Port Blair, Jan. 3: The vessel Sindhu is scheduled to sail for Chennai on Jan.4, 2023 at 1600 hrs from Haddo Wharf. Bunk Class tickets for the above sailing have already been sold out. However, considering the demand from the public to travel to Chennai by Ship, it has been decided by the Directorate of Shipping Services to issue Seating Class tickets to the passengers in the above sailing.

Port Blair, Jan 3: The Member of Parliament of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Shri. Kuldeep Rai Sharma has deeply mourned the sad demise of Mr. Sajid Sulaiman, R/o. Round Basthi, a well-known singer of these Islands, who passed away this morning at the ICU of G B Pant Hospital. He prayed for eternal peace for the departed soul and for enough strength for the members of the bereaved family to bear the irreparable loss.

Shri M. Vinod, President, Andaman Association of Tour Operators has deeply mourned the demise of Shri Sajid Sulaiman, Resident of Round Basti, Aberdeen Bazaar today (03/01/23) morning at GB Pant Hospital.

I pray to the Almighty to grant eternal peace to the departed soul and courage to the bereaved family to bear this irreparable loss.

CPI (M) Andaman & Nicobar State Organising Committee mourn the sudden demise of Shri AK Shreejayan, a resident of Calicut, South Andaman today (3.1.2023) morning at GB Pant Hospital, Port Blair.  He was 72 years.  He left behind his wife and two children. CPI (M) conveys its deepest condolences to the bereaved family members.  His body will be taken for funeral from his house at Calicut at 10 am on 4th January, 2023.   

Port Blair, Jan 2: The MPL 35th National Under 09 Chess Championships–2022 which began on 25th December 2022 at Indore, Madhya Pradesh, concluded today successfully.

More than 300 players across India participated in the prestigious event in which 3 young budding chess players, (two Boys and one Girl) from Andaman & Nicobar Islands took part in the championship and done quite well. J S Virat, a student of class IV of VKV Lamblaine is the top scorer from A&N Islands who scored five and a half points with  five wins and a draw while Rohan Singh, a student of class III and Parnita, a student of class IV of Carmel Sr. Sec. School Port Blair scored 4 points each with four wins.