Port Blair, Oct. 6: It was a Historic day for Andaman & Nicobar Chess as for the first time any President of All India Chess Federation (AICF) visited Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Gracing the occasion as the Chief Guest, Dr. Sanjay Kapoor, President, All India Chess Federation (AICF) inaugurated the new Chess Centre cum office of Andaman Nicobar Chess Association at Dairy Farm, Port Blair on the auspicious occasion of Dusshera on 5th October 2022 amidst good number of players, parents, chess lovers and office bearers of ANCA.

Port Blair, Oct. 6: Working towards its commitment to make the A&N Islands drug-free, N&MA District Police is conducting regular raids. Swiftly acting on credible information on 04/10/2022, a team headed by Inspr. Stalin N.S, SHO PS Diglipur conducted a raid near a parking lot of CHC Diglipur and recovered 2.342 Kgs of illicit ganja from the possession of a person namely Ajit Kumar Tete (30y) resident of Sitanagar, Diglipur. Accordingly, illicit ganja was seized and the accused was arrested on the spot after observing all legal formalities and a case has been registered under relevant sections of NDPS Act at PS Diglipur.

Port Blair, Oct. 6: Shri Vijoo Krishnan, Central Secretariat Member of CPI (M) and All India Joint Secretary of All India Kisan Sabha arrived Port Blair on 5th October, 2022 from Delhi for a week-long visit to Andaman & Nicobar Islands.

Port Blair, Oct. 6: UNESCO has declared 6th October as International Geodiversity Day. What is geodiversity? Geodiversity is all around you. It is all the parts of nature that aren't alive; including everything from minerals and fossils, to soils and spectacular landscapes.

Port Blair, Oct. 6: Shri Nikhil Kumar, IAS, Commissioner-cum-Secretary (Statistics) released the publication of ‘Basic Statistics Handbook 2020-21’ of Andaman & Nicobar Islands in his chamber today in the presence of Shri Arjun Sharma, IAS, Secretary (Statistics) and Shri D.S.Clement Stephen, Director (Economics & Statistics) I/c alongwith the statistical team. The publication is very useful for Administrators, Planners, Stakeholders, Research Scholars, Policy Makers, Educationalists, Govt. Offices, other Organizations and public in general.