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Nation 10 THurSDAy,AuguST27,2026 THeINDIANexPreSS DA arrears, OPS: Punjab braces India & UK to ink pact, develop for ‘Maha Hartal’ by govt staff propulsion systems for Navy RaakhiJagga othergovernmentestablish- whichupheldthesinglejudge's Patiala,August26 mentsjoiningtheagitation. orderanddirectedthestateto Thekeydemandisthere- clearthearrearswithin15days. aSCHEdUlEdmeetingwith leaseofpendingdaarrears, Thatdeadlineisover,invok- AmritaNayakDutta developmentoftheIntegrated andfuturerequirementsofthe ChiefMinisterBhagwantMann whichemployeeunionssayhave ingacontemptpetition. NewDelhi,August26 FullElectricPropulsion(IFEP) Asecondagreementbetweenthetwowill IndianMinistryofdefence, overtheirdemandsnotwith- remainedunpaidsinceJanuary The‘MahaHartal’call,the system. andsupportalong-termcollab- seetheprocurementofBritishLightweight standing, government em- 2023.Thestategovernmentem- organiserssaid,islimitedtogov- IndIaandtheUKare“very Indianwarshipsatpresent orationoncomplexweapons ployeesinPunjabwillproceed ployeescurrentlyreceive42% ernmentdepartments,mean- soon”poisedtosignanInter- donothaveelectricpropulsion MultiroleMissilesfortheIndianArmy betweenthetwocountries,”it aheadwitha'MahaHartal'on da,against60%forcentralgov- ingmarkets,highwaysandpri- Governmental agreement systems.Theyarecurrently hadstated. Thursday. ernmentemployeesandthatof vate establishments are (IGa) aimed at developing poweredbydieselengines,gas accordingtoThalesUK,the The Sanjha Mulazam theneighbouringHaryana. expectedtofunctionnormally. maritimeelectricpropulsion turbinesorsteamturbines.The dia’snavalfleetmodernisation itiesforfutureIndianvessels. lMMsareequippedwithatri- ManchandSanjhaMulazam Therestorationoftheold Under the banner of the systemsforfourlandingPlat- QueenElizabeth-classaircraft programme,whichwillalsoin- onthedealforlMMs,Brit- ple-effectwarheadandprox- and Pensioners' Front have pensionscheme(oPS)alsofea- PunjabStateMinisterialSer- formdocks(lPds)fortheIn- carriersoftheUKRoyalnavy cluderetrofittingofcertainleg- ishofficialssaidhundredsare imityfuse,andthusrespondto calledthehartal.Itisexpected turesamongtheirdemands. vicesUnion(PSMSU),Category diannavy,Britishofficialssaid areintegratedfullelectricpro- acyshipswithelectricpropul- settobeprocuredbyIndia—as variousthreatslikelight-ar- todisruptfunctioningacrossde- Earlier,thePunjabandHa- II,IIIandIVemployeesinall23 Wednesday. pulsionvessels. sion systems, aside from comparedtooctober,when moured,wheeledandtracked partments,withemployeesin ryanaHighCourthaddirected dCofficesand78tehsiloffices Theyalsoindicatedthata Theelectricpropulsionca- lookingatothermodernwar- bothsideshadsigneda350- vehiclesoraerialplatforms. deputy Commissioner and thePunjabgovernmenttore- willparticipate.Employeesin second inter-governmental pability is meant to power shipsoftheIndiannavy. million-pound($468million) Themissilesweigh13kg, tehsiloffices,directorates,the leasethependingda.Thestate around40directoratesandthe agreementbetweenthecoun- biggerwarshipsoftheIndian aStatementofIntent(SoI) contracttosupplytheIndian haveanrangeofover6kmand Punjab Civil Secretariat, subsequentlychallengedthe Punjab Civil Secretariat in triesissettobeinkedsoonfor navy,withadisplacementof onCooperationondesignand armywiththemissiles. avelocityofMach1.5. schools,colleges,hospitalsand decisionbeforeadoublebench, Chandigarharealsosettojoin. the procurement of British over6,000tonnesandwillbe developmentofElectricPro- The announcement was Theycanaddressvarious lightweightMultiroleMissiles firsttestedonlandingPlat- pulsionSystemsfortheIndian madeduringformerBritish surfacethreats,fromvehicles (lMMs)fortheIndianarmy. formdocks. navywassignedbyIndiaand PrimeMinisterKeirStarmer’s tostaticinstallationsandpro- Respondingtoaquestion ajointstatementissuedby theUKinPortsmouthon28 Indiavisit. videsurface-to-aircapability fromTheIndianExpress,atop bothcountriesinnovember november,2024,duringthe TheIndia-UKjointstate- targetingUaSandhelicopters. E-AUCTIONFORTHE"NON-FAREREVENUE(NFR)CONTRACTS BritishofficialsaidanIGafor lastyearhighlightedtheintent third meeting of the Joint ment,issuedinoctober2025, Itcanprovideveryfastre-en- E-Auctionforthe"Non-FareRevenue(NFR)"Contractswillbeheldon11.09.2026.Thee-auctionwillstartat11:00hrs. on11.09.2026.Thecataloguehasalreadybeenpublishedonwww.ireps.gov.inwebsite.Thedetailsarefurnishedas themaritimeelectricpropul- tofinalisetheIGaformaritime WorkingGrouponElectricPro- stated that both sides have gagement and fire-on-the- under: sionsystemforfourlPdswill electricpropulsionsystems. pulsionCapabilityPartnership. agreedtoproceedviathegov- movecapability,andisavail- CatalogueNo.:NFR-BRC-110926 besigned“veryshortly”. Theofficialquotedabove agovernmentstatementat ernment-to-governmentroute ableonshoulderlaunch,tripod aspartofthecollaboration, said that negotiations and thetimementionedthatthe onaninitialsupplyoflMMsys- and vehicle configurations, Contract LotNo. Description period GEVernovaandBharatHeavy workinggroupshavebeenon- SoIprovidedaframeworkfor tems.“Thiswillfurthersupport Thalesstated. ElectricalsltdwillestablishIn- goingandhavebeenproduc- cooperationintheco-design, India’sairdefencecapabilities Thesigningoftheorderwill A (D AV dT v- eB rtR isC in- gKI -M O-O utH o- f3 H13 o- m2 e6 )-1 KC Io Mnt Rra ac ilt wfo ar ya Sd tav te iort nisementonpillarofRoadOverBridgeNo.476at 5years dia’sfirstmaritimeland-Based tive,addingthatbothsides co-creationandco-production and,inthespiritofatmanirb- makeIndiaoneofthelargest PnU-BRC-ANND-WRL22-26-1 Contractforworkofup-gradation,maintenanceandmanningofAC TestingFacilitytosupportthe havealsobeenintalksoverIn- ofelectric-propulsioncapabil- harBharat,meetthecurrent customersofthemissile. (PayandUse-Lounges/Waiting/ waitingroomwithmodernfacilities,amenitieslikemultipurposestalls 5years Retiring/CloakRooms) andTouristKioskatAnandRailwayStation. Contractforworkofsupply,operationandmaintenanceofBattery MSS-BRC-BH-BCA-85-26-1(Misc Maharashtrapaperleak:Accusedturned Static-Services-BatteryOperated OperatedCarts(BOC)alongwithoperatorsandpermissionfordisplay 5years ‘No child to be identified of advertisement on body of BOC at Bharuch,Anand & Godhra CartswithAdvertisement) RailwayStations. ‘whistleblower’afterbreakup,saypolice MSS-BRC-BRC-THDPK75-26-1 Contract for licensing out space for Travelers' Information and by caste’: Himachal CM (MiscStatic-Services-TravelHelp PromotionalKioskinConcourseHall(Eastside)areaofVadodara 3years Desk/TravelersInformationand RailwayStation. PromotionalKiosk) orders column removal MohamedThaver MSS-BRC-CTD-KStnGP86-26-1 Allotment of contract for setting up and operation of Grocery, (Misc-Static-ServicesGrocery, PhotocopierkioskatChhotaUdepurRailwayStation. 5years Mumbai,August26 PhotocopierKiosk) from admission forms MSS-BRC-BH-STGen-58-25-1 Contract for Development, Operation and Maintenance of Digital anallEGEdbreakuphaslent (Misc-Static-Services- Lounge/Co-workingspacewithmodernfacilitiesattheClockTowerof 10years anewtwisttotheinvestigation StaticGeneral) BharuchRailwayStation. SaurabhParashar whilechairingameetingofthe intotheMaharashtraPublicSer- BRC214 Shimla,August26 HimachalPradeshScheduled viceCommission(MPSC)’sdrug CasteWelfareBoardinShimla. Inspectorrecruitmentexam’s CHIEFMInISTERSukhvinder Further,heclarifiedthat paperleak,withthemanwho DynemicProductsLimited SinghSukhuonWednesday theremovalofthecastecol- alertedthecommissionabout CIN:L24100GJ1990PLC013886 directedthestateeducation umnfromadmissionforms theleaknowamongsixpersons TheaccusedbeingtakentocourtintheMPSCleakcase.ExprEss Regd.Office:B-301,SatyamevComplex-1, department to remove the wouldnotdepriveeligiblestu- arrestedinthecase. ‘caste’columnfromadmission dentsbelongingtoScheduled TheMumbaiCrimeBranch ation, amrut Patil, Rutuja’s tujaafewdaysbeforetheexam. OppNewGujaratHighCourt,S.G.Road,Sola,Ahmedabad-380060 formsinallstate-runschools Castesandothersociallyand claimedwhistleblowerlokesh father,allegedlycontacteda [Showing first 8,000 characters — download PDF for full document]