Army Chief MN Narwane’s wife arrives in Nepal, presents gifts to wives of Gorkha soldiers
General of the Indian Army General Manoj Mukund Narwane visited Nepal. Here his wife Veena Narwane handed over gifts sent by Gorkha soldiers living in Kathmandu to their wives. Four Gorkha soldiers who worked with their husbands sent gifts to their wives at the army headquarters in New Delhi’s South Block. The Army Chief’s wife is also the president of the Army Wives Welfare Association. Indian Army officials said, “Gift parcels were given to the wife of the Chief of Army Staff, who gave it to his wives on November 6 in Kathmandu.” Soldiers’ wives were happy to receive gifts
Completion of five years of OROP scheme is important: PM Modi
Describing the One Rank One Pension (OROP) scheme as historic, Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the ex-servicemen on completing its five years. The PM tweeted on Tuesday, “five years ago on this day, India had taken a historic step towards ensuring the well-being of its great soldiers defending the country bravely. Completing five years of OROP is a significant opportunity. India had been waiting for this plan for decades. I salute my ex-servicemen for superb service.” Modi also shared important points released by the Ministry of Defense regarding the decision. According to the ministry, since the implementation of the scheme,
Three terrorists killed, Captain and two jawans also martyred in Kupwara encounter
Operation is going on on the Line of Control (LoC) between India and Pakistan in Machil Sector located in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir. It has been learned from army sources that a captain and two soldiers have been killed in the encounter in Machil with the terrorists trying to infiltrate. Security forces have killed three terrorists so far. Actually some terrorists from across the border were trying to infiltrate. However, the security forces stopped them. In a statement issued by BSF, it was told that at around 1 pm on November 7 and 8, the 169th Battalion saw
Odisha-born Aditi Parida tops the CDS-II 2019 exam
Odisha-born Aditi Parida has topped the Combined Defense Services (CDS) II, 2019 examination (women). Official sources gave this information. A merit list of a total of 241 candidates has been released. Aditi is the first woman from Odisha to top the CDS exam and has been selected for the training of a military officer. Aditi completed her graduation in mass communication from Symbiosis College, Pune in the summer of this year and is also the topper of her batch 2017-2020. Parida, who is a combination of knowledge and art, is also a fine classical dancer of Odissi and Bharatanatyam. READ
China Bars Entry Of Indian Travellers
Recently, China has temporarily banned foreign travelers coming from India and now entry will not be granted despite visa and residence permit. However, the decision will not affect Chinese diplomats, foreigners with service and C visas. The Chinese embassy said that China had to take this step due to the corona virus epidemic. China has decided not to temporarily grant entry to Indian citizens with valid visa holders and residential permits, citing the corona virus epidemic. In view of this, many flights from India to China have been canceled. Due to this move of China, about 2,000 Indian professionals will
Whatsapp Payment Service Launched In India
WhatsApp said on 06 November 2020 that it has started its payment services in India after getting permission from the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI). According to NPCI, WhatsApp can increase its UPI user base in a phased manner. India currently has 40 crore WhatsApp users out of which WhatsApp payment option will be available for a selected 2 crore people. Presently, Paytm, Google Pay and Phone Pay are big players in the digital payment market. WhatsApp Pay has been in beta testing in India for two years. READ MORE :Â Government of India constitute committee to review guidelines of
Government of India constitute committee to review guidelines of television rating agencies
Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India has constituted a committee to review the guidelines applicable to television rating agencies in India. The committee will be chaired by Prasar Bharati CEO Shashi Shekhar Vempati. This committee will re-review the existing television rating guidelines so that various procedures can be strengthened to make them more reliable and transparent. Led by Shashi Tharoor, the Parliamentary Panel on Information Technology last month unanimously agreed that the current system of measuring audience estimates through television rating points (TRP) is flawed and its technology is outdated. Composition of Committee President – Shashi Shekhar
Local people will get 75% reservation in private jobs in Haryana
On 05 November 2020 in Haryana Vidhan Sabha, the bill for providing 75 percent reservation to local people in private sector jobs was passed. In this bill, there is a provision to give 75 percent reservation to local people in jobs with less than Rs. 50 thousand per month of the state. With this, a major election promise of Jananayak Janata Party, the constituent of the ruling coalition in the state, was fulfilled. This bill will become law after getting approval from the Governor. This decision has been approved by the BJP and JJP coalition government in the assembly. Chief
Hammer missile will be added with fighter aircraft Rafale
India is increasing the strength of its army amid the ongoing border dispute in East Ladakh. To defeat the enemies, the Indian Army has got Rafale fighter jet some time back. By the way, Rafael is already able to give suitable answers to enemies, but now his strength is going to increase further. The capacity of the Indian Rafale jet will increase further as it will now be equipped with the Hammer missile. The Hammer means that the Highly Agile and Maneuverable Munitions Actuated Range (Hammer) is a missile kit carried by air-to-ground rocket. According to the Hindustan Times report,
Army Chief MM Narwane meets Nepali counterpart
Indian Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane met his Nepalese counterpart General Purna Chandra Thapa on Thursday and discussed ways to further deepen the existing relations of cooperation and friendship between the two armies. At the invitation of General Thapa, General Narwane is currently in Kathmandu on a three-day visit. His visit is largely aimed at strengthening the relations between the two countries. Relations between the two countries have become tense over the border dispute. He met Thapa at his office here. According to a statement by the Nepal Army Headquarters, “They discussed measures to further strengthen the existing bonds