Tourists still stuck in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
8 years, 3 months ago

Tourists still stuck in Andaman and Nicobar Islands

India Today  

It's yet another crucial day for Andaman and Nicobar Islands as the cyclonic storm Vardah has just intensified. Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands Jagdish Mukhi has been holding a series of meetings with the administration, tour operators, hotel associations and senior officials also. The MeT depatment has predicted heavy rainfall and winds at the speed of 50 km per hour along the entire stretch of more than 300 islands that comprise Andaman and Nicobar. ALSO READ:Andaman Islands: With evacuation hit, families of stranded tourists spend sleepless nights

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Andaman and Nicobar Islands | Sustaining the Andamans
1 week ago

Andaman and Nicobar Islands | Sustaining the Andamans

India Today  

The India Today Conclave served as the platform for unveiling a report titled ‘Towards a Climate Resilient Future: Strategies for Andaman and Nicobar Islands’, published by PwC India. Released by Dr Keshav Chandra, former chief secretary of A&N Islands, the report highlights three key areas: the need to balance development goals with environmental safeguards; essential adaptation and mitigation strategies; and …

Andaman and Nicobar welcomes tourists with extended beach hours, access to uninhabited islands
1 year, 2 months ago

Andaman and Nicobar welcomes tourists with extended beach hours, access to uninhabited islands

Hindustan Times  

The Andaman and Nicobar administration has taken numerous initiatives to attract more tourists to the archipelago, including granting access to uninhabited islands, allowing beaches to remain open till late night and reaching out to more airline operators, a top official said. Andaman and Nicobar welcomes tourists with extended beach hours, access to uninhabited islands Speaking to PTI, Chief Secretary Keshav …

GUEST COLUMN | The Andaman and Nicobar Islands need development but not at the cost of its unique ecology and people
2 years, 2 months ago

GUEST COLUMN | The Andaman and Nicobar Islands need development but not at the cost of its unique ecology and people

The Hindu  

Published : Jan 12, 2023 10:30 IST The Andaman and Nicobar islands are one of India’s key assets both in terms of strategic location and natural bounties. The Andaman and Nicobar Islands constitute just 0.2 per cent of India’s landmass but account for 30 per cent of the country’s 200-nautical-mile Exclusive Economic Zone. In my understanding, the Andaman and Nicobar …

Squalls, Heavy Rain Predicted for Andaman & Nicobar Islands on November 15-16
2 years, 4 months ago

Squalls, Heavy Rain Predicted for Andaman & Nicobar Islands on November 15-16

News 18  

The Directorate of Disaster Management has issued heavy rainfall warning in some places in Andaman and Nicobar Islands on November 15-16. All the floating, aviation and ashore units of the National Disaster Response Force, Indian Coast Guard, the Navy were mobilised and put on high alert, it said, adding that these assets have been deployed in Andaman sea. Though the …

Travel to These Destinations in India for ‘No Internet’ Vacation
2 years, 4 months ago

Travel to These Destinations in India for ‘No Internet’ Vacation

News 18  

The age of internet is a wonderful thing. The convenience of online shopping, long-distance video calls with loved ones, and endless content to scroll through on social media– who does not enjoy these simple comforts? Valley of Flowers, Uttarakhand This scenic location in Uttarakhand has no cell phone coverage. One among these, Ice Kingdom, does not have cell phone coverage. …

Heavy rains lash Andaman & Nicobar, UT braces for cyclone \'Asani\'
3 years ago

Heavy rains lash Andaman & Nicobar, UT braces for cyclone \'Asani\'

Deccan Chronicle  

Port Blair: Heavy rain coupled with strong winds pounded Andaman and Nicobar Islands on Monday under the influence of a depression over the north Andaman Sea, which is likely to intensify into a cyclone by evening, the India Meteorological Department said. The depression over the north Andaman Sea intensified into a deep depression, moving north-northeastwards at a speed of 12 …

Parts of Andamans Experience Rain, Strong Winds Due to Cyclone Asani
3 years ago

Parts of Andamans Experience Rain, Strong Winds Due to Cyclone Asani

News 18  

Normal life in parts of Andaman and Nicobar Islands was affected on Sunday due to rain and strong winds because of Cyclone Asani, officials said. Around 100 personnel of the National Disaster Response Force have been deployed and six relief camps opened in various parts of the islands as a precautionary measure, the officials said. North and Middle Andamans experienced …

Preparations afoot as Andaman and Nicobar Islands brace for Cyclone Asani
3 years ago

Preparations afoot as Andaman and Nicobar Islands brace for Cyclone Asani

India Today  

With Cyclone Asani likely to approach the shores of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, the administration in the archipelago had been making necessary arrangements to deal with eventualities, which include evacuation of people from low-lying areas, an official statement here said. A well-marked low pressure area over South East Bay of Bengal and adjoining South Andaman Sea is likely to intensify …

Modi in Andaman and Nicobar: Govt making efforts to ensure better facilities for Andaman, says PM
6 years, 2 months ago

Modi in Andaman and Nicobar: Govt making efforts to ensure better facilities for Andaman, says PM

India TV News  

Modi in Andaman and Nicobar: Govt making efforts to ensure better facilities for Andaman, says PM The prime minister congratulated the people of Car Nicobar for overcoming the impact of the tsunami which had struck the island in 2004 and assured to provide better facilities to the people in Andamans. Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Andaman and Nicobar Islands to …

India's far-flung Andaman Islands are... truly out of this world!
6 years, 7 months ago

India's far-flung Andaman Islands are... truly out of this world!

Daily Mail  

There is no getting around it — the Andaman Islands are a long way away. Sublime: A beach on Havelock, one of the 38 inhabited islands on the Andaman Islands Set amid a coconut grove, the Taj has been built around the trees. The hotel’s naturalist, Jocelyn, takes us on a tour of the forest by the shore, pointing out …

India to invite global investors to develop Andaman and Nicobar, Lakshadweep
6 years, 7 months ago

India to invite global investors to develop Andaman and Nicobar, Lakshadweep

Live Mint  

New Delhi: India is set to invite global investors for a wide-ranging social and infrastructure development programme in the strategically important islands of Andaman and Nicobar and Lakshadweep. “The project may also have a strategic dimension considering the way China is influencing the dynamics around the region.” The transshipment terminal is among 10 projects identified by the government as part …

Monsoon hits Andaman & Nicobar Islands three days early
7 years, 10 months ago

Monsoon hits Andaman & Nicobar Islands three days early

The Hindu  

The southwest monsoon has advanced into the south Andaman Sea and Nicobar Islands three days ahead of its normal onset, according to the India Meteorological Department on Sunday. Mr. Ramesh said the prevailing conditions did not suggest that monsoon could hit Kerala early simply because it had arrived early in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. “In view of the strengthening …

Vardah hits A&N islands, tourists remain stranded
8 years, 3 months ago

Vardah hits A&N islands, tourists remain stranded

The Hindu  

: Havelock island remained unreachable for the second day on Thursday as the depression over the Andaman Sea intensified into cyclonic storm ‘Vardah’. Two passenger vessels of the Andaman Shipping Services, MV Rani Lakshmi and MV Kamorta, were sent to Havelock to evacuate nearly 1,100 tourists, but both the vessels had to return to Port Blair because of high waves …

Andaman and Nicobar: Cyclonic weather persists in Havelock island, no casualties reported
8 years, 3 months ago

Andaman and Nicobar: Cyclonic weather persists in Havelock island, no casualties reported

Firstpost  

With the cyclonic weather condition persisting in the Andamans, around 1,400 tourists remained stranded in two islands on Thursday and naval ships deployed for evacuation were unable to enter the habour due to strong winds. Port Blair: With the cyclonic weather condition persisting in the Andamans, around 1,400 tourists remained stranded in two islands on Thursday and naval ships deployed …

Andaman and Nicobar: Rajnath Singh says tourists safe in Havelock island, efforts on for evacuation
8 years, 3 months ago

Andaman and Nicobar: Rajnath Singh says tourists safe in Havelock island, efforts on for evacuation

Firstpost  

Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said all tourists at Havelock Island in the Andamans, who are stuck due to cyclonic conditions, are safe and efforts are on for their early evacuation. New Delhi: Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said all tourists at Havelock Island in the Andamans, who are stuck due to cyclonic conditions, are safe and efforts …

Andaman tourists stranded
8 years, 3 months ago

Andaman tourists stranded

ABP News  

New Delhi: More than 1,500 tourists, many of them from Bengal, are stranded on two islands of the Andamans because of heavy rain and storm caused by a depression in the Bay of Bengal. A scuba diving ship has been stranded at Port Blair harbour with 12 tourists since Tuesday afternoon. Four navy ships with water, food, medicines and doctors …

Andaman and Nicobar: Navy deploys ships to evacuate 800 tourists stranded in Havelock Island
8 years, 3 months ago

Andaman and Nicobar: Navy deploys ships to evacuate 800 tourists stranded in Havelock Island

Firstpost  

Four ships of the Indian Navy were sailed on Wednesday morning to evacuate about 800 tourists from Havelock Island in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, an official said. New Delhi: Four ships of the Indian Navy were sailed on Wednesday morning to evacuate about 800 tourists from Havelock Island in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, an official said. The sudden evacuation mission …

Navy sends ships to rescue 800 tourists from an Andaman Island
8 years, 3 months ago

Navy sends ships to rescue 800 tourists from an Andaman Island

The Hindu  

Nearly 1,500 tourists remained stranded at Neil and Havelock, two famous tourist destinations of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, after Navy ships failed to dock because of heavy swells formed due to the depression over southeast Bay of Bengal on Wednesday. Early in the morning, the Andaman Nicobar Tri-Service Command sent INS Bitra, INS Bangaram, INS Kumbhir and LCU 38 …

TRAI suggests Rs.2,400-cr plan for Andaman and Nicobar, Lakshadweep island chains
10 years, 8 months ago

TRAI suggests Rs.2,400-cr plan for Andaman and Nicobar, Lakshadweep island chains

The Hindu  

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, in keeping with its drive to create a conducive environment for the business and improve connectivity, on Tuesday recommended a Rs.2,400-crore project to connect India’s two major outlying island chains — Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep — with stable and strong cable-based networks to replace the satellite mode of transmission. Only 29 out …

Havelock beckons
17 years, 3 months ago

Havelock beckons

The Hindu  

HAVELOCK Island will become the heart of tourism in Andaman and Nicobar islands, says V. K. Misra, Information Officer, Directorate of Information, Publicity and Tourism, Andaman and Nicobar Islands administration. Later, Mohamed H. Jadwet, president, Andaman Chamber of Commerce and Industry, confirms that the price of land on Havelock Island has gone up five to six times. The Special Secretary, …

A battered archipelago
20 years, 1 month ago

A battered archipelago

The Hindu  

In the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, the giant waves cause not only death and destruction but changes in the geography. Unlike mainland India, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands did not have sufficient breathing time between the earthquake and the tsunami. The defence services were quick to react, with the Coast Guard beginning search-and-rescue operations and the Navy sending its biggest …

Andamans' agony
20 years, 2 months ago

Andamans' agony

The Hindu  

AS the crow flies, Great Nicobar, the southern-most island in the Andaman and Nicobar group, is only about 150 km from Aceh in Sumatra, the epicentre of the devastating earthquake. After the first shock of a magnitude of 8.9 on the Richter scale hit Aceh at 6-30 a.m. IST, a second one, measuring 7.3, occurred at around 9 a.m. with …

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