Port Blair, Aug 7: Under the guidance of Director, ANIIMS, the Department of Community Medicine, ANIIMS in collaboration with Directorate of Social Welfare initiated a training program for Geriatric Care Assistants (GCA) in the Old Age Home, Abbhyuday Complex, Ferrargunj today.

Port Blair, Aug 7: In continuation to the vacancy notice published in online portal www.andaman.gov.in and https://erecruitment.andaman.gov.in/crap/ dated 23.05.2023 by the Directorate of Health Services, inviting online applications from the eligible candidates to fill up 05 categories of Group ‘B’ (NG) and 11 categories of Group ‘C’ vacant posts under A&N Health Department, Directorate of RD, PRI & ULB and Directorate of AH & VS, it is to inform that the period for submission of online application for the following six posts has been extended for a further period of 20 days with effect from 08.08.2023 (12 PM) to 27.08.2023 (12 Midnight), due to administrative reasons. These posts are:

Port Blair, Aug. 7: To facilitate the commuters of Bambooflat and its adjoining areas on the occasion of ‘Independence Day Celebrations’, the Directorate of Shipping Services will be operating additional ferry services on Aug.15 between 0600 hrs and 1800 hrs.

Port Blair, Aug. 7: In the series of 100 awareness programmes on ‘ill effects of alcohol and drug abuse’, the Department of Social Welfare in collaboration with Integrated Rehabilitation Centre for Addicts (IRCAs) & Police Department conducted its 12th awareness programme for the students and teachers of GSSS School Line, RBV Sr. Sec. School, Ummat Public School, Kamraj Sr. Sec. School and V.K.V Port Blair on July 26, 28,  31, Aug 1, 2, & 4, 2023 respectively in which more than 480 students & teacher were sensitized on the topic under ‘Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan’.

Port Blair, Aug. 7: The vessel MV swaraj Dweep will sail from Port Blair to Vizag at 10 am on Aug. 9, 2023. Excess baggage will be loaded from 2pm to 4pm on Aug. 8, 2023. Embarkation of passengers will commence from 8 am on Aug. 9, 2023 which will be closed one hour before the scheduled departure time. Passengers reporting late will not be allowed to board the vessel.