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'Operation Olivia' Helps Protect 6.98 Lakh Olive Ridley Turtles In Odisha
In a major boost to marine conservation, the Indian Coast Guard's (ICG) annual mission 'Operation Olivia' helped protect a record of over 6.98 lakh Olive Ridley turtles nested at the Rushikulya river mouth in Odisha during February 2025.
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For Rs 200 A Day, Gujarat Man Shared Intelligence On Coast Guard With Pakistani Spy
For Rs 200 a day, a labourer working with a private company in a coastal town in Gujarat moonlighted as a spy for Pakistan, according to the Gujarat anti-terrorist squad (ATS).
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Over 300 Security Exercises Conducted Post 26/11 Mumbai Terror Attack: Coast Guard
More than 300 coastal security exercises have been conducted with state authorities post the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack to beef up the country's security, Indian Coast Guard (ICG) Director General K Natarajan said today.
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India Sends Help To Sri Lankan Navy To Douse Flames On Fire-Hit Vessel
India has dispatched two Coast Guard vessels and an aircraft to help Sri Lankan Navy douse the flames on a container ship that caught fire off the coast of Colombo last week, amid intensified efforts by the coastal command to extinguish the flames.
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Karnataka Braces For Cyclone Kyarr, Heavy Rain Likely Today
Cyclone Kyarr, a tropical storm that formed in the Arabian Sea, is likely to cause heavy rain in coastal Karnataka, the weather office said on Saturday. The sea condition is "likely to be very rough along and off north Karnataka coast during the next 24 hours," it added.
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One Dead As Sailors Jump From Burning Ship Near Andhra Coast
Twenty-nine crew members of an offshore support ship jumped into the waters off the Andhra Pradesh coast after a fire broke out on the vessel this morning, the Coast Guard said in a statement.
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Cyclone Fani May Intensify Further, Heads Towards Odisha Coast: 10 Points
The Navy is on high alert as Cyclone Fani, that is nearing coastal Odisha, intensified into a "very severe cyclonic storm" today. It could strengthen further and turn to a "extremely severe cyclonic storm" in the next 36 hours, the weather department said in Fani cyclone update. Coastal Odisha, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh are on high alert as Cyc...
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Marine Reserve Battalion May Be Sent To Gujarat To Guard Border With Pak
The centre said today that a proposal of the Gujarat government to deploy four Marine Indian Reserve Battalions is under consideration to protect the 1,640 km of coastal areas of the state bordering Pakistan.
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Cyclone Phethai To Hit Andhra Pradesh Today, Coastal Areas On Alert: 10 Points
With Cyclone Phethai set to intensify and expected to strike Andhra Pradesh's Kakinada by noon on Monday, the state government scrambled to minimise the damage from the third such cyclone to hit the state this year. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu asked for precautionary measures to be taken to avoid damage to life and property. A...
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Cyclone Phethai Intensifies Off Andhra Pradesh; Coastal Areas On Alert
The navy and coast guard have been called in to help as rescuers prepared for a cyclone forming over the south-west Bay of Bengal on Sunday.
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India, Vietnam Hold Maiden Joint Drill In Bay Of Bengal
A Vietnam Coast Guard ship on its maiden visit in Chennai undertook joint exercises with the Indian Coast Guard off the city coast Thursday, aimed at strengthening the working level relationship between them.
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Phase 2 Of Coastal Surveillance Network On Schedule: Nirmala Sitharaman
The second phase of the Coastal Surveillance Network (CSN) - that was conceived to ensure attacks like Mumbai 26/11 does not happen in future - would be completed in a time-bound manner, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said today.
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Indian Coast Guard Gets Two Interceptor Boats
To bolster coastal security mechanism, two new interceptor boats C435, C436 were inducted into the Indian Coast Guard, Eastern region.
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Anti-Terror Forces In Mumbai As Students Spot Men With Guns In Nearby Uran
After a day of high alert in Maharashtra following two school students reporting that they saw masked armed men in Uran near Mumbai, the elite anti-terror commando force National Security Guards have been deployed in the coastal town.
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Kiran Bedi Launches Coastal Clean Up Drive In Puducherry
Lt Governor Kiran Bedi today joined Coast Guard and volunteers in cleaning garbage from the beach in Puducherry as part of the '31nd International Coastal Clean Up Day'.
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'Operation Olivia' Helps Protect 6.98 Lakh Olive Ridley Turtles In Odisha
In a major boost to marine conservation, the Indian Coast Guard's (ICG) annual mission 'Operation Olivia' helped protect a record of over 6.98 lakh Olive Ridley turtles nested at the Rushikulya river mouth in Odisha during February 2025.
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For Rs 200 A Day, Gujarat Man Shared Intelligence On Coast Guard With Pakistani Spy
For Rs 200 a day, a labourer working with a private company in a coastal town in Gujarat moonlighted as a spy for Pakistan, according to the Gujarat anti-terrorist squad (ATS).
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Over 300 Security Exercises Conducted Post 26/11 Mumbai Terror Attack: Coast Guard
More than 300 coastal security exercises have been conducted with state authorities post the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack to beef up the country's security, Indian Coast Guard (ICG) Director General K Natarajan said today.
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India Sends Help To Sri Lankan Navy To Douse Flames On Fire-Hit Vessel
India has dispatched two Coast Guard vessels and an aircraft to help Sri Lankan Navy douse the flames on a container ship that caught fire off the coast of Colombo last week, amid intensified efforts by the coastal command to extinguish the flames.
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Karnataka Braces For Cyclone Kyarr, Heavy Rain Likely Today
Cyclone Kyarr, a tropical storm that formed in the Arabian Sea, is likely to cause heavy rain in coastal Karnataka, the weather office said on Saturday. The sea condition is "likely to be very rough along and off north Karnataka coast during the next 24 hours," it added.
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One Dead As Sailors Jump From Burning Ship Near Andhra Coast
Twenty-nine crew members of an offshore support ship jumped into the waters off the Andhra Pradesh coast after a fire broke out on the vessel this morning, the Coast Guard said in a statement.
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Cyclone Fani May Intensify Further, Heads Towards Odisha Coast: 10 Points
The Navy is on high alert as Cyclone Fani, that is nearing coastal Odisha, intensified into a "very severe cyclonic storm" today. It could strengthen further and turn to a "extremely severe cyclonic storm" in the next 36 hours, the weather department said in Fani cyclone update. Coastal Odisha, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh are on high alert as Cyc...
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Marine Reserve Battalion May Be Sent To Gujarat To Guard Border With Pak
The centre said today that a proposal of the Gujarat government to deploy four Marine Indian Reserve Battalions is under consideration to protect the 1,640 km of coastal areas of the state bordering Pakistan.
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Cyclone Phethai To Hit Andhra Pradesh Today, Coastal Areas On Alert: 10 Points
With Cyclone Phethai set to intensify and expected to strike Andhra Pradesh's Kakinada by noon on Monday, the state government scrambled to minimise the damage from the third such cyclone to hit the state this year. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu asked for precautionary measures to be taken to avoid damage to life and property. A...
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Cyclone Phethai Intensifies Off Andhra Pradesh; Coastal Areas On Alert
The navy and coast guard have been called in to help as rescuers prepared for a cyclone forming over the south-west Bay of Bengal on Sunday.
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India, Vietnam Hold Maiden Joint Drill In Bay Of Bengal
A Vietnam Coast Guard ship on its maiden visit in Chennai undertook joint exercises with the Indian Coast Guard off the city coast Thursday, aimed at strengthening the working level relationship between them.
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Phase 2 Of Coastal Surveillance Network On Schedule: Nirmala Sitharaman
The second phase of the Coastal Surveillance Network (CSN) - that was conceived to ensure attacks like Mumbai 26/11 does not happen in future - would be completed in a time-bound manner, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said today.
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Indian Coast Guard Gets Two Interceptor Boats
To bolster coastal security mechanism, two new interceptor boats C435, C436 were inducted into the Indian Coast Guard, Eastern region.
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Anti-Terror Forces In Mumbai As Students Spot Men With Guns In Nearby Uran
After a day of high alert in Maharashtra following two school students reporting that they saw masked armed men in Uran near Mumbai, the elite anti-terror commando force National Security Guards have been deployed in the coastal town.
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Kiran Bedi Launches Coastal Clean Up Drive In Puducherry
Lt Governor Kiran Bedi today joined Coast Guard and volunteers in cleaning garbage from the beach in Puducherry as part of the '31nd International Coastal Clean Up Day'.
