Kolkata, June 4: A delegation of Andaman Association of Tour Operators (AATO) attended the highly anticipated FMITC Tourism Conclave held at Hotel Hayatt Regency, Kolkata on 02 Jun 23. Led by AATO President Shri M. Vinod and Joint Secretary Shri Saikat Biswas, the delegation made a significant impact at the event.

The FMITC Tourism Conclave, renowned as a leading platform for industry professionals, policymakers, and stakeholders, focused on the theme "Driving Sustainable Tourism: Exploring New Horizons." AATO's delegation actively engaged in insightful panel discussions, workshops, and networking sessions, contributing their expertise and insights to the discourse on sustainable tourism practices and the growth of the tourism industry.

Port Blair, June 4: Shri Mandeep Grewal, Founder & President of Port Blair Guru Ki Rasoi (NGO), which actively helped the society by distributing food during the COVID-19 lockdown called on Admiral D K Joshi, Lt. Governor, A&N Islands on 2nd June 2023. Grewal expressed his gratitude for opening the first ever Old Age Home for Women named “Ulhaas” at Atam Pahad. He also expressed his gratitude for implementation of various projects for the development of the Islands.

Diglipur, June 4: To dry up the supplies of illicit liquor, as a part of zero-tolerance against bootlegging, a strategy of jungle search has been adopted in N&MA District. In the recent past, several jungle search operations were carried out, the operation has yielded excellent results in apprehending and recovering major haul of Illicit Liquor/Lehan.

Port Blair, June 4: In order to support SHG members for their economic activities, as per the direction of Ms. Veditha Reddy, IAS, Secretary, RD & Panchayat/ Deputy Commissioner, South Andaman, the Block Office of the Department of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj with the enthusiastic support of the Gram Panchayat Mithakhari organized an SHG Mela at Community Hall, Ograbraj today. The Mela was inaugurated by Ms. Veditha Reddy, IAS, Secretary, RD & Panchayat/ Deputy Commissioner, South Andaman in the presence of Shri Aditya Kumar Asthana, Director, RD & Panchayat and PRI Members of Gram Panchayat Mithakhari, Namunaghar, Tushnabad & Collinpur.

Port Blair, June 4: Shri. Kuldeep Rai Sharma, the Member of Parliament has raised a significant concern regarding the refund of fare differences to passengers in the event of ship changes for the sailing between Port Blair and Campbell Bay.