Port Blair, Dec. 22: Shri Vishal Jolly National Executive Member BJP & Former State President BJP-ANI has welcomed the decision of Chief Secretary to advice all Sr. Officers, HoDs, DCs, SPs and other field functionaries to fix time between 3 to 4 PM on all working days to meet general public to redress their grievance.

A new variant of COVID-19 is spreading in some countries. While the UT of A&N Islands has taken many measures to contain the spread of COVID-19 and there is no need to panic. The people can join hands to prevent the transmission of disease in the UT by taking the following measures:

DO’s

1) Do not panic.

2) Don’t pay heed to rumors.

Wandoor, Dec. 22: The Birth Anniversary of Dr. Srinivas Ramanujam the Great Mathematician of India was celebrated at Govt. Middle School, Wandoor today. As part of the celebration, the life history & achievements made by Dr. Srinivas Ramanujam was highlighted to the students. An Anti- Superstition show was also organized for the students. The programme was specially designed to educate the rural student by unraveling the scientific phenomena working behind each magic.

Port Blair, Dec. 22: Firing practice by CG Dornier will be carried out on Jan. 3, 6, 9, 17, 20, 23 and 31, 2023 from 1 pm to 3 pm. The safe flying height is 6000 feet AMSL. All concerned have been warned to keep themselves and their vessels/fishing boat away from the firing range during the above mentioned dates and time.

Pot Blair, Dec. 21: Shri Kuldeep Rai Sharma, Member of Parliament, A&N Islands has demanded for a Central University in Andaman & Nicobar Islands for which he has moved a private member’s bill in the Parliament on 9-12-2022 (Friday).

Sharma said that the Islands have a literacy rate of 86.27% which is higher than the National average of 74.04%. With such a high rate of literacy it is imperative that the Islands must have a central university to provide quality secondary education to its bright young population.