Tatra

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  Tatra Truck Case: Defence Ministry Suspends Business With Vectra Company

  The Defence Ministry has suspended all business dealings with Vectra Advanced Engineering Private Ltd for one year in view of a probe by the CBI into the allegations of wrongdoings against it in the Tatra Truck deal, officials said today.

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  One Of Two Trapped Polish Cavers Found Dead: Report

  Polish rescuers have found the body of one of two men who became trapped in a mountain cave last week when their corridor to the outside was flooded with water, a report said Thursday.

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  Government's New Defence Rules: Less Blacklisting, More Penalties

  In sweeping changes to boost India's arsenal, the government is set to allow foreign defence manufacturers to enlist "agents" to assist them in deals. If the companies violate rules, they won't be blacklisted but will need to pay a heavy penalty, top defence ministry officials have told NDTV.

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  Random Blacklisting Creates Supply-Chain Problems: Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar

  Indiscriminate blacklisting of companies supplying defence products over "small issues" may create supply-chain problems for the armed forces, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today said but insisted that "serious crimes" should not go unpunished.

• Lieutenant General (Retired) Tejinder Singh Moves High Court for Bail

  Lieutenant General (retired) Tejinder Singh on Monday moved the Delhi High Court seeking bail, soon after the trial court rejected his plea for relief and he was arrested for allegedly offering Rs 14 crore bribe to then Army Chief General V K Singh for clearing a file pertaining to Tatra vehicles.

• Tatra Case: Lieutenant General Tejinder Singh Arrested

  A court in Delhi today dismissed the bail plea of Lieutenant General (retired) Tejinder Singh for allegedly offering a bribe to former Army Chief General (retired) VK Singh in the Tatra truck deal case and ordered for Tejinder Singh to be taken into custody.

• CBI Files Closure Report in Tatra Vehicle Scam

  The Central Bureau of Investigation on Tuesday filed a closure report in a case related to alleged irregularities in Tatra all-terrain vehicle supplied to the Indian army.

• Tatra asked BEML to do away with agents and offered discount

  In its probe in the Tatra truck scam, the CBI has found a 1994 offer letter from Czech manufacturer Tatra expressing willingness for direct collaboration with BEML for supplying completely built trucks at 40 per cent discount on their retail price, on condition to do away with intermediaries.

• Stung by Tatra truck deal, government overhauls rules for suppliers

  Defence Minister AK Antony has told the three services - the Army, Navy and the Air Force - that Defence Public Sector Units (PSUs) can no longer enjoy the privilege of being the preferred suppliers for the forces.

• Ex-army chief General VK Singh summoned to court in July for defamation case

  General VK Singh, who has been sued for defamation, has been summoned to a Delhi court on July 20. General Singh, who retired last month, has been sued by Tejinder Singh, a former army officer, who allegedly offered General Singh 14 crores as a bribe for clearing "substandard trucks" in 2010.

• BEML head slammed by govt for threatening to sue ex army chief

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• Will former Army Chief VK Singh be summoned in defamation case? Court to decide today

  A Delhi court will today decide whether or not to summon former Army Chief VK Singh in a defamation case filed against him by retired Lieutenant General Tejinder Singh. The court had earlier noted that it cannot draw any conclusions based on Tejinder's witnesses.

• Karnataka official Mahantesh's murder case figures in Rajya Sabha

  The killing of the Karnataka official SP Mahantesh, said to be the whistle-blower in the controversial land allotments by societies, was raised in the Rajya Sabha by a CPI-M member who suspected its linkages with the controversial Tatra Truck purchases in the defence ministry.

• Tatra moves High Court against blacklisting of its chopper service to Vaishno Devi

  Tatra has moved Delhi High Court against aviation regulator DGCA's decision to cancel the flying permit of Global Vectra, a subsidiary of the company which used to run helicopter service to the holy cave shrine of Vaishno Devi.

• No new Tatra truck purchased after 2008: Antony tells Parliament

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