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After US Man's Death, Centre Hopes To Keep Tourism Afloat In Andamans
After a 26-year-old US tourist was killed by the tribals after he illegally ventured to an off-limit island, the central government hopes that its efforts to promote Andaman and Nicobar as a major tourism hub have not gone in vain.
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What US Missionary Wrote Before Andaman Tribe Killed Him: Foreign Media
An American missionary trying to meet and convert one of the most isolated hunter-and-gatherer tribes in the world offered them fish and other small gifts before the tribesmen killed him and buried his body on the beach, journals and emails show.
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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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1,400 Stranded Tourists In The Andamans May Be Rescued Today: Official
As the cyclonic weather in the Andamans showed signs of improvement on Thursday, around 1,400 tourists stranded in two islands since Monday may be rescued tomorrow, officials said.
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1,400 Tourists Caught In Cyclonic Weather In Andamans, Rajnath Singh Says All Safe
Around 1,400 tourists are stranded at Havelock and Neil islands in the Andamans after heavy rain and "cyclonic weather conditions", which are a challenge to evacuation efforts. Home Minister Rajnath Singh said on Thursday that everyone is safe and appealed to families of the tourists not to panic.
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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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Government to Develop 78 Lighthouses Pan-India as Tourist Spots
Enthused by a higher tourist footfall at historic lighthouses of Mahabalipuram and Cannanore, the government has decided to develop 78 more such structures across India in PPP mode in the first phase to unlock their rich history and heritage.
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Andaman boat tragedy: Shattered families blame negligence
One person is still missing in the boat tragedy in the Andaman Islands on Sunday in which 21 people died and 29 were rescued. The owner of the private tourist boat is being questioned and may be arrested as the administration has filed an FIR under Section 304 or culpable homicide not amounting to murder.
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Three arrested in Andaman boat tragedy
Three persons, who were detained for questioning in connection with the boat tragedy off the Andaman and Nicobar islands, were formally arrested today, the police in Port Blair said.
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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh announces ex-gratia for Andaman boat tragedy victims
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today sanctioned an ex-gratia of two lakh rupees to the families of those killed in a boat tragedy at Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
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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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After US Man's Death, Centre Hopes To Keep Tourism Afloat In Andamans
After a 26-year-old US tourist was killed by the tribals after he illegally ventured to an off-limit island, the central government hopes that its efforts to promote Andaman and Nicobar as a major tourism hub have not gone in vain.
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What US Missionary Wrote Before Andaman Tribe Killed Him: Foreign Media
An American missionary trying to meet and convert one of the most isolated hunter-and-gatherer tribes in the world offered them fish and other small gifts before the tribesmen killed him and buried his body on the beach, journals and emails show.
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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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1,400 Stranded Tourists In The Andamans May Be Rescued Today: Official
As the cyclonic weather in the Andamans showed signs of improvement on Thursday, around 1,400 tourists stranded in two islands since Monday may be rescued tomorrow, officials said.
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1,400 Tourists Caught In Cyclonic Weather In Andamans, Rajnath Singh Says All Safe
Around 1,400 tourists are stranded at Havelock and Neil islands in the Andamans after heavy rain and "cyclonic weather conditions", which are a challenge to evacuation efforts. Home Minister Rajnath Singh said on Thursday that everyone is safe and appealed to families of the tourists not to panic.
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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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Government to Develop 78 Lighthouses Pan-India as Tourist Spots
Enthused by a higher tourist footfall at historic lighthouses of Mahabalipuram and Cannanore, the government has decided to develop 78 more such structures across India in PPP mode in the first phase to unlock their rich history and heritage.
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Andaman boat tragedy: Shattered families blame negligence
One person is still missing in the boat tragedy in the Andaman Islands on Sunday in which 21 people died and 29 were rescued. The owner of the private tourist boat is being questioned and may be arrested as the administration has filed an FIR under Section 304 or culpable homicide not amounting to murder.
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Three arrested in Andaman boat tragedy
Three persons, who were detained for questioning in connection with the boat tragedy off the Andaman and Nicobar islands, were formally arrested today, the police in Port Blair said.
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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh announces ex-gratia for Andaman boat tragedy victims
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today sanctioned an ex-gratia of two lakh rupees to the families of those killed in a boat tragedy at Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
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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.
