Port Blair, Dec. 31: While finalizing the Master Plan for Port Blair Planning Area, A & N, Administration decided to have a separate zone for Defence land use, as more than 20% of the land area is under the possession of Defence in Port Blair Town.  Inadvertently, few parcels of land owned by the private individuals located outside the boundary of the Defence area were zoned as Defence land use due to Cadastral mapping errors. Development on these plots owned by the private individuals were not allowed and this leads to difficulty in taking up any development activities on their own private property. In order to resolve this issue, a modification proposal was finalized by the Administration by amending the Clause No. 5.2.3-H of Master Plan for Port Blair Planning Area and notified in A & N Gazette vide No. 6 dated 21/01/2020.

Port Blair, Jan 1: The Andaman & Nicobar State Cooperative Bank Ltd., has launched Micro ATM services “Go Digital Go Cashless” on 01st January 2021 at Conference Hall of the Bank at 10:00 AM by Shri. K. Murugan, Managing Director, A& N State Cooperative Bank Ltd., in presence of Shri. R.V. Ramakrishna, DGM, NABARD, Port Blair and the Bank officials attended the programme.

NGGOs Point Lacunas on the Part of Transport Department and Traffic Police

Port Blair, Dec. 31: The Non-Gazetted Government Officers’ Association, Andaman and Nicobar Islands deeply saddened and shocked by the tragic demise of Shri S.Mahesh, a young Primary School Teacher attached to the Education Department in a dreadful accident by a heavily laden truck. He was a permanent resident of Bambooflat presently posted at Car Nicobar and just aged 27.

Extends Gratitude to the 3 Lakh Customers and Islanders

Port Blair, Jan 1: The Management and Staff of Andaman & Nicobar State Cooperative Bank Ltd, thank their three (3) lakh customers and Islanders for their support and blessings to the bank, due to which the Cooperative Bank was awarded with first prize in the overall performance category for the year 2018-19 by the National Federation for State Cooperative Bank (NAFSCOB) among all the cooperative banks in India under II tier structure.

Port Blair, Dec. 31: In order to curb drug abuse and the issues arising out of this menace in these islands, a chain of evidence was prepared in a professional manners and a team comprising SI Bisawjeet Prasad, Head Constable Upender Singh, Constable Hari Krishna Yadav and Samresh Mistry was deputed to mainland to arrest the drug peddlers from Kolkata, West Bengal who were assisting the drug peddlers of these Islands in supply of drugs.