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Centre approves AIIMS for Bihar's Darbhanga

Andaman and Nicobar strategically imp, will play important role in self-reliant India campaign: PM

8:53 pm August 9, 2020

New Delhi: Noting the Andaman and Nicobar Islands are strategically located for trade, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday the region is going to be developed as a “maritime and startup hub” as he highlighted his government’s development initiatives for it. At an interaction with BJP workers from the region a day before he is to inaugurate a submarine optical […]

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24 arrested for organising party in Port Blair hotel

7:53 pm July 27, 2020

Port Blair: Twenty-four persons were arrested in Andaman and Nicobar Islands for organising a party at a hotel, violating the guidelines related to COVID-19, police said on Monday. Acting on a tip-off, police raided hotel TSG Emerald in Phoenix Bay area of Port Blair on Sunday night, they said. It was found that total 91 […]

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Andaman & Nicobar Islands COVID-19 tally rises to 2,399

Earthquake hits Andaman and Nicobar Islands

2:22 pm July 17, 2020

Port Blair: An earthquake of 4.8 magnitude hit the Andaman and Nicobar Islands on Friday morning, officials said. There were no immediate reports of any loss of life or damage to property, they said. The earthquake occurred at 10.31 am and the epicentre was 250-km east of Port Blair, the capital of the Andaman and […]

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COVID-19 cases in Andaman and Nicobar Islands rise to 6

10:48 pm March 27, 2020

Port Blair: Five persons tested positive for COVID-19 in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands on Friday, taking the total number of such cases in the Union Territory to six, a senior official said. All the patients are part of the same group that returned to Port Blair on March 24, Chief Secretary Chetan Sanghi said. […]

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Two men arrested for smuggling gold worth Rs 26 lakh at Delhi airport

Man carrying seven bullets apprehended at IGI Airport

6:38 pm December 3, 2019

New Delhi: A Port Blair-bound passenger has been apprehended by CISF personnel at the Delhi airport for allegedly carrying seven live cartridges in his baggage, a security official said on Tuesday. The bullets were detected during the baggage search of Ashu Varshney at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) around 4 am, the official said. […]

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