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
Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday addressed questions over the delay in conferring the Bharat Ratna on Veer Savarkar, saying if Savarkar is given Bharat Ratna, then the prestige of the honour will increase.
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
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) and Reliance Industries Limited (Reliance) signed a path-breaking agreement during the ongoing India Energy Week 2026 to enable resource sharing for deepwater offshore exploration and production (E&P) operations on India's East Coast, particular
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the Parakram Diwas programme in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands via videoconferencing today and said that Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose was not only a great hero of the freedom struggle but also a visionary of independent India.
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.