From The Assam Tribune
Center Owned by Assam Tribune GroupAir Chief appointment: 3 offices draw blank, Ministry invokes national security
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The defence ministry said national security prevents disclosure of the selection process for the Chief of Air Staff. Three defence offices could not locate the authority that holds records of the appointment, and Air Headquarters also could not identify the appropriate authority and said it does not have the information. An official called the situation “unfortunate”.
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New Delhi: Three defence offices were unable to identify the authority keeping records relating to the appointment of the Chief of Air Staff, while the defence ministry invoked national security to deny information on the selection process or the policy and guidelines governing the appointment of…
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New Delhi, November 2 (MExN): Air Marshal Mehtab Singh Deswal, AVSM, VSM has assumed charge as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Air Command of the Indian Air Force, the Defence Ministry said in a press release.Deswal was commissioned as a fighter pilot in the flying branch of the IAF on June…
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The RTI application travelled between departments before the Defence Ministry invoked security grounds to deny disclosure
