Mr Rakeshwar Lall, State President & all members of Hindu Rashtra Shakti have deeply mourned the untimely demises of Mr B S Arun, Staff, NRSE, R/o Lamba line and Mr Bidyut Kumar Mondal, S/o P K Mondal, R/o Sitanagar ward No. 1, Diglipur on 04/04/2023.

The Hindu Rashtra Shakti prays to the Almighty to give eternal peace to the departed soul and courage to the bereaved family members to bear the irreparable loss.

New Delhi, April 3: The Member of Parliament, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Shri. Kuldeep Rai Sharma today raised the issue of granting enhanced wage of 1/30th Pay at minimum of relevant basic pay plus Dearness Allowance to 2000 odd long serving DRMs of APWD and all the DRMs working in various departments of A&N Administration, in the Parliament.

He informed the Parliament that the Andaman Public Works Department (APWD) employs regular staff, along with casual workers and persons on daily wages known as Daily Rated Mazdoor or DRM's. The APWD also undertakes the task of providing the islanders with drinking water, roads, and bridges.

Port Blair, April3: The Final match of Maiden DGP Cup 2023 was played on 02/04/2023 between Andaman Nicobar Police team and Jadwet Cricketing club in front of full house at Netaji Stadium. 41 teams from different part of the Islands participated in the tournament which started on 15/02/2023. The Director General of Police, A&N Islands Shri Neeraj Thakur, IPS inaugurated the match with the toss and Jadwet cricket club won the toss and elected to bat first.

Port Blair, April 3: The ANTCC President, Shri. Rangalal Halder on Monday accepted the Resignation of Congress Ex- Zilla Parishad Adhyaksha Smt. Elizabeth (N & M Andaman) and other Five Zilla Parishad Members of N & M Andaman namely Smt. Sujata Dey (Urmilapur Constituency), Shri. Tapas Roy (Rangat Constituency), Shri. Ashok Howlader (Long Island Constituency), Shri. Mahadeb Gain (Radhanagar Constituency) and Shri. Pradip Das (Subhash Gram Constituency).

New Delhi, April 3: The President of the Hoteliers Association, Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Executive Member of Hotel & Restaurant Association of Eastern India (HRAEI), Shri. Girish Arora attended a two day Chintan Shivir ‘Tourism in Mission Mode: Convergence and Public Private Partnership’ on behalf of the Federation of Hotel & Restaurant Associations of India (FHRAI) which was organized by Ministry of Tourism, GoI on 28th -29th March 2023 at The Hotel Ashok, New Delhi.  Hon'ble Lieutenant Governor, A&N Islands Admiral D K Joshi, PVSM, AVSM, YSM, NM, VSM (Retd.) and Shri. Nikhil Kumar, Principal Secretary, IP&T and Shri Anand Vardhan Mishra, Director (Tourism) A & N Administration represented the A&N Islands.