India’s largest helicopter facility to open in K’taka

SOUTH CENTRAL RLY GETS `13,786 CR IN UNION BUDGET

Hyderabad (PTI): South Central Railway on Friday said it was sanctioned a sum of Rs. 13,786.19 crore for year 2023-24 compared to Rs. 8,349.75 crore for year 2022-23, nearly 65 per cent increase over last year's allocation in the Union Budget. A press release from the SCR said Rs 3,374.44 crore was allotted for doubling, third line and bypass line works compared to Rs 1,531 crore last year.

SMRITI SLAMS CONG FOR DISRUPTING PARL HOUSES BUDGET 2023 TO PROVIDE JOBS TO YOUTH: MoS RAI

Kolkata (PTI): Union Minister Smriti

Irani on Saturday slammed the Congress for disrupting the proceedings in Parliament demanding an independent investigation into the allegations of fraud against billionaire Gautam Adani’s companies that triggered an unprecedented stock crash. She alleged it is a reflection of the animosity the party has towards President Droupadi Murmmu from the day she took office.

ON UNION BUDGET 2023-24

New Delhi (ANI): Minister of State (Home) Nityanand Rai on Saturday said that Union Budget 2023-24 presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will provide job opportunities to youths in the country with the resolution of ‘Sabka Sath, Sabka Vikas’. MoS Home Nityanand Rai addressed a press conference in Agra on Budget and said that this budget outlines the development of all sections of the society.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi to inaugurate facility on Monday

New Delhi (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Monday inaugurate a greenfield helicopter production facility of state-run aerospace behemoth Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) in Karnataka’s Tumakuru that will initially produce light utility helicopters (LUHs).

The defence ministry billed the 615-acre factory as India’s largest helicopter-manufacturing facility and it has been planned as a onestop solution for the country’s chopper requirements.

Officials said the HAL plans to produce more than 1,000 helicopters in the range of three to 15 tonnes, with a total business of more than Rs 4 lakh crore over a period of 20 years.

MARTIN TO DISPLAY F-21 JET, OTHER PLATFORMS AT AERO-INDIA 2023

New Delhi: US defence major Lockheed Martin will showcase its F-21 fighter jet, S-92 multi-role helicopter, MH-60R Romeo multi-mission chopper and antitank weapon Javelin, among others, at the upcoming Aero-India exhibition in Bengaluru. The 14th edition of Aero-India will be held at Bengaluru in Karnataka from February 13 to 17. Almost all leading aerospace companies around the world are expected to attend the event at Air Force Station, Yelahanka.

PM MODI PRAISES BILL GATES FOR TRYING HIS HANDS TO MAKE ROTI

New Delhi: PM Narendra Modi on Saturday lauded Billionaire Bill Gates for trying his hands to make roti. The PM advised him to make millet dishes as well. Gates posted a video on Instagram where he was seen making a roti along with popular blogger Eitan Bernath. Sharing the video on his Instagram story, PM Modi said, “Superb!” He also said that the latest trend in India is millets, which are known to be healthy. “There are many millet dishes too which you can try making,” Modi said.