On the occasion of Engineers' Day which is celebrated every year across the nation on 15th September being the birth anniversary of the greatest Indian Engineer Bharat Ratna Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya, I pay my rich tribute and humble remembrance to the India's most prolific Civil engineer, Dam builder, Economist and Statesman.

Port Blair, Sept. 13: A major fire accident was reported at the Andaman Pencil Wood Works company situated at Prothrapur Junction, in the mid night of 9th September 2020. The fire had not only caused major loss to the company but had also caused damages to the residents nearby.

Port Blair, Sept. 13: As a part of zero tolerance towards encroachment in South Andaman District, the Revenue Department is continuously removing encroachments from the Govt. Land. Various eviction drives have been conducted in the past three weeks and a large chunk of land has been cleared, where encroachments were committed on Government Lands including places like Little Andaman, Swaraj Dweep and Shaheed Dweep.

Port Blair, Sept. 13: The Deputy Commissioner, South Andaman had deputed a Doctor to carry out surprise inspection in the male and female COVID wards and of the COVID ICU. The surprise inspection revealed that the Nursing Officers and staff were present in both the wards and the ICU as per the roaster. Duty doctors were found in the COVID wards and also inside the COVID ICU.

Port Blair, Sept. 13: The Indian Red Cross Society, A & N Branch distributed washable cotton cloth masks for corona warriors attached to the Directorate of Health Services and G.B Pant Hospital, Port Blair through Deputy Director (Malaria), CMO (Store) and Matron, G.B Pant hospital, Port Blair.