Former Navy chief J.G. Nadkarni dead
Mumbai, July 2: Former Indian Navy chief, Admiral Jayant Ganpat Nadkarni passed away here on Monday, an official spokesperson said. He was 86.
Nadkarni, the 14th Chief of Naval Staff (December 1987 - November 1990), breathed his last at the naval hospital here, INHS Asvini.
A widower, he is survived by two sons including one who is a Rear Admiral in the Indian Navy.
Settled in Pune post-retirement, he was an avid maritime historian and was a founding member of the Maritime History Society.
His wife, Vimal Nadkarni, had died in late 2016.
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Woman detained in Mumbai for call threatening PM Modi
Mumbai (PTI): A 34-year-old mentally unstable woman has been detained for allegedly making a call to Mumbai Police threatening to harm Prime Minister Narendra Modi, officials said on Thursday.
The city police control room received the threat call on Wednesday, an official said.
The call was traced to Amboli in the western suburbs and a case was subsequently registered.
A Mumbai Police team tracked the woman caller and took her into custody for questioning, the official said.
After an investigation, the woman was found to be mentally unstable and the call was classified as a 'prank', he said.
The woman did not have any previous criminal record, the official said.
Further probe was on, he said.
