Dweep Tulika

Sri Vijaya Puram: Chairman of the Campaign Committee of the Andaman & Nicobar Territorial Congress Committee (ANTCC), Shri G. Bhasker , has urged the Lieutenant Governor of the Andaman & Nicobar Islands to personally travel along National Highway-4 from Jirkatang to Diglipur and assess the condition of the road and the difficulties faced by residents of North and Middle Andaman. In a press release, Bhasker said NH-4, which he described as the lifeline of North and Middle Andaman, continues to remain in poor and deteriorating condition despite repeated assurances regarding its improvement and completion. Bhasker recalled the Chakka Jam organised by the Congress Party on November 1, 2025 , which, according to him, was subsequently called off following assurances concerning the improvement and completion of NH-4. He stated that NHIDCL had subsequently assured in writing that pending road works would be completed by the end of June 2026 . According to Bhasker, however, several...

  Sri Vijaya Puram | August 23, 2026 Frequent and prolonged power interruptions across parts of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands are increasingly affecting everyday life, with residents not only losing hours of electricity but also being forced to spend their own money on inverters, batteries and other backup arrangements to maintain basic household and business activities. For many families, an inverter has gradually shifted from an optional convenience to an essential household expense. During repeated outages, residents depend on backup power for fans, lights, internet routers, computers and other basic electrical equipment. Small businesses face similar pressures, while students struggle to study during interruptions. The burden becomes particularly difficult in the Islands' hot and humid climate. A prolonged outage can mean several hours without fans or cooling, while households dependent on electric pumps, refrigerators and other appliances face additional difficulties. ...

  Diglipur, July 10: An Andaman and Nicobar State Transport Service (STS) school bus carrying students from Kishorinagar towards Talbagan met with an accident on Friday morning after reportedly skidding off the road. According to information available from government and local sources, passengers were safely evacuated from the vehicle and shifted to the Primary Health Centre (PHC), Kishorinagar , before personnel from the Fire & Emergency Services reached the accident site. The vehicle involved has been identified as an STS bus attached to Paschim Sagar , bearing Registration No. AN 01 G 0034 , manufactured by Tata Motors Ltd. Vehicle registration records indicate that the bus is classified as a Bus (LPV), BS-II compliant , with a seating capacity of 45 passengers . It was registered on 21 December 2012 , making it approximately 14 years and 4 months old , while its certificate of fitness remains valid until 1 December 2026 . According to the latest available informati...