Western Naval Command (Indian Navy)

Navy, Coast Guard start patrolling high seas

The Navy and Coast Guard have launched extensive patrolling of the high seas close to the International Maritime Boundary Line with Pakistan in wake of the devastating multiple-terror strikes in Mumbai last week.

Navy admits need for more coordination

MUMBAI: With its base right in the heart of South Mumbai, the Western Naval Command is expected to provide a strong line of defence against unauthorised ships entering Mumbai's waters. While denying there was any intelligence...

‘Individual banks will decide on interest rates for SMEs’

Mumbai, Nov. 28 The Reserve Bank of India on Friday took stock of the liquidity position in the banking system and problems being faced by small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and exporters in a consultative meeting with select...

Terrorists did recee, set up control rooms

Terrorists who struck Mumbai had set up advance “Control Rooms” in the luxury Taj and Trident(Oberoi) hotels which was also targeted and did prior reconnaisance executing plans worked “over months”, Union Cabinet minister Kapil...

Naval warships and aircrafts scouring seas for

Indian Navy and Coast Guards on Thursday pressed into service warships and surveillance aircraft to scour the high seas in and around Mumbai to look for 'Mother Ship' which could have ferried the terr...

Up against motivated professional terrorists: Indian Navy

Mumbai, Nov 27 (IANS) The Indian Navy, two of whose marine commandos were injured in an exchange of fire with terrorists at the Taj Palace and Tower here, said Thursday it was up against a group of 'highly motivated' militants.

Terrorists highly-trained and motivated: Naval authorities

MUMBAI: Terrorists who have caused mayhem in the metropolis are not run-of-the-mill militants as believed earlier, but are "highly-trained and highly-motivated professionals". This was the observation of the elite Marcos Naval...

Indian Navy sinks a pirate vessel, big blow for the brigands

New Delhi, Nov 19, 2008 (Asia Pulse Data Source via COMTEX) -- An Indian naval frigate sunk a pirate vessel after repulsing an attack in the Gulf of Aden in a significant blow to the sea brigands at the heart of their...