New Delhi, May 18IAS and IPS officers, who have retired before 2006, will get a hike in pension, in addition to the arrears, as the Centre has done away with a provision of 33 years of service for earning full pension.The move comes after the Department of Pensions and Pensioners Welfare decided that the revised consolidated pension of pre-2006 pensioners shall not be lower than 50 per cent of the minimum of the pay in the pay band and the grade pay even if they had served for less than 33 years at the time of retirement.Necessary orders directing authorities concerned to calculate the revised pensions in respect of Union Government pensioners, excluding retirees of three all India services have already been issued. — PTI
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China irked by US official’s remark that Arunachal is an integral part of India
A U.S. official’s remark that Washington regards Arunachal Pradesh as part of India has spurred China to ask U.S. for a verification and clarification on it, reported Press Trust of India. The Chinese foreign ministry in a written response said “intervention of any third party” in the Sino-Indian border dispute will “only complicate the issue.”
On April 28, U.S. Consul General in Kolkata Craig L Hall told Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Kalikho Pul that the US government is absolutely clear that Arunachal Pradesh is an integral part of India.
“China and India are wise and capable enough to deal with their own issue and safeguard the fundamental and long-term interests of the two peoples,” China’s foreign ministry said in its rejoinder. It added that the U.S. statement was “completely inconsistent” with the existing fact.
India holds that its 3,488 km-long border with China, called Line of Actual Control (LAC), is entirely under dispute starting from Aksai Chin in the north to Arunachal Pradesh in the east. China, however, has excluded the Aksai Chin area it occupied during the 1962 war, and confined its boundary dispute with India only to Arunachal Pradesh. It claims that the north eastern state as the southern part of its Tibet province.
“The boundary question between China and India bears on China’s territorial sovereignty and Chinese people’s sentiment,” said the ministry. It added that all the third parties must respect the history and reality concerning the boundary question and respect efforts of negotiation.
Last month, the two countries completed the 19th round of border talks by their special representatives National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and his Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi.
India’s long pending boundary dispute with China needs a fair, equitable and mutually acceptable settlement through negotiations, it said. Though the boundary is yet to be officially drawn, peace and tranquillity exists in its border towns — unlike the country’s western borders with Pakistan. This favourable condition has helped both the countries to grow their bilateral relation and development.
Re-employed officers entitled 60 Days Annual Leave
Free coaching for Army recruitment from June 1
Bathinda, May 4
Col Sarabjit Singh Sangha (retd), District Defence Services Welfare Board, Bathinda, today stated that the office of the District Defence Services Welfare Board, Bathinda, was starting free six weeks coaching for preparation of exams for NDA and CDS recruitment as Army officers.Besides imparting coaching in all the related subjects, the candidates will also be taught personality development. He added that since the number of candidates was limited, the aspirants should get enrolled for the courses as soon as possible. He also appealed the mathematics, English and general knowledge experts to approach the board to impart coaching. He added that the work on linking living proof certificate with the Aadhar card was going on.He appealed to the ex-servicemen and widows/dependents to get their two documents linked so that they do not face problem in receiving their pension. For further information, one can also contact at 0164-2212612. — TNS
Jawan succumbs during endurance training, colleagues beat up Major
GUWAHATI: An Army jawan, sent on a 10-km “route march” even after he had complained of chest pain, collapsed and died, possibly of a cardiac arrest.
After his death, four to five fellow jawans got “emotional and agitated” and picked up an altercation with their unit adjutant, a Major, leading to a fight with him. Army sources confirmed there were some injuries but they were not serious.
The incident was reported from eastern Arunachal Pradesh on Sunday. The exact location was not disclosed by Army authorities. The unit involved was 8 Jammu & Kashmir Rifles, which comes under 3 Corps, which is based in Nagaland’s Dimapur.
The 3 Corps and Assam’s Tezpur based 4 Corps look after security in Arunachal, which shares its border with China, Bhutan and Myanmar. Army sources said the jawan went ahead with the route march after the unit’s Medical Officer had found him “fit” during an examination.
The examination was carried out after the jawan had complained of chest pain.
“It was an endurance training involving 30 to 40 jawans. When the jawan collapsed, he was immediately brought to the Field Ambulance where he succumbed,” an Army officer told Express on the condition of anonymity.
The social media is abuzz with reports of a “mutiny-like” situation in the area. The reports suggested that the route march was a punishment drill, ordered following a recent clash between a jawan and a Captain, in which some other jawans and officers got involved. The Captain was stated to be critical.
Army sources rubbished the reports as “rumours”. The officer also categorically said that it was not an act of mutiny. “Any act of violence, done by an individual, is an act of indiscipline. When two or more individuals are involved, it’s an act of mutiny. However, this case is not exactly mutiny, rather, it’s a case of the troops running amok,” he claimed.
Sources within the Army said that an investigation has been ordered into the alleged scuffle between the jawans and Army officer.
Assam Rifles to aid ITBP in guarding Indo-Myanmar border
TBP HAS ASKED FOR OVER 30 ADDITIONAL BATTALIONS TO TAKE OVER THE SECURITY AT INDO-MYANMAR BORDER
NEW DELHI: The government may transfer around a dozen battalions of Assam Rifles to the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) to facilitate the force to carry out their security duties at porous Indo-Myanmar border, sources said.
HT FILE“An in-principal decision has already been taken to transfer the guarding duties at IndoMyanmar border to the ITBP. Its cost and other implications are being discussed between ministries of home, defence and finance. The plan is to transfer some of the battalions of Assam Rifles to the ITBP for providing it additional resources to kickstart their duty. A final decision is expected soon,” said a home ministry official requesting anonymity.
The ITBP has asked for over 30 additional battalions (around 30,000 personnel) to take over the security duties at Indo-Myanmar border. The ITBP already guards the Indo-China border.
At the moment, around 15,000 personnel or 15 battalions of Assam Rifles guard the 1,643 km Indo-Myanmar border. Besides the border guarding duties, over 30,000 personnel from the Assam Rifles are also responsible for the counter-insurgency duties in the Northeastern states.
Though, the Assam Rifles is part of the Union home ministry, it works under the command of the Indian Army.
The government had been deliberating for long to transfer the Indo-Myanmar border guarding duties to the ITBP, following a recommendation by a task force headed by RN Ravi, chairman of the Joint Intelligence Committee, .
The task force was constituted to suggest measures to strengthen monitoring of Indo-Myanmar border which is prone to infiltration from Northeastern insurgents and smugglers.
“The government had sanctioned around 15 additional battalions (around 15,000 personnel) of Assam Rifles for strengthening security at the Indo-Myanmar border. They may now move to the ITBP,” said another home ministry official requesting anonymity due to sensitive nature of deliberations.
Besides transferring border guarding duties at IndoMyanmar border to the ITBP, the government is planning to put in additional measures to monitor movement of people across the border.
At Indo-Myanmar border, as a special measure both the countries allow movement up to 16 km across the border without visa restrictions. It is called Free Movement Regime (FMR) in order to help tribal people living across the border in maintaining generational ties with each other.
“The government is planning to provide additional measures like biometric identity cards for better monitoring of the FMR facility,” said a security source.
Indian-origin trainee RAF pilot dies in UK
Photo courtesy: Ajvir Sandhu’s Facebook account
London, May 3
A 25-year-old Indian-origin trainee pilot with Britain’s Royal Air Force (RAF) was killed when his aircraft crashed in a remote field in the West Midlands region of England.Ajvir Sandhu, with a fellow RAF student, 21-year-old Cameron James Forster, were both stationed at RAF Linton-on-Ouse in North Yorkshire, an elite ‘Top Gun’ style academy 15 miles from the scene when they crashed on Saturday.Paramedics declared them dead at the scene and RAF released the names of the student pilots yesterday.”We were very saddened to hear of the deaths of Ajvir Sandhu and Cam Forster in a civilian flying accident at the weekend.”They were both exceptionally talented young men in the prime of their lives. The thoughts of everyone at RAF Linton-on-Ouse are with their family and friends at this difficult time,” said Group Captain Ian Laing, the station commander at Royal Air Force Linton-on-Ouse.Sandhu graduated with a first class degree and Masters in Geoscience from Durham University, was selected from 3,000 cadets to accompany the Lord Lieutenant of London on royal duties throughout 2010, the Evening Standard reported.While at Durham he was a member of the Northumbria Universities Air Squadron, an RAF Volunteer Reserve unit, and was named best all-round cadet during officer training at RAF College Cranwell.”Ajvir, you were inspirational. You were one of the most compassionate, determined and focused human beings that I ever had the pleasure to share time with,” one of his friends wrote on Facebook. — PTI
Naib Subedar duped of Rs 5.85 lakh
Chandigarh, May 1
A Naib Subedar has complained that someone withdrew around Rs 5.85 lakh from his account after exchanging his ATM card at an ATM booth in Sector 22.According to the police, complainant Umesh Chander Pandey, a resident of N-Area, Airport Road, Chandigarh, reported that someone exchanged his ATM Card at PNB ATM, booth 1-2, Sector 22-D. The complainant claimed that Rs 5.85 lakh was withdrawn from his account between March 3 to 13. . A case of cheating has been registered. — TNS
India gets its own GPS
Bystanders look on as ISRO’s navigation satellite IRNSS-1G is launched from Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, on Thursday. AFP
India on Thursday completed its mission for a regional navigational system on a par with US-based GPS with successful launch of IRNSS-1G, the seventh and last in constellation of satellites that make up the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite SystemWhen it becomes operational in a month’s time, IRNSS, or ‘desi GPS, would aid terrestrial, aerial, marine navigation, fleet tracking and disaster management. The service can also be integrated with mobile phones in the countryThe new GPS will benefit the defence forces, which cannot count on foreign service providers on a long-term basis. The military can use IRNSS to find targets even in the dark or in unknown areas. The US had denied GPS information to India during the Kargil war in 1999
Pakistan Army chief axes 11 officers, including two generals, on graft charges
A Lieutenant General, one Major General, five Brigadiers, three Colonels and one Major were dismissed by the Army Chief on corruption charges, security officials said.
Pakistan’s two senior Generals were among 11 top officers dismissed by Army Chief General Raheel Sharif on charges of corruption, a rare move in the country where the military wields enormous power.
A Lieutenant General, one Major General, five Brigadiers, three Colonels and one Major were dismissed by the Army Chief on corruption charges, security officials said.
Two soldiers were also dismissed on similar charges.
Gen Raheel’s move came days after he demanded “across the board accountability”, saying the ongoing war against terrorism and extremism cannot bring enduring peace and stability unless the menace of corruption is not uprooted.
“Therefore, across the board accountability is necessary for the solidarity, integrity and prosperity of Pakistan,” he had said.
So far no official announcement was made but all local TV channels also reported the sacking of the officers.
Gen Raheel’s move to dismissed the top officers assume significance in the wake of raging scandal in Pakistan over embattled Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s family offshore wealth after the Panama Papers leak mentioned his children’s name for having shell companies.
Sharif’s two sons and one daughter were mentioned in the Panama papers for offshore account and companies.
Opposition leaders have demanded a probe into the scandal, with some demanding Sharif’s resignation.
It is believed that decision by the Army Chief may have impact on the political government and demand of Sharif’s resignation might increase.
Pakistan Army is a powerful institution and has ruled the country for more than half of its history since Pakistan was created in 1947.
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