Port Blair, Oct. 26: Considering the inconvenience being faced by Divyang brothers and sisters of Andaman & Nicobar Islands and their family members in reaching the Composite Regional Centre for Skill Development, Rehabilitation & Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, GoI, Brookshabad, the Member of Parliament of Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Shri. Kuldeep Rai Sharma has sanctioned purchase and supply of one special bus under MPLADS fund to the CRC Brookshabad.

Port Blair, Oct. 26: In supersession to earlier orders and circulars issued from time to time by A&N Administration regarding COVID management in A&N Islands following are the COVID-19 protocols to be followed for travellers in A&N Islands with immediate effect:

All asymptomatic children below 12 years of age are exempted from RT-PCR test to travel to A&N Islands by sea/air route.

Port Blair, Oct. 26: Shri Bhagwanth Khuba, Hon’ble Union Minister of State for Chemicals & Fertilizers and New and Renewable Energy and Member of Lok Sabha from Bidar Lok Sabha constituency in Karnataka on visit to A&N Islands from 24th to 27th Oct., 2022 met 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 Infra/Developmental Mega projects being implemented by Andaman & Nicobar Administration under the aegis of Islands Development Agency.

Port Blair, Oct. 26: SAMFAR Events will be organising a Men’s Physique competition called ‘Body Hunt 2’. The aim of the competition is to bring awareness about man physique and encourage health and fitness among the youth of the Islands. 

Port Blair, Oct. 26: Acting on a specific intelligence input received from reliable source, Police team from Central Crime Station consisting of SI M.A Rasheed, Head Constables Sanjay Kujur and Constables N.Thangaraj & Raja Rao intercepted one person namely Utpal Dhali S/o Sh. Patitpaban Dhali R/o Netaji Palli, Barasat, North 24 Parganas at ITF Ground, VIP Road who arrived Port Blair from Kolkata on 26/10/2022 by flight. During checking of his personnel belongings, 4.320 Kgs of Ganja which was clandestinely concealed in the bag was seized and accused person was arrested observing all codal formalities.