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Services Toughen Stand On Pay Issues

Toughening their stand, the three Services Chiefs have raised the banner of opposition against the composition of a committee set up to address pay-related issues and demanded the inclusion of their representative in it, saying it only comprises IAS officers. They have written letters to Defence Minister a K Antony in this regard and Navy Chief Admiral Nirmal Verma also met him personally today to stress on the need for having a Services' representative in the panel, Navy spokesperson said here. The high-level committee headed by Cabinet Secretary Ajit Seth is looking into the main demands of the Services such as elevation of all Lt Gen-rank officers to a higher pay grade. The Navy Chief, who is the seniormost of the three Service Chiefs, has been at the forefront of raising the demands of the Services and has made several representations to the government in this regard. Read More...

Indian Navy to Induct New Stealth Frigates

The Indian Navy will witness a significant leap in its fleet of stealth frigates with the induction of two of the Project-17 stealth frigate this year besides the induction of a Russian-built frigate as well. INS Satpura, the 6,200 tonne stealth frigate is to be commissioned by mid-2011 while the Russian-built 4,900-tonne INS Teg will be ready for induction by October. Besides this, the floating of another Russian frigate, INS Trikand for Indian Navy will also take place this week.

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