Port Blair, Dec. 7: As part of the grand ceremonies of enshrinement of Shree Ram Lala at Ram Mandir, Ram Janmabhoomi, Ayodhya on 22nd January 2024, Shree Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha Abhiyan Samiti, Andaman & Nicobar Dweep Samuh is organising “AKSHAT KALASH YATRA” from Veer Savarkar International Airport, Port Blair to Chinmaya Mission followed by “AKSHAT PUJA” at Chinmaya Mission, Port Blair.

Port Blair, Dec. 7: Chinmaya Mission Port Blair will be organizing Annual Geeta Gyana Yagna (Pravachan on Bhagwat Geeta) from 18th December to 24th December 2023 at Mission Auditorium. Swami Abhedananda Saraswati, Acharya Chinmaya Mission, South Africa will be giving the discourse on the 15th Chapter of Bhagwat Geeta in the evening from 6 pm to 7.30 pm. Morning session will be held on 19th December onwards from 7 to 8 am. The topic for the morning discourse will be Bhikshu Geeta from Bhagwat Mahapuran.  The Mission has invited all citizens for the programme.

Port Blair, Dec. 7: All Producers, Stockiest, Retailers, Shopkeepers, E-commerce Companies, Street Vendors, Commercial Establishments (Malls/ Marketplace/ Shopping Centers/ Cinema Houses/ Tourist Locations/ Schools/ Colleges/ Office Complexes/ Hospitals & other Institutions) and general public have been urged to stop production, stocking, distribution, sale and usage of identified SUP items with respect to the following:

Port Blair, Dec. 7: World Soil Day, 2023 was observed by Department of Agriculture in association with Agriculture Technology Management Agency (ATMA) in various Gram Panchayats of A & N Islands yesterday. The event in South Andaman was conducted at Shoal Bay and as part of ‘Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra’ (VBSY), wherein a stall was setup by Agriculture Department for dissemination of information & activities undertaken by the Department which was organized by the Rural Development Department.      Soil Health Cards were distributed to the farmers.

Port Blair, Dec. 7: A four days comprehensive training on various modules of Public Financial Management System (PFMS) was inaugurated by Shri C. Arvind, Secretary (Finance), A&N Administration in the presence of Shri Anupam Raj, Dy. Controller of Accounts & Shri B.G.K Raju, Asst. Controller General of Accounts, O/o Control General of Accounts, Ministry of Finance, New Delhi in the Auditorium of Tagore Govt. College of Education today. The training will be imparted to around 400 Officials / Staff of Pay & Accounts Cadre and DDOs of Andaman & Nicobar Administration. The training will be imparted by the officials of ITD team of O/O CGA, Ministry of Finance, New Delhi.