Kochi, Dec 4 (ANI): Vice Admiral, KN Sushil, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Southern Naval Command, has said there is a need to enhance coastal security through upgraded surveillance capabilities.
Talking to reporters here on Thursday, Admiral Sushil said: “We are now trying to increase our round-the-clock surveillance capabilities. We have INS Garuda that has [...]
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) Congress spokesperson Manish Tewari Tuesday said that the response of Indian politicians to terror attacks has been very ’squeamish’ and a change needs to be brought in their mindset on security issues.
Tewari was speaking at a seminar organised by the National Maritime Foundation on ‘India’s coastal and internal security post [...]
New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) Defence Minister A.K. Antony, who is on his maiden visit to Japan, Monday met his Japanese counterpart Toshimi Kitazawa and in a joint statement said the two countries would step up joint anti-piracy operations in the Gulf of Aden.
‘This is the maiden visit of the defence minister to Japan. Recognising [...]
Karwar (Karnataka), Nov 4 (ANI): The Government will commission the Coast Guard station at Karnataka’s Karwar district today for strengthening maritime and coastal security.
Director General Coast Guard Vice Admiral Anil Chopra will commission the station, which is being established based on the security assessment undertaken by the Government.
The station will function under the operational [...]
Karwar (Karnataka), Nov 3(ANI): The Government will commission the Coast Guard station at Karnataka’s Karwar district on Wednesday for strengthening maritime and coastal security.
Director General Coast Guard Vice Admiral Anil Chopra will commission the station, which is being established based on the security assessment undertaken by the Government.
The station will function under the operational [...]
New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) The Coast Guard will commission a new station at Karwar in Karnataka Wednesday to beef up maritime security along the country’s western coast, a defence ministry official said Tuesday.
Coast Guard Director General Vice Admiral Anil Chopra will commission the station Wednesday.
‘The station is being established based on the security assessment [...]
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) The Indian and Indonesian navies will undertake a two-week coordinated patrol along their international maritime boundary from Sunday to check piracy, poaching, drug trafficking and illegal immigration, a defence ministry official said here Friday.
‘The purpose of the coordinated patrol is to prevent piracy, armed robberies, poaching, illegal immigration, drug trafficking, [...]
New Delhi, Oct 8(ANI): Mazagon Docks Limited (MDL), Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) and Garden Reach and Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd, (GRSE) presented their cheques to the Defence Minister A. K. Antony in the national capital on Thursday towards dividend to the Government of India for the financial [...]
Thekkady (Kerala), Sep 30 (IANS) At least 30 tourists drowned when a boat capsized in a lake in the Periyar wildlife sanctuary of Kerala Wednesday evening, police said. With rescue work continuing, the toll was feared to go up.
Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan expressed deep anguish and ordered an inquiry into the accident.
The boat of the [...]
Thekkady (Kerala), Sep 30 (IANS) At least 20 people drowned when a boat carrying more than 75 tourists sank in a lake in the Periyar wildlife sanctuary of Kerala Wednesday evening, police said. Rescue efforts were on but officials indicated the toll could go up.
The boat of the state-run Kerala Tourism Development Corporation was carrying [...]
Mumbai, Sep 18 (IANS) The Indian Navy Friday launched the country’s second indigenously built stealth warship INS Kochi.
The 6,800-tonne destroyer, built by the Mazagaon Docks Ltd (MDL), was ceremoniously launched by Madhulika Verma, wife of Naval chief Admiral Nirmal Verma.
INS Kochi, the second destroyer of Project 15-A built by the MDL, is 163 metres long, [...]
New Delhi, Aug 31 (ANI): Vice Admiral Nirmal Kumar Verma on Monday took over as the new Navy Chief.
Vice Admiral Verma has succeeded Admiral Sureesh Mehta who retired on Monday afternoon.
Born on November 14, 1950, Vice Admiral Verma was commissioned on July [...]
Visakhapatnam, Aug 28 (ANI): Vice Admiral, Nirmal Verma who is to take over as the Chief of Indian Navy on August 31 has applauded the performance of ships deployed on the high seas.e said this at a ceremonial parade held at Visakhapatnam to mark the handing over the command of the Eastern Naval Command [...]
