Rediff.com – News-Special Part- II ‘The LCA won’t take off in the near future’ George Iype The Light Combat Aircraft is perhaps the most ambitious of all DRDO projects. But 17 years and four postponements of its test flight later, the multi-role fighter meant to replace the MiG-21 is still a dream. What has happened […]
DRDO contract labourers not paid proper wages
Bangalore, May 21, 2013, DHNS: – Deccan Herald The Ministry of Labour & Employment, after a recent inspection, has found that contract labourers being employed at Centre for Air Borne Systems (CABS), an establishment under Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO), are not being paid wages in accordance with Minimum Wages Act. Sources in the […]
For DRDO RTI Act-2005 means, wasting the public funds, wasting the public time
It is observed that DRDO is denying 99% RTI request under shadow of Schedule – II. This RTI request will reveal the policy of DRDO in which DRDO official stated that they give reply of all RTI requests but not to give the requested information. DRDO RTI cell is always lead by corrupt official, like […]
Air Force audit says pact for LCA parts unauthorised
Chethan Kumar, Bangalore, April 24, 2013, DHNS: – DECCAN HERALD The Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE), one of the agencies working on light combat aircraft — Tejas had struck an agreement with BAE Systems Overseas Inc for supply of 15 ship sets of integrated flight control systems line replacement units costing US$3,06,00,000, without the approval of […]
CVC orders penalty against DRDO official
ABHINANDAN MISHRA Sunday Guardians NEW DELHI | 30th Sep 2012 The officer has been found guilty of appointing his senior’s daughter without following the due process. The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) has advised the initiation of major penalty proceedings against an additional director rank officer and his superior, a director, with the Defence Research […]
11 Bangalore terror suspects remanded in police custody
THE HINDU – BANGALORE, August 31, 2012 The 11 persons arrested by the Bangalore police on Wednesday on the charge of plotting terror strikes in Karnataka, were remanded in police custody for 14 days by a judicial magistrate here on Thursday. Defence Research and Development Organisation, where suspect Aijaz Ahmed Mirza was employed as a […]
Bangalore police arrest journalist, 10 others on terror charges
THE HINDU- BANGALORE, August 30, 2012 They were allegedly plotting to assassinate BJP politicians, Hindutva leaders and journalists The Central Crime Branch of the Bangalore police arrested six men from the city, including an English newspaper reporter, and five from Hubli on Wednesday on charges of plotting a terrorist attack in the State. Addressing a […]
Scientist, journalist among 11 arrested for suspected terror plot
Published: Friday, Aug 31, 2012, 8:52 IST By DNA Correspondent | Place: Bangalore | Agency: DNA The Central Crime Branch police have busted a terror plot and arrested 11 members with alleged links with Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (Huji). The arrested include a scientist from the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and a journalist […]
Bangalore: Family of terror suspect opposes arrest
IBN Karnataka | Posted on Aug 31, 2012 at 08:25am IST Bangalore: The father of one of the 11 men arrested by the Bangalore Police on Wednesday on charges of having links with terror groups Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and the HuJI and plotting attacks on MPs, MLAs and journalists, has said that the family wasn’t informed […]
DRDO staffer, 10 others arrested for terror links in Bangalore
TNN | Aug 31, 2012, 05.02AM IST BANGALORE: An employee of a DRDO division and a journalist were among 11 men, all in their twenties, arrested by Karnataka police for alleged links with global terror outfits. A day after an operation to nab these men ended on Wednesday, police said they had been told the […]
