Amrita Minj wins gold in the CW 1X event at the 1st Beach Sprint National Rowing Championship held in Goa, marking a historic achievement for Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
As Hormuz volatility threatens oil flows, India’s energy security strategy is widening toward the Strait of Malacca, with the Andaman and Nicobar Islands emerging as a critical maritime and potential hydrocarbon pivot in the Indo-Pacific calculus.
A major fire at a private bitumen heating facility in Baratang’s Sundargarh area was contained within 30 minutes on Sunday. Flames engulfed a 20-tonne storage tank, but swift action by fire services saved ₹80 lakh in assets and prevented disruption to NH-04 works.