Shillong, Sep 30 : Minister of State for Defence Pallam Raju today said India is building infrastructure along the Indo-China border to match the developments on the other side with the Centre approving a 1,850-km Trans Himalayan Highway in Arunachal Pradesh.

“Centre has approved the Trans-Himalayan highway which aims at providing inter basin double lane connectivity,” Raju told reporters in Shillong.

New Delhi, Sep 12 : Minister of State for Defence MM Pallam Raju today met the Army contingent deployed in Lebanon on an UN peacekeeping mission.

The Indian contingent comprises of nearly nine hundred personnel deployed in the UN peacekeeping operations.

Raju reviewed the contribution and role of Indian troops in the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). This is the first visit in more than five years by a Union Minister to any Indian peacekeeping mission abroad.

New Delhi, Sept. 8 : Minister of State for Defence, M M Pallam Raju, will pay a three-day visit to Lebanon from September 10 to 12.

Raju will visit the Indian peacekeeping contingent of nearly 900 personnel. He will interact with officers and troops and review the contribution and role of Indian troops in the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). Major General B V Nair, Additional Director General (CW) will accompany him.

New Delhi, Aug 12 : Minister of State for Defence Pallam Raju today felicitated National Cadet Corps (NCC) cadets who will participate in the 62nd Independence Day function at the Red Fort on Friday.

In his brief address, Pallam Raju commended the children for their patriotism, zeal and excitement.

The Minister hoped that the cadets, who represent the India of the future, would keep the tricolour flying high and safeguard the hard fought freedom. He appreciated the cadets for their turnout, braving sweating heat and humidity.

New Delhi, May 27 : Minister of State for Defence M M Pallam Raju today expressed strong displeasure over ex-servicemen taking to the streets and holding hunger strikes in various cities across the

New Delhi, Mar 18: Minister of state for Defence M. M. Pallam Raju will inaugurate a permanent DRDO exhibition ‘Darpan’ here on March 24.

Established at the Recruitment and Assessment Centre (RAC), the exhibition will showcase the Development of Strategic Systems, S&T achievements and outstanding services of DRDO dedicated to the nation in pursuance of self reliance.

The direct beneficiaries of the exhibition will be scientists visiting RAC for their assessments, young scientists/engineers aspiring to join DRDO and appearing for interviews at RAC.