Port Blair, March 4: The youths of Shaheed Dweep Island who are doing the job of Tourist Guides since a long time have formed an association in the name and style of ‘Shaheed Dweep Tourist Guide Association’ today and the following persons were appointed as office bearers.

Port Blair, March 4: In view of significant decline in the COVID-19 cases across the country including A&N Islands and in pursuance of the guidelines issued by MoH&FW / MHA on risk assessment based approach, the following SOP shall come into force with immediate effect.

All asymptomatic fully vaccinated persons coming to these islands from mainland are exempted from the requirement of carrying RT-PCR negative test report, irrespective of the type of vaccine received and country of origin. Such fully vaccinated individuals shall produce the final vaccination certificate at the origin airport / sea port in the mainland and at Port Blair Airport / sea port.

Port Blair, March 4: All the beneficiaries who are willing to get administered with COVID-19 vaccination have been informed that due to the scheduled General Elections to Panchayat & Municipal Council, the COVID-19 Vaccination Center at JNRM will remain closed for two days i.e. on March 5 & 8, 2022 due to administrative reasons.

Port Blair, March 4: In terms of the provisions contained under Section 135C of the Representation of the People Act 1951 and read with Rule 86 of the Andaman & Nicobar Islands Excise Regulation 2012, Hon'ble Lt  Governor, Union Territory of Andaman & Nicobar Islands has ordered that ‘Dry Days’ have to be observed from March 4 (from 7 PM onwards) to Mach 6 on the day of Polling and March 8 on the day of counting.

Port Blair, March 4: For pre-poll preparation, only those schools in which Polling Stations have been fixed for Panchayat and Municipal Election shall remain closed on March 5, 2022. All Zonal Officers have been directed to disseminate it to concerned schools where Polling Stations have been fixed for Panchayat and Municipal Election for immediate information.