"The helicopter took off from Sri Vijaya Puram around 8.45 am, and it crashed into the sea around 9.30 am. A preliminary inquiry revealed that there was some technical snag, and the pilot made a crash-landing on the sea," a senior civil aviation official said
24 February,2026 01:18 PM IST | Andaman | PTI
Phaag is a traditional form of folk songs brought to the Andaman & Nicobar Islands prior to the year 1900 and is closely associated with the festive period from Vasant Panchami to Holi, said Director Tourism, Vinayak Chamadia,
08 February,2026 01:03 PM IST | Sri Vijaya Puram | PTI
Shah will chair a meeting of the Consultative Committee of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands on Saturday as part of his day-long visit to the Union Territory.
03 January,2026 11:56 AM IST | Port Blair (Andaman and Nicobar) | ANI
“The Sagara Pran Talamalala… marks 116 years since Swatantryaveer Vinayak Damodar Savarkar composed this iconic poem, with the waves of the sea as witness,” said Ameya Hete, a Mumbai-based businessman who conceptualised and organised the commemorative event and commissioned the statue
13 December,2025 01:00 PM IST | Mumbai | Hemal AsharADVERTISEMENT
