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Port Blair, May 1: The Member of Parliament, Shri. Kuldeep Rai Sharma has requested the Chief Secretary A&N Administration to schedule helicopter service for Shaheed Dweep atleast twice a week and to give adequate publicity regarding this so that people of Shaheed Dweep and tourists can make use of such service.
In a letter addressed to the Chief Secretary the Member of Parliament mentioned that a large number of residents of Shaheed Dweep (erstwhile Neil Island) have approached him with a demand to resume helicopter service between Port Blair and Shaheed Dweep.
Read more: Member of Parliament Requests for Heli Services Between Port Blair and Shaheed Dweep
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Port Blair, May 1: The Andaman & Nicobar Hilal Committee has declared today that Eidul Fitr will be celebrated in the Andaman & Nicobar Islands on 3rd May 2022.
As no report of sighting of moon has been reported from anywhere in the islands, the A&N Hilal Committee in its meeting held today has unanimously decided that Eidul Fitr will be celebrated on Tuesday 3rd May 2022.
Read more: Eidul Fitr to be Celebrated in the Islands on May 3
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Port Blair, May 1: Enthusiasm marked the May Day celebrations in the Port Blair city with the Andaman & Nicobar Territorial Congress Committee taking out rally for a united fight to assert the rights of workers here on Sunday.
Congress leaders and workers took out a rally from Gandhi Bhawan to Gandhi statue and raised slogans against anti-labour policies of the BJP Government at the Centre. Later, they garlanded the statues of Mahatma Gandhi and Indira Gandhi at Aberdeen Bazaar.
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Port Blair, May 1: CITU and Non-Gazetted Govt. Officers’ Association jointly organized various programmes to mark the May Day today in various parts of Andaman & Nicobar Islands. The main programme was held at Port Blair where the May Day procession was taken out from Crusade House premises, Phoenix Bay at 4.00 p.m. which, after making a round of the important points of the city, culminated at Tiranga Park, Aberdeen Bazar.
Read more: CITU and NGO Association Jointly Organise Various Programmes to Mark May Day 2022
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Port Blair, May 1: Shri Suneel Anchipaka Secretary RD/P in the presence of Shri Vinay Kumar Jindal Director RD/P and PRI members inaugurated Vegetable Market at Tushnabad Junction and Waiting Shed for 20 Commuters at Tushnabad under the Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission (SPMRM) at Tushnabad. Dedicating the assets for public usage, the Secretary congratulated the villagers of Gram Panchayat – Tushnabad, PRI members for the work and requested to make good use of the asset. The passenger waiting shed which was a long run demand of the Gram Panchayat Tushnabad has also been realized for the people of Tushnabad. It is quipped with properly ventilated waiting shed and attached toilet facilities for male, female and differently abled, which is a good initiative and can be taken as a model passenger waiting shed by the other Gram Panchayats for the betterment of the public. The Sanctioned amount for the Vegetable Market at Tushnabad Junction was Rs 68,68,628/- and the Tender amount was Rs. 57,99,837/-. The Sanctioned amount for the Waiting Shed at Tushnabad was Rs 23,15,394/- and the Tender amount was Rs. 19,99,278/-.
Read more: Secretary (RD/Panchayat) Inaugurates Projects Under RURBAN Mission at GP - Tushnabad