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Calcutta High Court Refuses To Interfere In Centre's Decision To Rename Port Blair
The Calcutta High Court's Port Blair circuit bench has refused to interfere in the government's decision to change the name of the capital of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, saying it is the prerogative of the executive.
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5 Points About Archibald Blair, After Whom Port Blair Was Named
Port Blair, the capital of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, was originally named after Captain Archibald Blair, a British colonial naval officer.
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"Much-Needed Decision": BJP vs Congress Over Renaming of Port Blair As Sri Vijaya Puram
While the BJP in Andaman and Nicobar Islands welcomed the decision to rename Port Blair as Sri Vijaya Puram, calling it much-needed, the Congress said the opinion of locals should have been taken.
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Centre Renames Port Blair. It Will Now Be Called...
The Centre has renamed Port Blair, the capital city of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, to 'Shri Vijaya Puram' to "free the nation from colonial imprints".
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Mystery Behind Missing Air Force Plane Ends, Debris Found After 8 Years
The mystery surrounding the Indian Air Force's An-32 transport aircraft, which had gone missing over the Bay of Bengal in 2016, may have been solved after debris from a crashed aircraft was detected off the Chennai coast.
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5.9 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Andaman And Nicobar Islands
An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 was reported near Port Blair in Andaman and Nicobar Islands on Saturday morning, according to the National Center for Seismology.
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PM Modi Inaugurates Rs 710 Crore Terminal Building At Port Blair Airport
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today inaugurated the new Integrated Terminal Building at Veer Savarkar International Airport at Port Blair in Andaman and Nicobar Islands. He inaugurated the terminal building via video conferencing.
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"Opposition Silent On Bengal Panchayat Polls Violence": PM's Top Quotes
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today launched a sharp attack on opposition parties ahead of their mega unity meet in Bengaluru. The PM's remarks came during his address while virtually inaugurating the Veer Savarkar International Airport in Port Blair.
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"Family First, Nation Nothing": PM Modi's All-Out Attack On Opposition
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today attacked the opposition saying that their focus is family, and not the nation.
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PM Modi Unveils New "Shell-Shaped" Terminal Building At Port Blair Airport. See Pics
Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually inaugurated the new integrated terminal building (NITB) at Veer Savarkar International Airport in Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands today.
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Kolkata-Port Blair Vistara Flight Makes U-Turn Over Cyclone-Induced Bad Weather
A Port Blair-bound Vistara flight (UK747) is returning to its origin airport Kolkata due to bad weather at the destination, the airline said on Saturday.
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Cyclone Mocha: Heavy Rains Likely In Andaman And Nicobar Islands, Advisory Issued
The Cyclonic circulation over Southeast Bay of Bengal has moved towards west-northwest direction and intensified into deep depression, which is nearly 540 KM away from west-southwest of Port Blair in Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
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Former Andaman Bureaucrat Jitendra Narain Gets Bail In Rape Case
The former chief secretary of Andaman and Nicobar Islands Jitendra Narain was granted bail by the Port Blair circuit bench of the Calcutta High Court on Monday in the rape case filed by a 21-year-old woman.
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High Court Hears Plea Of Former Andaman Bureaucrat Against Arrest
A writ petition filed by former chief secretary of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Jitendra Narain, challenging his arrest was heard before the Port Blair circuit bench of Calcutta High Court today.
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Businessman, Arrested In Haryana, Brought To Andamans In Gangrape Case
A businessman, who was arrested from Haryana in connection with the gangrape of a woman in the Andamans, was on Monday brought to Portblair on transit remand, police said.
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Calcutta High Court Refuses To Interfere In Centre's Decision To Rename Port Blair
The Calcutta High Court's Port Blair circuit bench has refused to interfere in the government's decision to change the name of the capital of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, saying it is the prerogative of the executive.
-
5 Points About Archibald Blair, After Whom Port Blair Was Named
Port Blair, the capital of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, was originally named after Captain Archibald Blair, a British colonial naval officer.
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"Much-Needed Decision": BJP vs Congress Over Renaming of Port Blair As Sri Vijaya Puram
While the BJP in Andaman and Nicobar Islands welcomed the decision to rename Port Blair as Sri Vijaya Puram, calling it much-needed, the Congress said the opinion of locals should have been taken.
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Centre Renames Port Blair. It Will Now Be Called...
The Centre has renamed Port Blair, the capital city of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, to 'Shri Vijaya Puram' to "free the nation from colonial imprints".
-
Mystery Behind Missing Air Force Plane Ends, Debris Found After 8 Years
The mystery surrounding the Indian Air Force's An-32 transport aircraft, which had gone missing over the Bay of Bengal in 2016, may have been solved after debris from a crashed aircraft was detected off the Chennai coast.
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5.9 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Andaman And Nicobar Islands
An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 was reported near Port Blair in Andaman and Nicobar Islands on Saturday morning, according to the National Center for Seismology.
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PM Modi Inaugurates Rs 710 Crore Terminal Building At Port Blair Airport
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today inaugurated the new Integrated Terminal Building at Veer Savarkar International Airport at Port Blair in Andaman and Nicobar Islands. He inaugurated the terminal building via video conferencing.
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"Opposition Silent On Bengal Panchayat Polls Violence": PM's Top Quotes
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today launched a sharp attack on opposition parties ahead of their mega unity meet in Bengaluru. The PM's remarks came during his address while virtually inaugurating the Veer Savarkar International Airport in Port Blair.
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"Family First, Nation Nothing": PM Modi's All-Out Attack On Opposition
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today attacked the opposition saying that their focus is family, and not the nation.
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PM Modi Unveils New "Shell-Shaped" Terminal Building At Port Blair Airport. See Pics
Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually inaugurated the new integrated terminal building (NITB) at Veer Savarkar International Airport in Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands today.
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Kolkata-Port Blair Vistara Flight Makes U-Turn Over Cyclone-Induced Bad Weather
A Port Blair-bound Vistara flight (UK747) is returning to its origin airport Kolkata due to bad weather at the destination, the airline said on Saturday.
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Cyclone Mocha: Heavy Rains Likely In Andaman And Nicobar Islands, Advisory Issued
The Cyclonic circulation over Southeast Bay of Bengal has moved towards west-northwest direction and intensified into deep depression, which is nearly 540 KM away from west-southwest of Port Blair in Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
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Former Andaman Bureaucrat Jitendra Narain Gets Bail In Rape Case
The former chief secretary of Andaman and Nicobar Islands Jitendra Narain was granted bail by the Port Blair circuit bench of the Calcutta High Court on Monday in the rape case filed by a 21-year-old woman.
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High Court Hears Plea Of Former Andaman Bureaucrat Against Arrest
A writ petition filed by former chief secretary of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Jitendra Narain, challenging his arrest was heard before the Port Blair circuit bench of Calcutta High Court today.
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Businessman, Arrested In Haryana, Brought To Andamans In Gangrape Case
A businessman, who was arrested from Haryana in connection with the gangrape of a woman in the Andamans, was on Monday brought to Portblair on transit remand, police said.
