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INDIAN COAST GUARD AND ASSAM RIFLES CONDUCTED 4TH JOINT WORKING GROUP MEETING

12Feb

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INDIAN COAST GUARD AND ASSAM RIFLES CONDUCTED 4TH JOINT WORKING GROUP MEETING

INDIAN COAST GUARD AND ASSAM RIFLES CONDUCTED 4TH JOINT WORKING GROUP MEETING Chennai 09 February 2023 INDIAN COAST GUARD AND ASSAM RIFLES CONDUCTED 4TH JOINT WORKING GROUP MEETING The Assam Rifles and the Indian Coast Guard conducted a 4th Joint Working Group meeting onboard ICGS Shaur ya on 09 Feb 23 at Chennai to foster greater understanding and bond between the two forces. The Affiliation ch arter was signed between 3rd (Naga Hills) Battalion of Assam Rifles and Indian Coast Guard on 22 May 19 towar ds understanding of operational ethos, sharing of best practices from each other, building camaraderie and util izing each other’s assets for operation, training, sports and adventure. Colonel Sachin Nimbalkar, Veer Chakra, Colonel General Staff (Operation) Ch...

SEIZURE OF 17.74 KG GOLD IN A JOINT OPERATION OF INDIAN COAST GUARD

12Feb

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SEIZURE OF 17.74 KG GOLD IN A JOINT OPERATION OF INDIAN COAST GUARD

SEIZURE OF 17.74 KG GOLD IN A JOINT OPERATION OF INDIAN COAST GUARD Chennai 09 February 2023 SEIZURE OF 17.74 KG GOLD IN A JOINT OPERATION OF INDIAN COAST GUARD AND DRI AT MANDAPAM SEASHORE In a joint operation, Indian Coast Guard alongwith DRI, Chennai, seized a gold consignment of 17.74 Kg (Ne t value Approx Rs 10. 5 crore) from Mandapam Seashore while the consignment was being smuggled from Sri La nka by Sea route. Based on an intelligence input from Directorate of Revenue Intelligence(DRI), Chennai, Indian Coast Guard Stati on Mandapam deployed a joint team onboard Interceptor Boat (IB) on 07 Feb 23. The team maintained surveilla nce in the Gulf of Mannar for two days for any suspicious activity. On the night of 08 Feb, the IB boarded a suspic ious boat...

INDIAN NAVY CONDUCTS “PUNEET SAGAR ABHIYAN” NEAR NAVAL STATIONS

22Jan

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INDIAN NAVY CONDUCTS “PUNEET SAGAR ABHIYAN” NEAR NAVAL STATIONS

INDIAN NAVY CONDUCTS “PUNEET SAGAR ABHIYAN” NEAR NAVAL STATIONS ACROSS TAMILNADU Chennai 22 January 2023 INDIAN NAVY CONDUCTS “PUNEET SAGAR ABHIYAN” NEAR NAVAL STATIONS ACROSS TAMILNADU As part of the Puneet Sagar Abhiyan campaign, cleanup drives were conducted by the Indian Navy on coastal areas near the proximity of Indian Naval units in Tamil Nadu. The areas covered during the drive on 21 January 2023 include: Valangapuri Beach by INS Parundu, Ramanathapuram Nagore Beach by Naval Detachment, Nagapattinam Kalpakkam Beach by INS Pallava Kollumedu lake by Naval Transmitting Station, Avadi and Uvari Beach by INS Kattabomman, Tirunelveli. Along with Indian Naval personnel, NCC cadets also enthusiastically joined in making Indian coasts a better pla...

CHIEF OF NAVAL STAFF VISITS NAVAL AIR SQUADRON AT CHENNAI

14Jan

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CHIEF OF NAVAL STAFF VISITS NAVAL AIR SQUADRON AT CHENNAI

CHIEF OF NAVAL STAFF VISITS NAVAL AIR SQUADRON AT CHENNAI Chennai 11 January 2023 Admiral R Hari Kumar, Chief of Naval Staff arrived at Chennai on 11 January 2023. The Admiral was received by Rear Admiral S Venkat Raman, Flag Officer Commanding Tamil Nadu and Puducherry Naval Area (FOTNA) in the Indian Naval Air Station (INAS) 313 at Meenambakkam, Chennai. The Chief of the Navy interacted with officers, sailors, veterans and defence civilians of the area. The Chief of Naval Staff later held discussion with FOTNA. The Admiral departed for Ramanathapuram to visit other Naval establishments, he was accompanied by Mrs Kala Hari Kumar, President, Navy Welfare and Wellness Association (NWWA). * * * * * PS/RMP/01/23

INDIAN NAVY SIGNS MOU WITH SRM UNIVERSITY CHENNAI

14Jan

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INDIAN NAVY SIGNS MOU WITH SRM UNIVERSITY CHENNAI

INDIAN NAVY SIGNS MOU WITH SRM UNIVERSITY CHENNAI Chennai 11 January 2023 Two Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) were signed with SRM Institute of Science and Technology (SRM IS T) on 11 Jan 23. The MoU signing ceremony was attended by Mrs. Kala Hari Kumar, President Navy Welfare and Wellness Association (NWWA), R Adm B Sivakumar, ACOM (IT&S), Sh C. Muthamizhchelvan, Vice Chancellor SR M IST, Dr S. Ponnusamy, Registrar, Deans and faculty members of SRM IST. The first MoU was signed between Mrs. Kala Hari Kumar, President NWWA and Sh C. Muthamizhchelvan, Vice Chancellor SRM IST. Under the aegis of this MoU, which stands valid for the next 5 years, SRM Institute of Scien ce and Technology, will offer 3 eligible students of Naval community, admission into SRM's B.Tech programmes...

KAYAKING EXPEDITION IN GULF OF MANNAR BIOSPHERE RESERVE BY INDIAN COAST GUARD

13Jan

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KAYAKING EXPEDITION IN GULF OF MANNAR BIOSPHERE RESERVE BY INDIAN COAST GUARD

KAYAKING EXPEDITION IN GULF OF MANNAR BIOSPHERE RESERVE BY INDIAN COAST GUARD Chennai 13 January 2023 KAYAKING EXPEDITION IN GULF OF MANNAR BIOSPHERE RESERVE BY INDIAN COAST GUARD As run up to its 47th Raising Day on February 1, 2023, the Indian Coast Guard Station Mandapam conducted Gulf of Mannar Kayaking Expedition consisting of 25 participants from Indian Coast Guard (ICG), Forest Department and fisher folks from 10 to 12 Jan 23. The expedition was 47 Km long and it started from Kunthukal beach cover ing Krusadai Island, Pullivial Island, Pulli Island, Manauli Island, Musal Tivu Island and Dipu Sagar Island in Gulf o f Mannar Biosphere Reserve to symbolize 47th glorious years of service by ICG. The main aim of the expedition was to create awareness amongst the coastal p...

Indian Coast Guard Station Mandapam seized 300 kgs

5Jan

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Indian Coast Guard Station Mandapam seized 300 kgs

Indian Coast Guard Station Mandapam seized 300 kgs Chennai 01 January 2023 Indian Coast Guard Station Mandapam seized 300 kgs Sea Cucumber in an anti-poaching operation Based on an intelligence input, Coast Guard Station Mandapam deployed its team to Attangarai sea shore (15 Nm west of Pamban Lt) and seized 300 kgs Sea Cucumber worth Rs 1.35 crore. The smugglers fled the scene on sighting the Coast Guard team. Sea Cucumbers play an important role in maintaining balance and biodiversity in marine ecosystem and are listed as endangered species under schedule 1 of wildlife protection Act of 1972. * * * * * PS/RMP/01/2023

“KNOW YOUR FORCES” CAMPAIGN BY AIR FORCE STATION, THANJAVUR

3Jan

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“KNOW YOUR FORCES” CAMPAIGN BY AIR FORCE STATION, THANJAVUR

“KNOW YOUR FORCES” CAMPAIGN BY AIR FORCE STATION, THANJAVUR Chennai 29 December 2022 “KNOW YOUR FORCES” CAMPAIGN BY AIR FORCE STATION, THANJAVUR In order to create awareness about the military potential of Indian Air Force among common public and to motivate students/ youth of the country for opting IAF as their career, Air Force Station T hanjavur has successfully organised a ‘Know Your Forces’ campaign on 27 and 28 Dec 22. As part of the progra mme, static display of the aircraft and other weaponry system of IAF, flypast by LCA, display by Microlite, sky di ving by Air Devil team and aerobatic display by Su 30 MKI and ALH helicopter were conducted. Group Captain Vikas Bhushan VM (G), Station Commander, Air Force Station, Thanjavur, received DIG Police, Th anjavur and...

Indian Coast Guard ship Samudra Paheredar recovers adrift Tsunami Buoy

3Jan

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Indian Coast Guard ship Samudra Paheredar recovers adrift Tsunami Buoy

Indian Coast Guard ship Samudra Paheredar recovers adrift Tsunami Buoy Chennai 28 December 2022 Indian Coast Guard ship Samudra Paheredar recovers adrift Tsunami Buoy Indian Coast Guard ship Samudra Paheredar recovers Tsunami Buoy BD11 of National Institute of Ocean Techn ology (NIOT), Chennai from 130 nautical miles(approx) east of Visakhapatnam. The buoy was adrift from its mo ored position since mid Nov 22. Tsunami Buoys play vital role in early detection of Tsunami waves generated by undersea earthquakes. The recovered buoy was handed over to NIOT at Chennai today * * * * * PS/RMP/12/22

COMMODORE KAPIL MEHTA TAKES OVER THE COMMAND OF INS RAJALI

28Dec

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COMMODORE KAPIL MEHTA TAKES OVER THE COMMAND OF INS RAJALI

COMMODORE KAPIL MEHTA TAKES OVER THE COMMAND OF INS RAJALI Chennai 21 December 2022 Commodore Kapil Mehta took over the reins of the prestigious Naval Air Station from Commodore R Vinod Ku mar, as Commanding Officer of INS Rajali (Arakkonam), which witnessed an impressive change of Command cer emony, in the morning hours of December 21, 2022. Commodore Kapil Mehta, an alumnus of Naval Academy, Goa and a post-graduate from the Defence Services St aff College, Wellington, has assumed command of this strategic Air Base of the Eastern Naval Command. He is al so an alumnus of Naval War College, Goa and National Defence College, New Delhi. The officer was commissioned in the Navy on 1st January 1995. He is a naval rotary-wing pilot, qualified on both French Alouette and British Westland S...