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Fishermen asked not to venture into sea as Cyclone Asani brews over Andaman

With the year's first cyclone Asani brewing over the Bay of Bengal, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Administration on Saturday issued an advisory for fishermen

Cyclone Asani: Andaman MP asks disaster machinery to be on high alert

With the year's first cyclone Asani brewing over the Bay of Bengal, Andaman and Nicobar Islands MP urged Lieutenant Governor to put the disaster management machinery on high alert

Andaman and Nicobar Islands coronavirus update: 12 active cases reported

Twelve Coronavirus patients are currently undergoing treatment in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, a health bulletin said.

US official discusses investment opportunities in Andamans with Lt Guv

United States Consul General at Chennai, Judith Ravin, met Andaman and Nicobar Islands Lieutenant Governor Admiral (Retd.) D K Joshi

Congress forms alliance with DMK to fight Andaman local body polls

Elections will be held in all gram panchayats -- except Netaji Nagar and Hut Bay, panchayat samitis, zilla parishad, and the Port Blair Municipal Council on March 6

Andaman & Nicobar: Ballot papers in panchayat poll, EVMs in municipal poll

The panchayat and municipal polls in the union territory will be held on March 6.

Covid-19 tally of Andamans rises to 8,397 with 108 fresh infections

Andaman and Nicobar Islands have reported 108 new COVID-19 cases, 65 more than the previous day, with the caseload climbing to 8,397, a health department official said on Thursday

41 new cases push Covid-19 tally of Andaman and Nicobar to 7,889

The COVID-19 tally of Andaman and Nicobar Islands rose to 7,889 on Saturday as 41 more people tested positive for the infection, a health bulletin said.

24 new cases push Covid-19 tally of Andaman and Nicobar to 7,848

The COVID-19 tally of Andaman and Nicobar Islands rose to 7,848 on Friday as 24 more people tested positive for the infection, one less than the previous day, a health bulletin said.

Year In Review: Diluting green norms may derail India's climate goals

In 2021, the govt pushed renewables to meet its updated climate aims, but also came up with plans to clear forests and reduced scrutiny of polluting units that could cause further environmental damage

Andaman and Nicobar Islands achieve 100% double dose Covid vaccination

Andaman and Nicobar Islands have achieved 100 per cent double dose COVID vaccination of its target beneficiaries. The administration said it was the first among the states and Union territories to achieve the feat using only Covishield. "A&N achieved 100% Covid vaccine coverage making it 1st State/UT to achieve the feat using only Covishield. UT Admin overcame Insurmountable odds for this extraordinary feat in one of the remotest parts of world," it said in a tweet. "Vaccination in A&N was extremely challenging as the UT is spread over 836 islands Spread over 800 km from North to South separated by Rough Sea, Extremely Dense jungle, hills & exposed to Inclement weather," the administration said in another Twitter post. The vaccination drive in the islands kickstarted with the rest of the country on January 16 this year. As per a health bulletin, 2.87 lakh people have received both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine against the target of 2.86 lakh beneficiaries, leading to ...

Earthquake of magnitude 4.4 hits Andaman and Nicobar islands

An earthquake of magnitude 4.4 on the Richter scale jolted east-northeast of Campbell Bay in the early hours of Wednesday, the National Center for Seismology (NCS) informed.

Earthquake of magnitude 4.0 on Richter hits Andaman and Nicobar Islands

The National Center for Seismology (NCS) informed that the earthquake took place at a depth of 80 kilometres and 90 kilometres South-South-East of Diglipur.

Earthquake of 5.2 magnitude strikes Andaman and Nicobar Islands

An earthquake of magnitude 5.2 on the Richter scale struck near Campbell Bay in Andaman and Nicobar Islands on Friday night, as per the National Centre for Seismology (NCS).The tremors were felt around 8:35 pm at the depth of 63 kilometres."Earthquake of Magnitude:5.2, Occurred on 24-09-2021, 20:34:27 IST, Lat: 9.22 and Long: 93.92, Depth: 63 Km, Location: 246km North of Campbell Bay, Andaman and Nicobar island," said the NCS in a tweet.Andaman and Nicobar Islands are prone to frequent earthquakes.Earlier on September 22, an earthquake of magnitude 3.9 on the Richter scale jolted the islands.

Earthquake of 3.9 magnitude strikes Andaman and Nicobar Island

An earthquake of magnitude 3.9 on the richter scale struck near Portblair in Andaman and Nicobar Island on Tuesday night, as per the National Center for Seismology (NCS).The tremors were felt around 11:45 pm at the depth of 10 kilometres."Earthquake of Magnitude: 3.9, Occurred on 21-09-2021, 23:44:57 IST, Lat: 9.99 & Long: 93.54, Depth: 10 Km, Location: 202km SSE of Portblair, Andaman and Nicobar island," said the NCS in a tweet.Andaman and Nicobar islands are prone to frequent earthquakes.Earlier on September 11, an earthquake of magnitude 4.5 on the Richter scale jolted the islands.

5.0 magnitude earthquake strikes Andaman and Nicobar Island

An earthquake of magnitude 5.0 on the Richter scale hit Campbell Bay in Andaman and Nicobar Island on Wednesday morning, as per National Center for Seismology (NCS).The quake took place at a depth of 40 kilometres from the bay."Earthquake of Magnitude:5.0, Occurred on 15-09-2021, 01:43:59 IST, Lat: 3.30 & Long: 95.71, Depth: 40 Km, Location: 458km SSE of Campbell Bay, Andaman and Nicobar island, India," tweeted NCS.More details on this are awaited.

Govt grants ICMR conditional permission to use drones for vaccine delivery

The ICMR has been permitted to use drones up to a height of 3,000 metre to deliver vaccines

Four new Covid-19 cases push tally of Andaman and Nicobar Islands to 7,564

The Covid-19 tally of Andaman and Nicobar Islands rose to 7,564 on Monday as four more people tested positive for the infection, a health bulletin said

No new Covid-19 case in Andamans in the last three days: Officials

Andaman and Nicobar Islands did not record any new Covid-19 case in the last three days, a health official said on Saturday.

Andaman & Nicobar reports single Covid infection; caseload at 7,535

The COVID-19 death toll in the union territory remained at 129 as no fresh fatality due to the disease was reported in the last 24 hours.