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Foreign Tourists Can Now Fly Directly To The Andamans
Foreign tourists can now directly fly to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands as the government has designated Port Blair airport as an authorised immigration check post for entry into and exit from India with valid travel documents.
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American Paid Fishermen Rs. 25,000 For Fatal Trip To Andamans
An American man from Alabama, who was killed by a protected tribe in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands possibly on November 16, had reportedly paid fishermen Rs 25,000 for smuggling him to the island. Efforts to recover his body, supposedly buried by the tribals, have been unsuccessful so far.
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Air India Brings Back Stranded Tourists From Andaman
National carrier Air India has brought back 165 stranded tourists from Andaman and Nicobar in one flight from Chennai last night while another flight from Kolkata was scheduled to take 85 passengers early today.
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All 2,376 Stranded Tourists Evacuated From Andaman Islands
A fleet of seven ships and six helicopters evacuated all 2,376 tourists, including several foreign nationals, stranded in two islands of the Andamans due to cyclonic weather since December 5, officials said on Friday.
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Rescue Ops Begin In Andamans' Havelock Island Affected By 'Cyclonic Weather'
Rescue operations of around 1,400 stranded tourists from two islands in the Andamans due to cyclonic weather began this morning. The Navy, Coast Guard and the administration of the Union Territory jointly undertook a major evacuation drive.
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800 Tourists Stranded In Havelock Island In Andamans After Heavy Rain, Navy To The Rescue
The Navy has sent four ships to help evacuate 800 tourists stranded at Havelock Islands in the Andamans because of heavy rain.
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21 killed in Andaman boat tragedy; there were no life jackets or guides, says Union minister Narayanasamy
An overcrowded boat with over 50 passengers, mostly tourists, capsized in the Bay of Bengal near Port Blair in Andaman and Nicobar on Sunday afternoon, killing at least 21 people. Union minister V Narayanasamy today said that there were no life jackets and no guides to save people. Officials say 29 people have been rescued and one person is still m...
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Blog: protecting the Andamans' Jarawa tribe from 'human safaris'
Survival International welcomes the Supreme Court's decision to ban tourists from the Andaman Trunk Road as a positive step in the right direction to tackle 'human safaris' to the Jarawa tribe. The road cuts through the Jarawa's reserve in the Andaman Islands and currently brings hundreds of tourists through the reserve each day.
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Supreme Court bans use of road in tribal area of Andaman and Nicobar Islands
The Supreme Court today banned tourists from using the Andaman-Nicobar Trunk road, which cuts through a tribal reserve area in the Andaman and Nicobar islands where endangered Jarawa tribals live.
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Foreign Tourists Can Now Fly Directly To The Andamans
Foreign tourists can now directly fly to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands as the government has designated Port Blair airport as an authorised immigration check post for entry into and exit from India with valid travel documents.
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American Paid Fishermen Rs. 25,000 For Fatal Trip To Andamans
An American man from Alabama, who was killed by a protected tribe in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands possibly on November 16, had reportedly paid fishermen Rs 25,000 for smuggling him to the island. Efforts to recover his body, supposedly buried by the tribals, have been unsuccessful so far.
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Air India Brings Back Stranded Tourists From Andaman
National carrier Air India has brought back 165 stranded tourists from Andaman and Nicobar in one flight from Chennai last night while another flight from Kolkata was scheduled to take 85 passengers early today.
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All 2,376 Stranded Tourists Evacuated From Andaman Islands
A fleet of seven ships and six helicopters evacuated all 2,376 tourists, including several foreign nationals, stranded in two islands of the Andamans due to cyclonic weather since December 5, officials said on Friday.
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Rescue Ops Begin In Andamans' Havelock Island Affected By 'Cyclonic Weather'
Rescue operations of around 1,400 stranded tourists from two islands in the Andamans due to cyclonic weather began this morning. The Navy, Coast Guard and the administration of the Union Territory jointly undertook a major evacuation drive.
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800 Tourists Stranded In Havelock Island In Andamans After Heavy Rain, Navy To The Rescue
The Navy has sent four ships to help evacuate 800 tourists stranded at Havelock Islands in the Andamans because of heavy rain.
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21 killed in Andaman boat tragedy; there were no life jackets or guides, says Union minister Narayanasamy
An overcrowded boat with over 50 passengers, mostly tourists, capsized in the Bay of Bengal near Port Blair in Andaman and Nicobar on Sunday afternoon, killing at least 21 people. Union minister V Narayanasamy today said that there were no life jackets and no guides to save people. Officials say 29 people have been rescued and one person is still m...
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Blog: protecting the Andamans' Jarawa tribe from 'human safaris'
Survival International welcomes the Supreme Court's decision to ban tourists from the Andaman Trunk Road as a positive step in the right direction to tackle 'human safaris' to the Jarawa tribe. The road cuts through the Jarawa's reserve in the Andaman Islands and currently brings hundreds of tourists through the reserve each day.
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Supreme Court bans use of road in tribal area of Andaman and Nicobar Islands
The Supreme Court today banned tourists from using the Andaman-Nicobar Trunk road, which cuts through a tribal reserve area in the Andaman and Nicobar islands where endangered Jarawa tribals live.
