Police raid in Diglipur uncovers cannabis plants and processed ganja, raising concerns over illegal cultivation spreading across North and Middle Andaman regions.
Deepak’s arrest in the Shyamal Mandal case has brought focus to his early life in Rangat, where loss, abuse, and poverty shaped a childhood marked by survival and hardship.
Eleven Myanmarese nationals were apprehended after a sea chase and jungle search in Nicobar, with 800 kg of illegal sea cucumber seized during the anti-poaching operation.
The Anti-Narcotics Police Station has secured a conviction in an NDPS case involving the seizure of 865 grams of ganja from an accused intercepted near VSI Airport.
The approaching southwest monsoon is expected to ease water stress in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, but concerns over flooding, drainage failures and ferry disruptions have resurfaced in Sri Vijaya Puram ahead of the rainy season.