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Fraudsters Make WhatsApp Calls With Union Minister's Pic, Case Filed
An officer from the Ministry of State for Ports, Shipping and Waterways has got an FIR lodged with the Delhi Police, alleging that fraudsters have been making WhatsApp calls and messages to the ministry's office-bearers.
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PM Modi To Launch World's Longest River Cruise In UP's Varanasi Next Week
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the world's longest river cruise on January 13 in Varanasi, which the Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal said will herald a new age of river cruise tourism for India.
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Centre Asks All Ports To Prepare Master Plan To Become Mega Ports By 2047
Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal on Tuesday asked all ports to prepare a master plan in order to become Mega Ports by 2047.
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Maiden Voyage Of Steel Shipment From Bengal Port To Northeast Flagged Off
Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal flagged off the maiden voyage of steel cargo laden barge from Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port in Bengal's Haldia to Pandu port in Guwahati through the Indo Bangladesh Protocol Route.
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USD 51 Billion Orders Likely To Be Executed By Navy For Surface Ships, Submarines In 10 Years: Centre
Union Minister of State for Defence Shripad Naik on Friday said expected orders for surface ships and submarines to be executed from 2020 to 2030 by the Indian Navy are to the tune of USD 51 billion.
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World Maritime Day: COVID-19 Crisis And The Importance Of Shipping
Happy World Maritime Day 2020: Union Minister for Shipping, Mansukh Mandaviya greeted seafarers on World Maritime Day. He praised the "professionalism and sacrifice of the 2 million seafarers. Shipping has continued to transport more than 80% of world trade, including vital medical supplies," the minister tweeted.
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Shipping Ministry Launches Online Exit Exam System For Seafarers
Union Minister of State for Shipping Mansukh Mandaviya launched online exit examination for the seafarers via a virtual ceremony in New Delhi today.
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"RoPax" Ferry Services To Reduce Mumbai-Alibaug Travel Time To 45 Minutes
A roll on-roll off cum passenger ferry service, also called "Ropax", between Mumbai and Mandwa near Alibaug, was launched on Sunday in the presence of Union Minister of State for Shipping Mansukh Mandaviya and Maharashtra port and maritime board officials.
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Amid Global Tensions, 24 Indian Crew Members Of Seized Iranian Ship Grace 1 Freed
All 24 Indian crew members who were aboard the Grace 1 -- an Iranian tanker seized by Gibraltar authorities with the help of British marines over a month ago -- have been freed, Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan tweeted on Thursday. The much-awaited development comes over a month after India launched efforts to secure their rel...
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Did Kerala Top Cop "Misbehave" With Minister For His Complexion, Asks BJP
The Bharatiya Janata Party wants the Superintendent of Police Yathish Chandra suspended for his alleged rude behaviour with Union Minister of State for Finance and Shipping Pon Radhakrishnan when he came to pay his obeisance at the Sabarimala temple on Wednesday.
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BJP Minister Refuses To Go On Stage After Low Turnout At Tamil Nadu Event
Union Minister of State for Finance and Shipping Pon Radhakrishnan refused to go up on a stage at a government event in Tamil Nadu's Nagapattinam district after he expressed discontent over low turnout of people at the venue.
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Goa MLAs Meet Nitin Gadkari, Demand Renewal Of Mining Leases
Goan MLAs on Monday met Union Minister for Shipping Nitin Gadkari in the national capital to urge the central government to find ways and means to resume mining in the coastal state. The Supreme Court has directed that all mining activity in Goa should stop after March 15 and the leases issued afresh.
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Chabahar Port "Win-Win" Situation For India And Iran, Says Nitin Gadkari
Union Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari today said India and Iran have resolved all issues related to Chabahar Port and will expedite the development works.
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Chabahar Port "Win-Win" Situation For India And Iran, Says Nitin Gadkari
Union Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari today said India and Iran have resolved all issues related to Chabahar Port and will expedite the development works.
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Amid Cyclone Ockhi Rescue Ops, Anger In Fishing Villages: 10 Points
As Kerala and Tamil Nadu struggle with the aftermath of Cyclone Ockhi, the search and rescue efforts are on to trace those missing and stranded. Though the cyclonic storm - which has weakened - has moved away from Lakshadweep and is headed towards the coast of Maharashtra, 100-odd fishermen are reported missing and 16 people have died in Kerala and...
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Fraudsters Make WhatsApp Calls With Union Minister's Pic, Case Filed
An officer from the Ministry of State for Ports, Shipping and Waterways has got an FIR lodged with the Delhi Police, alleging that fraudsters have been making WhatsApp calls and messages to the ministry's office-bearers.
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PM Modi To Launch World's Longest River Cruise In UP's Varanasi Next Week
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the world's longest river cruise on January 13 in Varanasi, which the Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal said will herald a new age of river cruise tourism for India.
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Centre Asks All Ports To Prepare Master Plan To Become Mega Ports By 2047
Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal on Tuesday asked all ports to prepare a master plan in order to become Mega Ports by 2047.
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Maiden Voyage Of Steel Shipment From Bengal Port To Northeast Flagged Off
Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal flagged off the maiden voyage of steel cargo laden barge from Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port in Bengal's Haldia to Pandu port in Guwahati through the Indo Bangladesh Protocol Route.
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USD 51 Billion Orders Likely To Be Executed By Navy For Surface Ships, Submarines In 10 Years: Centre
Union Minister of State for Defence Shripad Naik on Friday said expected orders for surface ships and submarines to be executed from 2020 to 2030 by the Indian Navy are to the tune of USD 51 billion.
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World Maritime Day: COVID-19 Crisis And The Importance Of Shipping
Happy World Maritime Day 2020: Union Minister for Shipping, Mansukh Mandaviya greeted seafarers on World Maritime Day. He praised the "professionalism and sacrifice of the 2 million seafarers. Shipping has continued to transport more than 80% of world trade, including vital medical supplies," the minister tweeted.
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Shipping Ministry Launches Online Exit Exam System For Seafarers
Union Minister of State for Shipping Mansukh Mandaviya launched online exit examination for the seafarers via a virtual ceremony in New Delhi today.
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"RoPax" Ferry Services To Reduce Mumbai-Alibaug Travel Time To 45 Minutes
A roll on-roll off cum passenger ferry service, also called "Ropax", between Mumbai and Mandwa near Alibaug, was launched on Sunday in the presence of Union Minister of State for Shipping Mansukh Mandaviya and Maharashtra port and maritime board officials.
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Amid Global Tensions, 24 Indian Crew Members Of Seized Iranian Ship Grace 1 Freed
All 24 Indian crew members who were aboard the Grace 1 -- an Iranian tanker seized by Gibraltar authorities with the help of British marines over a month ago -- have been freed, Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan tweeted on Thursday. The much-awaited development comes over a month after India launched efforts to secure their rel...
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Did Kerala Top Cop "Misbehave" With Minister For His Complexion, Asks BJP
The Bharatiya Janata Party wants the Superintendent of Police Yathish Chandra suspended for his alleged rude behaviour with Union Minister of State for Finance and Shipping Pon Radhakrishnan when he came to pay his obeisance at the Sabarimala temple on Wednesday.
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BJP Minister Refuses To Go On Stage After Low Turnout At Tamil Nadu Event
Union Minister of State for Finance and Shipping Pon Radhakrishnan refused to go up on a stage at a government event in Tamil Nadu's Nagapattinam district after he expressed discontent over low turnout of people at the venue.
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Goa MLAs Meet Nitin Gadkari, Demand Renewal Of Mining Leases
Goan MLAs on Monday met Union Minister for Shipping Nitin Gadkari in the national capital to urge the central government to find ways and means to resume mining in the coastal state. The Supreme Court has directed that all mining activity in Goa should stop after March 15 and the leases issued afresh.
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Chabahar Port "Win-Win" Situation For India And Iran, Says Nitin Gadkari
Union Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari today said India and Iran have resolved all issues related to Chabahar Port and will expedite the development works.
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Chabahar Port "Win-Win" Situation For India And Iran, Says Nitin Gadkari
Union Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari today said India and Iran have resolved all issues related to Chabahar Port and will expedite the development works.
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Amid Cyclone Ockhi Rescue Ops, Anger In Fishing Villages: 10 Points
As Kerala and Tamil Nadu struggle with the aftermath of Cyclone Ockhi, the search and rescue efforts are on to trace those missing and stranded. Though the cyclonic storm - which has weakened - has moved away from Lakshadweep and is headed towards the coast of Maharashtra, 100-odd fishermen are reported missing and 16 people have died in Kerala and...
