karwar naval base

NIA sleuths reportedly detained Vatan Tandel, Suneel Naik, and Akshay Naik in connection with an espionage case at the INS Kadamba naval base in Karwar. The arrests followed information obtained from another espionage inquiry in Hyderabad. The suspects, daily wage workers, allegedly shared sensitive photos and information with a hostile nation.

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested two individuals from Uttara Kannada for allegedly leaking sensitive information about karwar naval base to Pakistan. Investigators believe the suspects were honey-trapped by Pakistani intelligence through a female agent on Facebook, leading to the espionage activities and subsequent financial transactions.

At a time when India is faced with the likelihood of Chinese warships using the Gwadar deep-sea port in Pakistan, New Delhi is finally getting ready for expansion of strategic karwar naval base in coastal Karnataka.

The Indian Navy police allegedly thrashed five youths in Karnataka's karwar naval base on Tuesday. The injured youths were admitted to the hospital and Karwar police has registered a case.

National Investigation Agency arrested two individuals in Uttara Kannada for allegedly leaking information about karwar naval base to Pakistan through honey-trapping. The accused were trapped by Pakistani intelligence and shared naval details in exchange for money. They were employed with a local company. More arrests are likely as authorities suspect a wider network.

With the mammoth aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya slated to reach Indian shores early next year, the government is scrambling to launch the long-delayed expansion of the strategic karwar naval base in coastal Karnataka at a cost of around Rs 13,000 crore.

Defence minister A K Antony on Saturday said the Phase-II of Sea Bird naval project, to be completed by 2017-18, will have ultra-modern facilities for berthing at least 30 warships in Karwar.

Former Cortalim MLA Matanhy Saldanha has demanded that the Goa government strongly pursue the ministry of defence with the shifting of the naval training centre at Dabolim to the karwar naval base.

President Droupadi Murmu experienced a submarine sortie aboard the INS Vaghsheer, an indigenous Kalvari class submarine, at the karwar naval base. Accompanied by Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Dinesh K. Tripathi, this marks the second presidential submarine journey, following APJ Abdul Kalam.

With the mammoth aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya slated to reach Indian shores early next year, the government is finally scrambling to launch the long-delayed expansion of the strategic karwar naval base in coastal Karnataka at a cost of around Rs 13,000 crore.

Karnataka legislators will get a chance to visit the naval base in Karwar on November 18 during the Belagavi legislature session.

'Navy Day 2010' celebrations will be held at Kadamba naval base Karwar from December 1 to 4, according to the press release by Indian navy.

New infrastructure at karwar naval base, inaugurated by Navy chief Admiral R Hari Kumar, includes a 350-meter-long pier capable of berthing various warships, providing strategic depth and operational flexibility.

Konkan Railway has opened a Passenger Reservation System ticket counter at Naval Base, Karwar inaugurated by Rear Admiral S N Ghormade,Naval Base in the presence of Commanding Officer Capt Sanjay Nagar, Lt Commander Sudharshan Pai, Naval Base, Karwar, S S Sithurkar, regional signal and telecomunication engineer, Konkan Railway Corporation, Karwar, Shridhar H Bhat, assistant commercial manager, Madgaon, Rahul Badkar, assistant signal and telecomunication engineer, Madgaon on Wednesday.