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  • MHA issues fresh rules: Arms manufacturers to be allowed to enhance production

    By PTI

    NEW DELHI: Arms manufacturers will henceforth be allowed to enhance annual production of firearms and ammunition according to fresh rules issued by the Union home ministry.

    Under the Arms (Amendment) Rules, 2022, the arms manufacturers, however, will have to submit online every month details of the firearms manufactured, sold or transferred or consumed for the month.

    The home ministry issued the new rules through a gazette notification on Thursday.

    “The manufacturer who has been issued licence in Form VII under these rules shall be permitted to have enhanced annual production of firearms or ammunition or caliber wise revision of his licensed capacity by giving intimation to the licensing authority and also to the state government concerned within ninety days from the end of the financial year and for which no further endorsement on the licence as to capacity shall be required,” the notification said.

    While applying, the manufacturer has to submit detailed proposal for enhancement of manufacturing capacity or caliber wise revision of licenced capacity, project outlays, means of finance and justification for economic viability and market demand projections, duly certified by the authorised signatory of the company.

    Monthly online returns, detailing the production, sold, transfer and consumed shall be submitted by the manufacturer by close of business hours of the last day of the month, the notification said.

    Prior approval of the licensing authority will be mandatory for any change in control, either directly or indirectly, of the company or in case of any change in shareholding or beneficial interest in the shareholding, resulting into dilution of promoters shareholding below 10 per cent.

    However, prior approval will not be required if there is increase in shareholding of a shareholder, who held less than 10 per cent in the share capital of the company, to 10 per cent or more provided that for transfer of share holding between the two promoters which is already approved by the licensing authority.

    If any circumstances occur which prevent a licensee to submit online returns, the local licensing authority shall be informed immediately in order to establish alternative means to submit the monthly returns, it said.

  • One Naxalite killed in the encounter, security forces recovered arms, IED and other items

    An encounter between the police and the Naxalites has taken place in the Naxal-affected district of Dantewada. The jawans have fired the Naxalites by firing them swiftly. Two weapons, IEDs and other paraphernalia have been recovered from the spot.
    According to the information, security forces were informed of the Naxalite movement in Mustalanar. After which the team conducted a search operation by the police in Gidam police station area. During this, an encounter between the police and the Naxalites took place in Mustalanar.
    The soldiers killed a Naxalite in the encounter. After firing for a while, the Naxalites escaped from the spot. After the firing stopped, the bodies of the Naxalites were recovered by the security forces. At the same time, two weapons, IEDs and other items were recovered from the spot.

  • Section 144 (1) applicable in Tirra: District Magistrate Shri Jai Prakash Maurya passed the order

    Collector and District Magistrate Shri Jai Prakash Maurya has passed the order using the powers conferred under Section 144 (1) of Criminal Procedure Code 1973 in village Tirra of Dhamtari Tehsil. Under this, no person shall carry or carry any weapon, lathi, ballam, sword, chain and other weapons with him in the public place. In addition, no more than five people will gather in one place. This order has been passed unilaterally under sub-section (2) of section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code. This order will be effective for the next three months in village Tirra.
    It is worth noting that the sub-divisional magistrate of Dhamtari has submitted a report to the district magistrate. According to which, due to land dispute near Badpara in village Tira, the situation of law and order, the dissolution of the present public peace and the threat to human life and property has been expressed. In view of this, the District Magistrate has passed the above order for general public life and public property in village Tira, to prevent the danger posed to the security of public property.

  • Six militants killed in J&K encounter

    Six militants were Friday killed in an encounter with security forces in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir,officials said.

    An army official said exchange of fire between security forces and militants began in the early hours in Bijbehara area of the district.

    Six militants were killed in the operation and weapons were recovered from the spot, he said.

    Further details of the incident were awaited, he added.