Port Blair, Nov. 8: No COVID positive case has been detected in A&N Islands. Today, 16 flights with 2692 passengers arrived, out of which, 2476 passengers were vaccinated with both doses while RT-PCR test was conducted on 66 passengers and the reports are awaited.      

CPI(M) Meeting Demands CBI Probe to Unearth the Facts

Port Blair, Nov. 7: The meeting of the Andaman & Nicobar State Organising Committee of CPI (M) held on 5th November 2022 at Port Blair observed with grave concern and anguish that corruption is increasing in these islands with the overt or covert patronage of the BJP-led government at the centre.  

During the last 2 - 3 years, particularly during the tenure of the rape accused former Chief Secretary, the corruption was at its zenith with the allegations of large scale collection of money from the businessmen and others by some of the officials of the Administration, the meeting observed. There were allegations of corruption of in grant of Bar licenses, renewal of bar licenses, quarry licenses, purchase of buses in the Transport Department, etc.  

On the auspicious occasion of the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, I extend my warm greetings to all Islanders, especially the Sikh brothers and sisters and entire Sikh community.

Port Blair, Nov. 7: The meeting of the CPI (M) Andaman & Nicobar State Organising Committee held at Port Blair on 5th November 2022 notes with concern and anguish that the investigation into the sex-for-job racket involving a former Chief Secretary of the Andaman & Nicobar Administration, who is a 1990 batch IAS officer, former Labour Commissioner and a few other people is not being carried out as per law.  

Port Blair, Nov. 7: The Season-VII of Dr. B. Srikanth Memorial T-20 Cricket Tournament was inaugurated on 05th November 2022 by Chief Guest, Shri Yash Chowdhary, IAS, Deputy Commissioner, Car Nicobar in presence of Shri Manjeet, IPS, SP Nicobar District, Shri John Levy, Vice-Chairman, Tribal Council and Shri Anand Vardhan Mishra, Assistant Commissioner, Car Nicobar.