Everything you need to know about Tatra: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Tatra: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
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New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) The Indian Army has 7,983 Tatra trucks but "there is no further procurement" of these vehicles or their spare parts, the government said Monday.
New Delhi, Nov 27 (IANS) Outgoing Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) director Amar Pratap Singh Tuesday said the 2G spectrum allocation case was the biggest and the most complicated in the two years of his tenure.
New Delhi, Nov.8 (ANI): Defence Minister A.K. Antony on Thursday said that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is probing the case of graft after former Chief of Army Staff General (retired) V.K. Singh had alleged that he was offered a 2.8 million dollars bribe to buy a faulty batch of Tatra trucks for the army.
Gurgaon, Oct 23 (IANS) Former army chief Gen (retd) V.K. Singh said here Tuesday that he has full faith in the working of the CBI which is probing his allegations of a Rs.14-crore bribe offer made to him to clear the purchase of 600 all-terrain trucks.
New Delhi, Oct.22 (ANI): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday quizzed Lt. Gen. (retired) Tejinder Singh and Vectra Chairman Ravinder Rishi in connection with alleged bribe offer made by the former to former Chief of Army Staff General (retired) V K Singh to clear a tranche of substandard all terrain vehicles.
New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) The CBI Saturday conducted raids in three cities and registered a case against Lt. Gen. (retd) Tejinder Singh for allegedly offering a bribe of Rs.14 crore to former army chief Gen. V.K. Singh to clear the purchase of nearly 600 trucks in September 2010.
New Delhi, Oct.20 (ANI): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday conducted raids at five places in connection with former chief of Army Staff General V.K. Singh's allegations that he was offered bribe to clear deal of substandard vehicles.
New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Saturday conducted raids at the residences of retired Lt Gen Tejinder Singh, Tatra chief Ravi Rishi and his associate Anil Mansukhani in connection with the alleged bribe offered to former Army chief General V.K. Singh.
New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Saturday conducted raids at the residences of retired Lt Gen Tejinder Singh, Tatra chief Ravi Rishi and his associate Anil Mansukhani in connection with the alleged bribe offered to former Army chief General V.K. Singh.
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) A $275 million deal between Indian state-owned BEML and Polish arms firm Bumar for supply of 204 armoured recovery and repair vehicles (ARRV) has reportedly got into trouble for alleged irregularities following an audit in Poland.
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) A Delhi court Wednesday rejected the plea of Lt. Gen. (retd) Tejinder Singh for cancellation of bail of former army chief Gen. V.K. Singh in a defamation case.
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) Wednesday challenged in the Delhi High Court its earlier order holding in abeyance the aviation regulator's decision to suspend the operating permit of Global Vectra Helicorp, the aviation arm of the Ravi Rishi-led Vectra Group.
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday asked Ravinder Rishi, chief of Vectra company, to approach the trial court for quashing a lookout notice issued by the CBI against him for his role in alleged lapses in a defence truck deal.
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) Former army chief V.K. Singh's plea seeking a change in the nature of trial of the defamation case against him was dismissed by a Delhi court Tuesday.
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) Lt. Gen. retd) Tejinder Singh Wednesday moved a Delhi court seeking cancellation of the bail granted to former Indian Army chief Gen. V.K. Singh and four other army officers in a defamation case filed by him.
New Delhi, Aug.8 (ANI): The designated court in New Delhi on Wednesday refused to hear a plea from the counsel of former chief of Indian Army, General V K Singh, who has been named as the prime respondent in a defamation case filed by Lt. Gen. (retired) Tejinder Singh.
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) The CBI Tuesday strongly opposed, in the Supreme Court, the plea of Vectra Group chairman Ravinder Kumar Rishi, facing probe in the Tatra truck deal for the army, for permission to go abroad for medical treatment.
Social activist Anna Hazare and his allies Friday evening end their fast at a scheduled time as Anna Hazare a day before had announced to end it at 5 p.m.. General (Retd) V K Singh, one of the 23 eminent personalities who had requested to Anna and his team to break their fast soon and to approach a broader road like political alternatives, offered a glass of juice to Anna Hazare...............
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) Former Indian Army chief Gen. V.K. Singh Friday lent his voice to Anna Hazare's anti-graft movement and also joined the protest at Jantar Mantar here where the fasting social activists ended their hunger strike.
New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday allowed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to file its response to a petition of Vectra Group chairman Ravinder Kumar Rishi, facing a probe in the Tatra truck deal, for permission to go abroad for medical treatment.
New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday allowed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to file its response to a petition of Vectra Group chairman Ravinder Kumar Rishi, facing probe in the Tatra truck deal, for permission to go abroad for a medical treatment.
New Delhi, July 20 (ANI): Former chief of army staff General (retired) V.K. Singh was on Friday granted bail in a defamation case filed against him by a former military intelligence chief, Lieutenant General (retired) Tejinder Singh.
New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Monday refused to give any relief to three army officers and told them to appear before the trial judge July 20 in a criminal defamation case filed by Lt.Gen. (retd.) Tejinder Singh.
New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Monday refused to give any relief to three army officers and told them to appear before the trial judge July 20 in a criminal defamation case filed by Lt.Gen. (retd.) Tejinder Singh.
New Delhi/Banaglore, June 11 (IANS) The defence ministry Monday suspended public sector undertaking Bharat Earth Movers Ltd (BEML) chairman V.R.S. Natarajan on a recommendation from the CBI that is probing the Tatra military trucks supply deal. The official denied any guilt and asserted he would come clean.
The defence ministry Monday, on a recommendation from the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the federal investigating agency that is currently investigating the Tatra military trucks supply deal, has suspended public sector undertaking Bharat Earth Movers Ltd. (BEML) chairman V R S Natarajan from his post in the connection of same case as BEML had supplied the alleged substandard Tatra Trucks to the military.................
New Delhi, June 11 (ANI): Suspended BEML chief V.R.S. Natarajan on Monday said that he was innocent, and would come out clean against the charges being leveled against him by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) The defence ministry Monday suspended public sector undertaking Bharat Earth Movers Ltd. (BEML) chairman V.R.S. Natarajan from his post on a recommendation from the CBI that is probing the Tatra military trucks supply deal.
New Delhi, June 11 (ANI): The Ministry of Defence (MoD) on Monday put BEML chairman V R S Natarajan under suspension following a recommendation by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) that he should be kept away from the post to ensure a fair investigation.
Gurgaon/New Delhi, June 9 (ANI): Former Army Chief General V.K. Singh on Saturday refused to comment on the summon issued to him in connection with the defamation case filed against him by retired Lieutenant General Tejinder Singh, saying he would talk about it at an appropriate time.
New Delhi, June 8 (ANI): A Delhi Court has summoned former Army Chief General VK Singh in connection with the defamation case filed against him by Retired Lieutenant General Tejinder Singh.
New Delhi, June 6 (ANI): The Ministry of Defence (MoD) on Wednesday categorically denied giving permission to BEML Chairman and Managing Director V.R.S. Natarajan to serve a legal notice for filing a defamation suit against former chief of army staff General (Retired) V.K. Singh.
New Delhi, June 6 (ANI): The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has categorically denied giving permission to Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML) CMD VRS Natarajan to serve a legal notice for filing a defamation suit against General (Retd.) V.K. Singh.
Bangalore, June 1 (IANS) Defence behemoth BEML Friday said it will file a defamatory suit against former chief of army staff Gen. V.K. Singh for making false and motivated charges against the state-run company in the controversial Tatra trucks deal.
Bangalore, June 1 (IANS) State-run defence behemoth BEML will sue former Indian Army chief Gen. V.K. Singh for defamation for terming its Tatra heavy-duty trucks sub-standard and saying they were exorbitantly priced, the company chief said Friday.
Bangalore, June 1 (ANI): Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML) has served a legal notice on former Army Chief General V.K. Singh for his comments on the Tatra trucks deal, and demanded an apology from him.
Bangalore, May 31 (IANS) State-run defence behemoth BEML, at the centre of a controversey involving its Tatra heavy-duty trucks, reported a Rs.14 crore net loss for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2011-12 as against a net profit of Rs.70 crore in same period of previous fiscal (2010-11), registering a whopping decline of 80 percent year-on-year (YoY).
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) He surmounted blistering attacks and challenges to his elevation but Gen Bikram Singh, who Thursday assumed command of the 1.13 million strong Indian Army has his task cut out on two fronts: restoring the image and public perception of the force and ensuring its rapid modernisation.
New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) A director and a shareholder of Global Vectra Helicorp, the aviation arm of the Ravi Rishi-led Vectra Group, Thursday moved the Delhi High Court against the suspension of its permit to fly choppers.
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) The central government Friday informed the Delhi High Court that a preliminary inquiry has been initiated by it against the Global Vectra Helicorp, the aviation arm of the Ravi Rishi-led Vectra Group, and the probe will be completed in three weeks.
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday asked the government to explain why it had not issued show-cause notice to Global Vectra Helicorp, the aviation arm of the Ravi Rishi-led Vectra Group which operates a fleet of helicopters, before cancelling its security clearance.
New Delhi, May 10 (ANI): Retired Lt. Gen. Tejinder Singh on Thursday withdrew his petition from the Supreme Court seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) inquiry into the alleged misconduct of Army Chief General V.K. Singh.
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notice to the union home ministry and the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on a plea by Global Vectra Helicorp challenging the aviation regulator's decision to suspend the company's operations permit.
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) The opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday urged the government to increase the defence budget to at least three percent of the GDP.
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) Defence Minister A.K. Antony Monday said Tatra trucks were purchased to meet the special needs of the Indian Army but no vehicle had been procured from the company after 2008.
New Delhi, May 7 (ANI): Defending Tatra deal in the parliament today, Defence Minister A.K. Antony on Monday said that the trucks were bought mainly due to operational needs of the Army.
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) The countdown to Indian Army chief Gen. V.K. Singh hanging up his boots May 31 began Saturday with his first farewell visit to the Western Command headquarters in Chandimandir.
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) The government Friday cancelled the security clearance accorded to Global Vectra Helicorp, aviation arm of Ravi Rishi-led Vectra Group which operates a fleet of choppers, after the home ministry raised security concerns about the firm.
New Delhi, May 2(ANI): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday grilled Lt Gen (retired) Tejinder Singh on bribery charges raised against him by Army Chief General V K Singh.
Union Defence Minister A.K. Antony has clarified in parliament that there is nothing to hide and fear for the government in the Indian
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) With a row rocking the Indian Army's purchase of all-terrain heavy-duty Tatra trucks, Defence Minister A.K. Antony Wednesday told parliament that there was "nothing to hide, nothing to fear" when it came to defence deals.
New Delhi, May 2 (ANI): Defence Minister A.K Antony on Wednesday said the government would take stringent action against those involved in corruption and in the procurement of Tatra heavy-duty trucks for the army.
New Delhi, Apr 29 (ANI): The Congress Party on Sunday refused to comment on reports that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's advisor T.K.A. Nair was involved in caught in a land row in Bangalore.
Bangalore, April 29 (ANI): One of the closest advisors of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, T.K.A. Nair, on Sunday rubbished allegations that some of his relatives and a friend had been allotted land in a south Bangalore cooperative society at throwaway prices.
New Delhi, April 26 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its order on a defamation case filed against Army Chief General V.K.Singh by Lt. General (retired) Tejinder Singh till May 5.
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) Lt Gen (retd) Tejinder Singh Wednesday moved the Supreme Court seeking a CBI probe into the role of Army chief General V.K. Singh into the alleged incident in which the Army was reported to be spying on Ministry of Defence (MoD) officials.
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Friday recorded Indian Army chief General V.K. Singh's statement at his South Block office following the allegation that a retired officer had tried to bribe him in 2010 to clear a tranche of substandard vehicles.
New Delhi, Apr 20 (ANI): A Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) team met Army Chief General VK Singh on Friday to seek clarification over his claims that he was offered a bribe of Rs 14 crore by an equipment lobbyist to clear a defence deal.
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) India's strategic affairs experts Thursday hailed the nation's successful test of the Agni-V 5,000-km long range ballistic missile as a 'significant' demonstration of technological proficiency, but urged the defence scientists to get the warhead delivery platform operationalised to put up a 'credible' nuclear deterrent.
Bangalore/New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) The CBI Thursday registered a graft case against state-run Bharat Earth Movers Ltd. (BEML) chairman and managing director V.R.S. Natarajan and searched his office and house in Bangalore for documents pertaining to hiring a consulting firm, whose director was also booked.
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) The CBI Thursday registered a case against V.R.S. Natarajan, chief of the the state-owned Bharat Earth Movers Ltd, and Tamil Nadu-based consultancy firm Astral Consultants' director C.S. Srivatsan, in connection with alleged irregularities in the import of heavy-duty Tatra trucks for the Indian Army, an official said here.
Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has searched V.R.S. Natarajan, chairman and managing director of the state-run Bharat Earth Movers Ltd.
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Wednesday searched the homes of two former army officers in Delhi and Noida and recovered key documents related to the probe into alleged irregularities in the procurement of Tatra trucks for the Indian Army, sources said.
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Wednesday conducted search operations at the homes of two former army officers in Delhi and Noida and recovered key documents related to its probe into alleged irregularities in the procurement of Tatra trucks, sources said.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) conducted search operations at the homes of two former army officer's in connection of irregularities in the Tatra trucks deal. Raids were conducted at their residence in Delhi and Noida...........
New Delhi, Apr 18 (ANI): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday carried out searches in Delhi and Noida as part of its ongoing probe over the deal to supply all-terrain Tatra trucks to the Army.
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Wednesday conducted search operations at the homes of two former army officers in Delhi and Noida following complaints about irregularities in the procurement of the all-terrain heavy duty Tatra trucks.
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) The CBI Tuesday questioned three people, including former Bharat Earth Movers Ltd. (BEML) director V. Mohan, the company's present chief V.R.S. Natarajan and Britain-based Vectra group's chief Ravinder Rishi, in connection with alleged lapses in the supply of heavy-duty Tatra trucks to the Indian Army.
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) The better part of Indian Army chief Gen. V.K. Singh's over two-year tenure may have been marked by controversies ranging from his age records to bribe offers, but his standing and popularity among a majority of the 1.13-million men and women he commands still seems intact.
Increasing troubles for Vectra group and its Chairman Ravi Rishi, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has registered a case of money laundering against the company and his chief for alleged irregularities in Tatra-BEML deal.......
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) Stung by criticism that he had prior knowledge of complaints over irregularities in the army ordering Tatra trucks, Defence Minister A.K. Antony Thursday issued a "stern warning" to defence public sector undertakings (DPSUs) and asked them to keep their dealings with clients and stake-holders "transparent."
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) Lt Gen (retd) Tejinder Singh denied in a court Tuesday offering any bribe to sell military trucks to the Indian Army.
New Delhi, Apr 10 (ANI): Chief of Army Staff, General V.K. Singh has sent his complaint to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with the Rs 14 crore alleged bribery offer made to him by a retired officer to clear the supply of a tranche of 600 vehicles.
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) Lt Gen (retd) Tejinder Singh Tuesday Tuesday told a Delhi court, hearing his defamation case against army chief Gen. V.K. Singh, that the allegation that he had offered a bribe to Vectra, the company which makes the Tatra vehicles used by the army, was 'absolutely false'.
Lt. Gen (retd) Tejinder Singh, who filled a defamation case against Army Chief General V K Singh and four others, accusing them of misusing their official positions, power and authority to level false charges against him (Tejinder), is likely to record his statement before a Delhi court today.
Bhopal, April 4 (IANS) Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from Jabalpur Rakesh Singh said Wednesday he had informed Defence Minister A.K. Antony that cheaper and better quality trucks were being produced in Jabalpur and there was no need to purchase the Tatra vehicles at double the price.
New Delhi, Apr.3 (ANI): Chief of Army Staff General V.K. Singh has written to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), seeking more time to reply on the agency's query into bribery allegations related to the supply of Tatra trucks to the army.
CBI is likely to question Vectra boss Ravi Rishi again in the connection with BMEl-Tatra deal.
New Delhi, Apr.2 (ANI): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday questioned Vectra Group chief Ravi Rishi for a third time in connection with the controversy around the Indian Army's Tatra-BEML deal.
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) The CBI has issued a "look out notice" to prevent NRI businessman Ravi Rishi, owner of Britain-based Vectra group, from leaving the country, a CBI official said Sunday.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Sunday issued a restraint order to Indian born London businessman Ravi Rishi from leaving the country, who was at present in New Delhi.....
New Delhi, Apr.1 (ANI): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Sunday issued a restraint order on non-resident Indian (NRI) businessman Ravi Rishi from leaving the country, as it said that the latter would be needed for questioning next week in connection with a case related to the supply of Tatra trucks to the Indian army.
Contradicting the allegation of Army Chief Gen V K Singh, DRDO chief V K Saraswat today said Tatra trucks were "outstanding" and there is nothing wrong in those.......
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) Against the backdrop of a continuing row between the government and army chief Gen. V.K. Singh, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) chief V.K. Saraswat Saturday asked both the defence ministry and the army to adopt a 'cautious approach' while handling any differences.
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) It was the turn of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) chief Dr. V.K. Saraswat Saturday to defend the Tatra trucks that are at the centre of bribe-offer allegations from army chief Gen. V.K. Singh.
New Delhi, Mar.31 (ANI): Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) chief V. K. Saraswat on Saturday defended the use of Tatra trucks in the Indian Army, saying the vehicles had performed rather well.
Following the direction of Defence Minister A K Antony, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday lodged a complaint against some unknown officials of public sector unit BEML, and Ravi Rishi.......
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) Amid controversy over the alleged bribe offer in purchase of vehicles and his claims of gaps in India's defence preparedness, army chief Gen. V.K. Singh Friday sounded conciliatory, blaming 'rogue elements' for differences with the government even as the Bharatiya Janata Party demanded Defence Minister A.K. Antony's resignation for 'mishandling' the issue.
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) Upping pressure on the government over Indian Army chief Gen. V.K. Singh's allegation that he was offered bribe to clear Tatra truck contracts, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday demanded Defence Minister A.K. Antony's resignation over the controversial issue.
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) Stung by army headquarters' snide remarks again Tatra trucks, defence public sector BEML chief V.R.S. Natarajan Friday hit out at its detractors, saying he felt "very sad" that the vehicle is being targeted despite being the only such in the world and on which the whole army's strategic assets move.
Defence public sector unit Bharat Earth Movers limited and Tatra and Vectra Limited has dismissed the allegations that it had offered Rs. 14 Cr. bribe.
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) Defence Minister A.K. Antony Friday said he had acted on complaints against defence public sector firm BEML a day after receiving complaints of irregularities forwarded to him on behalf of Congress president Sonia Gandhi in October 2009.
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) In further friction over Army chief Gen. V.K. Singh's disclosure that he was offered a bribe to allow sub-standard Tatra trucks, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday demanded the resignation of Defence Minister A.K. Antony but the Congress dismissed it as perverse.
New Delhi, Mar.30 (ANI): Even as the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has written to the Ministry of Defence to seek a detailed information of the Tatra truck deal meant for the Indian Army, it has also summoned Ravi Rishi, the Chairman of the London-based Vectra Group and the largest shareholder of Tatra trucks.
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) Defence public sector unit Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML) and Tatra and Vectra Limited Thursday dismissed allegations that former Defence Intelligence Agency chief Lt Gen (retired) Tejinder Singh had offered Rs.14 crore bribe to army chief Gen. V.K. Singh to clear an order for 600 Tatra trucks for the army, saying they had no such need to pay bribes as they were the only vendors for those vehicles.
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) Defence Minister A.K. Antony Tuesday admitted that army chief Gen. V.K. Singh informed him about Lt. Gen. (retd) Tejinder Singh offering a bribe of Rs.14 crore, but said there was no written complaint, as he did not want to pursue the matter.
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) Lt Gen (retd) Tejinder Singh, who has been named as the man who offered army chief V.K. Singh a bribe, Tuesday said if that had indeed happened then the matter should have been investigated at that time itself.
