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Port Blair, May 3: A team of Scientists and researchers from Zoological Survey of India, Andaman and Nicobar Regional Centre, Port Blair and Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata have recently discovered a new insectivorous species of mammal from India after 43 years.
Dr. Chandrakasan Sivaperuman, Scientist-E & Officer-in-Charge, informed that this new species, Crocidura narcondamica, is reported from the Narcondam Island. The new White-toothed shrew species is named after the type locality, Narcondam Island regarded as a volcanic island situated in the Andaman and Nicobar Archipelago, India: Narcondam Shrew Crocidura norcondamica.
Read more: ZSI Scientists Discover New Species of Mammal from Narcondam Island
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Order Comes With Clarity and Relief for Businesses Which are Allowed to Operate
Port Blair, May 3: The District Magistrate, South Andaman, Shri Suneel Anchipaka, IAS had partially modified the earlier Order No. 606, wherein businesses apart from those permitted to operate were asked to close down. There remained a confusion in the minds of people regarding timings, in-situ works, operation of godowns etc. which the District Magistrate has cleared today.
Read more: District Magistrate South Andaman Modifies Order No. 606
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Port Blair, May 3: The members of Favorz Andaman led by Tanmay Mallick, Faiz Asif and Mohan Lal today voluntarily sanitized the Police Station Aberdeen. The permission to sanitize the station was granted by ASP Shri Kalavanna, IPS. Earlier the team members met the Deputy Commissioner South Andaman, Shri Suneel Anchipaka and extended their full cooperation and support for the sanitization drive. The DC suggested to target the most populated and crowded places like markets, which is the need of the hour.
Team Favorz Andaman will be continuing such drives in future and has extended their gratitude to the DC (SA) for his support and initiatives to contain the pandemic.
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Anchipaka Calls Upon People to Report Symptoms if any For Early COVID Treatment
Port Blair, May 3: Shri Suneel Anchipaka, Deputy Commissioner (SA) and other officers of Administration inspected Institutional quarantine facility at ITI Dollygunj. They also visited Old Pahargaon area to check the arrangements being made by the officials of the different department to contain the movement of home quarantined people which has been declared as a Containment zone.
Read more: Officials of District Administration Led by DC Inspect Institutional Quarantine Facility
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Shri. Vishal Jolly, Core-Committee Member & Former State President, BJP A&N Islands, Member, Home Ministry Advisory Committee and Shri. Nand Kishore Singh, Secretary, The CCWS Ltd., have condoled the demise of Shri. Dayanand Singh, Retired Head Master, Education Department, A&N Administration, aged 86 Years, Father of Shri. Uday Shankar Singh, State Media Convenor, BJP, A&N Islands who passed away on 02.05.2021. May the Almighty give strength to the bereaved family members to bear this irreparable loss.