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Port Blair, July 16: The Department of Industries has been implementing a Centrally Sponsored Scheme ‘Prime Minister’s Formalization of Micro Food Processing Enterprises Scheme (PMFME)’ of Ministry of Food Processing Industries launched under Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan with the objective to formulize and strengthen Micro Food Processing Enterprises by utilizing the local resources. Under the scheme, financial assistance in the form of Credit Linked Subsidy @ 35% of the project cost will be extended to the individual and group enterprises apart from seed capital assistance to the SHG members.
Read more: Awareness-cum-Application Processing Camp for PMFME to be Organised in N&M Andaman
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Port Blair, July 16: The Question Booklet and Answer Key for the Common Recruitment Examination conducted on 16.07.2023 through written test to fill up the vacant Group B (NG) & Group C posts of Transport Department has been published in the A & N State Portal www.andaman.gov.in and in the e-recruitment portal https://erecruitment.andaman.gov.in.
Read more: Question Booklet and Answer Key Uploaded by Transport Department
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Port Blair, July 14: In a significant breakthrough, the Central Crime Station of CID Unit has successfully apprehended an individual involved in the possession and distribution of illegal narcotics. The arrest was made during the further investigation of FIR No. 44/2023, dated 11/07/2023, registered under Section 22(b) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, wherein S. Karthick, S/o N.Selvam was arrested for possession of 5.62 gms of Meth Amphetamine on 11/07/2023. During his Police Remand, he was put under sustained interrogation and besides technical analysis, details of his close associate were also unearthed. Based on diligent efforts by our dedicated team, it was revealed that S. Bala Murugan, son of Mr. Shanta Kumar, aged 23 years, resident of Bambanallah, Sippighat, is a close associate of the previously apprehended accused, S. Karthick. Both individuals hail from the same locality and have been actively involved in the illegal drug trade.
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Port Blair, July 16: Thunderstorms, lightning & gusty wind (40-50) kmph is likely to occur over Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Heavy rain (7-llcm) likely to occur at one or two places over Andaman Islands on July 17, 18, 19 & 20.
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The New Discovery Comes Three Decades After Dr. Zarine Cooper Had Discovered Chouldari Midden
Report by Denis Giles:
Under a long term project on the human settlement on the Andaman Islands between 1989 and mid 90s, cave sites and shell-middens including a shell-midden at Chouldari were examined by Dr. Zarine Cooper, a Pune based archaeologist and evidence indicates that the Islands were settled well over 2000 years ago and all the main islands have traces of ancient habitation.
The area name Sippi Tekri in Middle Andaman is based on a large kitchen-midden or shell-midden. After Zarine Cooper no one has yet made any attempt to pay visit to such known and unknown middens and document the same. Such sites are rich in pottery, faunal remains and in stone and bone artefacts.
Read more: Island Born Researcher Dr. Pronob Sircar Discovers New Shell-Midden of Great Andamanese