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Port Blair, Nov. 27: A training program on ‘Goatery Management’ was organized on Nov. 25, 2023, by the Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services at New Bimblitan under the UT-ATMA Scheme. The event witnessed the participation of rural women and farmers, along with officials from the Agriculture Department and Animal Husbandry staff. The program focused on imparting knowledge about goat rearing as a promising livelihood option. Around 35 goat farmers attended, and 55 goats received treatment, including medicines like mineral mixtures, vitamins, dewormers, feed additives, and poultry medicines. Farmers were also advised to take benefit of Kisan Credit Card.
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Port Blair, Nov. 27: Heavy to very heavy rain (7-20 cm) is likely to occur at one or two places over Nicobar Islands. Heavy rain (7-11 cm) likely to occur at one or two places over Andaman Islands and thunderstorm with lightning and gusty Wind (speed 40-50kmph) is also likely to occur at one or two places over Andaman & Nicobar Islands on Nov.28 &29.
Heavy rain (7-11 cm) is likely to occur at one or two places over Andaman & Nicobar Islands and thunderstorm with lightning and gusty wind (speed 30-40kmph) is likely to occur at one or two places over Andaman & Nicobar Islands on Nov. 30
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Mr. Angshuman Roy, State Youth President, Hindu Rashtra Shakti has mourned the untimely demises of Mr Sapan Majumdar (Brother in law of Rajesh Mazumdar) State Transport Service, Little Andaman, Age 39 yrs who expired in RK Pur Hospital, Little Andaman at 0700 am on 27.11.2023.
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Port Blair, Nov. 27: Passengers/ general public have been informed that due to cyclonic weather conditions over South East Bay of Bengal and keeping in view the safety of passengers and the vessel, the Directorate of Shipping Services is forced to cancel the scheduled sailing programme of the vessel Nalanda to Campbell Bay via Nancowry on Nov. 28, 2023 at 0900 hrs from Port Blair and her return voyage on Nov.30, 2023 at 0800 hrs from Campbell Bay to Port Blair via Nancowry. Passenger those who have purchased their tickets for the above sailing have been advised to cancel their tickets and get full refund.
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Port Blair, Nov. 26: The Member of Parliament, Shri. Kuldeep Rai Sharma, who is also the Member of the Central Advisory Committee for National Cadet Corps (NCC), organised a Nature Integration Programme for NCC cadets, participating in the Special National Integration Camp (SNIC 23).
The event, which took place on November 23, 2023, witnessed the participation of a total of 190 cadets of SNIC-23, comprising 95 from Andaman & Nicobar Islands and 85 from mainland India. The cadets were accompanied by Commodore Atul Kumar Rastogi, Deputy Director General, National Cadet Corps Directorate (Tamilnadu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar), and Col Arindham Majumder, Group Commander, National Cadet Corps Group, Chennai ‘A’. Lt. Col Pankaj Modgil, Commanding Officer 1 (AN) INDEP INF Coy, Lt. Cdr . Ankit Pant, Commanding Officer, Naval NCC, Local NCC officers and seasoned instructors from both Andaman & Nicobar and outstation NCC Units were also in attendance.