11 Year Old Andaman Girl Donates Her Hair for Cancer Patients for the Third Time in a Row

Port Blair, Oct. 27: This is the third time that an eleven-year old Betty from Andaman & Nicobar Island has donated her long-grown hair for the Cancer patients getting treated in the mainland hospitals. It was first at the age of four that Betty donated her hair for the first time to Cancer Institute, Adiyar, which was followed by hair donation at the age of 7 years to Madat Foundation. Betty was expecting to donate early this year but due to Corona Virus Pandemic, things had got delayed. Finally the generous Andaman girl made it again today at the age of 11 years, when she could donate her 14 inches long hair.

Port Blair, Oct. 27: To curb over speeding on roads, A & N Police has equipped its traffic unit with high-tech Speed laser guns for detection of over speeding by vehicles in the city.

Port Blair, Oct. 27: The recent weather forecast indicates  formation of  low pressure area over  East Central bay of Bengal and adjoining North Andaman sea  around 29 Oct 20 and very likely to intensify into a depression over central Bay of Bengal.

Port Blair, Oct. 27: In anticipation of surge in demand of sweets, dry fruits and other eatables during the festive occasion the Food Safety Department has geared up its enforcement activities to ensure availability of safe, wholesome and hygienic food to the Islanders. The Commissioner Food Safety A&N Islands has constituted separate task force teams of Food Safety Officers to conduct special drive for carrying out inspections eateries and to collect surveillance samples for its analysis through Mobile Food Testing Lab and State Food Testing Laboratory. 

Port Blair, Oct. 27: To strengthen the preventive measures of COVID-19 Pandemic, Shri Vijay Singh, IPS, DIGP, A&N Islands along with Shri Ashok Kumar Vishnoi, SDPO Car Nicobar is on 3 days visit to Nancowrie group of Islands. In order to implement the preventive measures of COVID protocols, the DIGP interacted with the CTC’s of Kamorta and Nancowrie along with the village heads & Shop Keeper association to strengthen the fight against Corona Virus at PS Nancowrie.