Port Blair, March 6: In order to celebrate the International Women's Day-2023, the Directorate of Sports and Youth Affairs, A&N Administration will be organizing various sports activities for female players from March10 to 25, 2023. Interested female players may register their names and other details with the officials of the Directorate as mentioned under:

Car Nicobar, March 6: As a part of the celebration of International Women’s Day 2023, the District Administration of Nicobar District under the ‘Beti Bachao Beti Padhao’ scheme organized a day long Workshop on entrepreneurship exclusively for adolescent girls and women of Car Nicobar Island at District Library, Car Nicobar.

Port Blair, March 6: The general public has been informed that the Mill Division, Chatham shall remain closed for tourists and sale of Swan Timber on Mar. 7, for the conduct of 27th Works Committee Election 2023.

Port Blair, March 6: The Directorate of Industries, A&N Administration organized a short term Skilled Development training program on ‘Handicrafts (Coconut Shell & Wood) products’ at Gram Panchayat Bambooflat - I from Feb. 13, 2023. Altogether, 15 candidates participated in the training program and were imparted the basic skills and knowledge for making handicrafts, thus creating self-employment opportunities and avenues for their livelihood.

Port Blair, March 6: In the midst of a nationwide March and protests by the Congress against the financial irregularities of the Adani Group, the Andaman & Nicobar Territorial Congress Committee (ANTCC) held a protest outside the offices of State Bank of India (SBI) Port Blair against the Modi Government.

The protestors carrying placards and banners raised slogans against crony capitalism, bending of rules and regulations only to benefit selected corporate friends of the Modi Government and forceful investment in the Adani Group by government bodies. They also demanded a JPC probe into the allegations of fraud against the Adani Group levelled in a report by US-based short-seller Hindenburg research.