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5 Points About Archibald Blair, After Whom Port Blair Was Named

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5 Points About Archibald Blair, After Whom Port Blair Was Named

Captain Archibald Blair joined the Bombay Marine as a lieutenant in 1771 The Centre on Friday renamed Port Blair, the capital of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, to Sri Vijaya Puram. Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the name Sri Vijaya Puram honours the “rich history and heroic people of Andaman and Nicobar islands”. “It also…

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Shompen Tribe – A Vulnerable Tribal Group In Andaman Votes For 1st Time

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Shompen Tribe – A Vulnerable Tribal Group In Andaman Votes For 1st Time

It’s a particularly vulnerable tribal group (PVTGs) of Great Nicobar Islands. New Delhi: For the first time in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, seven members of the Shompen tribe, a particularly vulnerable tribal group (PVTGs) of Great Nicobar Islands exercised their voting rights for the lone Lok Sabha seat in the union territory. Not only did…

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