South Andaman Island

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  Monsoon Reaches South Bay Of Bengal, Nicobar Islands: Weather Office

  The southwest monsoon advanced into parts of the south Bay of Bengal, south Andaman Sea, Nicobar Islands and some areas of the north Andaman Sea on Tuesday, the India Meteorological Department said.

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  'Send Them To Andaman': Probe Agency's Request For Dreaded Gangsters

  The probe agency wrote to the ministry a few months back requesting that 25 notorious criminals, including Lawrence Bishnoi, accused in the murder of Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala, be shifted to South Indian prisons.

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  Light To Moderate Rain In Telangana In Next 48 Hours: Weather Department

  South west monsoon has arrived over parts of South Bay of Bengal, Andaman Nicobar Islands, and the Andaman Sea. During the next 24 to 48 hours, Telangana is likely to have a thunderstorm with lightning, India Meterological Department said.

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  Deep Depression In Andaman Sea Unlikely To Become Cyclonic Storm: Forecast

  The deep depression over north Andaman Sea is unlikely to intensify into a cyclonic storm and is expected to cross the south Myanmar coast at Thandwe with relatively less ferocity than expected earlier, the weather department said today.

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  Magnitude 6.1 Earthquake Strikes Near Andaman and Nicobar Island

  An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck about 310 km (190 miles) south southeast of Port Blair in Andaman and Nicobar island, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said on Tuesday.

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  Cyclone Phethai To Hit Andhra Pradesh Today, Coastal Areas On Alert: 10 Points

  With Cyclone Phethai set to intensify and expected to strike Andhra Pradesh's Kakinada by noon on Monday, the state government scrambled to minimise the damage from the third such cyclone to hit the state this year. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu asked for precautionary measures to be taken to avoid damage to life and property. A...

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  With 16-Nation Naval War Games, India Looks To Secure Sea Lanes

  The biennial exercise 'Milan' is being organised at the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the backdrop of China's growing military posturing in the Indo-Pacific region. Officials said the issue is likely to figure during deliberations among navy chiefs of the participating countries at the event.

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  Southwest Monsoon Arrives 3 Days Early In Andaman And Nicobar Islands

  The Southwest Monsoon has covered the Nicobar Islands and the entire south Andaman Sea, three days ahead of its normal onset date, the India Meteorological Department or IMD said today.

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  Crocodiles To Be Driven Out Of Human Habitations In Andaman

  Amid reports of crocodiles attacking people in South Andaman district, the Forest Department has decided to drive the reptiles out of human inhabited areas.

• Prayers Held in Kerala in Memory of Tsunami Victims

  People paid homage to victims of the Tsunami disaster that lashed the coastal areas of the state, mainly at Kollam and Alappuzha districts, on this day in 2004.

• Telecom Regulator Suggests Over Rs 2,400 Crore Plan for Two Island Union Territories

  "The Authority recommends that the investment of Rs 2,277.87 crore (Rs 1,772.91 crore for ANI and Rs 504.96 crore for Lakshadweep) be incurred for providing reliable and quality telecom services in ANI and Lakshadweep," the Telecom

• PM expresses shock over loss of lives in Andaman boat tragedy

  Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today expressed shock over the boat tragedy that took place in Andaman and Nicobar Islands and asked all central agencies to assist in rescue operations.

• Cyclone Madi to intensify into severe storm

  A cyclonic storm named 'Madi' would intensify into a severe cyclonic storm, bringing rain or thundershowers over some parts of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh during the next 48 hours.

• India to strengthen Andaman and Nicobar Command to take on China

  As the race for the Indian Ocean region heats up with India, China and the United States trying to dominate the region, South Block is all set to hand over the controls of the Andaman and Nicobar Command (ANC) - India's strategic outpost in the Bay of Bengal - to the Indian Navy.

• Four Port Blair-bound flights from Chennai cancelled as Cyclone Lehar hits Andaman

  Four Port Blair-bound flights from Chennai were cancelled today following inclement weather in the Andaman and Nicobar islands, airport sources said.