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Eight months after the tsunami, the region will hold the next election to the panchayats on September 24.
An earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter Scale shook the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and parts of Chennai on Friday, triggering panic among residents.With its epicentre near Andaman and Nicobar Islands, the quake occurring at around 5 pm lasted a few seconds and rocked several parts of Chennai including the busy T Nagar, Nugambakkam and Koyambedu areas, Met office sources and the police told PTI.
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The Supreme Court of India directed a former chief secretary of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands on Monday to move the trial court for anticipatory bail in a gangrape case filed by a 21-year-old woman against him and others.
The Centre has asked Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Andaman and Nicobar Islands to ensure that health facilities are stocked with essential medicines and supplies to meet any exigencies in the wake of Cyclone Yaas which is expected to make a landfall later this month.
Chatham, Havelock, Diglipur, Hut Bay, Car Nicobar, Campbell Bay and Barren Island have shifted after the magnitude 9 (revised upwards to 9.3) earthquake, scientists at the Centre for Earth Science Studies in Thiruvananthapuram said.
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'Human safaris' in the Andaman and Nicobar islands were still continuing, an international organisation working for the protection of tribal rights alleged on Thursday.
An earthquake, measuring 5.1 on the Richter Scale, occurred at around 2241 IST on Tuesday with its epicentre at 10.1 degree north latitude and 92.8 degree east longitude near the south of Little Andaman.
Two new videos have emerged that allegedly provide more proof of official involvement in "human safaris" for the benefit of tourists to see the protected Jarawa tribe of the Andaman Islands.
The accused have been identified as Abhishek Kumar, a resident of Deoria district in Uttar Pradesh, and his friend Santu Biswas of West Bengal's Nadia district.
Prime Minister Narendra D Modi virtually inaugrated the new terminal building of the Veer Savarkar International Airport in Port Blair, the capital city of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands on Tuesday, July 18, 2023.
Indian Air Force's latest acquisition, the C-17 Globemaster-III made its maiden flight to the Andaman & Nicobar Islands on June 30.
Railways massacred a hapless Andaman and Nicobar islands 33-0 in the national hockey championships.
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Meteorological predictions suggest that the sea could rise by 0.3 metres between January 10 and 12.
The counsel appearing for Arunachal Pradesh said that 80 per cent of the state was covered by forests and, out of a total revenue of Rs 441.61 crore, Rs 210 crore came from liquor sale.
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 the practice in the past. The practice of getting members of the Jarawa tribe in the islands to dance before tourists has been taken up by the Indian government after the Observer and The Guardian newspapers last week published a report and a video on its prevalence.
Powerful aftershocks measuring six on the Richter Scale rocked the Islands in the Bay of Bengal again on Monday at around 06:20 am.
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"The voting percentage is likely to go upwards when reports from all polling stations are obtained as polling is scheduled till 6 pm in many constituencies. Final figures will be known on Saturday after the scrutiny of form 17A," the EC said.
Addressing mediapersons after the investiture ceremony of ARTRAC, Singh said the Army has to understand and study these scenarios so that it is prepared if it has to undergo a similar situation tomorrow.
Eyewitnesses to the boat tragedy also claimed that there was a blast before the capsize and that there was an hour's delay before the marine rescue team could reach the spot.
A great intensity earthquake of 7.6 magnitude on Richter scale struck off the Andaman and Nicobar islands today, Indian Meteorological Department said.
Air Sahara has decided to operate flights to Andaman and Nicobar islands from September.
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A Dornier aircraft of the Coast Guard, which flew over the area on Wednesday morning, found a 'thin oil sheen only 300 metres wide.
If things go as planned, the Centre will develop 12 new Lakshadweep islands under its island development programme. But they will limit their access to 'high-end' serious adventure and fun tourists -- those who won't mind spending more than Rs 15,000 for a one-night stay in some of the world's most exotic and unexplored places.
Partha Pratim Sengupta, who will be taking charge as the MD & CEO of Bandhan Bank in early November, has his task cut out. The Kolkata-based lender, which converted itself from a microfinance institution to a universal bank, is in its 10th year of operation. The bank was able to cut down the share of the micro loan book over these years.
Ten sensitive installations in six states and one Union territory have been declared out of bounds for the general public, with the Centre saying any information with respect to certain activities carried out at these premises may be useful to India's enemies.
A controversy erupted on Wednesday over a video footage showing semi-naked Jarawa tribal women in Andaman and Nicobar Islands allegedly being ordered to dance before tourists prompting the Centre to seek a report from the Union Territory administration.
"They (opposition parties) are not concerned about the development of the children of the country's poor. Their common minimum programme is to increase corruption for their family. Democracy means 'of the people, by the people, for the people'. But these dynastic parties have the mantra of 'of the family, by the family, for the family'. For them, their family is first, and the nation is nothing," he said.
With clean blue waters and golden-white sands, these super beaches have a magic that is hard to keep away from.
Indian cine stars such as Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar and Shraddha Kapoor along with other prominent personalities on Sunday appealed to fans to "explore Indian islands" and coastal destinations.
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