India's Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has approved the setting up of a committee headed by Director General (Acquisition) for review of Defence Procurement Procedure (DPP) 2016 and Defence Procurement Rules (DPM) 2009. The government has given a six-month provision to the committee to give its recommendations. On March 28, 2016, then Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar unveiled the Defence Procurement Process 2016. This replaced the defence procurement process in 2013.

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The Group of Ministers met on Saturday at Defence Minister Rajnath Singh's residence amid continued tension with Pakistan. Sources said the meeting was attended by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar. However, details on what issues were discussed at the meeting have not been released. It is believed to have brainstormed on the prevailing situation in Jammu and Kashmir.

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For your information, many things were banned in Kashmir since the removal of several provisions of Article-370. However, the Central government has claimed that the situation is gradually normalized. Meanwhile, government offices in Jammu and Kashmir are beginning to operate. Telephone service is also being restored in a phased manner. Meanwhile, the administration has said that mobile and internet services will remain closed till normalcy is restored.

It also said that no loss of life has been reported in the last 15 days. A strict vigil is also being maintained along the border. Recently, security agencies had received several inputs saying that Jaish-e-Mohammed, present in Pakistan, was trying to carry out terror attacks in Jammu and Kashmir. Even Ibrahim Azhar, brother of Jaish chief Masood Azhar, sitting in PoK, has taken command of it.

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