Port Blair, March 4: The Jan Kranti Party, Andaman & Nicobar Islands recognized and registered by Election Commission of India (Regn. No. 56/148/2015-16/PPS-1) has been renamed as “Dweep Janta Party”, Andaman & Nicobar Islands vide resolution passed in its General Body meeting held at Port Blair on 23rd Jan 2021. During the meeting a new State Executive Committee has been elected.

New Delhi, March 4: Rashtriya Raksha University in collaboration with Tourism Corporation of Gujarat Ltd organised three days Skill Upgradation and Awareness Programme for the Security Personnel of Rapid Action Force 100th Battalion, Vastral, Ahmedabad from 02nd March-04th March, 2021. The course has been designed especially in consideration of needs and requirements of the RAF. The course broadly covers various aspects of in-service personnel’s including knowing the destination of their posting, stress management, skill upgradation, leadership, commanding qualities, interpersonal relationship among officers and Jawans etc. More than 110 Officers of the RAF are attending this three days course. The course is focusing on 360 degree and multidimensional development of the RAF officers. 

By Rupam Jain

March 3 (Reuters) - Denis Giles, the editor of a small Indian newspaper, received a phone call as he sat typing in his one-room office in Port Blair overlooking the languid waters of the Andaman Sea.

The caller, Mohammed Siddiqui, was frantic and largely incoherent. Giles said he was about to hang up until he heard, in broken Hindi: "Please help me... Many people may die."

Port Blair, March 4: The cargo vessel MV Chuglam will sail for Campbell Bay via Car Nicobar & Nancowry on 10.03.2021 (Wed) at 1500 Hrs from Haddo Wharf and will sail for Port Blair immediately after discharging/loading of Cargo at respective ports.

Port Blair, March 3: The Directorate of RD, PRIs and ULBs, Andaman and Nicobar Administration with an aim to augment the infrastructure arrangements of the Gram Panchayats for effective carrying out of Door to Door segregated collection of waste in accordance to the Rural Areas Solid Waste Management Bye Laws, 2019 has procured 29 battery operated e-Carts from the World Bank Incentive Fund received from the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Ministry of Jal Shakti, Govt. of India.