andaman and nicobar islands

Sri Vijaya Puram, February 28 Lieutenant Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Admiral D K Joshi (Retired), has said that the archipelago will emerge as a significant contributor to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of self-reliance, innovation, and citizen empowerment.Addressing the...

New Delhi, Feb 27 – The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) will conduct SRY Gene Tests in national-level competitions from this year onwards to ensure that only biological females compete in the women's category.The AFI's Executive Council also approved DNA testing of upcoming athletes for...

Sri Vijaya Puram, February 26 A joint team from the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) and the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) conducted an on-site investigation into the Pawan Hans helicopter crash near Mayabunder in North and Middle Andaman on Thursday.The team...

Sri Vijaya Puram, February 25 Police in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands have felicitated two home guard volunteers for recovering 6.9 kg of methamphetamine from a remote jungle, in the first instance of members from a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group contributing to a major narcotics...

Sri Vijaya Puram, February 24 A Pawan Hans helicopter carrying seven people, including two crew members, crashed into the sea just 300 metres away from its scheduled landing at the Mayabunder helipad in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands on Tuesday, and all of them were rescued, officials said...

Sri Vijaya Puram, February 24 A Pawan Hans helicopter carrying seven people, including two crew members, crashed into the sea just 300 metres away from its scheduled landing at the Mayabunder helipad in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands on Tuesday, and all of them were rescued, officials said...

Sri Vijaya Puram, February 24 A Pawan Hans helicopter carrying seven people, including two crew members, crashed into the sea after taking off from Rangat in the North and Middle Andaman district on Tuesday, and all of them were rescued, officials said.The accident occurred around 9:30 am...

Port Blair, February 24 – A Pawan Hans helicopter made an emergency landing in the sea on Tuesday morning shortly after taking off from Port Blair, a town located in the northern part of Middle Andaman Island. The aircraft was carrying seven people at the time of the incident.All those on...

Sri Vijaya Puram, February 24 A Pawan Hans helicopter carrying seven people, including the two crew members, crashed into the sea after taking off from Mayabunder in the North and Middle Andaman district on Tuesday morning, and all of them were rescued, officials said.The accident occurred...

New Delhi, February 23 – Nemesio Ruben Oseguera Cervantes, better known as “El Mencho,” Mexico’s most wanted and dangerous drug lord, was killed in a military operation. Following his death, there was coordinated violence across several Mexican states, prompting advisories from India, the US...

New Delhi, February 22 Voter base in nine states and Union territories has shrunk by more than 1.70 crore following the publication of final electoral rolls as part of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR), according to official data.The data shared by the chief electoral officers of...

New Delhi, February 21 The voter base in nine states and Union territories has decreased by more than 1.70 crore following the publication of the final electoral rolls as part of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR), according to official data released on Saturday.Data shared by the...

Sri Vijaya Puram, February 21 The Andaman and Nicobar Islands saw the removal of 5,269 names from the draft electoral roll, as the final list of voters was published after the completion of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) on Saturday, officials said.The final electoral roll released by...

Shri Vijaya Puram, February 21 – The Election Commission of India on Saturday released the final electoral roll for the Andaman and Nicobar Islands after completing the Special Intensive Revision exercise, with the Union Territory's final electorate now standing at 2,58,040.The Chief Electoral...

The India Meteorological Department has forecast thunderstorms with lightning and strong winds over the Andaman and Nicobar Islands today. According to the IMD, maximum temperatures are likely to decrease by two to four degrees Celsius across parts of Northwest India by Monday. Additionally...

Sri Vijaya Puram, February 18 Three women and a man were arrested in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands for allegedly blackmailing a person by using his partially undressed photos and videos, obtained through trickery, to extort money, police said on Wednesday.The man reportedly met one of the...

Amaravati, February 18 – The body of the suspect in the rape and murder of a seven-year-old girl was found in a lake in Annamayya district, Andhra Pradesh, on Wednesday, police said.Kulavardhan (30) was found dead in a lake in the village of Kanasanipalli, in the Kuralabalakota mandal.Locals...

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast thunderstorms and hailstorms over Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, and East Rajasthan today. A thunderstorm with lightning and strong winds is expected over the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Rajasthan for today. The Met Department has...

Sri Vijaya Puram, February 17 The Joint Action Forum Against Deemed University (JAFADU), which led the recent island-wide shutdown opposing the proposed deemed university, announced on Tuesday its plan to move the high court challenging the affiliation of existing government colleges under the...

Jaipur, February 17 In a nationwide crackdown on a network of individuals posing as candidates in a scheme linked to alleged irregularities in a 2022 teacher recruitment examination in the state, the Rajasthan Special Operations Group (SOG) arrested five suspected individuals on Tuesday, each...