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Def Min to Seek Law Ministry Advise On Tatra Trucks

The Defence Ministry is facing problems in upkeep of over 7,000 Tatra trucks in the armed forces and is likely to seek advice from the Law Ministry in this regard. The Ministry is likely to seek the opinion of the Law Ministry on how it should go about the maintenance of Tatra trucks as supply of all-terrain vehicles from the UK-based company has been put on hold because of a CBI probe into alleged irregularities in their purchase, sources said here. After getting the view of the Law Ministry, a final decision on the issue may be taken by the Ministry's Defence Acquisition Council, they said here. The issue of maintenance of these trucks is a key area for the armed forces as high-value assets such as strategic missiles and other heavy weapon systems are based on these vehicles. Read More...

Defence Ministry to Cancel Order for Tatra Truck

The Defence Ministry will cancel the BEML order, worth over Rs 50 lakh, given to UK-based Tatra Sipox for supplying one truck, in the wake of the CBI probe into the allegations of irregularities in the supply of these vehicles. The order for the truck was placed by BEML in may for the defence research and development organisation. The Ministry is planing to cancel the order worth over Rs 50 lakh placed by BEML with the UK-based Tatra Sipox, sources told PTI here. When asked about the development, Defence Ministry's Department of Defence Production refused to comment on it. BEML had written a letter to Tatra Sipox in May this year seeking urgent delivery of a Tatra truck for around Euro 88,000 (over Rs 50 lakh). Read More...

Probe Against BEML to be Widened

Four months after Defence Minister A K Antony gave sanction for the first CBI probe into BEML, Government has widened the scope of investigations into the bribery charges against the state-owned BEML's suspended CMD V R S Natarajan. The Public Sector Enterprise Board (PSEB) has also initiated the process of finding a new Chairman and Managing Director for the Bangalore-based PSU to replace Natarajan, who was at the helm of affairs for 12 years. Natarajan was suspended last week after the CBI, which is going into several cases, including the allegations of bribery in the Tatra truck deal. Read More...

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