Port Blair, Sept. 6: On the occasion of Teacher’s Day, on 5th Sept. 2020, the Member of Parliament, Shri Kuldeep Rai Sharma felicitated 07 (seven) schools in Port Blair Tehsil, South Andaman District by presenting mementos as a token of appreciation. The schools were felicitated by the MP for achieving 100% result for Class Xth and XIIth in the Board examination conducted by CBSE during 2020 and for the benevolent services rendered by teachers for betterment of the students who are futures of A&N Islands and nation as well. The MP visited all the seven schools personally and felicitated them for the achievements. The seven schools are:

Port Blair, Sept. 6: Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs, announced the 4th edition of Business Reform Action Plan (BRAP) ranking of states on 5th September, 2020. Andaman & Nicobar Islands, improving its position from 31st in the last BRAP ranking, has been ranked 22nd, surpassing 14 States like Bihar, Kerala, Odisha and UTs like Dadra & N. Haveli, Puducherry, Chandigarh etc of mainland India.

Port Blair, Sept. 6: State President, Bharatiya Janata Party, Shri. Ajoy Bairagi met the Commissioner Cum Secretary Education, Andaman & Nicobar Administration and requested to provide justice to the PST Candidates who have been waiting for the last two years to get the job. Their recruitment was cancelled after the entire procedure for recruitment has been over and just before issuing of appointment orders.

Chennai, Sept. 6:  Ms. Judith Ravin has assumed the post of Consul General of the United States of America in Chennai as of September 6, 2020.  

“It is my great privilege to represent the United States in South India, especially at this historically difficult time of the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Consul General Ravin.  “I look forward to advancing the shared goals of the United States and India in Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and the three Union Territories of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, and Puducherry.”

Port Blair, Sept. 6: The Special Summary Revision of Photo Electoral Rolls has been scheduled by Election Commission of India with reference to January 1, 2021 as the qualifying date for enrollment of new electors. In this context, a meeting was held under the Chairmanship of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), A & N Islands, Shri K R Meena with all District Election Officers (DEOs), Electoral Registration Officer (ERO) / Assistant Electoral Registration Officers (AEROs) in the conference hall of Secretariat on Sept. 4. DEO North & Middle Andaman and Nicobar District alongwith all AEROs attended through Video Conference.