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Tsunami warning for Andaman, alert issued for Andhra

The Tsunami Warning Centre at Hyderabad has issued a warning for three places in Andaman and Nicobar islands. Kishore Swarna Angel, a scientist at the TWC at the Indian National Centre for Ocean......

New norms in place to protect Jarawa tribe: Govt

To provide greater protection to the Jarawa tribe in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, government has initiated various measures, including appointment of a nodal officer to check movement of......

Cop in video footage on Jarawa 'human safari' identified

The Andaman and Nicobar Island police have identified one of its personnel who was allegedly involved in the controversial 'human safari' episode where members of Jarawa tribe were made to dance in......

'Human safaris': UK MPs call for road closure

Concerned over reports of 'human safaris' in the Andaman Islands, British lawmakers have tabled a motion in the parliament calling upon the Indian government to close the Andaman Trunk Road that......

Andaman officials alerted 2 yrs ago about human safari

Officials in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands were alerted to the existence of 'human safaris' two years ago by the London-based charity organisation Survivor International, which had helped expose......

Air Sahara to fly to Andamans

Air Saharahas decided to operate flights to Andaman and Nicobar islands from September.Air Sahara would be the fourth such airline to operate in this sector.Navneet S Chawla of Janata Tours and......

Port Blair, Phuket in tourism pact

In a unique arrangement the capital city of Andaman and Nicobar islands has joined hands with Thailand's beach resort of Phuket to promote tourism, trade and commerce in the two popular tourist......

Tsunami hits Andaman tourism

Tsunami disaster has a taken heavy toll on the tourism industry of Andaman and Nicobar islands."Almost all the bookings for the months of January and February have been cancelled and nobody is......

PM sole guest in Andaman's hotels

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands is unlikely to boost the morale of tour operators and hoteliers here as their prime season business has been badly hit by......

Maharashtra plans to launch seaplane service by Apr

Maharashtra plans to kick-start a seaplane service next month with an initial focus on establishing connections using the inland water bodies, a top official from the state's tourism promotion body......

Review: Kadal has nothing new to offer

Radhika Rajamani says Mani Ratnam’s Kadal has some great performances but lacks a good story. Mani Ratnam takes on the familiar themes of good and evil, sin and redemption, in Kadal, setting......

Review: Akashathinte Niram is silently attractive

Malayalam film Akashathinte Niram is a visual treat, writes Paresh C PalichaIt is only once in a while that we get to see an internationally recognised film that has a commercial release. So, there......

Spotted: IPL chairman Lalit Modi in the Andaman Islands

Reader Billy Graham Kanukolanu sent us this picture. Indian Premier League chairman Lalit Modi was spotted taking some time off in the Andaman Islands. Thank you, Billy, for sharing this picture!......

Tsunami survivor Deborah is a top cyclist now

She was left scurrying for shelter into the forests during the 2004 Tsunami which had devastated the coast of Andaman and Nicobar Islands but nine years down the line Deborah has not only reshaped......

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QNA

Q. Which place in India was described by Marco Polo as
Pravin: A. more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/which-place-in-india-was-described-by-marco-polo-as/25553428/answers/

Q. Which place in India was described by Marco Polo as
Pravin: A. the land of Head Hunters-Andaman and Nicobar Islands: more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/which-place-in-india-was-described-by-marco-polo-as/25522415/answers/25553438

Q. Which is the highest point in Andaman and Nicobar islands?
Whizkid: A. ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLAND............ more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/which-is-the-highest-point-in-andaman-and-nicobar-islands/25456273/answers/25522419

Q. which Moulvi had given a Fatwa (religious decree) to fight the British during Independence movement ?
Truth Exposed: A. Saddle Peak. more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/which-moulvi-had-given-a-fatwa-religious-decree-to-fight-the/25272937/answers/25456281

Q. The 'Andaman' group of islands has approximately how many individual islands ?
Pravin: A. In Delhi, during the same period, Moulana Fazl-e-Haq Khairabadi who was an influential Moulvi, had addressed a congregation of Muslims in Jamia...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/the-andaman-group-of-islands-has-approximately-how-many-indi/25114348/answers/25272961

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Where are Lakshadweep, Andaman and Nicobar Islands? Not in India

The curriculum of the subject was revised this year and the books are meant for 17lakh students. The state’s education board desperately... ...

http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/1837399/report-where-are-lakshadweep-andaman-and-nicobar-islands-not-in-india

Monsoon progress on schedule, says IMD

Thundershowers in some parts of the city on Monday evening brought relief from the seering heat Sandeep Daundkar Related Top Stories The progress... ...

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/monsoon-progress-on-schedule-says-imd/1118454/

officials

New Delhi: It was a blazing weekend across northern and central India with Delhi recording its hottest day of the season on Sunday at 46.1 degrees... ...

http://www.ndtv.com/article/cities/no-respite-from-heat-for-delhi-meteorological-department-369102?pfrom=home-cities

Hilly states face logictics issues for buying PDS sugar

North Eastern and hilly states, including Jammu & Kashmir, have expressed concerns over logistics for undertaking sugar procurement from the open... ...

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/agri-biz/hilly-states-face-logictics-issues-for-buying-pds-sugar/article4733047.ece

Now Maharashtra history textbook maps ignore Lakshadweep and Andaman islands

It has been found out that India's political map in the Class X history textbooks have missed Lakshadweep and Andaman & Nicobar islands altogether. ...

http://www.firstpost.com/india/now-maharashtra-history-textbook-maps-ignore-lakshadweep-and-andaman-islands-797073.html

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