Pragya Thakur is controversy’s child, duly adopted by the BJP. The Bhopal MP proudly claims to have been among the ‘kar sevaks’ who demolished Babri Masjid. Soon after the saffron party welcomed her into its fold in April this year, the Hindutva proponent fired an outrageous salvo. She declared that anti-terror squad officer Hemant Karkare was killed during the 26/11 Mumbai attacks as she had ‘cursed’ him for torturing her in custody. The 2008 Malegaon blast accused then called Gandhi’s killer Godse a ‘deshbhakt’, prompting Prime Minister Narendra Modi to proclaim that he could never forgive Pragya from the heart, whatever that meant. Disciplinary proceedings were apparently initiated against her, but the matter was swept under the carpet amid the post-poll celebrations. Six months later, the ruling BJP has condoned all her indiscretions in one go by appointing her to a 21-member parliamentary consultative committee on defence.

In a bid to defend the indefensible, the party has argued that Pragya can help in framing the right methodology so that innocents are not victimised the way she was (by the UPA government). The top brass is convinced that she remains untainted in the terror case, even though the court is yet to acquit her and she continues to face trial under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. This unstinting support has emboldened her to put her foot in the mouth on a regular basis. In July, the MP told a gathering of party workers that she had not become a lawmaker to clean drains or toilets, a disparaging allusion to Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, the Modi government’s flagship programme dedicated to the Father of the Nation. Recently, she was the lone BJP MP in Madhya Pradesh who skipped the launch of a padyatra to commemorate Gandhi’s 150th birth anniversary.

Pragya has repeatedly got away with insulting the Mahatma in one way or the other. Rather than showing her the door or keeping her on a tight leash, the BJP has let this Godse supporter run amok. How her curses and ‘maarak shakti’ will help to fortify the BJP’s politics is anybody’s guess.

Security personnel stand guard during shutdown, in Srinagar. PTI

Srinagar, November 24

Some of the Kashmiri political leaders who have been under detention since August 5 may be released soon, with the Union Territory administration already easing restrictions on their movement, officials said on Sunday.

As many as four leaders belonging to various political parties were allowed to visit their houses for few hours on Saturday after they requested for it, they said.

Some of the political leaders who are detained in their houses may be allowed to move out of the Valley on health grounds, the officials said.

There was a possibility of some of the detainees being released from the MLA hostel but a final plan will be worked out by the Union Territory administration with the Centre, they added.

The leaders had been under detention since August 5 when the Centre announced abrogation of provisions of Article 370 and splitting the state into two Union Territories of Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir.

The Union Territories came into existence on October 31.

Among those detained are three former chief ministers—Farooq Abdulalh, Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti. While senior Abdullah was slapped with the stringent Public Safety Act on September 17, Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti have been detained at different locations in the city.

Thirty-four political detainees were shifted to MLA hostel from Centaur hotel on November 18 as Srinagar reeled under harsh winter conditions and the hotel lacked proper heating arrangements, the officials said.

The winter chill took a toll on the health of the detainees—National Conference, PDP and People’s Conference leaders and prominent social activists—and the security personnel guarding them.

Mehbooba Mufti was earlier shifted to a government accommodation in the city from a tourist hut located at the foothills of Zaberwan range. — PTI

alampur, November 23

An ex-servicemen reach-out programme was organised by DAH Eagles of DAH Division here today. The main aim of the rally was to boost the morale of the veterans and understand difficulties   being faced by them.

Over  400 ex-servicemen and a large number of military  and civil dignitaries participated in the rally. Its focus was to resolve various problems being faced by ex-servicemen, Veer Naris and war disabled veterans. The event was held in close coordination with the Zila Sainik Board and the civil administration.

A separate stall for the Canteen Stores Department Smart Card, Army Welfare Education Society, Ex-Servicemen Contribution Health Scheme (ECHS) and the Veteran Sahayata Kendra was set at the venue. — OC

NOC row: Now, files to bypass Spl Secy Thind

Charanjit Singh Channi, Tourism and Cultural Affairs and Technical Education Minister

Rajmeet Singh

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, November 23

Principal Secretary, Technical Education, Anurag Verma has clipped the powers of Special Secretary-cum-Director, Technical Education, Parveen Thind, whose role is under the scanner for allegedly giving undue benefit to a private university.

The IAS officer is in the dock for issuing an NOC to change the affiliating authority of Chandigarh Polytechnic College, Gharuan, from the Punjab State Board of Technical Education and Industrial Training to Chandigarh University, Gharuan, under Principal Secretary’s stamp without his knowledge. Verma subsequently withdrew the permission and sought explanation from the officials concerned.

The Principal Secretary after nod from Technical Education Minister Charanjit Channi has curtailed powers of the Special Secretary and ordered that files of the department be routed to him through the Under Secretary, bypassing Thind.

The IAS officer is learnt to have clarified to the government that the NOC had been issued after seeking Channi’s approval. However, no FIR has yet been lodged against any official over disappearance of a note from the official record written by Verma’s predecessor DK Tewari, advising Channi to withdraw his consent given on the official file to issue the NOC.

Photo for representational purpose only.

New Delhi, November 23

Seven Pakistan-based terrorists have managed to enter India through the porous India-Nepal border and are currently holed up in UP’s Gorakhpur and Ayodhya districts, sources said on Saturday.

These terrorists are making attempts to enter J&K. Intelligence and security agencies have sounded an alert and are making all attempts to trace the terrorists, who have gone out of radar as of now. — IANS

YOUR-WILL DOCU (DO IGNORE THIS AT THE PERIL OF YOUR WIFE)

WHY MAKING A WILL IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY FOR VETERANS

It is unfortunate that most of us have no understanding of the importance of making a WILL . They keep pending or simply ignore. PLEASE REMEMBER that after the death of the officer all his properties will be distributed equally among his wife and children. The wife is not the only Natural Heir of the person. It is equally valid in case of the wife as well. The Indian succession Act a copy of which is available on this site is very clear on this distribution.

However the said Act gives the right to any person to dispose off his own assets the way he likes. For this the
document called ” WILL OF SUCH AND SUCH” written by hand on a plain sheet of paper expressing his wish to bequeath his/her  assets after his death as per his free will, to any other per or persons who may or may not be his relations, duly signed by him in good senses in the presence of minimum two witnesses, who too attest  the document with their signatures.

The will must be made without any delay. If it is in manuscript ie in the hand writing of the person it becomes most authenticated document. It may be unregistered the ACT does not make any difference in the Registered or Unregistered will.

A learned Lawyer once told me , the shortest will with one sentence is all what is accepted in Law of our land.  Just write My Will.. “All for My Wife” Sign in the presence of two witnesses. There is thus no format or any legal language necessary mere expression of your will on a piece of paper duly signed and witnessed is valid under Hindu Succession Act.

Do not be mislead by the firms which offers your services at a hefty price of 50000/- or so for making a will.

DO NOT DELAY take a piece of paper and scribble your will on it and sign in your official signatures, don’t bother for witnesses , Friends are there , even if we donot see tomorrow here.

Please remember that the will can not be challenged in court on its contents since the person making will has all the right to will his own assets which he has mustered out of his own earnings during life time (NOT THOSE INHERITED – WHICH HAVE TO GO FROM DADA TO POTRA) Iin the manner and as per his free will.

It can only be challenged on following grounds :-

1. Fake/Forged  Signatures.
2. Person Not in Proper State of Mind
3. Per was under influence of drugs.
4. Will signed under threat or coercion.
5. Will is said to be  fake.

It is therefore necessary to teke due precautions for making the will so that the aspects are duly covered. In the latest methodology people have started videography while the will is signed.

When the time comes min two witnesses who signed the will must present themselves to to the Magistrate for issue of Probate. In case of Registered will production of witnesses is not necessary.

** You can review many articles which we have included at the end of this post.

** We place here a suggested format rather contents of the Will which must be included in the will. 

SAMPLE WILL FORMAT – DRAFT AS GUIDELINE   (Updated Nov 2019)

“WILL”  OF –  Colonel IM SMART (Veteran) 
I , Brig IM SMART  (Retired) , Son of Late Shri xxxx VV VV , R/O House No … , Area , Sector-xx, LUCKNOW  (UP)—212303, hereby proceed to make my this WILL which hopefully would be my last WILL. I, hereby revoke this day all previous wills or any other testamentary dispositions which may have been made by me directly or indirectly and hereby declare them Null and Void.

2. Now that I am 65 years of age , I wish to make arrangements for amicable disposal of my properties and other movable assets after my death so that no misunderstanding or dispute arises between my wife and children and the mutual love and affection among them continues for ever.

3. I am making this WILL without being under any kind of pressure or influence on me, I am fully in my senses and all my faculties are in order, I am also not under any drugs. I am in absolute sound state of mind, in Good Health  and make this WILL purely with my own independent decision and discretion without any sort of influence. I also declare that :-

(a) I have married only once and the name of my spouse is Smt XXX XXXXX D/O Shri xxxx xxxx on (date…) in the month of 196x in accordance with Hindu Rights and Customs. I have no illegal wife or have ever indulged into any “Stay or live  in” type relation with any other woman at any times.

(b) We have Two children from our wedlock .

(i). My elder child is a Son named  Mr xxxx xxxx  who is married to Ms. xxx xxxx,. He  was born on the xxth Jxxx 2xxx …. At ……. State .

(ii). The Second child is also our second son named Mr   Xxcccc xxx, he is not yet married. He was borne on the xxrd of Month  1967 at ………. (Place)

4.  I, further declare that other than the TWO children mentioned above I have absolutely  NO adopted, legal, illegal or any other type of children of my own.

5.  During the course of my service with Indian Army as an Army Officer and while working with corporate offices after my retirement, I have earned my salaries and pension and by way of my savings and investments, I have acquired movable and immovable properties as BROADLY MENTIONED below:-

(a) Immovable Property-–Flat in Sector xx, Noida ( Address –xx xxx – Sector-60/ Noida (UP)-201303)

(b) Movable Property —This includes Fixed Deposits, Shares , Mutual Funds and bank balance in my Saving bank Accounts of various Banks. These are available in my Diary as well as in My File  marked “ My Financial Assets” duly authenticated by me with signatures. In addition in terms of gold ornaments I have approx “….. “ gms of gold which is in possession of my wife kept by her in her locker in her Bank.

6.  I have NOT INHERITED any assets of any kind from my father or father in law. I also have no debts as I have not borrowed or taken any loan from any individual or organization. I have also not given any loan to any one and no one owes me any money or obligations. I am thus the sole and indisputable owner of my above Movable and Immovable Assets

7. I further WILL that by way of this will my assets as above be disposed off after my death as under:-

(a) . I bequeath to my wife Smt xxx xxx (D/O Shri cccc xxx ) who is residing with me , all my properties movable and immovable with full right and power of disposal as an absolute and indisputable owner.

(b) In case my wife predeceases me or we both die together , then my property and other movable assets be disposed off equally among my two children.

I expect my loving children to mutually decide the exact distribution of household items and my other movable assets based on this WILL after death together of myself and my wife.

8. However in case they cannot amicably decide the distribution of my assets as outlined above, I hereby appoint my trusted friend Brig . xxx xxxx (retired) S/O……….. and R/O House No ….. Address NOIDA. as the executor of this will, who will have final say in the matter of distribution. (NOTE – The beneficiary of the will (Spouse in almost most cases) can also be appointed as executor of the will)

9.  This WILL will come into affect immediately upon my death.
I0, Brig IM SMART (Retired) hereby sign this WILL on the ….       day of 2009 in the presence of two witnesses who are very well known to me as also they too know me adequately .

11. None of the beneficiary is present while I sign this will.

— signed —

(Colonel IM SMART)
Testator

12.  Signed by the above named Testator Colonel IM SMART in our presence, at the same time and each of us has, in the presence of testator, signed our name here under as attesting witnesses.

Witness No 1                                                              WITNESS NO.2 

————————————-                                   ————————————-
(Name of Witness)                                                      (Name of Witness)
Address of the Witness                                                Address of the Witness
Date  ….                                                                        Date  ….

NOTE – One can have even three or 4 Witnesses

WILL BY THE WIFE –  Similarly the wife should also make her WILL  on similar lines to bequeath her assets to her husband so that he remains a the sole and absolute owner of all her assets incl FDRs etc invested in her name.

We have large number of documents, Instruction, explanation etc collected and placed on this blog site which can be accessed through the index of this Blog site. 
Some of these are linked below, please click on the title to open any of the under mentioned document for you to read or download 

LIST OF RELATED IMPORTANT  DOCUMENTS

* WILL FORMAT & SOME ADDL ISSUES 

* ALL ABOUT YOUR WILL DOCUMENT 

*  WILL OF AURANGZEB  – Articles History

ECHS – Document required for reimbursement of medicines and consumables

Central Organisations, ECHS
Integrated HQ of MoD (Army)
Adjutant General’s Branch
Thimayya Marg,
Near Gopinath Circle
Delhi Cantt-110010

B/49761/AG/ECHS/Medicine Policy

08 Nov 2019

IHQ of MoD (Navy)/Dir ECHS (N)
DAV Subroto Park
HQ Southern Command (A/ECHS)
HQ Eastern Command (A/ECHS)
HQ Western Command (A/ECHS)
HQ Cental Command (A/ECHS)
HQ Northern Command (A/ECHS)
HQ South Western Command (A/ECHS)
HQ Andaman & Nicobar Command (A/ECHS)
AMA ECHS, Embassy of India, Nepal
All Regional Centres

AMENDMENT TO EXECUTIVE INSTRUCTIONS : PROCEDURE FOR RE-IMBURSEMENT OF MEDICINES AND CONSUMBALES TO ECHS BENEFICIARIES

1. Ref Central Org ECHS letter No B/49762/AG/ECHS/Medicine Policy dt 08 Apr 2019. Fwg amendments are being done to simplify the reimbursement procedure based on feedback from envt.

2. The fwg docu will be required for reimbursement of medicines and consumables:-

(a) There will be no requirement of a separate NA certificate. Since the prescription holds all the details, the same will be treated as NA certificate. The prescription will be signed by Pharmacist and countersigned by OIC PC after issuing the available medicines and NA medicines will be indicated on the prescription only.

(b) The bill for medicines purchased by the ESM should be in the name of ECHS beneficiary as given in ECHS card.

(c) A cancelled cheque/photocopy of the same to be submitted, if the ESM is claiming the bill for the first time. The same is not required subsequently. The onus of ensuring correct bank details will rest with the ESM.

3. Vitamins and supplements (incl adult diapers) to be included in prescription slip ONLY if they are prescribed for some ailment/disease as primary treatment.

4. The veterans are allowed to submit a consolidated bill for the complete duration of NA (each NA will however not exceed 15/30 days as specified under gen/special condition).

5. Balance documents such as copy of ECHS card, NA certificate with signature of three officers, individual contingent bill, revenue stamp and file cover etc will be done away with.

Procedure for processing NA Med claim by OIC PC:-

(a) OIC PC to prepare a consolidated Contingent Bill once every fortnight & fwd it to RC after digitally signing the same (by OIC & OIC ECHS Cell) via email or submitting on hard copy.

(b) Hard copies of bills of all claims mentioned in the contingent bill to be submitted to the RC by the 30th of every month to enable processing for audit.

(c) Format of Contingent Bill (PC wise) is att as per appx to this letter

7. These amendments shall come to effect forthwith and pending bills will also be governed by this procedure. This has the approval of MD, CO ECHS.

(Anupam N Adhaulia)
Col
Dir (Med)
for MD ECHS

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AMENDMENT TO EXECUTIVE INSTRUCTIONS

Source: Click here to view/download the PDF

Northern Army commander meets mother of Naib Subedar Chuni Lal at Bhara village in Doda district on Friday. Tribune Photo

Tribune News Service

Bhara (Bhaderwah), Nov 22

Indian Army today dedicated a goodwill park as a tribute to the late Naib Subedar Chuni Lal at his native Dhara village of Bhaderwah in Doda district.

Northern Army Commander Lt Gen Ranbir Singh inaugurated the park.

Chuni Lal is the most decorated soldier, as he was awarded Sena Medal in 1987 for his bravery in Siachen, Vir Chakra in 2000 for his fight against militants in Poonch along the LoC and highest peace time gallantry award Ashok Chakra (posthumous) for his act in Keran sector along the LoC in 2007.

He was an indispensable part of the eighth battalion of Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry.

Lt Gen Ranbir Singh, former colonel of the regiment, said they were proud of Naib Subedar Chuni Lal for his contribution to the Inidan Army. “Seeing the morale of soldier’s parents and his wife, it gives us strength to work with more passion.”

“No one in the Army has been awarded like him and I salute him,” he added.

The park has a statue of the martyr, a children park, a fountain and an open gym to improve the overall ambience of the park.

GOC 16 Corps, GOC Delta force, Doda DC, Doda SSP and civil administration officials were present. Hundreds of people from Bhara village and adjoining villages had come to witness the event.

Decorated soldier

• Sena Medal in 1987
• Vir Chakra in 2000
• Ashok Chakra (posthumous) in 2007