Port Blair, Oct. 21: The Member of Parliament, A&N Islands, Shri Kuldeep Rai Sharma has requested the Secretary (Social Welfare), A&N Administration to ensure timely disbursement of Pension/Allowances to the Old age, Widows, Destitute and Divyanjan persons who did not receive their entitled pension/allowance since the past 5 - 6 months. The beneficiaries in absence of receipt of pension are unable to procure their day to day requirements and are forced to depend on others. The MP has requested the Secretary (SW) to issue specific directions to the concerned authorities to ensure timely disbursement of their pension/allowances every month without fail.

Port Blair, Oct. 21: The State Bharatiya Janata Party Team who were on an official tour to New Delhi under the leadership of Shri. Ajoy Bairagi, State President returned to Port Blair today morning.

Port Blair, Oct. 20: The touring team of State Bharatiya Janata Party who are at present at New Delhi, met Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare at his office in New Delhi yesterday under instructions from Shri. Ajoy Bairagi, President, Bharatiya Janata Party, Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

Port Blair, Oct. 21: Shri Kuldeep Rai Sharma, Member of Parliament, A&N Islands has requested the Chief Secretary, A&N Administration for sailing of boat (s) to North & Middle Andaman from Port Blair and vice versa to clear the stranded peoples including students, patients, businessmen, farmers among others. The residents are struck up for the past few months at Port Blair and different locations in south Andaman due to transportation problems and wish to return to their homes in view of Durga Puja festivals, which is the prime festival for the Bengal community.

Port Blair, Oct. 20: The Member of Parliament, Shri Kuldeep Rai Sharma has requested the Chief Secretary, A&N Administration to arrange a bigger ship viz MV Swaraj Dweep/MV Nancowry/MV Nicobar to sail from Port Blair to Nicobar Group of Islands and vice versa for transportation of stranded people including essential food and ration items to Car Nicobar, Teressa, Chowra, Katchal, Kamota, Campbell Bay etc. Since large number of tribal people of Nicobar Group of Islands are stuck up at Port Blair since past 03 (three) months, they are facing immense hardship to meet their daily requirements.