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Nirmala Sitharaman visits Pokhran's field firing range, meets Army officers

She has been visiting various military installations after taking defence charge

Nirmala Sitharaman

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman at the flagging-off ceremony of INSV Tarini, an all-women crew ship that will circumnavigate the globe, in Goa. Photo: PTI

Press Trust of India Jaisalmer
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday visited the field firing range in Khetolai area in Pokhran and met senior Army officers stationed there.

This was her second visit to Rajasthan after she took charge of the defence ministry earlier this month, becoming the first full-time woman defence minister of the country.

She reached Jaisalmer this morning in a special aircraft and then headed to the firing range, official sources said.

She has been visiting various military installations after taking charge.

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First Published: Sep 23 2017 | 7:53 PM IST

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