Port Blair, Dec. 30: A number of patriotic songs dedicated to the motherland presented by the well-known artistes from these Islands entertained the audience at Corbyn’s Cove Beach here this evening. The Tourism Department in association with the Department of Art & Culture & Kala Kendra Society organized a Patriotic Musical evening to commemorate the anniversary of First Flag Hoisting by Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose in these Islands.

Diglipur, Dec. 30: The team of PS Mayabunder & Diglipur has once again cracked a theft case within 3 hours of registration and arrested the accused & recovered the stolen bike.  A criminal case U/S 379 IPC was registered at PS Mayabunder on the complaint of Shri A.J. Ajay Nair, S/o Ajit Nair, R/o Webi, Mayabunder on theft of his motorcycle AN-01 K-2816. All the Police Stations of North and Middle Andaman District was alerted.

Port Blair, Dec. 30: The 2nd A&N State School Chess Championship 2022 for school children was organised by Andaman Nicobar Chess Association (ANCA) in association with Rotary Club Port Blair today at Govt. Girls Sr. Sec. School Auditorium, Port Blair.

Smit. Veddita Reddy, IAS, Secretary (Education & Sports) was the chief guest for the inaugural ceremony who made the first move to kick the Championship 2022 while Smti, Sangeeta Chand, Deputy Education Officer, South Andaman graced the occasion as the guest of honour

Diglipur, Dec 30: To commemorate the historical day of 30th December 1943, various programmes were conducted at Diglipur too, along with the rest of nation. School students of Diglipur Senior Secondary School took out ‘Prabhat pheri’ from the school in the morning, which went through the different routes of Subhash Gram Bazar and culminated at Vivekanand Stadium. The Assistant commissioner of the region, Shri Anuj Kumar Bharti hoisted the National Flag at the stadium. The students presented patriotic songs of ‘Azad Hind Fauj’, beautiful dances depicting the message of unity in diversity and a skit. The students of Sitanagar Middle School also presented patriotic songs.

Port Blair, Dec. 30: The NGO (WITH YOU) identified an elderly women Smti. Parvatiamma at Haddo. She doesn't have a home to stay and she begs for food to survive. She has nobody else to turn to. Observing her situation, the President WITH YOU requested the Director Social Welfare to give accommodation for her in the old age home for women at Attampahad