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India adds more teeth in Andamans, Navy to get new airbase 'INS Kohasa'
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 06 (ANI): Seeking to add more teeth to its military capabilities in the Andaman and Nicobar island territories, India will get a new airbase at the archipelago in the Indian Naval Air Station (INAS) Kohasa near Diglipur.
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Cyclone 'Pabuk' to hit Andaman Islands, orange alert sounded
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Jan 6 (ANI): An "Orange" alert has been sounded in the Andaman Islands as cyclonic storm 'Pabuk' is expected to hit the archipelago later in the day.
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Alerts issued as cyclone 'Pabuk' likely to wreak havoc in Andaman
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Jan 5 (ANI): The cyclonic storm 'Pabuk' is likely to wreak havoc in Andaman by January 6 evening when it is expected to pass the Island with a gushing speed of 90 kilometer per hour.
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Cyclone Pabuk to bring heavy rainfall in Andamans
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 04(ANI): The Indian Meteorological Department on Friday said that a cyclonic storm, namely 'Pabuk', which has centred itself over the Gulf of Thailand, is very likely to move northwestwards and emerge into the Andaman Sea by tomorrow forenoon (January 5).
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Tropical storm 'Pabuk' makes landfall in Thailand
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Bangkok [Thailand], Jan 4 (ANI): Thousands have been left stranded across tourist hotspots in Thailand as tropical storm 'Pabuk' made landfall in the country's southern gulf coast on Friday.
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Several people killed in Denmark train accident
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Copenhagen (Denmark), Jan 2 (ANI): Several people lost their lives in a major train accident in Denmark on Wednesday, the police said.
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Port Blair is as mainland as Delhi, Mumbai: PM Modi
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Port Blair (Andaman & Nicobar Islands) [India], Dec 30 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that Port Blair is as mainland as Delhi and Mumbai while addressing a public gathering at Marina Park where he announced the renaming of three Islands of Andaman and Nicobar Island.
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PM Modi renames Ross Island after Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Port Blair (Andaman & Nicobar Islands) [India], Dec 30 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday renamed Ross Island as Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Island while two other islands of Andaman and Nicobar-Neil Island will now be known as Shaheed Dweep and Havelock Island as Swaraj Dweep.
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PM Modi lays wreath at Martyr's Column in Port Blair
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Port Blair (Andaman and Nicobar Islands) [India], Dec 30 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid a wreath at the Martyr's Column on Sunday. He also visited the Cellular Jail in the city and hoisted the high mast flag at South Point, along with paying floral tribute at the Statue of Netaji a
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PM Modi remembers freedom fighters in Port Blair
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Port Blair (Andaman & Nicobar Islands) [India], Dec 30 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is in Port Blair, remembered the brave heroes who laid down their lives for the country during the freedom struggle.
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7.2 magnitude earthquake jolts southern Philippines
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Manilla (Indonesia) Dec 29 (ANI): An earthquake measuring 7.2 magnitudes on the Richter scale struck the southern Philippines island of Mindanao on Saturday.
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BJP's Rath Yatras are Danga Yatra: Mamata
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Sagar Island (West Bengal) [India], Dec 28 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday hit out at the BJP alleging that their Rath Yatras are "Danga Yatras" in which people get killed.
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