Port Blair, Dec. 9: As per Indian Meteorological Department’s weather forecast, heavy rain (07-11 cm) is likely to occur at one or two places over Nicobar Islands on Dec. 13. Distant Cautionary Signal No.II has been hoisted at Port Blair Port. For further enquiries/ information, one may contact helpline of State Emergency Operation Centre at Helpline No. 1070 & District Emergency Operation Centre at Helpline No. 1077.  For any emergency/assistance at sea, call Coast Guard SAR Agency at Toll Free number 1554.

Port Blair, Dec. 8: The Member of Parliament, Shri. Kuldeep Rai Sharma has requested the Hon’ble Lt. Governor of Andaman & Nicobar Islands to release pension for old age, widow, specially-abled and destitute in the first week of every month.

The Member of Parliament informed the Lt. Governor that old age, widow, specially-abled and destitute people are not getting their pension on time, which has caused huge hardship to them.

Teressa, Dec. 8: The Member of Parliament, Shri. Kuldeep Rai Sharma has handed-over a Dead Body Freezer Box to the Tribal Council of Teressa Island purchased from the MPLADS fund.

Port Blair, Dec. 8: Shri. Ajoy Bairagi, State President, BJP, A&N Islands along with Shri. Vishal Jolly, National Executive Committee Member met the Hon'ble Union Agriculture Minister & Farmers Welfare, Adarniya. Narendra Tomar and the Minister of State Adarniya Kailash Choudhary today at New Delhi. Both the leaders placed, highlighted and discussed the following issues pertaining to Farmers & Agriculture of our Islands:

Port Blair, Dec. 8: Zoological Survey of India is organizing three-day workshop on Coastal and Marine Biodiversity of Island ecosystems under the ‘Training of Personnel of other Stakeholders’ sponsored by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, GoI. Dr. Dhriti Banerjee, Director, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata was the chief guest, while Shri Hari Kallikkat, IAS, Secretary (IP&T), Andaman and Nicobar Administration, Dr. M. Vinod Kumar, Fishery Survey of India, and Dr. Lal Ji Singh, Head-of-Office were the guests of honour. The programme was also attended by Officers from different Departments and institutions.