MP Requests Secretary Social Welfare for Enrolment Without Further Delay

Port Blair, Oct. 30: Around 1500 people from North & Middle Andaman District have applied for enrolment in the Social Welfare department to get Widow/Old Age Pension, Destitute and Divyangan allowances. The applications have been kept pending in the department since November 2019. There are many more such cases in the South Andaman and Nicobar Districts respectively which are also pending in the department for enrolment.

Bairagi Writes to Lt. Governor and DCSA

Port Blair, Oct. 30: COVID-19 cases in our country has been reducing but since a few Islands of our Union Territory are witnessing a spike in number of cases the A & N Administration has completely stalled the inter-island shipping services.

Port Blair, Oct. 30: Shri. Ajoy Bairagi, State President, Bharatiya Janata Party, Andaman and Nicobar Islands has greeted the Islanders on the occasion of Milad-un-Nabi. Milad-un-Nabi is celebrated to commemorate the birth of Prophet Muhammad.

Port Blair, Oct. 30: Awareness generation programmes on fire fighting and disaster preparedness followed by water curtain show were organized by A&N Police Fire Service on 29.10.2020 at Bathu Basthi and on 30.10.2020 at Prothrapur Junction, as part of Police Flag Day commemorative events. Handouts/leaflets on various fire safety precautionary measures were provided to the public who witnessed the programme.

MP Requests Waiver of COVID Test Charge for Inter Island People

Port Blair, Oct. 29: The Member of Parliament, Shri Kuldeep Rai Sharma has informed the Hon’ble Lt. Governor, A&N Islands that during his visit to North & Middle Andaman from 17th to 19th October 2020 and also during his 2 days visit to Car Nicobar on 26th & 27th October, the general public including students, patients, Sr. Citizens, tribal peoples among others have expressed that they are unable to pay Rs.500/-charges for Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) fixed by the Administration.