Dehradun: An Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopter crash-landed in Kedarnath on Tuesday, police said. The accident took place when the MI-17 chopper was trying to land far from the Kedarnath shrine. There were eight people — six passengers, pilot and co-pilot — onboard but all are safe with minor injuries,[Read More…]
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IAF officers misused allowance for foreign trips worth Rs 82 lakh: CAG
According to Comptroller and Auditor General, a number of Indian Air Force (IAF) officers violated the defence travel regulations by claiming allowances after visiting foreign countries, causing a loss of more than Rs 82 lakh to the exchequer. As per regulations, military officers can claim leave travel concessions (LTC) only[Read More…]
Mughulsarai station may be renamed after RSS crusader Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya
Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) crusader Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya’s native village in Mathura will soon be converted into a rural tourism spot. According to The Economic Times, the Yogi Adityanath government has sent the proposal of naming Mughulsarai station after Upadhyay to the Central government, marking the centenary year celebrations[Read More…]
The soldier soldiers on because he signed up to die
Two kinds of people die at regular intervals in Kashmir – soldiers and militants. The militants are driven by hatred fed by religion, with no other aim than to destroy, kill, and maim. The soldiers are driven by the duty to their profession of arms – to protect, to nurture,[Read More…]
54 Army personnel died in plane accidents in 4 years
Fifty-four persons were died in accidents involving military aircraft including fighter planes since last four years, the government said today. Of which, 33 casualties were reported in 2016-17. In response to a question in Lok Sabha, Subhash Bhamre, Minister of State in the Defence Ministry, said 617 complaints were registered against[Read More…]
3 injured as IAF jet crashes in Rajasthan, pilots eject to safety
Three people were injured as a Sukhoi 30 aircraft of the Indian Air Force crashed near an air base in Rajasthan’s Barmer. However, both pilots have managed to eject to safety. As per reports, Narayan Ram, his daughter-in-law and grandson were injured in the crash. They have been admitted to[Read More…]
Former IAF chief SP Tyagi remanded to judicial custody, moves bail plea
A CBI court on Saturday sent former the Indian Air Force chief SP Tyagi, to judicial custody till December 30. Tyagi who has been arrested in AgustaWestland chopper deal case has moved a bail application that a Patiala House Court listed for December 21. Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Special[Read More…]
Beard is not acceptable for anyone in the Indian Air Force: SC
The Supreme Court on Thursday said that a beard is not acceptable for anyone in the Indian Air Force, no matter what religion. The apex court dismissed the petition of a Muslim officer who was sacked in 2008. A bench headed by Chief Justice TS Thakur also said that the[Read More…]
IAF pulled in for help to quickly deliver newly printed notes
The Indian Air Force has airlifted over 160 tonnes of new currency notes from four printing presses to various parts of the country to cut down the time taken to transport cash from the source to main distribution centres to meet the surge in demand post demonetisation, reports PTI. The[Read More…]
Demonetisation: Time to transport cash to banks cut from 21 to 6 days
In a bid to ease the cash crunch chaos, the government has managed to cut down the transportation time of cash from printing to the main distribution centres from 21 days to six and is using all modes of transport, including helicopters and Indian Air Force planes, to move the[Read More…]
Government offers to buy made in India fighter planes
The Indian government offered to buy hundreds of fighter planes from foreign manufacturers if they are ready to manufacture planes in India with a local partner, Air Force officials said. As India plans to phase out all ageing soviet-era aircraft, the deal could move up to 300 planes making it[Read More…]
It’s official: India-France ink ₹58,000-cr deal for 36 Rafale jets
India on Friday inked the deal for 36 Rafale fighters with France. Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar and his French counterpart Jean Yves LeDrian signed the contract in Delhi. India will pay about ₹58,000 crore or 7.8 billion Euros for 36 off-the-shelf Dassault Rafale twin-engine fighters. About 15 per cent of[Read More…]
Debris of suspected missing IAF AN-32 found near Chennai coast
‘Samudra Ratnakar’, a Geological Survey of India’s (GSI) ship, has captured images of 75 pieces of debris about 200 nautical miles off Chennai coast. The wreckage is suspected to be of Indian Air Force AN-32 which went missing last month with 29 people on board. GSI’s Samudra Ratnakar, which is part of[Read More…]
No concrete evidence about missing IAF aircraft but search still on: Parrikar
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar told the Lok Sabha on Thursday that there is no concrete evidence so far with respect to missing AN-32 aircraft of the Indian Air Force. Parrikar said that the search efforts are focused on the surface as well as the underwater domain to look for survivors[Read More…]