Port Blair, Aug 25: The Member of Parliament, Shri. Kuldeep Rai Sharma has requested the Chief Secretary to set up a Fire Service Unit in Long Island, Middle Andaman.

In a letter addressed to the Chief Secretary, the Member of Parliament mentioned that on 23rd August 2023, a devastating fire broke out at a private resort of Long Island, causing extensive damage to the private resort.

Port Blair, Aug 25: Andaman & Nicobar Forest Department Workers Union (CITU) has conducted a Mass Demonstration today (25.08.2023) at 4 p.m. in front of the office of the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests at Haddo, Port Blair demanding (i) continuous service for all Daily Rated Mazdoors of Forest Department (ii) Stop treating DRMs as Seasonal Workers (iii) Grant 1/30th of pay to all DRMs of Forest Department (v) Regularise the services of all DRMs of Forest Department, etc. Hundreds of workers of Forest Department working at Port Blair and rural South Andaman areas participated in the mass demonstration.  

Port Blair, Aug 25: The ANTCC President, Shri. Rangalal Halder and Campaign Committee Chairman, Shri. TSG Bhasker met Shri. Vikram Singh, DANICS, Director, Agriculture today at his office and discussed with him several matters pertaining to the agriculture sector in A&N Islands.

Port Blair, Aug 25: The Parliamentary Committee on Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes headed by its Chairman, Dr. Kirit Premjibhai Solanki, currently on visit to these Islands, held meeting with the Chief Secretary and other Senior Officials of A&N Administration with regard to the socio- economic conditions of SCs/STs and other welfare measures undertaken by Social Welfare/Tribal Welfare Departments of the A&N Administration at Hotel Lemon Tree on 25.08.2023.

Port Blair, Aug 25: Returning from the 2-day visit to Swaraj Dweep, the Pradesh Youth Congress State President Ms. Diksha Dular has taken up several issues pertaining to the Health Sector, which she and her team noticed during their recent visit to PHC Swaraj Dweep.