Port Blair, Sept. 3: In order to have maximum students’ participation in solving governmental problems, the 2-Day State Level Andaman & Nicobar Police Hackathon scheduled from 2nd Sept., 2022 has been postponed. The application form link https://forms.gle/p8dp4S1ovkdMtSnx6 shall remain open till 15/9/2022. The new dates shall be notified in due time. 

D Ayyappan, Chairman, JNRM Alumni Association, Port Blair, deeply mourn the sudden demise of Smt Thankamma Thomas, retired Lecturer, JNRM and wife of Dr OJ Thomas, former HoD (English), JNRM at Ernakulam, Kerala on 2nd September, 2022. She was 79 years old. JNRM Alumni Association pays homage to her memory and conveys its heartfelt condolences to the members of bereaved family. 

Port Blair, Sept. 4: One COVID positive case has been detected today in A&N Islands. Today, 11 flights with 1795 passengers arrived, out of which, 1621 passengers were vaccinated with both doses while RT-PCR test was conducted on 126 passengers and the reports are awaited.

During RAT conducted on 24 passengers bound for North & Middle Andaman at Ferrargunj, no positive case has been detected. At Phoenix Bay Jetty, 4 passengers were tested with RAT, no positive case has been detected. RAT was conducted on 15 passengers at Mohanpura Bus Terminus and no positive case has been detected.

Port Blair, Sept. 4: The vaccination drive is continuing smoothly in A&N Islands. As per data available, a total of 6,97,109 doses of vaccine have been administered to beneficiaries in the age group of 18 and above so far. Similarly, 23,955 beneficiaries have been vaccinated in the age group of 15 to 18 years. 28, 393 beneficiaries in the age group of 12 to 14 years have been administered both doses of vaccine. The number of beneficiaries administered precautionary dose of vaccine so far stood at 2,57,679.

Port Blair, Sept 2: The Member of Parliament, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Shri. Kuldeep Rai Sharma has requested the Chief Secretary, A&N Administration to reopen tourism in Wandoor and New Wandoor, which will open up employment opportunities for thousands of people and also give a much needed boost to Tourism industry of Andaman & Nicobar Islands.