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Defence Minister meets cyclone Ockhi-hit families in Kerala
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Dec 4 (ANI): Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday met the fishermen families affected by cyclone Ockhi at Vizhinjam, Thiruvananthapuram.
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Cyclone Ockhi: 357 fishermen have been rescued so far, says Sitharaman
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Kanyakumari (Tamil Nadu) [India], December 4 (ANI): Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday informed that, so far, 357 fishermen, including 71 from Tamil Nadu, who had been stranded in sea due to Cyclone Ockhi, have been rescued.
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Cyclone Ockhi: Death toll rises to 19
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Dec 3 (ANI): The Tamil Nadu revenue control room on Sunday stated that the total number of deaths caused due to cyclone Ockhi has reached 19.
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Nirmala Sitharaman reviews aftermath of Cyclone Ockhi in Kanyakumari
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Kanyakumari (Tamil Nadu) [India], Dec 3 (ANI): Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday reached Kanyakumari to review the current situation in the wake of the cyclonic storm 'Ockhi' which has tormented the coastal areas of Tamil Nadu and Kerala, and now Lakshadweep.
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Cyclone Ockhi: Indian Coast guards continue rescue operation
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], Dec 3 (ANI): As Cyclone Ockhi still posed threat, the coast guards in different locations continued their efforts to rescue fishermen stranded at sea, on Sunday.
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Cyclone Ockhi: Reports of thousands of fishermen stranded untrue, says Sit
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec.2 (ANI): As the Cyclone Ockhi intensified into a severe cyclonic storm, Union Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said the reports of thousands of fishermen stranded in the cyclone were false and the number of missing Tamil Nadu fishermen was 97.
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Cyclone Ockhi: Schools to remain close today
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], December 1 (ANI): The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday said the cyclonic storm Ockhi has intensified into severe cyclone and lies at about 110 kilometer northeast of island Minicoy and likely to cross Lakshadweep during next 24 hours.
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Cyclone Ockhi: Naval ships deployed for rescue operations
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 1 (ANI): Several naval ships have been deployed for rescue operations as Tamil Nadu and Kerala brace for the cyclonic storm Ockhi, confirmed Union Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
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Indian Navy to get 260 software-defined-radio sets
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Nov. 29 (ANI): The Defence Ministry on Wednesday approved purchasing of naval communication software worth over Rs. 490 crore.
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India, Singapore vow to fight international terrorism
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Nov. 29 (ANI): India and Singapore on Wednesday vowed to fight international terrorism.
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INSV Tarini enters New Zealand's Lyttelton port
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Wellington [New Zealand], Nov 29 (ANI): The Indian Navy's first all-women crew of Indian Naval Sailing Vessel (INSV) Tarini, which was flagged-off from Goa in September, has entered New Zealand's Lyttelton port during its maiden voyage to circumnavigate the globe.
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Security beefed up ahead of Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Hyderabad
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telengana) [India], Nov 28 (ANI): Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka Trump's visit to Hyderabad on Tuesday, security has been tightened in the city.
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