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Port Blair, Aug 28: The ‘Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi’ (PM-KISAN) is a Central Sector Scheme launched by the GoI during the financial year 2018-19 to augment the income of the farmers. Under the Scheme, eligible farmer families receives financial benefit of Rs. 6000/- per year payable in 3 equal instalments of Rs. 2000/- each, every four months.
Read more: PM-KISAN Beneficiaries asked to Submit e-KYC to Avail Benefits
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Port Blair, Aug 28: The Department of Sports & Youth Affairs in collaboration with Education Department is organising a week-long different sports activities from Aug. 22 to Aug. 29 in connection with the National Sports Day -2022 on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Major Dhyan Chand (Hockey Wizard) on 29th August 2022.
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Port Blair, Aug. 28: The vaccination drive is continuing smoothly in A&N Islands. As per data available, a total of 6,96,418 doses of vaccine have been administered to beneficiaries in the age group of 18 and above so far. Similarly, 23,944 beneficiaries have been vaccinated in the age group of 15 to 18 years. 28, 179 beneficiaries in the age group of 12 to 14 years have been administered both doses of vaccine. The number of beneficiaries administered precautionary dose of vaccine so far stood at 2,32,204.
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Port Blair, Aug 28: The five days Sri Ganesh Pooja will be held at Chinmaya Mission Port Blair from August 31 to September 4, 2022. The auspicious day of Ganesh Pooja on 31st August will begin at 8 am with Sri Ganapati Hoam, followed by Pooja. At 10 am Idols of Lord Ganapati and Pooja vidhi will be distributed to the devotees. The viserjan will be held on September 4, 2022 at 5.30 pm at Chatham.
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Port Blair, Aug 28: Seven positive cases have been detected today in A&N Islands, of which, 3 were from incoming flight passengers who arrived here yesterday. Today, 9 flights with 1420 passengers arrived, out of which, 1294 passengers were vaccinated with both doses while RT-PCR test was conducted on 98 passengers and the reports are awaited.