Port Blair, March 15: ICAR_CIARI, Port Blair along with its KVK is organizing Kisan Mela on the theme: Promoting Natural Farming from 16th to 17th March 2023 in its Mela ground at Garacharma Research Complex. Around 300 farmers representing 28 Gram panchayats of South and Middle & North Andaman districts is expected to participate in the two-day event. The basic objective is to provide an opportunity to the visiting farmers and other stakeholders to interact with the team of scientists and share the information to the larger audience on different facets of Natural farming.

Rangat, March 15: Team Port Blair Guru Ki Rasoi has been working tirelessly for the upliftment of under privileged children of our islands. When Shri Mandeep Grewal, President, PBGKR was approached by Smt Tahira Bibi, HOI, GMS Panchawati, Rangat stating the need of school bags, shoes and socks for the students of the school.

Port Blair, March 14: The Member of Parliament, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Shri. Kuldeep Rai Sharma has requested the Hon’ble Lt. Governor, Andaman & Nicobar Islands to get 10 seats reserved for Islands’ students in any of the prominent Sainik Schools, located in Mainland India.

In a letter addressed to the Lt. Governor, the Member of Parliament said that many parents of Andaman & Nicobar Islands have expressed a keen interest in sending their children to study in the prestigious Sainik Schools located in Mainland India.

Port Blair, March 15: The 36th Convocation of the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has been scheduled on 3rd April, 2023 at Regional Centre Port Blair. The online portal for registration for 36th convocation is open to students who have completed their programme in the Term End Examination December- 2021 and June- 2022.

Port Blair, March 14: The election to the Office of the Chairperson, Port Blair Municipal Council for the second year term of tenure (2022-2027) was held today in the Conference Hall of Port Blair Municipal Council. The election was presided over by the Deputy Commissioner, South Andaman, Ms Veditha Reddy, IAS.