Port Blair, Feb 7: National Science Day is celebrated every year in India on 28th February to mark the discovery of Raman Effect by the Indian Physicist, Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman, who was honoured with many awards and won Nobel Prize in the Subject of Physics in 1930.

Port Blair, Feb 7: A capacity building programme on ‘Implementation of Value Added Tax’ was held on Jan.18, 2024 in the Conference Hall of District Office, South Andaman. Shri Anand Vardhan Mishra, Assistant Commissioner (Settl.)/ (VAT), A&N Administration presided over the training programme/refresher course on various aspects of Andaman & Nicobar Islands Valued Added Tax Rules 2020 and Regulation 2017 such as registration, amendment, cancellation, assessment of tax, penalty, interest and enforcement etc. for the benefit of Officials from RCS Department designated as Value Added Tax Officers, Asst. Value Added Tax Officer and Inspectors of VAT. He urged all the designated VATOs, AVATOs and Inspectors under VAT to ensure complete compliance of rules & regulation for strict implementation and cohesive tax administration to avoid any possibility of tax evasion.

Port Blair, Feb 7: A vacancy notice dated 03.05.2023 was published by A&N Health Department for filling up of vacant Group-‘B’ (Non-Gazetted) post of Health Educator. Based on the Computer Based Test held on15.07.2023 at DBRAIT, Port Blair, and document verification held on 11.11.2023, the Merit List, List of Selected Candidates and Waitlist of Candidates for the above post have been uploaded on the Administration's website andaman.gov.in and erecruitment.andaman.gov.in for the information of the candidates.

Pot Blair, Feb 7: The Andaman & Nicobar Administration with the assistance of Staff Selection Commission, New Delhi and NIC, Port Blair conducted Common Combined Matric Level Recruitment Examination on 09/07/2023 for various categories of Group “C” posts under different Department of A&N Administration notified vide Vacancy Notification No. 4-13/2023/R&E/396 dated 29.04.2023.

Port Blair, Feb 7: The Government of India is committed towards Anaemia Mukt Bharat and a worm-free future for the children of India. Worm infestation impairs the nutritional status of the children and the nutritional impairment has signification impact on their growth and physical development. In order to reduce the load of intestinal worms  which is a major cause of Anaemia and related morbidity in the country, the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare in co-ordination with the Department of Women and Child Development and Department of School Education and Literacy, Government of India has initiated National De-Worming Day (NDD)  all over the country, where in all children and adolescents from 1-19 years of age are given de-worming tablet through the platform of Schools and Anganwadi Centres.