Govt signs contracts worth over Rs 5000 crore to acquire choppers for coast guard, missiles for Navy
The contracts were inked in the presence of Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh at South Block in New Delhi.
The contracts were inked in the presence of Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh at South Block in New Delhi.
The Indian government, however, has not confirmed the Iran links but said the vessels were involved in the illicit transfer of large volumes of oil and oil-based cargo originating from conflict-ridden regions.
The Indian Coast Guard Ship (ICGS) Amulya was commissioned at Goa Port on 19 December last year, said coast guard officials.
With over 60 per cent indigenous content, ICGS Samudra Pratap is India's first indigenously designed pollution control vessel and the largest ship in the ICG fleet to date.
All of them were brought to Jakhau Port along with the boat. The search of the boat and interrogation of the Pakistani fishermen is ongoing, they said.
The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) rescued two crew members of the US sailing vessel ‘Sea Angel’, which was stranded about 52 nautical miles south-east of Indira Point, Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
"Our gratitude goes to the Indian Navy and the Mumbai Coast Guard for their prompt and professional rescue," said
The incident was reported when the ship was positioned approximately 315 nautical miles west of Kochi.
Reports said a consignment of 300 kg of narcotics worth Rs 1800 crore has been seized by the authorities near Gujarat’s coast.
The CG personnel apprehended the Indian fishing boat which was operating without any valid registration documents.
