‘70 adhoc NOCs issued to private realtors near Srinagar air base’

Defence Estates Organisation Under Scanner

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Oct 3: The Defence Ministry has been hit by a fresh land scam with an in-house inquiry finding that about 70 "adhoc NoCs" were issued to private realtors flouting norms for defence land which included the Srinagar air base. A CBI inquiry has been recommended by the Defence Ministry More

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Kargil,Nyoma to be major air bases by 2016

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Oct 3: India is all set to develop the Kargil airfield and Nyoma as a fullfledged transport bases by 2016, by when the Indian Air Force (IAF) aims to operate both medium and heavy-lift planes from there. It also plans to operate combat aircraft from Kargil sometime in the future More

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No age relaxation for SC, STs if rules don't permit: SC

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Oct 3: Socially backward candidates like Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes cannot be granted age relaxation in jobs if the statutory rules do not provide for such benefits, the Supreme Court has ruled.A bench of justices J M Panchal and H L Gokhale said if rules do not allow age relaxation More

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Congress defends Omar

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Oct 3: Deploring the incidents witnessed in Jammu and Kashmir Assembly, Congress Monday came out in support of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, who is under opposition attack following the controversy over the custodial death of a ruling NC worker. Congress spokesperson Abhishek Singhvi More

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