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EU naval force tackling post-monsoon Somali piracy surgeNorthwood Headquarters, England (AFP) March 31, 2010 The EU naval force protecting shipping off Somalia said Wednesday it had disrupted 18 pirate gangs during March as bandits return to the seas following the monsoon season. EU Navfor said that this month it saw double the number of groups encountered in September, October and November put together as pirates resume activity in the Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Aden. In March there were nine hijackings, 17 unsuccessful attacks, 18 "pirate action groups" disrupted, and 22 skiffs destroyed. Some ... read more |
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New Delhi (UPI) Mar 25, 2009 Indian public sector defense equipment manufacturer BEML has won an order worth $140 million to supply the Indian army with TATRA multi-terrain transport vehicles. The order consists of several versions and numbers including 498 of the 8X8 vehicle, which has a winch suitable for self-recovery and for hauling tanks onto its flatbed. It also can be adapted for carrying personnel. T ... more  
Kolkata (AFP) March 25, 2010A tiny island at the centre of a territorial dispute between India and Bangladesh has disappeared beneath the waves due to rising sea levels and erosion, scientists say. The uninhabited outcrop - called New Moore island by India and South Talpatti by Bangladesh - was 3.5 kilometres (about two miles) long and 3.0 kilometres wide before it was swallowed up by the Bay of Bengal. "There's ... more  
Mogadishu, Somalia (UPI) Mar 25, 2009 The EU naval task force fighting pirates in the Gulf of Aden has come out shooting in a new offensive against the seaborne marauders off the coast of Somalia. European warships have attacked 12 groups of pirate vessels this month, more than all of last year, in a new show of force that has forced the pirates to move eastward deeper into the Indian Ocean for their prey. Amid this ... more |
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Huge blaze at Indian army munitions depotKolkata (AFP) March 26, 2010 A fire ripped through one of the Indian army's largest ammunition depots on Friday, destroying 150 tonnes of explosives and ammunition, military sources said. Military spokesman Mahesh Upasani said the blaze broke out at the Panagarh army base 120 kilometres (75 miles) west of Kolkata at 1:30 am but had since been brought under control. People living in the area reported hearing a series of huge explosions that went on for more than an hour. "It was an incredible sound," Kashinath Chatterjee ... read more |
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