Chennai Aug 25 PTI The Ordnance Factory Tiruchirappalli OFT on Wednesday launched its down-folding butt version of the 762X39mm Trichy Assault Rifle TAR in addition to the fixed and side folding versions The 762x39mm TAR is a powerful individual automatic weapon designed to destroy the enemy by fire in single and burst firing mode It is a single shot rifle in normal mode and it can be used in burst mode also By firing in burst mode in short series group or single targets at a range up to 500 metres can be destroyed However the destructive effect of the TAR is up to a range of 1350 metres an official release here said In commemoration of 75 years of independence Ordnance Factory Tiruchirappalli launched Down folding butt version of 762X39mm Trichy Assault Rifle on August 25 At present Ordnance Factory Tiruchirappalli is manufacturing TAR Rifles in two variants ie Fixed butt and side folding butt versions it added OFT developed and manufactured TAR Down folding butt version to meet the customer requirement as some of the CAPF units state police and RPF required this variant for quick and easy movement of personnel in guard and patrolling duty The overall length of TAR-Down folding butt is 900mm in butt open condition and 650mm in folding condition it added The new version of the weapon was launched by Sanjay Dwivedi IOFS General Manager OFT and Rajiv Jain IOFS AddlGeneral Manager Senior officials of OFT attended the launch event the release said PTI SA APR APR APR

Chennai Aug 25 PTI A two-day Indo-US bilateral virtual workshop on water and air was conducted by the SRM Institute of Science and Technology near here the institute said on Wednesday The webinar titled Water and Air Research Initiative for Societal Health WaARISH 2021 on August 24 and 25 gathered academicians medical professionals and industry stakeholders to discuss the challenges due to air and water pollution and associated impacts on human health a release here said The workshop is part of a larger international collaborative effort between SRM Institute of Science and Technology SRMIST The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Water for Food Global Institute the Indo-US Science and Technology Forum in providing a platform to highlight research outcomes and sustainable development initiatives by the brightest minds of different countries it said The themes and topics covered in the workshop were air and water pollution their association with human health impacts cost-effective remediation techniques and analytical techniques for the quantification of the pollutants PTI SA APR APR APR

Chennai Aug 23 PTI DMDK founder Vijayakanth on Monday said he will fly abroad for medical treatment soon and urged his fans to not converge here on his birthday on August 25 citing the COVID-19 pandemic The actor-turned-politician had earlier also travelled to the US for medical treatment In a statement here he said he has been celebrating his birthday as Poverty Eradication Day for long and urged his supporters to distribute welfare assistance to mark his birthday While the coronavirus cases in the state were on the decline mass gatherings could lead to a spurt and therefore his supporters should not converge here on Wednesday he said Further I am going to travel abroad soon for medical check-up the 68 year-old leader added PTI SA APR APR APR