Port Blair, Jan 3: The Member of Parliament, Shri. Kuldeep Rai Sharma has sanctioned Rs. 54 Lakhs for the development of a playground at Tankya Pahad under Stewartgunj Gram Panchayat, Ferrargunj Tehsil.

The amount has been sanctioned to promote sports and cultural activities in the region so that youths of the region can continue to keep themselves busy in constructive activities.

Port Blair, Jan. 3: Under National TB Elimination programme (NTEP) the State TB Unit, Port Blair organized awareness programmes on TB & Community Support to TB Patients – Ni-Kshay Mitra (Donor) under Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan at Govt. Secondary. School Delanipur, Govt. Secondary. School Junglighat, Govt. Secondary School, South Point and Govt. Secondary School, Dairy Farm with the objective to provide additional nutrition support to TB patient and augment community involvement to eliminate TB by 2025.

Port Blair, Jan. 3: Graduate students interested in studying MBA (Business Administration) at Pondicherry University, Port Blair campus have been requested to meet the Coordinator, Department of Management, Pondicherry University Campus at Brookshabad on Jan. 4 & 5, 2023 from 10 am to 5 pm with all educational and other relevant documents for filling up the vacant seats through spot admission.

Port Blair, Jan 3: The 36th Convocation of the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), is likely to be held in the month of January/February, 2023. Those learners who have completed their programme of study in December- 2021 and June- 2022 Term-End Examination are eligible for award of original Certificate at this Convocation. Eligible students are required to register themselves for obtaining the Degree/Diploma certificate and pay the requisite fee through online mode only by clicking the link:

Port Blair, Jan. 3: The vessel Sindhu is scheduled to sail for Chennai on Jan.4, 2023 at 1600 hrs from Haddo Wharf. Bunk Class tickets for the above sailing have already been sold out. However, considering the demand from the public to travel to Chennai by Ship, it has been decided by the Directorate of Shipping Services to issue Seating Class tickets to the passengers in the above sailing.