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The 69th Acharya of Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam Jagadguru Pujyashri Jayendra Saraswathi Shankaracharya Swamigal attained Siddhi at 9.00 am today - Shukla Trayodashi - 28 Feb. 2018 at Sri Kanchi Kamakotii Peetam Sankara Matam, Kanchipuram.                    www.kamakoti.org RAM RAM

As it was found that the net list did not carry our case for hearing on, 5th of March 2018 , 5t5h 5March5   we had requested our Advocate to check up and intimate the date of hearing. We have just been informed that the matter is being listed on 12/3 for hearing. This is for information of all concerned. -- GN Sridharan

THE MAIL IN THE BLOG SENT AROUND 3.44 P.M. TODAY ABOUT MR.RAMANI IS WRONGLY SENT.  KINDLY IGNORE. ERROR IS REGRETTED.

Friends, With deep regret I  have to report  the passing away of Shri AV Ramani in the early hours of Feb 16 2018, at Coimbatore               Though  Shri Ramani was ailing for the past one year he chose to  attend our GC meeting at Mumbai on  8th Dec.2017. From inception he  associated himself with our Federation. He was the President of the Coimbatore unit. His pleasing manners won him lot of friends and admirers.It is a great loss for our organisation. We pay our respectful homage to the dear departed and convey our condolences to his family   . May his soul rest in peace --D.Krishnan, General Secreatary

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I am extremely sorry to report  the passing away this early morning (16/2)of Shri AV Ramani at Coimbatore               Shri Ramani was ailing for the last one year and inspite of his poor health he even attended our GC meeting at Mumbai on 8th Dec. He was associated with the retired officers' federation from inception and was the President of the Coimbatore unit for the last six years.An extremely pleasant and jovial person he would instantly get endeared to any person coming into contact with him  His demise is an irreparable loss not only to his family but the entire officers'comunity in LIC with whom he was very popular.         Our deepest condolences to his family- his wife and two daughters.     . May his soul rest in peace --GN Sridharan ************************************** The Editor of this blog recollects how he enjoyed right from 1980s the company of Mr.A.V.Ramani, with whom he remembers , he attended the conference at Hyderabad once.    Even as

(A TIMELY ADVICE TO OCTOGENARIANS PENSIONERS !! )  Courtesy: Dr.S.K.Tandon  M.D. Consultant Pathologist, CCEBDM Diabetes, PGDS Sexology USA, CCMTD Thyroid, ACDMC Heart Disease, CCMH Hypertension, ECG Sexologist, Sri Ganganagar   •   37 years experience A kiss is an exalted affair; it’s about feeling each other’s cosmos, understanding each other’s emotional current without uttering words, for, the words would only sound ambiguous when emotions are intense. A kiss alone can speak volumes! But, do you think something more can be associated with it? Yes, indeed kissing has several benefits than it may seem, sure, it feels great, but apart from that, it also lowers your blood pressure. It further releases epinephrine hormone into your blood which allows your heart to pump blood faster and hence reduces the level of bad cholesterol in the body. Here is a list of reasons why you should kiss your partner more often: Reduces blood pressure:  Kissing dilates the blood vessels a

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Brahmothsavam Help To Lord Brahadeeswara Temple @ Gangai Konda Chozhapuram Many Jaya Jaya Sankara to Shri.S. Ravisankar, Annabhisheka Committee member of this grand old temple for the latest updates. Devotees please participate and do the needful for Brahmothsavam. Rama Rama Brahmothsavam From 20-Feb-18 to 01-Mar-18 By the grace of Ambal Brahannayaki samedha Lord Brahadeeswara, benign blessings of His Holiness Maha Periyava, Sri Matam Periyavas, the Maha Kumbhabhishekam of the Gangai Konda Chozhapuram Ambal Brahannayaki  Sameda Lord Brahadeeswara temple was performed strictly as per Aagama sastras, a year back on  2nd February 2017, nearly after a period of 85 years.  All  bhakthas spread over all different  continents, Sri Kanchi Matam devotees along with local people and elites joined to perform the Maha Kumbhabhishekam. Every one of us know that Annabhishekam , initiated and instructed by H H Mahaperiava  is performed year after year uninterruptedly from 1985 onward

Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 Posted On: 06 FEB 2018 3:46PM by PIB Delhi According to the findings of a recent Research Study on 'Centre's Policy of Older Persons', commissioned by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, conducted through an External Agency viz. All India Senior Citizens' Confederation, covering the States of Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Tripura, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka and Kerala, the working of Maintenance Tribunals and award of the maintenance allowance have been appeared fairly good. Pursuant to the observations of various judicial fora, and National Consultation Meet held in August 2016 and Recommendation of the Group of Secretaries on Education and Social Development constituted by the Government, suitable amendments to the provisions of the Maintenance and We

We report with deep regret the sad demise of Shri.G Gopalakrishnan (M no 325) yesterday the 5th feb.Shri GG belonged to a family which was wholly dedicated to LIC.His wife who predeceased him about a few years back and his father Late Shri Ganapathy  Iyer (who retired as Supdt)were employees of the corporation. His brother also was with LIC and is now a retd.IPS officer. Shri Gopalakrishnan who had three masters Degrees to his credit was a devoted member of our Association and we will now miss him very much.  May his soul rest in peace. --GN Sridharan  President Retd.LIC class 1 officers'Assn.Chennai

I would like to share with the highly expectant LIC pensioners' fraternity a very significant decision of the IBA/Govt to honour a court verdict conferring an important benefit to a small section of Bank pensioners very recently. Two of my own reasonings weighed with me to indulge in such a sharing. 1) The decision indicates that the Govt which has been fighting litigations by pensioners of funded schemes tooth and nail is possibly mellowing down.It is good for us-- though many of us do not seem to realise - that whatever happens to the retirees in banking sector will only benefit us automatically in the long run in view of the ''insurance & banking ''clubbing POLICY of the govt.2)The court decision in the case demonstrates that mere harping on the pension rules may not always help the management in denying justified benefits to the pensioners.The story runs as follows.  Some of the nationalised Banks were following the practice of directly recr