Beijing: China has activated new intermediate and long-range missiles capable of precision strikes on medium and large warships, official media here reported. The domestically developed missiles, which were recently used by a missile brigade of the People's Liberation Army's (PLA) rocket force, is capable of nuclear counterattacks and marks a further development of Chinese artillery's combat capabilities, state-run China Central Television (CCTV) reported. It is capable of precision strikes on medium and large targets on land, and similar sized warships at sea, official tabloid Global Times quoted the CCTV report as saying. "This breakthrough means that the missile's reaction time is quicker, and its station-keeping ability is more precise," Zhang Junshe, a senior research fellow at the PLA Naval Military Studies Research Institute, told the daily. In recent years, the PLA Rocket Force, which is created as part of the reforms initiated by President Xi Jinping has been focusing … [Read more...] about China Activates New Precision Intermediate, Long-range Missiles: Report
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Dongri Building Should Have Been Demolished in 2012, State Govt Blames Private Builder
New Delhi: In a shocking revelation, Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) chairman Uday Samant admitted that the four-storeyed building , which collapsed in south Mumbai on Tuesday, was supposed to have been demolished in 2012. The ground-plus-four-storey 'Kesarbai' building, located in a densely populated narrow lane in Dongri's Tandel Street, collapsed around 11.40 am, leaving around 50 people trapped. At least 13 people have been confirmed dead so far. Samant, also the MLA of the Ratnagiri-Sangmeshwar constituency, said the building was 100 years old. According to him, the building owned by the Maharashtra Housing And Area Development Authority (MHADA) was to be demolished by a private developer. "Strict action will be taken, no one will be spared...the developer and our officials should have seen the work," he said. After the collapse of the building, the MHADA said it had not given a No Objection Certificate to the developer in 2012 for its … [Read more...] about Dongri Building Should Have Been Demolished in 2012, State Govt Blames Private Builder