INS Venduruthy anniversary fete

KOCHI: INS Venduruthy, the home base of the Southern Naval Command, celebrated its 68th anniversary of commissioning on Thursday. Ernakulam MLA Hibi Eden inaugurated the celebrations.The celebrations, an egalitarian mix of local and national culture, reflected the composition of the ships company of Venduruthy which consists of more than 600 civilians, in addition to the uniformed personnel.Proficiency awards and cash awards for the year were distributed by Commodore M R Ajaykumar, Commanding Officer, INS Venduruthy and Naval Officer in Charge Kerala and Hibi Eden.Kochi Corporation councillor N Venugopal and senior Naval Officers were present on the occasion. The celebrations were followed by a traditional community feast 'Badakhana'.