received ananonymous letter on Thursday threatening bomb blasts at 14 important placesincluding Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, BSE, Chhatrapati Shivaji InternationalAirport and Mantralaya.Joint commissioner of police (law and order)Himanshu Roy said, ‘‘After 26/11 we have so far received around 573threat calls and emails. We take all threats seriously and alert all securityagencies. Now, with the anniversary...
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File photo: An inside view of the research reactor, Dhurva(1985) at the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre at Trombay.India’s nuclear power centres, in particular the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) at Trombay, were put on alert on Monday following intelligence inputs that terrorists might target such vital nuclear installations. According to senior officials of the Home Ministry, the security alert...
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nuclear installations were put on high alert in the wake of possible terror threat, as the Centre asked State governments includingSeized of the threats, Government said the atomic facilities were "absolutely secure" after getting specific intelligence inputs that terrorists may target nuke facilities.Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office Prithviraj Chavan told PTI that all nuclear installations...
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Centre has asked Maharashtraand state governments having nuclear installations to tightensecurity around such facilities to foil any possible terrorattack.Acting on specific intelligence inputs, the HomeMinistry directed the state governments, particularlyMaharashtra, to beef up security around the atomic facilitiesas the terrorists may target them."Security around the sensitive installations have...
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Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) Chairman Anil Kakodkar, the only one to get three extensions in the post, will demit office on November 30.Kakodkar will also retire from the post of Secretary, Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) on the same day, when his term ends."This is the last time I am addressing you from this podium and I wish to thank you all for your strong commitment to the programme and your...
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Mangalore University is planning to set up a Centre for Application of Radioisotopes and Radiation Technology at Mangalagangotri shortly, according to K.M. Kaveriappa, Vice-Chancellor of the university.The Vice-Chancellor said that once the centre was established, the university would offer a three-month certificate course on application of radioisotopes in biological sciences, in addition to training...
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Oct 30: Eminent scientist Anil Kakodkar, who played a strategic role in clinching the India-US civilian nuclear deal last year, will retire as chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) Nov 30.Kakodkar, who was part of the team of scientists that successfully carried out the Pokhran-I (1974) and Pokhran-II (1998) nuclear tests, is also secretary, Department of Atomic Energy (DAE).With exactly a...
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Eminent scientist Anil Kakodkar, who played a strategic role in clinching the India-US civilian nuclear deal last year, will retire as chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) Nov 30.Kakodkar, who was part of the team of scientists that successfully carried out the Pokhran-I (1974) and Pokhran-II (1998) nuclear tests, is also secretary, Department of Atomic Energy (DAE).With exactly a month left...
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group of experts from various fields related to nuclear science has been set up to push India's nuclear programme forward, atomic energy commission (AEC) chairman Anil Kakodkar said at the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (Barc), Trombay, on Friday.Kakodkar, who has been AEC chairman since November 30, 2000, and is the only head of the commission to get three extensions, retires next month-end. He will...
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Eminent scientist Anil Kakodkar, who played a strategic role in clinching the India-US civilian nuclear deal last year, will retire as chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) Nov 30.Kakodkar, who was part of the team of scientists that successfully carried out the Pokhran-I (1974) and Pokhran-II (1998) nuclear tests, is also secretary, Department of Atomic Energy (DAE).With exactly a month left...
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