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Massive Income Tax raids underway in Andamans: official
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Massive Income Tax raids underway in Andamans: official

The Hindu  

Over 120 Officials of the Income Tax Department are conducting searches at multiple locations in Andaman and Nicobar Islands,” a Senior Official said on Saturday. “The searches started on December 4, 2024, over suspected irregularities in filing returns by some businessmen in the Archipelago, and are underway,” the Income Tax official said. "An I-T team from Kolkata is conducting raids …

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The Paradox of Civilization: A Journey Through the Andamans and the Echoes of Colonialism in Island
1 month, 3 weeks ago

The Paradox of Civilization: A Journey Through the Andamans and the Echoes of Colonialism in Island

Live Mint  

Sujit Saraf's 'Island' is a thought-provoking and audacious novel that reimagines the tragic death of an American missionary in the Bay of Bengal. The novel explores questions of civilization, identity, and the legacy of colonialism. Through a fictionalized account of the events surrounding the missionary's death, Saraf challenges readers to question the historical narrative and consider the complexities of human …

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PM Narendra Modi to take big steps to project dominance in the Indian Ocean Region
5 months, 3 weeks ago

PM Narendra Modi to take big steps to project dominance in the Indian Ocean Region

Hindustan Times  

The Narendra Modi government is set to take big steps in maritime security in the Indian Ocean Region with approved extensions of runways at Diglipur in North Andamans and at Campbell Bay in the Great Nicobar Islands with night landings soon to take place at Port Blair airport. Prime Minister Narendra Modi It is understood that the Modi government is …

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Two bio-geographic hotspots in India yield two new plant species
6 months ago

Two bio-geographic hotspots in India yield two new plant species

The Hindu  

Indian botanists and researchers have discovered two new species of plants from two bio-geographic hotspots of the country the Andaman and Nicobar islands and Arunachal Pradesh. While a team led by scientist Lal Ji Singh, discovered aerial stem-parasitic flowering plant species Dendrophthoe longensis from the Long Islands of middle Andamans the other discovery by a team led by scientist Krishna …

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Spotted deers spell doom for mangroves in Andamans
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Spotted deers spell doom for mangroves in Andamans

Hindustan Times  

In the 1900s, the British introduced three species of deer into the Andaman islands: Axis axis, Muntiacus muntjak, and the hog deer. This proliferating population of spotted deer is damaging mangroves in the Andaman Islands, reports an April 2024 study by researchers from the Wildlife Institute of India. In their study, published in the Journal of Wildlife Science, the researchers …

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Top Events on May 19: Modi-Mamata in Bengal, Kejriwal’s visit to BJP headquarters, monsoon in Andaman, and more
7 months ago

Top Events on May 19: Modi-Mamata in Bengal, Kejriwal’s visit to BJP headquarters, monsoon in Andaman, and more

Live Mint  

Top Events on May 19: India is all set to witness high-octane political events in various states including Jharkhand, West Bengal, Odisha, and Uttar Pradesh for the ongoing seven-phased Lok Sabha elections. Take a look at top events of the day below, - Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a Lok Sabha election rally at Maubhandar in Jharkhand’s East Singhbhum …

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After Sri Lankan island row, BJP leader claims Jawaharlal Nehru ’gifted’ Andamans’ Coco Islands to Myanmar
8 months, 1 week ago

After Sri Lankan island row, BJP leader claims Jawaharlal Nehru ’gifted’ Andamans’ Coco Islands to Myanmar

Live Mint  

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Bishnu Pada Ray, a Bharatiya Janata Party leader from Andaman and Nicobar Islands has claimed that India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, "gifted" the Coco Islands, a part of northern Andaman Islands to Myanmar. Ray, who is the BJP's Lok Sabha candidate from the region also criticised the Congress for its allegedly "historical anti-India stance", in …

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Must Read Stories in Deccan Chronicle Today February 1
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Must Read Stories in Deccan Chronicle Today February 1

Deccan Chronicle  

Top News from Andhra Pradesh Cabinet Decisions: AP To Recruit 6100 Teachers In Government Schools And Fill 689 Vacancies In Forest Department Top India Stories Rahul escapes unhurt as his car attacked at Bihar border Current Affairs Hemant Soren Quits, Detained; Champai New Jharkhand CM Fresh violence in Manipur, 2 Killed All Eyes On PM Modi Odisha Visit On Feb …

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India-Maldives Row: Amitabh Bachchan Joins Bollywood Celebs, Promotes Lakshadweep, Andamans
11 months, 2 weeks ago

India-Maldives Row: Amitabh Bachchan Joins Bollywood Celebs, Promotes Lakshadweep, Andamans

ABP News  

New Delhi: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan joined other Bollywood celebs like Akshay Kumar and Salman Khan in asking his fans to encourage Indian tourism amid a row over remarks by Maldivian ministers after Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Lakshadweep. Can't wait to book my next holiday.” Seeing our honourable prime minister @narendramodi sir at the beaches in Lakshadweep makes me realise …

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Kra, New Delhi’s new KRA: Why a little-known isthmus in Thailand tells us much about China’s Indo-Pacific strategy. And why it impacts Andamans, strategically key for India
1 year ago

Kra, New Delhi’s new KRA: Why a little-known isthmus in Thailand tells us much about China’s Indo-Pacific strategy. And why it impacts Andamans, strategically key for India

Times of India  

The writer served as Foreign Secretary and is author of ‘After Tiananmen: The Rise of China’ Kra sounds like a fictional planet in an alien galaxy. A transit artery that links the two bodies of water could have global ramifications for international trade and security, similar to the Suez and Panama Canals in the 19th and 20th centuries. In October-November …

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Book Excerpt | A history of reaching out to the Sentinelese tribe of the Andamans: Extract from ‘The Last Island’ by Adam Goodheart
1 year, 2 months ago

Book Excerpt | A history of reaching out to the Sentinelese tribe of the Andamans: Extract from ‘The Last Island’ by Adam Goodheart

The Hindu  

An excerpt from Adam Goodheart’s The Last Island about an elusive tribe in the Andaman and Nicobar islands. For instance, a missionary in the 1770s interviewed native elders whose primeval island had been “discovered” by Europeans in the previous century, when it lay at a remote edge of terra incognita. The natives decided that this man must be “Mannitto”—which, the …

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Coastal areas in Bengal on alert as Mocha to turn into cyclonic storm tonight
1 year, 7 months ago

Coastal areas in Bengal on alert as Mocha to turn into cyclonic storm tonight

India Today  

As Cyclone Mocha made landfall along the coastlines of Bangladesh and Myanmar on Sunday, Disaster Management Force personnel have been deployed in West Bengal as well. The Digha-Mandarmani coastal areas are also on alert with NDRF teams including divers on standby, a PTI report said. "Though the weather office has predicted that Cyclone Mocha will dodge past West Bengal, we …

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As Cyclone Mocha heads to Bangladesh, thousands flee for shelter
1 year, 7 months ago

As Cyclone Mocha heads to Bangladesh, thousands flee for shelter

India Today  

Bangladesh is preparing for the arrival of Cyclone Mocha, a powerful storm packing winds of up to 175 kph, headed towards the coasts of eastern Bangladesh and Myanmar. As per the weather department forecast, the cyclonic storm "is very likely to move north-northeastwards and cross southeast Bangladesh and north Myanmar coasts between Cox's Bazar and Kyaukpyu, close to Sittew around …

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Rainfall warning for Andamans, northeastern states as 'Cyclone Mocha' approaches Bangladesh coast
1 year, 7 months ago

Rainfall warning for Andamans, northeastern states as 'Cyclone Mocha' approaches Bangladesh coast

India Today  

The India Meteorological Department on Saturday issued heavy rainfall warning for Andaman and Nicobar Islands and several northeastern states, including Tripura, Mizoram, Nagaland, Manipur, and Assam as extremely severe cyclonic storm 'Mocha' moved towards Bangladesh-Myanmar border. Cyclone Mocha located near latitude 15.4 N and longitude 89.1 E, about 570 km NNW of Port Blair, 730 km SSW of Cox’s Bazar …

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Industry body in Andamans calls for 12-hr strike on April 12
1 year, 8 months ago

Industry body in Andamans calls for 12-hr strike on April 12

The Hindu  

An industry body in Andaman and Nicobar Islands has called for a 12-hour strike on April 11 against "harmful policies, lack of infrastructure and gross negligence by the administration" which is "adversely affecting" the economic growth of the archipelago. ACCI had submitted various representations to Lieutenant Governor Devendra Kumar Joshi requesting his intervention to resolve the issues that are hampering …

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India’s top explorer ONGC signs MoU with France’s TotalEnergies
1 year, 9 months ago

India’s top explorer ONGC signs MoU with France’s TotalEnergies

The Hindu  

India’s top explorer Oil and Natural Gas Corp has signed a memorandum of understanding with French major TotalEnergies for exploration of deep-water blocks, the company tweeted on March 6. The MoU seeks to provide technical help for ONGC’s push to explore and reduce greenhouse emissions in the development of deep-water blocks especially in Mahanadi and Andamans, off India’s east coast. …

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Indian forces had witnessed balloon-type objects over Andamans
1 year, 9 months ago

Indian forces had witnessed balloon-type objects over Andamans

Firstpost  

New Delhi: The Indian defence forces had witnessed, over a year ago, objects similar to the alleged Chinese spy balloon busted by the American Air Force in the skies over the Andaman and Nicobar Islands territories, ANI reported. However, unlike the Americans, no action was taken as the origin and the intent or origin of the balloon-type object were not …

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PM Modi pays tribute to Netaji, virtually inaugurates model of proposed memorial in Andamans
1 year, 11 months ago

PM Modi pays tribute to Netaji, virtually inaugurates model of proposed memorial in Andamans

India Today  

On the 126th birth anniversary of iconic figure Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday paid tribute to the freedom fighter on social media by remembering him for his fierce resistance to colonial rule. "Today, on Parakram Diwas, I pay homage to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and recall his unparalleled contribution to India's history," PM Modi tweeted. …

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PM Modi to Virtually Inaugurate Model of Proposed Netaji Memorial in Andamans on Jan 23
1 year, 11 months ago

PM Modi to Virtually Inaugurate Model of Proposed Netaji Memorial in Andamans on Jan 23

News 18  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually inaugurate a model of a proposed memorial dedicated to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose in Andaman and Nicobar Islands on January 23 to commemorate the freedom fighter’s 126th birth anniversary, a statement said. The proposed memorial will be set up on Ross Island, which has been renamed after Netaji in 2018, will have a museum, …

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Government to hold ‘off-site’ in Andamans as it prepares for G20 presidency
2 years, 1 month ago

Government to hold ‘off-site’ in Andamans as it prepares for G20 presidency

The Hindu  

Days ahead of taking over the G20 Presidency formally, the government plans to fly diplomats from all missions of G20 countries, invitees and United Nations agencies, for a special briefing by the Ministry of External Affairs and the G20 Secretariat to a resort in the Andaman Islands, officials told The Hindu. The “off-site” for about 30-40 diplomats would take place …

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Businessman, Carrying Reward of Rs 1 Lakh, Held in Haryana in Gang Rape Case in Andamans
2 years, 1 month ago

Businessman, Carrying Reward of Rs 1 Lakh, Held in Haryana in Gang Rape Case in Andamans

News 18  

The Andaman and Nicobar Police arrested a Port Blair-based businessman, carrying a reward of Rs one lakh, from Haryana in connection with a gang rape case, an officer said on Monday. Immediately, the Andaman and Nicobar police alerted its Haryana and Delhi counterparts and managed to arrest him,” the officer said. The Andaman and Nicobar Police had on November 2 …

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Ex-Andamans Chief Secy in Fresh Trouble Amid 'Job-for-Sex' Fraud With Harassment at Work Complaint - News18
2 years, 1 month ago

Ex-Andamans Chief Secy in Fresh Trouble Amid 'Job-for-Sex' Fraud With Harassment at Work Complaint - News18

News 18  

In more trouble for Jitendra Narain, suspended former Chief Secretary of Andaman and Nicobar Union Territory, another woman has filed a complaint against him under the Vishaka guidelines for sexual harassment at the workplace. Confirming the latest development, the Andaman administration told News18: “The complaint has been received against Jitendra Narain and sent to Vishaka Committee.” According to the sources, …

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Former Chief Secy, 20 Women, Erased CCTV Footage & Call Records: Andamans ‘Job-for-Sex’ Racket Unfolds
2 years, 1 month ago

Former Chief Secy, 20 Women, Erased CCTV Footage & Call Records: Andamans ‘Job-for-Sex’ Racket Unfolds

News 18  

Over 20 women were allegedly taken to the Port Blair residence of former Chief Secretary, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Jitendra Narain during his year-long tenure, with some of them getting jobs in lieu of being sexually exploited, probe into the explosive ‘job-for-sex’ racket has revealed. IE also got confirmation from its sources that the hard disk of the digital video …

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Five Water Sports You Can Do in Andaman And Nicobar Islands
2 years, 5 months ago

Five Water Sports You Can Do in Andaman And Nicobar Islands

News 18  

If you prefer beach vacations along with lots of water sports then Andaman and Nicobar Islands are the perfect option for you. The Andaman Nicobar archipelago comprises 572 islands, only 36 are inhabited and only selected ones are open to travelers. With splendid beaches and diving options, Havelock is by far the most popular destination Here is a list of …

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