Panchayats of North & Middle Andaman to Boycott all Government Functions in Support of their Demands
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Cutting across party lines, all PRIs voiced solidarity in their protest in a Press conference
Mayabunder, October 8: All 37 Panchayats of Middle & North Andaman have raised an alarm, accusing the Andaman & Nicobar administration of snatching away the rights and powers of the Panchayats and making them helpless. There is a strong outcry being heard against the administration among all the Panchayati Raj members; Pradhan, Panchayat Samiti and elected Zila Parishad representatives.
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Port Blair, Oct. 8: The Member of Parliament, Shri. Kuldeep Rai Sharma has requested the Chief Secretary, A&N Administration to address the dire state of several road stretches in Port Blair following severe damage caused by recent monsoon rains.
The affected areas include the road leading to the Bhatu Basti junction, located directly in front of the private truck stand, as well as the road connecting Corbyn’s Cove Junction to Prothrapur Junction. These road segments have deteriorated to a point where they are nearly impassable, significantly inconveniencing the residents of Port Blair, including commuters, school students and the general public who heavily rely on these routes.
Read more: Member of Parliament Demands Urgent Repair of Damaged Port Blair City Roads
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Port Blair, Oct. 8: The Andaman & Nicobar Territorial Congress Committee held a massive protest march in Port Blair on the 07th of October,2023 against the BJP IT Cell for portraying Shri. Rahul Gandhi as the 'NEW AGE RAAVAN' in a social media poster.
The Congress leaders and workers marched from Gandhi Bhawan to Gandhi Statue holding Banners and Party Flag under the leadership of ANTCC President Shri. Rangalal Halder and ANTCC Campaign Committee Chairman Shri. TSG Bhasker. They raised slogans against PM Modi and the BJP IT Cell to condemn the propaganda of spreading hatred in the nation.
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Port Blair, Oct. 8: Considerable improvement has been seen in connectivity soon after the commencement of CANI undersea cable project in A&N Islands in the year 2020. The Tele-density is the parameter used to ascertain the mobile connectivity and as per data available the total Tele-density in India is 92 percent while in A&N Islands, it is 178 percent. Before the laying of CANI, the bandwidth was 4.1 Gbps which was through satellite and it increased to 200 Gbps after commencement of Under Sea Cable. It means that the Telecom Service Providers can hire upto 200 Gbps and they have so far purchased 138 Gbps in all segments and they include BSNL, Airtel and Reliance Jio.
Read more: CANI Undersea Cable Project Leads the Islands on the Path of Prosperity
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Port Blair, Oct. 8: Shri Vishal Jolly National Executive Member BJP & Former State President BJP-ANI expressed his profound gratitude towards Chief Secretary, A & N Administration and Chief Port Administrator, PMB for immediately responding to his request to make alternative arrangements for providing instant relief to the residents of Long Island.