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5.5-magnitude earthquake strikes Andaman Islands; no casualty, property loss reported
Fp Staff •The earthquake occurred at 4.19 pm and lasted for 27 seconds. According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the quake occurred 165 kilometres south west of Port Blair.
Posting Andaman tribes' videos on social media now punishable; tribal commission seeks removal of content from YouTube
•Action will be taken against those who have uploaded videos and pictures of the protected Jarawa and other tribal communities of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands on social media, the government on Friday said
Moderate 5.1 magnitude quake hits Andamans, no Tsunami warning issued
Fp Archives •A 5.3 magnitude earthquake hit Andaman Islands on Friday afternoon at 2.28 PM, reports IBM Live. The epicentre of the quake is 135 km southwest of Port Blair.
Al Jazeera penalised for showing wrong India map, off air for five days
Fp Archives •Al Jazeera today only showed a blank screen with a message saying that "as instructed by the ministry of Information and Broadcasting, this channel will not be available from 00.01 hours on 22nd April till 00.01 hours on 27th April 2015."
New data shows missing plane was flown towards Andaman Islands
Fp Archives •Two sources said an unidentified aircraft that investigators believe was Flight MH370 was following a route between navigational waypoints - indicating it was being flown by someone with aviation training.
New alert system in Andaman can predict tsunamis in 3 minutes
Fp Archives •he Early Tsunami Warning System installed at Rangachang in Andaman and Nicobar Islands can predict a tsunami immediately after an earthquake, Chief Scientist of National Institute of Ocean Technology Vinith Kumar said.
Tourism in Jarawa reserve should comply with new rules: SC
Fp Archives •The Supreme Court has said tourist activity in Jarawa reserves in Andaman and Nicobar Islands would be carried out strictly in compliance with the amended regulations.
Quake in Andamans and Nicobar
Fp Staff •Tremors of 5.8 magnitude on the Richter scale struck the Andamans and Nicobar Islands in the Indian Ocean today but no tsunami warning was issued.
Two new videos of 'human safaris' in Andaman Islands
Fp Archives •The videos do not indicate the date when they were shot.
Andaman police on Jarawa video: Man in video not a cop
Fp Archives •Police have already registered a case against those involved in filming the video while the Indian government has ordered a probe.