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
In a post on X, Thackeray wrote, "while all the sweet talking, formal MoUs and government chatter can happen at the @Mumbai_Climate, where global agencies and partners have been invited".
Union Minister for Coal and Mines G Kishan Reddy on Tuesday slammed Congress leader Sonia Gandhi and Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday for their criticism of the Centre's Great Nicobar mega infrastructure project.
The Tribunal concluded that concerns raised in the second round of litigation had already been addressed through safeguards and review by a High-Powered Committee (HPC), and therefore the project could proceed subject to strict adherence to EC conditions.
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
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.