Indian Coast Guard

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On September 15 last year, the ICG had in a similar operation caught a Pakistani boat with 12 crew members in the Indian waters off the Gujarat coast. (Representational image/PTI)

Pakistan boat with 10 crew members apprehended off Gujarat coast

being There has also been a rise in cases of such boats being used to smuggle drugs through the state coast

09 Jan 2022 4:50 PM

The Bangladeshi boat with crew being handed over to the Bangladesh Coast Guard by the Indian Coast Guard at the sea. (DC Image)

Indian Coast Guard sends back Bangladeshi boat with 20 fishermen

The ICG not only provides solace to fishermen and mariners in distress but also provides humanitarian assistance

09 Jan 2022 4:30 PM

The Defence ministry mentioned in a statement on Saturday that defence minister Rajnath Singh “has approved the policy on archiving, declassification and compilation/publication of war/operations histories by the ministry of defence” under which “each organisation under the ministry of defence such as Services, Integrated Defence Staff, Assam Rifles and Indian Coast Guard, will transfer the records, including war diaries, letters of proceedings & operational record books, etc., to the History Division. — PTI

War histories to be declassified in 5 years

War records will be open after 25 years; Government can withhold sensitive info

13 Jun 2021 9:28 AM

Fireboats battling to extinguish a fire on the Panamanian-registered crude oil tanker New Diamond, some 60 km off Sri Lanka's eastern coast where a fire was reported inside the engine room. - India on September 8 sent fresh supplies of firefighting chemicals to help battle a new blaze on a stricken tanker loaded with a massive cargo of crude oil off Sri Lanka's eastern coast. (AFP)

Kilometre-long oil slick left by burning oil tanker off Sri Lanka

Firefighters are battling a new blaze that broke out two days after an earlier fire was extinguished, the navy said

09 Sep 2020 10:21 AM

Cyclone “Bulbul” has further intensified its shape and power over the Bay of Bengal, turning into a “Very Severe Cyclonic Storm”. (Photo: Representational/ Pixabay)

Cyclone Bulbul set to hit West Bengal today

NDRF deploys 16 teams to deal with situation, schools to be shut.

09 Nov 2019 4:19 AM

GRSE chairman & managing director Rear Admiral V K Saxena (on left) and Commanding Officer of Annie Besant: Commandant (JG) Sunny Deo of the Indian Coast Guard at the protocol of delivery and acceptance on Tuesday.

GRSE delivers fast patrol vessel, 'Annie Besant' to Indian Coast Guard

The vessel is designed for a maximum speed of 34 knots with endurance of more than 1500 nautical miles.

05 Nov 2019 7:50 PM

Reflecting the high levels of security requirement for the two top leaders, dozens of temporary police outposts have been set up in and around the town which will be under the watch of 800 CCTV cameras. (Photo: File)

Mamallapuram turns into fortress ahead of PM Modi, Xi Jinping meet in Chennai

Modi and Xi Jinping will hold talks on Oct 11-12 to deepen ties, including in the field of counter-terrorism in the second informal summit.

10 Oct 2019 1:23 PM

Coast Guard Commander, Mandapam Area, G Mani Kumar, while denying the allegations,toldthat a team of four personnel that was on routine patrol only asked the fishermen to return to the shore as they did not possess valid ID cards. (Photo: File | Representational)

Tamil Nadu fishermen allege attack by Indian Coast Guard off IMBL

Around 30 fishermen from this island town had ventured into the sea on Wednesday and were fishing near the IMBL.

12 Sep 2019 4:54 PM

Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers-built Indian Coast Guard (ICG) Fast Patrol Vessel Kanaklata Barua during its launch at Raja Bagan Dockyard in Kolkata on Saturday. The ship has been named after a freedom fighter from Assam. (Photo: PTI)

Coast Guard patrol vesel Kanaklata launched

The first ship of this class, ICGS Priyadarshini has been commissioned on 27 March this year.

11 Aug 2019 4:31 AM

People wade through floodwaters in Sangli. (Photo: PTI)

1.32 lakh rescued in West Maharashtra

At around 2.30 pm, an IAF AN-32 aircraft helped the navy airlift at least five additional rescue teams from Pune to Kolhapur.

08 Aug 2019 2:09 AM

Ahmed Adeeb, 37, became the youngest vice-president of the island country in 2015. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Maldives former VP deported who was detained for illegally entering India

Ghafoor was planning to seek political asylum in India, citing threat to his life in Maldives where he faces trials in corruption cases.

03 Aug 2019 11:17 AM

The ICG added, 'This samaritan gesture from BCG comes at a time when the visit of delegation of the Bangladesh Coast Guard to India is underway for Annual Zonal/Regional Commanders meeting in Kolkata'. (Photo: File)

516 fishermen, 32 indian boats repatriated by coast guard from Bangladesh

The boats alongwith the fishermen are being escorted up to Kakdwip harbour where they will be handed over to state fisheries authorities.

16 Jul 2019 8:50 PM

The Flag Officer was elevated to the rank of Additional Director General on August 2016 and took over the reins as Coast Guard Commander (Western Seaboard). (Photo: ANI)

K Natarajan takes over as new chief of Indian Coast Guard

Natarajan has served as the Commanding Officer ICGS in Mandapam and as the first Officer-in-Charge of Coast Guard Training Centre in Kochi.

30 Jun 2019 4:29 PM

He joined the force on January 18, 1984, and holds a Masters Degree in Defence and Strategic Studies from Madras University. (Photo: ANI)

Krishnaswamy Natarajan appointed as next Director General of Indian Coast Guard

Natarajan, the second Coast Guard officer to lead the force, would take over on June 30.

25 Jun 2019 1:22 PM

The home minister said cyclone Vayu is expected to cross the Gujarat coast between Porbandar and Union Territory Diu and he "prays for the safety of the people". (Photo: File)

Cyclone Vayu: 'Over 3 lakh people evacuated in Gujarat, Diu,' says Amit Shah

'The NDRF has pre-positioned 52 teams equipped with boats, tree-cutters, telecom equipments etc,' Shah tweeted.

12 Jun 2019 8:35 PM

According to highly places sources in the police department, the coastal police stations and coastal district police chiefs have been alerted. (Representational Image)

ISIS boat reportedly sets off from Sri Lanka, Kerala coast on high alert

The coastal police department said it was on alert since May 23, the day alert came from Sri Lanka.

26 May 2019 10:34 AM

Arrangements have been made to start free kitchens to provide cooked food to the evacuees, the SRC said. (Photo: PTI)

Massive evacuation ops underway in Odisha ahead of Cyclone Fani

According to the SRC, the evacuation of eight lakh people is the largest-ever evacuation operation in the country.

02 May 2019 11:37 AM

As per the India Meteorological Department (IMD), cyclone ‘Fani’ intensified into severe cyclone at 5:30 pm on April 29. It is to intensify further and move towards the Odisha coast. (Representational Image)

Eastern Naval Command all geared up for cyclone 'Fani'

The ships are embarked with additional divers, doctors, inflatable rubber boats, and relief materials in quantities sufficient.

30 Apr 2019 10:05 AM

The cyclonic storm 'Fani' on Monday morning was located at 880 km of South-East of Chennai and it will continue to move North-West and change its path to North-East from Wednesday. (Representational Image)

Cyclone 'Fani': NDRF, Coast Guard on high alert; fishermen warned too

The cyclone is expected to intensify into a very severe cyclonic storm by Tuesday, a home ministry statement said.

29 Apr 2019 1:52 PM

While the Naval ships hold the outermost ring (along the international waters) of the sea security, the ICG vessels patrol the deep seas.

Coast Guard on high alert post Sri Lanka attacks

The ICG is also coordinating with the Indian Navy and local police for full surveillance of the coast.

23 Apr 2019 6:16 AM

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