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Port Blair, Aug. 28: Heavy rain (07-11 cm) is likely to occur at one or two places over Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Thunderstorm with lightning is also likely to occur at one or two places over Andaman & Nicobar Islands on Aug.29 &30.  Heavy rain (07-11 cm) is likely to occur at one or two places over Andaman & Nicobar Islands on Sept.1

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Port Blair, Aug 27: The Member of Parliament, Shri. Kuldeep Rai Sharma has requested the Chief Secretary, A&N Administration to introduce UPI (Unified Payments Interface) payment system in the shipping services.

In a letter addressed to the Chief Secretary, the Member of Parliament said that thousands of people, who frequently travel between Chatham, Bamboo Flat and other ports, as well as inter-island ferry travellers, rely on the ferry services daily for their transportation needs within the islands. However, the existing process of purchasing ferry tickets with cash poses certain challenges for both passengers and the environment.

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Port Blair, Aug 27: To mark the National Sports Day, observed on August 29, Shri Kuldeep Rai Sharma, the Member of Parliament, A&N Islands, organized the "MP CUP" Knockout Football Tournament. The event took place at the Mini Stadium Bathubasti today.

A remarkable display of sportsmanship unfolded as a total of 24 enthusiastic teams participated in the football tournament. The stadium was filled with fervour and excitement as the masses came together to support these young athletes in their pursuit of victory.

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Port Blair, Aug 27: The District Administration under the Chairmanship of Smti Vedita Reddy, IAS, Deputy Commissioner, South Andaman organized a Camp Court under the banner of ‘Zilla Prashasan Apke Dwaar’ in the community hall under Gram Panchayat, Guptapara today. A large number of citizens of the Gram Panchayat area were present and represented their grievances.

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Port Blair, Aug 27: The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MoMSME) has conveyed some modifications in the existing Prime Minister’s Employment Generation scheme. The main objective of the PMEGP scheme is to generate employment opportunities in rural as well as urban areas of the country through setting up of new self-employment ventures/projects/micro enterprises. The maximum cost of the project/unit admissible for margin money subsidy under manufacturing sector has been increased from Rs. 25 lakhs to Rs. 50 lakhs whereas the same has been increased from Rs. 10 lakhs to Rs. 20 lakhs for Services/trading sector with a Govt. Subsidy upto 35% of the total project cost. Any individual above 18 years of age is eligible to avail the benefits under the scheme with minimum educational qualification of VIII pass for projects above Rs.10 lakhs under manufacturing and above Rs.5 lakh under services / trading sector.

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