dac to decide fate of light COPTER deal
New Delhi: The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) chaired by Defence Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday will decide the fate of the controversial Rs6,000 crore deal to procure 197 light helicopters which is on hold due to an ongoing CBI probe into charges that a Brigadier had sought bribe from AgustaWestland to help it bag the contract. The DAC will also discuss deals worth around Rs 15,000 crore for procuring Apache attack helicopters and Chinook heavy-lift helicopters for the IAF from the US, officials said here on Wednesday.
congress announces candidates for 8 seats
New Delhi: Congress on Thursday announced candidates for eight Assembly seats in Gujarat and two in Rajasthan, where byelections are due on September 13.
Govt puts up ‘idea boxes’ TO SEEK suggestions
New Delhi: In its quest to seek out-of-the-box solutions to governance-related matters, the Government has put up ‘idea boxes’ inside the power corridors of North Block which houses the ministries of Personnel and Home Affairs among others. These wooden boxes mentioning ‘idea box’ and ‘vichar petika’ have been installed at prominent places in the North Block by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), inviting ideas from officials and visitors.
Govt to emphasise on e-governance: Jitendra
New Delhi: The Government will emphasise on e-governance measures to ensure good and simplified governance, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said here onWednesday. “It was a matter of satisfaction that the Department of Administrative Reforms had during the last three months not only taken major initiatives in the direction of ensuring good governance but had also evolved mechanisms to ensure that the governance was not only good but was also simplified,” he said here.
uha plan to be rolled out soon: Vardhan
New Delhi: Union Health Minister, Harsh Vardhan on Wednesday said that country’s health care sector was all set for unprecedented growth with the Universal Health Assurance (UHA) programme all set to be announced soon. UHA is in the process of being finalised and will be presented to the nation within the current financial year, the Minister said at the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)’s 8th Health Insurance Summit here.