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Port Blair, Oct. 12: The Karen Community of Mayabunder led by the Andaman Karen Youth Club (AKYC) is all set to revive their long forgotten sport ‘Sepak Takraw’. A grand event has been planned for 24th Oct. 2023 at Karmatang 10 Ground, Mayabunder.

Sepak Takraw, often called "kick volleyball," is a dynamic sport that combines elements of soccer and volleyball. Players use their feet, knees, head, and chest to propel a rattan ball over the net, showcasing incredible agility and acrobatics in a thrilling display of skill and teamwork. As of now this sport is played only in North East of mainland India.

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Port Blair, Oct. 12:  On 04/10/2023, on the basis of a credible information, a joint team of PS Central Crime Station and Narcotics Cell of CID Unit in a significant breakthrough successfully recovered 2.095 Kgs of Marijuana from the possession of the accused Mohd. Shabib @ Guddu, 34 yrs R/o Chandini Chowk, Shadipur.

On investigation, it was found that the seized ganja was transported through postal services with the assistance of their staff namely S.A.Karthick, M.T.S R/o Shadipur and D.Wilson David Raj, DRM R/o Shadipur. On getting sufficient evidence, both the staff were arrested and put under sustained interrogation.

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Port Blair, Oct. 12: The Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre (EZCC), GoI Ministry of Culture in collaboration with the Department of Art & Culture, A&N Administration has organized 'Amrit Kalash Yatra' under “Meri Maati Mera Desh” to pay tribute to the brave freedom fighters and bravehearts who sacrificed their lives for the country. As part of this campaign, the soil collected from different blocks of South Andaman brought by different cultural organizations engaged by EZCC was handed over to the Director, Art & Culture, Dr. Jatinder Sohal at a brief function held at National Memorial Cellular Jail premises today. 

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Port Blair, Oct. 12: CPI (M) has demanded immediate revival of the Red Oil Palm Plantation of the erstwhile Forest & Plantation Development Corporation at Little Andaman in order to provide jobs to the hundreds of unemployed local youths of Little Andaman and for the all-round development of the area.  Addressing an election meeting at Hut Bay Bazar on 11th October, 2023 in support of the CPI (M) candidates of Pradhan in Hut Bay and Netaji Nagar Gram Panchayats, D. Ayyappan, Secretary, State Organising Committee came down heavily on the BJP government at the centre and A & N Administration for keeping the 1593 hactres of red oil plam plantation in Little Andaman unattended since 2017. 

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Port Blair, Oct. 12: The District Planning Committee meeting of South Andaman District (including Campbell Bay revenue area) is scheduled to be held under the Chairmanship of Shri Sanjay Kumar Singh, Adhyaksh, Zilla Parishad, South Andaman in the Conference Hall of Zilla Parishad, South Andaman on Oct.16, 17 & 18, 2023.

The meeting will be attended by the District Planning Committee Members, Special Invitees and Commissioner-cum-Secretaries/Secretaries/HODs of Plan Implementing Departments under A&N Administration to deliberate on 3 years Draft Action Plan (2023-24 to 2025-26) proposals formulated by Govt. Department under A&N Administration, Panchayati Raj Institutions and Urban Local Bodies in South Andaman District.

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