Port Blair, Oct. 27: In anticipation of surge in demand of sweets, dry fruits and other eatables during the festive occasion the Food Safety Department has geared up its enforcement activities to ensure availability of safe, wholesome and hygienic food to the Islanders. The Commissioner Food Safety A&N Islands has constituted separate task force teams of Food Safety Officers to conduct special drive for carrying out inspections eateries and to collect surveillance samples for its analysis through Mobile Food Testing Lab and State Food Testing Laboratory. 

Port Blair, Oct. 27: The recent weather forecast indicates  formation of  low pressure area over  East Central bay of Bengal and adjoining North Andaman sea  around 29 Oct 20 and very likely to intensify into a depression over central Bay of Bengal.

Port Blair, Oct. 27: On 26/10/2020 information was received by Inspr. Mahesh Kr. Yadav, SHO, PS Central Crime Station that one person namely Hasib Mondal of West Bengal, Kolkata arrived at Port Blair from Kolkata by private Airlines and will be carrying ganja for delivering to one Bipul Mondal R/o Wandoor at VIP Road near ITF ground. The information was conveyed to Dy. SP(CID) and on his direction a team comprising Inspr. Mahesh Kr. Yadav, SHO, PS CCS, ASI Vijay Shankar, Constable K. Rajendran, Raja Rao, Mohd. Imran and P. K. Mondal was formed and rushed to VIP Road and waited for arrival of accused persons.

Port Blair, Oct. 27: To strengthen the preventive measures of COVID-19 Pandemic, Shri Vijay Singh, IPS, DIGP, A&N Islands along with Shri Ashok Kumar Vishnoi, SDPO Car Nicobar is on 3 days visit to Nancowrie group of Islands. In order to implement the preventive measures of COVID protocols, the DIGP interacted with the CTC’s of Kamorta and Nancowrie along with the village heads & Shop Keeper association to strengthen the fight against Corona Virus at PS Nancowrie.

Port Blair, Oct. 27: In continuation with the on-going Police Flag Day commemorative events, on 24/10/2020, A & N Traffic Police had organised an awareness programme on importance of road safety & prevention and containment of spread of COVID-19 for auto drivers/owners. The meeting was chaired by Shri. Ajay Kr. Rai, DANIPS (Dy.SP Traffic).