The first-ever 'Made in India' Dornier 228 passenger aircraft has been flagged off by Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia along with Union Minister Kiren Rijiju in Phasighat. The aircraft, manufactured by central PSU Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), took off from Dibrugarh in Assam and landed at Pasighat in East Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh.
International Turban Day is being celebrated every year on April 13 since 2004 to bring awareness of the strict requirement on Sikhs to put the turban as a mandatory part of their religion.
Vice Chief Lt Gen Manoj Pandey is all set to take over as the Chief of Army Staff as the current Chief of Army Staff General MM Naravane, seen as the frontrunner for the post of Chief of Defense Staff, will retire by the end of this month.