Port Blair, Nov. 17: Shri Vishal Jolly, National Executive Member, BJP along with Shri M.Vinod, State Vice President, BJP A&N Islands Met Lieutenant General Ajai Singh, AVSM, Commander-in-Chief, Andaman and Nicobar Command at his office today and discussed various issues pertaining to Airports.

Port Blair, Nov. 17: The Non-Gazetted Govt. Officers’ Association & CITU, A&N Islands jointly organized a remembrance meeting on 16.11.2022 at Crusade House to commemorate the 16th Death Anniversary of Comrade Pious D’silva, former President of NGOs’ Association and CITU.

Port Blair, Nov.17: The Directorate of Industries, A&N Administration organized a short term Skill Development Training Programme on ‘Handicrafts (Coconut Shell, Wood and Cane & Bamboo) products’ at Stewartgunj, Gram Panchayat from 12th October, 2022 to 17th November, 2022. Altogether, 21 candidates participated in the training programme and were imparted the basic skills and knowledge for making handicrafts, thus creating self-employment opportunities for boosting the economy of Islands.

Port Blair, Nov. 17: NABARD, Andaman and Nicobar Regional Office is conducting a six day training programme on natural farming from 14th to 19th November 2022 in two batches for farmers of South Andaman, and North and Middle Andaman. The first batch consisted of 30 farmers from South Andaman. The training for the second batch of 30 farmers from North and Middle Andaman was inaugurated today by Shri Pankaj Kumar, IAS, Secretary, Department of Agriculture, A&N Administration and Dr E. B. Chakurkar, Director, CIARI was the guest of honour.

Port Blair, Nov. 17: As per the information received from the Meteorological Office, Port Blair, a low pressure area has formed over Southwest Bay of Bengal & adjoining Andaman Sea today and is likely to move west-northwestwards and gradually concentrate into a Depression over central parts of South Bay of Bengal around November 19, 2022.