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Defence PSUs, OFB join India's fight against COVID-19
Updated : 2 days, 18 hours ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 5 (ANI): With the country in lockdown to prevent the spread of coronavirus, Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs), and Ordnance Factory Board (OFB), which come under the Ministry of Defence (MoD), have come forward to boost the nation's fight against the deadly
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403 people released from six quarantine facilities run by Armed Fo
Updated : 4 days, 14 hours ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 3 (ANI): A total number of 403 people suspected of having coronavirus out of the 1,737 handled at six different quarantine facilities being run by the armed forces have been released after mandatory procedures, the Ministry of Defence said on Friday.
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Centre to mobilise services of ex-servicemen to assist in fight ag
Updated : 5 days, 9 hours ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 2 (ANI): The Ministry of Defence (MoD) on Thursday said that an initiative to mobilise services of ex-servicemen (ESM) has been started to take their help in assist the State and the District Administration to fight the coronavirus.
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NCC to deploy cadets in fight against COVID-19
Updated : 5 days, 18 hours ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 2 (ANI): The Defence Ministry on Thursday announced that the National Cadet Corps (NCC) has offered a helping hand to civilian authorities in the fight against COVID-19.
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COVID-19 : Defence employees contribute one day salary to PM-CARES
Updated : 1 week, 2 days ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 29 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday approved a proposal for the contribution of one day salary by the employees of Ministry of Defence to the PM-CARES fund to fight COVID-19.
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COVID-19 lockdown: Maharashtra govt allows sale of fishes, mangoes
Updated : 1 week, 4 days ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], Mar 27 (ANI): The Maharashtra government on Friday directed all officials to allow the sale of fishes and mangoes in the state with necessary precautions amid the three-week countrywide lockdown.
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ASO in Defence Ministry unable to attend mother's funeral due to l
Updated : 1 week, 4 days ago IST
Faridabad (Haryana) [India], Mar 27 (ANI): Among the numerous stories of hardships being faced by people due to the nationwide lockdown announced to prevent the spread of coronavirus, the one of an Assistant Section Officer (ASO) working in the Ministry of Defence (MoD), who could not attend
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Rajnath Singh reviews Defence Ministry's action plan to deal with
Updated : 1 week, 5 days ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 26 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday reviewed the Ministry of Defence's action plan to deal with COVID-19 and urged armed forces, Defence Public Sector Undertakings and other organisations to gear up preparedness and provide all required assistance to c
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Rajnath, Esper discuss coronavirus situation, bilateral defence co
Updated : 2 weeks, 4 days ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 21 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday held a telephonic conversation with his US counterpart Mark Esper during which the Secretary of Defense expressed his appreciation for India's leadership in coordinating COVID-19 related relief efforts among South Asia
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Defence Ministry signs Rs 880 cr contract for Light Machine Guns w
Updated : 2 weeks, 5 days ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 19 (ANI): The Ministry of Defence on Thursday signed the capital acquisition contract with Israel Weapons Industries for procurement of 16,479 Light Machine Guns (LMGs) at a cost of Rs 880 crore with the approval of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.
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Defence Acquisition Council paves way for procurement of 83 indige
Updated : 2 weeks, 6 days ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 18 (ANI): In a big boost to 'Make in India' initiative, Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) has paved way for procurement of 83 indigenous Tejas fighter aircraft for the Indian Air Force (IAF).
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Parl Panel flags shortage of Rs 60K crore for defence modernisatio
Updated : 3 weeks, 4 days ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 13 (ANI): The Parliamentary standing committee on Defence on Friday flagged the shortage in allocation of the defence budget for modernisation saying it would affect the acquisition of the latest weaponry for the Armed Forces.
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