Port Blair, Sept. 23: To take first hand stock of the ground situation and arrangements required to be made for preparing COVID Care Centres and to ensure preparedness in the fight against COVID-19 in the inter islands, the Deputy Commissioner (SA), Shri Suneel Anchipaka along with the SDM (SA) and the AC (U/T) visited Little Andaman Island today.

Port Blair, Sept. 23: In continuation to the information regarding the passengers being tested COVID positive for the knowledge of the accompanying passengers of the same flight for taking necessary precautions, the details of the passenger who was tested COVID positive in the Air India Flight No. AI-485 (DEL-IXZ) on 23/09/2020 is as under:

Port Blair, Sept. 23: Due to travel restrictions on account of COVID, over 240 tribals from Car Nicobar have had to remain in Port Blair. They had come for various reasons like medical treatment, administrative work etc. While efforts are on-going by the Administration, to send them back to Nicobar, M/S Ellen Hinego Ltd., apex co-operative body and Jadwet Trading Co. to provide some relief today distributed dry ration kits/packets containing all essentials, to these 240 individuals, in a simple function at the Nicobari home.

Port Blair, Sept. 23: The Port Blair Municipal Council was elected in 2015 for a period of 5 years assumed office on 24/09/2015 and the tenure of the council ended on 23/09/2020.

Port Blair, Sept. 23: The Chinmaya Mission Port Blair will be organsing week long Shri Bhagwat Mahapuran Saptah from October 3 to October 10, 2020 at Mission Auditorium. The Katha will be held every day from 5 pm to 8 pm. Resident Acharya of the Port Blair Mission swami Shuddhananda Saraswati will conduct the programme. The devotees have been requested to wear the Mask and follow the social distancing at the venue Mission auditorium. The transportation after the katha i.e. 8 pm will be arranged by the Mission.