What makes the Rs 90,000-crore Great Nicobar Island project critical for India both militarily and economicallyIndia is undertaking a massive Rs 90,000 crore project in Great Nicobar. This initiative will develop a major transshipment port and intern...
15 May, 2026, 12.24 PM IST
Hyderabad’s new 'feel the jail experience' lets people live like prisoners for 24 hours: Eat jail food and sleep in prison cellsHyderabad has launched the Telangana Prisons Museum and 'Jail Anubhavam' program, offering citizens a simulated prison experience. This ini...
12 May, 2026, 09.43 PM IST
Ex-military officers defend Great Nicobar push, reject Rahul Gandhi’s concernsRetired military officials are backing the Great Nicobar Project. They counter allegations of land grabbing and corruption, highlighting it...
02 May, 2026, 10.29 AM IST
Bangkok issues high tide alert: What tourists should know as river levels riseBangkok faces a high tide alert along the Chao Phraya River. Authorities warn of potential flooding in low-lying areas and key roads as wat...
20 Apr, 2026, 01.52 PM IST
Census 2027 begins with digital self-enumeration in phase IIndia's Census 2027 has commenced with Phase I, the Houselisting and Housing Census. This significant undertaking introduces digital data c...
02 Apr, 2026, 12.31 AM IST
IMD issues 'cyclone alert' in Andaman & Nicobar IslandsThe India Meteorological Department has issued a cyclone alert for the Andaman and Nicobar Islands as a cyclonic circulation over the Bay o...
20 Oct, 2025, 10.41 AM IST
12 companies show interest in building luxury resorts in AndamansThe Andaman and Nicobar Islands Integrated Development Corporation Limited (ANIIDCO) has received a strong response from developers for 5-s...
14 Oct, 2025, 12.30 PM IST
Andaman & Nicobar administration planning to start seaplane serviceThe Andaman and Nicobar administration is working to connect Port Blair with other islands. They plan to introduce seaplane services to pop...
18 Nov, 2024, 10.52 AM IST
Andaman administration urges Centre to rethink plan to build 50-MW gas-based unitThe Andaman & Nicobar Islands administration has requested the union power ministry to reconsider a shelved 50-MW LNG-based power plant. Th...
11 Sep, 2024, 11.18 PM IST
Andaman administration exempts fully vaccinated tourists from carrying negative RT-PCR reportAll asymptomatic passengers who have been vaccinated with both doses of COVID-19 vaccine and more than 15-days have passed since the admini...
24 Sep, 2021, 11.51 AM IST
Andaman MP seeks 100 pc reservation for islanders in govt jobsThe Congress legislator, the lone MP of the Union Territory, said that lack of sufficient employment opportunities especially in the light ...
03 Aug, 2021, 06.04 PM IST
Andaman & Nicobar administration suspends all tourism till March 26 over CoronavirusThe Andaman & Nicobar administration has shut all travel and tourism related activities in the union territory starting Monday till March 2...
16 Mar, 2020, 02.25 PM IST
- Andamans to throw open 3-4 more islands for tourists
The Andaman and Nicobar (A&N) administration is planning to throw open 3-4 islands soon to attract more tourists. This will involve creatio...
24 Feb, 2014, 10.57 PM IST
Andaman tragedy: Three including boat owner detainedThree persons, including the owner of the overcrowded tourist boat which capsized in the Andaman Sea near here in the Andaman and Nicobar I...
27 Jan, 2014, 04.34 PM IST
- Defence Ministry cancels NOC for Andaman and Nicobar hotel project
The Defence Ministry has cancelled an NOC issued by the tri-services command to a foreign firm to build a three-star hotel and a yacht faci...
23 Jul, 2013, 09.07 PM IST
- Reports on Jarawa women forced to dance highly irresponsible: Andaman and Nicobar
Andaman and Nicobar administration has rubbished media reports that scantily-clad Jarawa tribe women were allegedly forced to dance in fron...
11 Jan, 2012, 03.44 PM IST
- A decade after SC order, govt fails to shut Andaman road
Nearly 10 years after the Supreme Court asked the administration to shut down the Andaman Trunk Road cutting through the Jarawa Reserve on ...
15 Jun, 2011, 07.41 PM IST