Port Blair, Jan. 20: The Department of Environment and Forests will be conducting firing practice at Police Firing Range, Police Training School, Prothrapur tomorrow (Jan.21) from 0700 to 1300 hours. Therefore, the general public and the residents of the Birdline and Prothrapur village have been advised to keep away from the firing range and also keep their cattle away from the Police Firing Range, Police Training School, Prothrapur on the specified date and time, a press release from Forest Deptt. said.

Port Blair, Jan.20: Firing will be carried out by Coast Guard at Chinte Long Range, Brichgunj on Jan. 25 from 9.30 am to 5 pm. All concerned have been informed that to keep themselves and livestock away from the firing range during above mentioned date and time, a press release from Coast Guard said.

Port Blair, Jan. 19: 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 23rd January, 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.

Port Blair, Jan 19: The Member of Parliament, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Shri. Kuldeep Rai Sharma has requested the Hon’ble Lt. Governor to exempt the stamp duty fee and registration fee for transfer of the land by way of Gift Deed to family members in the larger interest of the Islanders.

In a letter addressed to the Hon’ble Lt. Governor, the Member of Parliament mentioned that the A&N Administration through an order No.274/19 F.No. 3-21/SR/Stamp Duty/2015 dated 22nd October 2019 has fixed circle rate for per square metre of lands of different villages of South Andaman, N&M Andaman and Campbell Bay in Nicobar District for the purpose of effecting transfer of interest of land and immovable property by way of Conveyance/ Gift/ Exchange etc. in various areas of this Union Territory.

Port Blair, Jan 19: The Anthropological Survey of India, Ministry of Culture, Government of India, Andaman & Nicobar Regional Centre, Port Blair organized an inauguration programme of the traditional huts of Nicobarese tribe, Jarawa tribe and Shompen tribe on 19 January 2023. The programme was held at 04.00 PM in the museum premises.

Under the special campaign 2.0, of the Swachhata Abhiyan special drive initiated by Govt. of India towards utilization of unused museum campus, lying as dump yard for years has been initiated and converted into cultural landscape after clearing the bushy, non-timber plants, wild grasses.