DTN News: 2014 Ganesh Chaturthi Festival in Mumbai India #2

DTN News: 2014 Ganesh Chaturthi Festival in Mumbai India  #2

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(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - September 9, 2014: Indian Hindu devotees splash water on a large statue of the elephant-headed Hindu God Ganesha before immersing it in the Arabian Sea on the final day of the festival of Ganesha Chaturthi in Mumbai, India, Monday, Sept. 8, 2014. 

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DTN News: 2014 Ganesh Chaturthi Festival in Mumbai India #1

DTN News: 2014 Ganesh Chaturthi Festival in Mumbai India  #1

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(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - September 9, 2014: Devotees carry an idol of Hindu elephant god Ganesh, the deity of prosperity, during a procession through the streets before immersing it in the waters of the Arabian Sea on the last day of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai September 8, 2014. 

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Aman09: Multi-National Naval Exercise

Aman09: Multi-National Naval Exercise (NSI News Source Info) KARACHI, Pakistan - March 11, 2009: Warships from a dozen of countries Monday began their second phase of the two-week-long AMAN 09 military exercise at the Arabia Sea off the southern Pakistani port of Karachi. Warships from different countries including United State, China, France, and Britain with host Pakistan are taking part in the exercises designed to strengthen cooperation against maritime terrorism. Warships of Pakistan take part in the Multi-National naval exercises ‘AMAN 09’ at Arabian Sea near Karachi. From March 9 to 12, some 20 warships will carry out exercises like going past mines, anti-terror operations, shooting floating objects, search and rescue, night encounter exercise, and cross deck landings by helicopter, according to sources close to AMAN 09,which is Urdu meaning Peace. Senior Captain Mei Wen and Commander Li Ping of China's navy "Guangzhou" destroyer told Xinhua that China had sent its naval ship and special forces to the AMAN 09 exercise only to show its goodwill for peace and its responsibility to maintain world peace and stability as a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council. They said that China had adhered to its policy of peaceful development and the Chinese navy wished to broaden exchanges and cooperation with other navies. This is the second exercise in the AMAN series. The slogan of the exercise is "Together for Peace". The first series of AMAN exercises were held in March 2007 with the participation of 14 ships from Bangladesh, China, France, Italy, Malaysia, the United Kingdom and the United States navies.

Russian Warship Returns To Base After Six-Month Mission

Russian Warship Returns To Base After Six-Month Mission

(NSI News Source Info) SEVEROMORSK (Northern Russia) - March 11, 2009: Russia's Pyotr Veliky nuclear-powered missile cruiser returned to its main base in northern Russia on Tuesday after an almost six-month tour-of-duty of the world's oceans, a Navy spokesman said. "All the tasks set for the mission have been accomplished. The crew is healthy and the weaponry is in an excellent condition," the spokesman said. Pyotr Veliky is a Kirov class missile cruiser and the flagship of Russia's Northern Fleet. During the mission, which started on September 22 last year, the warship visited a number of foreign ports, took part in Russian-Venezuelan naval drills in the Caribbean and the Russian-Indian INDRA-2009 exercises in the Arabian Sea, and participated in the international anti-piracy operation off the Somali coast. On February 12, the Pyotr Veliky spotted and detained two speedboats and a large parent ship with 10 Somali pirates on board near Yemen's Sokotra Island. The pirates were later handed over to Yemen authorities. Russia announced in December 2007 that its Navy had resumed and would build up a constant presence throughout the world's oceans.

Russian Destroyer Escorting 4 Ships Through Gulf of Aden

Russian Destroyer Escorting 4 Ships Through Gulf of Aden

(NSI News Source Info) VLADIVOSTOK - February 13, 2009: Russia's Admiral Vinogradov destroyer is escorting four vessels through waters off the Horn of Africa to protect them against Somali pirates, Navy Capt. 1st Rank Roman Martov said on Friday. A Ka-27 Helix helicopter from the Russian destroyer Admiral Vinogradov (DDG 572) on counter-piracy operations in the Gulf of Aden. The Pacific Fleet destroyer is escorting three foreign vessels and one Russia container ship through the Gulf of Aden. Once safely in the Arabian Sea, the ships will continue their individual courses and the Admiral Vinogradov will return to the Gulf of Aden with another group of foreign ships in its charge. Pacific Fleet spokesman Martov said this is the fifth group of ships the warship has escorted in the pirate-infested waters since it replaced the Baltic Fleet frigate Neustrashimy in January. The Admiral Vinogradov is operating within the framework of an EU anti-piracy operation, dubbed Atalanta, to protect shipping lanes off the Horn of Africa from pirates. Up to 20 warships from the navies of at least 10 countries are patrolling the area, where pirates based in Somalia seized around 40 ships last year.

Russian Navy to Hold War Games in Indian Ocean

Russian Navy to Hold War Games in Indian Ocean (NSI News Source Info) MOSCOW - November 1, 2008: The Russian navy will hold war games in the Indian Ocean in a bid to boost its global presence, a navy spokesman said Nov. 1, announcing Moscow's latest move to flex its military muscle."Ships from the Pacific Ocean Fleet and forces from the Northern Fleet will meet and carry out joint military exercises in the Indian Ocean basin," navy spokesman Igor Dygalo said in a statement.

Dygalo did not specify when the exercises would take place, but he said warships from Russia's Vladivostok-based Pacific Ocean Fleet would leave "shortly" for the Arabian Sea, docking in various ports on the way. He called the Indian Ocean maneuvers part of an effort to raise the Russian navy's worldwide profile before the end of the year. "In the remaining months of 2008, Russian Navy Central Command will increase the presence of Russian Navy forces in the world ocean in the interests of strengthening stability and security in its various regions," he said. This month, a flotilla of Russian warships from the Northern Fleet, based in the Arctic port of Severomorsk, are to hold exercises with the Venezuelan navy in the Caribbean Sea. The flotilla, led by the massive nuclear-powered missile cruiser Peter the Great, stopped in Libya last month as part of a global show of Russian might not seen since the Cold War.