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Army Finalises Mega Reform Plan
In a major move, top commanders of the Army have approved a mega plan to usher in transformative reforms in the 1.3 million-strong force which will include restructuring its officer cadre, bringing down age of key commands, arresting rising revenue expenditure and "right-sizing" the force.
The decision to go ahead with the long-pending reforms initiative and make the force operationally versatile was taken at the ongoing Army Commanders' Conference (ACC), an apex level biannual conclave which deliberates on key policy initiatives and operational matters, officials said.
(Source: PTI)
Woman Gang Raped in Kutch
A woman was gangraped allegedly by five persons including an acquaintance of the victim in Gujarat's Kutch district, police said Saturday.
The incident took place in Kotda Jadodar village in Nakhatrana taluka on Wednesday, an official said.
A 40-year-old married woman from Moti Virani village in Nakhatrana was offered a lift in a car by Mohan Ahir, a man known to her, police said.
"The accused offered to take her to Mata no Madh temple but instead took her to a shopping complex in Kotda Jadodar village, and along with four other friends, raped her," the official said.
She managed to escape and filed a complaint with Nakhatrana police station on Saturday, he said.
At Least 27 Dead in Floods in Indonesia
Torrential rains triggered flash floods and landslides on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, killing at least 27 people, including a dozen children at a school, officials said Saturday.
A flash flood with mud and debris from landslides struck Mandailing Natal district in North Sumatra province and smashed an Islamic school in Muara Saladi village, where 29 children were swept away on Friday afternoon, said local police chief Irsan Sinuhaji.
He said rescuers retrieved the bodies of 11 children from mud and rubble hours later.
(Source: PTI)
Container Ship Hits Jetty at JNPT
A container ship hit the jetty at Navi Mumbai’s Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNPT) causing damage to a portion of the jetty.