Army Day parade: Indian Army unveils new combat uniform
New Delhi, Jan 15: The Indian Army on Saturday unveiled a new combat uniform that is comfortable, climate friendly and features a digital disruptive pattern.
A contingent of commandos of Parachute regiment, wearing the new uniforms, took part in the Army Day parade that was conducted at the Cariappa ground here.
The uniform, which features a mix of colours including olive and earthen, has been designed taking into considerations aspects like areas of deployment of the troops and climatic conditions in which they operate.
The new uniform has been designed after analysing combat uniforms of armies of various other countries, in association with National Institute of Fashion Technology, sources said.
This uniform is more comfortable and it would be worn in all types of terrains, they said.
The digital disruptive pattern is designed with help of computer aid, they said.
The shirt in the new uniform does not have to be tucked in the trouser, the sources said. The shirt in the old uniform had to be tucked in.
The sources said the new uniforms would not be available in the open market.
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Producers of 'Pushpa-2' donate Rs 50 lakh to family of stampede victim
Hyderabad, Dec 23: The producers of actor Allu Arjun starrer 'Pushpa-2' on Monday extended a financial assistance of Rs 50 lakhs to the family of the woman who died in a stampede during the screening of the film on December 4.
Naveen Yerneni, the producer, visited the hospital where the victim's eight-year-old son is undergoing treatment and handed over a cheque to the family.
Condoling the death of the woman, he told reporters that the cheque was handed over to the woman's husband as they wanted to support the family.
