Port Blair, Jan 8: The Member of Parliament, Shri. Kuldeep Rai Sharma has requested the Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India to start transmission of Vividh Bharati FM Port Blair (100.9) in all the remote Islands of Andaman & Nicobar Islands.

In a letter addressed to the Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India, the Member of Parliament mentioned that FM 100.9 MHz being broadcast from AIR Port Blair has been declared as the 42nd FM Station of Vividh Bharati Network by Prasar Bharati. Accordingly, two hours of local programmes are being broadcasted from VB FM Port Blair in the morning and evening hours from 26.01.2019, the day when it was inaugurated.

Mayabunder, Jan. 7: Police Station Diglipur has once again shown their mettle by acting tough against drug peddlers. Keeping sharp vigil over the antisocial activities under the jurisdiction and based on reliable information received on Jan. 6 that a lady is in possession of illicit ganja, the raiding team headed by Inspr Vikash Singh, SHO PS Diglipur trapped the lady namely Pratima Mondal , W/o Shri Inderjit Mondal,  R/o Madhupur at Subashgram, Diglipur and recovered 513 gram of illicit ganja from her possession.

Port Blair, Jan. 8: The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, GoI has launched the world’s largest health assurance program named Ayushman Bharat – Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) in the year 2018. The scheme has successfully completed 4 years of its implementation on 23rd September, 2022.

Port Blair, Jan. 7: The Deputy Commissioner, South Andaman/Chairman, District Health Society (SA), Shri Suneel Anchipaka today inaugurated the Maternity Home at campus of the G. B Pant Hospital, Port Blair in the presence of Shri Rahul D. Boora, IAS (P). The Director of Health Services, Director of ANIIMS, Joint MD-UTHM, MS-GBPH and other Officials from NHM, Health & APWD Department were also present.

Car Nicobar, Jan. 8: The District Administration of Nicobar is in the process of issuing Islander Identity Card to the general public of Nicobar District through a Special Camp to be organized from tomorrow (Jan. 9) during office hours. In this regard, the general public have been appealed to contact the Local Revenue Office to avail the facility.