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Port Blair, Nov. 16: The Member of Parliament, Shri. Kuldeep Rai Sharma has requested the Hon’ble Lt. Governor of Andaman & Nicobar Islands to strengthen the Andaman & Nicobar Fire Service unit to tackle any major future Fire Accident in multiple fronts.
In a letter addressed to the Lt. Governor, he mentioned that on the day of Diwali, two major Fire accidents have been reported from Phoenix Bay and Dairy Farm areas of Port Blair city.
He said that both incidents resulted in the substantial loss of property, valued at several lakhs, adversely affecting numerous families.
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Port Blair, Nov. 16: National Press Day was celebrated with great enthusiasm and intellectual fervour at Hotel Ami Grace, Gurudwara Line, Port Blair, this evening.
Joining the nationwide celebrations, local journalists in Andaman & Nicobar Islands organized a prominent event where media professionals converged to reflect on the challenges and advancements in the field.
Read more: National Press Day Celebrated Befittingly by Local Journalists
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Port Blair, Nov. 16: Shri Vishal Jolly National Executive Member BJP & Former State President BJP-ANI wrote a letter to the Hon'ble Lt. Governor, A&N Islands for releasing of funds as compensation to fire victims and also make necessary arrangements for their temporary stay and rehabilitation.
In his letter Jolly wrote that a massive fire accident that rocked Port Blair on Diwali day i.e. 12th November, 2023, which caused colossal of damage to the properties belonging to the fire victims and stressed about the following points on incidents: -
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Port Blair, Nov. 16: Ms Rini Roselin Y, a young chess player from Port Blair, achieves the title of Arena Candidate Master (ACM). She is the first Girl chess player from Andaman & Nicobar Islands to attain the FIDE Arena title.
Read more: First Girl from the Islands Achieves the Title of Arena Candidate Master
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Port Blair, Nov. 16: CITU, A&N State Committee organized mass demonstration, procession and public meeting today (16.11.2023) at Port Blair on various issues of workers like (i) Immediate revision of minimum wages for scheduled employment (ii) Against anti-labour actions of Labour Department (iii) Restore Sunday wages to 1/30th pay daily rated mazdoors (iv) Against price rise, etc. Hundreds of workers assembled in front of the office of the Labour Commissioner and staged a mass demonstration condemning the inaction on the part of the Labour Department on revision of minimum wages and anti-labour actions of officers of Labour Department. After staging mass demonstration, the workers took out a huge procession in the Port Blair town which culminated in a public meeting at Tiranga Park, Aberdeen Bazar.