Seeking to avoid allegations of favouritism and scams in acquisitions, the defence ministry is planning to put an end to single-vendor tenders and is expected to issue directions to the services headquarters soon in this regard.
State-run telecom major Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd has written to the defence ministry to amend the conditions for floating tenders, including having own manufacturing facility in India, for setting up alternative communications network for defence forces."We have written to the defence ministry for change in tender conditions as some companies have said that the current conditions are very strict," said a senior BSNL official.
State-run BSNL has convened its board meeting on Monday to review the 18.5-billion-dollar GSM tender for expanding its mobile network.
This recipe has a wonderful royal touch.
BSNL would have accounted for revenues of $250 million this year.
After dilly dallying for over 20 months, state-owned telecom firm BSNL on Friday decided to scrap its controversial Rs 35,000-crore (Rs 350 billion) tender to procure equipment for expansion of its mobile services.
Amid a political crisis in Jharkhand, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha legislative party leader Champai Soren on Wednesday called on Governor C P Radhakrishnan and urged him to accept his claim to form the government at the earliest.
The Japanese company has been selected as Formula One's sole tyre supplier until the end of 2010.
Of the AAP's 62 MLAs in Delhi, 55 including all the ministers were present during the meeting.
FIA has invited tyre makers to tender for the right to become the sport's sole supplier for three years from 2008
