Port Blair, Feb 3: The ICAR-Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Central Island Agricultural Research Institute, Port Blair organized a Natural Farming awareness programme at Beodnabad panchayat on 02.02.2023 under out scaling of natural farming through KVKs project to promote traditional indigenous practices to reduce externally purchased agricultural inputs.

Mr V. Kumar, Sarpanch of Beodnabad panchayat, was present as a chief guest. He urged farmers to produce high-quality farm products without synthetic pesticides and herbicides. Thus, natural agricultural produce is highly beneficial to both human health and the health of the land and ecosystem.

Port Blair, Feb. 3: The A&N Administration in coordination with National Disaster Management Authority and INCOIS Hyderabad will be organising a Table Top Exercise (TTE) on 7th Feb, 2023 from 1000 hrs to 1300 hrs in the Conference Hall of the Secretariat for the smooth conduct of the State Level Mock Disaster Management Exercise (TATPAR-23) in A&N Islands.

Port Blair, Feb. 3: Ration card holders attached to the following Fair Price Shops as mentioned below has been cancelled with effect from February, 2023, onwards on their own request.

1) FPS No.476 Umaira Store, Swaraj Dweep - FPS No. 70 Gowri Debnath, Swaraj Dweep

2) FPS No.380, R. Mani Store Delanipur, Port Blair - FPS No.115 CCS Ltd Delanipur, Port Blair

Port Blair, Feb.3: The vessel MV Campbell Bay will now sail for Little Andaman in place of Nalanda on Feb.4, 2023 at 0900 hrs from Haddo Wharf and will sail back to Port Blair on the same day at 2100 hrs from Little Andaman. Little Andaman bound passengers those who are holding the tickets of Nalanda have been advised to avail the sailing of MV Campbell Bay with the same ticket on 04.02.2023.

The general public have been informed that power supply will remain suspended on Feb. 4 at Shoal Bay- Ferrargunj feeder: Tanki Basti, Wimberlygunj to Shoal Bay, Ferrargunj to Jirkatang, Tiger feeder: Sippighat, Dhanikhari, Ograbraj, Temple Myo, Tushnabad & Tirur, Panel V- Hope Town, Naya Basti, Tapu Basti, Shore Point, Andabeda, Stewartgunj complete,Govindapuram and Azad Nagar from 8 am to 12 pm in connection with HT/LT maintenance and clearance work at Badmaspahad and ABS maintenance work at 6 pole structures in front of hiring Power Plant at Bambooflat.