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Port Blair, Aug 11: The ‘AICF Chess For Everyone’ All-India FIDE Rated Chess Tournament 2023 began today morning at Hotel TSG Grand, Dollygunj, Port Blair. The tournament is being organised by the Andaman Nicobar Chess Association (ANCA) under the aegis of All India Chess Federation (AICF), powered by TCI.
This is the first time, ANCA is hosting an All-India level FIDE rating Chess Tournament. More than 160 Chess players from 15 different states of India including players from Defence Accounts Sports Control Board (DASCB), Railways and one Women FIDE Master are participating in these five days event which will be held over 9 rounds in Classical format from 11th to 15th August 2023.
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Port Blair, Aug 11: The ANIIMS's Interventional Cardiology Unit performed a case of Conduction system pacing (Lt bundle pacing) and Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT-D) implantation successfully in a single day for the first time in the history of A&N Islands on July 17, 2023. Conduction system pacing is a mode of physiological pacing, carried out for the first time in the world in 2018 in China. Since then, only a small number of centers in the nation have been capable of performing such sophisticated pacing techniques.
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Port Blair, Aug 11: The ANTCC Campaign Committee Chairman, Mr. Bhasker on Friday took up a serious issue concerning the border security of Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
In a letter addressed to the Hon'ble Home Minister of India, Mr. Bhasker stated that the Andaman & Nicobar Islands are located at a strategic location which is very important for our nation to counter China and other countries considering its closeness to the ‘Strait of Malacca’ chokehold. The northernmost point of the Island chain is merely 22 nautical miles from Myanmar, while the southernmost point is only 90 nautical miles away from Indonesia. He expressed concern that the international borders of these Islands being of national importance are secured by Andaman and Nicobar Police instead of the Defense Forces.
Read more: Bhasker Cautions Home Ministry on Security Threats Hovering Over A&N Islands
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Port Blair, Aug 11: Smt AR Sindhu, National Secretary, CITU and Shri P. Krishnaprasad, Finance Secretary, All India Kisan Sabha will be reaching Port Blair on 12th August, 2023 for a 4-day visit to Andaman & Nicobar Islands. She is also the General Secretary of the All India Federation of Anganwadi Workers & Helpers.
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Port Blair, Aug 11: An art exhibition titled 'Expression through Colours' commenced at the Art Gallery and Studio in Gandhi Park today. The exhibition, organized by Kala Kendra – a society under the Department of Art & Culture, A&N Administration, featuring an array of paintings and sculptures, is a part of the Independence Day celebrations. The Commissioner-cum-Secretary, A&N Administration, Shri Nikhil Kumar, IAS, inaugurated the exhibition as the chief guest in the presence of Secretary, Art & Culture, Shri Binay Bhushan, IAS, Director, Art & Culture, Dr. Jatinder Sohal and art enthusiasts.