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We are in business of killing and getting killed: Defence Expert
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 18 (ANI): Defence Expert Lieutenant General (Retd.) V.K. Chaturvedi on Sunday said the frustration of the terrorists and anti-national elements is growing as the armed forces are in total command of the situation at the border, adding the army as a profession is a bus
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Permission of 10, Janpath not required to appoint Army Chief: Govt.
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 18 (ANI): Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Sunday lambasted the Congress for demanding an explanation on the appointment of Lieutenant General Bipin Rawat as the next Army Chief, saying the government followed standards norms and doe
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BJP lambasts Congress for politicising Army Chief's appointment
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 18 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday hit back at the Congress for politicising Lieutenant General Bipin Rawat's appointment as the Army Chief and drew the opposition's attention to the decision taken during the regime of late prime minister I
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Army veterans defend Centre, says seniority not only aspect for COAS appoi
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi/Nagpur [India], Dec. 18 (ANI): The Army veterans on Sunday came to the rescue of the government, which has been drawing flak post the decision to appoint Lieutenant General Bipin Rawat as the next Army Chief, and said that seniority was not the only aspect taken into consideration
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Army a public institution, nation needs answers on "supersession"
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 18 (ANI): With the Centre announcing the name of Lieutenant General Bipin Rawat as the new Chief of the Army Staff superseding two seniors for the coveted post, the Congress on Sunday demanded an answer from the government over the decision, while asserting that the A
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Maliwal says LG's appointment of DCW member secretary illegal
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 15 (ANI): Delhi Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung on Thursday came in for criticism from Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) Chairperson Swati Maliwal for appointing Dilraj Kaur as Member Secretary of the commission.
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Andaman crisis: Efforts underway to rescue around 1000 tourist on Havelock
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 9 (ANI): The Lieutenant Governor of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Jagdish Mukhi, on Friday said that approximately 1000 tourists are stranded on Havelock Island due to bad weather, out which 320 are foreign nationals.
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No loss of life and property in Havelock, says Andaman's Lt. Gov.
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Port Blair (Andaman and Nicobar Islands), Dec. 8(ANI): The Lieutenant Governor of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Jagdish Mukhi, on Thursday assured that the tourists stranded on Havelock Island are safe and that there has been no damage to property or loss of life.
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Najeeb asks officials to come up with contingency plans to tackle severe p
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 5 (ANI): Delhi Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung on Monday said the ambient air quality in the national capital have been improving over the past months, and asked the officials to come up with contingency plan in the event of pollution level reaching different stages o
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Lieut-Gen A.K.Bhaat appointed as next DGMO
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov.28 (ANI): Lieutenant General A.K. Bhatt was appointed as the next Director General of Military Operations on Monday replacing Lieutenant General Ranbir Singh.
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Kejriwal expresses displeasure over appointment of Member Secretary by L-G
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 27 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday dubbed appointment of Alka Dewan as Member Secretary by Lieutenant Governor (L-G) Najeeb Jung as "unconstitutional and against the recent judgement of the Delhi High Court and the DCW Act".
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Lt Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa to be Pakistan's new Chief of Army Staff
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Nov. 26 (ANI): Lieutenant General Qamar Javed Bajwa has been appointed as Pakistan's 16th Chief of Army Staff (COAS), ending obscurity over the successor of Gen. Raheel Sharif, who is set to retire on November 29, reported The Express Tribune Saturday.
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