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The 6th Earl of Mayo, Viceroy of India from 1869, was visiting the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in February 1872 when he was murdered by Afridi. [18] [19] Sher Ali Afridi wanted to kill the Superintendent and the Viceroy as a revenge for his sentence, which he thought was more severe than he deserved. [20]
The Andaman and Nicobar Islands is a union territory of India comprising 572 islands, of which only 38 are inhabited. The islands are grouped into two main clusters: the northern Andaman Islands and the southern Nicobar Islands , separated by a 150 km (93 mi) wide channel .
On 27 December 2010, seaplane services were operationalized in Andaman and Nicobar Islands as per MOU signed between Andaman and Nicobar Administration and PHL. The service began with an eight-seater Cessna 208A Amphibian seaplane named Jal Hans will be used by PHHL to ferry tourists between Port Blair and Havelock Island in the presence of ...
Havelock Island, officially known as Swaraj Dweep (transl. Self-Rule Island), [3] is one of the largest islands in Ritchie's Archipelago, to the east of Great Andaman within the Andaman Islands. It belongs to the South Andaman administrative district, part of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. [4]
The Andaman colony became notorious with the murder of the Viceroy Richard Southwell Bourke, 6th Earl of Mayo, on a visit to the settlement (8 February 1872), by a Pathan from Afghanistan, Sher Ali Afridi. In the same year, the two island groups Andaman and Nicobar, were united under a chief commissioner residing at Port Blair. [14]
Neil Island, officially named Shaheed Dweep (transl. Martyr's Island), is an island of the Andaman Islands, located in Ritchie's Archipelago. It belongs to the South Andaman administrative district, part of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. [6] The island is located 36 km (22 mi) northeast from Port Blair.
Viper Island derives its name from the vessel HMS Viper in which Lt. Archibald Blair came to Andaman and Nicobar Islands in 1789. The vessel, it is believed, met with an accident and its wreckage was found near the island. This small island was the site of the jail where the British used to imprison convicts and political prisoners.
Ross Island, officially named Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Dweep, [6] is an island of the Andaman Islands. It belongs to the South Andaman administrative district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. [7] The island is situated 3 km (2 mi) east from central Port Blair. The historic ruins are a tourist attraction.