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Residents express gratitude to Secretary Shipping for his commitment

Port Blair, Sept. 3: The long awaited demand of the people of the remote southern Island Katchal has finally been heard and the Administration has released a standard Operating Procedure yesterday, ensuring the regular sailing of the ships. The then Secretary Shipping, Shri Kishore Kshirsagar Lakshman in an interview with All India Radio in May this year had assured that a standard operating procedure would be drawn to provide regular ships for Katchal on every Tuesday, and now that promise has been converted into reality. As per the schedule released for this month, the next sailing of ship M.V. Sindhu for Katchal will be on 5th September which will proceed further to Campbell bay touching Nancowry on the way. The next sailings of this ship for the month are scheduled on 12th, 19th and 26th September on every Tuesday.

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Port Blair, Sept. 3: A & N State Under 07 Chess Championship cum Selection trial for the 36th National under 07 Chess Championship 2023 was conducted by Andaman Nicobar Chess Association at ANCA Chess Centre, Dairy Farm, today (03.09.2023).

Altogether 32 young chess players participated in the State Under 07 Chess championship with great enthusiasm in which the following chess players have been selected as per the final standings of the Championship to represent A & N Islands in the upcoming 36th National Under-7 Chess Championships–2023 scheduled to be held in Kolkata, West Bengal from 21st September to 25th September 2023.

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Port Blair, Sept. 2: A cultural programme titled ‘Sangeet Sandhya’ comprising of Bhajan, Geet, Ghazal, Folk Dance, Qawwali, Patriotic Dance, Classical Song was held in the Auditorium of Tagore Govt. College of Education here this evening. The programme was organised by Akashvani, Port Blair as part of G20 event. The Chief Secretary, A&N Administration, Shri Keshav Chandra, IAS, as the chief guest inaugurated the cultural evening by lighting the traditional oil lamp in the presence of the Cluster Head, Akashvani Port Blair & DDK, Dy. Director General (E), Smt. M. Vasuki. The Chief Secretary also felicitated the artistes who presented the vibrant cultural programme.

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Port Blair, Sept. 2: In its effort to make Andaman & Nicobar Islands Berozgar Mukth, the Chief Secretary, A&N Administration, Shri Keshav Chandra, IAS has decided to conduct outreach self-employment motivation camps starting from this month, especially in remote Islands like Car Nicobar, Nancowry, Campbell Bay and in all Tehsil Headquarters of Andaman & Nicobar Islands. This decision was taken in the 94th Board meeting of the A&N Islands Khadi & Village Industries Board held under the chairmanship of the Chief Secretary (Chairman of KVIB) on 1st Sept., 2023.

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Port Blair, Sept. 3: Recently, unknown miscreants who introduced themselves as RBI staff sent fake RBI Master card purportedly issued from RBI (could be used for withdrawal of money from ATM like ATM Card) to some persons with their names printed on the cards. The senders further instructed the card recipients/holders on how to activate the card with ATM and as a result, he/she could withdraw some amounts of money i.e Rs. 10,000/- per transaction from the ATM. The debiting bank accounts could not be traced since the said card and its numbers were fake, and could result in unforeseen problems for the card users. In this regard, public are cautioned to note points mentioned below:

  1. Kala Kendra Organises Patriotic Dance & Music Competition
  2. Raising Day of Bhojpuri Samaj Celebrated
  3. Heavy to Very Heavy Rains Predicted Over A&N Islands
  4. Member of Parliament Demands Urgent Posting of Full-time Tehsildar for Diglipur Tehsil
  5. UT Administration formulates Policies for Various Tourism Activities, Invites Comments/ Suggestions