Port Blair, Feb 9: The Chief Secretary, A&N Administration, Shri Keshav Chandra, IAS who is on a five day’s tour to Southern Group of Islands reached Campbell Bay today. On arrival at Campbell Bay Helipad, the Chief Secretary was accorded a warm welcome by the PRIs, Officers of different Departments and others. He was accompanied by the Deputy Commissioner, Nicobars, Shri Yash Chaudhary, IAS, SP District Nicobars, Shri Manjeet, IPS.

Port Blair, Feb 9: The State Vice President, BJP, A&N Islands, Shri M. Vinod met Shri Jyotiraditya Schindia, Union Minister for Civil Aviation at New Delhi and submitted before him the burning issues pertaining to the aviation sector in A&N Islands.

Vinod submitted that the Islands of Andaman & Nicobar is although geographically located extremely isolated from the mainland of our Country, but with the splendid efforts of our Honourable Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Islanders are witnessing vast all round development that makes us feel as if we are not away from the mainland.

Port Blair, Feb 9: D Charvi, a Class II student of VKV Lambaline, a young budding chess player from A&N Islands brings laurel to our islands by winning the First Prize in Under 07 Girls Category in the Little England 4th   International FIDE Rating Below 1600 Chess Tournament 2023 held in Hosur, Tamilnadu from 06/02/2023 to 08/02/2023.

Port Blair, Feb 9: Laghu Udyog Bharati (LUB) Andaman & Nicobar Chapter in association with National Interest Foundation of India (NIFI) and in collaboration with Department of Economics, Jawaharlal Nehru Rajkeeya Mahavidyalaya, Port Blair organized a discussion on “Union Budget: 2023 - Estimates and Expectations” on 8th February 2023 at Jawaharlal Nehru Rajkeeya Mahavidyalaya (JNRM), Port Blair. The discussion was aimed to sensitized the students to “Know your Budget”.

Port Blair, Feb 9: The much awaited Tissue Culture Laboratory was inaugurated in a brief function organized today in the premises of Organic Horticulture Farm, Sippighat. Shri Pankaj Kumar, IAS, Secretary (Agriculture) A&N Administration who was the chief guest inaugurated the newly built Tissue Culture Laboratory. Dr. Eknath B Chakurkar, Director, CIARI was the guest of honour on the occasion. Smti Champa Das, Pramukh, Prothrapur Panchayat Samiti, Shri Radhey Shyam Meena, Director of Agriculture, Smti Taposi Saha, Pradhan, Chouldari, Shri Palani Kumar, Pradhan, Humphrygunj, farmers of nearby villages and the staff of Agriculture Department and CIARI were present on the occasion.