Port Blair, Jan 23: Shri Anadiranjan Biswas, Editor, Baakprotima (Bengali Little Magazine) and News Spotlight (Bilingual Fortnightly Newspaper) participated in the prestigious Literary Conference namely Biswa Bangla Sahitya O Sanskriti Utsav (World Bengali Literature and Culture Festival, 13th in series, held in Haldia Township, West Bengal from 21st to 23rd January 2023.

Port Blair, Jan. 20: India has a rich and glorious history, which is replete with stories of unprecedented bravery, valour, sacrifices and victories of our heroes. One of such great sons of Mother India was Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose whose contributions to the independence movement has inspired generations of Indians and inculcated a sense of pride amongst the countrymen. The Ministry of Home Affairs under the guidance of Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah is celebrating Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav Iconic Events Week from 17th to 23rdJanuary, 2023, to celebrate 75 years of India’s Independence & Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s 126th Birth Anniversary. The Hon’ble Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi will virtually inaugurate a model of the proposed Memorial dedicated in honour of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose to be set up at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Island, A&N Islands on January 23 at 11 am. Thereafter, Hon’ble Prime Minister will also announce the naming of 21 Islands of Andaman and Nicobar in the name of Param Veer Chakra Awardees. This event will be live screened in a function to be held in the Auditorium of DBRAIT, Port Blair. The Hon’ble Union Home and Cooperation Minister, Shri Amit Shah will grace the function to be held at DBRAIT, Port Blair.

Port Blair, Jan. 20: During the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav Iconic Events Week Celebration, an array of activities will be organized in A&N Islands. In the spirit of Jan Bhagidari, the programmes have been designed to promote large scale public involvement in all the events, so that the citizens can take inspiration from our national heroes and carry forward the great ideals that they stood for.

Port Blair, Jan 20: The Member of Parliament of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Shri. Kuldeep Rai Sharma has requested the Hon’ble Lt. Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands to direct the Education Department to procure a sufficient number of desks and benches for all the government run schools of Andaman & Nicobar Islands.

Diglipur, Jan 20: CPI (M) Diglipur Area Committee has organized a Mass Dharna in front of the office of the Assistant Commissioner, Diglipur in North Andaman today with various local demands. A large number of party workers from different parts of Diglipur Tehsil participated in the Dharna. 

Inaugurating the Mass Dharna, Shri D. Ayyappan, Secretary, CPI (M) A&N State Organising Committee, who was on a tour to North Andaman said that the BJP Government at the Centre has been continuously neglecting the burning issues of the islanders.  He said that various local demands of the people of North Andaman are being highlighted and taken up with the authorities in the Administration by the CPI (M) during the last one year but no action seems to have been taken to resolve the issues.