The saying, ''its 'never too late'' could not be more true, when one of the oldest surviving WW-II veteran soldier to have served in the British and Indian Army, 106- year-old Khazan Singh Kohli, got what he most desired- the revised pension as per his rank, that of Naik Subedar, three weeks ahead of the two-day defence pension adalat being held in Pune on June 21-22nd at AFMC.
Kohli retired from the Indian Army in 1949, and has since been getting the pension of a sepoy when he should have got the pension due to a Naik Subedar. He will now get between Rs 5,000 and Rs 6,000 plus as against Rs 2,373 including a basic with arrears effective from 1996.
Kohli's battle began when he first wrote to officials concerned officials in 1999, but received little response. The family began to look into the matter since last year. His grandaughter, Gurvinder Kaur, who has recently completed studies in clinical psychology, said that,''the discrepancies in his pension have finally been rectified, and the family received the 'good news' on May 29th following a letter from CDA-P''.
The matter was taken up by the Pune Zilla Sainik Welfare Officer, Lt Col Shirish Karasgi (retd,) who urged the family members to put up the case. Singh's son, daughter-in-law and grandaughter began to write to authorities concerned and at various levels in May 2006. ''Initially, we thought it was going to be a big struggle but by January, we had got the feeling that we may just get it as the letters were quite positive. Earlier, we ran from pillar to post realising that there was no pension table available for ready reference. Some of the old documents with the bank were also not available'', she said.
Vide a letter (IO-44062/Corr/SP(T-IV) dated May 29, 2007, the records office of the Army Supply Corps (ASC) in Bangalore, has advised Bank of Maharashtra (from where Kohli is drawing his monthly pension) to pay the revised amount with effect from January 1, 1996. Gurvinder informed that her grandfather who is a strict disciplinarian on receiving the news was very happy and even proud to see his photos splashed in local dailies.
Khazan Singh Kohli has two sons and three daughters, he lost his wife 33 years ago.
When asked about his daily diet, Gurvinder said his day begins with a cup of tea, followed by pohe or something light, for lunch at 12.30 am. He has two chapatis and subji and the same goes for dinner at 9 pm.
Born on Spetember 3, 1899 at Dulla in R awalpindi, Kohli a World War-II veteran, joined the Army Supply Corps based in Dhaka. During the period he met Subhash Chandra Bose. He has also witnessed Jallianwala Bagh. He donated his 100-year-old service rifle to Raja Kelkar Museum in Pune two years ago in the presence of the then Municipal Commissioner Dr Nitin Kareer.
A happy Karasgi said, "Tthere is a sense of achievement, what is due to these seniors they must get and that too at the earliest''.
Around 512 applications have been received so far for the 81st defence adalat and the 6th in Maharashtra to be held here. Defence personnel from other states with any grievance are also welcome to register their cases, he informed.
Karasgi said several other cases have already been settled ahead of the adalat one of a Major General's widow who was drawing less pension. Some of the pension related problems are to do with lack of communication between banks and records office, or administrative where one rank one pension has not been implemented or lack ofinformation about the pensioners family or personal details, he said.
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Monday, June 18, 2007
COOK BURNS WITH RAGE AT WAITER, POURS BURNING OIL ON HIM
A waiter sustained 60 per cent burn injuries after a cook of the hotel allegedly poured hot oil over him here while he was asleep, police said on Monday.
According to the complaint lodged by the hotel owner, waiter Balu, had entered into a tiff with cook Nair on Saturday over the quantum of tea served in a cup to the customer, after which the enraged cook allegedly poured hot oil on the waiter next morning while he was asleep.
While the waiter is being treated for severe burn injuries in a hospital, the cook is absconding, police added.
According to the complaint lodged by the hotel owner, waiter Balu, had entered into a tiff with cook Nair on Saturday over the quantum of tea served in a cup to the customer, after which the enraged cook allegedly poured hot oil on the waiter next morning while he was asleep.
While the waiter is being treated for severe burn injuries in a hospital, the cook is absconding, police added.
KANPUR POLICE CREATES CHAKRAVUYH TO NAB CRIMINALS!
The Kanpur police has decided to launch "Operation Chakravyuh" to nail criminals giving it sleepless nights by conducting surprise raids between 11 pm and 2 am, senior police official said.
With the cases of vehicle lifting, burglaries and thefts on a rife in the city the police has decided to launch "Operation Chakravyuh", said the Deputy Inspector General of Police, Kanpur, H S Shukla.
Outlining the strategy behind the "Operation Chakravyuh", he said that the areas will be marked under A,B,C and D categories depending on their sensitivity, and then surprise checking of rickshaw pullers, people working in the markets, people sleeping on footpaths and other sensitive persons would be undertaken.
He, however, clarified that efforts are being taken to ensure that they should not be misbehaved with.
The raids under the operation would be conducted mainly during night but operation could be taken up during the day if needed, he said adding the success of the drive will be reviewed weekly.
The police have also sought help from Government Railway Police (GRP) to keep a strict vigil against the criminals of active in railway station premises, Shukla informed.
With the cases of vehicle lifting, burglaries and thefts on a rife in the city the police has decided to launch "Operation Chakravyuh", said the Deputy Inspector General of Police, Kanpur, H S Shukla.
Outlining the strategy behind the "Operation Chakravyuh", he said that the areas will be marked under A,B,C and D categories depending on their sensitivity, and then surprise checking of rickshaw pullers, people working in the markets, people sleeping on footpaths and other sensitive persons would be undertaken.
He, however, clarified that efforts are being taken to ensure that they should not be misbehaved with.
The raids under the operation would be conducted mainly during night but operation could be taken up during the day if needed, he said adding the success of the drive will be reviewed weekly.
The police have also sought help from Government Railway Police (GRP) to keep a strict vigil against the criminals of active in railway station premises, Shukla informed.
THE PRICE OF BEING A GIRL IN INDIA: AN UNCLE SELLS HIS NEICE FOR RS 60,000
A teenage girl, from Mau village in Baghpat district, was allegedly sold by her maternal uncle to a man for Rs 60,000, police said.
The sixteen-year-old was brought here from her house in Baghpat by her maternal uncle and allegedly sold to a man at Durgandpur village for Rs 60,000 when her father was not present in the house, they said.
The issue came to light after the father of the girl, Satpal, complained to DIG Shaharanpur range, who directed the police to register a case and trace the girl. The girl was untraceable even as the police is investigating the case.
The sixteen-year-old was brought here from her house in Baghpat by her maternal uncle and allegedly sold to a man at Durgandpur village for Rs 60,000 when her father was not present in the house, they said.
The issue came to light after the father of the girl, Satpal, complained to DIG Shaharanpur range, who directed the police to register a case and trace the girl. The girl was untraceable even as the police is investigating the case.
THIS GIRL'S STOMACH IS A BREEDING GROUND OF ROUNDWORMS, NOT ONE OR TWO BUT 105!
Doctors took out 105 roundworms from the stomach of a three-year-old girl after an operation at a city hospital in Surat recently. Shraddha Rathod was operated upon at the Civil Hospital after her constant complaints of stomach pain. To the surprise of doctors, they found a 105 roundworms inside the small intestine of Shraddha, said Piyush Anajwala of the hospital.
Worms are present in the stomach of young children, but, in the case of Shraddha, the number was too high, Anajwala said.
It seems the worms have bred in the girl's intestine and if she had been brought two days later to the hospital, chances of her survival would have been slim, he said.The worms were taken out after the two-hour-long operation. The girl's father is a daily wager in the city.
Worms are present in the stomach of young children, but, in the case of Shraddha, the number was too high, Anajwala said.
It seems the worms have bred in the girl's intestine and if she had been brought two days later to the hospital, chances of her survival would have been slim, he said.The worms were taken out after the two-hour-long operation. The girl's father is a daily wager in the city.
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
WOMEN CAN NO MORE USE SEX AS AN INSTRUMENT: DENIAL OF SEX IS SUFFICIENT GROUND FOR DIVORCE, SAYS DELHI HIGH COURT
Observing that the denial of sex by either spouse is sufficient ground for granting a plea for divorce, the Delhi High Court has dissolved a man's 13-year- old marriage.
Reversing a trial court's order dismissing Ajay Kumar's petition for divorce on the ground of cruelty by his wife, Justice S Murlidhar on Monday said: "The evidence on record shows unmistakably that the absence of normal sexual relations was definitely one reason for the failure of the marriage. It also cannot be denied that the husband underwent mental agony as a result thereof.
"Further, the separation of the couple since 1996 has rendered remote the possibility of the parties resuming a normal married life," he said in his order.
Asking Kumar to pay Rs 2 lakh to his wife as permanent alimony within two months, the High Court directed the registry to draw up a decree of divorce by August 20.
Challenging the trial court's dismissal order of February 1997, Kumar filed a petition in the High Court which alleged that his marriage was not properly consummated as his wife had never offered herself for complete sexual intimacy with him since they were wed in June 1994.
Kumar also alleged that his wife used to be violent in bed and that her behaviour never improved despite medical treatement for about a year.
He accused his in-laws of threatening him with dire consequences when he had tried to bring the issue to their notice. His wife was taken away by them to their house in 1996, he said.
Reversing a trial court's order dismissing Ajay Kumar's petition for divorce on the ground of cruelty by his wife, Justice S Murlidhar on Monday said: "The evidence on record shows unmistakably that the absence of normal sexual relations was definitely one reason for the failure of the marriage. It also cannot be denied that the husband underwent mental agony as a result thereof.
"Further, the separation of the couple since 1996 has rendered remote the possibility of the parties resuming a normal married life," he said in his order.
Asking Kumar to pay Rs 2 lakh to his wife as permanent alimony within two months, the High Court directed the registry to draw up a decree of divorce by August 20.
Challenging the trial court's dismissal order of February 1997, Kumar filed a petition in the High Court which alleged that his marriage was not properly consummated as his wife had never offered herself for complete sexual intimacy with him since they were wed in June 1994.
Kumar also alleged that his wife used to be violent in bed and that her behaviour never improved despite medical treatement for about a year.
He accused his in-laws of threatening him with dire consequences when he had tried to bring the issue to their notice. His wife was taken away by them to their house in 1996, he said.
22-YEAR-OLD YOUTH MARRIES STEPMOM IN MUZAFFARNAGAR DISTRICT, FACES THE WRATH OF THE VILLAGERS!!
A day after Muslim clerics declared the marriage of a 22-year-old youth with his divorced step-mother as illegal and anti-Islamic, villagers on Tuesday banned the entry of the couple in Gangeru village in the district.
The villagers also decided a social boycott of the couple, which has fled the village after an attack on them. The marriage has led to tension in the village following a clash in which six people, including four women, were injured. Security has been beefed up in the village to avoid any untoward incident, police said.
Earlier, the clerics had declared the marriage as null and void, and said such relationships would be treated as rape and the culprits will be punished as per Islamic law.
The villagers also decided a social boycott of the couple, which has fled the village after an attack on them. The marriage has led to tension in the village following a clash in which six people, including four women, were injured. Security has been beefed up in the village to avoid any untoward incident, police said.
Earlier, the clerics had declared the marriage as null and void, and said such relationships would be treated as rape and the culprits will be punished as per Islamic law.
Thursday, June 7, 2007
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