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More than 2,000 Army officers took disability pension in last two years
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 3 (ANI): At a time when the Army is trying to fight the trend of increasing number of its personnel seeking disability pensions, it is emerging that more than 2,000 officers including more than 85 Brigadiers and Major Generals have sought disability pension for diseas
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Compensation for disability with tax exemption has led to rise in personne
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 2 (ANI): Responding to the controversy over taxing of disability pension, Indian Army on Tuesday said that broad-banding and compensation awarded for disability with income tax exemption has led to a rise in personnel seeking disability, even for lifestyle diseases.
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PM Modi, Amit Shah attend BJP Parliamentary Party meeting
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 2 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and BJP working president JP Nadda among other senior leaders attended a meeting of the BJP Parliamentary Party on Tuesday.
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Defence Ministry issues 4 tenders of over Rs 15,000 cr for Navy, Coast Gua
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 1 (ANI): The Defence Ministry on Monday issued four tenders worth over Rs 15,000 crore for the acquisition of warships and craft for the Navy and the Coast Guard.
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Families of first woman Assam Agitation martyr, freedom fighter excluded f
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], July 1 (ANI): Names of family members of first woman martyr of Assam Agitation Baijyanti Devi and that of freedom fighter Chabilal Upadhyay have not been included in the latest list of National Register of Citizens (NRC), according to Bharatiya Gorkha Parisangha (Bh
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1248 ceasefire violations by Pakistan in last six months: Defence Minister
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 1 (ANI): Pakistan violated the ceasefire 1248 times along the Line of Control (LoC) in the last six months, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said in a reply to a question in Rajya Sabha on Monday.
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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh takes stock of Indian Navy's operational re
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) [India], June 30 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh took stock of the operational readiness of the Indian Navy on his two-day maiden visit to Eastern Naval Command (ENC) on Sunday.
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Navy has important role in Act East Policy: Rajnath
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) [India], June 30 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday hailed the Navy and called it the most important component of Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government's "Act East Policy".
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Rajnath Singh, Jagan Mohan Reddy review progress of infrastructural projec
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 30 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, who arrived in Visakhapatnam on Saturday for a two-day visit to Eastern Naval Command (ENC), reviewed the progress of infrastructural projects in the state with Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy.
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Defence Minister visits Eastern Naval Command to review operational prepar
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Jun 29 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh arrived here on a two-day maiden visit to Eastern Naval Command on Saturday. He is accompanied by Navy Chief Admiral Karambir Singh.
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Defence Minister, Army chief meet officer injured during Makau expedition
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), June 29 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Army Chief General Bipin Rawat visited and inquired about the well being of an officer, who suffered injuries during a mountain expedition last month, here on Friday.
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Government to look into changes in disability pension norms: Rajnath
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jun 27 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said, defence-preparedness and welfare of the soldiers was a top priority of the government and that it will look into the changes brought in tax on a disability pension for military personnel.
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