Port Blair (Andaman and Nicobar) [India], Dec. 9 (ANI): More than 1,200 stranded tourists were evacuated from Neil and Havelock islands of Andaman and Nicobar by five naval ships, two coast guard ships and three Indian Air Force choppers.
Kolkata [India], Nov. 12 (ANI): The Indian Coast Guard has rescued 16 Bangladeshi fishermen, whose boat was sinking due to technical snag, from West Bengal coast.
Chennai [India], Nov. 6 (ANI): With India and Sri Lanka having agreed to set up a hotline between their coast guards to resolve the prolonged fishermen-related crisis, Tamil Nadu's ruling AIADMK party gave credit for the breakthrough to ailing Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa.
New Delhi [India], Nov. 5 (ANI): After holding ministerial level talks on Saturday, the governments of India and Sri Lanka have agreed to set up a hotline between the coast guards and a Joint Working Group (JWG) on fisheries to meet every three months in a bid to address the long pending fi
New Delhi [India], Nov.2 (ANI): Indian Naval Ships Tir and Sujata, along with Indian Coast Guard Ship Varuna, comprising the 1st Training Squadron are visiting Yangon, Myanmar from November 2 to November 6 as part of their Overseas Deployment during Autumn Term 16.
New Delhi [India], Sept.28 (ANI): Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Wednesday inaugurated the 35th Coast Guard Commanders Conference at Coast Guard Headquarters here today.
Goa [India], Sept. 9 (ANI): Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday commissioned Indian Coast Guard Ship 'Sarathi', third ship in the series of six Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPV), in presence of Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar here.
Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu) [India], Sept. 1 (ANI): The coast guard personnel seized 17.05 kilograms of ganja off Fourth Island near Rameswaram in a joint coordinated operation with customs and other security agencies yesterday.
Kolkata, Aug 18 (ANI): The Indian Coast Guard rescued Bangladeshi fishing boats Allar-dan with 15 men and Farhad with 16 crew members, after it became non-operational due to engine failure in mid seas.
Raigad, Aug 7 (ANI): Search operations at Savitri River in Mahad town of Maharashtra started again today at 6:00 in the morning, making it the fifth day of the operation being conducted by NDRF with the help of Indian Navy, Coast Guard and Local Fishermen.
New Delhi, Aug 3 (ANI): The Coast Guard and the Indian Air Force (IAF) on Wednesday kicked into action and deployed choppers for the search operation, following a British-era bridge on river Savitri collapsed about midnight last night in Mahad, Raigad district, in which 22 people are still m