After 'Digital Andaman', PM plans to make it hub of 'blue economy'
India | August 09, 2020 20:33 ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to the Andamanese people via the digital mode amid the Covid-19 pandemic on Sunday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to the Andamanese people via the digital mode amid the Covid-19 pandemic on Sunday.
Three medium-intensity earthquakes hit the Andaman and Nicobar Islands on Friday, the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) said.
The epicentre of the earthquake was 110 km north-west of Diglipur in Andaman and Nicobar, the National Center for Seismology confirmed.
Andaman and Nicobar Islands become coronavirus free as all the 11 patients in the Union Territory have been recovered as of now. The Chief Secretary of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chetan Sanghi took to his Twitter handle to announce the recovery of all COVID-19 patients in UT.
Andaman & Nicobar Islands has reported another COVID-19 positive case after a man in his late 20s on Monday tested positive for coronavirus, taking the number of coronavirus positive cases in the Union Territory to 10, officials said.
He extended warm greetings to the personnel and their families ahead of Diwali, the officials said.
The Andaman and Nicobar archipelago is prone to earthquakes.
The Andaman and the Nicobar archipelago is prone to earthquakes.
It is not unusual for the islands to witness more than two-three quakes a day.
The storm is approaching the archipelago and currently hovering over the Andaman sea and the neighbourhood, they added.
Rainfall at many places with heavy falls at isolated places very likely to commence over the Andaman Islands and gale wind speed reaching 70-80kmph gusting to 90kmph is likely to prevail.
"Heavy rains are predicted in the Andaman Islands from January 5-7. The tropical cyclonic storm 'Pabuk' is currently located above South China sea, almost 1,500 km from Port Blair," said scientist A.K. Sen.
The prime minister congratulated the people of Car Nicobar for overcoming the impact of the tsunami which had struck the island in 2004 and assured to provide better facilities to the people in Andamans.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch several of infrastructure projects in Andaman and Nicobar Islands on Sunday.
A Home Ministry official said Chau, 27, violated several rules governing tourists' visit to restricted areas, which put his life to risk.
The commission sought immediate report from the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Andaman and Nicobar administration.
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Kolkata: Polling began Thursday for the lone Lok Sabha constituency in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, a picturesque archipelago of 572 islands situated in the Bay of Bengal, officials said.There are 257,856 voters in the
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