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Campbell Bay, Dec. 12: The Directorate of Disaster Management, A&N Administration conducted Capacity Building Programmes – Swasthya Doot on disaster preparedness in Great Nicobar Sub-Division and trained around 8000 persons including children, in association with A&N Police, Fire Services, Health Department, Indian Coast Guard and A&N Command. The Disaster Management Trainings were imparted by conducting one-day training workshops/ programmes wherein the basics of disaster management search & rescue and medical first response were covered. The community of entire Great Nicobar is the first Sub-Division in India where each resident is trained in Disaster Management and they are fully prepared to respond any eventuality in future. This programme was conducted under the leadership of the Director, Directorate of Disaster Management, Dr. Nitin Shakya.
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Port Blair, Feb 12: The District Legal Services Authority, Andaman & Nicobar Islands held National Lok Adalats in the District Court Building, Port Blair, ADR centre-PRAYAS", Port Blair and Sub-Divisional Court Complex at Mayabunder and Diglipur today by adopting all COVID SOPs issued by the MHA from time to time.
The Judicial Officers of this judgeship were present to mark the commencement of the National Lok Adalat at Port Blair, Mayabunder and Diglipur.
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Port Blair, Feb 12: Shri Ajoy Bairagi, State President, BJP, A&N Islands has appointed Shri Arvind Rai Sharma as the State Incharge for Publicity and Campaign for BJP, A&N Islands with immediate effect.
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Port Blair, Feb 12: Dulari Scheme, a Govt. of India scheme, envisions encouraging birth of girl child, is being implemented as a plan scheme effectively in A&N Islands. Launched on Jan. 26, 2013 in A&N Islands, the scheme is aimed at reducing the gap in sex ratio to the replacement level of Net Reproduction Rate (NRR) i.e. 1 by ten years after implementation of the scheme whichever is earlier. Implementation of Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) of Dulari Scheme has been successfully completed on online mode in the Isles.
Read more: Dulari Scheme- A GOI Scheme to Encourage Birth of Girl Child
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Shri Kuldeep Rai Sharma, Member of Parliament, Andaman & Nicobar Islands has deeply mourned the demise of Shri. K L Manikandan, age 52 years, Physical Education Teacher in the Govt. Sen. Sec. School Manarghat, who has unfortunately met with a road accident on 10th of February 2023.
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.