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Shri M. Vinod, President Andaman Association of Tour Operators has deeply mourned the demise of Smti. Sumitra Devi, Aged 80 yrs (Retired Headmistress), W/o Late Suraj Narayan, Resident of Buniyadabad. She breathed her last at GB Pant Hospital Yesterday night (03/04/2024) at 11.15 pm.

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Port Blair, April 4: To reduce the power outages observed in Port Blair and South Andaman regions, a Task Force has been formed to inspect the feeders and Tie lines to assess the condition of conductors, cables, clamps, channels, transformers, earthing, and other related fixtures of the entire transmission and distribution lines of Port Blair and the South Andaman area. The Task Force has examined the fault-prone and vulnerable areas, between Bambooflat, Jungle Bari, Dundus Point, Viper Island, Minnie Bay, and Shoal Bay and Ferargunj.

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Port Blair, April 3: As part of the citizen science initiatives launched on Car Nicobar Island to monitor sea turtle populations, the Nicobarese fishermen from Teetop Village have retrieved a juvenile Hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) from ghost fishing nets floating in the coastal waters of Car Nicobar.

Lost, abandoned, and discarded fishing nets, popularly known as ghost nets, continue to entangle vulnerable marine fauna such as sea turtles. During their routine fishing practices on the forenoon of 01 April 2024, the fishermen spotted a large mass of ghost fishing net floating in the water, which entangled a live turtle as well as a dead turtle. In a swift act of responsible fishing practices, the fishermen rescued the juvenile sea turtle by cutting the net, and the turtle was swiftly released back into the sea without any external injuries.

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Reviews Election Preparedness and Law & Order situation in UT & Bordering Areas of Poll Going States/UTs

Port Blair, April 3: The Election Commission of India conducted an Inter-State Border Meeting with the Chief Secretaries, Director Generals of Police (DGPs), Principal Secretaries (Home), Principal Secretaries (Excise) of all States/UTs, DG (BSF), DG (SSB), DG (ITBP), DG (Assam Rifles), DG (Coast Guard) and State Police Nodal Officers (SPNOs) of all States and UTs today in Virtual Mode in view of the General Elections to Lok Sabha – 2024

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Port Blair, April 3: Shrihaan Karmakar, a ten-year-old chess player from Port Blair, attains the title of Arena FIDE Master (AFM) and becomes the youngest chess player from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands to receive the AFM title.

  1. MCC Implementation Leads to Major Crackdown
  2. A&N Police Appeals General Public to Report Misuse of SMSs and Social Media Platforms During Elections
  3. Second Round of Training for Presiding Officers & Polling Officers Held
  4. IRBn Conducts “Bullet Rally” to Promote Voter Awareness
  5. South Andaman District Police Successfully Recovers Lost Mobile Phones and Returns it to Rightful Owners