Ruler Shiv Sena in Maharashtra on Monday urged the Center to grant a Certificate of No Objection (NOC) for the transfer of the Viraat aircraft carrier, dismantled in Alang in Gujarat, to be turned into a museum. In a letter to Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, party deputy and spokesperson Priyanka …
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The Viraat aircraft carrier was the flagship of the Indian Navy for decades. New Delhi: New images accessed by NDTV indicate that the Viraat, the decommissioned Indian Navy aircraft carrier, has already been partially dismantled despite plans to turn it into a maritime museum. Alang’s image in Gujarat likely puts …
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INS Viraat during the 2007 Malabar naval wargames with the US Navy. New Delhi: In a letter to the Defense Ministry, Shiv Sena MP Priyanka Chaturvedi said the Maharashtra government is “happy to cooperate in the restoration and preservation of the historic ship” INS Viraat, which served as India’s aircraft …
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INS Viraat during the 2007 Malabar naval wargames with the US Navy. New Delhi: The Gujarat-based company that intends to split up the former Navy Viraat aircraft carrier for scrap continues to offer little hope for a rescue plan involving its transfer to Envitech Marine Consultants Private Limited, which intends …
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Written by Avinash Nair | Ahmedabad | Updated: December 13, 2020 7:40:34 am Gas torches passing through the aircraft carrier at Alang. (Quick) As Sunday brings another high tide, INS Viraat will move closer to shore at Alang, hastening the breakdown of the iconic aircraft carrier. For a week now, …
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Written by Avinash Nair, edited by Explained Desk | Ahmedabad | September 30, 2020 14:04:58 INS Viraat aircraft carrier off the coast of Surat. (Express photo: Nirmal Harindran) The historic INS Viraat aircraft carrier, stranded in Alang on September 28, will remain idle on the shores of the scrapping yard …
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Written by Sushant Kulkarni, edited by Explained Desk | Pune | September 20, 2020 10:06:18 am INS Viraat is arrested and discharged after 30 years of service in 2017. (Express photo by Nirmal Harindran) INS Viraat, the world’s longest-serving aircraft carrier, started his last towed journey on Saturday from Mumbai, …
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MUMBAI: The aircraft carrier Viraat, decommissioned from the Indian Navy, set sail for the last time on Saturday, en route to Alang in Gujarat, where it will decompose and be sold for scrap. For the Navy veterans who watched the massive ship being towed by a tugboat, it was an …
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