New Delhi [India], April 13 (ANI): Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Tuesday said that the Union Territory of Lakshadweep and Jammu and Kashmir's Budgam district have been declared tuberculosis free.
New Delhi [India], April 9 (ANI): US Naval ships on April 7 conducted the freedom of navigation operation (FONOP) near Lakshadweep Islands, inside India's exclusive economic zone without taking prior consent from the Indian side.
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], March 25 (ANI): The Sri Lankan boat that was seized by the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) with narcotics and arms at Minicoy Island on March 18, reached Vizhinjam on Thursday, said the ICG.
New Delhi [India], March 25 (ANI): The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) in an air-sea coordinated operation on March 15 recovered heroin of Rs 3,000 crores from a Srilankan vessel in Lakshadweep sea.
New Delhi [India], March 24 (ANI): Dr Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare inaugurated "World Tuberculosis Day" celebrations along with Ashwini Kumar Choubey, Minister of State, Health and Family Welfare at Dr Ambedkar International Centre, here today.
New Delhi [India], March 11 (ANI): India has over 4 lakh beggars, with the highest 81,244 beggars in West Bengal, while Lakshadweep merely has two vagrants according to the 2011 census, Union Social Justice Minister Thawar Chand Gehlot informed the Rajya Sabha.
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], March 7 (ANI): The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) Ship 'Varaha' has seized three Sri Lankan fishing boats for carrying narcotics onboard.
New Delhi [India], March 3 (ANI): India and Norway have agreed to jointly work in the area of marine spatial planning in the oceanic space for the next five years, the Union Ministry of Earth Science said here on Wednesday.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 23 (ANI): In a swift sea-air coordinated operation, Coast Guard Ship Sujeet has rescued seven crew members of MSV Messiah which sank on Friday morning off Kalpeni in Lakshadweep Group of Islands, said Indian Coast Guard (ICG)
New Delhi [India], January 20 (ANI): Lakshadweep reported its first case of COVID-19 on January 18, said the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW).
Kochi (Kerala) [India], December 24 (ANI): A sailing expedition from Kochi to Androth Island in Lakshadweep and Minicoy group of islands and back is being undertaken by Offshore Sailing Club, Kochi under the aegis of Southern Naval Command.
New Delhi [India], December 9 (ANI): The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday, gave its approval for Provision of Submarine Optical Fibre Cable Connectivity between Mainland (Kochi) and Lakshadweep Islands (KLI Project).