LAKSHADWEEP ISLANDS
Lakshadweep gets ‘INS Jatayu’ as its second strategic Naval Base in Minicoy
The Naval Detachment Minicoy has been commissioned as INS Jatayu, an upgraded naval base, marking an important milestone in the Indian Navy's resolve to incrementally augment security infrastructure at the strategic Lakshadweep Islands on Wednesday. Naval Detachment Minicoy ...
Lakshadweep vs Maldives: Sachin, Akshay, top personalities urge people to explore Indian islands
PM Modi’s visit to India’s beach heaven Lakshadweep has hogged the limelight since PM’s post on social media went viral. Later, Lakshadweep and Narendra Modi became the 10th most searched word on Google in India. However, the Union Territory’s soaring po...
Lakshadweep vs Maldives: Maldivian MP mocks PM Modi's visit; Indians trend ‘Boycott Maldives’
New Delhi: PM Modi’s recent visit to ‘Land of Corals’ Lakshadweep, has shot India’s beach heaven to limelight. The Indian PM shared a post in which he could be seen snorkeling, walking on white sand, and resting on a pristine beach. Soon after the post went...
BudgET 2024: FM Sitharaman launches projects to develop island tourism amid feud with Maldives
FM Nirmala Sitharaman presents Interim Budget 2024, the last of the series ahead of Lok Sabha Polls 2024. PM Narendra Modi-led government will prioritize measures to stimulate domestic tourism. This includes boosting investments, improving infrastructure, ...
India-Maldives row: MakeMyTrip claims 3,400% jump in searches for Lakshadweep
Online travel company MakeMyTrip on Monday announced the launch of a 'Beaches of India' campaign after seeing more than a 3,400 per cent jump in searches related to Lakshadweep since Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the island.India-Maldives row: MakeMyTrip claims 3,40...
Chinese warships in Indian ocean on 'anti-piracy mission'
Chinese warships in the Indian Ocean, ostensibly to guard against pirates, have been increasingly aggressive in recent times. On January 27, three ships of the Chinese Navy-- the Changsha, a modern guided-missile destroyer, the Yulin, a multi-role frigate, and the Hong Hu, a replenishment shi...
‘We want to do the development of islands holistically’: Lakshadweep Collector
Lakshadweep Collector S Asker Ali on May 28 said that administration aims for development of Lakshadweep holistically as these islands are exotic. Collector S Asker Ali said, “We've integrated Island Management Plan notified in 2017 regarding island development but there
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