Port Blair, Aug 21: The Member of Parliament, Shri. Kuldeep Rai Sharma has demanded sailing of an all-port ship for all major Islands of Nicobar District via Hut Bay once, in every 10 days.

In a letter addressed to the Chief Secretary, A&N Administration, the Member of Parliament said that Shipping Services is the lifeline of Andaman & Nicobar Islands, especially for the people of the Southern Group of Islands. As helicopter service offers only a limited number of seats to passengers and in most of the cases the seats remain reserved for urgent official works and patients for general public living in the Southern Group of Islands, ships are the only alternative for travelling from one Island to another.

Mayabunder, Aug 21: The District Police of North & Middle Andaman has been conducting regular raids to crackdown sale of illicit liquor/ IMFL. On receipt of information on 19/08/2022 from reliable sources regarding storage of illegal IMFL, a team was constituted comprising SI Sudeep Golder alongwith 01 HC & 04 PC of PS Kalighat, who conducted a raid in the store room beside the house cum ration shop of the person namely S. Kamalnathan S/o Late N. Selvam (44 yrs.) R/o Kalighat and recovered 348 bottles of IMFL amounting to 65 liters. The accused person was arrested and a case under relevant sections was registered at PS Kalighat.

Port Blair, Aug 21: The ongoing Booster Dose Campaign organized by the District Administration, South Andaman and Health Department in coordination with the PRIs and various associations at multiple places across the District is gathering tremendous response.

Port Blair, Aug 21: Along with rest parts of India, the 78th Birth Anniversary of Late. Rajiv Gandhi, Former Prime Minister of India was observed at Gandhi Bhavan, Port Blair.

At the outset, ANTCC President Shri. Rangalal Halder garlanded the portrait of Late. Rajiv Gandhi followed by the floral tribute by the leaders and members of the functionaries of Pradesh Congress Committee, District Congress Committee, Block Congress Committee, Seva Dal, Youth Congress, NSUI, INTUC, City Congress, Mahila Congress Committee and three Zonal Coordinators, Fisherman Congress Committee, Congress Municipal Councilors, Congress PRI Members and general public.

Port Blair, Aug. 21: On the occasion of Urja Diwas, Andaman & Nicobar Pollution Control Committee, Department of Science and Technology, A&N Administration conducted awareness programme by screening documentaries and short films to school students of Govt. Model Senior Secondary School, Port Blair and Govt. Secondary School, Dollygunj to create awareness on the use of renewable energy.