Port Blair, Feb. 25: The Suvidha Candidate App is a mobile application developed by the Election Commission of India (ECI) to help candidates with the nomination and permission process during election period. The app is available on Android platform. To use the Suvidha Candidate App, candidates need to create an account and log in with their credentials. Once logged in, candidates can view the status of their nomination and permission.

The Suvidha Candidate App also provides candidates with a number of other features, including:

Port Blair, Feb 23: The Hon’ble President of India, Smt. Droupadi Murmu on completion of five days visit to A & N Islands from Feb. 19 to 23 , 2024, was given an affectionate send off at the Airport on her departure for New Delhi this evening by Admiral D K Joshi, PVSM, AVSM, YSM, NM, VSM (Retd.), Hon’ble Lt. Governor, A&N Islands and Vice-Chairman, Islands Development Agency alongwith Hon’ble Member of Parliament, Shri Kuldeep Rai Sharma, Commander-in-Chief, A&N Command Air Marshal Saju Balakrishnan, Chief Secretary, A&N Administration, Shri Keshav Chandra, DGP, A&N Police, Shri Devesh Chandra Srivastva, Chairperson, PBMC, Smt. S. Selvi and other Senior Officers of Andaman & Nicobar Administration, A&N Police, A&N Command and PRIs.

Port Blair, Feb 23: Team PBGKR was recently contacted by Smt Madvi and Shri Biju (Ex Pradhan) of Baratang stating that a Cloth Donation Drive for the Women of Baratang Villages is carried out for those who are in need of assistance and support for clothing.

Acting immediately to this Shri Mandeep Grewal, Founder & President, PBGKR and his team donated 120+ new clothes for the Women of the Village.

Noida, Feb 23: The Andaman Association of Tour Operators (AATO) along with Makruzz is participating in the prestigious South Asia Travel and Tourism Exchange (SATTE) exhibition, currently underway in Greater Noida.

Led by its esteemed President, Shri. M Vinod, a delegation from AATO is actively engaging with industry stakeholders and visitors to highlight the unmatched beauty and tourism potential of the Andaman Islands. SATTE, recognized as Asia’s largest and most renowned tourism exhibition for the past 31 years, serves as a crucial platform for industry players to network, showcase innovations, and explore business opportunities.

Port Blair, Feb 23: A three days training programme on “Appropriate Cultivation and Postharvest Practices for Producing Quality Spices in the Plantation Crops Based Cropping Systems” was organized during February 19 to 21, 2024 at ICAR-CIARI, Port Blair under CSS-MIDH (NHM) Project on Spices. The programme aimed at imparting theoretical and practical training on various cultivation and management aspects of spices to the Nicobarese farmers of Car Nicobar Island. During the inaugural programme, Dr. E.B. Chakurkar, Director, ICAR-CIARI, interacted with the farmers and urged them to participate in the programme in fervor. He discussed various production and marketing related issues faced by these farmers from southern group of islands. Course Director and Dr. Ajit Arun Waman and Co-course directors- Dr. Santosh Kumar, Dr. Pooja Bohra and Dr. P.K. Singh also spoke on the occasion.