Navy
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Sinking of Torpedo Vessel: Navy orders inquiry
India | Nov 07, 2014, 10:24 AM ISTNew Delhi: The Navy today ordered a Board of Inquiry into the sinking of a Torpedo Recovery Vessel off the Visakhapatnam coast last night that left a sailor dead. In view of the incident, Navy
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Navy to commemorate Rajendra Chola's 1000th-year of coronation
India | Nov 03, 2014, 02:46 PM ISTChennai: Indian Navy is gearing up to commemorate the 1000th anniversary of the coronation of ancient Tamil King Rajendra Chola, who is credited with expanding his empire across the seas to South-East Asia and to
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Navy orders inquiry into alleged financial irregularities
India | Oct 26, 2014, 11:36 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Eastern Naval Command has constituted a Board of Inquiry (BoI) to look into allegations of financial irregularities against some senior naval officers.The board will investigate the allegations made by Shipwright Artificer Sunil
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Thousands evacuated in AP, Cyclone Hudhud to hit near Visakhapatnam by Sunday noon
India | Oct 11, 2014, 01:22 PM ISTBhubaneswar/Visakhapatnam: The Very Severe Cyclonic Storm 'Hudhud' lay centred about 380 km south southeast of Visakhapatnam on Saturday morning, and is likely to make landfall by Sunday noon. Indian Meteorological Deparment said today that the cyclone
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Relief distribution in flood-affected areas hit by chaos
India | Sep 16, 2014, 01:12 PM ISTSrinagar: ‘Might is right' seems to be the rule of the game as relief distribution in flood-affected areas of Kashmir has been hit by chaos due to lack of civil administration on ground.Scuffles between various
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Navy's largest patrolling vessel INS Sumitra commissioned
India | Sep 04, 2014, 01:04 PM ISTChennai: 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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Navy holds war room brief for Jaitley on critical requirements
India | Jun 05, 2014, 10:18 PM ISTNew Delhi: Navy chief Admiral Robin Dhowan today briefed Defence Minister Arun Jaitley on the issues facing the maritime force including the depleting under-water force levels and the status of the indigenous nuclear submarine programme.The
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Sindhuratna submarine Mishap: Navy recommends Court Marshal of top Navy officer
India | Apr 10, 2014, 08:06 AM ISTNew Delhi: A Commodore-rank officer may face a court martial on the basis of a probe into the submarine mishap off the Mumbai coast recently which led to the resignation of Admiral DK Joshi as
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Vizag incident 'industrial, not related to Navy': DRDO
India | Mar 10, 2014, 07:18 PM ISTChennai: DRDO, inquiring into the March 8 accident at Visakhapatnam, in which one civilian worker was killed and two injured, today said “it was not related to the Navy but an industrial accident.”"What happened at
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12 Tejas light combat aircraft will be produced every year
India | Dec 30, 2013, 09:36 AM ISTNew Delhi: Tejas, India's first indigenous Light Combat Aircraft (LCA), which is all set to replace the MiG-21 series, is a result of several years of design and development work from the DRDO.It was cleared
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INS Sindhurakshak: Navy to spend Rs 500 crore on salvage operation
India | Dec 05, 2013, 10:17 AM ISTNew Delhi: INS Sindhurakshak sank four months ago following a deadly explosion and fire in Mumbai but navy divers are still looking for bodies of missing sailors in the wreckage of the warship.On August 14,
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Navy hopeful of reusing sunken INS Sindhurakshak
India | Dec 03, 2013, 06:55 PM ISTNew Delhi: Expressing hope of reusing the sunken INS Sindhurakshak submarine, the Navy today said its record was “not all that bad” in terms of accidents when compared to other navies in the world. “These
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INS Sindhurakshak tragedy: Navy inquiry yet to be completed
India | Nov 07, 2013, 08:37 PM ISTVishakhapatnam: Almost three months after the INS Sindhurakshak sank in the Mumbai harbour area, the Navy is yet to complete its inquiry to ascertain the reasons behind the accident.“Of course, it was a tragedy that
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INS Sindhurakshak mishap: Navy fails to meet probe deadline
India | Sep 19, 2013, 10:15 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Navy has failed to meet the four-week deadline of completing its inquiry into the INS Sindhurakshak mishap and has not yet issued a tender to salvage the submarine.Soon after the mishap, Navy
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Russia capable of saving nationals from Syria: Navy
World | Aug 31, 2013, 09:48 AM ISTMoscow: The Russian naval forces stationed in the Mediterranean Sea are capable of evacuating its nationals from Syria if they receive such a order, the Navy said Friday."The group of Russian warships consisted of the
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Sindhurakshak: No indication of sabotage, says Navy, as five bodies recovered so far
India | Aug 17, 2013, 08:49 AM ISTNew Delhi/Mumbai: The Indian Navy has said it has been getting Intelligence warnings of terror threats to its assets in Mumbai but there has been no indication so far of sabotage being a reason behind
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Navy orders board of inquiry into submarine blast, fire
India | Aug 14, 2013, 09:48 AM ISTMumbai:The Navy on Wednesday ordered a board of inquiry to probe the explosion and subsequent fire onboard its submarine INS Sindurakshak which has sunk.The fate of 18 persons onboard the submarine is being ascertained, a
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Sri Lankan navy detains Indian fishermen with 10 boats
India | Jul 07, 2013, 06:45 AM ISTRameswaram, July 7: Sri Lankan naval personnel on Saturday night detained an unspecified number of fishermen from here along with their ten boats near the Lankan territory.The fishermen were detained when they were fishing near
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INS Trikand commissioned into Indian Navy
India | Jun 29, 2013, 09:46 PM ISTNew Delhi, June 29: INS Trikand, a frigate built in the Russian Federation, was commissioned into the Indian Navy Saturday at Kaliningrad in Russia by Vice Admiral R.K. Dhowan, vice chief of the naval staff,
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Arms-laden ship drifting towards Goa coast
India | Jun 25, 2013, 10:44 PM ISTPanaji, Jun 25: Goa government has expressed concern over a ship carrying arms and ammunition, which has begun drifting towards its shore after being stranded mid-sea and is reportedly on the verge of being wrecked.Goa