Port Blair, May 16: The Congress Campaign Committee Chairman, A&N Islands, Shri. TSG Bhakser on Tuesday wrote a letter to the Chief Secretary, A&N Administration, Shri. Keshav Chandra, IAS informing him about the pathetic condition of living in 3 villages of Diglipur which he noticed during his recent visit to Diglipur.

In the letter, Mr. Bhasker mentioned that around 600 residents living in 3 villages of Diglipur i.e. Burmachad, Bandanallah II and Gopal Nagar II are lacking basic facilities of water, electricity and education as they are living in forest area.

Port Blair, May 16: In line with the directions of Govt. of India to States/Union Territories that all the States/UTs shall celebrate not only their own State Foundation Days but also the State Formation Days of other States and in order to promote 'Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat' concept, the A&N Raj Niwas celebrated the Foundation Day of Sikkim in a befitting function organized today in the conference hall of Raj Niwas.

ALL THE SAILINGS ARE SUBJECT TO WEATHER CONDITIONS

Passenger tickets for all the sectors may be booked from DSS STARS e-ticketing portal https://dss.andaman.gov.in/ShipETicketingWeb/Login.jsp on all days from 9.00 AM to 4.00 PM. Islanders can book their tickets from STARS Ticketing Counters also.

INTER ISLAND SECTOR:

MV Bharat Seema will sail for Car Nicobar via Little Andaman on 20.05.2023 (Sat) at 0700 Hrs from Haddo Wharf and will sail for Port Blair on 21.05.2023 (Mon) at 1600 Hrs from Car Nicobar via same route. 

Port Blair, May 16: A solemn function will be organised at the Memorial of Battle of Aberdeen, Water Sports Complex on 17th May 2023 at 9.00 am to pay tribute to those Great Andamanese who lost their lives during the battle fought in the year 1859. The Chief Secretary, A&N Administration and others will pay tribute at the Memorial.

Port Blair, May 15: The Member of Parliament, Shri. Kuldeep Rai Sharma has lauded the remarkable contribution of the Andaman guesthouses in Chennai, Kolkata and New Delhi, which has played a crucial role in providing affordable and economical accommodation, specifically catering to patients from the Andaman & Nicobar Islands.

“The smooth operations of the Andaman guesthouse in both Chennai, Kolkata and New Delhi have been nothing short of a blessing for our fellow Islanders,” he said.