Port Blair, July 17: W20 (Women20) is the official G20 engagement group focused on gender equity. The G20 or Group of Twenty is an intergovernmental forum comprising 19 countries - Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the European Union (EU) which is represented by the President of the European Council and by Head of the European Central Bank.

Port Blair, July 17: Admiral D K Joshi, PVSM, AVSM, YSM, NM, VSM (Retd.) Hon'ble Lt Governor, A&N Islands and Vice-Chairman, Islands Development Agency participated in the Video Conference chaired by Shri Amit Shah, Hon'ble Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation and conducted by Shri G. Kishan Reddy, Hon'ble Union Minister for Culture, Tourism and Development for North Eastern Region, GoI today on planned execution of various events connected with Har Ghar Tiranga campaign (13th-15th August)

Port Blair, July 17: With a motto to serve the islanders staying in rural areas, a Free Health Camp was organised at their doorstep by team Port Blair Guru Ki Rasoi in collaboration with Health 4 U Multi Specialty Clinic at PHC Tushnabad with 5 Specialist Doctors.

Port Blair, July 17: With an objective to promote chess in the Islands’ Andaman Nicobar Chess Association (ANCA) organised a one-day intensive Chess training programme for advanced and intermediate players today the 17th July 2022 at Hotel TSG Emerald, Phoenix Bay, Port Blair.

Port Blair, July 17: Twelve positive cases have been detected today in A&N Islands, of which, 3 were from incoming flight passengers who arrived here yesterday. Today, 9 flights with 1357 passengers arrived, out of which,1239 passengers were vaccinated with both doses while RT-PCR test was conductedon 96 passengers and the reports are awaited.