The modus operandi is disturbingly sophisticated. According to sources, international cartels frequently jettison high-value drug consignments into the sea when approached by Indian surveillance aircraft or patrol vessels. These waterproof, buoyant packages often wash up on Nicobar and southern Andaman beaches, where they are retrieved by local peddling networks.
Katchal’s Bagless Day initiative, rooted in NEP 2020, earned praise at the BRICS Education Meeting for promoting hands-on, child-friendly learning in remote schools.
Land acquisition for the Great Nicobar airport will impact 263 families, with residents raising concerns over compensation, resettlement, and loss of livelihoods, SIA reveals.