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Admiral DK Joshi's resignation accepted with immidiate effect

2019-03-01 0 Dailymotion

Navy Chief Admiral DK Joshi resigned on Wednesday in the wake of submarine INS Sindhuratna accident. The Defence Ministry has accepted his resignation. <br /><br />Vice Admiral Robin Dhowan will take over as acting Naval Chief till a regular Naval Chief is appointed. 59-year-old Joshi had about 15 months more left in service. He was a specialist in anti-submarine warfare and had taken over as the Navy Chief on August 31, 2012. <br /><br />The Navy was today hit by yet another mishap as smoke engulfed Russian-made submarine INS Sindhuratna off the Mumbai coast, causing serious illness to seven sailors and leaving two officers missing. <br /><br />The seven sailors had to be airlifted to a hospital after they inhaled smoke. Defence Minister AK Antony had briefed President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today's accident. The President is the Supreme Commander of Armed Forces.<br /><br /><br />For More information on this news visit : http://www.newsx.com/<br />Connect with us on Social platform at : http://www.facebook.com/newsxonline<br />Subscribe to our YouTube Channel : http://www.youtube.com/newsxlive

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