Port Blair, Feb 28: The Member of Parliament, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Shri. Kuldeep Rai Sharma has demanded early consideration of the grievances of the Part Time Pre-Primary Teachers, Ayah, Safai Karmachari of the Education department regarding enhancement of salary, providing payment during summer vacation and providing other benefits like Casual Leave, EPF, Maternity leave etc. at the earliest possible.

Port Blair, Feb 28: The three days National Seminar on ‘Swantantryaveer Vinayak Damodar Savarkar and Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: Freedom Struggle and Bharatiya Nationalism’, organized by the Indian Council of Historical Research, Ministry of Education, Govt. of India, in academic collaboration with Akhil Bharatiya Itihas Sankalan Yojana, (ABISY), New Delhi concluded with a valedictory session in the auditorium of the DBRAIT, Dollygunj here today. The Hon’ble Lt. Governor, A&N Islands and Vice-Chairman, Islands Development Agency, Admiral D K Joshi, PVSM, AVSM, YSM, NM, VSM, (Retd.) was the chief guest on the occasion.

Car Nicobar, Feb 28: Usha International Limited through its implementing partner Tribal Development Council launched 15 Silai School at Car Nicobar with the cooperation of Tribal Council Car Nicobar from 17/02/2023 to 27/02/2023 at Community Hall Chukchucha Village, Car Nicobar. The training was imparted to 15 tribal women beneficiaries representing one each from the villages of Car Nicobar Island.

Enthusiastic students show their talent in quiz competition and working models exhibition

Diglipur, Feb 28: National Science Day was celebrated at the rural Model Senior Secondary School Sitanagar today, involving students in the different competitions and activities. The teachers and students garlanded the portrait of the great Indian Scientist Sir C.V. Raman and paid tribute to the first Asian Scientist who had won the Nobel prize in 1930.

Addressing the gathering of students, the Senior Physics teacher Shri Peter Arockiyasamy said that the discovery by Sir C.V. Raman in the field of quantum physics was very much acclaimed by the world in the year 1928, and was felicitated with the most reputed Nobel prize. Sir C.V Raman unfolded the science for the sky and sea being blue, with his famous theory of “Scattering of light”, which was later termed as the ‘The Raman Effect’, Shri Peter said. He explained how in spite of so many constraints in the pre-independence era, Sir Raman never compromised with his dream and kept on researching on his subject and finally succeeded in getting the breakthrough. His discovery has vast application areas in different fields of life including health.

Port Blair, Feb 28: The Department of Home Science, JNRM, in association with the National Institute of Social Defence (NISD), Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Govt. of India organised a One Day Awareness Programme on Drug Abuse Prevention and “NUKKAD NATAK” for Community in Tushnabad Gram Panchayat on 25th February 2023. The Chief Guest Shri. Rajender Lal, BDO & Executive Magistrate, Ferrargunj inaugurated the programme.