Actor-politician Kamal Haasan met All India Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee in West Bengal’s Howrah to finalise a pact between Makkal Needhi Maiam and the TMC for the Lok Sabha elections in Andaman and Nicobar islands. A TMC candidate will contest from the sole seat in Andaman and Nicobar Islands and will be supported by Kamal’s Makkal Needhi Maiam. After the meeting, Kamal Haasan addressed the media and expressed hope that the political relationship with Mamata evolves. (Hindustan Times)read more

Kamal Haasan will visit Andaman and Nicobar islands next month to campaign for the Trinamool Congress. read more

The Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands has one Lok Sabha seat, which will go to vote in phase one on April 11. read more

Andaman and Nicobar Islands Lok Sabha seat has traditionally seen the fight between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress. Bishnu Pada Ray of the BJP had won the last Lok Sabha election in 2014 after defeating Congress’ Manoranjan Bhakta. read more

Andaman and Nicobar Islands will vote on April 11 and results of the Lok Sabha election 2019 will be declared on May 23. read more

Priyanka Chopra and Farhan Akhtar have shared sun-soaked behind-the-scenes pictures from the Andamans set of The Sky is Pink. Check them out here. read more

Aves Island project may also be recommended but they cannot build beyond 50 metres of HTL until the Island Protection Zone (IPZ) norms are relaxed. read more

Having completed the six-month Flight Engineer course on Friday, Jaiswal will now be posted to a helicopter squadron where she will monitor and operate IAF’s complex aircraft in various conditions. read more

Tanishaa Mukerji has shared new pictures from her Andaman Islands holiday with mother Tanuja. See here. read more

The base is located close to the Malacca Straits, a narrow strip vital to China — and to world sea trade — as its navy expands its maritime influence. read more

INS Kohassa will be India’s fourth air base and the third naval air facility in the Andamans that overlooks key sea lanes of communication and strategic points. These islands dominate the Bay of Bengal with more than 60,000 commercial vessels passing... read more

The ministry of civil aviation has banned Indigo and GoAir from flying Airbus A320neo aircraft having Pratt and Whiney engines to Andaman and Nicobar islands’ capital Port Blair. read more

There was no tsunami alert issued as sea levels around the Andaman Nicobar archipelago showed no major rise, said SPS Shenoi, Director INCOIS. read more

Sitharaman also reviewed the presentation made by senior officials of the Andaman and Nicobar Command. read more

Islands in Andaman will soon be connected through seaplanes as the Union ministry of civil aviation has approved operations on 13 water aerodrome routes, the ministry said. read more