Port Blair, March 15: MAKRUZZ, the leading ferry service provider in the Andaman Islands, recently organized an educational study tour for 50 students along with the teachers from GSSS Manglutan under the Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan UT Mission. The aim of the tour was to provide practical knowledge about cruise operations as part of the vocational education tourism subject curriculum.

New Delhi, March 15: The Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) welcomes the further direction of the Supreme Court to the State Bank of India for making the alphanumeric code of electoral bonds available towards disclosure of contributor – recipient identity. This underlines the fact that there are efforts to undermine the verdict of the Supreme Court on making funding to political parties more transparent for citizens.

Port Blair, March 15: As part of the ensuing General Elections - 2024, a meeting was held under the Chairmanship of the Chief Electoral Officer, A&N Islands, Shri B. S.Jaglan, IAS in the Mini Conference Hall of the Secretariat today regarding implementation of Model Code of Conduct, monitoring of freebies and illegal cash etc.

Port Blair, Mach 15: In view of the forthcoming General Elections-2024 for the Lok Sabha, Shri. Arjun Sharma, IAS, Returning Officer, Andaman and Nicobar Parliamentary Constituency along with Smt. Niharika Bhatt, IPS, Superintendent of Police (District), Shri. Vinayak Chamadia, Assistant Returning Officer/Sub-Divisional Magistrate, South Andaman, Shri. Anand Vardhan Mishra, ARO/OIC Elections, Shri. Wairokpam Punshiba Singh, IAS (P), Shri. Suvigya S Chandra, IAS (P) and Shri. Mukund Joshi, DANICS visited the Critical Polling Stations of South Andaman District to ascertain the facilities as mandated by the Election Commission of India.

Port Blair, March 15: The team of Police Station Chatham has once again proved its mettle in the ongoing war against Drugs and booked a person under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act 1985 resulting in recovery 50 gms of Illicit Ganja.