Mysore/Mysuru: Not many parents with a single child would dare to send their offspring to serve the nation in the military. However, there is an exceptional case where an industrialist from K.R. Pet in Mandya supported his son’s decision to join the Indian Navy. B.C. Manju, an industrialist, and his wife Chandrakala are proud parents…
City celebrates Navy Day-2021
December 4, 2021Veterans recall success of ‘Operation Trident’ Mysore/Mysuru: Today, the Indian Navy is commemorating the success of its ‘Operation Trident’ during the 1971 War by celebrating the Navy Day. President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and many senior leaders greeted the naval personnel and the families on the occasion. On Dec. 4, during the…
Kodagu-based Indian Officer shines at US Naval War College
June 14, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Lieutenant Commander Suraj Aiyappa of the Indian Navy has made our country proud by winning the highest number of Awards this year and the highest ever accoladed to an Indian Officer, at the Naval Staff Course of the U.S. Naval War College. Notably, Suraj has been awarded the Second Place in the national-level Secretary…
Rear Admiral I. B. Uthaiah is Admiral Superintendent, Naval Dockyard
June 2, 2021Visakhapatnam: Rear Admiral Ichettira B. Uthaiah took over as the Admiral Superintendent, Naval Dockyard, Visakha-patnam from Rear Admiral N.M. Sreekumar Nair, on May 31 in Visakhapatnam. Rear Admiral is a naval commissioned officer rank above that of a Commodore and Captain and below that of a Vice Admiral. On handing over the helm at Naval…
Two women officers to be posted on Indian Navy Warship in historic first
September 22, 2020New Delhi: In a move that will redefine gender equality in the Indian Navy, Sub Lieutenant Kumudini Tyagi and Sub Lieutenant Riti Singh will be the first women officers who will be deployed on Navy warships as part of the ship’s crew. Though Indian Navy does employ several women officers in its ranks, women have,…
Selected for Staff Course at US Naval War College
August 18, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Muckatira Lieutenant Commander Suraj Aiyappa has been selected to represent the Indian Navy for the prestigious Staff Course at US Naval War College, Rhode Island, USA. Suraj completed his schooling from the Rashtriya Indian Military College (RIMC), Dehradun and thereafter joined the Naval Academy from where he graduated as the Academy Cadet Captain. He…
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