Loss of Delhi's Top Terror Fighter: Nation Mourns

Light a candle for MC Sharma who gave his life to safeguard citizens
DELHI: At a time when most fathers would have stayed beside their sick son's hospital bed, tend to his blood transfusion and ensure that the dengue died down, Inspector Mohan Chand Sharma rushed to Jamia Nagar from the hospital to raid a house where terrorists were holed up. He hadn't gone home for three days, rushing from office to hospital and back and his wife expected him to return on Friday evening finally. But home they brought the warrior dead.

Sharma (42) was undoubtedly Delhi Police's top shot terror fighter, after ACP Rajbir Singh had been murdered a few months back. But he was no gunslinger. His forte was his technical expertise and his surveillance prowess was unmatched in the force.
Nation mourns gallant cop M C Sharma

SCPC: Antony favours armed forces, wants anomalies sorted out

New Delhi, Sep 19: Defence Minister A K Antony has strongly favoured sorting out of “anomalies” in the Sixth Central Pay Commission (CPC) notification raised by the three services chiefs in their representation to the government.

In his latest letter to Finance Minister P Chidambaram this week, Antony raised the issues, including the ones relating to Personnel Below Officer Rank (PBORs), top Defence Ministry sources said in New Delhi on Friday.

“Yes, the Defence Minister has written a letter to the Finance Minister in which he has raised certain issues relating to the disparities that has crept into the pay commission notification,” the sources confirmed.

Among the issues raised by Antony was the one relating to the “extant pensionary weightage” and sought that it be restored till the time the proposal for lateral entry for them into paramilitary and central police forces was approved and implemented.

Under the Sixth CPC proposal, the PBORs are to be given an opportunity for lateral entry into the paramilitary and central police forces, but they would forego 50 per cent of their pension calculated on the basis of their last drawn pay at retirement.

But the government is yet to approve the proposal for lateral entry, which has led to a situation where the PBORs lose out both on re-employment and pension fronts.

Most PBORs retire at a relatively young age of about 35 years, after putting in about 15 to 17 years of service in the armed forces, a move aimed at keeping the fighting force young. (ANI)
Antony favours armed forces, wants anomalies in Sixth CPC sorted out

Incorrect fixing of grade pay of officers raised

Retention of pensionary weightage sought
Antony: remove pay anomalies for armed forces

Let army take charge of War on Terror

We cannot import our politicians, bureaucrats, police and intelligence agents, like we import arms and nuclear power plants. Fortunately, we have a first rate armed forces, which must be used decisively in national interest.

Vice Admiral Arun Kumar Singh
Retired as Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Eastern Naval Command
Full article at: Declare ‘war on terror’ and let the Army take charge