Port Blair, Aug 29: The Member of Parliament, Shri. Kuldeep Rai Sharma has requested the Secretary, Health Services to supply quality food to admitted patients of PHC Chouldari, PHC Manglutan and PHC Tushnabad for their fast recovery and good health.

Port Blair, Aug. 29: In the recently concluded Canoeing & Kayaking National Championship held at Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand from Aug. 22 to 24, Rajina Kiro , SI of A & N Police and Sandhya Kispota, PST of Education Department won Gold Medals in K-2 Women 500 Mtr.

Mayabunder, Aug 29: Working towards its commitment to make the A&N Islands drug-free, N&MA District Police is conducting regular raids. Based on an intelligence input Nirodh Biswas @ Babu, a known dealer of ganja in Diglipur was apprehended red handed with some quantity of ganja while he was selling it to a person. On detailed interrogation a total of 2.1 Kg. ganja was recovered from his hidden store house. A case has been registered under NDPS Act at PS Diglipur.

Diglipur, Aug 29: The National Sports Day is being celebrated across the country, paying tributes to the Hockey wizard Major Dhyan Chand on his birth Anniversary today. Several Programmes are being conducted, in which the youth are participating with great enthusiasm.

Port Blair, Aug 29: A Water Treatment Plant (Slow Sand Filter) having a water treating capacity of 2.40 Lakh Ltrs per day constructed in the Mithakhari village by APWD was inaugurated by Secretary (PWD), A&N Administration, Shri. Kishore Kshirsagar Lakshman, IAS much to the delight of the villagers and PRI members gathered in good numbers.