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Port Blair, May 10: Thunderstorm with lightning along with gusty wind (speed reaching 30-40 kmph) likely to occur at one or two places over Andaman & Nicobar Islands on May 11 & 12. For further enquiries/information, one may contact helpline of State Emergency Operation Centre at Helpline No. 1070 & District Emergency Operation Centre at Helpline No. 1077. For any emergency/assistance at sea, call Coast Guard SAR Agency at Toll Free number 1554.
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Port Blair, May 10: The vessel MV Swaraj Dweep is expected to arrive at Port Blair on May 12, 2024 at 1200 hrs from Vizag. She has on board a total of 516 passengers, 9 infants and1 foreign national. On arrival, the vessel will be berthed at Haddo Wharf and passengers will be disembarked immediately.
ANCA in Collaboration with Pankh Conducts Chess and Concentration followed by Blitz Chess Tournament
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Port Blair, May 9: Andaman Nicobar Chess Association (ANCA) in collaboration with NGO Pankh Andaman conducted the unique program 'Chess and Concentration' followed by a blitz chess tournament exclusively for the students of Class VIII to XII at Hotel Driftwood in Port Blair today.
Dr. Nitin Shakiya Director, Department of Social Welfare, A & N Admn, was the chief guest at the inaugural function and made the ceremonial first move at the top board to inaugurate the event in the presence of Swami Shuddhananda Saraswati, Resident Acharya, Chinmay Mission Port Blair and office bearers of Pankh and ANCA.
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Port Blair, May 9: In a decisive crackdown on drug trafficking, a team comprising of Inspector Girish Kumar, SHO PS Crime & Economic Offence, ASI Mohd. Rafique, HC/ Sanjit Madhu, HC/Sanjay Kujur, HC/Shibani Biswas, PC/N. Thangaraj, PC/K. Rajendran and PC/Y. Srinivas Rao from PS Crime & Economic Offence (Then CCS) under the supervision of Sh. Kumar Abhishek, DANIPS, Dy.SP (CID) conducted a meticulously planned raid at Malai Bijan, Haddo, on the night of April 26-27, 2024, which led to the swift arrest of accused T.Naveen Kumar, S/o Shri. T. Dharma Rao (23) yrs, Pvt. Worker R/o House No. 18/21, M.B. Street, Malai Bijan, Haddo and the recovery of 31 grams of Methamphetamine.
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SBI Foundation invites youth for the fellowship program in rural development
Port Blair, May 9: SBI Youth for India (YFI) program is facilitating rural development by collaborating urban educated youth with communities at the grassroots. SBI YFI works on 12 thematic areas such as Health, Rural Livelihood, Food Security, Environmental Protection, Education, Water, Technology, Women’s Empowerment, Self-Governance, Social Entrepreneurship, Traditional Craft and Alternate Energy to drive impactful interventions with the youth who join them as Fellows. Among the 550+ YFI alumni driving impact with their interventions in the social development sector, Port Blair-based Sunita Das led a project focused on empowering community institutions for sustainable forest management. Assigned to the village of Som in the Jhadol Block by Seva Mandir, Udaipur District, Rajasthan, she addressed the village's needs. She established a Forest Protection Committee and involved youth, women, and villagers in plantation management. Additionally, she oversaw the transformation of four government schools into Green Schools through the planting of 100 fruit saplings each.