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More than 200 people died, mostly men, and several injured in a stampede that took place when thousands of devotees gathered at a 15th century temple in Jodhpur on the occasion of Navaratri festival on Tuesday.

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The government had announced the new packages for the armed forces in August after making certain modifications in the recommendations of the Sixth Central Pay Commission report.
The armed forces had earlier refused to implement their new pay-packages in protest against these pay-disparities.

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“Jharkhand should get an increased share of mineral royalty through an improved royalty regime based on market value,” Soren said while addressing a meeting with the members of the 13th Finance Commission.

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“It is shocking that the Union health ministry simply forgot to send a notification for revision of salary of resident doctors. This, despite the sixth pay commission dedicating one paragraph for resident doctors in its recommendation,” said Dr Akhil Singhal, vice-president, resident doctors’ association (RDA), Lok Nayak Hospital.

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Under growing pressure from the centre, army chief General Deepak Kapoor has rebutted reports of differences between the government and the armed forces.
This clarification follows some plain speaking by Defence minister AK Antony with the three chiefs stating clearly that the armed forces were not authorised to unilaterally decide on whether to implement any decision […]

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A day after defence minister A K Antony pulled up Navy Chief Admiral Sureesh Mehta for crossing the line by refusing to accept the Sixth Pay Commission’s recommendations, the armed forces went on a damage-control mode, asserting that they had no differences with the government on the issue.
“I just want to clarify that this talk […]

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The three chiefs had made their views on the Sixth Pay Commission known to the government months ago; some adjustments were indeed made to what the Commission had recommended, but key issues were not addressed (or addressed through rejection). As the chiefs pointed out, and as has been well-known for some time, it was getting […]

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“Government has improved things and after that there have been benefits. But there are still some issues that need to be resolved,” said Defence Minister, AK Antony.
 
The committee will be headed by External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee, who would have some serious troubleshooting to do. Never before has the Indian military expressed its discontent and […]

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A day after defence minister A K Antony pulled up Navy Chief Admiral Sureesh Mehta for crossing the line by refusing to accept the Sixth Pay Commission’s recommendations, the armed forces went on a damage-control mode, asserting that they had no differences with the government on the issue.

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Armed forces have announced a Black Diwali this year as they have refused to accept the new pay scales till the anomalies are corrected. Other Central services, including the Indian Police Service (IPS), are awaiting word from the government on their plea for rectification of defects in the Sixth Pay Commission’s pay scales.

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