India, Malaysia air forces bolster ties
New Delhi: Operating similar Russian-origin Su-30 combat aircraft, Air Forces of India and Malaysia on Tuesday discussed ways of further enhancing their cooperation during the meeting between their chiefs here. “Malaysian air chief General Tan Sri Dato Sri Rodzali bin Daud, who is on a four-day visit, called on IAF Chief NAK Browne here at the Air Headquarters where a wide range of bilateral issues related to the ongoing defence cooperation were discussed,” an IAF release said.
Asha Sihag is new DG (Acquisition) of Mod
New Delhi: Senior IAS officer Asha Ram Sihag has been appointed as Director General (Acquisition) in the Defence Ministry. Sihag, a 1983-batch IAS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre, is currently serving as Additional Secretary and
Financial Advisor in the Ministry of External Affairs. He will be the key officer responsible for overseeing Defence Ministry’s multi-crore acquisition process. Sihag will be taking over at a time when the Ministry is set to take its final decision on cancellation of the VVIP chopper deal and a number of important acquisitions.
explosives recovered at Giridih
Ranchi: A huge quantity of liquid and dry explosive material, capable of producing over 1,000 bombs or 25-30 can bomb weighing 12-15 kg each, was recovered from Maheshkishore village under Bhelwaghati police station in Giridih during a search operation being conducted by the security forces on Monday late night.The consignment of explosive was supposed to be kept under a culvert to be delivered to the Maoists for making bombs.