Port Blair, Dec. 14: It is a matter of great honour and pride for A&N Home Guard Organization that three (03) of its Home Guard Personnel have been awarded prestigious “DG Disc (Bronze) and Commendation Certificate’ for their illustrious and unblemished service on the occasion of 60th Annual Day of Civil Défense & Home Guard on 6th December 2022 by the Director General -Fire Service, Civil Défense & Home Guards.

Better coordination between PRIs and schools stressed upon to tackle issues of drug menace among students

Diglipur, Dec. 14: To share and solve the issues related to the school students, a meeting was convened by the Deputy Education Officer at the conference hall of the office, involving the Gram Panchayat Pradhans and the Head of the Institutions of the different schools of Diglipur zone today. Welcoming the Pradhans and PRI representatives, the Deputy Education Officer, Shri R.P. Pandey briefed about the recent achievements made by the students at the state level in Kala Utsav, Energy conservation competitions, and academics. He elaborated the key features of the PM-SHREE programme of the Government, launched recently for the schools.  Appreciating the gesture of the Pradhans for coming positively for the meeting, he said that they can help the school authorities in tackling the menace of drug abuse among the students.

Port Blair, Dec. 14: First time an Open Mic for local talents of Port Blair is being organized on 17th Dec 2022. The Open Mic will be held at Flag Point, South Point from 3.00 pm to 5:30 pm.

Any person irrespective of age who are into poetry, music, solo/mono act, ventriloquism, dance, singing, story-telling and interested in showcasing their talent can participate in the event.

Port Blair, Dec. 14: The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) TEE December- 2022 examination of the Course MLII-104 and BNS-042 held on December 12, 2022 (morning session) and BNS-042 held on 13th December 2022 (Afternoon session) conducted at Exam Centres has been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances. The exam for these courses has been rescheduled again on 05th January 2023 in the morning session (BNS-043) and afternoon session (MLII-104).

Port Blair, Dec. 14: The State Institute of Education, Port Blair in collaboration with State Project Management Unit (SPMU), NIPUN Bharat, Samagra Shiksha organized a three-day workshop for identified mentors under BRC South Andaman from Dec. 12 to 14, 2022 in the conference Hall of Shiksha Sadan.