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‘India Navy Equipped To Deter Any Military Adventurism From Sea’: Western Naval Command Chief Vice Admiral Dinesh Tripathi

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Addressing the media on the eve of Navy Week 2023, the Western Naval Command Chief (CNC) Vice Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi reiterated on board naval warship INS Chennai of preparedness to face challenges from the sea to protect the national maritime assets. 

“Indian Navy is proud to have commissioned made in India 21 warships and five submarines in last nine years all constructed in Indian shipyards. We have also concluded 12 shipbuilding contracts worth Rs 1.15 crore with 65 ships and submarines under constructions in Indian shipyards,” said the western naval command chief vice admiral Tripathi. 

Western Naval Command Is “Mission Deployed and Combat Ready”: Vice Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi

He stressed that Western Naval Command was “Mission Deployed and Combat Ready” to counter threats to Indian maritime security. 

“Indian Navy is pivotal in ensuring the security of vital sea lanes critical to Indian and global economy,” stressed Vice Admiral Tripathi. 

He shared the emerging new threats from maritime terrorism manifesting into new challenges for combating piracy and narco smuggling in the high seas. “We are monitoring trends and patterns of threats from non state factors impacting our maritime domain being played out daily and testing limits. India Navy is ready and equipped to deter any military adventurism from the sea and also intervention into our internal affairs and subversion of our national interests,” said the western naval command chief. 

He further added that the Indian Navy was focused on combat readiness with “near continuous presence” and “mission-based deployments” for operations and extensive surveillance of national maritime assets. 

“Maritime terrorism, piracy, robbery, illegal and unregulated fishing in Indian waters, human, weapons and drug trafficking is on the rise and needs fresh paradigm for maritime security. The higher instances of natural disasters and regional instabilities have necessitated increased deployment of Indian Navy for Humanitarian Aid and Disaster Reaponse operations and Non Combatant Evacuation Operations,” explained Admiral Tripathi. 

Navy’s Successful Operations

The Western Naval Command conducted several successful operations including Operation Kaveri to evacuate 1489 Indians stranded in conflict torn Sudan in April followed by interception and seizure of the 2525 kg narcotics valued at Ra 25,000 crore in May from vessel in the West Arabian Sea and Op Vijay to evacuate Indiana from West Asia.  

Indian Navy participated in tri services theatre level operational exercise TROPEX with participation of Indian Coast Gaurd for the first time. Western Naval Command also hosted the tri services commanders conference and the annual Joint Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief Exercises Chakravat conducted at Goa in coordination with National Disaster Relief Force. Western Command also participated in tri service exercise Tri Shakti Prahaar. 

Admiral Tripathi also stressed on diplomatic engagement with foreign navies to foster cooperation and foreign policy objectives for Indian security. India held several military exercises with friendly nations including two editions of Varuna (France), AUSIDEX (Australia), Malabar (US, Australia, Japan) and other maritime partnership exercises with countries as far as the West Coast of Africa. 

India submarine maiden deployment in the Australian continent, regular port of calls at foreign ports and and joint exercises were some of the highlights of the Western Naval Command. 

Indian Navy has began an outreach with coastal communities of Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa and Karnataka with extensive community interaction programs engaging local fisher folks covering 102 villages on the western coast.

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Police alert for peaceful Eid-ul-Azha in Maharashtra

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Mumbai: Eid-ul-Azha was celebrated peacefully in Mumbai and all of Maharashtra. In Thane, miscreants tried to spoil the atmosphere on Eid-ul-Azha, which was foiled by the police. The police have also taken action against such elements spreading poison on social media. Along with this, peaceful namaz was also offered at the Idgah located at Dogadi Fort in Kalyan. An attempt was also made to ring the bell in the temple located in Fort and at the right time of Namaz, Shiv Sena and Shinde workers gathered and rang the bell, due to which the police took them into custody and prevented the atmosphere from getting spoiled. Police Commissioner Ashutosh Dumbare had made tight security arrangements in sensitive areas like Mumbra, Bhiwandi Police Station, Rabodi Kalyan and Ulhasnagar. In Mumbai too, the police was alert and prepared in the backdrop of Eid-ul-Azha and Qurbani.

Due to the dispute over Qurbani in housing societies, the police had made tight arrangements in such societies where problems had arisen earlier. Along with this, BMC allowed sacrifice in many societies and temporary altars for sacrifice. Muslims performed the ritual of sacrifice with Abrahamic zeal. Apart from this, police guard was also kept on Eidgahs and mosques in Mumbai. Mumbai Police Commissioner Deven Bharti reviewed the situation. According to this, the arrangements in Mumbai were completed. Mumbai Police also kept an eye on the miscreants and monitored social media.

Along with this, Eid-ul-Azha was celebrated peacefully in various districts of Maharashtra, Malegaon, Aurangabad, Beed, Osmanabad, Amravati and all over Maharashtra. No untoward incident was reported from anywhere. Police sources have claimed that Eid was celebrated in a peaceful atmosphere and orders for action against the miscreants were also issued, after which sacrifice was done and the splendor of sacrifice was seen everywhere in Muslim localities.

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ED took action on 15 places including Mithi river, cleanliness, irregularities, Dino Morea

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Mumbai: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has raided 15 places including Mumbai in the irregularities case in the cleaning of the Mithi river. The Enforcement Directorate has also claimed to have seized many important documents related to the case while conducting raids in Mumbai and Kochi. The ED has also raided the house of film actor Dino Maurya. The EOW has registered the first FIR in this case, after which the Enforcement Directorate has now started a parallel investigation. The ED has taken this action under the PMLA Money Laundering Act. Dino Maurya has also been involved in this irregularity. The EOW has also questioned him and his brother.

It is said that Dino Maurya and Ketan are close to Shiv Sena leader Aditya Thackeray. Now Dino’s troubles have increased. The EOW has found many important documents and evidence in the Mithi river corruption and irregularities case in Mumbai, so now the ED has also started its action in the case of misuse of funding and illegal tender purchase in this case. Many Shiv Sena leaders are also in the ambit of ED action, because during the Mithi river corruption scam, Shiv Sena was ruling the BMC, so the scope of investigation has become focused on Shiv Sena leaders. EOW has also made significant progress in its action in the Mithi river corruption case in Mumbai. More revelations are expected after the arrival of ED in this case. EOW has taken action against 13 people in this case so far and has also arrested them. In this, political leaders including BMC officials are also on the radar of ED.

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Mumbai: MLA and SP leader Abu Asim Azmi appeals to avoid sacrificing animals in the open on Eid-ul-Azha

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Mumbai: Mumbai Maharashtra Samajwadi Party leader and MLA Abu Asim Azmi has appealed to Muslims not to perform Qurbani in the open and also follow BMC and government guidelines. Cleanliness is half of faith, so take special care of cleanliness. Not only this, it is mandatory to follow all the guidelines and guiding principles set regarding Qurbani. Take special care of cleanliness and ensure that the brothers and sisters of the country do not face any kind of trouble on Eid-ul-Azha. This is the real teaching of Islam. Celebrate Eid with mutual love, brotherhood and following Sunnat Ibrahimi. Azmi said that the waste of Qurbani on Eid should also be kept in bags and thrown in the dustbin.

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