Ordnance Factories

At least 10 people have been injured in an explosion at an ordnance factory in Madhya Pradesh's Jabalpur district.

A registration department clerk in Bihar was arrested on Friday for allegedly sharing sensitive information, obtained from an ordnance factory where he formerly worked, with a suspected female ISI agent in Pakistan.

Six workers were injured after a fire broke out at Ordnance Factory Khamaria (OFK) near Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh on early Thursday morning, a senior official said.

Seven new defence public sector undertakings, carved out of the erstwhile Ordnance Factory Board (OFB), were on Friday dedicated to the nation by Prime Minister Narendra Modi as part of a major reform initiative to boost India's defence production.

PM Modi today said that 41 Ordnance factories are being converted into 7 government-run corporate entities, as a measure to improve our self-reliance and defence preparedness. He said the "goal is to make India the world's biggest military power".

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said that the aim of the government is to make India one among the top countries of the world in the field of the defence sector.

The Defence Ministry has dissolved the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) with effect from October 1 and transferred its assets, employees and management to seven public sector units (PSUs), according to an official order.

Investigation into the attack on the Jammu IAF station last month show the involvement of "non-state actors" supported by state actors such as the ordnance factory of Pakistan, Jammu and Kashmir DGP Dilbag Singh said today.

The government today said that steps have been taken to safeguard the interests of employees of the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) after it is split into seven state-owned corporate entities.

The government on Wednesday came out with an ordinance prohibiting any agitation and strike by anyone engaged in the essential defence services.

The government approved a long-pending proposal to restructure the nearly 200-year-old Ordnance Factory Board that operates 41 ammunition and defence equipment production facilities into 7 separate corporate entities.

Rajnath Singh asked defence public sector undertakings, DRDO and Ordnance Factory Board to make it a priority to provide oxygen to provide oxygen cylinders and extra beds to various state governments at the earliest.

The Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) has announced the result of the 56th Trade Apprentice exam. The result, OFB 56th TA result, is available on the official website of OFB.

Two leopards and two sloth bears were killed on Saturday after coming in contact with live wire in the core area of the Ordnance Factory Chanda in Maharashtra's Chandrapur district, a senior official said.

The Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) is planning to introduce "smart bombs" and would soon roll out a "Futuristic Infantry Combat Vehicle" made for the Indian Army, a top official said in Nagpur on Saturday.

At least 10 people have been injured in an explosion at an ordnance factory in Madhya Pradesh's Jabalpur district.

A registration department clerk in Bihar was arrested on Friday for allegedly sharing sensitive information, obtained from an ordnance factory where he formerly worked, with a suspected female ISI agent in Pakistan.

Six workers were injured after a fire broke out at Ordnance Factory Khamaria (OFK) near Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh on early Thursday morning, a senior official said.

Seven new defence public sector undertakings, carved out of the erstwhile Ordnance Factory Board (OFB), were on Friday dedicated to the nation by Prime Minister Narendra Modi as part of a major reform initiative to boost India's defence production.

PM Modi today said that 41 Ordnance factories are being converted into 7 government-run corporate entities, as a measure to improve our self-reliance and defence preparedness. He said the "goal is to make India the world's biggest military power".

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said that the aim of the government is to make India one among the top countries of the world in the field of the defence sector.

The Defence Ministry has dissolved the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) with effect from October 1 and transferred its assets, employees and management to seven public sector units (PSUs), according to an official order.

Investigation into the attack on the Jammu IAF station last month show the involvement of "non-state actors" supported by state actors such as the ordnance factory of Pakistan, Jammu and Kashmir DGP Dilbag Singh said today.

The government today said that steps have been taken to safeguard the interests of employees of the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) after it is split into seven state-owned corporate entities.

The government on Wednesday came out with an ordinance prohibiting any agitation and strike by anyone engaged in the essential defence services.

The government approved a long-pending proposal to restructure the nearly 200-year-old Ordnance Factory Board that operates 41 ammunition and defence equipment production facilities into 7 separate corporate entities.

Rajnath Singh asked defence public sector undertakings, DRDO and Ordnance Factory Board to make it a priority to provide oxygen to provide oxygen cylinders and extra beds to various state governments at the earliest.

The Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) has announced the result of the 56th Trade Apprentice exam. The result, OFB 56th TA result, is available on the official website of OFB.

Two leopards and two sloth bears were killed on Saturday after coming in contact with live wire in the core area of the Ordnance Factory Chanda in Maharashtra's Chandrapur district, a senior official said.

The Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) is planning to introduce "smart bombs" and would soon roll out a "Futuristic Infantry Combat Vehicle" made for the Indian Army, a top official said in Nagpur on Saturday.