Port Blair, Aug 30: The Maiden Open Badminton tournament organised by the Ambitious Badminton Club Dairy Farm (ABCD) concluded successfully at Atal Bihari Vajpayee Indoor Badminton Court Dairy Farm, here today. The badminton tournament was organised in connection with National Sports Day 2023 to commemorate the birth anniversary of Hockey Wizard, Major Dhyan Chand. Around 50 players participated in two different categories viz. Men’s Single and Men’s Double.

Port Blair, Aug 30: To mark the National Sports Day, the Member of Parliament, Shri Kuldeep Rai Sharma organized the ‘MP CUP’' Knockout Football Tournament at Guptapara and Manarghat villages of South Andaman today.

In the Football Tournament organised at Guptapara, total six teams participated and the final match was played between Guptapara and Wandoor.  The Wondoor Team finally won the Tournament.

Port Blair, Aug. 30: Kala Kendra-A Society under the Department of Art & Culture, A&N Administration will be organizing Patriotic Dance and Song competition on 2nd September, 2023 at 6 pm at Flag Point. For patriotic dance competition, only groups will be allowed with minimum 8 artists whereas patriotic songs will be conducted in two categories, solo and group songs. Patriotic Songs should be presented with live Indian or western musical instruments. Both film & non-film based songs and dances will be allowed. These competitions are open and there is no age bar for any category.

Port Blair, Aug 30: Brahma Kumaris and students of Vivekananda Kendra Vidyalaya tied Rakhi on the wrist of the Chief Secretary, A & N Administration, Shri Keshav Chandra, IAS in his chamber on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan celebration on 30.08.2023.

Port Blair, Aug. 30: World Ozone Day is celebrated every year on 16th September commemorating the date on which Montreal Protocol on Substances that deplete the Ozone Layer was signed in 1987. The day is observed with the objective of creating awareness regarding importance of Ozone Layer and India’s commitment to the Montreal Protocol to phase out Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS).