Port Blair, Nov. 2: The Department of Fisheries in association with Department of IP&T, A&N Administration proposes to organize ‘Seafood Festival’ on November 20 & 21, 2022 in connection with celebration of ‘World Fisheries Day -2022’ in A&N Islands. The festival will mainly focus on popularizing seafood culture of the Islands among the local population as well as tourists.

Port Blair, Nov. 2: The Department of Industries has been implementing a Centrally Sponsored Scheme “Prime Minister’s Formalization of Micro Food Processing Enterprises Scheme (PMFME)” of Ministry of Food Processing Industries under Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan with the objective to formulize and strengthen Micro Food Processing Enterprises by utilizing the local resources. Under the scheme, financial assistance in the form of Credit Linked Subsidy @ 35% of the project cost will be extended to the individual and group enterprises.

A&N Administration Issues 16 Offer Letters to Aspiring Doctors and Paramedics

Port Blair, Nov. 1: In line with the vision and efforts of Government of India, Health Department and National Health Mission in Andaman & Nicobar Islands is committed to ensure availability of sufficient human resources for providing quality health services to the people of the Islands.

Port Blair, Nov. 2: A meeting of youth of Diglipur was held on 30th October, 2022 afternoon at Diglipur.  Addressing the meeting, D. Ayyappan, Vice President, CITU A & N State Committee explained in detail the problems being faced by the youth in the country as a whole and the youth of these islands in particular. He said that the promises made by the BJP during the 2014 election campaign that 2 crores of jobs will be created every year has turned to be a hollow and the reality is that millions of workers have lost their jobs during the last 8 years of Modi government.

Port Blair, Nov. 1: Since the last couple of months, Canine Distemper Virus infection- a life threatening canine viral disease has been noticed in dogs in and around Port Blair. Canine Distemper Virus (CDV) causes a major disease in domestic dogs that develops as a serious systemic infection in unvaccinated or improperly vaccinated dogs. Distemper is a contagious and serious disease caused by a Morbillivirus that attacks the respiratory, gastrointestinal and nervous systems of puppies and dogs.  Symptoms of Canine Distemper in dogs include a high rise in temperature 103 to 104 degrees Fahrenheit (Diphasic fever), dry nose, congested eyes, occulonasal discharge, pneumonia, loss of appetite, vomition, abdominal pain, etc.