May be two decades are not enough for veterans and widows to get their dues. In what will certainly cause heartburn among the members of the veterans and war widows' community, there is set to be another delay in implementing the long-overdue Rank Pay case. It was reliably learnt that the ball which was lobbed by Defence Minister AK Antony in the court of Attorney General (AG) Goolam Vahanvati in June, has now been further lobbed into the court of Law Ministry by the AG, last week. This action was in response to the approach made to the AG's office by the Ministry of Defence (MoD ), last month, to provide legal guidance on Rank Pay case implementation, decided upon by the Supreme Court (SC). Air Chief Marshal NAK Browne, this year, had written twice to the Defence Minister AK Antony, informing him of the anomalies emanating out of the MoD's inaction. His letters, written in January and May, also highlighted the angst setting in among the veteran community over the inordinate delay in implementing what the Supreme Court had ruled last year. Headlines Today had first reported on this with a copy of all the correspondence between the Air Chief and Defence Minister. for more read...
Monday 2 September 2013
A new government medical college in Kerala after 31 years
The government intends to achieve a huge leap in the health sector and hence the decision to open eight new medical colleges. Mr. Chandy was speaking after inaugurating a new Government Medical College at Manjeri on Sunday. The first medical college in the government sector in the State in 31 years the one in Thrissur was inaugurated in 1982 is a fulfilment of a long-cherished dream of the largest populated district in the State. The college at Manjeri is the first of the eight in the pipeline. Groundwork for setting up government medical colleges in Kasaragod and Wayanad had been completed. The government would soon take a favourable decision on taking over the Cooperative Medical Colleges in Pariyaram and Kochi, Mr. Chandy told the thousands of people who had gathered at the venue, giving it a festive ambience. Read Full Article
Nelson Mandela discharged from hospital, condition still critical
Anti-apartheid leader and former South African President Nelson Mandela returned to his Johannesburg home on Sunday where he will continue to receive intensive treatment and care after spending three months in hospital with a lung ailment. Mandela, 95, had spent 87 days in a Pretoria hospital after he was rushed there in early June suffering from a recurring infection in the lungs - a legacy from his time in jail under apartheid - that has dogged him for years. Read Full Article
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