise to amend AFSPA
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Tuticorin (Tamil Nadu) [India], Apr 2 (ANI): BJP president Amit Shah on Tuesday attacked Congress for promising a review of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) in its election manifesto and accused it of attempting to demoralise armed forces personnel posted on the borders.
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Sitharaman attacks Opposition over OROP, claims Modi govt transfered Rs 35
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], Mar 4 (ANI): Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman attacked the Opposition over the One Rank One Pension (OROP) issue on Monday, saying that the previous government had approved a
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Sitharaman criticises previous govts for not building a national war memor
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], Mar 4 (ANI): Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday criticised previous governments for not building a national war memorial as a mark of respect to armed forces personnel who lost their lives in operations since Independence.
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72nd Independence Day: President Kovind to confer 131 Gallantry Awards
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug. 15 (ANI): On the occasion of 72nd Independence Day, President Ram Nath Kovind has approved 131 Gallantry Awards to members of Armed Forces Personnel and Paramilitary Forces.
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Charcoal Eats salutes the Indian Armed Forces with a special discount sche
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 14 (NewsVoir): On the occasion of Independence Day, tech-enabled, full stack QSR start-up Charcoal Eats will offer a special 15% discount to all Indian armed forces personnel, for a full year starting this August 15th.
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Charcoal Eats Salutes the Indian Armed Forces with a Special Discount Sche
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Aug 14 (NewsVoir): On the occasion of Independence Day, tech-enabled, full stack QSR start-up Charcoal Eats will offer a special 15% discount to all Indian armed forces personnel, for a full year starting this August 15th. Retired and serving armed forces person
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Educational concession to children of armed forces personnel to continue w
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 22 (ANI): Ministry of Defence on Thursday issued an order that educational concession will continue without the cap of Rs. 10,000 per month for the children of armed forces officers, Personnel Below Officer Rank (PBORs) who are missing, disabled or killed in action.
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ECHS to soon benefit commoners in remote areas of Kashmir
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Kashmir (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], December 6 (ANI): The Ex-servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS) for retired armed forces personnel will soon benefit people living in remote areas and those regions where empanelled medical facilities are inadequate or not existent in Kashmir valley
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Serving soldiers will now be the first to board Air India flights
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 16 (ANI): In a first-of-its-kind initiative, Air India has started giving boarding priority to serving Armed Forces personnel from the Army, the Air Force and the Navy.
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REVA University announces sponsored seats Indian Army kin
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Bengaluru, (Karnataka), [India], Jan. 9: Bengaluru based REVA University on the occasion of their Founder's Day, announced a first of its kind initiative, allocating sponsored seats to the kin of Indian Armed Forces personnel.
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PM Modi's #Sandesh2Soldiers campaign receives tidal wave of response
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 28 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi's special Diwali campaign titled #Sandesh2Soldiers dedicated to India's Armed Forces personnel has been receiving an overwhelming response from across the nation by the common man and celebrities alike, as over 10 lakh
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Now, e-Postal Ballot System for armed forces voters
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct.25 (ANI): The government has issued a notification, amending Rule 23 of the Conduct of Elections Rules, 1961, enabling service voters, including armed forces personnel, to cast their vote in elections through e-postal ballot.
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