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Port Blair, March 29: General public have been informed that due to shortage of operational vessels, the Directorate of Shipping Services is forced to cancel the existing daily sailing schedule for Swaraj Dweep at 1700 hrs from Port Blair and return voyage next day at 0600 hrs from Swaraj Dweep to Port Blair with effect from 01.04.2023. However, on availability of sufficient operational vessels, the service will be resumed accordingly.
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Member of Parliament Expresses Gratitude to Lt. Governor for the Decision
Port Blair, March 28: The Member of Parliament, Shri. Kuldeep Rai Sharma has expressed gratitude to the Hon’ble Lt. Governor for enhancing the pay and grant of leave benefits to the Part Time employees of Directorate of Education.
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Welcoming the Initiative, PRIs hopeful of achieving zero dropout rate in school
Diglipur, March 28: It was a dream come true for the small children of the remote Parangara secondary school of North Andaman when they saw the children’s park- ‘Muskaan’ being inaugurated today.
Inaugurating the Park, the Deputy Education officer Shri R.P Pandey said that its very pleasing to see the National Education Policy being implemented in true letter and spirit in remote rural areas like Parangara. Elaborating the objectives, he said that prior to age of 5, every child will move to a ‘Preparatory Class’ or ‘Balvatika’ before Grade-I with a focus on developing cognitive, affective, and psychomotor abilities and also early literacy and numeracy. The children would enjoy the play based school preparation module, he hoped. Shri Pandey appreciated the school management saying that it always strives to add new features to the school for making the teaching learning environment more joyful and interesting for the children.
Read more: First of its Kind ‘Balvatika-Muskaan’ the Children Park Setup in Rural Parangara
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Port Blair, March 28: The A&N Islands have been ranked first among the Union Territories by the MoHFW, GoI based on the TB Score in the India TB report 2023 released on the occasion of the World TB Day 2023. TB Score is a composite score calculated from a selected list of 9 key performance indicators, for continuous monitoring of the programmatic performance at all levels under National TB Elimination Programme (NTEP).
Read more: A&N Islands Ranked First Among UTs in the India TB Report 2023
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Port Blair, March 28: The Food Safety Department, A&N Administration is organizing a walkathon event on 1st April 2023. This event is aimed to create awareness among the general public about the benefits of millets. The year 2023 is declared as the international year of millets by the United Nation General Assembly. Millets are small seeded grains cultivated worldwide and they are rich in protein, carbohydrates, dietary fibers, calcium and other minerals.