Army Chief Gen. V.K. Singh on Saturday said appropriate action would be taken against all those army personnel involved in the Adarsh Housing Society scam.
The matter was being probed and appropriate action would be taken against those found guilty as per Army rules, he told reporters here. The Army had taken action against those found guilty in the Tehekla expose and “this time around we will also take suitable action,” the Army Chief said. On incidents of violation of ceasefire by Pakistan in Jammu and Kashmir, he said this was not a serious issue.
“There is absolutely no need to panic. Regular flag meetings are being held to discuss the matter,” Gen. Singh said after reviewing the Passing Out Parade of the IMA here. To a question, he said women might be seen in combat role in the Army in future.
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Encounter in c’garh kills 2 rebels
AGE CORRESPONDENT
RAIPUR
Dec. 11: Two suspected Maoists were killed in an encounter with security personnel in Gurgunda forest under Madhed police station in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district late on Friday night, the police said.
According to the police, a search party of 70-strong district force personnel of the Chhattisgarh police, which was conducting combing operation inside the jungle, was ambushed by a group of armed rebels, hiding behind a small mound. The security personnel immediately took position and returned the fire, following which a fierce gun battle ensued.
The gun fight lasted nearly two hours. The ultras escaped into the forest under the cover of darkness after the security personnel appeared to be gaining upper hand in the battle.
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Goa women to join fire services
AGE CORRESPONDENT
PANAJI
Dec. 11: After Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, Goa is set to become the third state in India and the first in western India to have women fire-fighters.
Chief secretary Sanjay Srivastava said on Saturday that the government had received a proposal to change the recruitment rules to enable recruitment of women in the fire and emergency services has been received. “We are in the process of changing the recruitment rules and identifying the posts to be allotted to women in the department,” he said, adding that all 13 fire stations in the state would have women personnel. While women will be recruited by the department from the next financial year, they will not be immediately pressed to handle emergencies.