8th Pay Commission update: Govt employee bodies push for at least 5 promotions, OPS restoration, higher CGHS allowance

8th Pay Commission update: Govt employee bodies push for at least 5 promotions, OPS restoration, higher CGHS allowance

The National Council (Staff Side), Joint Consultative Machinery (NC-JCM) meeting held in the Capital on Wednesday (February 25, 2026) covered several key topics, including increasing family units from 3 to 5, guaranteeing at least 5 promotions for employees, boosting annual increments, and reinstating the Old Pension Scheme (OPS) in the 8th Pay Commission (8th CPC).Other…

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Top JeM operative among 3 shot dead in J&K ops | India News

Top JeM operative among 3 shot dead in J&K ops | India News

JAMMU: A Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) commander was among three terrorists killed in separate gunfights with security forces in snow-covered forests of Udhampur and Kishtwar districts in J&K’s Jammu division Wednesday, officials said.Sources identified the slain JeM man as Rubani, alias Abu Mavia, though there was no official confirmation of his identity by authorities. Security forces launched…

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Anti-terror ops launched in Kishtwar, Doda & Poonch | India News

Anti-terror ops launched in Kishtwar, Doda & Poonch | India News

JAMMU: Security forces Tuesday launched cordon-and-search operations in the upper reaches of Kishtwar, Doda and Poonch districts in J&K after reported sightings of terror suspects. Official sources said two groups of Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorists, each consisting of two to three ultras, were believed to be moving in the region, which has witnessed encounters in the past.“Acting…

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'IndiGo being held accountable': Aviation minister in Parliament; assures 'ops are stabilising' | India News

‘IndiGo being held accountable’: Aviation minister in Parliament; assures ‘ops are stabilising’ | India News

Ram Mohan Naidu reviews Aviation Ministry’s control room amid IndiGo flight cancellations and delays NEW DELHI: Civil aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu on Tuesday said IndiGo is being held “accountable” for its ongoing operational crisis, adding that the airline’s services are stabilising rapidly.Naidu made the remarks while addressing the Lok Sabha on the IndiGo crisis….

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Bomb threat at Kudankulam nuclear plant: Search ops launched; email mentions Putin visit | India News

Bomb threat at Kudankulam nuclear plant: Search ops launched; email mentions Putin visit | India News

Search operation launched after bomb threat (ANI image) NEW DELHI: Security agencies on Thursday launched an extensive search operation in Rajasthan’s Ajmer after the district administration received a bomb threat email. The email claimed that RDX-based explosives had been planted at the Ajmer Sharif dargah, the district collectorate and the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant in…

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Joint power on play: Army conducts Exercise Brahma Shira in Rann, Creek Sector; tests multi-domain ops | India News

Joint power on play: Army conducts Exercise Brahma Shira in Rann, Creek Sector; tests multi-domain ops | India News

NEW DELHI: The Army on Sunday said it successfully carried out Exercise Brahma Shira in the Rann and Creek Sector as part of the ongoing Tri-Services Exercise Trishul.In a post on X, the Army’s Additional Directorate General of Public Information (ADG PI) said the exercise brought together the Army, Navy, Air Force, Indian Coast Guard,…

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