Andaman Islands

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New Delhi, Aug 30 A moderate intensity earthquake, measuring 5 on the Richter Scale, shook parts of Andaman islands today. The tremor was felt at around 1:15 pm and the epicentre was located at a latitude of 11.4 degrees North and longitude of 91.5 degrees East, the Meteorology department said...  

An earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale occurred in the Indian Ocean in the region of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Sunday morning, the Indian Metereological Department said.  

tsunami that hit Dec. 26, 2004. The tsunami, caused by a magnitude 9 earthquake off the coast of Indonesia, killed nearly 11,000 people in India 3,500 of them in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.  

A strong earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale struck Andaman Islands, Indian Ocean, at 0845 GMT Sunday, the Hong Kong Observatory said in a bulletin released here. The epicenter was initially determined by the Hong Kong Observatory at 11.0 degrees north latitude and 91.8 degrees east...  

Andaman Islands residents were shaken on Sunday by magnitude 6 and 5.6 quakes that hit the region within 35 minutes.  

Sun, Aug 10, 2008 (7:06 a.m.) A seismologist says two moderate earthquakes have hit India's Andaman Islands, but no serious damage or injuries have been reported.  

NEW DELHI (AP) _ A seismologist says two moderate earthquakes have hit India's Andaman Islands, but no serious damage or injuries have been reported. Ajay Kumar, a seismologist at the Indian Meteorological Department, says local residents were shaken ...  

MUMBAI/CHENNAI: Taj is checking into islands. After Phuket, Thailand, Taj could soon be spotted in the midst of the picturesque Havelock in Andaman & Nicobar Islands.  

India is on alert after visits by Chinese naval delegation to Myanmar's Coco Islands, a move seen as muscle-flexing near Andaman Islands.  

Port Blair, Aug 21 : The Directorate of Distance Education under the Madurai Kamaraj University (MKU) has introduced Pre-degree Course in English and Tamil Medium in Andaman and Nicobar (A&N;) Islands for the benefit of the students who were denied proper education at their young age.  

Chennai: Four undersea earthquakes of moderate intensity struck off the coast of Andaman and Nicobar Islands on Sunday afternoon, leading to tremors in ...  

MUMBAI/CHENNAI: Taj is checking into islands. After Phuket, Thailand, Taj could soon be spotted in the midst of the picturesque Havelock in Andaman & Nicobar Islands. It is learnt that India's largest hospitality chain - the Taj group - has emerged ...  

The name of Andaman and Nicobar Islands brings to our mind an image of palm trees, white beaches, green forests, sound of waves breaking on a coral reef, and chirping rare birds. It has many islands, islets and rocks, It is also home to some of the oldest tribes in the country.  

6 September, 2008 - Meeting with Nepal’s foreign affairs minister, Mr Upendra Yadav, on the sidelines of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC), foreign minister Lyonpo Ugyen Tshering said that the two governments had fruitful talks on the...