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Andaman & Nicobar Islands Covid-19 tally rises to 2,399
Port Blair | By Press Trust of India | Posted by Arpan Rai
PUBLISHED ON AUG 17, 2020 02:35 PM IST
Of the total 2,399 Covid-19 cases, active are 1,145 as 1,226 people have recovered from the disease and 28 have died, the official said.
VD Savarkar features prominently in tourism ministry webinar
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Deeksha Bharadwaj
UPDATED ON AUG 13, 2020 11:17 AM IST
Dekho Apna Desh is the ministry’s flagship initiative in which series of webinars highlighting the country’s main tourism attractions are conducted.
31 new cases push Andaman and Nicobar’s coronavirus tally to 290
Port Blair | By Press Trust of India| Posted by: Harshit Sabarwal
PUBLISHED ON JUL 26, 2020 03:33 PM IST
One of the new patients had recently returned to the Union Territory while 30 fresh cases were detected during local contact tracing, Health Department Deputy Director Dr Avijit Roy said.
Chandigarh among 4 UTs on Digital Health Mission grid
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON JUL 20, 2020 11:40 PM IST
NDHM will provide a comprehensive health ecosystem that will have digitally empowered individuals, doctors, and health facilities and enable paperless registrations and payments
North Bengal: Brothers forced to be in quarantine on watchtower in elephant corridor
Hindustan Times, Siliguri | By Pramod Giri
UPDATED ON JUN 12, 2020 08:05 PM IST
The villagers are afraid that Amar might have contracted SARS-CoV-2, which causes Covid-19, and, in turn, Jiwan could also be infected.
Covid-19: Stocks of free pulses shipped to states
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON APR 24, 2020 08:07 PM IST
States that have started distributing 1 kg of free pulses to each household include Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Chandigarh, Chattisgarh, Daman and Diu, Goa, Gujarat and Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
HT Picks: The most interesting reads of the week
Hindustan Times | By HT Team
UPDATED ON NOV 22, 2019 08:22 PM IST
A book on the Andaman and Nicobar islands, another on Japan, and one on fantastic Parsi characters!
Burail jail’s health care worst among all UTs in country: NCRB report
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | By Shub Karman Dhaliwal
PUBLISHED ON OCT 24, 2019 12:52 AM IST
Other UTs such as Delhi fare comparatively better with 248 medical officials for nearly 15,161 prisoners, which means that each officials looks after around 61 inmates
5.0 magnitude quake hits Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Port Blair (Andaman and Nicobar Islands) | By Asian News International
UPDATED ON MAY 25, 2019 09:10 AM IST
The earthquake struck Andaman Islands region at around 2:52 am and was situated at a depth of 10 kilometres, the IMD said.
DRDO test fires guided bomb from Sukhoi combat jet
New Delhi | By Press Trust of India
UPDATED ON MAY 24, 2019 06:31 PM IST
The defence ministry said the guided bomb achieved the desired range and hit the target with high precision.
5.8-magnitude earthquake shudders Andaman and Nicobar islands
Press Trust of India | By Press Trust of India
UPDATED ON MAY 22, 2019 11:25 AM IST
The quake, which had its epicentre in the Andaman islands, occurred at 6:09 am.
Southwest monsoon arrives in Nicobar islands
Hindustan Times, Pune | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON MAY 19, 2019 04:35 PM IST
According to IMD officials, the monsoon’s arrival at Andaman sea was as per schedule though its entry into Kerala may be delayed till June 6.
Chandigarh’s Hina Jaiswal becomes IAF’s first woman flight engineer
Bengaluru | By Asian News International
UPDATED ON FEB 15, 2019 10:52 PM IST
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.
6.0 magnitude earthquake jolts Nicobar Islands region
Port Blair | By Press Trust of India
UPDATED ON JAN 17, 2019 10:28 AM IST
There was no tsunami alert issued as sea levels around the Andaman Nicobar archipelago showed no major rise, said SPS Shenoi, Director INCOIS.
‘Orange’ alert for Andaman due to cyclone ‘Pabuk’
New Delhi | By Press Trust of India
UPDATED ON JAN 06, 2019 12:48 PM IST
Cyclonic storm “Pabuk” is approaching the archipelago and currently hovering over the Andaman sea and the neighbourhood, they added.
Indonesian ship brings cargo to Port Blair
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Rezaul H Laskar
UPDATED ON JAN 05, 2019 12:08 PM IST
The vessel’s cargo includes construction materials such as sand, rocks and cement, handicrafts and coconut products arranged by the Aceh Chamber of Commerce.
US man killed in Andaman was pursuing ‘planned adventure’: Tribes body chief
Press Trust of India | By Press Trust of India
UPDATED ON DEC 05, 2018 01:38 PM IST
There are many primitive tribes like the Sentinelese in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, contact with whom is prohibited for outsiders, the commission’s chairperson Nand Kumar Sai told reporters here Tuesday.
Two Americans encouraged US man killed by remote tribe to visit forbidden Andaman island, say police
Port Blair | By Agence France-Presse
UPDATED ON DEC 01, 2018 07:34 PM IST
Police said investigators had traced the two Americans through calls made to Chau’s telephone phone. The Americans had “local mobile numbers”, he added.
US tourist’s body could be lost in battle to preserve isolated Andaman tribe
Agence France-Presse | By Agence France-Presse
UPDATED ON NOV 25, 2018 11:40 AM IST
The American tourist died last week after making several attempts to reach the Sentinelese to preach Christianity -- knowing it was illegal to go within three miles (five kilometres) of the island.
Shields, medicines, gifts: How US tourist prepped for Sentinel Island trip
New Delhi/Kolkata | By Tanmay Chatterjee and Prawesh Lama
UPDATED ON NOV 24, 2018 10:21 AM IST
Chau was attacked with arrows and died in his second attempt to reach the North Sentinel Island on November 16. The previous day he had tried to enter the island, which is out of bounds for visitors, but retreated when a young boy attacked him an arrow.
US man, out to explore cut-off Andaman island, killed by protected tribe
Agencies | By Agencies
UPDATED ON NOV 21, 2018 07:54 PM IST
The 27-year-old tourist had gone to the island with a local fisherman nearly five days back to interact with Sentinelese tribes, website Andaman Sheekha reported.
Merger of DSP cadre with other UTs put on hold
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON OCT 18, 2018 09:40 AM IST
The move came after the notification could not find much favour with the Chandigarh Police officers, who have challenged it in the Central Administrative Tribunal.
Pune experiences light rainfall, Southwest monsoon to advance to parts of Kerala, Tamil Nadu in 48 hours
Hindustan Times, Pune | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON MAY 28, 2018 04:29 PM IST
IMD has predicted thunderstorm, accompanied with gusty winds, at isolated places over Marathwada region and central Maharashtra on May 31.