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  Car Nicobar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Car Nicobar (known as Malacca, or Pu in the local language) is the northernmost of the Nicobar Islands, which in turn are the southern part of the Indian union territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Although this is less than 7% of the area of the Nicobar group, in the census of 2001 its population of 29,145 was more than half of the total Nicobar population.
Car Nicobar lies 750 km (465 miles) from the epicenter of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake, and the ensuing tsunamis struck it with great force.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Car_Nicobar   (195 words)

  
 THE COMFORTS - Andaman & Nicobar Islands > Places of Interest in Nicobar   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The Nicobars abound in coconut-palm, casuarina and pandanus.
Nicobar group is out of bounds for foreigners at present.
A rustling fan, Car Nicobar is the headquarters of Nicobar District.
www.thecomforts.com /in_andaman_places_nicobar.htm   (233 words)

  
 31 December 1881 - Car Nicobar Island, M7.9   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The epicentral location of this earthquake is believed to lie to the west of Car Nicobar Island in the Bay of Bengal ( 6).
The main rupture ( 6) which lies in the vicinity of Car Nicobar Island is 60 kilometres by 120 kilometres and saw a maximum slip of 2.7 metres.
The earthquake is also believed to have uplifted ( 6) Car Nicobar Island of upto 60 centimetres.
www.asc-india.org /gq/carnicobar.htm   (959 words)

  
 Car Nicobar
Car Nicobar is the headquarters of Nicobar District.
A severe earthquake was felt in Andaman and Nicobar Islands having epicentre at 3.7N and 95E off the island of Sumatra between 0630 to 0635 hrs in the morning on 26th December, 2004.
Three days after the killer tsunami struck the situation in the Andaman and Nicobar Island was grim, with 10,000 people, half the population of Car Nicobar, missing.
www.globalsecurity.org /military/world/india/car-nicobar.htm   (1319 words)

  
 Car Nicobar's resilience
THE idyllic island of Car Nicobar, which bore the full fury of the tsunami in December, lies in the heart of the Andaman and Nicobar islands archipelago in the Indian Ocean.
As the chopper draws closer to the Car Nicobar coastline, the halo of turquoise undergoes a stark transformation.
This may be yet another reason why the travails of Car Nicobar have not been as palpably felt by the world as the pain of the other regions of Asia that are grappling with the aftermath of the tsunami.
www.flonnet.com /fl2213/stories/20050701002509500.htm   (2289 words)

  
 UNICEF India - Water, environment and sanitation
The idyllic island of Car Nicobar which bore the full fury of last year's tsunami havoc lies in the middle of the Indian Ocean.
Another reason why the tsunami devastation in Car Nicobar may not have found much mention in the media could perhaps be ascribed to an essentially self sufficient culture of the Nicobarese people.
Car Nicobar reported an overall tally of 270 dead and 584 missing.
www.unicef.org /india/wes_770.htm   (1503 words)

  
 Car Nicobar air base combat fit: Air Chief Marshal | India-Defence.com (Printer Friendly)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Thiruvananthapuram, Apr 8 (PTI) The Car Nicobar airbase of Indian Air Force which was badly damaged in the December 26 tsunami had become combat worthy, Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal S P Tyagi said here today.
The runway which was completely destroyed in the tsunami was fully repaired, he said adding "Car Nicobar air base is combat fit".
Tyagi said the expansion programme of Car Nicobar air base would be carried out as planned.
srirangan.net /india-defence/node/167/print   (188 words)

  
 NICOBAR ISLANDS - LoveToKnow Article on NICOBAR ISLANDS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
NICOBAR ISLANDS, a British group of twelve inhabited and seven uninhabited islands in the Bay of Bengal, between Sumatraand the Andaman Islands, to which latter they are administra-tively appended.
The health of the convicts was always bad, though it improved with length of residence and the adoption of better sanitary measures; and an attempt to found a Chinese colony having failed in 1884 through mismanagement, the settlement was withdrawn in 1888.
Kioss, In the Andanzans and Nicobars (London, 1902); A. Alcock, A Naturalist in the Indian Seas (London, 1902).
www.1911ency.org /N/NI/NICOBAR_ISLANDS.htm   (2656 words)

  
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Car Nicobar, in the northern part of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, is one of the only 12 inhabited islands in the Andamans archipelago.
The two groups of islands, Andaman and Nicobar, are separated by a deep ten degree channel.
The Car Nicobar island has a number of beautiful many bays, like the Fresh Water Bay, the Gaske Bay and the North Bay to name a few.
www.toursforindia.com /destinations/andamannicobar/carnicobar-tours.html   (155 words)

  
 Car Nicobar girls rebuild lives at new school:- - India News - Webindia123.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The Class 10 and 12 students moved to the makeshift school, located in a former industrial unit that once resonated to the whirr of machines and now reverberates to the poetry of Shakespeare, with Leela Hanif Verghese, principal of Malacca High School, and 20 teachers in tow.
And Zeenat hopes some day she will be become a teacher and bring back all that was taken away by the tsunami, which killed over 16,000 people on the southern coast of India and its island territories.
Car Nicobar was among the worst affect islands, and some 20 of the girls at the school were orphaned in the tsunami.
www.webindia123.com /news/showdetails.asp?id=69368&cat=India   (521 words)

  
 Half of Car Nicobar population missing - Irna
Three days after the killer tsunamis struck, the situation in the Andaman and Nicobar Island today continued to be appalling with 10,000 people, half the population of Car Nicobar, still missing and contact yet to be established with some other islands.
"Car Nicobar has a population of 20,000 and half of them are missing," Lt. Governor Ram Kapase told reporters at Port Blair.
Asked about the possibility of epidemics, the lt. governor said four agencies were working in Car Nicobar, one of the worst affected islands to make sure that bodies were immediately buried.
www.irna.ir /en/news/view/menu-235/0412291027182344.htm   (343 words)

  
 JesusChristIndia.com - 2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake and Tsunami Information and Resources
The Great Nicobar and Car Nicobar islands were the worst hit among all the islands because of their proximity to the quake and relative flatness.
One fifth of the population of the Nicobar Islands is said to be dead, injured or missing.
Among the casualties in Car Nicobar, 100 Indian Air Force personnel and their family members were washed away when the wave hit their air base, which was reported to have been severely damaged.
www.jesuschristindia.com /Indian_tsunami_info.html   (4763 words)

  
 Half the population of Car Nicobar missing- The Times of India   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
PORT BLAIR: Three days after the killer tsunami struck the situation in the Andaman and Nicobar Island on Wednesday continued to be grim with 10,000 people, half the population of Car Nicobar, still missing and contact yet to be established with some other islands.
Commander-in-Chief, Unified Command, Andaman and Nicobar Lt General BS Thakur visited Katcha and Nancowry islands to supervise operations, the sources said.
Apart from ships, AN32 aircraft were making sorties to Car Nicobar and Campbell Bay carrying food and drinking water and also evacuating people.
www1.timesofindia.indiatimes.com /articleshow/974760.cms   (374 words)

  
 IndiaDaily - Entire IAF station pushed off the map in Car Nicobar
The importance of Car Nicobar base, which is the operational heart of the Andamans and Nicobar Command, lies in its location.
Besides handling the reconnaissance and surveillance activities, the Car Nicobar base has a major role in tracking down gun-runners and narco-traffickers that push in arms and drugs to India's north-east through the Cox's bazaar and Chittagong route in Bangladesh.
The runway of Car Nicobar base was extended to handle fighter operations in 2001 after the government cleared the Andamans and Nicobar Tri-Service Command.
www.indiadaily.com /breaking_news/18595.asp   (1004 words)

  
 Half the people of Car Nicobar still missing
Three days after the killer tsunamis struck, the situation in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands continues to be apalling.
Some 10,000 people, half the population of Car Nicobar, are still missing and contact yet to be established with some other islands.
Commander-in-Chief, Unified Command, Andaman and Nicobar, Lt General B S Thakur visited Katcha and Nancowry islands to supervise operations, the sources said.
in.rediff.com /news/2004/dec/29nico1.htm   (294 words)

  
 Car Nicobar Island, India Map & Placename Index   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Local Map of Mus, Car Nicobar Island, India
Local Map of Lopate, Car Nicobar Island, India
Local Map of Passa, Car Nicobar Island, India
www.multimap.com /index/IN3.htm   (64 words)

  
 Indiainfo.com -> News -> India -> I feel like settling down in Car Nicobar: Vajpayee   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Car Nicobar (Andaman and Nicobar Islands): Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee arrived here on the last leg of his three-day visit to islands of Andaman and Nicobar and said he would like to settle down in this picturesque coconut tree covered land, the last district headquarter of India's territory.
He also paid floral tribute to those islanders who were killed by Japanese during their occupation of the island after 1942.
He said the government hospital at Car Nicobar would be named after John Richardson whom he described as a "selfless missionary dedicated to the upliftment of mankind".
news.indiainfo.com /2003/01/20/20vajsettle.html   (382 words)

  
 XI LOK SABHA DEBATES, Session III (Winter)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Nicobar District is inhabited by the Nicobari tribals who are a peace-loving and disciplined people.
Car-Nicobar is the headquarters of Nicobar District which is a small area thickly populated by the tribal people.
I am approached by the tribal leaders that again the Air Force is forcing for acquiring more lands, which will create a serious situation in that part of the small and peaceful island.
www.parliamentofindia.nic.in /lsdeb/ls11/ses3/12031296.htm   (310 words)

  
 2,500 killed in Car Nicobar - News from VijayawadaSite.com
More than 2,500 people have been killed in Car Nicobar island in the Andaman and Nicobar islands which were hit by tsunami waves on Sunday.
The islands which are elevated have generally escaped too much damage, except on the waterfront, but low-lying islands like Car Nicobar have been completely inundated by sea water, according to Navy Chief Admiral Arun Prakash.
According to sources in the Armed Forces carrying out relief operations in Car Nicobar, the toll is expected to rise by over 1,000.
news.vijayawadasite.com /allindianews.asp?newsdate=20041229&record=4   (265 words)

  
 The Hindu : Kerala News : Kollam family missing in Car Nicobar island
After losing all hopes of finding their dear ones who went missing from the Car Nicobar island since the December 26 tsunami onslaught, a family settled in Port Blair returned to their native place in Kollam this morning in a state of shock and agony.
Those missing are Ajay (35), who works as a teacher in Malaca Senior Secondary School; his wife, Sunita (30), a steno at the Car Nicobar Deputy Commissioner's office; and their children Vaibhav (6) and Anuksha (4).
Baiju told The Hindu that the Car Nicobar area where his brother lived remained buried in six feet of sand brought in by the seismic waves.
www.hindu.com /2005/01/07/stories/2005010706050500.htm   (365 words)

  
 The Hindu : National : 'Car Nicobar Air Force station will be fully restored in 6 months'
The Indian Air Force station on the Car Nicobar island, wrecked by tsunami waves on December 26, will be rebuilt and fully operational in six months, Air Marshal S.Y. Savur, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Southern Air Command (SAC), has said.
The relief operations by the IAF in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Sri Lanka and the Maldives had been completed.
Group Captain I.P. Vipin, Commanding Officer, 33 Squadron, who co-ordinated the operations in Andaman Nicobar said, when his flight reached Car Nicobar, the runway there was half covered by water and most of the remaining part, damaged.
www.hindu.com /2005/01/24/stories/2005012405431200.htm   (505 words)

  
 Car Nicobar air base of IAF is combat fit: Tyagi   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Car Nicobar air base of IAF is combat fit: Tyagi
Thiruvananthapuram: The Car Nicobar airbase of Indian Air Force (IAF), which was badly damaged in the December 26 tsunami had become combat worthy, Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal S P Tyagi said in Thiruvananthapuram today (Apr 8, 2005).
The runway, which was completely destroyed in the tsunami was fully repaired, he said adding, "Car Nicobar air base is combat fit." He said he would go to Car Nicobar on April 14.
news.indiainfo.com /2005/04/08/0804tyagi.html   (866 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | World | South Asia | Migrants face eviction after tsunami
The move comes because of fears there is not enough land for everyone in the aftermath of the disaster.
Though his father has been a government employee in Car Nicobar for more than 32 years, Mr Nagendran cannot obtain resident status because of the special law.
He also points out that many mainland businessmen and fishermen had registered their shops in the names of local tribals as the law does not permit outsiders to start or own businesses in Car Nicobar.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/low/world/south_asia/4304143.stm   (580 words)

  
 Car Nicobar air base fit: Tyagi - NDTV.com - News on Car Nicobar air base fit: Tyagi
The Car Nicobar airbase of Indian Air Force which was badly damaged in the December 26 tsunami had become combat worthy, Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal S P Tyagi said today.
He said the airbase would be formally declared as combat fit on April 14 by operating Indian Air Force (IAF) combat aircraft like Jaguars on that day.
The IAF had been heavily involved in the rescue operations during tsunami in the country and also helped countries like Sri Lanaka and Maldives.
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In all the Andaman and Nicobar Islands is a collection of 293 richly forested Tropical islands, only 39 of which are inhabited.
At Port Blair, situated in South Andaman Island, is housed the Headquarter of this Union Territory.
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 Car Nicobar: IAF to be back in action soon | India-Defence   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Car Nicobar: IAF to be back in action soon
Car Nicobar: IAF to be back in action soon
The IAF which had lost about 107 personnel and their kin to the killer tsunami, ruled out abandonment of the base in Nicobar islands in view of its strategical location.
srirangan.net /india-defence/node/132   (510 words)

  
 LG Visits Car Nicobar   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Ram Kapse, Hon’ble Lt. Governor and Smti Smita Kapse, First Lady of A and N Islands made their maiden visit to Car Nicobar on 13.01.2004 within 10 days of assuming as Lt. Governor, A and N Islands.
On his arrival to Car Nicobar in the morning he was accorded a warm welcome by Shri G.C. Joshi, Deputy Commissioner (N), Shri Aberdeen Blair, Chief Captain, Shri Thomas Philip, Secretary Tribal Council, Smti Neena Thomas, Vice Chairperson SWAB and other Sr.
Headman of all village of Car Nicobar at Chukchucha Elpanam.
www.and.nic.in /lg-carnic.htm   (476 words)

  
 Gandhi statue only remainder of wiped-out village in India's Car Nicobar island   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Twelve of the 15 villages on Car Nicobar, one of the most secluded islands in the Bay of Bengal, were flattened under the Dec. 26 tsunami; the three left standing suffered extensive damage from a magnitude 7.3 aftershock that rocked the archipelago.
In Car Nicobar, a fire engine was being used to ferry drinking water.
Devadoss said it was too early to estimate casualties on Car Nicobar, where they hope some indigenous tribes took to the hills and are surviving on coconuts.
www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2005/01/02/international1640EST0491.DTL   (570 words)

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