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 India Coast Guard rescued 12 members of the crew from the fishing boat Sanju off Ponnani, Kerala, Public Relations Officer Defence Kochi said on Friday.
A powerful storm has battered large areas of the eastern US. The storm has knocked out power across several states, leading to multiple rescues. It delivered its final blow to New England on Wednesday, CNN reported.
After a high-voltage drama in the high seas, all 21 crew members including 15 Indian nationals from the hijacked vessel MV Lila Norfolk off Somalia coast were safely evacuated by the Indian Navy on Friday.
Sharing details about the incident, Senior Officer of Dharavi Police Station Raju Bidkar said, "The 17-year-old girl had gone missing from her home in Dharavi in September. On the complaint of the girl's father, the police had registered a case of kidnapping against unknown persons."
"Acting on a specific tip-off, troops of BSF Meghalaya in different operations seized 37 cattle while being taken towards the International border by smugglers," the BSF said in a press release issued on Tuesday. The operations were carried out on Monday.
Assam Rifles, in a statement on Sunday, said it rescued two civilians who had been kidnapped by the armed cadres of the Myanmar-based NSCN-K (Angi Mai) group in the Mon district of Nagaland.
Troops from the Trishakti Corps of the Indian Army rescued more than 800 tourists stranded due to snowfall and inclement weather in East Sikkim, the army stated through an official release on Wednesday.