Port Blair, Feb. 9: The Government of India is committed towards Anaemia Mukt Bharat and a worm-free future for the children of India. Worm infestation impair the nutritional status of the children. The nutritional impairment has significant impact on growth and physical development. Worms consume nutrients meant for the human body and cause blood loss, poor nutrition and stunted growth. Due to heavy infection, children are often too sick or tired to concentrate at school or attend School/ Anganwadi. Worm infestation negatively affect children’s physical and cognitive development which could have long term negative impact on them. Studies show that absenteeism in schools decreases with regular deworming.

It is brought to the notice of the electricity consumer and general public that power supply will remain suspended at the following area on 09.02.2023 (Thursday) from 0800 hrs. to 1400 hrs. in connection with cutting of 02 Nos. Siris tree standing adjacemt to house of Shri. Kuldip Singh, S/o. Shaitan Singh at Bird Line / Calicut, as per the order of SDM.

Port Blair, Feb. 8: The A & N Administration conducted written examination Tier-I to fill up the vacancies under common category of Group ‘C’ Posts through the Staff Selection commission (SSC) on 20.11.2022, in which a total of 33244 candidates appeared in the written examination conducted at 64 centres across the Islands.

Based on the evaluation of the Answer Sheets (OMR) by the Staff Selection Commission (SSC), the statement of scores secured by the candidates has been uploaded on the A&N Administration's website ‘https://karmic.andaman. gov.in’ and the same will be accessible online from 09.02.2023 from 11 am onwards.

Port Blair, Feb. 8: A new 5 Ton capacity Ice Plant was inaugurated by Shri G. Sudhakar, IAS, Secretary (Fisheries), A&N Administration today at Chunnabhatta in the presence of Ms. V.K. Mariyam Bibi, Zilla Parishad Member, Hope Town, Smt. Rashida Bibi, Pradhan, Gram Panchayat, Hope Town, Shri Subbaraj, Executive Engineer, Road Construction Division, APWD.

Port Blair, Feb. 8: National Science Day is celebrated every year in India on the 28th February in order to provide the Respect to the Discovery of Raman effect by the Indian physicist. Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman was honoured with many awards and won the Nobel Prize in the Subject of Physics in 1930.The Government of India designates this Day as National Science Day in the year 1986 and since then various programmes are being organised across the country. The Department of Science and Technology, A&N Administration also Celebrate this day by organising various programmes.