Indian Coast Guard (ICG) conducted a rescue operation by deploying hovercrafts from Haldia for the rescue of 182 pilgrims stranded on a grounded ferry near Namkhana, Kakdwip.
The Coast Guard deployed hovercrafts from Haldia and so far, around 140 pilgrims have been rescued and operations are still going on, the Indian Coast Guard said.
The accident took place when the SBSTC (South Bengal State Transport Corporation) bus which was on its way from Digha to Kolkata had stopped at a crossing near Ramtarak on the highway.
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], December 27 (ANI/ATK): WALDIES COMPOUND LIMITED, the makers of speciality chemicals for the Energy and PVC industry today announced that they have received the Exide Quality Award, held at Exide Industries Limited's Haldia Facility in West Bengal in November 20
Midnapore (West Bengal) [India], July 3 (ANI): The maiden voyage of Naphtha, the by-product of crude from an Indian oil refinery has started a new journey from oil jetty No. 1 of Haldia dock to Bangladesh through Indo-Bangla protocol route.
Guwahati (Assam) [India], March 15 (ANI): The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways has achieved a landmark when the motor vessel (MV) Ram Prasad Bismil became the longest vessel ever to sail on the Brahmaputra river on Tuesday.
New Delhi [India], January 2 (ANI): Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal on Sunday announced that a contract has been awarded for the Haldia inland waterway terminal, and the jetty services will be soon operational for sending Exim and inland cargo to the Pandu
New Delhi [India], December 21 (ANI): Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri expressed grief over the fire at the Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) refinery at Haldia in West Bengal which left three people dead and 44 people injured.
Haldia (West Bengal) [India], December 21 (ANI): The fire at the Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) refinery occurred during shutdown related works going at the site and has been extinguished, said a statement from the spokesperson of the oil company.
Haldia (West Bengal) [India], December 21 (ANI): At least three people died and over 30 others were injured in a fire incident at IOCL refinery in West Bengal's Haldia on Tuesday.
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], October 17 (ANI): The first-ever ship-to-ship (STS) transfer operation of LPG in the Indian Coast was undertaken by the Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) on Saturday, informed the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways on Sunday.
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], July 16 (ANI/NewsVoir): TCG Group, a knowledge based industrial collective of global repute and their flagship company Haldia Petrochemicals Limited along with Lummus Technology and TCG Digital, a global leader in developing and implementing process technologie