Port Blair, July 23: The Indira Gandhi National Open University has provided the link for the change of the examination centre for Term End-Examination June, 2021 which will be commencing from 3rd August, 2021. The students who want to change their examination centre due to various reasons can directly click the following link https://exam.ignou.ac.in/EXAMCENTRECHANGE/EXAMCENTRECHANGEREQUEST.ASPX or visit IGNOU website: www.ignou.ac.in. The link will be available only up to 26th July 2021 at 10.00AM. For further queries students may contact the Regional Centre, Port Blair (Ph. No. 03192-242888/230111).

Port Blair, July 22: Shri Jitendra Narain, IAS, Chief Secretary, A&N Islands during his recent visit to the North & Middle Andaman District had directed the Directorate of RD, PRIs and ULBs to provide broadband and FTTH to all Gram Panchayats of North and Middle Andaman District in order to provide free Wi-Fi hotspot facility to the students and general public within a time bound manner.

Port Blair, July 22: Shri Kuldeep Rai Sharma, Member of Parliament, A & N Islands has taken up the issue of  appointment of Drivers of Transport Department who are working in the department without break on Contract or daily rated basis since 2005 with the Hon’ble Lt. Governor, A & N Islands. They have served the department continuously with the hope that one day their case would be considered for regularization but no fruitful decision from the department. Ultimately they have approached before the Hon’ble Court for redressal of their grievances and the Court issued directions to the Administration to appoint them on regular basis by taking necessary steps to get the standards relaxed. Now most of them are underprivileged due to over age and lack of educational qualification.

Port Blair, July 22: The vaccination drive is continuing smoothly in A&N Islands. As per data available, a total of 2, 68,200 beneficiaries have been vaccinated so far in A&N Islands, out of the target beneficiaries of 2, 81, 603 (approx.). A total of 5513 people were vaccinated today in A&N Islands. A total of 73,954 eligible people in the age group of 18 to 44 years have been vaccinated till date.

Port Blair, July 22: In view of “Guru Purnima” falling on 24th July 2021 and also keeping in view the prevailing COVID restrictions, the District Magistrate, South Andaman has permitted the temples in South Andaman District to open to offer prayers from 03:00 PM to 06:00 PM, with strict adherence to the National Directives for COVID-19 Management are fully complied in letter and spirit.