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Port Blair, Nov. 12: The Department Related Parliamentary Committee on Industry headed by its Chairman, Shri Tiruchi Siva (Rajya Sabha) along with other Committee Members today visited the National Memorial Cellular Jail and paid tributes to the freedom fighters.
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Diglipur, Nov. 13: The Community Health Centre, Diglipur in association with the Diglipur based Coast Guard District Headquarters and Gram Panchayat of Radhanagar organized a multi-speciality health camp as part of 'Community Interaction Programme' of Indian Coast Guard at Radhanagar Village.
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Port Blair, Nov. 13: True cinnamon is one of the ancient spices that have been valued in flavouring and pharmaceutical industries. True cinnamon is extracted from the inner bark of the botanical species namely Cinnamomum verum. The bark is characterized by sweet taste and delicate aroma, which makes it an ingredient of choice for food industries. Good quality produce should not be thicker than a thick paper, thus easy to break, and should melt in mouth.
Read more: Cultivation of Cinnamon to be Promoted under the CSS-NHM Project on Spices
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Port Blair, Nov. 13: The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, GoI has launched the world’s largest health assurance program named Ayushman Bharat – Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) in 2018. The scheme has successfully completed 4 years of its implementation on 23rd September, 2022. Ayushman Bharat-PMJAY aims to provide cashless treatment worth Rs 5 lakh per family per year against secondary and tertiary hospitalization care. Presently, 12,691 families (40,206 members) have registered under the AB-PMJAY scheme in this UT and are entitled for cashless treatment at 28,000 empanelled public and private hospitals across the country. To create awareness among the general public and to identify the unregistered eligible AB – PMJAY beneficiary various IEC activities are conducted in this UT.
Read more: AB-PMJAY: SHA Conducts Organises Identification Camp and Awareness Programme
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Port Blair, Nov. 13: Heavy rain (07-11 cm) is likely to occur at one or two places over A&N Islands on Nov. 15 & 16. Due to squally weather, wind speed exceeding 45 kmph is likely to prevail over Andaman Sea. Fishermen have been advised not to venture into the sea on Nov. 16.