Port Blair, March 4: The vaccination drive is continuing smoothly in A&N Islands. As per data available, a total of 6,07,989 beneficiaries in the age group of 18 and above have been vaccinated so far in A&N Islands. Similarly,23,201 beneficiaries have been vaccinated in the age group of 15 to 18. The number of beneficiaries administered precautionary dose of vaccine so far stood at 8844.

Port Blair, March 4: During RAT conducted on 50 passengers bound for North & Middle Andaman at Ferrargunj, no positive case has been detected. At Mohanpura Bus Terminus, test was conducted on 30 passengers, no positive case has been detected.  At Phoenix Bay Jetty, 9 passengers were tested with RAT, no positive case has been detected. At Helipad, test was conducted on 9 passengers, no positive case has been detected

Shri M. Vinod, President, Andaman Association of Tour Operators along with all its members has deeply mourned the sad and untimely demise of K. Boopathi, Travel Agent and a very active member of tourism industry who breathed his last at Port Blair.

Port Blair, March 4: The Directorate of Shipping Services in consultation with the District Administration has scheduled the sailing programme of the vessel MV Chowra for Diglipur via Mayabunder on 05.03.2022 (Sat) at 1700 Hrs from Haddo Wharf and will sail back to Port Blair on 06.03.2022 (Sun) at 1400 Hrs from Diglipur via Mayabunder.

Port Blair, Mar. 2: Election campaigns are the means by which candidates and political parties prepare, present and promote political ideology and positions on issues to the voters in the time periods preceding to the Election Day. Candidates use a variety of tools to reach out voters and deliver their messages, including traditional and new media, public events, written materials, or other means; as found feasible to them.