Port Blair, Feb 12: The Chief Electoral Officer, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Shri B S Jaglan, IAS held a meeting in his chamber at Secretariat with the Post Master General, Department of Post, A&N Islands, Col. Arvind Varma to review the progress of Elector’s Photo Identity Card (EPIC) distribution to electors in view of upcoming General Election to Lok Sabha-2024.

The Post Master General of Andaman & Nicobar Islands assured that by middle of March, 2024 all EPICs will be distributed.

Minicoy, Feb 12: The Regional Station, Minicoy of ICAR-CIARI Port Blair conducted a “Scientist–Fisher Interaction Meet on Fish Aggregating Device for the welfare of fisher of Lakshadweep on 10/02/2024. About 24 tribal fishers from the coastal villages of Minicoy participated and interacted with scientists of Regional Station.

Port Blair, Feb 11: The Member of Parliament of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Shri. Kuldeep Rai Sharma has requested the Hon'ble Cabinet Minister, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to the examination slots/ counts from 76 slots during NEET-PG, 2023 to a minimum of 250 slots for NEET - PG, 2024 entrance examination at Port Blair Centre, Andaman and Nicobar Islands so as to enable maximum aspiring MBBS doctors to appear in the NEET- PG entrance examination locally in the Islands.

CPI (M) Andaman & Nicobar State Organising Committee mourn the demise of Shri TK Chandrasekharan retired Executive Engineer of APWD today (12/02/2024) afternoon. CPI (M) conveys its deepest condolences to the bereaved family members.

Port Blair, Feb 11: The third round of Hon'ble Prime Minister’s nationwide 'Grand Rozgar Mela' will be organized on 12th February, 2024 at 10.30 am at 46 different locations all over India spread over different States and UTs for distribution of Offers/Letters of Appointment to nearly 1 lakh job seekers.

In this series, as part of the National Programme, the UT Administration of Andaman & Nicobar Islands will also organize the third 'Grand Rozgar Mela' at 9.15 am at the historic Netaji Stadium to distribute Offers of Appointment for various posts of Group 'C' & Group 'B (NG)' level under different Departments of A&N Administration.