Ahead of a major political meeting to set policy for the new year, North Korea fired two suspected short-range ballistic missiles on Friday, according to the South Korean military.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday predicted that the 'Mandous Cyclone' is likely to become severe and gather more intensity by Friday morning.
Eastern Region Indian Coast Guard has initiated pre-emptive measures in the wake of the approaching Cyclone Mandous, which is likely to hit Tamil Nadu on Friday.
Rai said, "The Border Security Force, Sashastra Seema Bal, Indian Coast Guard,
Railway Protection Force and Assam Rifles have been empowered under the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act for making interdiction of narcotic drugs."
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said that the Indian Navy (IN) and Indian Coast Guard (ICG) are being equipped with indigenous state-of-the-art ships and weapons to protect the maritime borders of the country.
A total of 24 trainee IPS officers, including 10 women officers, from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy, Hyderabad, visited Eastern Naval Command here on Saturday.
In order to review the preparedness of the Indian Coast Guards, the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan on Tuesday visited the headquarters of the Indian Coast Guard (ICG).
Keel-laying is a major milestone activity in the construction of ships, symbolising the formal commencement of the erection process of ships on the building berth.
The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) in a series of Annual Maritime Search and Rescue (M-SAR) Meetings, conducted its 20th National Maritime Search and Rescue (NMSAR) Board meeting at Kevadia in the Narmada district of Gujarat on Friday.
Indian Coast Guard (ICG) chief VS Patahania on Monday undertook his maiden sortie of 45 minutes in an indigenous Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
Price said this action underscores the need for all countries to fully implement North Korea's related UN Security Council resolutions, which are intended to prohibit the country from acquiring the technologies needed to carry out missile tests.