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Covid-19 hits dwindling Great Andamanese tribe, 10 test positive

The Great Andamanese tribe, whose population is on the wane in the Union Territory, has been struck by COVID-19, with 10 of its members testing positive for the virus, officials said on Thursday.

Andaman and Nicobar coronavirus update: UT reports 41 new cases, 2 deaths

COVID-19 tally of Andaman and Nicobar Islands rose to 2,945 as 41 more people tested positive for the infection, while two fresh fatalities pushed the Union territory's coronavirus death toll to 37

Andaman and Nicobar Islands Covid-19 tally rises to 2,904 with 44 new cases

Andaman and Nicobar Islands Covid-19 caseload rose to 2,904, with 44 more people testing positive for coronavirus, officials said

52 new coronavirus cases reported in Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Fifty-two more people have tested positive for Covid-19 in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, taking the union territory's Coronavirus caseload to 2,860, officials said on Monday

Eight arrested in Andamans and Nicobar for fishing in Jarawa reserved area

Eight fishermen were arrested in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands for fishing in the area reserved for the vulnerable Jarawa tribe, police said on Wednesday

PM Modi unveils first ever undersea cable to Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Andaman and Nicobar will get access to online classes, tourism, banking, and telemedicine, says the Prime Minister.

Andaman & Nicobar to play important role in self-reliant India scheme: PM

PM Modi said 12 islands of Andaman and Nicobar have been selected for high-impact projects, with an emphasis on boosting trade of sea-based, organic and coconut-based products of the region

Andaman-Nicobar reports 99 new Covid cases; virus enters unaffected island

The number of COVID-19 cases in Andaman and Nicobar Islands rose to 1,222 after 99 fresh infections were registered in the last 24 hours in the archipelago

Andaman and Nicobar Covid-19 update: Tally reaches 548; toll mounts to 5

Three more persons have died of Covid-19 in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, taking the toll to five, while 120 fresh cases pushed the tally of coronavirus patients to 548

Six more coronavirus cases detected in Andaman and Nicobar, tally at 324

A total of six new Covid-19 cases have been reported from Andaman and Nicobar Islands on Monday, taking the coronavirus tally in the Union Territory to 324

Earthquake of 4.8 magnitude hits Andaman and Nicobar Islands

An earthquake of 4.8 magnitude hit the Andaman and Nicobar Islands on Friday morning

Five more Covid-19 cases in Andaman and Nicobar, active cases rise to 11

The five new cases include three males and two females aged between 25 and 35, said Avijit Roy, nodal officer for Covid-19 here

Rate of cases doubling slows to 7.5 days against 3.4 before lockdown: Govt

As per data on April 19, 18 states and UTs have shown an improvement than the national average doubling rate, Ministry of Health and Family Affairs Joint Secretary Lav Agarwal said at a briefing.

HC seeks report from govt on supply of essential goods to Andaman & Nicobar

The court asked the Union of India and the Andaman & Nicobar Islands administration to file reports on the prevailing situation by March 30 through email.

Send those opposing Bharat Ratna to Savarkar to Andaman jail, says Raut

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi had kicked up a row in December, 2019, when he refused to apologise for his "rape in India" remark, saying "My name is Rahul Gandhi, not Rahul Savarkar".

Soon, you could go island-hopping on a seaplane in the Andamans

SpiceJet and a new entity called Andaman Airways want to operate between the islands

'Bose, Shaheed and Swaraj,' PM gives new names to 3 Andaman islands

The Ross Island was renamed as Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Dweep, the Neil Island would now be known as Shaheed Dweep and the Havelock Island as Swaraj Dweep

PM Modi to launch series of infra projects for Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Later in the day, Prime Minister Modi will lay a wreath at the Martyrs Column at Port Blair and will visit the Cellular Jail in the city

PM Modi to rename Andaman & Nicobar islands on Dec 30: Kin of Netaji

Three islands in Andaman and Nicobar-Ross Island, Neil Island and Havelock Island-will be renamed as Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Island, Shaheed Dweep and Swaraj Dweep

PM Modi to rename Andaman and Nicobar islands on Dec 30: Kin of Netaji

Bose also asserted that the Congress party should have renamed these islands way back in 1947 itself