Port Blair, Dec. 19: The Department of Environment & Forests, A&N Islands conducted a two-day Workshop for the Field Staff and Elephant Mahouts at Biological Park Chidiyatapu on Dec. 18 and 19.

The Workshop was inaugurated by Chief Conservator of Forests (Territorial), Dr. S. Dinesh Kannan, IFS and was conducted under the guidance of Shri A. C Tilak, Deputy Director, Biological Park, Chidiyatapu. Renowned Veterinarian & Padma Shri Awardee, Shri. K. K. Sharma, Professor, Assam Agriculture University, Guwahati also known as Elephant Man of Asia and Shri Shubham Patil, Veterinarian, Radhe Krishna Temple Elephant Welfare Trust, Jamnagar, experienced in Elephant Management were the Resource Persons for the Workshop to impart useful information and knowledge of elephant behaviour and health issues and identification of significant changes in the gigantic polite mammal and its management and proper care.

Port Blair, Dec. 19: The operation from New Integrated Terminal Building of Veer Savarkar International Airport, Port Blair has commenced from 21st Aug, 2023. In order to maintain better discipline/facilities on both airside and city side, also to ensure the compliance to attached Operational Circular No 5 of 2020. The mechanism of penalties shall in put in place. The penalties are applicable in 25 type of different offences/violation. Some of these penalties e.g. smoking, spitting, parking in no parking areas etc. will be applicable to general public as well (including staff, visitors, passengers etc.). The penalty charges shall be collected by authorized Airports Authority of India employees and Authorized staff of the Vehicle Parking Management of M/s VIP Services.

Port Blair, Dec. 19: The State Adoption Resource Agency (SARA) under Directorate of Social Welfare organized an adoption awareness program at Anganwadi Center, Fisheries Colony, Dairy Farm, engaging numerous women from the community. Dr. Nitin Shakya, Director (Social welfare) highlighted the importance of Legal Adoption and necessary steps measures that need to be taken to safeguard the wellbeing of children for admitting adoption.

Port Blair, Dec. 19: The Government of India (GoI) in its Union Budget 2022, announced the National Tele Mental Health Programme of India, Tele Mental Health Assistance and Networking Across States (Tele MANAS) to provide universal access to equitable, accessible, affordable and quality mental health care through 24x7 Tele-Mental Health Services as a digital component of the National Mental Health Programme (NMHP) across all States and UTs with assured linkages.

Port Blair, Dec. 19: The Provisional Statement of Marks in order of marks obtained by the candidates in CBT held from 11.07.2023 to 15.07.2023 for the post of Nursing Officer under A&N Health Department has been uploaded in the Administration’s website www.andaman.gov.in and e-recruitment portal https://erecruitment.andaman.gov.in. The Second List of candidates called for document verification and the list of documents to be produced have also been uploaded on the above-mentioned websites. The verification of documents is scheduled on 26.12.2023 at 1000hrs in the Conference Hall, Directorate of Health Services, near Cellular Jail, Port Blair.