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INS Rajput to be decommissioned on May 21 after 41 years of yeoman service New Delhi, May 20 (UNI) The Indian Navy on Thursday informed that its warship INS Rajput will be decommissioned on May 21 after 41 years of service to the nation. 'INS Rajput, the lead ship of the Kashin-class destroyers built by the erstwhile USSR was commissioned on May 4, 1980 and has rendered yeoman service to the Indian Navy for over 41 years', the Navy spokesperson said. INS Rajput will now be decommissioned at a solemn ceremony at Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam. Owing to the ongoing COVID pandemic, the ceremony ...

URL copied Image Source : NAVY INS Rajput, the first destroyer of Indian Navy, to be decommissioned after 41 years of service Having served for 41 years, INS Rajput, the first destroyer of the Indian Navy, will be decomissioned on Friday, May 21. Due to the ongoing pandemic, the ceremony will be a low-key event attended only by in-station officers and sailors with strict observance of COVID protocols.  It was May 4, 1980, when INS Rajput, the lead ship of the Kashin-class destroyers built by the erstwhile USSR, was commissioned. It has rendered yeoman ser...

Owing to the pandemic, the decommissioning process will be kept a low-key affair. INS Rajput has served India for over 41 years. It was commissioned on May 4, 1980.

IPKF: A forgotten chapter ? Daily News (via HT Media Ltd.) It is now a fading 33 years plus, when in 1987 the Indian Defence Forces made their foray into the island nation of Sri Lanka. At that point in history, things had taken a turn for the worse with the Liberation Tamil Tigers Eelam (LTTE) a terrorist organisation embroiled in a bloody battle with the Sri Lankan Army. The LTTE was pushed into a corner and its end appeared imminent, till India intervened to rescue the Tamils of Sri Lanka at the behest of Tamil Nadu considering their ethnic affinity. An airdrop of relief su...

Vice Admiral Ajendra Bahadur Singh takes charge of Eastern Naval Command A Navigation and Direction Specialist, Vice Admiral Singh has held various Operational Staff and Command Appointments in his career spanning over 38 years.  Share Via Email   |  A+A A- Commissioned on July 1, 1983, Vice Admiral Ajendra Bahadur Singh is an alumnus of the prestigious National Defence Academy (NDA) Khadakvasla. By Express News Service NEW DELHI: Vice Admiral Ajendra Bahadur Singh on Monday took over as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief (FOC-in-C), Eastern Naval Command (ENC) from Vice Admiral At...