Port Blair, Sept. 9: The Directorate of Industries, A & N Administration organized a Local Art and Handicraft Exhibition in the Conference Hall of Directorate of Industries today to display the craftsmanship and a ‘Window of Opportunity for the Indigenous Craft of A&N Islands’. Smti. Veditha Reddy, IAS (Secretary, Industries) A&N Administration alongwith Shri Hari Kallikkat, IAS, Secretary (Tourism) and Special Secretary, Industries and Shri Abhishek Bhukal, Director of Industries graced the exhibition with their presence.

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Issued on: 09th Sept, 2022                      

Validity Period: 10th to 14th Sept, 2022

Medium Range Weather Forecast: (10th to 14th Sept, 2022)

Port Blair, Sept. 9: The vaccination drive is continuing smoothly in A&N Islands. As per data available, a total of 6,97,249 doses of vaccine have been administered to beneficiaries in the age group of 18 and above so far. Similarly, 23,955 beneficiaries have been vaccinated in the age group of 15 to 18 years. 28, 439 beneficiaries in the age group of 12 to 14 years have been administered both doses of vaccine. The number of beneficiaries administered precautionary dose of vaccine so far stood at 2,64,597.

Port Blair, Sept 9: Chinmaya Mission Port Blair is organizing a week long Shrimad Bhagwat Saptah (KATHA) from September 10 to September 17, 2022 at Mission Auditorium. On the first day of the Bhagwat Saptah kalash yatra will be taken out from Gandhi Park to Chinmaya Mission on 10th September 2022 at 4 pm. Every day Katha will be held from 4.30 pm to 8 pm. Around 40 delegates from mainland are also attending the programme. Mission has invited all the people for katha.

Port Blair, Sept. 9: One COVID positive case has been detected today in A&N Islands as one incoming flight passenger who arrived here yesterday tested positive. Today, 11 flights with 1781passengers arrived, out of which, 1618 passengers were vaccinated with both doses while RT-PCR test was conducted on 101 passengers and the reports are awaited.