A Pawan Hans spokesperson said, "The helicopter has taken off from Port Blair with 2 crew members and 5 passengers. All are rescued and are safe. No injuries reported to any of the rescued persons."
Port Blair (Andaman & Nicobar Islands) [India], February 20: A student enrolled with PhysicsWallah (PW) has secured the highest percentile score from the Andaman & Nicobar Islands in the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main 2026 Session 1, results of which were declared by the National Test
Port Blair (Andaman & Nicobar Islands) [India], February 7: Adventure Andaman, a locally operated travel agency based in the Andaman Islands, has reinforced its commitment to personalized, fully managed tour experiences by introducing exclusive savings on ferry ticket bookings and expanding
Andaman & Nicobar Command posted on X about the development, stating, "Acting on specific intelligence received of likely poaching activity, HQ ANC enhanced surveillance in the Northern Andaman Sea. Joint patrols by ANC units led to apprehension of nine poachers onboard a dinghy with
Telangana Jagruthi founder K Kavitha on Friday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, demanding that the Andaman and Nicobar Islands be renamed as 'Azad Hind' to honour freedom fighter Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.
"Inaugurated an exhibition on the three new criminal laws in Sri Vijaya Puram, Andaman & Nicobar. India is acing the delivery of fast and flawless justice with e-FIRs, Zero FIRs, and forensic-based evidence provided for by the new laws," Shah posted on X.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated nine schemes and laid the foundation of 2 schemes on Saturday. In total, Rs 373 crore were invested in these development schemes for the Island Groups.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah will chair a meeting of the Consultative Committee of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands on Saturday as part of his day-long visit to the Union Territory.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday remembered that Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose had hoisted the tricolour for the first time in Port Blair in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands on December 30, 1943.