Defence Minister Rajnath Singh lauded the efforts of the armed forces in the rescue and relief operations in the aftermath of Cyclone Tauktae. Singh is in constant touch with Navy chief Admiral Karambir Singh, Army chief General MM Naravane, IAF chief Air Marshal RKS Bhadauria and Director General of Indian Coast K Natarajan. Navy ships and aircraft are currently engaged …
Afcons Infrastructure said on Wednesday that 26 bodies recovered by the Indian Navy during its search operations in the Arabian Sea were crew members of the barge Papaa 305 that sank off the coast of Mumbai on Monday evening. Afcons said P305 “had a full complement of safety equipment including life jackets and life rafts for all persons on board”. …
A very severe cyclonic storm with winds gusting up to 185 km per hour was barrelling towards the Gujarat coast on Monday, dumping heavy rains on Mumbai, forcing the evacuation of over 1.5 lakh people in Gujarat and leaving two barges with 410 people on board adrift in the Arabian Sea. - PTI Maharashtra Landfall process starts; 6 dead in …
