Port Blair, Aug. 24: Seven COVID positive cases have been detected today in A&N Islands of which, one incoming flight passenger who arrived here yesterday was tested positive. Today, 9 flights with 1188 passengers arrived, out of which, 1076 passengers were vaccinated with both doses while RT-PCR test was conducted on 79 passengers and the reports are awaited.  

Port Blair, Aug 23: David Beckham, an international cyclist who represented India in Commonwealth Games, 2022, has graciously consented to be ‘Youth Ambassador’ of Andaman & Nicobar Police in the fight against drug abuse and alcoholism. In a simple ceremony held at PHQ on 23rd August, Sh. Neeraj Thakur, IPS, DGP, A&N Islands felicitated him and thanked him for consenting to be the ‘Youth Ambassador’ on behalf of A&N Police.

Port Blair, Aug 23: The CPI (M) has demanded to appoint the waitlisted candidates against the unfilled vacancies of MTS on the basis of the select list and wait-list published by the A&N Administration on 2.3.2019. Shri D. Ayyappan, Secretary, CPI (M) A & N State Organising Committee met the Secretary (Perl) at Secretariat, Port Blair today (23.8.2022) and submitted a letter on this issue.

Port Blair, Aug 23: The Member of Parliament, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Shri. Kuldeep Rai Sharma has requested the Chief Secretary, A&N Administration to start a second shift in JNRM, MGGC (Mayabunder) and ANCOL from 2022-2023 session, so that maximum number of students can get admission in degree programmes and study in their dream subjects in these Islands.

Port Blair, Aug 23: Shri Vishal Jolly National Executive Member BJP & Former State President BJP-ANI wrote a letter to Chief Secretary, A&N Administration for Extension of time to submit the filled-in applications for participating in the recruitment process.

In his letter he pointed the following for positive consideration: