Port Blair, July 30: The 41st Installation Ceremony of the Rotary Club of Port Blair was held at Hotel TSG Emerald View on 29th July 2023. The event was graced by dignitaries viz. Smti Pallavi Sarkar, IAS, Secretary, Social Welfare/ED (ANIIDCO) as the chief guest and R. Kashthuri Bhai, the talented winner of the 17th Asian School under 17 Chess Championship as the guest of honour.

Port Blair, July 30: A selection trials for the 60th National Open Chess Championship 2023 was conducted by Andaman Nicobar Chess Association at ANCA Chess Centre, Dairy Farm, today (30.07.2023).

Port Blair, July 30: INTACH Andaman and Nicobar Chapter celebrated the World Nature Conservation Day and International Tiger Day with 35 children at the Education 2.0. The chapter donated Books and crayons to the kids who had a lovely time colouring turtles and crocodiles and star fishes and dugongs in the book 'Treasure Islands'.

- D. Ayyappan

Com Lawrence Fernandez, former President of the Non-Gazetted Govt. Officers’ Association passed away on 28th July, 2023 at a hospital at Kochi, Kerala.  He was 74 years.  He was not keeping well for the last few years and was not moving out.  

Port Blair, July 30: The Deputy Commissioner South Andaman, Smti Veditha Reddy, Secretary PBMC, Shri Dilkhush Meena, alongwith Assistant Commissioner, district officials and engineering officials of PBMC inspected the ongoing work related to augmentation of water resources in the city at different locations at Dollygunj, Garacharma Rajaji Nagar, New Pahargaon and Joda Nallah.