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EX-SERVICEMEN CONTRIBUTORY HEALTH SCHEME IS RETROGRADE AND DISCRIMINATORY DISCONTENTMENT AMONG EX-SERVICEMEN BREWS

July 22, 2015 // 25 Comments

?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, are openly [ More... ]

CHARACTER ASSASSINATION OF AN ARMY WIDOW AND DENIAL OF FAMILY PENSION FOR OVER A DECADE

May 15, 2015 // 0 Comments

Mysuru, May 12 – In what could be said as a goof- up committed by inefficient and callous defence authorities in the Record Section, who relied [ More... ]

CORRUPTION AMONG SERVICEMEN AND EX-SERVICEMEN

April 15, 2015 // 3 Comments

By: Maj Gen S.G.Vombatkere VSM Corruption in the Defence Services (“Services” hereinafter) is nothing new. However, it never was and is [ More... ]

The saga of Sena Medal-winning army hero

April 2, 2015 // 0 Comments

City-based VeKare Ex-Servicemen’s Trust to fight for his cause Caption: Ex-Hav Chittiappa Mechanda Ganapathy (right) showing his medals to [ More... ]

1962 war veteran never got pension; now widow loses canteen facility

March 20, 2015 // 3 Comments

Courtesy: Bangalore Mirror ; Edition dated: 14th March, 2015 A brave soldier who survived the 1962 war with China could not win his battle for the [ More... ]

National Defence Academy to Get a New Green Look

July 29, 2014 // 2 Comments

Reported by: IESM, Pune The Cradle of Military Leadership, which produces Gentlemen Warriors – National Defence Academy ( NDA ) is now in the [ More... ]

Empanelling of hospitals for ECHS soon

May 9, 2014 // 0 Comments

The process of empanelling a few multi-specialty hospitals in the city for the Ex-servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS) would be finalised in [ More... ]

AIR FORCE SELECTION BOARD, MYSORE TO CONDUCT ‘EX-SERVICEMEN INTERACTION MEET – 2014’

April 18, 2014 // 0 Comments

Mysore based Air Force Selection Board is one of the oldest & a major military station in southern part of Karnataka. This defence establishment [ More... ]

AN EX-SERVICEMAN’S JOURNEY TO KODAGU

October 19, 2012 // 2 Comments

Land of Generals and War Widows By Mandetira N. Subramani, President, VeKare Ex-Servicemen Trust, Mysore M N Subramani Most of the Ex-Servicemen of [ More... ]

A bitter-sweet journey into the land of soldiers

October 10, 2012 // 0 Comments

Late Subedar B N Ayyappa with Mrs.Kaveriamma Most of the Ex-Servicemen of yore, who joined the British Indian Armed Forces during early 1940s, and [ More... ]

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