Another ship stuck at Mumbai’s Juhu beach (Lead)
July 31st, 2011 - 7:33 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 31 (IANS) In the second such incident in six weeks, a huge ship Sunday drifted to and ran aground at Juhu beach here, officials said.The ship is oil ... Read more...
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Four Air India flights from Kolkata cancelled
April 29th, 2011 - 12:28 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 29 (IANS) Four Air India flights from Kolkata airport were cancelled Friday, putting passengers to great inconvenience as the strike by a section of pilots of the state-run ... Read more...
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Tragedy averted in Mumbai harbour
March 23rd, 2011 - 12:06 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 22 (IANS) A tragedy was averted in Mumbai harbour last week when ill-fated container cargo ship MSC Chitra - which had partly sunk in August last year after ... Read more...
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Court stays winding up of Gujarat public sector company
March 22nd, 2011 - 7:26 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, March 22 (IANS) The Gujarat High Court has stayed a company court's order allowing the winding up of a Gujarat public sector company to pay euro 493,220 dues to ... Read more...
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Navy, Coast Guard intercept runaway ship (Lead)
November 23rd, 2010 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 23 (IANS) The Indian Navy and Coast Guard Tuesday intercepted a runaway Panamanian merchant ship that had slipped out of Mumbai Port Monday after defaulting on a cargo delivery despite ... Read more...
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French naval frigate arrives in Mumbai (With Images)
August 26th, 2010 - 8:19 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 26 (IANS) A French Naval Ship, 'FNS Dupleix', arrived at the Mumbai port Thursday on a four-day visit, officials said.
The 130-metre-long 4,800-tonne frigate with a crew of 232 is commanded ... Read more...
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NCC cadets clean up oil spill off in Mumbai
August 22nd, 2010 - 1:08 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Aug 22 (ANI): The National Cadet Corps (NCC) cadets conducted a clean-up operation on the mangroves, which were all but destroyed due to the recent oil spill off the coast of ... Read more...
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Oil spill under control, says Chavan
August 10th, 2010 - 10:17 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Aug 10 (ANI): Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan on Tuesday said no fresh leakage has been reported from the sinking Panamanian vessel off the Mumbai coast, adding that the clean up ... Read more...
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Oil slick danger looms over Maharashtra coast (Lead)
August 9th, 2010 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 9 (IANS) An ecological disaster loomed large off Mumbai and the Konkan coastline Monday due to an oil leak from a sinking Panamanian ship in Mumbai harbour.As the Indian ... Read more...
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Efforts on to check oil spill spreading along Konkan coast
August 9th, 2010 - 1:55 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 9 (IANS) Efforts continued on a war-footing Monday to combat the oil spill from a Panaman ship that crashed into another vessel in Mumbai harbour as it threatened to spread ... Read more...
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Efforts on to check worst oil spill in Arabian Sea (Second Lead)
August 8th, 2010 - 11:24 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 8 (IANS) The authorities Sunday launched efforts on a war footing to combat an unprecedented oil spill in the Arabian Sea, spanning around two miles, from a Panaman ship which ... Read more...
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Panamanian ships collide near Mumbai, 33 sailors rescued
August 7th, 2010 - 5:26 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 7 (IANS) The Indian Coast Guard rescued all 33 sailors from two Panamanian cargo ships which collided off the Mumbai Harbour here Saturday morning, an official said.
The two vessels -- ... Read more...
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India, Britain begin submarine naval exercise Wednesday
July 27th, 2010 - 8:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) A two-day submarine exercise between the British Royal Navy and the Indian Navy will begin off India's west coast from Wednesday.
HMS Talent, a Trafalgar class hunter killer ... Read more...
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CISF to provide security to Mumbai Port
April 21st, 2010 - 9:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) A 502-member team of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) Wednesday took over the task of securing the Mumbai Port.
According to Rahul Asthana, chairman of Mumbai Port ... Read more...
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Belgium’s Antwerp Port Authority hails cooperation with India
March 25th, 2010 - 7:31 pm ICT by IANS
Brussels, March 25 (IANS) The Antwerp Port Authority in Belgium Thursday hailed the opening of its second office in India saying it will further boost collaboration with that country, EuAsiaNews reported.
Belgium's ... Read more...
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Coast Guard vessel sinks after collision with ship (Second Lead)
March 23rd, 2010 - 11:11 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 23 (IANS) A Coast Guard ship sank after a privately-owned merchant vessel rammed into it in the Mumbai Harbour Tuesday evening, an official said. No casualties were reported.
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High alert in Mumbai, Maharashtra after Pune attack
February 14th, 2010 - 1:52 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Feb 14 (IANS) Security forces are on high alert across Maharashtra, including Mumbai, after the Pune bombing that killed nine people, Chief Minister Ashok Chavan said Sunday.
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Higher compensation for Pune attack victims: Chavan
February 14th, 2010 - 11:47 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 14 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan Sunday announced a hike in the compensation amount for the kin of those dead in the Pune terror attack.
"The next of kin of ... Read more...
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Nine patrol vessels deployed for India’s coastal surveillance
December 13th, 2008 - 10:03 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 13 (IANS) In a significant step towards strengthening India's coastal surveillance, the Indian Customs Saturday commissioned nine advanced patrol vessels and announced plans to acquire 100 more within the next ... Read more...
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CEO of Mauritian bank reported missing in Mumbai
November 27th, 2008 - 7:13 pm ICT by IANS
Port Louis, Nov 27 (IANS) The Mauritian government Thursday said none of its nationals were among the 101 killed in the massive terror attack in India's financial capital Mumbai, but reports reaching ... Read more...
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SCI to build country’s largest container terminals
July 24th, 2008 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 24 (IANS) Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) Ltd, India's shipping major, will build two of the country's largest container terminals - one each at Navi Mumbai and Ennore ports - ... Read more...
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Atlantic route to boost India-Canada trade: minister
June 17th, 2008 - 3:15 pm ICT by IANS
By Gurmukh Singh
Toronto, June 17 (IANS) Canadian Defence Minister Peter MacKay has made a strong pitch for routing India-Canada trade via the Atlantic Gateway on its east coast as it offered deep, ... Read more...
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Centre to spend 3.53 billion rupees in Indira Dock
December 13th, 2007 - 6:31 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Dec 13 (ANI): The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) today gave its approval for development of harbour wall berths at Indira Dock at an estimated cost of 3.53 billion ... Read more...
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CCEA approves revision of centrally sponsored hostel scheme for SC students
November 14th, 2007 - 10:17 am ICT by admin
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Cleartrip launches Discover India Travel Guide
November 14th, 2007 - 2:26 am ICT by admin
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