Commanding Officers of Japanese warships on Mumbai visit call on Western Naval Command chief

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Mumbai, Nov 10 (IANS) The Commanding Officers of Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) ships JS Takanami and JS Kirisame, currently on a goodwill visit to Mumbai, called on Vice Admiral Sanjay Vatsayan, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Naval Command, the Indian Navy’s Western Naval Command said.

“The Commanding Officers of JMSDF ships JS Takanami and JS Kirisame currently on a goodwill visit to Mumbai, called on VAdm Sanjay Vatsayan, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Naval Command,” the Western Naval Command posted on X.

The two sides exchanged perspectives on issues of mutual interest during the interaction.

“The interaction provided an opportunity to exchange perspectives on issues of mutual interest and reaffirmed the longstanding friendship, mutual trust and growing maritime partnership between the Indian Navy and JMSDF,” it said.

“The goodwill visit reaffirms the shared resolve of both navies to deepen mutual understanding, strengthen maritime cooperation and work together towards a free, open, peaceful and prosperous Indo-Pacific,” the Western Naval Command added.

Last week, Indian Ambassador to Japan Nagma Mohamed Mallick and Vice Admiral AN Pramod, Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff, hosted a deck reception onboard INS Sahyadri in Japan commemorating the 75th anniversary of India-Japan diplomatic ties.

“INS Sahyadri is visiting Japan for participation in the multilateral maritime exercise MALABAR 2026 and bilateral maritime exercise JAIMEX 2026,” the Indian Embassy in Japan had said.

In October, Vice Chief of the Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ajay Kochhar, visited Japan to strengthen India-Japan cooperation in shipbuilding and mine countermeasures and to explore possibilities for joint development under the ‘Make in India’ initiative.

Vice Admiral Kochhar held bilateral consultations with Vice Admiral Yasuhiro Kunimi, Vice Chief of Staff of the JMSDF, and Lieutenant General Norimichi Shirakawa, Vice Chief of Staff of Japan’s Joint Staff, and the two sides reaffirmed their commitment to continue close collaboration to strengthen India-Japan defence cooperation.

The visit came after the defence ministers of the two countries agreed to leverage each other’s strengths in defence shipbuilding.

–IANS

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Sarma said, “The #NijutMoina Achoni is helping girls across Assam to realise their aspirations by saving them from the curse of child marriage and allowing them to pursue their education. Let’s hear from our little Bhagins on how this scheme has touched their lives.”

The CM argued that along with strict enforcement, beneficiary schemes like the Nijut Moina initiative have been uplifting the girl children towards a better future. The Nijut Moina initiative of the state government aims to cover 10 lakh girl students with an outlay of Rs 1,500 crore, and in the first year, over 1.6 lakh girls will get Rs 240 crore.

Sarma said, “Assam has started a big initiative by launching Nijut Moina. Under this scheme, the girl students who study at the graduation level are receiving a monthly scholarship of more than Rs 1000, and those who pursue post-graduation are getting Rs 2500 per month to bear the education expenditure. In this way, we want girl students should not depend on their parents to continue higher education.”

“We are anticipating that Nijut Moina will be able to eradicate the evil of child marriage from the state in the next few years,” he said. Sarma further said that one of the primary conditions to avail this scheme is that the girl students will remain unmarried till they reach the post-graduation level.

“As the aim of this initiative is to eradicate child marriage, the girl students studying at the graduation level must remain unmarried till they finish their undergraduate curriculum. Once they reach the post-graduation level, there is no bar in remaining unmarried to avail the Nijut Moina scheme. At that point, they will reach their minimum age of marriage, and we also desire that the girls get married in a specific period and lead a happy life,” he stated.

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Bhubaneswar, Feb 24 (IANS) The opposition Biju Janata (BJD) on Tuesday held a massive demonstration of farmers at the Lower PMG in Bhubaneswar over the state government’s alleged anti-farmer policies and the deteriorating law-and-order situation in the state.

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In his address, Patnaik alleged that while the present government is raising the slogan of “Jai Kisan” (hails the farmers), its actions reflect “Bhago Kisan” (run away, farmers). The BJD supremo said a government cannot function on stories and speeches; it must deliver through concrete action.

“This government will soon complete its two years in office. However, it has failed both in decision-making and implementation. During elections, they used to make tall promises, but none have been fulfilled,” alleged Patnaik.

Highlighting the pro-farmer policies of the previous BJD government, he noted that a separate agriculture budget was introduced, the farmer welfare KALIA (Krushak Assistance for Livelihood and Income Augmentation) scheme was implemented, credit support was ensured, and irrigation facilities were expanded for farmers.

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