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New Indian Express
23-05-2025
- Business
- New Indian Express
NLCIL celebrates 69th Raising Day with tributes, innovations, and new mascot
CUDDALORE: Neyveli Lignite Corporation India Limited (NLCIL) celebrated its 69th Raising Day on Tuesday, commemorating nearly seven decades of service in the energy sector. The celebration began with the garlanding of the statue of Jambulinga Mudaliar, who had donated land for the formation of NLCIL. The NLCIL flag was hoisted at all units by respective unit heads. At the corporate office, CMD Prasanna Kumar Motupalli hoisted the flag in the presence of former CMDs, senior officials, trade union and association representatives, and employees. A smart automatic sliding glass door, equipped with sensor-based technology to identify employees and visitors, was inaugurated at the corporate office entrance by the CMD Prasanna Kumar Motupalli. A formal function was held in the evening at Lignite Hall. Former CMDs were felicitated for their contributions. A new mascot, a lion named Neyon, was unveiled to serve as the brand ambassador for NLCIL, symbolising power and progress. Delivering the presidential address, CMD Prasanna Kumar Motupalli said, 'We pay our tributes to Jambulinga Mudaliar, the man behind the formation of NLCIL. We also express our gratitude to all employees, stakeholders, and their families who were part of the company's journey.' A book titled 'The Guiding Light – NLCIL Ethics Book' was released to inspire employees to make decisions rooted in ethics and integrity. Ten retired employees and their spouses were honoured by the CMD, functional directors, and chief vigilance officer (CVO), recognising their role in the evolution of NLCIL.
New Indian Express
07-05-2025
- Politics
- New Indian Express
India used its 'right to respond,' says Rajnath Singh on Op Sindoor; lauds Army for 'scripting history'
NEW DELHI: India's military scripted "history" by acting with "precision, precaution and compassion" in destroying terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir under 'Operation Sindoor', Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Wednesday. In his first remarks following the strike, Singh said India used its "right to respond" to the Pahalgam attack and that the targets were destroyed as per plan. "Through Operation Sindoor, India has used its 'right to respond' to the attack on its soil, and the armed forces scripted history by acting with precision, precaution and compassion to destroy the camps used to train terrorists in Pakistan and PoK," he said addressing the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) Raising Day celebrations. The defence minister asserted that the targets were destroyed and no civilian population was harmed as per the plan. "The whole world has witnessed what our armed forces have done today. The action was carried out very thoughtfully and in a measured manner," he said.
The Print
21-04-2025
- Politics
- The Print
Security forces kill Maoist Central Committee member in Jharkhand, 2nd blow to the top cadre this yr
Manjhi was the second central committee member to have been eliminated by the security forces so far this year. In January this year, security forces killed Ramachandra Reddy Gari Pratap Reddy alias Chalapathi in Chhattisgarh's Kularighat reserve forest, barely 5 km from Odisha's Nuapada district. The central committee member was identified as Vivek, also known as Prayag Manjhi, from the state itself, and had a bounty of Rs 1 crore on his head, Jharkhand DGP Anurag Gupta confirmed to ThePrint. New Delhi: In a major operational success against the violent Maoist movement in the country, security forces Monday killed a member of the Central Committee, the top decision-making body of the Maoists, in Jharkhand. DGP Gupta added that, alongside Manjhi, forces also killed Arvind, a Special Area Committee member with a Rs 25 lakh bounty on his head, and Saheb Ram, a Zonal Committee member with a Rs 10 lakh bounty, during an exchange of fire. Forces killed a total of eight suspected Maoists in the exchange of fire Monday. Monday's encounter broke out in the Lugu hills located in the Lalpania area of Jharkhand's Bokaro district. The operation started early Monday morning when a team comprising forces from the 209th Battalion of the elite CoBRA unit of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Jharkhand Police were dispatched to carry out a search operation in the area. CRPF officials said that a huge cache of arms and ammunition has also been recovered in the operations. 'Exchange of fire has stopped. Search operation is ongoing,' a CRPF spokesperson said. The developments in Jharkhand come amidst an unprecedented crackdown on suspected Maoists in Chhattisgarh. State police forces, along with Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) like the CRPF, have launched an aggressive offensive against Maoist groups, even deep inside areas that were once strongholds for the Red Army. The Union Home Minister Amit Shah has set March 2026 as the deadline to end the Maoist threat in the country. Addressing the Raising Day function of the CRPF last week, Shah had claimed that the Maoist threat was limited to only four districts and praised the CRPF and its CoBRA unit for opening up new camps in deeper areas, leading to success in operations against Maoists. (Edited by Zinnia Ray Chaudhuri) Also read: Timeline of events leading up to 26/11 accused Tahawwur Rana's extradition to India
