State-Run Oil Giants Resume Drilling in Andaman Offshore
In a major development, state-owned Oil India Limited (OIL) has completed drilling its first well in the...
In late 1980s and early 1990s Port Blair, news traveled slowly, and society remained conservative. Young couples seeking privacy faced danger on secluded stretches near Mazar Pahar and Corbyn’s Cove, where predatory groups carried out what they chillingly referred to as “attacks.” These assaults, though widely whispered about, never reached the police or newspapers. Victims remained silent, fearing societal judgment rather than justice.
Today, Port Blair has changed—its roads busier, its isolation diminished. But the past lingers in memory, and the men who once preyed on the vulnerable now walk as husbands and fathers, their crimes buried by time and silence.
A Dudhline farmer has turned goat rearing into a profitable venture, earning up to ₹7 lakh annually through scientific practices, family support, and government assistance.
A Water Bowl Campaign has been launched across the islands to provide drinking water for stray animals and birds, with authorities urging public participation during the summer months.
A TB screening camp in Campbell Bay conducted 64 X-rays using handheld technology, with plans to expand outreach to remote Nicobar villages under the TB Mukt Bharat campaign.
ANPCC has mandated strict compliance with hazardous waste management rules, warning of penalties and closures for violations in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.