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Defence Ministry on toes to face repercussions of Cyclone Fani
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Kolkata/Bhubaneswar (West Bengal/Odisha) May 02 (ANI): With severe cyclonic storm Fani set to make landfall in Odisha and parts of West Bengal on May 3, the Ministry of Defence has authorised proactive deployment of resources from Indian Navy and Coast Guard for succour at the time of need.
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'Fani' to cross Odisha Coast on Friday, Coast Guard deploy ships for reli
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Apr 30 (ANI): The cyclonic storm 'Fani' is very likely to intensify further into an extremely severe cyclonic storm during the next 12 hours and cross Odisha Coast between Gopalpur and Chandbali, to the south of Puri around May 3 in the afternoon with wind speed gusting to
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Kerala Police on 'high alert' after Sri Lanka blasts
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Apr 30 (ANI): Kerala DGP Loknath Behera said that the state police is on high alert in the wake of the Sri Lanka blasts.
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Indian Coast Guard DG meets Ambassador to Vietnam on 4-day visit
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Hanoi [Vietnam], Apr 25 (ANI): Director General of the Indian Coast Guard Rajendra Singh met Indian Ambassador to Vietnam Pranay Kumar Verma here on Thursday.
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2 more Indians among those killed in Sri Lanka blasts
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Apr 22 (ANI): Two more Indians, identified as Vemurai Tulsiram and S R Nagaraj, have lost their lives in the multiple blasts in Sri Lanka during Easter celebrations, the Indian High Commission confirmed.
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Indian Coast Guard on high alert following bomb blasts in Sri Lanka
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Apr 22 (ANI): Indian Coast Guard has been put on high alert along the maritime boundary with Sri Lanka and has taken preventive measures following the eight coordinated bomb blasts that rocked Sri Lanka during Easter celebrations on Sunday.
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Tamil Nadu: Indian Coast Guard apprehends four Indian fishermen near Dhanu
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu) [India], Apr 22 (ANI): Indian Coast Guard on Monday apprehended four Indian fishermen from the 4th islet in Rama Setu near Dhanushkodi in Rameswaram Island, officials said.
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Army to deploy fleet of hovercraft along Pak border at Rann of Kutch
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Vishakhapatnam (India), Apr 15 (ANI): Army Chief General Bipin Rawat said on Monday that Army will deploy a fleet of hovercrafts at Rann of Kutch for guarding the international border with Pakistan.
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Will be carrying out joint exercises with Coast Guards: Army Chief
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Apr 15 (ANI): Indian Army Chief General Bipin Rawat on Monday said that the Army has plans to hold joint exercise with the Indian Coast Guard.
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Gujarat ATS arrests 9 Iranians; heroin worth Rs 500 crore recovered
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], Apr 13 (ANI): The Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) on Saturday said that in a joint operation with the Indian Coast Guard and the Marine Task Force they apprehended nine Iranian smugglers and recovered around 100 kg heroin worth Rs 500 crore from their boat.
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Indian Coast Guard Director General meets with Sri Lankan counterpart in C
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Apr 9 (ANI): The Indian Coast Guard Director General Rajendra Singh met with his Sri Lankan counterpart Rear Admiral Samantha Wimalathunga in Colombo during an official visit on Tuesday.
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9 held, heroin worth Rs 500 crore seized by security agencies off Gujarat
Updated : 6 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 27: An illegal consignment of narcotic drugs and heroin was seized by Indian Coast Guard (ICG) and Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) and Marine Task Force (MTF) in a joint operation off Gujarat coast from a boat.
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