Port Blair, Sept. 18: On 16/09/2020, a missing complaint of a minor boy from Garacharma area was received at PS Pahargaon, who left home on 14/09/2020 after being scolded by his mother over a petty issue. Upon receipt of the complaint, three teams were immediately constituted for search of the minor boy.

PBGKR Suggests Measures to Overcome Shortage of Teachers

Port Blair, Sept. 18: The current allocation of teachers across government schools in A&N Islands for primary, secondary and higher secondary are at an all-time low. Data suggests that there is huge shortage of teachers in almost every school be it be primary, secondary or higher secondary. At present the islands have a shortfall of around 900 teachers in various trades.

Port Blair, Sept. 18: As part of the efforts to fight COVID19 pandemic, True Vision Foundation, NGO conducted voluntary Sanitization work in Ward No. 4 including Fish Market, Vegetable Market and meat Market on 13.09.2020 as per local administration guidelines, strictly adhering Covid19 protocols.

Port Blair, Sept. 18: The first loan in Port Blair under Deen Dayal Antodya Yojana- National Urban Livelihood (DAY-NULM) was disbursed to Shri. Kaja Moideen on 18/09/2020. Shri. Kaja Moideen is a tailor running a shop near Kamaraj English Medium School, Aberdeen Bazar. He was handed the loan sanction letter for an amount of Rs. 1.8 lakhs in a small function held at PBMC by Smti. Anjali Sehrawat IAS, Secretary, PBMC and senior officials of the SBI, Shri. Satya Priyadarshi, Regional Manager, Shri. Manoj Kumar Lakra, Chief Manager, SBI, Port Blair Branch & Shri Dimaba Sandel, SME.

Port Blair, Sept. 18: Four workers of the Indian National Congress today joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in the presence of Shri. Ajoy Bairagi, State President, BJP, A & N Islands, Shri. Vishal Jolly, Former State President, BJP, A&N Islands, Shri. Aruna Giri, State Vice President, BJP, A & N Islands, Shri. M. Vinod, State Vice President, BJP, A & N Islands, Shri. N.K Udhaya Kumar, State President, Yuva Morcha, BJP, A & N Islands (Chairperson, Port Blair Municipal Council) and Shri. I.P Singh, Councillor Ward No. 7 (Ex-Chairperson, PBMC).