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Rajnath directs organisations to 'redouble' efforts to assist civilian aut
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 1 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday held a review meeting with Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat, service chiefs and other officials to take stock of the ministry's preparedness to tackle the coronavirus.
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COVID-19: Rajnath Singh holds review meeting with CDS, others via video co
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 1 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday held a review meeting with the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat, Service Chiefs and other officials to discuss the preparedness and efforts being taken to tackle COVID-19 outbreak.
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COVID-19 : High-level meeting of ministers held at Rajnath Singh's residen
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 29 (ANI): In the backdrop of COVID-19 outbreak and subsequent lockdown, a high-level meeting of Union Ministers was held at the residence of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday.
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COVID-19 : Defence employees contribute one day salary to PM-CARES fund
Updated : 6 years, 3 months 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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Rajnath Singh reviews Defence Ministry's action plan to deal with COVID-19
Updated : 6 years, 3 months 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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COVID-19: Rajnath Singh holds review meeting to check preparedness
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 26 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday chaired a review meeting with the Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat, Chiefs of Army, Navy and Air Force and senior officials on the preparedness for tackling COVID-19 menace.
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Rajnath Singh condemns 'extremely reprehensible' terror attack on Kabul gu
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 25 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday condemned the "extremely reprehensible" terror attack at a gurdwara in Kabul in which 27 people were killed.
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'I'm working from home today': Rajnath urges citizens to support 'Janta Cu
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 22 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday urged all citizens to remain at home and make the 'Janata Curfew', which he termed as 'one of the biggest social distancing and mass awareness initiative against a pandemic', a success.
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Rajnath, Esper discuss coronavirus situation, bilateral defence coopeartio
Updated : 6 years, 3 months 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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Hardly any impact of global economic slowdown on Defence procurement: Rajn
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 20 (ANI): While the world is dealing with an economic slowdown, severely impacted due to coronavirus pandemic, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said that there would be hardly any impact of the current global economic situation on India's Defence procurement
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Defence Ministry signs Rs 880 cr contract for Light Machine Guns with Isra
Updated : 6 years, 3 months 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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Goa CM pays tribute to Manohar Parrikar on death anniversary
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], Mar 17 (ANI): Chief Minister Pramod Sawant paid floral tributes to former Defence Minister late Manohar Parrikar on the occasion of his first death anniversary of on Tuesday.
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