Port Blair, Sept. 28: The A&N AIDS Control Society (ANACS) conducted a mainstreaming training programme on HIV/AIDS for the officials and staffs of Directorate of Agriculture on 28.09.2022 at 11.00 am at the Conference hall of Directorate of Agriculture. A total of 35 participants participated the training programme.

The Programme commence with a welcome address by Dr. Chanda Srivastava, Joint Director (Agri), HQ.

Port Blair, Sept. 28: Provisional general merit list and category wise merit list of candidates for admission to five year B.A. LL.B., Degree Course in Andaman Law College for the academic year 2022-23 has been published in the Common College Admission Portal website and is also displayed on the College Notice Board.

Port Blair, Sept. 28: Chinmaya Mission Port Blair will be celebrating International Elders Day on October 1, 2022 with Walkathon and Felicitation of Super Senior Citizens (80 Plus).

The Walkathon will be held on October 1, 2022 at 6 am from Gandhi Park to Mission. The walkathon is open for all senior Citizens (58 plus) including females.

Port Blair, Sept. 28: The Directorate of Industries, A&N Administration organized a short term Skill Development training program on ‘Handicrafts (Coconut Shell, Wood and Cane & Bamboo) products’ at Bambooflat-II Gram Panchayat from Sept.12 to 27, 2022. Altogether, 15 candidates participated in the training program and were imparted the basic skills and knowledge for making handicrafts, thus creating self-employment opportunities and boosting of the economy of Islands.

Port Blair, Sept. 28: Ayushman Bharat – Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY), a flagship scheme of the Government of India has successfully completed 4 years of its implementation on 23rd September, 2022. The scheme aims to provide cashless treatment worth Rs 5 lakh per family per year against secondary and tertiary hospitalization care. Presently, 12,638 families (40,137 members) have registered under the AB-PMJAY scheme in this UT and are entitled for cashless treatment at more than 28,000 empanelled public and private hospitals across the country.