Bangalore: BEML CMD VRS Natarajan while addressing a press conference on Friday alleged that retired Army chief General VK Singh's remarks against Tatra trucks were damaging and defamatory. Natarajan says that no letter has been received that alleged that the trucks are sub-standard. Natarajan has issued a defamatory notice against Singh. Natarajan said that the statements made by Retd General Singh are demeaning of his stature. "I am puzzled about...
11:16 AM, Jun 01, 2012
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Friday adjourned till Monday its decision on whether Army Chief General VK Singh should be summoned or not in a defamation case filed by Lt General (retd) Tejinder Singh against him. The court will decide on Monday if more documents are needed to decide on summoning the Chief of Army Staff. The Delhi High Court on Thursday refused to direct the Centre to take...
02:06 PM, May 25, 2012
Mumbai: At the opening ceremony for Daimler AG's $850 million India factory, Chairman Dieter Zetsche stepped down from the cab of a gleaming yellow 25-tonne truck with scaled-down horsepower, a stripped-back gearbox and no sign of the iconic Mercedes-Benz three-pointed star on its grille. Daimler has been assembling high-end trucks in India for years, but its recently launched cut-price BharatBenz line has joined a trend by global heavy equipment manufacturers...
01:19 AM, May 13, 2012
New Delhi: Czechoslovakia based truck-maker Tatra on Wednesday moved the Delhi High Court against its blacklisting. The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice to DGCA and Ministry of Home Affairs for May 15 and sought all records related to the case. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) had blacklisted the company's subsidiary Global Vectra Helicorp last week. The company has been under the scanner after Army Chief General...
10:16 AM, May 09, 2012
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has intensified its probe to unearth alleged irregularities in procurement and supply of all-terrain Tatra trucks to the army and has called some former defence ministry officials and executives of a private firm involved in the deal for questioning. Agency sources said the sleuths had found documents suggesting role of some government officials in the multi-crore deal between Tatra Sipox UK and...
05:40 PM, May 08, 2012
New Delhi: The UPA government and the Opposition were involved in a slugfest in the Rajya Sabha over the shortages of arms and ammunition faced by the defence forces. Raising the issue BJP MP and Leader of Opposition Arun Jaitley said that the Indian defence forces were moving on imported trucks, which was not a good sign. "The country which aspires to become a superpower has to import trucks for...
03:58 PM, May 08, 2012
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday asked Lt Gen (retd) Tejinder Singh, seeking withdrawal of an alleged defamatory press release accusing him of offering bribe to the Army chief to clear a defence deal, to prove that the right to reputation is a fundamental right. "You show and satisfy me that right to reputation is a fundamental right. Do not argue in the air and come prepared with...
02:04 PM, May 07, 2012
New Delhi: Notwithstanding controversy, Tatra trucks produced by the state-owned BEML are taking part in the summer trials conducted by the Army for procuring heavy trucks to ferry missile and artillery systems. The Army had issued a global tender for procuring over 255 heavy eight-wheeled trucks in 2010 and a few indigenous companies along with BEML are competiting, sources said. The summer trials are being held in desert and hot...
01:39 AM, May 05, 2012
New Delhi: Notwithstanding controversy, Tatra trucks produced by the state-owned BEML are taking part in the summer trials conducted by the Army for procuring heavy trucks to ferry missile and artillery systems. The Army had issued a global tender for procuring over 255 heavy eight-wheeled trucks in 2010 and a few indigenous companies along with BEML are competiting, sources said. The summer trials are being held in desert and hot...
08:57 PM, May 04, 2012
New Delhi: The CBI on Wednesday questioned retired Lt Gen Tejinder Singh in connection with the bribery allegations raised by Army Chief General VK Singh. Sources say that an FIR is likely to be registered on Wednesday in the case. Army Chief has shared official records from September 2010 with the CBI which notes the meeting between him and Lt Gen Tejinder Singh, sources say. Singh arrived at the CBI...
05:27 PM, May 02, 2012
New Delhi: Government on Wednesday promised in the Rajya Sabha that action will be taken on allegations regarding the controversial Tatra trucks deal, on which a CBI inquiry has been ordered, after a debate in Parliament. He made it clear that Tatra trucks were always purchased on the requirement of army and the government did not impose it on the defence forces. "We are clean...we have nothing to hide, nothing...
05:01 PM, May 02, 2012
While replying to queries related to Tatra truck deals Defence Minister AK Antony said, "We are clean. We have nothing to hide, nothing to fear." ...
01:22 PM, May 02, 2012
Islamabad: Pakistani authorities have proposed the imposition of a levy of USD 1,000 on each truck and container transporting supplies to NATO forces in Afghanistan through the country's territory, a senior official has said. The Communication Ministry had proposed the levy, National Highway Authority Chairman Mohammad Ali Gardezi said. His remarks came against the backdrop of discussions within the government on reopening the supply routes that were closed after a...
02:35 PM, May 01, 2012
New Delhi: After BEML and Tatra Sipox officials, the CBI is now planning to quiz Defence Ministry officials in connection with alleged irregularities in the Tatra all-terrain vehicle deal. CBI sources said names of at least six Defence Ministry officials have been finalised who could be quizzed next week in connection with the alleged violation of Defence Procurement Rules in the Tatra truck deal between Tatra Sipox UK and public...
08:55 PM, Apr 26, 2012
New Delhi: The CBI is investigating the alleged association of Vectra Chairman Ravinder Rishi with some bureaucrats and has approached the Income Tax department seeking details of its probe against a tainted IAS couple, suspected to be beneficiaries of his largesse. The CBI is suspecting that the suspended power couple of Madhya Pradesh, under the I-T department's probe for amassing illicit wealth, are among many officers who have allegedly facilitated...
12:17 PM, Apr 22, 2012
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