Andaman Islands

HYDERABAD: The tribal population of Andaman and Nicobar Islands were probably the descendants of the first modern humans, who migrated out of Africa about 65,000-70,000 years ago.  

/India PRwire/ - With the support of the Press Club of Andaman and Nicobar Islands (ANI) as media partner, ADRA India initiated the “Green Campaign 2008” in the Andaman Islands. The Campaign started with a mass sensitization program through a rally participated by 1000 people including students...  

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KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 7 (Bernama) -- A magnitude 5.0 earthquake occurred in the Andaman Islands Region at 5pm Sunday. A Meteorological Department statement gave its epicentre as 104km southwest of North Andaman, India and 1,130km northwest of Langkawi.  

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.  

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...  

The region could have a higher risk of an offshore earthquake than thought, which could unleash a potentially devastating tsunami in the densely populated area  

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 ...  

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

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.  

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