Before Cellular Jail in Port Blair, this tiny Indian island was a place of exile under British rule

Before the infamous Cellular Jail, Viper Island served as a brutal British penal colony. Constructed between 1864-1867, it ...
The New Indian Express

Viper Island in Andamans open to foreign visitors

PORT BLAIR: The historic Viper Island in Andaman and Nicobar Islands has been approved for inclusion in the list of islands open for day visits by foreign tourists. The Restricted Area Permit (RAP) ...
NDTV

Pre-Cellular Jail Period Gallows to be Restored in Andaman

The island has a gallows atop a hillock, where condemned prisoners were hanged. Sher Ali, who killed the then Viceroy of India Lord Mayo in 1872, was also hanged in Port Blair. Port Blair: The Andaman ...
Business Line

Govt justifies plans to set up amusement park in historic Viper Island

https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/variety/govt-justifies-plans-to-set-up-amusement-park-in-historic-viper-island/article64124466.ece Copy The Government today ...
Indiatimes

16 TN tourists among 21 dead as boat sinks off Andaman

At least 21 people died when a boat that carrying tourists capsized and sank off Viper Island, 500 metres from the dockyards in Port Blair in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands on Sunday. One occupant of ...
rediff.com

The two places all Indians must go to

The Cellular Jail and the Viper Island are two places in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands that should be like a pilgrimage for all Indians, says Bishnu Pada Ray, the two-time BJP MP from the Andaman ...