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Saturday 9 March '13

Race Course follows General Parade Ground border: Poona Guide & Directory.

MESCO''s Rs 7-crore land deal: Now, file goes missing from MIDC office

Wednesday 6 March '13

A fortnight after this paper reported that the Maharashtra Ex Servicemen Corporation (MESCO) had used charity funds, meant for welfare of ex-servicemen, in an unauthorised manner to buy land from the ...

After IAF complaint, police ban high-intensity lights around airport

Wednesday 6 March '13

In a move to prevent likely air mishaps, city police have put a ban on high-intensity lights that aim the beams skyward, within 15-km of the Lohegaon Airport.

Training at NDA should be switched towards pragmatic methods, said Vision 2020 in 2003

Tuesday 5 March '13

Cadet Ajitesh Goel''s death during training has once again brought to the front the discussion on training reforms at the National Defence Academy (NDA).

NDA top boss visits academy

Tuesday 5 March '13

Lt Gen Naresh Chandra Marwah, Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (IDS) to the Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee (COSC), was on a visit to the National Defence Academy (NDA) from March 2 to 4.

'Ajitesh Goel was medically fit for training''

Sunday 3 March '13

Refuting allegations levelled by Army cadet Ajitesh Goel''s father, the National Defence Academy (NDA) on Saturday told this paper that his son was given proper medical attention during his training p...

'NDA compiling false report on my son''s death''

Wednesday 27 February '13

Almost 25 days after cadet Ajitesh Goel''s death on February 2, his father Anuj Goel has claimed that the National Defence Academy (NDA) is compiling a 'false'' report on his son''s death.

Army authorities partial in regularising DSW''s structures, say PCB members

Tuesday 26 February '13

The Army authorities came under fire from the elected board members at the general body meeting of the PCB on Monday for regularising unauthorised structures of Department of Sainik Welfare (DSW).

Ex-servicemen body wants Sainik Welfare Department fund probed

Sunday 24 February '13

DAYs after The Indian Express published reports pointing out how Rs 3 crore loan was extended to Maharashtra Ex-Servicemen Corporation Ltd (MESCO) by Department of Sainik Welfare (DSW) without proper ...

MESCO had sought MIDC land at Rs 100/sq m

Friday 22 February '13

Paid seven times more, deal done at Rs 7 cr.

MESCO 'forgets'' 2.8 cr of 3 cr loan from charity fund

Thursday 21 February '13

Two-and-a-half-year after a one-year loan of Rs 3 crore was extended to it from charity money collected for welfare of ex-servicemen, the Maharashtra Ex Servicemen Corporation Ltd is yet to repay Rs 2...

Rs 3 crore of charity money spent on MIDC land

Wednesday 20 February '13

Loan from Flag Day Fund meant for measures like subsidies for children of ex-servicemen''s widows was 'sanctioned by secretary, GAD'', while competent authorities are CM, Governor.

Rs 3 cr of charity money spent on MIDC land

Wednesday 20 February '13

Charity money collected from people was used to buy land in MIDC area by city-based Maharashtra Ex-Servicemen Corporation, apparently without sanction of competent authorities.

Hit by bit-by-bit funding, NDA wall to get Rs 46 cr for completion at one go

Saturday 16 February '13

It was learnt that the Ministry of Defence has granted administrative sanction.

Firms line up as Navy reaches for the skies

Tuesday 12 February '13

With fifth-generation fighter aircraft, attack helicopters, heavy-lift choppers and VVIP copters, the IAF''s modern aircraft story has just taken off

IAF chief defends crew: 'They faced hostage situation in Chhattisgarh'

Friday 8 February '13

IAF Chief Browne dismissed allegations that an IAF crew abandoned an injured Chhattisgarh policeman

Aero India 2013 takes off, focus on civilian aviation

Thursday 7 February '13

Clearly out of the shadows of the multi-billion Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) contract that dominated its last edition

Unhappy with funds cut in budget 2013, A K Antony bats for R&D

Wednesday 6 February '13

He also appealed to the private sector to make use of the defence offsets and put more funds into R&D

Army erases Jalnawala''s name from Cantt square

Tuesday 5 February '13

Days after this newspaper reported the branding and painting of a square under the Pune Cantonment Board by Khushro Jalnawala, a businessman and horse enthusiast, the Army authorities removed the name...

Held for Army land scam, Jalnawala has cantonment square named after him

Saturday 2 February '13

'There was a proposal to name 7 small roads after this owner of a 'zillion'' horses''

'Subsidised memberships to Army cost Turf Club Rs 16 crore''

Friday 1 February '13

Just as a turf war between the Royal Western India Turf Club and the Local Military Authority looked like subsiding, both parties have been dragged to court again, this time by lawyer and RWITC member...

DIAT finds a polymer, worth its weight in gold

Thursday 31 January '13

Besides filtering out heavy, toxic metals, it can separate fine gold particles from industrial effluents

'Response to LoC killings has to be local and tactical''

Saturday 26 January '13

On the eve of Republic Day, Southern Army Commander Lt Gen A K Singh interacts with the editorial staff of The Indian Express in an Idea Exchange.

On way to Aero show, 1st trainer aircraft does a Pune sortie

Thursday 24 January '13

Enroute Yelahanka airbase in Bangalore where it will perform sorties at the Aero India 2013 next month, Indian Air Force''s (IAF) first trainer aircraft the Tiger Moth halted in the city on Wednesday.

5 years on, 26/11 victim''s family waits for transfer of property

Thursday 17 January '13

When Sunil Parekh and his sister Sujata Parekh Kumar bought 11, Kahun Road, an old grant property in Pune Camp on March 17, 2008, hardly did they expect the uncertainties that were to follow.