Op Sindoor legacy: India moves from borrowing muscle to becoming a source for global playersIndia's defense sector is experiencing a historic upswing, with exports surpassing 38,000 crore rupees. This surge is directly linked to th...
07 May, 2026, 03.49 PM IST
MP boat tragedy: Death toll climbs to 13; body of last missing person recoveredTwo more bodies were recovered from Bargi Dam on Sunday morning. The deceased were a five-year-old boy and his uncle. This brings the total...
03 May, 2026, 10.55 AM IST
GPF interest rate for government employees: Has Finance Ministry changed GPF interest rate for April-June 2026 quarter?The Ministry of Finance has announced the General Provident Fund (GPF) interest rate for the April-June 2026 quarter will remain at 7.1%. T...
10 Apr, 2026, 11.25 AM IST
ISI-backed terror module busted, 3 held with two grenades, pistol: Punjab PolicePunjab Police have dismantled a terror module backed by Pakistan's ISI. Three individuals were arrested in a swift operation. Authorities r...
06 Apr, 2026, 07.02 PM IST
Ordnance factory blast: Eight dead; 5 others injuredEight workers lost their lives and five others sustained injuries following a blast at the ordnance factory in Bhandara, Maharashtra. Rescu...
25 Jan, 2025, 12.08 AM IST
Rajnath Singh holds high-level meet to explore possibilities to make ordnance factories more robustIn its meeting held in July last year, the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS), the country's top decision-making body on security-related ...
04 Mar, 2021, 03.21 AM IST
OFB designates 285 beds for coronavirus casesThe ministry said in a statement that 40 beds have been earmarked in hospitals at Vehicle Factory at Jabalpur, thirty beds each at Metal an...
25 Mar, 2020, 03.19 PM IST
Smart bombs, futuristic combat vehicle in pipeline: OFB headThe first-ever conference of employees of 41 ordnance factories in the country is being held at the National Academy for Defence Production...
11 Jan, 2020, 07.38 PM IST
Ordnance factory employees give one-month strike noticeThe Unions have demanded "withdrawal of the centre's decision to corporatise the ordnance factories.
08 Aug, 2019, 06.49 PM IST
MoD may Seek CCS nod to set up EGoM for corporatisation of ordnance factoriesTo quell employee anxiety over the corporatisation of ordnance factories, the ministry proposes to safeguard their wages and retirement ben...
02 Aug, 2019, 07.15 AM IST
Mamata Banerjee writes to PM Narendra Modi to reverse corporatisation of ordnance factoriesMamata's missive comes in the backdrop of the Centre's bid to corporatise all the ordnance factories of the country.
23 Jul, 2019, 05.58 PM IST
Nearly 80,000 vacancies at ordnance factoriesThe 41 ordnance factories that the parliamentary panel has mentioned come under the OFB.
21 May, 2019, 05.41 PM IST
No proposal to set up new ordnance factory: GovernmentThere is no proposal to set up a new ordnance factory in the country but steps will be taken to increase capacity and functioning of the ex...
11 Jul, 2018, 05.04 PM IST
Indian Army to cut 50% of supply from state-run ordnance factoriesIndian Army has decided to cut down on supplies from ordnance factories to ensure money gets used for procurement of critical ammunition an...
05 Jun, 2018, 11.32 AM IST
Staff shortage at ordnance factories hurts defence projectsAs of Jan 2017, ordnance factories have 70,810 technical staff, 41 per cent less than the 1.2 lakh sanctioned posts, according to informati...
10 Apr, 2017, 08.55 AM IST
- Ordnance factories to continue cotton linter buy
The country’s cotton linter makers have finally settled supply issues with the Defence Ministry’s Ordnance Factories Board.
12 Jan, 2011, 12.28 AM IST
- Ordnance factories to have tech tie-ups with foreign companies
In a departure from the past, Country's major Ordnance factories have been allowed to have advanced technology tie-ups with foreign compani...
17 Mar, 2008, 02.24 PM IST