New Delhi: Denial of leave to Army personnel including officers and soldiers may tempt them to have extra-marital affairs and in extreme cases, they may also resort to misbehaviour and flirting, an Army study has said. In its study 'roadmap to promote dignity of women and care for girl child in Army', the Jodhpur-based 12 'Konark' Corps has recommended that "grant of leave at regular intervals coupled with adequate training and self-discipline" can help in managing the "negative vibes" in them.
"Many peculiarities of military life is to remain separated from wife... Delays in going home or denial of leave may tempt a soldier to get into extra marital affair. An extreme case may also be flirting or misbehaving," the study said. The study, which primarily focuses on empowerment of women and girl child, has recommended that "exemplary punishments" should be given to those who in any way are adversely affecting women related to the forces.
"The Commanding Officers of the units should ensure that any incident occurring and affecting women or girl child should be reported and action should be taken against offenders and no leniency should be shown towards such people," it said. The 12 Corps headed by Lt Gen MMS Rai had commissioned the study in March this year under the Ahmedabad-based 11 Infantry Division and all the units of the formation have been asked to follow the recommendations.
The study identifies several types of violence that women may face at work place or
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Siddharth Nagar (UP): To remove socio-economic and educational backwardness of minorities, the Centre has decided to spend Rs 17,000 crore in the 12th five-year plan, Union Minister for Minority Welfare K Rehman Khan said on Friday. He told reporters that of the 72 recommendations made by the Sachar Committee for welfare of Muslim community, 69 have been implemented by the Centre. Three could not be implemented due to technical reasons....
07:11 PM, May 31, 2013
New Delhi/Berlin: India and Germany will jointly intensify efforts to gain permanent membership in an expanded United Nations Security Council as also for broader reform of the world organisation, top ministers of the two sides say. "Security Council reform was naturally one of our focus areas of discussions. We have decided to continue to collaborate with Germany and intensify the pressures," Indian External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid told this IANS...
05:43 AM, Apr 15, 2013
Mumbai: India A team is set to tour South Africa in June but the number, types of matches or the opposition have not been decided yet. "The tour to South Africa by India A in June has been finalised. But the dates and types of matches during the tour have not been decided. It could be a combination of limited overs and four-day games," said Prof Ratnakar Shetty, Indian cricket...
02:59 PM, Apr 05, 2013
While CNN-IBN bagged 12 awards at the News Television Awards 2013 on Monday evening, IBNLive.com was awarded the Best News Channel website award. IBN18 Editor-in-Chief Rajdeep Sardesai won the Best News Presenter award for the year and CNN-IBN's Anubha Bhosle won the Best TV News Reporter award. ...
09:12 PM, Mar 25, 2013
Activist-turned-politician Arvind Kejriwal is expected to appear before a Delhi court on Wednesday in connection with a criminal defamation case. The complaint was filed on behalf of Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit for allegedly making baseless allegations against her on a television show. ...
08:29 AM, Mar 20, 2013
P.K. Deb, the secretary of India's sports ministry, was optimistic that the request for talks with the sports minister might lead to a quick end to the impasse. ...
12:23 PM, Mar 08, 2013
He meant it in earnest after his double hundred in the just concluded second Test against Australia, but Cheteshwar Pujara's comment, with its double entendre, following his great knock was the source of much merriment on social networking sites. ...
02:01 PM, Mar 05, 2013
Cheteshwar Pujara's wife Puja Pabari celebrates her husband's double century. ...
10:27 AM, Mar 05, 2013
Cricket is a big part of the film that tells the story of wastrel Ishaan's obsession with a talented Muslim boy he considers a cricket prodigy and wants to coach. ...
02:13 PM, Feb 21, 2013
Disregarding the spirit of the game and fair play, Manpreet Gony threw the ball, which touched the ropes, to run-out Peter Siddle. ...
08:59 AM, Feb 19, 2013
After losing 11 of their 13 wickets against spinners, Australia have plenty to think before they take on India in the first Test. ...
08:33 AM, Feb 18, 2013
"Their technique today was found wanting. If they play like this, it will be difficult for them," Manoj Tiwary said on Sunday after striking 129 for India A against the Aussies in a warm-up. ...
09:14 PM, Feb 17, 2013
Four Australian wickets are down. India A bowlers made a great comeback in the last hour of second day. ...
09:23 AM, Feb 17, 2013
Sharma cracked 77 and shared a 128-run stand for the second wicket with centurion Gambhir as India A piled up 338 for four. ...
07:10 PM, Feb 16, 2013
Rajput feels that some of his players will get a 'big platform to make a comeback into the national side' by performing well against Australia in the warm-up match. ...
03:08 PM, Feb 15, 2013
"Don't want sympathies, time to show some steel," Gautam Gambhir said after being dropped from the India squad for the first two Tests against Australia. ...
10:35 AM, Feb 15, 2013
The UPA government went into damage control on Thursday over the AgustaWestland chopper deal, issuing a detailed factsheet on the AgustaWestland deal, putting the blame on the NDA. The Congress has alleged that in 2003, the then National Security Advisor Brajesh Mishra wrote to the then defence secretary that the existing rules were unfair as it allowed only single bidding and that the qualifying height of the choppers should be...
07:49 AM, Feb 15, 2013
105 galleries are showcasing works of 1,000 artists from across the globe during the four-day 5th India Art Fair in New Delhi. ...
03:17 PM, Feb 02, 2013
The annual India Art Fair is back with a bang. One of the biggest contemporary and modern art fairs in the world, it opened to public on February 1 and ends on February 3. A 103 exhibitors from 23 countries, this burst of art has something for everyone. ...
10:13 AM, Feb 02, 2013
