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  Vijayalakshmi Ramanan, IAF's first woman commissioned officer has died at age 96

  India | October 21, 2020 15:28 IST

  Wing Commander (Retd) Dr Vijayalakshmi Ramanan, the first woman commissioned officer of the Indian Air Force, has died at the age of 96. 

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  Navy's largest patrolling vessel INS Sumitra commissioned

  India | September 04, 2014 13:04 IST

  Chennai: Aimed at enhancing the Navy's coastal surveillance, its largest offshore patrol vessel INS Sumitra was formally commissioned by Chief of Naval Staff Admiral R K Dhowan here today.The vessel is the fourth in its

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  INS Kamorta to be commissioned on Aug 23

  India | August 22, 2014 9:12 IST

  Visakhapatnam: The first indigenously-built stealth Anti-Submarine Warfare Corvette ‘INS Kamorta', built by M/s Garden Reach Shipyard (GRSE), Kolkata, would be commissioned by Defence Minister Arun Jaitely at Naval Dockyard here on Saturday.  Kamorta is the

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  In-shore patrol vessel commissioned into Coast Guard

  India | December 11, 2013 17:47 IST

  Chennai: An in-shore patrol vessel ‘ICGS Rajdhwaj' was today commissioned into the Indian Coast Guard by Shipping Minister G K Vasan here.The 50-metre in-shore patrol vessel is also the last in the series of eight

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  Mundra LNG terminal to be commissioned by 2016: Patel

  India | July 13, 2013 18:27 IST

  Vadodara, Jul 13: Gujarat Petroleum and Energy Minister Saurabh Patel today said the proposed Mundra LNG terminal, one of the two planned LNG projects in the state, would be commissioned by 2016.“Gujarat has emerged as

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  China's first aircraft carrier commissioned

  World | September 25, 2012 21:23 IST

  Beijing, Sep 25: China's first aircraft carrier was delivered and commissioned to the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy Tuesday after years of refitting and sea trials.Overseen by President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao, the

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  Sachin Pilot commissioned as Territorial Army officer

  India | September 06, 2012 21:36 IST

  New Delhi, Sep 6: Sachin Pilot today became the first Union Minister to be commissioned as a regular officer in the Territorial Army, fulfilling his desire to follow his father's footsteps to be in the

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  Teesta Barrage Project To Be Commissioned As Per Schedule

  India | September 08, 2011 22:59 IST

  Kolkata, Sep 8: Blaming the erstwhile Left Front for “delay” in executing the ambitious Teesta Barrage Project, the Mamata Banerjee government today said it is committed to the “long-standing” venture's completion as per schedule.  “Chief

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  Bathinda Refinery To Start By Oct-Dec

  August 05, 2011 17:30 IST

  Chandigarh, Aug 5: The ambitious 9 million tonne (MT) Bathinda oil refinery is now expected to be commissioned between October and December this year, as work on the HPCL-Mittal Energy Limited (HMEL) promoted project is