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#WATCH | Chilka, Odisha: On updated provisions of the 'Agniveer' scheme, Admiral Krishna Swaminathan says, "Regarding the 'Agniveer' scheme—when it was first announced in 2022, it was stated that the scheme would be subject to review. Now, four years later, as the first batch of Agniveers is set to complete their tenure, the government has conducted a review and introduced a new offer. The original provision to retain the top 25% of Agniveers remains in place. A merit list has been compiled through a fair and highly transparent examination process—incorporating written exams, professional tests, annual confidential reports, and continuous performance evaluations conducted over the past four years. Those who rank in the top 25% have been offered the opportunity to re-enrol and join the armed forces as regular sailors. For the remaining 75%—who did not fall within the top merit bracket and would otherwise have had to leave the armed forces to seek employment elsewhere—the government has provided an additional opportunity: if they wish, and provided they meet specific objective criteria established by the service, they can sign up for another two-year term..."

I remember one of the Generals had come with a ' BRILLIANT ' SCHEME to share married Accn to increase BROTHER HOOD. .only Bedrooms would be separate rest would be Shared... Till one Major told him that it would confuse FATHERHOOD...JAI HO

I remember one of the Generals had come with a ' BRILLIANT ' SCHEME to share married Accn to increase BROTHER HOOD. .only Bedrooms would be separate rest would be Shared... Till one Major told him that it would confuse FATHERHOOD...JAI HO

First and foremost, today’s soldiers are not like those of yesterday. They know their entitlements and how to travel; it is the officers who often lack that knowledge. The DTS system has revolutionised how soldiers travel. Tatkal bookings are even available at the unit level. Soldiers do not travel without reservations except in emergencies. Given today's pay, people in such situations can travel by air. The forces can claim the high ground only as long as they abide by the rules and regulations—that is our hallmark. If caught without a ticket, either convince the TTE or pay the fine. Period.

#WATCH | Chilka, Odisha: On updated provisions of the 'Agniveer' scheme, Admiral Krishna Swaminathan says, "Regarding the 'Agniveer' scheme—when it was first announced in 2022, it was stated that the scheme would be subject to review. Now, four years later, as the first batch of Agniveers is set to complete their tenure, the government has conducted a review and introduced a new offer. The original provision to retain the top 25% of Agniveers remains in place. A merit list has been compiled through a fair and highly transparent examination process—incorporating written exams, professional tests, annual confidential reports, and continuous performance evaluations conducted over the past four years. Those who rank in the top 25% have been offered the opportunity to re-enrol and join the armed forces as regular sailors. For the remaining 75%—who did not fall within the top merit bracket and would otherwise have had to leave the armed forces to seek employment elsewhere—the government has provided an additional opportunity: if they wish, and provided they meet specific objective criteria established by the service, they can sign up for another two-year term..."

General Saheb err Pandey ji, you are on @X, not sitting in an officers’ mess. I wonder what you actually learnt at Staff College.

IDHAR UDHAR KI BAAT 158- JAZBA MEDAL Brig PS Gothra (Retd) “Why do you want the names of the officers who recommended reducing Agniveers' leave to 30 days?” asked my friend. “I want to recommend them for the Jazba Medal. Imagine the tremendous service they have rendered to the nation! Thirty days of annual leave and thirty days of casual leave saved. What patriotism!” My friend smiled. “Sir, I doubt saving money was their intention. They were probably looking for a quick fix.” “Quick fix?” “Yes. Someone must have pointed out that during four years of service, an Agniveer would spend six months in training, considerable time on leave and some in transit. Effectively, he might serve for only about 28 months. So, instead of examining the problem, somebody simply reduced the leave.” “Brilliant! Less leave, more soldiering!” “Sir, have you spoken to any Agniveer from South India or the Northeast?” “Of course! I belong to the Madras Regiment. I have met several. Excellent boys! Full of josh!” “What did they say about leave?” “Well, I didn't ask. I was impressed by their training and enthusiasm.” “So you saw their josh but never asked about their problems?” That hurt. Particularly because he was right. “Let me tell you about an Agniveer I met while flying to Kerala,” he continued. “The boy was going home on leave and was quite upset.” “Why?” “He said, ‘Sir, train se jao toh aadhi chhutti khatam. Aur plane se jao toh ek mahine ki tankhah!(If you travel by train half your leave exhausts. And if you travel by plane a full month’s pay)’” That struck me. Even a gora planning leave for Indian soldiers had planned clear 56 days at home for a jawan. Which is equal to two menstrual cycles. Maybe that is why they banned marriage for Agniveers. Still 30 days of leave is far too less. Imagine an Agniveer from Kerala posted in Kashmir, or one from the Northeast serving in Rajasthan. By the time he reaches home, his mother has barely finished welcoming him before he must start worrying about the return journey. “And what could the planners have done?” I asked. “Sir, they could have recommended air travel for Agniveers posted far from home, particularly where surface travel consumes several days. And I am very sure this Government would have agreed to such a proposal.” “But that would have required somebody to make a case for the soldier rather than merely adjust figures in a file.” I was reminded of a story from the Indian fables. Some monkeys, shivering in the cold, mistook a firefly for a spark and tried to light fire with it. A bird repeatedly warned them that it wasn't fire. But the monkeys were so busy implementing their brilliant solution that they refused to listen. “But why would intelligent and brilliant planners recommend such a thing?” I asked. “Sir, haven't you heard the old philosophy of career management followed by Smart Alecs the world over?” “Which one?” ‘Neeche wale ka tel nikalo, upar wale ki malish karo (Extract oil from subordinate, and use it to massage the boss).'’ I laughed. “That's rather harsh.” “Maybe, Sir. But whose inconvenience was reduced? The administration's. And whose inconvenience increased? The jawan's.” I thought for a moment. “So you don't think these people deserve the Jazba Medal?” “Certainly they do, Sir. But first, let us test their jazba.” “How?” “Stop their leave encashment. Reduce their salaries by half. Tell them it's necessary for national savings.” “And then?” “If they accept cheerfully, give them the medal.” I sat quietly. My friend wasn't finished. “After all, Sir, it is very easy to demonstrate patriotism when somebody else is paying for it.” Jai Hind!

For anyone confused about what’s happening with flights in America right now... Basically every airport in the United States is frozen tonight, because at 3:54 p.m. Eastern on Friday the FAA’s command center put out an advisory titled “National Ground Stop,” ordering that departing flights stay on the ground until further notice “for reasons of safety,” and to understand how we got here you have to go back about 45 minutes earlier, when Chicago’s O’Hare and Midway suddenly got ground stops for what the FAA called an “equipment outage,” and air traffic control audio out of Chicago reportedly had controllers saying they were close to “ATC zero,” which is the term for when controllers literally cannot talk to or manage the planes, and Delta dispatch was apparently warning crews about frequency outages across the country, and then it spread, until Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy posted that the problem was hitting ALL of the Air Route Traffic Control Centers, which are the 22 big regional facilities that handle planes once they’re up above 18,000 feet cruising between cities, so the part of the system that talks to planes mid-flight basically went quiet, and the FAA’s official explanation right now is a “temporary telecommunications outage,” and they say every flight in the air has been accounted for, and Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin says there’s no sign yet of anything “nefarious” but that they aren’t ruling anything out, and CNN reports law enforcement officials preliminarily say it wasn’t a cyberattack, but here’s the part that should bother everyone, this is only the THIRD nationwide ground stop in American history, the first was 9/11, and the second was January 2023, when one corrupted file took down the pilot alert system and it turned out the backup had the EXACT SAME bad file, and three years later we’re back here again with an aging system that Washington let rot through administration after administration while spending money on just about everything else, and yes, some people are already rushing to blame the FAA’s new AI congestion tool, but nobody has shown any connection, so maybe we wait for actual facts this time, and meanwhile the stop has reportedly been pushed out to 11:30 p.m. Eastern, FlightAware is showing thousands of delays, and travelers are stuck at gates on a Friday night with no idea when they’re leaving, so basically you have a Chicago glitch, 22 centers losing comms, a nationwide ground stop with no clear end, and a system everyone has been warning about for decades, which is roughly where American air travel is tonight.

General , I make this sincere and earnest appeal: please do not undermine the ethos, institutional values and moral standards of the Indian Army that I, along with countless others- both civilians and Defence services officers and all ranks , have known and deeply respected. I can assure you that the manner in which you regularly articulate your views and conduct yourself has not gone unnoticed. Many officers serving and retired have, regrettably, lost considerable regard for you, and your public pronouncements have become a subject of ridicule in most circles. The reasons are hardly difficult to discern. I say this with due regard for the uniform you once wore and the dignity it represents. For the sake of the @adgpi and the honour of the institution you once had the privilege of serving, I would earnestly urge you to exercise restraint. There are occasions when silence reflects far greater wisdom and dignity than words. Continuing to speak in this manner risks diminishing not only your own standing but also the public perception of the uniform you once represented. Plz understand that social media is not Officer’s mess where whatever you say will be taken with silence and ignored. People speak and form opinions that will eventually impact others who have served or retired. I hope you consider my request and control your urges however strong they may be ! I have finally said all of the above with a lot of pain, trust me . Jai Hind !

CJI Justice Surya Kant speaks about the factors the Collegium considers while selecting judges. He says, the ability to work in a team is most important for Supreme Court judges.

"During the anti-Sikh riots in 1984, the entire Hindu community tried to protect Sikhs, but the Congress party was hiring people to kill Sikhs” - Tarlochan Singh ji explains the real face of Congress in the aftermath of PM Indira Gandhi's assassination!

The massive seizure of 44,250 live cartridges in Bihar and Haryana has exposed a serious interstate ammunition-smuggling network. This is not an ordinary criminal case. This is a grave national security concern. Even more disturbing are reports and photographs allegedly showing individuals implicated in the racket wearing RSS uniforms. The RSS and BJP owe the nation some answers. 1. WHAT IS THE RSS CONNECTION? Photographs reportedly show accused individuals in RSS uniforms. Were these individuals RSS Swayamsevaks? What positions did they hold in the organisation? If they were Swayamsevaks, what was their involvement in the ammunition racket? What was their intent? Who were they working for? 2. WHERE WERE 44,250 LIVE CARTRIDGES HEADED? This is enough ammunition to facilitate violence on a massive scale. Who were the intended recipients? Were these cartridges destined for organised criminal networks, extremist groups or other unlawful activities? 3. HOW DID GOVERNMENT-MANUFACTURED AMMUNITION ENTER THE ILLEGAL MARKET? Reports indicate that the seized cartridges bore markings associated with the Khadki ammunition factory in Pune. Who facilitated the diversion of this ammunition? Which licensed arms dealers and intermediaries were involved? How long has this network been operating, and how extensive is it? 4. WHY ARE THE BJP AND RSS SILENT? The BJP never misses an opportunity to lecture the country on nationalism, patriotism and national security. Yet, when individuals allegedly associated with RSS come under scrutiny in a massive ammunition-smuggling investigation, where is the outrage? Where is the accountability? 5. THIS IS PRECISELY WHY THE RSS MUST BE REGISTERED! An organisation cannot claim millions of Swayamsevaks when it suits its interests and conveniently disown individuals when serious criminal allegations emerge. Registration and proper membership records would strengthen accountability and make organisational associations easier to verify. The RSS demands accountability from everyone else. Why should it be exempt from the same scrutiny? @DrMohanBhagwat ji, I would be more than happy to personally facilitate the RSS’s registration and even pay the registration fees myself.

I differ with Puneet on some issues like kakars, but this one is very valid. We never heard of a bandi chod Diwas in our childhood or even as young or middle age till a few years ago. This intentional tries to drive Sikhs away from Hindus, raises doubts on many other actions that sikh leadership has taken since 1890s and raises questions on their credibility. None such differences existed till the British census of 1871 and Dayanand discourse. If the differences between Hindus and Sikhs were as told to us now, they would have been present In the peak of khalsa Raj during Maharaja Ranjit Singh which has many documented evidences of shared heritage.