Port Blair, Dec. 13: The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has launched the Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan on September 9, 2022 which was envisioned to bring together all community stakeholders (Ni-kshay Mitra/Donor) to support those on TB treatment, help to accelerate the country’s progress towards TB elimination and to make this campaign a mass movement.

Hut Bay, Dec. 13: Acting on a specific intelligence input received from reliable source, Police team from Central Crime Station consisting of Inspr S. Kannan, SI M.A Rasheed, Constables K. Rajendran & Raja Rao arrested one person namely Swapan Biswas S/o Late Rashik Biswas, resident of R.K Pur, Little Andaman on 10/12/2022. 1.020 Kgs of Meth Amphetamine was recovered and seized after observing all codal formalities from accused which was clandestinely concealed behind house.

Port Blair, Dec. 13: PS Aberdeen police has cracked a burglary case within hours, which occurred in the ANIIDCO Wine shop at Junglighat, during the intervening night of 10-11/12/2022 by arresting one burglar and recovering stolen IMFL bottles.

The burglary case was reported at PS Aberdeen on 11/12/2022 at 1300 hours. As per the complaint, on 10/12/2022, Manager, ANIIDCO Wine shop, Junglighat had closed their shop at about 2120 hours and on 11/12/2022 at 0820 hours, when they came to open the shop, they found that the shutter of the shop was opened and 04 carton boxes containing 180 ml bottle of IMFL worth Rs 22,080/- were stolen. Upon this, an FIR was registered and investigation entrusted to SI R.Dhiraj Kishen of the PS.

Port Blair, Dec. 13: The five-day training course on Para-taxonomy including People’s Biodiversity Register (PBR) for the frontline staff of Department of Environment and Forests has inaugurated by the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Andaman & Nicobar Islands in Zoological Survey of India, Andaman & Nicobar Regional Centre, Port Blair today.

Shri. Kamal Datta, IFS, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Andaman & Nicobar Islands was the Chief Guest, while Dr. S. Senthil Kumar, IFS, Chief Conservator of Forests (Wildlife), and Shri. Sanjay Waradkar, IFS, Conservator of Forests (Wildlife), Department of Environment and Forests, Andaman & Nicobar Islands were the Guests of Honour. The programme was also attended by Officers from Department of Environment and Forests, Fishery Survey of India, Botanical Survey of India, Pondicherry University. The inaugural function has started with a prayer song and lighting of traditional lamp.  Total of 45 frontline staff from different divisions across the Andaman and Nicobar Islands have registered for this workshop.

Port Blair, Dec. 13: The District Consultative Committee and District Level Review Meeting of South Andaman District for the quarter September 2022 was held today under the Chairmanship of Shri Suneel Anchipaka, Deputy Commissioner, South Andaman in the Conference Hall, District Office to review the performance of Banks under Annual Credit Plan, Government Sponsored Schemes and Flagship Schemes launched by Hon’ble Prime Minister.