New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, on Friday granted acceptance of necessity (AoN) for various proposals to buy military hardware worth an estimated cost of about Rs 2.38 lakh crore.For the Indian Army, approval was accorded for the Air Defence Tracked System, Armoured Piercing Tank Ammunition, High Capacity Radio Relay, Dhanush Gun System and Runway Independent Aerial Surveillance System, according to a Defence Ministry s…
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Veraval, March 12 (IANS) In a swift and coordinated search and rescue operation on Thursday, an injured fisherman was safely evacuated by the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) after a distress call from a fishing vessel in the Arabian Sea. The ICG’s ship C‑149, stationed at Veraval, was dispatched after a medical distress alert was received from the Indian Fishing Boat (IFB) ‘Guru Krupa’ operating nearly 23 nautical miles off the Gujarat coast.The Coast Guard crew located the fishing boat and emb…
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) The Nepal to Sri Lanka route via India to smuggle drugs has come under the scanner of the agencies. The route which had gone relatively quiet has once again become active and is being used to smuggle Hashish oil and Charas. The multi-state operation that was launched by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) units of Chennai and Hyderabad Zonal units had led to the seizure of Hashish oil and Charas to the tune of Rs 10 crore.The operation was carried out as part of the Modi…
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) The NCB has busted an international drug trafficking network linking Nepal, India and Sri Lanka with arrest of five accused and seizure of 77.60 kg Hashish Oil and 2 kg Charas valued at nearly Rs 10 crore, an official said on Friday.Acting on credible intelligence regarding the movement of narcotic drugs across multiple states, officers of NCB Hyderabad Zonal Unit intercepted a Tata Safari Storme car on March 3 near Raikal Toll Plaza on the Bengaluru–Hyderabad Highway…
Mandapam (Tamil Nadu), March 5 (IANS) The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) Station Mandapam executed a rapid and successful anti-smuggling operation in the coastal waters off Vedalai, seizing around 280 kg of illegally harvested sea cucumbers, an official said. The action on March 3 came after the ICG received credible intelligence inputs, enabling swift deployment of an Air Cushion Vessel from the station.The team intercepted the consignment in the near-shore waters, preventing what could have been ano…
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) The Ministry of Defence on Tuesday signed two major contracts worth Rs 5,083 crore to strengthen the capabilities of the Indian Coast Guard and the Indian Navy. The agreements were signed in the presence of Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh at South Block in the national capital.Out of the total amount, a contract worth Rs 2,901 crore has been signed with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited for the acquisition of six Advanced Light Helicopters (ALH) Mk-III in the Maritime …
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Air Commodore B.S. Vijay Rao assumed command of Base Repair Depot, Palam, New Delhi, as the Air Officer Commanding on Sunday, a Defence Ministry official said.Commissioned into the Aeronautical Engineering (Electronics) Branch of the Indian Air Force on 27 November 1995, Air Commodore Vijay Rao brings with him over three decades of distinguished service, said the Ministry official in a statement.An Electrical Engineer and an Executive MBA, he is an alumnus of the presti…
Bhavnagar, Feb 23 (IANS) The Sihor Police in Bhavnagar district have seized narcotic crops and related materials valued at more than Rs 10.92 crore after uncovering illegal cultivation in the boundary area of Sakhvadar and Sar villages, officials said on Monday.The seizure was made from an orchard situated on a slope in Sihor taluka following a specific tip-off.The local police received information that opium and ganja were being cultivated at an orchard owned by two brothers.Acting on the input…
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) Nemesio Ruben Oseguera Cervantes, better known as “El Mencho”, Mexico’s most wanted and dangerous drug lord, was killed in a military operation. Following the killing, there was coordinated violence across several Mexican states, which has prompted advisories from India, the US, and Canada.While his death comes as a relief for Mexico and the neighbouring countries, the Indian agencies, too, have much to smile about owing to this development. The narcotics racket in…
Bhuj, Feb 19 (IANS) The Gujarat Director General of Police (DGP), Dr K.L.N. Rao, is scheduled to commence a two-day visit to the border regions of Kutch district on February 21-22 to assess the security measures in place for villages located near the India-Pakistan international border, as well as along the district’s extensive coastline, said officials on Thursday.Dr Rao is scheduled to preside over a high‑level crime conference in Bhuj, which will include senior representatives from the Indi…