Port Blair, Feb 13: Raising his points in Parliament on the General Budget for the year 2023-24 on Friday, the Member of Parliament of Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Mr. Kuldeep Rai Sharma noted that the budget allocated for Andaman & Nicobar Islands is a marginal increase of Rs. 280 Crore from Rs. 5,703.65 crore in 2022-23 to Rs. 5,987 Crore this year.

The Member of Parliament placed 50 demands in the Parliament in order to ensure a holistic growth for Andaman & Nicobar Islands, which are:

Chennai, Feb 13: The United States Air Force’s (USAF) newest fifth-generation fighters – the stealthy, supersonic, multirole F-35A Lightning II and F-35A Joint Strike Fighter – will make their debut at Aero India 2023. After a journey from Hill Air Force Base in Utah, United States, the F-35A Lightning II Demonstration Team will impress crowds with a demo of its unique aerial capabilities. The F-35A Lightning II from Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska will be on static display.

Port Blair, Feb 13: The Director (Disaster Management), Dr. Nitin Shakya, reviewed the fire/life safety measures and Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) of cinema theatres of Port Blair for strengthening safety measures of the audience in the Cinema Theatres which was held in his chamber on Feb.1, 2023 with the representatives of Cinema Theatres of ANI and Officers of NDRF, A&N Police, A&N Police Fire Services and Health Department.

Port Blair, Feb 13: A Delegation of Tourism Stakeholders from A&N Islands Participated in the 30th edition of SATTE (South Asia's Travel & Tourism Expo) proved to be the largest ever, with over 50 tourism boards in attendance and over 600 hosted buyers and which received more than 25,000 visitors in the span of three days (February 9-11, 2023) from 120 cities and towns of India.

Port Blair, Feb 13: Smt. Kavitha Udhaya Kumar, Chairperson, Port Blair Municipal Council (PBMC) alongwith Shri Aziz Ur Rahman, Senior Vice Chairperson, PBMC called on Admiral D K Joshi, PVSM, AVSM, YSM, NM, VSM (Retd.), Hon’ble Lt. Governor, A&N Islands and Vice-Chairman, Islands Development Agency today at Raj Niwas. Discussed various projects being implemented through PBMC in Andaman and Nicobar Islands.