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IDE Bootcamp 2026 Focuses on Prototyping and Business Skill
11+ hour, 4+ min ago (441+ words) Sri Vijaya Puram (Port Blair) April 9: The third day of the Innovation, Design and Entrepreneurship Bootcamp 2026 at Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Institute of Technology marked a shift towards prototyping and business development, as participants advanced from identifying problems to building structured solutions....
Tourist Vehicle Falls Into Drain at Garacharma Blind Turn
1+ hour, 49+ min ago (305+ words) Sri Vijaya Puram (Port Blair) April 9: A tourist vehicle narrowly escaped a serious accident around 9 PM on April 8 after veering into a roadside drain at a blind turn in Garacharma, near the Muthoot Finance branch. The yellow-board Toyota Innova, registration…...
SC PIL Seeks Protection From Election Violence in West Bengal
4+ hour ago (563+ words) New Delhi, April 9: A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking immediate directions to protect judicial officers, government officials and ordinary citizens from what the petitioner describes as politically motivated violence and intimidation in West…...
IGNOU Students Celebrate 39th Convocation in Sri Vijaya Puram
5+ hour, 20+ min ago (281+ words) Dr. Kannan addressed the gathering, underlining the importance of learning and ecological awareness in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. He highlighted IGNOU's efforts in delivering higher education to remote regions, from North and Middle Andaman to Nicobar, emphasizing the transformative…...
India, Philippines Strengthen ASEAN-India Strategic Partnership
4+ hour, 49+ min ago (347+ words) Senior officials from India and the Philippines convened in Manila for the 28th ASEAN-India Senior Officials" Meeting (SOM), focusing on advancing bilateral cooperation and implementing key decisions from the October 2025 ASEAN-India Summit. Co-chaired by Secretary (East), Ministry of External Affairs, Periasamy…...
Three Arrested After Violent Youth Clash in School Line Area
5+ hour, 39+ min ago (350+ words) Sudden scuffle between local youths results in injuries; police detain accused and launch full investigation Sri Vijaya Puram (Port Blair), April 9: A violent altercation between two groups of youths in the School Line area left multiple individuals injured and led…...
South Andaman Water Crisis as Dhanikhari Levels Fall
12+ hour ago (337+ words) Sri Vijaya Puram (Port Blair), April 9: The Andaman and Nicobar Administration has flagged a growing water stress situation in South Andaman, citing a sharp decline in rainfall at the Dhanikhari Dam and a consequential drop in reservoir levels, and has…...
US Secures Release of Kidnapped Journalist in Iraq
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (415+ words) Washington, April 8: An American journalist kidnapped in Baghdad has been released following coordinated efforts by United States agencies and Iraqi authorities, according to an official statement issued by the US Secretary of State. The journalist, Shelly Kittleson, was abducted about…...
Andaman to Host National Surfing Championship
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (560+ words) Sri Vijaya Puram (Port Blair), April 7: Little Andaman is set to host its first national-level surfing championship from April 9 to 12 at Butler Bay Beach, with 86 surfers, including international participants, expected to compete across multiple categories in a four-day event. Organised…...
TB Mukt Bharat Drive Boosts Screening in Andaman
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (375+ words) Sri Vijaya Puram (Port Blair) April 6: A series of health camps and awareness programmes conducted under the TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyan 2. 0 have expanded tuberculosis screening and public outreach across parts of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, officials said. The campaign,…...