Port Blair, July 26: The 44th Chess Olympiad which is being hoisted by India is all set to kickstart from 28th July 2022 to 10th August 2022 in Mahabalipuram, India with a grand opening ceremony. This is the biggest sporting event ever organised by India and has attracted 187 countries, with 188 teams in open section and 162 in the women’s section.

Port Blair, July 26: As per the direction of the AICC, the Andaman & Nicobar Territorial Congress Committee, under the leadership of its President, Shri. Rangalal Halder staged a Satyagraha rally today to condemn the decision of the Enforcement Directorate to Summon Congress leader Sonia Gandhi for the 2nd Consecutive day for questioning in the National Herald case. The protest rally started from the premises of Congress Office (Gandhi Bhawan) to Gandhi Statue.

Port Blair, July 26: Shri M.Vinod, President AATO along with its members visited the Kargil memorial at Tagore college of education, Middle Point and paid  floral tributes to soldiers who lost their lives in the 1999 Kargil War and laid a wreath at the  Kargil war Memorial on Kargil Vijay Diwas.

Port Blair, July 26: As a part of 73rd Van Mahotsav celebration, 2022 the Middle Andaman, Forest Division organized  a Mini Marathon under the theme RUN FOR BETTER TOMMOROW “Save Forest, Save Planet Earth” on 26/07/2022 at 0630hrs. The marathon was flagged off by Shri. Satyaprakash Singh, IFS, Divisional Forest Officer, Middle Andaman, which commenced from the Forest Check Post Rangat and culminated at Divisional Forest Office, Middle Andaman Hawamahal, via Forest central nursery Parnashala covering a distance of 07Kms.

Port Blair, July 26: To bring the Transparency and Accountability in the Electoral process, ECI is constantly utilizing IT enabled solutions and bringing necessary enactments by amendment in Election Laws.

Ministry of Law & Justice has amended the Representation of the People Act, 1950 vide the Election Laws (Amendment) Act, 2021 dated 30th December, 2021. The amendments in the said Acts broadly cover the following aspects: -