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.

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.

Port Blair, Oct. 8: The Andaman and Nicobar Command (ANC) marked its 23rd Raising Day on 08 Oct 23. Established in 2001 as a 'Unified Command' under the leadership of Commander-in-Chief, Andaman and Nicobar (CINCAN), the ANC has continually exemplified synergy and cohesion among the Services while safeguarding national interests in the distant Andaman & Nicobar region.

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.

Port Blair, Oct. 8: The Communist Party of India (Marxist) has decided to demand an investigation by CBI into the renovation of National Highway 4 in North and Middle Andaman and construction of Bridge at Middle Strait entrusted to the NHIDCL in view of the poor quality of work undertaken by the agency during the last 5 – 6 years. A decision to this effect was taken in the meeting of the CPI (M) Andaman & Nicobar State Organising Committee held at Shaheed Bhavan, Anarkali, Port Blair today (8.10.2023).