Tag: Odisha Coast

"This exercise was to evaluate the levels of efficacy at every level. The participants were divided into Red Team (attacking) and Blue Team (defending) and real-time simulated exercises were conducted. Every team did its best to win. Every aspect was evaluated and the SOPs studied," a senior ICG official said.

Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department has issued a cyclonic storm warning in the next 24 hours due to a deep depression over Bay of Bengal. A cautionary signal-1 warning has been issued for all the ports along the Odisha coast. As per the latest release of the Met department, the cyclonic storm is very likely […]

Paradip: The Indian Coast Guard’s capabilities and its presence off Odisha coast was augmented with the arrival of ‘Vijaya’, an Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV), at the Paradip port on Thursday. The ship was received by Coast Guard DIG Rakesh Makwana. As per reports, ‘Vijaya’ will help in strengthening maritime security along Odisha coastline. Besides, the […]

Paradip: Monaco-based luxury cruise liner, Silversea Cruisestoday anchored at Paradip Port with as many as 120 foreign tourists. The ship was accorded a grand welcome on its arrival as it was the first such luxury cruise liner in ten years that dropped its anchor on Odisha coast. The ship berthed at Wet Basin inside the […]

Balasore: India today successfully test-fired its nuclear-capable strategic ballistic missile Agni-IV with a strike range of 4000 km as part of a user trial from a test range off Odisha coast. Supported by a mobile launcher, the surface-to-surface missile was flight tested from launch complex-4 of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Dr Abdul Kalam […]

Paradip: Seven fishermen, who were arrested by the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) on Monday allegedly for fishing and poaching endangered species of sharks in the prohibited Gahiramatha Marine Sanctuary area in Kendrapara district, were sent to judicial custody after court rejected their bail pleas today. According to a release of the ICG, a patrolling team […]

Balasore: The user trial of nuclear-capable strategic ballistic missile Agni-IV, capable of hitting a target at a distance of 4,000 kms, was conducted from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) in Dr Abdul Kalam Island off the Odisha coast today. The sophisticated surface-to-surface missile is 20 meter long and weighs 17 tonnes. The user trial was […]

Bhubaneswar: India successfully test fired a sub-sonic cruise missile Nirbhay off the Odisha coast on Monday. The 1,000-km range missile was fired for a shorter range from a launch pad from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur in Balasore district, said informed sources. Indigenously developed by the Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO), the Nirbhay […]

Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today announced release of Rs 1000 crore additional assistance for Odisha. The Centre had earlier released an advance assistance of Rs 340 crore for the State, when a forecast was made of the ‘extremely severe cyclonic storm’ Fani hitting Odisha coasts on May 3. The Prime Minister along with Odisha […]

Kendrapara: The unmanned Habelikahti Island at Bhitarkanika National Park in Kendrapara district, a favourite eco-tourism destination, has been ravaged by mighty tidal waves during cyclone Fani, forest officials said. Cyclone Fani that made landfall near Puri on May 3, however, spared the rest sheds for tourists at the island, they said. But a day later, […]

Bhubaneswar:  The Regional Meteorological Centre in Bhubaneswar on Monday predicted that heavy rain is likely to lash five districts- Bhadrak, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Sundergarh and Jajpur in the next 24 hours. Laxmidhar Mohapatra, Duty Officer at Regional Met office informed that several parts of Odisha received good amount of rainfall in the past 24 hours. As […]

Puri: Amid fears of oil spillage from Malaysian cargo ship Jin Hwa 32’ which ran aground on August 7 at Rajhans Island near Chilika Lake, the Puri district administration today begun the process for evacuation of the stored oil from the vessel. “The removal of oil from the cargo ship Jin Hwa 32 began today […]

Kolkata: The Indian Navy has kept on standby its aircraft and three ships for immediate deployment in the eventuality of any damage by severe cyclonic storm Bulbul, which is expected to make landfall by Saturday midnight, a Defence Ministry spokesperson said. The spokesperson said the Eastern Naval Command (ENC) was closely monitoring the movement of […]

Bhubaneswar: India on Saturday successfully conducted the first night trial of nuclear capable intermediate range ballistic missile Agni-II from the Abdul Kalam Island off the Odisha coast. The Strategic Forces Command of the Indian Army test-fired the versatile surface-to-surface medium-range nuclear-capable missile from launching complex IV of the Integrated Test Range on Saturday evening, defence […]

Balasore: The first night trial of the nuclear-capable Agni-III surface-to-surface ballistic missile was carried out from a mobile launcher at the Integrated Test Range at the APJ Abdul Kalam Island off Odisha coast on Saturday, Defence sources said. The trajectory of the missile is being monitored and the outcome of the trial is awaited, the […]