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  GST, Article 370 and OROP: PM Modi remembers key decisions during Parliament Special Session

  India | September 18, 2023 13:26 IST

  The government has convened a Special Session of Parliament from September 18 to 22. The session began with PM Narendra Modi's address to the Lower House.

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  'Defence Ministry cannot take law in its own hands'- SC seeks OROP arrears payment plan by March 20

  India | March 13, 2023 19:57 IST

  The Supreme Court asked the Defence Ministry to immediately withdraw its communication and told Attorney General R Venkataramani to prepare a note giving details of the quantum of payment to be paid, the modalities to be adopted and what's the priority segment.

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  Govt to clear OROP arrears to ex-servicemen in single installment by March 15 after SC rap

  India | February 28, 2023 15:12 IST

  The ministry had earlier decided to clear pending arrears of OROP to eligible pensioners in four yearly installments which was challenged by a group of ex-servicemen.

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  Set your house in order: SC raps defence ministry over payment of arrears of OROP in installments

  India | February 27, 2023 19:18 IST

  On January 9, the top court granted time till March 15 to the Centre for payment of total arrears of OROP. But on January 20, the ministry issued a communication that the arrears shall be paid in four yearly installments which has been challenged by a group of ex-servicemen.

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  Amit Shah redefines OROP for Congress as 'Only Rahul, Only Priyanka'

  Politics | January 28, 2019 17:15 IST

  "When BJP government was formed, within one year Modi ji delivered on his promise on One rank one pension (OROP). Modi ji gave OROP to our jawans, Congress gave 'only Rahul only Priyanka'," he said.

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  Rahul Gandhi's criticism of Modi govt over OROP 'shameful', says BJP

  Politics | October 27, 2018 20:25 IST

  Bharatiya Janata Party media head and Rajya Sabha MP Anil Baluni said Gandhi was seen "standing with the corrupt" when the Congress-led government was in power between 2004 and 2014, but he did nothing for soldiers.

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  After NGT ban, tents used by veterans for OROP protest at Jantar Mantar uprooted

  India | October 30, 2017 12:44 IST

  The NGT had on October 5 banned all protests and dharnas around the historic Jantar Mantar, which has been site of OROP protest for over two years.

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  Government delivered on OROP promise, committed to Army, says PM Modi

  Politics | October 03, 2017 21:25 IST

  The "surgical strike" showed that the Indian Army was no less than any army of the world, he said, adding that this has increased the morale of the soldiers

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  Delhi LG rejects AAP govt’s Rs 1- crore aid to OROP suicide victim’s kin, Kejriwal cries foul

  Politics | March 10, 2017 9:08 IST

  Delhi LG and Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government again confronted each other on Thursday, this time over city government’s decision to award Rs 1 crore ex-gratia to the family of an ex-serviceman who had committed suicide.

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  Ex-serviceman who committed suicide receives OROP arrears

  India | November 30, 2016 0:04 IST

  A retired soldier, who committed suicide in the national capital earlier this month, has been credited to his bank account the arrears due to him, the Rajya Sabha was told today. In a written reply,

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  5th November News in Nutshell: Important stories of the day

  India | November 05, 2016 19:54 IST

  Important stories of the day

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  OROP suicide: PIL filed against Kejriwal govt for granting 'martyr' status to Ram Kishan Grewal

  Politics | November 05, 2016 18:24 IST

  A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in Delhi High Court against the Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party government for bestowing 'martyr' status on the deceased ex-serviceman Ram Kishan Grewal.

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  95 per cent of ex-servicemen happy with OROP, says Manohar Parrikar

  Politics | November 05, 2016 16:33 IST

  Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today said that 95 per cent of ex-servicemen are happy with the One Rank One Pension (OROP) scheme implemented by the Narendra Modi government.

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  BJP flays opposition for conspiring to defame it on OROP issue

  Politics | November 05, 2016 6:53 IST

  The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has said that the opposition was desperate as they had no issue and wanted to ‘make capital’ out of the tragedy of an ex-serviceman's suicide.

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  4th November News in Nutshell: Important stories of the day

  India | November 04, 2016 19:46 IST

  Important stories of the day

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  OROP row: Arun Jaitley junks opposition’s charges, slams Congress, AAP for politicising ex-serviceman’s suicide

  Politics | November 04, 2016 18:54 IST

  Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today slammed the opposition parties for indulging in politics over the suicide of an ex-serviceman, allegedly for delay in the implementation of One Rank One Pension (OROP) scheme.

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  OROP row: Government mulls centralised mechanism to resolve problems

  India | November 04, 2016 15:02 IST

  As a controversy raged over the suicide of an ex-serviceman over grievances with the implementation of the One Rank One Pension (OROP), the government is now mulling the creation of a centralised mechanism to resolve the problems related to the schem

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  'Deceased ex-serviceman had Rs 3.5-lakh loan against pension account'

  India | November 04, 2016 15:48 IST

  In a new twist to the suicide of ex-serviceman Ram Kishan Grewal, it has been revealed that he had taken a Rs 3.5-lakh loan against his pension account that could have added to his frustration forcing him to commit suicide.

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  Congress, AAP doing politics over dead bodies: VK Singh

  Politics | November 04, 2016 13:26 IST

  Senior BJP leader and Union Minister VK Singh today renewed his attack on the Congress and the AAP, accusing them of ‘doing politics over dead bodies’.

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  Ex-serviceman suicide: Rahul Gandhi 'detained' by police again, released two hours later

  Politics | November 04, 2016 0:09 IST

  Rahul Gandhi was today detained by the Delhi Police on Thursday when he was at the Jantar Mantar in Delhi to protest over the suicide of ex-soldier Ram Kishan Grewal.