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Port Blair, May 15: Passengers/general public have been informed that the vessel MV Kamorta will sail for Rangat via Swaraj Dweep & Long Island on May 16, 2024 at 0700 hrs from Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for Port Blair on the same day at 1300 hrs from Rangat via same route.
Read more: Kamorta to Sail for Rangat Via Swaraj Dweep & Long Island
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Port Blair, May 14: The Member of Parliament, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Shri. Kuldeep Rai Sharma has requested the Chief Secretary, Andaman & Nicobar Administration to fill up the 80 vacant posts of Seaman in Directorate of Shipping Services.
In a letter addressed to the Chief Secretary, the Member of Parliament mentioned that it has come to his notice that approximately 80 positions for seamen are currently vacant within the Directorate of Shipping Services, A&N Administration.
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Port Blair, May 14: A 20-year-old ITI student was brought to GBPH with fracture of left thigh bone and multiple breaks of lower leg bones on the same side. He had met with a road traffic accident at Lamba Line on 16th March, 2024. As the patient was brought to the hospital, he was bleeding profusely since all the long bones of his left leg were badly fractured. After the patient’s blood loss was restored, his thigh bone was operated upon by the Orthopedics team on 17th March. The definitive surgery for the fracture of bones of lower leg (below knee) was purposively delayed since a large part of skin was lost, exposing the bone. However, regular dressing was being done to prevent infection of the injury site.
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Port Blair, May 14: The biodiversity in the tropical islands like Andaman represents humongous array of unique plants and animals that are found exclusively in the islands. This special characteristics of islands flora and fauna across the world is often threatened by introduction of non-native species. Many evidences suggest that the extinction of species due to invasion of non-native species are much faster in the islands than the larger mainland. This is because the island species are often evolved with less predators and less completion for resources; therefore, the island species cannot compete well with the non-native species.
Read more: Andaman Mangroves in Peril: Study Argues for Management of Spotted Deers in the Islands
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Admiral D K Joshi, PVSM, AVSM, YSM, NM, VSM (Retd.), Hon’ble Lt. Governor, A&N Islands and Vice-Chairman, Islands Development Agency conducted on-site inspection of Light House under construction on Rani Lakshmibai Shila nearing completion and will soon attain operational status. Light House will give significant Geo-Strategic importance in the Indo-Pacific region.