search and rescue

Jammu, March 10 The body of a soldier who had gone missing during a river crossing exercise in the Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir on the previous day was recovered on Tuesday, officials said.The body of Sepoy Akshit Sharma was recovered from the Manawar River by a joint search party of...

Jakarta, March 10 – The death toll from a massive garbage avalanche at Indonesia's largest landfill has risen to seven, the Jakarta Search and Rescue Office said on Tuesday.The search and rescue operation ended around midnight on Monday after the last victim was found at the Bantar Gebang...

Jammu, March 9 An army soldier went missing during a river crossing exercise in the Sunderbani sector of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, prompting the launch of a joint rescue operation to locate him, officials said.They said the incident occurred in the Manawar river in the...

Kochi, March 8 Two crew members of a fishing boat have been killed after a ship collided with their vessel off the Kollam coast, police officials said on Sunday.The bodies of the deceased were recovered by the coast guard and will be brought to Vizhinjam on Monday, the coastal police said...

Kochi, March 8 Two people are missing after a fishing boat sank following a collision with a ship off the Kollam coast, officials said on Sunday.According to coastal police, two crew members are missing, while nine others were rescued by the ship involved in the collision.The fishing boat...

Guwahati, March 6 Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday condoled the death of two Indian Air Force pilots in the crash of a Sukhoi Su-30MKI fighter jet in the Karbi Anglong district, describing it as a moment of "immense grief and loss".He added that the entire nation stands with...

New Delhi, March 6: Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Friday expressed deep sadness over the death of Indian Air Force (IAF) officers Squadron Leader Anuj and Flight Lieutenant Purvesh Duragkar in the crash of a Sukhoi Su-30MKI fighter aircraft.Taking to his...

New Delhi, March 6: The Indian Air Force (IAF) confirmed on Friday the loss of Squadron Leader Anuj and Flight Lieutenant Purvesh Duragkar, who were fatally injured in the crash of a Sukhoi Su-30MKI fighter aircraft. The IAF also extended its sincere condolences to the families of the deceased...

Guwahati, March 6 Two pilots were killed in the crash of a Sukhoi-30 MKI fighter jet in Assam's Karbi Anglong district, the Indian Air Force said here on Friday.The jet, which was on a training mission, crashed approximately 60 km from the Jorhat air base, from where it had taken off on...

In Assam, an Indian Air Force (IAF) Sukhoi-30MKI fighter jet crashed at Inglong Ekopi Hill in the Bokajan sub-division of the Karbi Anglong district during a routine training mission approximately 60 km from Jorhat Air Base. The aircraft, which took off from Jorhat Air Base, 47th Squadron, lost...

Guwahati/Diphu/Jorhat, March 5 An Indian Air Force Sukhoi-30 fighter aircraft went missing from radar contact while flying over Assam's Karbi Anglong district on Thursday evening, shortly after taking off from Jorhat airbase, officials said.Defence PRO Lt Col Mahender Rawat said that the Su-30...

New Delhi, March 5 – The maritime security situation in the Persian Gulf, the Strait of Hormuz, and the Gulf of Oman has deteriorated sharply as of Thursday. According to the latest update from the Information Fusion Centre – Indian Ocean Region, the region has witnessed a surge in attacks on...

New Delhi, March 5 An Indian Air Force Su-30 MKI fighter jet went missing on Thursday shortly after taking off from the Jorhat airbase in Assam, officials said.Communication with the aircraft, of Russian origin, was lost at 7:42 pm, they said, adding that a search and rescue operation has been...

New Delhi, March 5 An Indian Air Force Su-30 MKI aircraft, a frontline fighter, went missing on Thursday after taking off from Jorhat airbase in Assam.The IAF has launched a search and rescue operation for the aircraft."An IAF Su-30 MKI has been reported overdue. The aircraft took off from...

Guwahati/Diphu, March 5 An Indian Air Force Sukhoi-30 fighter aircraft went missing from radar contact while flying over the Karbi Anglong district of Assam on Thursday evening, officials said."An IAF Su-30 MKI is reported overdue. The aircraft had taken off from Jorhat air base in Assam and...

Guwahati, March 5 – A Sukhoi Su-30MKI fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) lost radar contact during a flight over the Karbi Anglong district of Assam on Thursday, defence officials said.According to the Defence Public Relations Officer (PRO), the fighter aircraft went missing from...

New Delhi, March 3 The Indian Navy said on Thursday that it joined the search and rescue operation after receiving a distress call from the Iranian warship IRIS Dena, which sank off the coast of Sri Lanka after being hit by a torpedo fired by a US submarine.The Iranian warship was returning...

Colombo, March 4 Sri Lankan authorities said on Wednesday that they had recovered about 80 bodies of Iranian sailors who were killed after a US submarine attack that sank an Iranian naval ship off the island's southern coast.Sri Lanka had earlier said its Navy rescued 32 Iranian sailors from...

Colombo, March 4 The Sri Lankan Navy said on Wednesday that it rescued 32 Iranian sailors from a sinking Iranian naval ship off the southern coast, while several bodies were recovered from the site.Navy spokesperson Commander Buddhika Sampath told reporters that several bodies were also found...

Kolkata, March 4 Three people drowned and one went missing after being swept away by the Hooghly River while they were bathing after celebrating Holi in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, police said on Wednesday.The incident occurred on Tuesday afternoon at Balaram Sarkar Ghat in Ward...