A Koan was suspended in August last year after the Goa Police submitted a report with the Union Home Ministry complaining that he had allegedly misbehaved with a woman tourist at a beach clu... Read more
Referring to the environment clearance given for diverting over 13,000 hectares of forest land, Congress media in-charge Jairam Ramesh said this was equal to about 15 per cent of the island’... Read more
Andaman News Desk: Particular Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) Shompens, Great Andamanese and Onges enthusiastically participated in the polling process. An estimated 63.9 per cent of the to... Read more
The aviation infrastructure at INS Utkrosh has undergone significant enhancements in the recent past, with the installation of several equipment under ‘Project MAFI’ (modernisation of airfie... Read more
As per statistics available with the ANI police, in 2023 and 2024 (till March) a total of 60 cyber-related cases were registered in the entire islands PTI, Port Blair: The Andaman and Nicoba... Read more
Indian Navy has been on an operational preparedness in the IOR and has stepped up surveillance amid China’s attempt to stake claim to large portions of the disputed South China Sea Imran Ahm... Read more
– India is determined to build its own ‘Hong Kong’ on the pristine Great Nicobar island – Activists warn the impact could go beyond wrecking the environment it could... Read more
Of the 10 Myanmarese nationals, six died of ‘starvation’ and ‘intoxication’, while two are still missing in the dense forest and two arrested Andaman News Desk: A pol... Read more
The administration has taken various initiatives towards promotion of tourism… like development of a five-star property at Megapode in Port Blair in PPP mode, leasing out land at Radha... Read more
The boat left from Bangladesh around 14-15 days ago and was on its way to Indonesia PTI, Port Blair: A boat carrying at least 142 suspected Rohingya refugees, including women and children, w... Read more
The agency, also called UNHCR, worries that all aboard could die without efforts to rescue them, said Babar Baloch, its Bangkok-based regional spokesperson AP/GBT: The UN refugee agency on M... Read more
With the system set to intensify into a cyclonic storm by the first week of December, the Odisha govt asked the agriculture department to take precautionary measures to prevent crop damage i... Read more
Vikramaditya, Port Blair: Shaheed Dweep has been grappling with erratic and unscheduled power outages, leaving the locals in a state of considerable distress. The electricity crisis on the i... Read more
Denis Giles, Port Blair: The BRC South Andaman with the support of Pankh Andaman (NGO) inaugurated a Resource Room for the children with special needs at Govt. Senior Secondary School Jungli... Read more
– Ashutosh Gowariker on returning to acting with Kaala Paani: ‘Didn’t want to miss this opportunity’ – The seven-episode show is described as a grounded story about t... Read more
Denis Giles, Port Blair: The Member of Parliament, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Shri. Kuldeep Rai Sharma called on the Hon’ble Lt. Governor, Andaman and Nicobar Islands on Friday (07.09.2023... Read more
Jitendra Narain was granted bail by Port Blair circuit bench of Calcutta High Court on February 20 GBT/PTI: The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed pleas challenging the bail given to former... Read more
John Wilbert and Vikramaditya, Port Blair: In a monumental accomplishment within the Power Sector, the Great Andamanese, a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG) residing in the ‘Strait... Read more
The high court had earlier suspended him for non-compliance with worker benefits PTI: The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the order of the Calcutta High Court suspending Andaman and Nicobar I... Read more
There was no immediate report of any loss of life or damage to property Andaman and Nicobar News Desk: An earthquake of 4.3 magnitude hit Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the early hours of Th... Read more
