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55 terrorists killed during infiltration since Jan.: Parrikar

September 8, 2015

Belagavi, Sep 8: Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has said that at least 55 terrorists were killed during their infiltration bid from across the border into Indian territory since January this year, while the country had lost 17 jawans in line of duty.

parrikarTalking to mediapersons on the sidelines of an interactive meeting with entrepreneurs here on Monday, he said that terrorist infiltration could be prevented by elimination only. The casualties on the terrorist side was 55 against 17 Indian soldiers killed during the last eight months, which indicated that terrorist-to-Indian jawan ratio on casualties was 1:4.

The number of terrorists killed during the period was due to army interceptions, he added.

To a question, he said that no foreign nation had constructed any road inside Indian territory. The Union government was laying roads to connect its borders at the earliest possible.

‘Make in India’

Earlier, he interacted with existing and prospective entrepreneurs and stressed the need to adopt the “Make in India” programme initiated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He said that the Union government had taken several steps to simplify rules and regulations to attract investments in various industrial activities.

He also took time out to view the products manufactured by the city-based Servocontrols Aerospace (I) Pvt. Ltd., a company which supplied ‘Position Sensors’ used in the space mission (Mangalayaana) last year. Managing Director of the company Deepak V. Dhadoti highlighted the potential of Belagavi for investments, particularly in the defence manufacturing sector.

Mahadayi water

Mr. Parrikar declined to comment on issues related to sharing Mahadayi waters stating that the matter was before the Mahadayi Water Dispute Tribunal and he could not invite contempt of court and left the venue.

Suresh C. Angadi, MP, Prabhakar Kore, Rajya Sabha member, Sanjay B. Patil, MLA, and Abhay Patil, former MLA, were present.

‘Casualties on the terrorist side was 55 against 17 Indian soldiers killed during the last eight months’

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June 13,2020

New Delhi, June 13: A quarantine notice pasted outside former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s 3, Motilal Nehru Place residence has raised speculations among media and political circles.

According to reports, the daughter of a domestic help who works at Singh’s residence has tested positive. She and her family, who live in the servant quarters, have been quarantined.

Singh, who has not been keeping well for some time, is slowly getting active. Congress leaders said the former Prime Minister attended a meeting of the party’s consultative committee on Thursday through video conference.

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August 8,2020

The Civil Aviation Ministry announced an initial assistance of Rs 10 lakh to the dependents of the deceased in the Kozhikode AIE plane crash, while the Kerala government also announced a compensation of Rs 10 lakh each.

Minister of Civil Aviation, Hardeep Singh Puri, who visited the mishap spot on Saturday, said that a detailed probe is already on and the pilot and co-pilot were highly experienced.

He also announced a compensation of Rs 2 lakh each to the injured and Rs. 50,000 each to those who suffered minor injuries. The other normal compensations would be decided in due course.

Puri said that Captain Deepak Vasant Sathe, aged 59, who commandeered the AIE flight, had a flying experience of 10,848 hours, while co-pilot Akhilesh Kumar, aged 32, had a flying experience of 1,723 hours.

"Deepak was one of the most distinguished and experienced pilots. He had a commanding experience of 6,662 hours and was commander of B-737 aircraft for 4,244 hours. He had also operated to Kozhikode international airport 27 times. He joined AIE in 2013 and prior to that he served with the IAF and HAL. He was a figher pilot and a recipient of prestigious sword of honour and a gold medalist," said Puri.

Puri said that even as the flight slipped down to around 35 feet, a major disaster was averted due to timely rescue operations. Local people played an exemplary role and the fire brigade's timely action of cutting the plane body and rescuing the passengers minimised the casualties, he said.

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan also said that the local people and all rescue and relief agencies did a well co-ordinated job. The state government would also meet the entire treatment expenses of the injured.

Till Saturday afternoon, the total number of deaths was 18. While 149 were still in hospitals, 23 were discharged.

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News Network
April 28,2020

New Delhi, Apr 28: With 1,594 new cases of COVID-19 reported in the last 24 hours and 51 deaths, India's total count of coronavirus cases surged to 29,974, said the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Tuesday.

The total cases are inclusive of 7,026 cured and discharged patients, one migrated and 937 deaths.

At present, there are 22,010 active COVID-19 cases in the country.

Addressing a press conference here, Lav Agarwal, Joint Secretary, Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry, said that in the last 28 days, 17 districts have had no new Covid-19 cases. "This means we need to maintain constant vigil," he added.

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