Port Blair, June 22: In pursuit of providing maximum benefit to maximum number of people, the Port Blair Municipal Council (PBMC) has taken a number of initiatives for the welfare of its citizens, with the active participation of Elected Representatives. One such initiative by PBMC is to develop community assets. To facilitate the poorest of the poor, the Council had taken up the daunting task to renovate/ revamp/ redesign nine community halls in various wards. For the works, the Administration has allotted a fund to the tune of Rs. 7.15 Crores.

Port Blair, June 22: The Member of Parliament, A&N Islands, Shri Kuldeep Rai Sharma has requested the Director of Transport, A&N Administration to resume the express bus service of STS between Baratang and Port Blair and vice versa. The services was suspended owing to impact of lockdown since 19th March, 2020. 

Port Blair, June 22: On the occasion of 1 Year achievement of Modi 2.0 program, Bharatiya Janata Party led by Shri Ajoy Bairagi, State President, BJP – A & N Islands decided to distribute PM’s Letter in all regional languages door to door through party organization and PRI’s all over Andaman & Nicobar Islands from today i.e. 22/06/2020.

Port Blair, June 21: The Government of India, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Department of School & Education and Literacy implements a scheme of National Awards to teachers to celebrate the unique contribution of some of the finest teachers in the country and to honour those teachers, who through their commitment and industry have not only improved the quality of school education but also enriched the lives of their students.

I greet the people of these islands on the auspicious occasion of Rath Yatra.  Lord Jagannath is considered to be an incarnation of Lord Vishnu and the Rath Yatra of Odisha witness the coming together of the entire community in celebration of the grace and divinity of Lord Jagannath. May the pious and noble ideals associated with Rath Yatra enrich our lives with peace, good health and harmony. I also pray to the Lord to give all of us  the strength to fight against the COVID 19, serve the poor and honour the warriors of this Pandemic situation.