In TV interview, former adjutant general Lt Gen Ashwani Kumar had sought to delink ‘lifestyle diseases’ from conditions that warrant disability pension.
Tanks came as a bolt from the blue for Pakistani soldiers and tribesmen. Blinded by snow amid heavy artillery fire, the highly demoralised enemy ran for their lives.
Outgoing Adjutant General Lt Gen. Ashwani Kumar says Army Act doesn’t specifically deal with adultery but under ‘Unbecoming Conduct’, a soldier can be punished for various offences.
Commander of US Pacific Fleet Admiral John C. Aquilino says though China’s OBOR plan may be seen as economically beneficial initially, it will create problems in the long term.
Vaccines have eliminated two diseases—smallpox in humans and rinderpest in cattle. If they were killing one in 50,000 people, we wouldn’t be rolling them out across the globe for decades.
A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.
WithdrawWing/ diluting tax benefits on disability pension will greatly effect the morale of Armed Forces. Britishers knew it & never tweaked with it since 1922. World over soldiers with disability are monetarily looked after. The Hon’ble Defence Minister has already assured in the Parliament that the benefits given to ex-servicemen will not be withdrawn. Why then contradictions? Only requirement is to tighten the system so that no one can take the disability which I think is already done
WithdrawWing/ diluting tax benefits on disability pension will greatly effect the morale of Armed Forces. Britishers knew it & never tweaked with it since 1922. World over soldiers with disability are monetarily looked after. The Hon’ble Defence Minister has already assured in the Parliament that the benefits given to ex-servicemen will not be withdrawn. Why then contradictions? Only requirement is to tighten the system so that no one can take the disability which I think is already done