Former Speaker of West Bengal Hashim Abdul Halim passes away

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✸ CPM veteran and Former West Bengal Assembly Speaker Hashim Abdul Halim passed away in Kolkata. He was 80. Halim had a record of serving as the Assembly speaker for 29 long years from 1982 to 2011 during the Left Front rule.

Facts to know about Hashim Abdul Halim :-

✸ Born :- Halim was born on 5 June 1935

✸ Halim started his career as a practising lawyer and later joined Communist Party of India (Marxist).

✸ He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal for the first time in 1977 and he served in the assembly for six terms, from 1977 to 2011.

✸ He was the Minister for Judicial Affairs in the Government of West Bengal from 1977 to 1982 and subsequently served as Speaker of the Legislative Assembly from 1982 to 2011.

 CGS Arinjay commissioned in Kochi

✶ Aadesh-Class Fast Patrol Vessels (FPV) ICGS Arinjay, the 15th vessel of its class in the series of 20 such Fast Patrol Vessels was commissioned in Indian Coast Guard at Kochi, Kerala.
It was commissioned by Vice Admiral Sunil Lanba PVSM, AVSM Flag Officer Commanding-in-chief, Southern Naval Command at a ceremony held Naval Base, Kochi.

✶ The Coast Guard ship, built by Cochin Shipyard Limited is 50 metres long, displaces 317 tons of water and has a maximum designed speed of 33 knots. The ship is capable of undertaking multifarious tasks such as surveillance, interdiction, search and rescue and medical evacuation
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✶ Post commissioning, the ship will be based at Okha, under the administrative and operational control of the Commander, Coast Guard Region (NW).

Role of the Vessel :-

✶ The primary role of the vessel include fisheries protection and monitoring, patrol within exclusive economic zone (EEZ), coastal patrol, and anti-smuggling, anti piracy and search and rescue operations. The vessels have a secondary role of providing communication link and escorting convoys during hostilities and war time.