More security for coastal areas, assures Antony
“More security arrangements will be in place along the Indian coast to beef up the protection for our vessels and fishermen,” defence minister A.K. Antony said.
Earlier the concept of boundary pr
Arms seized from Italian ship sent to forensic lab
Arms seized from the Italian ship Enrica Lexie in connection with the killing of two Indian fishermen in firing by its naval guards on February 15, on Monday sent to a forensic laboratory for examinat
Italian marines to be prosecuted under Indian law: Antony
Holding that the two Italian marines accused of killing two Indian fishermen off Kerala coast would be prosecuted under the Indian law, Defence Minister A.K. Antony on Sunday said the investigation
Italian shooting: Legal battle begins
After a 12-hour search on Italian cargo ship ‘Enrica Lexie’, the Kerala Police team returned to land on early Sunday morning with four suitcases that contatined eight guns, an officer said.
"The sear
SIT seizes weapons during search of Italian vessel
A Special Investigation Team on Saturday seized several weapons from the Italian merchant vessel Encrica Lexie during a search to trace the firearms used by two marines, who allegedly shot dead two In
Paramilitary forces may man merchant ships
The central government would consider deploying para military forces on board merchant vessels, Union shipping secretary K. Mohandas has said.
The international maritime organisation (IMO) now allowe
Shooting row: Italian foreign minister in India on Tuesday
With his deputy unable to break the impasse with India over the killing of two Indian fishermen off the Kerala coast, Italy's Foreign Minister Giulio Maria Terzi di Sant' Agata is arriving here on a t
Investigations leave boat skipper jobless
Freddy, the skipper of ill-fated St Antony, is lucky to be alive, but with unpaid debts worth `22 lakh on his boat, life is a big question mark.
Freddy, 30, who saw two of mates on the vessel succumb
Ship violated guidelines: CG
While preliminary investigation here into the Italian ship firing affirmed that there were violations of both rules and guidelines on the part of the ship and its crew, the Italian side asserted in De
Two teams arrive on Italian ship to examine weapons
Two separate teams of Indian and Italian experts on Saturday reached the Italian ship Enrica Lexie to examine the weapons allegedly used by its security guards to shoot dead two Indian fishermen off t