Everything you need to know about Little Nicobar: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Little Nicobar: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) Gearing up for the general elections scheduled for 2014, the Congress Sunday made major organisational reshuffle, inducting former union ministers Ambika Soni, Ajay Maken and C.P. Joshi as general secretaries.
Pune, June 7 (IANS) Karnataka and Jharkhand completed the quarterfinals line-up by winning their concluding league matches in the third Hockey India senior men's national championship here Friday.
Pune, June 2 (IANS) Air India and Railways entered the quarterfinals of the third Hockey India Senior Men's National Championship by defeating Madhya Pradesh 10-1 and Namdhari XI 5-2 in their respective group matches here Sunday.
London, May 31 (ANI): The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) has declared and designated the Nicobar Islands in India as a world biosphere reserve under its Man and the Biosphere Programme.
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) An ever-increasing number of Indians want to indulge in adventure tourism but are deterred by high costs and lack of trust in operators managing such activities in the country, a survey revealed Friday.
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) Thursday approved the continued allocation of subsidised grain to above poverty line families during 2013-14 under the Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS), an official statement said.
Andaman and Nicobar, May 15 (ANI): A two-day conference of State Social Welfare Board Chairpersons begins today in the Andaman and Nicobar islands.
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) Defence Minister A.K. Antony Tuesday called upon the top brass of Indian Navy and Indian Coast Guard to ensure timely implementation of measures envisaged under Phase-II of Coastal Security Plan and said construction of additional bases was necessary in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Laskshadweep to extend the country's operational reach.
Agartala, April 9 (IANS) Left-ruled Tripura provided 86.27 days of work under the central government's flagship rural jobs scheme in fiscal 2012-13, the highest in the country, a minister said here Tuesday.
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) Deborah of Andaman and Nicobar Islands completed a hat-trick of medals in the Asian Cycling Championship here Sunday with the help of Manipur's T. Manorama Devi.
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) On the third day of the Asian Cycling Championship, Deborah from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, assured India a historic second medal in the Asian Cycling Championship Saturday.
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) Tsunai survivor Deborah brought India's first medal in the Asian Cycling Championships by winning a bronze in the 500 metre time trial at the Indira Gandhi velodrome here Thursday.
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) will set up missile test ranges in Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Andhra Pradesh and the process has been initiated to acquire land, the government said Wednesday.
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) Tsunami survivor Deborah is making rapid strides in cycling and has emerged as one of India's best bet in the Asian Championships scheduled here March 7-17.
New Delhi/Male, Feb.13 (ANI): Indian Naval Ship 'Kalpeni' is in the Maldives on a five-day joint exercise with the Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF) Coast Guard.
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) INS Saryu, the lead ship of the Indian Navy's indigenous Naval Offshore Patrol Vessel project (NOPV), was Monday commissioned into service in Goa by tri-service Andaman and Nicobar Command chief Air Marshal P.K. Roy, an official release said.
Madurai, Jan. 16 (ANI): People from around the country thronged the city of Madurai in Tamil Nadu to witness the traditional three-day bullfight event 'Jallikattu' on Wednesday.
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS) India has sought Myanmar's cooperation for co-ordinated patrolling along the border and dismantling camps of Indian insurgent groups (IIGs) in its territory, the home ministry announced Thursday.
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) The government is doing all it can to safeguard India's coasts and prevent another 26/11-style attack, parliament was told Tuesday.
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) The government has decided not to set up a radar station in Andaman and Nicobar Islands due to the perceived adverse impact on the habitat of the highly endemic Narcondam Hornbills.
Mumbai, Dec 3 (IANS) Oil marketing companies have resumed new subsidised cooking gas connections, which had been stopped for some time, in several Indian states, an official said here Monday.
New Delhi, Nov 29 (IANS) Despite the "hype" around the tiger and the gharial in India, the future looks bleak for both the animals, says Romulus Whitaker, seen as a father figure for herpetologists in the country.
New Delhi, Nov 27 (IANS) State?owned chopper operator Pawan Hans, in association with Uttar Pradesh tourism, is planning helicopter services to places of Buddhist interest.
New Delhi, Nov 14 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the 32nd edition of the India International Trade Fair (IITF) here at Pragati Maidan today.
New Delhi, Nov 14 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee will inaugurate the 32nd India International Trade Fair at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi today.
New Delhi, Nov. 2 (ANI): Lt. Gen. Naresh Chandra Marwah has taken over as the Chief of Integrated Defence Staff to the Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee (CISC) from Vice Admiral SPS Cheema.
New Delhi, Oct 18 (ANI): The Union Cabinet today approved for the proposal to waive the loan plus the amount of interest thereon for the 370 tsunami-affected fishermen that is outstanding on the date of settlement and to reimburse the same to concerned banks.
New Delhi, Oct 18 (IANS) The union government Thursday waived the loans taken by 370 tsunami-hit fishermen of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and the interest accrued on those loans.
New Delhi, Oct 18 (IANS) India's armed forces will Friday make a joint pitch before Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and members of the cabinet committee on security (CCS) on setting up three new commands to meet the threats to space assets and cyber infrastructure and for controlling commando operations.
Hindon Air Force Base (Ghaziabad), Oct 8 (ANI): Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal N A K Browne, on Monday said the situation in country's neighbourhood was a matter of serious concern.
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) The environment ministry has rejected an Indian Navy proposal to test fire missiles at the Tillanchong sanctuary in the Andaman and Nicobar islands as a firing range would destroy the habitat of the Nicobar megapode, an endangered bird species.
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) The environment ministry has rejected an Indian Navy proposal to test fire missiles at the Tillachang sanctuary in the Andaman and Nicobar islands as a firing range would destroy the habitat of the megapode, an endangered ground bird species.
Bangalore, Sep 22 (IANS) Indian hockey begins the long haul from the depths following the last place finish at the 2012 Olympics when the men's senior National championship commences here Sunday with as many as 36 teams representing units affiliated to Hockey India (HI) in the fray.
Bangalore, Sep 21 (IANS) In all 36 teams, including defending champions Haryana, have confirmed their participation in the second men's senior National hockey championship commencing here Sunday under the aegis of Hockey India.
Bangalore, S Sep 20 (IANS) India will soon join the elite group of countries by flying its own airborne radar for surveillance to detect enemy fighters and cruise missiles, as also track troop build-up on the ground.
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) British power systems manufacturer Rolls-Royce Wednesday announced it has bagged a $12.6 million deal to design and power a highly specialised vessel that India will deploy in the strategically important Andaman and Niconbar Islands to maintain offshore navigational aids.
New Delhi, July 31 (ANI): India's maritime operations received a significant boost as the Naval Air Station at Campbell Bay on Great Nicobar Island, was today commissioned as Indian Naval Ship 'Baaz' by Admiral Nirmal Verma, Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee and the Chief of the Naval Staff.
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) India Tuesday opened a new naval base at the Andaman and Nicobar Islands southernmost fringe of Campbell Bay, giving it the ability to keep an eye on the maritime traffic and security scenario in the Strait of Malacca and the Six Degree Channel.
New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) India will Tuesday formally open a key naval station, aptly named INS Baaz (Hawk), in the southern part of Andaman and Nicobar Islands that will boost its ability to keep an eagle eye on critical maritime choke-point: the Strait of Malacca.
Port Blair, July 20 (ANI): Five months after the infamous Jarawa video incident featuring scantily clad Jarawa tribal women allegedly dancing for tourists in return for food and money, the Central Government finally acted on the matter by approving the proposed amendments in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Protection of Aboriginal Tribes) Regulation, 1956.
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) To keep an eye on maritime security around the Malacca Straits and to gain strategic supremacy in the area, India will in about a fortnight from now open a new airbase, aptly named as Baaz (Hawk), in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, said defence sources.
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) The government Thursday said it will soon bring forth a presidential order to ban tourist and other commercial activities in the proposed buffer zone in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands to protect aboriginal tribes such as the Jarawas.
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) member of parliament Tarun Vijay Friday said that the residents of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands were facing a shortage of drinking water and demanded construction of a reservoir and a desalination plant to meet the people's needs.
New Delhi, May 17 (ANI): The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved the grant of ration money allowance at the rate of Rs. 1,697 per month per head to the non-gazetted personnel of Andaman and Nicobar (A andN) Police and such personnel of India Reserve Battalions (IRBn) posted in Andaman and Nicobar Islands with immediate effect.
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) The Lok Sabha was adjourned Thursday as Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee lost his cool when Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) members disrupted the house and asked for action against Home Minister P. Chidambaram for allegedly helping his son get financial benefits from a telecom deal.
Panaji, April 27 (IANS) Goa's unique beach management and lifeguard services innovation has spurred other state governments in India to emulate the example, an official said here Friday.
New Delhi, Apr 25 (ANI): The Ministry of Home Affairs on Wednesday informed that no damage has occurred in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands which experienced moderate intensity tremors earlier today.
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) A moderate earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale jolted the Nicobar islands Wednesday afternoon, an India Meteorological Department (IMD) official here said.
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) Warning that developments in the Afghanistan-Pakistan region and China's strategic rivalry with India and Japan will have security implications for Asia, Defence Minister A.K. Antony Tuesday said that these threats and future challenges cannot be appreciated by other nations from outside the region.
Bhubaneswar, Apr 11 (ANI): Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik chaired a high-level meeting here on Wednesday to ensure that systems are in place in case of any earthquake or tsunami warnings.
New Delhi, Apr 11 (ANI): The Armed Forces are on high alert to tackle any tsunami threat in the Andaman and Nicobar archipelago.
Port Blair, Apr 11 (ANI): With the Indonesian quake triggering tsunami fears across the Indian Ocean nations, including India, Chief Secretary of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Shakti Sinha, on Wednesday said there is no need to panic.
New Delhi, Apr 11 (ANI): Union Home Secretary R.K. Singh on Wednesday said he has spoken to all the Chief Secretaries of the coastal states including Andaman and Nicobar Islands following the 8.5 magnitude earthquake, which struck the western coast of Indonesia.
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) here Wednesday appealed to people, particularly near coastal areas to not panic as there was no tsunami threat to India, after the massive earthquake in Indonesia.
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) India Wednesday kept its air force and navy teams ready to address any eventuality in case a tsunami hits coastal states following an earthquake off Indonesia.
New Delhi/Hong Kong, April 11 (IANS) Many states along India's east coast felt tremors after an earthquake measuring 8.5 on the Richter scale rocked Sumatra in Indonesia Wednesday. Disaster management experts said there was no threat of a tsunami in India, but fishermen were still warned against venturing into the sea.
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) India Wednesday asked states along its east coast to be on high alert amid tsunami fears following a massive earthquake in Indonesia.
Jakarta, Apr 11 (ANI): A massive earthquake has hit the West Coast of Sumatra, at a magnitude of 8.7 on the Richter scale.
Washington, April 6 (IANS) Indian and the US navies will conduct a joint training drill, "Exercise Malabar 2012", April 9-16 in the Bay of Bengal and west of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
New Delhi, Mar 13 (ANI): Minister of State for Home Affairs Jitendra Singh said here today that the Andaman and Nicobar administration has taken measures to check exploitation of Jarawa tribes residing the islands.
New Delhi, Mar 13 (ANI): Minister of State for Home Affairs Jitendra Singh said here today that the Andaman and Nicobar administration has taken measures to check exploitation of Jarawa tribes residing the islands.
New Delhi, Jan 20 (ANI): Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram will distribute the first tranche of Resident Identity (smart) card (RIC) at a function in Porthrapur village in Andaman and Nicobar Islands tomorrow.
New Delhi, Jan 20 (ANI): Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram will distribute the first tranche of Resident Identity (smart) card (RIC) at a function in Porthrapur village in Andaman and Nicobar Islands tomorrow.
Washington, Jan 7 (ANI): Botanists have discovered a new wild ginger from the evergreen forest of Western Ghats of South India.
Mumbai, Dec.20 (ANI): President Pratibha Devisingh Patil presided over 10th President's Fleet Review (PFR) in Mumbai on Tuesday amidst tight security.
New Delhi, Dec 1 (ANI): President Pratibha Devisingh Patil has constituted a committee of Governors under the chairmanship of Shivraj Patil, Governor of Punjab and Rajasthan, to study and recommend measures for enhancing productivity, profitability, sustainability and competitiveness of the agriculture sector in India with special reference to rainfed area farming.
Kolkata, Nov 5 (ANI): Two years after Cyclone Aila, which wrecked havoc in the Sunderban region youth are leaving for cities like Delhi, Bombay, Kolkata, Gujarat and Andaman and Nicobar islands for better employment prospects.
New Delhi, Oct 21(ANI): Union Agriculture and Food Processing Industries Minister Sharad Pawar has called for reforms in agricultural marketing.
New Delhi, July 28 (ANI): The Union Cabinet today approved further modification of the 'Revised Relief Package of Assistance for the Animal Husbandry Sector for Tsunami affected areas' of Andaman and Nicobar islands.
London, May 23 (ANI): The world's only swimming bull elephant has almost reached the 37,000 pounds target his owners need to pay back the loan they took out to buy his freedom.
New Delhi, Jan 10 (ANI): The Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Nirmal Verma, on Monday left New Delhi on a four day official visit to Indonesia.
Mangalore, Jan 10 (ANI): Former Vice Chairman of Cashew Export Promotion Council of India G. Giridhar Prabhu has said the cashew industry witnessed a 70 percent increase in international prices from the previous year's rates.
Minicoy (Lakshadweep), Dec 24 (ANI): India is on the radar of terrorists and has thwarted more than hundreds of threats from terror outfits in the aftermath of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, according to Defence Minister AK Antony.
Porbandar (Gujarat), Dec 9 (ANI): To mark Navy Week celebrations, officials of the Indian Navy put on a display of daredevil stunts and conducted mock rescue operations in the coastal city of Porbandar.
New Delhi, Oct.18 (ANI): In a bid to prevent terrorists entering the country from coastal areas, as they did for carrying out Mumbai terror attack, the Government has launched a 350-crore rupees project to set up radar sensors along the country's coastlines for surveillance. he chain of radar sensors along the entire 7,517-km coastline, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep is being set up by the Coast Guard.
Port Blair, Oct 2 (ANI): With an objective to streamline and strengthen joint operations, the newly set up Andaman and Nicobar Command (ANC) conducted a unified exercise for the personnel of Army, Navy and Air Force.
Port Blair, Oct 2 (ANI): With an objective to streamline and strengthen joint operations, the newly set up Andaman and Nicobar Command (ANC) conducted a unified exercise for the personnel of Army, Navy and Air Force.
Kochi, Sep 21 (ANI): The Indian Navy's three fast attack crafts received a warm ceremonial welcome on Kochi port on Monday.
New Delhi, Aug.31 (ANI): Some of the leading lights of Indian sports will welcome the Queen's Baton Relay for the XIX Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi, which reaches Bangalore on September 2.
Washington, Aug 17 (ANI): A new research has shown that a dramatic rise in the surface temperature in Indonesian waters has resulted in a large-scale bleaching event that has devastated coral populations.
Chennai, July 17 (ANI): Sea horses (marine species) are the latest attraction of the marine aquarium at the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) premises in Santhome in Chennai.
Port Blair, June 19, (ANI): A moderate intensity earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter Scale hit Andaman and Nicobar Islands on Saturday morning.
New Delhi, Apr 16 (ANI): Defence Minister A K Antony on Friday called upon the top brass of the Armed Forces to coordinate closely with various national cyber agencies and prepare crisis management action plan to counter cyber attacks and cyber terrorism.
New Delhi, March 16 (ANI): Minister of State for Home Affairs Ajay Maken on Tuesday informed that the Government has decided to create a National Population Register (NPR) in the country along with Houselisting and Housing Census 2010.
New Delhi, Mar 15 (ANI): Union Environment and Forests Ministry has issued a draft Island Protection Zone Notification under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 inviting suggestions and objections within a period of sixty days.
New Delhi, Mar 12 (ANI): Union Government on Friday informed the Parliament that it has initiated to develop coordinated research work on second generation bio-fuels.
New Delhi, Mar 12 (ANI): The Union Home Ministry has constituted a Security Commission for Union Territories in pursuance of directions of the Supreme Court.
New Delhi, Mar.10 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) will hold a southern region review meeting on mental health on March 12 at the Y.W.C.A. in Chennai.
New Delhi, Mar 4 (ANI): The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved the proposal of the Shipping Ministry to declare Andaman and Nicobar set of ports as major port and establish the Andaman and Nicobar Port Trust with its headquarters at Port Blair.
New Delhi, Mar 2(ANI): Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Tuesday said that the work of direct data collection for the National Population Register (NPR) in the coastal villages of eight States and two Union Territories is in progress.
New Delhi, Feb.22 (ANI): Commander-in-Chief of the Myanmar Navy, Vice Admiral Nyan Tun was given the Guard of Honour in the capital on Monday.
Port Blair, Feb 8 (ANI): The multination naval exercise hosted by the Indian Navy at Andaman and Nicobar islands with an aim to build mutual confidence between the navies of the Asia Pacific region successfully concluded with a passage exercise at sea on Monday.
Port Blair (Andaman and Nicobar Islands), Feb 7 (ANI): Despite tensions rising in India over the racist attacks against Indian students Down Under, the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) has said that it is not against its Indian counterpart assuming a policing role in the Indian Ocean region.
Port Blair (Andaman and Nicobar Islands), Feb.7 (ANI): Still not ready to have women officers on board, the Indian Navy can take a hint from the Royal Malaysian Navy which has Lieutenant Farah-al-Habshi onboard a warship here for Exercise Milan, a multinational exercise witnessing the participation of 13 navies of the Asia-Pacific region.
Port Blair, Feb 5 (ANI): Navy Chief Admiral Nirmal Verma said on Friday that India's 7,516 km long coastline has been visited by security forces in order to plug loopholes to prevent another 26/11-type terror attack.
Hooghly (West Bengal), Jan 16 (ANI): A rare endangered reticulated python, rescued recently, is being treated by an NGO in Hooghly district.
Nevada (US), Jan 1 (ANI): Rajesh Shera's 'Ocean of an Old Man', said to be the first film ever to be shot on India's Andaman and Nicobar islands, has been selected in prestigious Global Lens 2010 for exhibition in North America.
Kolkata, Dec 2 (ANI): Naval officer-in-charge (West Bengal) Commodore Chandra Sekhar Azad has said that in the wake 26/11 Mumbai attack, India has taken several measures to strengthen coastal security across the country.
Chennai, Nov 12(ANI): Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad on Thursday urged Health Ministers of southern States to set up a Public Health Cadre (PHC) having necessary capacity to effectively deal with all infectious diseases.
New Delhi, Oct 30(ANI): Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Friday said that direct data collection for the National Population Register (NPR) is in progress in the coastal villages of Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Orissa, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Puducherry, where the biographical details of more than 20 lakh residents and biometric details of more than 1 lakh residents have been recorded.
