New Delhi, Aug 2 (PTI) The three defence services are facing a shortage of 14,244 officers and the Coast Guard was short of 679 officers and over 2,500 personnel below officer rank, the Lok Sabha was informed today."The shortage of officers is around 11,500 in the Army, 1,507 in Navy and 1,237 in the Air Force," Defence Minister A K Antony said in reply to a query.He added that the shortage of officers was "partly attributable to accretions from time to time, tough selection procedures, difficult service conditions coupled with perceived high degree of risk involved in recruitment and training.
Monday, August 2, 2010
NACO for condom machines in CWG venues
New Delhi, Aug 2 (PTI) With the Commonwealth Games expected to bring in a flood of guests to the country, the National AIDS Control Organisation is gearing up to meet the challenge of HIV/AIDS by putting in place condom vending machines in all the CWG offices and venues.The vending machines would be put up at all the venues and the guests would be free to either buy them or avail of free samples which will be given at particular places, NACO Director General K Chandramaouli said at a function here."We are in talks with the state (Delhi) government and other civic authorities to rope in manpower to put up the condom vending machines," Chandramouli said.He also announced the NACO's expansion of its Condom Social Marketing Programme (CSMP).
