Yatish Yadav Dec 02, 2019 18:22:43 IST Other squadrons reported frequent unserviceability of mobile surface-to-air Akash Missile system and long duration downtime, which means that the missiles are dysfunctional and may not be cocked and loaded against enemy in contingency Several government agencies, including missile manufacturer Bharat Dynamics Limited, Bharat Electronics Limited, did not tell […]
DRDO chief not appointed even after three months
Abhinandan Mishra, Sunday Guardian: August 18, 2018 ‘Selecting a new DRDO chief has become like walking on a landmine’. The post of the chief of Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) has been vacant for nearly three months now, courtesy the apparent pressure tactics being employed by various quarters—both from inside the government and […]
Landour cantonment case: Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar acts, notices soon
By Manu Pubby, ET Bureau | Jul 29, 2016, NEW DELHI: The defence ministry is taking stock of the situation at Landour cantonment, Mussoorie, after a complaint by a serving officer alleged wrongdoing related to several prime properties at the hill station that he said may prove to be “bigger than the Adarsh Housing scam“. […]
Sexual harassment case: DRDE scientist Prabhat Garg surrenders -DNA
Tuesday, Dec 3, 2013, 19:34 IST | Place: Gwalior | Agency: PTI Defence Research and Development Establishment (DRDE) scientist Prabhat Garg, against whom a research scholar has levelled allegations of sexual harassment, on Tuesday surrendered before police here. Police said Garg turned himself in to University Police Station, reportedly after pressure built up on him […]
Zero for DRDO
Bharat Karnad | 26th Apr 2013 – Deccan Chronicle The Indian Air Force has been clever over the years in a petty sort of way. Short-range or medium-range combat aircraft and so on are uniquely IAF nomenclature; no other Air Force has such categories. In the age of aerial tankers, describing warplanes by their radii of action […]
Call for action against ‘coup’ scaremonger ‘Mischief’ By An Insider, Admits Govt
TIMES NEWS NETWORK New Delhi: With the government admitting that “mischief ” by an insider was responsible for the scare over a routine movement of two Army units, the demand for a probe into the matter is gathering momentum amid indications that Army headquarters may itself seek an inquiry. The issue figured in the meeting […]
