Port Blair, Mar. 1: The vessel Sindhu will sail for Chennai on Mar. 3 at 0900 hrs from Haddo Wharf. Excess baggage will be loaded from 1400 hrs to 1600 hrs on Mar. 2. Embarkation of passengers will commence from 0700 hrs to 0800 hrs on Mar. 3. The embarkation of passengers will be closed one hour before the schedule time. Passengers reporting late will not be allowed to board the vessel.

Shri Kuldeep Rai Sharma, Member of Parliament, Andaman & Nicobar Islands has deeply mourned the demise of Dr. Govind Ram (retired anaesthetist at GB Pant, Port Blair), aged 92 years who passed away on 29 February 2024 at G.B. Pant hospital after prolonged illness.

He prayed for eternal peace for the departed soul and for enough strength for the members of the bereaved family to bear the irreparable loss.

 

Port Blair, Feb 29: A state-of-the-art Police Booth at Goal Ghar was inaugurated by the Director General of Police (DGP), A & N Islands. This initiative aims to bolster traffic management efforts across Port Blair city.

This booth is a shining example of our dedication to sustainability and environmental responsibility, powered entirely by solar panels, significantly lowering carbon emissions and paving the way for a cleaner, greener future. This initiative aligns perfectly with the vision of our Prime Minister to steer India towards a renewable energy-based economy.

Port Blair, Feb 29: Referring to the Vacancy Notice issued by Education Department A/769/2023 - RMIS CELL- EDN_AN /65435/1010 dated 14.02.2024 for 413 posts of Primary School Teacher in Various Mediums, the Member of Parliament, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Shri. Kuldeep Rai Sharma today mentioned that as per the notified recruitment rule for the posts of Primary School Teacher, the upper age limit for the candidates without any kind of relaxation is 30 (thirty) years which gets extended upto 40(forty) years in respect of DRMs, contract employees and teachers engaged under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyaan in terms of A&N Administration circular no. 45/1998-PW dated 19.09.2011.

Port Blair, Feb 29: Admiral D K Joshi, PVSM, AVSM, YSM, NM, VSM (Retd.), Hon’ble Lt. Governor, A&N Islands and Vice-Chairman, Islands Development Agency chaired a presentation alongwith Shri Keshav Chandra, Chief Secretary, senior officers from Andaman & Nicobar Administration and Andaman & Nicobar Command at Raj Niwas by Cmde. N Khardenavis (Retd.), Ex- Indian Naval Technical Officer, currently Mentor & OSD, SINE IITB (Technology Business Incubator based out of IIT Bombay) and a team of experts including participants in virtual mode on 04 Niche Technologies, which covered Hydrogen to Electricity (H2E) Helicopter type drone for surveillance, 3D Printing applications in Health & construction management sectors, Solar Energy for Agro Drying & efficiency improvement of DG System. Discussed application of these technologies in A&N Islands towards the vision of Viksit Bharat.