Port Blair, Feb. 1: Naval Ship Repair Yard (NSRY), Port Blair, which undertakes repairs and refits of Naval warship, yardcraft and floating docks, concluded a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Govt ITI, Port Blair for providing Industrial Exposure Trade Training Programme for trainees of various ITI trades. This is in Pursuance of the National Apprentice Ships Promotion Scheme.

Port Blair, Feb. 1: In view of ongoing COVID-19 pandemic the Police Training School, Prothrapur organised one day online short course on “Traffic Rules, Regulations (With Latest Amendments) its Management on 29/01/2021.

The Principal, Teachers’ and students of Govt. Sr. Sec. School- School Line deeply mourn the untimely and sudden demise of Shri. Sunil Agarwal, Physical Education Teacher, Age-39 S/o Late Jag Mohan Lall, R/o Nayagaon. He breathed his last today early morning around 12.50 AM at Christine Medical College, Vellore, Tamilnadu. He was undergoing medical treatment of Cancerous cells at Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamilnadu.

Port Blair, Feb. 1: The Non- Gazetted Government Officers’ Association, A & N Islands organized various programmes today as a part of observance of ‘Call Attention Day’ all over the Islands. The programme was organized on budget presentation day as per the call of Confederation of Central Govt. Employees and workers, New Delhi to invite the attention of Central Government towards various pending demands of Central Government employees and workers.

Port Blair, Jan 31: Indian Coast Guard is celebrating its 45th Raising Day on 01 Feb 2021. From a modest beginning with just 07 surface platforms in 1978, ICG has grown into a formidable force with 156 ships and 62 aircraft in its inventory and is likely to achieve targeted force levels of 200 surface platforms and 80 aircraft by 2025. 

As the fourth largest Coast Guard in the world, Indian Coast Guard has played a significant role in securing the Indian Coasts and enforcing regulations within the Maritime Zones of India. True to its motto “Vayam Rakshamah” meaning “We Protect”, the service has to its credit saving over 10,000 lives and apprehending around 14,000 miscreants since inception in 1977. On an average, Coast Guard saves one precious life every second day at sea.