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Nod
to one rank-one pension
New Delhi, February 17
In election mode, the Congress-led
UPA Government today formally announced the much-awaited one rank-one
pension (OROP) scheme for retired soldiers, benefiting some 46 lakh
families of retired and serving servicemen in the Army, the Navy and the
Indian Air Force.
Consensus on Pratibha�s name for Mandi LS seat
New Delhi, February 17
Himachal Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh�s wife and sitting Lok Sabha MP from Mandi Pratibha Singh is almost certain to be the party�s candidate from Mandi segment in the forthcoming Lok Sabha poll.
Goa
Police charge Tejpal with rape
Panaji, February 17
The Goa crime branch on Monday formally charged Tehelka editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal with raping a junior colleague after a two-and-half-month-long investigation.
Tejpal was also charged with sexual harassment and other Sections of the new Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2013, in the 2,846-page
chargesheet.
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Police officials take the 2,846-page chargesheet to a Panaji court on Monday. PTI |
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Rs
80-m facelift for Bhagat Singh�s house, school in Pak Punjab
Lahore, February 17
Freedom fighter Bhagat Singh's
ancestral house, school and his village in Punjab Province of Pakistan
will be restored under a Rs 80-million project. "We have allocated
Rs 80 million for restoration of the house and school of Independence
war hero Bhagat Singh.
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The facade of Bhagat Singh�s house in Chak No. 105, Bangay, Lyallpur (now Faisalabad), where he was born.
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special
to the tribune
Rahul
first in three generations with a world university degree
Rahul Gandhi has
emerged as the first in the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty in three
generations to obtain a degree from a respected world
university. Unlike his father Rajiv Gandhi who failed to obtain
a degree from Cambridge, and his grandmother Indira Gandhi who
failed to complete her course at Oxford, Rahul can be proud of
his academic credentials.
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At
Mohali agri-summit, Third Front woos Badal with PM post
February 17, 2014 |
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Union
Cabinet gives nod to President�s Rule in Delhi
February 16, 2014 |
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Kejriwal
quits as Jan Lokpal hits House wall
February 15, 2014 |
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Fisticuffs
& pepper spray: House hits new low
February 14, 2014 |
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UPA-II
spares fares, offers 72 new trains
February 13, 2014 |
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Free-for-all
in J&K House; MLA hurt
February 12, 2014 |
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SC
panel indicts BCCI chief�s son-in-law over IPL betting
February 11, 2014 |
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Foodgrain
output set for new high: Pawar
February 10, 2014 |
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AAP
refuses to yield on Jan Lokpal Bill, slams Centre
February 9, 2014 |
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Booked
for molestation, J&K minister steps down
February 8, 2014 |
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New Delhi, February 17
