Port Blair, Feb 17: The Model Career Centre (Employment Exchange), Directorate of Employment & Training organised a ‘Rozgar Evam Swarozgar Mela’ in the community hall of Gram Panchayat, Guptapara yesterday. Shri B. S Jaglan, IAS Secretary (Labour, Employment and Training) also attended the Programme. While addressing the gathering, Shri Jaglan elucidated that the main objective of the ‘Rozgar evam Swarozgar Mela’ is to provide a platform between the private employers and jobseekers and also to disseminate information about various self-employment schemes being implemented by different departments for the benefit of unemployed youths. He instructed the officials of Deptt of Employment to keep a record of participants who are willing to take up self-employment schemes so as to provide skill oriented training to the youths.

Port Blair, Feb 17: The practical exam for BSCG (Geology) will be conducted as per the norms of University. All the students who have not attended the practical classes since 2019 batch are advised to visit the Regional Centre for necessary registration. The registration is open till 24th February 2023. For more details, visit IGNOU Regional Centre, Port Blair.

Port Blair, Feb 16: Seeking urgent attention towards the Human-Crocodile Conflict in A&N Islands, the Member of Parliament, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Shri. Kuldeep Rai Sharma has requested the Hon’ble Lt. Governor, Andaman and Nicobar Islands to address this serious issue.

In a letter addressed to the Lt. Governor, the Member of Parliament mentioned that the Human-Crocodile Conflict has resulted in several tragic incidents over the past few years, with several people losing their lives to crocodile attacks in various parts of the islands. Many of the victims of crocodile attacks were single breadwinners of the family and after their death, family members are going through difficult times.

Mr. Vishal Jolly, National Executive Member BJP & Former State President BJP-ANI has condoled the sad demise of Mr. K. P. Kunju Mohammed S/o K.P. Unni Mohammed Haji R/o Mannarghat, who expired today on 17.02.2023 at PHC Wimberlygunj. Shri Jolly prayed to the Almighty to give peace to his eternal soul departed for heavenly abode and give strength to his bereaved family member to bear this irreparable loss.

Port Blair, Feb 16: The family of Late Samir Acharya today presented the ‘Samir Acharya Memorial Award’ for conservation of coastal and island ecosystems. The award was presented by Smti. Geetanjali Acharya to Shri. Ashraf Hanif, S/o of Retd. Dy. Director Education Dr Leela Verghese at a function held at Ummat Public School. The award was presented in the presence of Shri. Rajesh Anand, the most generous philanthropist in the Islands, who also is a close associate and well-wisher of the Acharya family. Shri. Samir Acharya was a renowned environmentalist and dedicated his entire life to the islands. He was instrumental in the Supreme Court order of 2002 on the ban of sea sand mining, ban on deforestation and ban on influx of non-islanders.