Tag: Rajnath Singh

Jajpur: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh came down heavily on BJD president and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today for not implementing Ayushman Bharat Yojana in Odisha. Addressing a poll meeting in Bari of Jajpur district today, Rajnath said that while the Ayushman Bharat Yojana has been implemented by other states of the country, people […]

New Delhi: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday talked to Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal over phone and took stock of situation in the state after the blast in Guwahati. The Home Minister also prayed for the speedy recovery of the injured. “HM Shri @rajnathsingh spoke to Assam Chief Minister, Shri @sarbanandsonwal regarding the […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today urged Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh to relax NDRF norms to provide for actual cost of restoration of the entire power infrastructure damaged by extremely severe cyclonic storm Fani. In a letter to the Home Minister, the Odisha CM said, “The power infrastructure in the district of Puri […]

Srinagar: Two policemen from Jammu and Kashmir have scaled the Mount Everest, police said on Tuesday. Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh greeted the policemen for their achievement. He tweeted: “The team comprised nine personnel from the IB and 2 of @JmuKmrPolice. I am proud of their achievement and wishing them success in their future endeavours.” […]

New Delhi: National security strategy, military and equipment modernisation, defence reform besides garnering more funds for the ministry are the areas of challenge for the new Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, according to analysts here. Defence experts are also of the view that the helicopter fleet of all three services require extensive replacement. Singh, on Saturday, […]

New Delhi: In his first visit outside the national capital as Defence Minister, Rajnath Singh will on Monday interact with soldiers at the Siachen base camp and review the security situation along the borders with Pakistan. “Raksha Mantri Shri @rajnathsingh will visit the Ladakh region in Jammu and Kashmir tomorrow. During his visit he will […]

Srinagar: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh visited the Siachen Glacier, the world’s highest battlefield, on Monday and praised the “tenacious resolve and unstinting commitment” of the “Siachen Warriors”. Rajnath Singh was accompanied by Indian Army chief General Bipin Rawat, as he arrived at the Thoise air field and was received by Lt Gen Ranbir Singh, who […]

New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday paid tributes to five of the 13 air-warriors, who lost their lives in the AN-32 crash in Arunachal Pradesh on June 3. Air Chief Marshal B.S. Dhanoa was also present at the ceremony held at the Palam Technical area here. On Thursday, Air Marshal R.D. Mathur, Air […]

New Delhi: The Centre has decided to set up five Sainik Schools across the country including one in Sambalpur, informed Sambalpur BJP MP Nitesh Gangdeb after a meeting with Defence minister Rajnath Singh today in New Delhi. “I met the Defence minister and thanked him for his decision to establish a Sainik School in Sambalpur. […]

New Delhi: India has been providing swift help to its neighbours at times of natural calamities and security threats, and it is all set to play the key role of a “security guarantor” for peace and stability within the greater Indian Ocean region, Maldivian Defence Forces Chief Abdulla Shamaal said on Friday. Speaking on ‘National […]

New Delhi: The shortage of bullet-proof jackets for armed forces is being met through procurement of 1.86 lakh such jackets by April 2020 for nearly Rs 639 crore, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh informed Rajya Sabha on Monday. Replying to supplementaries, the minister said there was no embargo on the import of raw material from China […]

New Delhi: The number of farmer suicides has declined in the last five years, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Thursday, blaming successive Congress governments for the present plight of farmers in the country. Singh said this in the Lok Sabha while responding to allegations of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi who blamed the Centre for […]

New Delhi: Amid uproar, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh declared on Wednesday that there is “no question of accepting anybody’s mediation on the Kashmir issue” but Congress members walked out demanding a statement from Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Rajnath Singh told the Lok Sabha that External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar’s assertion that Modi did not ask […]

New Delhi: Lauding the soldiers who died in the Kargil conflict, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said their heroic acts in all the wars with Pakistan have made him confident that Islamabad can neither engage in “full-fledged nor limited war with India. It can only fight proxy war”. Speaking on the occasion of the […]

Jaisalmer: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday exuded confidence that the cooperation between India, Russia, China and other countries of Central Asia will strengthen in the coming days and they will be able to face global threats with mutual support. Singh was addressing the concluding ceremony of the fifth International Army Scout Masters Competition in […]