Using defence land to meet military needs and other stories

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Tue, Nov 05, 2019 | 11:37 AM IST

Why unlocking defence land bank to meet military's needs isn't a bad idea Can the money raised from auctioning this land not be used for the military's benefit? Back-of-the-envelope calculations suggest that up to Rs 25,0... North Korean hackers targeted Tamil Nadu Nuclear plant, top nuclear scientists: South Korean intel group South Korea based Issue Makers Lab has shared "evidence" online claiming that the malware attack on Tamil Nadu's Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant was... One person, one gun: A new firearm policy in the works New bill proposes minimum seven years imprisonment instead of three for Arms Act violations. The proposed amendments to Arms Act stipulates jail te... Customs, GST relief to give Rs 60,000-cr boost to defence Around Rs 25,000 cr will be saved over the next 5 years on account of the rollback of customs duty on the import of defence equipment that is not m... Permanent commission in Army to be opened for women from April 2020 The army's Adjutant General Lieutenant General Ashwani Kumar explained that after women officers opt for a specialised stream under permanent commi... US report pulls up Pakistan for failing to limit Lashkar, Jaish The report said that although Pakistan's laws comply with international anti-money laundering and terrorism financing standards, the "authorities f... Army asks defence ministry to retain homosexuality, adultery as punishable offences The army believes that allowing homosexuality and adultery will break the fabric that binds it together and effect its teamwork spirit, which will ... Disability pension for military will be exempt from tax only upto a limit The COSC comprising the chiefs of the army, air force and navy sent recommendations to the defence ministry on disability pension. One of the recom... 50 India Inc representatives to accompany Rajnath Singh to Russia to explore JVs Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will be in Moscow from November 5-7 for the India-Russia Intergovernmental Commission on Military-Technical Cooperat... South Asia security expert Cohen no more Renowned US expert on security issues in South Asia, Stephen P Cohen, died on Sunday. He had pioneered the study of security in the South Asian con...

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