India plans new airport for both military, civilian aircraft operations in Lakshadweep’s Minicoy

 Even as India is looking to promote the Lakshadweep islands for tourism, India is now planning to develop a new airfield at the Minicoy Islands there that would be capable of operating military aircraft, including fighter jets, along with commercial ones. “The plan is to have a joint airfield that would be […]

Navy’s Dornier carries out night evacuation of ill toddler to Kochi from Lakshadweep

 A two-and-half-year-old child suffering from serious illness was airlifted from Agatti Islands in Lakshwadeep to Kochi by an Indian Navy Dornier on Wednesday According to an official release, the medical evacuation was carried out at the request of the Lakshadweep Administration. “On the request from the Lakshadweep Administration, the Southern Naval Command carried out a swift emergency medical […]

Lakshadweep disengages 111 contract staff in tourism sector for 1 month

With the onset of monsoons and closure of tourist season, Lakshadweep’s Society for Promotion of Nature Tourism and Sports (SPORTS) has disengaged 111 contractual staff in its units for a period of one month, considering the financial condition and actual requirement. An order issued on Wednesday by S Asker Ali, IAS, Managing Director of SPORTS stated, “Upon […]

Congress seeks removal of Lakshadweep administrator over his ‘undemocratic’ measures in Island

Kerala Leader of Opposition (LoP) VD Satheesan on Tuesday wrote to Union Home Minister Amit Shah seeking the newly-appointed Administrator of Lakshadweep Praful Patel to be immediately called back as the people of the island are being subjected to his undemocratic measures. “After the appointment of the new Administrator in the island, breaking the […]