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57-member Naval medical team deployed at PM Covid Care Hospital in Ahmedabad ANI | Updated: Apr 30, 2021 12:37 IST Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], April 30 (ANI): To combat the current COVID-19 situation, a 57-member Naval medical team from the Western Naval Command has been deputed to the PM COVID Care Hospital at Ahmedabad, the Ministry of Defence said on Friday. According to the Defence Ministry, the team consisting of four doctors, seven nurses, 26 paramed...

COVID-19: Western Naval Command readies oxygen beds at Goa, Karwar, Mumbai for civilians FPJ Mumbai: To control the surge in COVID-19 cases during the second wave, the Western Naval Command has kept a few oxygen beds ready which could be used by the civil administration at its hospitals INHA Jeevanti, Goa, INHS Patanjali at Karwar in Karnataka and at INHS Sandhani in Mumbai. In Mumbai, facilities have been set up inside naval premises to provide basic amenities so that migrant labourers are no...

Naval authorities at Karwar also have made arrangements for aiding nearly 1,500 migrant labourers by supplying of essential items, rations and basic healthcare.

Janet Osamudiamen The National Defence College, NDC has commended the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for its role in tackling corruption in Nigeria, while seeking closer partnership between the institutions in the realization of their mandates. Rear Admiral O.B Daji, Commandant NDC, stated this on Tuesday April 20, 2021 when he a led a team on a Courtesy Visit to the headquarters of the EFCC, Abuja. Daji, a former Flag Officer Commanding, FOC, Western Naval Command, acknowledge...

In a bid to consolidate capacity in protecting the Gulf of Guinea waters, the Nigerian Navy recently partnered its Spanish counterparts in a two-day sea exercise, Chiemelie Ezeobi reports The Gulf of Guinea (GoG) waters covers 2.3 million square kilometers (888,000 sq m) and borders more than a dozen countries. Lying across 19 coastal and island states, the GoG coastline, which stretches from the waters off Senegal to the south of Angola, is a treasure trove of rich resources. Comprising 26 cou...

705 The Chief of the Defence Staff, Vice Admiral Seth Amoama, has inaugurated a fully furnished 72-bed Sailors’ Transit Quarters at the Western Naval Command in Takoradi. The project was designed to temporally cater for the accommodation needs of both senior and junior ratings drafted to the Western Naval Command. At the ceremony, Vice Admiral Amoama assured personnel of the Ghana Armed Forces that a conscious effort was being made to address accommodation shortfalls within the system. He sai...

Indian Navy maintained high operational readiness during COVID-19 crisis: Shripad Naik SECTIONS Last Updated: Apr 19, 2021, 04:10 PM IST Share Synopsis Naik was addressing a gathering after commissioning the Indian Naval Air Squadron 323, the first unit of the indigenously built ALH (Advanced Light Helicopter) MkIII aircraft, at the INS Hansa base near Vasco town, about 30 km from here. Reuters An Indian Navy marine commando watches Sea King Mk 42 ASW helicopters during a rehearsal ahead of Nav...

security and stability in the countrys maritime domain. Naik was addressing a gathering after commissioning the Indian Naval Air Squadron 323, the first unit of the indigenously built ALH (Advanced Light Helicopter) MkIII aircraft, at the INS Hansa base near Vasco town, about 30 km from here. The minister said the past year saw many challenges. In addition to the omnipresent challenges to the national security, the country witnessed a security situation at the LAC and security implications ...

271 Lt Col Dilbag Singh Dabas (Retd) As a student, Chiman Singh Yadav was passionate about swimming and diving in the village pond. In 1961, he accompanied a group of students to watch the Republic Day Parade in Delhi. There he saw for the first time a tableau of a ship, with young men atop attired in immaculate whites performing mock drills on diving from the deck. Fascinated, he needed no counselling on what career to choose. Lt Commander Joseph PA Noronha Son of Rao Nand Kishore Yadav, Chima...

CDS launches tri-services logistics node in Mumbai ANI | Updated: Apr 01, 2021 15:06 IST New Delhi [India], April 1 (ANI): Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat on Thursday launched the Joint Logistics Node at the Western Naval Command in Mumbai which will cater for the requirements of all three services deployed in that region. The nodes are part of the steps towards integrating the three Services. It will provide logistical support to all three defen...