Octogenarian widow of Army veteran struggles for pension
The 83-year-old wife of an Army veteran from Hunsur in Mysuru, whose family pension was discontinued more than three years ago, has been knocking on […]
War Memorial In Mysuru Should Not Be Termed As Martyrs’ Memorial Or National War Memorial: Ex-Servicemen Caution
Mysore/Mysuru: The city-based Mysuru Ex-Servicemen Movement (MEM) held its bimonthly meeting on Dec. 3 at Chamundeshwari Convention Hall, Bannur Road, Mysuru. Air Veteran Mandetira N. […]
55 Years After: A Memorial To An Indian Martyr
When I read the poem ‘Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard’ by the English poet Thomas Gray (1751) many years ago, I found many quotable […]
Sqn.Ldr. A.B. Devayya’s Statue Unveiled At Madikeri
Image: Ex-Sergeant Deranna Gowda saluting the statue. Ex-Sergeant Deranna Gowda, who handed over a pistol to A.B. Devayya, shares his experience Madikeri: The bronze statue […]
Ex-servicemen demand pension for jawans who fought Indo-Pak wars of 1965 and 1971
Image: CB Motaiah, Indo-Pak war veteran discharged on compassionate grounds before completing his pensionable service, has approached Mandetira N Subramani, President of VeKare Ex-Servicemen Trust, […]
EX-SERVICEMEN CONTRIBUTORY HEALTH SCHEME IS RETROGRADE AND DISCRIMINATORY DISCONTENTMENT AMONG EX-SERVICEMEN BREWS
?The retired armed forces soldiers up to the rank of Havildars in the Army, Petty officers in the Navy,? and Sergeants in the Air Force, […]
CHARACTER ASSASSINATION OF AN ARMY WIDOW AND DENIAL OF FAMILY PENSION FOR OVER A DECADE
Mysuru, May 12 – In what could be said as a goof- up committed by inefficient and callous defence authorities in the Record Section, who […]
CORRUPTION AMONG SERVICEMEN AND EX-SERVICEMEN
By: Maj Gen S.G.Vombatkere VSM Corruption in the Defence Services (“Services” hereinafter) is nothing new. However, it never was and is not anywhere near the sheer, […]
The saga of Sena Medal-winning army hero
City-based VeKare Ex-Servicemen’s Trust to fight for his cause Caption: Ex-Hav Chittiappa Mechanda Ganapathy (right) showing his medals to Mandetira N. Subramani, President of VeKare […]