NMPT receives 40 tonnes of liquid medical oxygen from Bahrain
Mangaluru, May 5: India on Wednesday received 40 tonnes of oxygen from Bahrain as part of Operation Samudra Setu-II launched by Indian Navy to transport oxygen and associated medical supplies from friendly foreign nations.
The INS Talwar docked this afternoon at the New Mangaluru port with 40 tonnes of oxygen, a Defence official said in a statement.
As part of the ongoing national effort to fight the Covid 19 pandemic, the Navy had launched Operation Samudra Setu II to bring in by sea the much-needed oxygen and associated medical supplies from friendly foreign countries.
"As many as nine warships have been diverted to various ports in the region extending from Kuwait in the West to Singapore in the East," Vice Admiral M S Pawar, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff, on the was quoted as saying in the statement.
Additionally, INS Airavat from Singapore and INS Kolkata from Kuwait are heading back home with Liquid Oxygen, Oxygen filled cylinders, cryogenic tanks and other medical equipment, the statement read.
According to the defence official, three more warships are scheduled to pick up more supplies from Kuwait and Doha.
The LPD INS Jalashwa mission deployed in South East Asia is ready to be diverted to ports in the region as the situation demands, it added.
"Just as last year Indian Navy had launched Operation Samudra Setu to repatriate our distressed citizens from IOR countries, let me assure the countrymen that the Navy will continue with its efforts to bring relief and together, we will overcome this challenge," the Vice Admiral said.
New Mangalore Port receives @IndianNavy’s INS TALWAR, carrying 40 MTs of Liquid Medical Oxygen filled in cryogenic containers donated by the Kingdom of Bahrain.@NewMngPort is handling the #Oxygen cargo on priority basis
— Mansukh Mandaviya (@mansukhmandviya) May 5, 2021
Thank you Bahrain ?? #IndiaFightsCOVID19 pic.twitter.com/r10RD7LAoe
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Rajya Sabha adjourned till 12 pm as BJP members protest slogans against PM Modi at Congress rally
New Delhi (PTI): Rajya Sabha proceedings were adjourned till 12 noon on Monday amid uproar from Treasury benches over slogans raised against Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a Congress rally in Delhi on Sunday.
Immediately after papers were laid in the Upper House, Leader of the House and Union Minister J P Nadda condemned the Congress for the slogans, saying they reflected the party's thinking.
"With pain and an agitated heart, I want to share before the House that yesterday in the Congress party rally, slogans were shouted 'Modi teri kabr khudegi, aaj nahi to kal khudegi' (Modi's grave will be dug.. if not today, then tomorrow). This type of slogan reflects the Congress party's thinking and mindset," Nadda said.
Describing the slogans as "condemnable," Nadda said Leader of the Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge and senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi should apologise to the nation.
"Congress has stooped to a low level in politics, and it is unimaginable," he added.
The remarks triggered an uproar in the House, prompting Deputy Chairman Harivansh to adjourn proceedings till 12 noon.
