Port Blair, April 16: The Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs currently on visit to these islands, paid rich tributes to Dr. B. R. Ambedkar on his 132nd Birth Anniversary yesterday. The Chairman of the Committee, Shri Brijlal paid floral tributes at the statue of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar near the main entrance of Dr. B R Ambedkar Auditorium, PBMC. This was followed by paying of tributes by other members of the Committee viz. Shri Biplab Kumar Deb, Dr. Anil Jain, Shri Vishnu Dayal Ram, Shri Rakesh Sinha, Dr. Satya Pal Singh and Shri Dilip Ghosh.

Port Blair, April 14: The Member of Parliament, Shri. Kuldeep Rai Sharma has requested the Lt. Governor to construct Dam/Weir on Nimbu Bagicha, North Bay nallah to solve the water crisis issue of the region.

In a letter addressed to the Lt. Governor, the Member of Parliament said that at Nimbu Bagicha, North Bay there is a nallah having a perennial flow and the water from the nallah flows into the sea throughout the year without any effective use. 

Port Blair, April 14: The National Students Union of India State President, Shri. M.A Sajid on Monday highlighted the matter of scam and corruption held in PST and GTT Direct/Permanent recruitment in the year 2013 to 2016.

In a letter addressed to the Superintendent of Police, Crime Bureau of Investigation, Mr. Sajid said that as per the Recruitment Rules, it is essential for a candidate to have studied in the concern medium of language upto secondary level, which is still the same as of date without any changes.

Limited classrooms pose challenge to school to admit new students: Pradhan

Diglipur, April 14: The only English Medium Science Senior Secondary School of the region is helpless in the new Academic session in admitting new students to class 6th, who are coming from different parts of North Andaman, after completing their primary Education at their native villages. The parents are exerting pressure on the school from every possible resource to get their children admitted but the school authorities express their inability. The disappointed parent told media that the school authorities are saying that the admissions have already reached the maximum capacity and they have no more room left to accommodate more students now onwards.

Port Blair, April 14: The Kesaria Hindu Vahini Trust today started the most awaited project of Temple Cleanliness Drive. The very first temple was Muthu Mariamman Temple, Jirkatang today. At the early hours today, members of KHV reached the temple premises and started cleaning the surroundings of the temple.