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Port Blair, Feb 2: The Indian Coast Guard celebrated its 48th Raising Day on 01 Feb 24 and organised various events to mark this momentous day. A series of run-up events were organised during the month of Jan 24 to ensure mass awareness about ICG. The events included coastal cleanup, school visits, bicycle rallies, painting and quiz competitions, blood donation camps and special Community Integration Programmes (CIPs).
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Port Blair, Feb 2: The newly established Anti-Narcotics Police registers its first case. In continuation of its fight against drugs, acting on a specific intelligence input, Police Team from Anti-Narcotics Police Station and PS CCS, CID Unit consisting of SI P. Moideen Kutty, PC M. Raja Rao, PC Vishal Kumar and LPC Nandita under the supervision of Shri Vinay Mathur, DANIPS, Dy. SP, Narcotics intercepted one person namely Nantu Kumar Mondal S/o Shri. Ashok Mondal (35) yrs, Pvt. Worker R/o Bhatubasti near Saw Mill, Permanent Resident: Gobradan, Purba Medinipur, West Bengal who had arrived at Port Blair from Kolkata on 02/02/2024 by Vistara Airline Flight. Total 75 grams of Ganja which was clandestinely concealed in his bag, was seized from him and the said person was arrested on the spot observing all codal formalities.
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Tushnabad, Feb 2: NABARD has extended support to Mithakhari Gram Panchayat for construction of Rural Haat near Tushnabad Junction. The marketing platform was inaugurated by the Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Rural Development, A&N Administration, Smt. Nandini Paliwal, IAS, on Jan. 31, 2024 in the presence of General Manager, NABARD, Smti Archana Singh and Pradhan, Mithakhari, Shri Mohd. Safiq. The ‘Rural Haat’ is a dedication to the Gram Panchayat primarily for marketing of products of farmers, artisans and SHG members in the area. Members of Zilla Parishad, Panchayat Samiti and the villagers from Muslimbasti, Mithakhari and Ograbraj villages were present on the occasion.
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Port Blair, Feb 2: Fuelling the aspirations of young minds, the Education Department yesterday launched ‘Mission Margdarshan 2024’, a comprehensive career guidance & counselling program for class 10th and 12th students at the TGCE auditorium. Smt. Pallavi Sarkar, IAS, Secretary (Education) appraised the students about the significance of ‘Mission Margdarshan 2024’. Emphasizing the importance of informed decision-making, the Secretary encouraged students to explore their potential and make well-rounded choices for their future careers.
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Port Blair, Feb 2: The GB Pant Hospital, ANIIMS has recently introduced a patient feedback system in the hospital and is taking active and swift steps for effective and timely response to feedbacks received from patients and their attendants. In an ongoing commitment to delivering quality health care services to the patients, the hospital administration has addressed concerns raised on patient feedback system on issues like sanitation, hygiene, staff behavior, waiting time etc.
Continuing into the efforts towards quality and excellence, the Quality Assurance Cell of GBPH is ensuring regular cleaning of the hospital premises, adherence to strict disinfection protocols along with introduction of newer improvised tools for cleaner surroundings. The hospital is now using a standardized checklist for real time monitoring of sanitation and hygiene protocols and procedures for timely corrective actions.