Port Blair, Oct. 18: The Member of Parliament, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Shri. Kuldeep Rai Sharma has requested the Chief Secretary, A&N Administration to operate a daily direct ferry between Port Blair and Long Island to promote tourism in Long Island and generate employment.

In a letter addressed to the Chief Secretary, the Member of Parliament mentioned that post pandemic, Tourism is slowly picking up in Andaman & Nicobar Islands and the number of tourists visiting these Islands are also increasing.

Port Blair, Oct. 18: Shri Ajoy Bairagi, State President, Bharatiya Janata Party, A&N Islands has expressed his gratitude towards Shri Keshav Chandra, IAS, Chief Secretary, A&N Administration for considering of Grant of Adhoc Bonus to all working class of A&N Administration.

Port Blair, Oct. 18: Extended Producers Responsibility (EPR) regime under Plastic Waste Management Rules, refers to responsibility of Producers, Importers and Brand-owners including producers and manufacturers of compostable plastics to ensure processing of their plastic packaging waste through recycling, re-use or end of life disposal (such as co-processing/ Waste-to-energy/ Plastic to oil/ road making/ industrial-composting).

Port Blair, Oct. 18: As per the directions of the Election Commission of India, the collection of Aadhaar data from electors for linking and authentication of Electoral Rolls data is being carried out in Andaman & Nicobar Islands Parliamentary Constituency.

Port Blair, Oct. 18: The weather forecast bulletin received from Meteorological Department it indicates Low pressure formation in next 48 Hours over SE/East Central Bay of Bengal and subsequently depression formation by 22nd October.