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Port Blair, March 16: Shri. Y Satya Kumar, National Secretary, Bharatiya Janata Party, Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Prabhari of Bharatiya Janata Party, Andaman & Nicobar Islands is on a four day visit to Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
On 17th March, Satya Kumar will be attending a meeting of State Office Bearers, Mandal Prabhari & Seh Prabhari (City & South Andaman) at State Bharatiya Janata Party Office at 10:00 Am. At 4:00 Pm he will be attending the Disciplinary Committee Meeting of Bharatiya Janata Party, Andaman & Nicobar Islands at Circuit House.
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Islanders Asked Not to Panic
Port Blair, March 15: “There’s enough stock of fuel with the Indian Oil Corporation to fulfil the needs of the islanders”, said Shri Mohammed H Jadwet of the Jadwet Petrol Pump in a conversation with Andaman Chronicle.
Read more: There’s Enough Fuel with Indian Oil for the Islanders
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Port Blair, March 15: On the Occasion of International Women’s Day, Ms Sunita Das, an island girl, daughter of Shri Ajit Das from Kadamtala was awarded ‘Education Excellence Award 2021’ in the category of “Best Innovative Learning Tools” at EEA Virtual Conference, New Delhi on 8th March 2021.
The award was for her efforts towards creating a learning centre for the tribal (Garasiya and Bhil) rural youth of Udaipur District, Rajasthan. As a development practitioner; she always wanted to learn new things and experience new places. After completing her studies, she got an opportunity to work with SBI Foundation as a Rural Development Fellow in Udaipur District, Rajasthan. With her innovative idea, she has opened a door to the digital world to the tribal rural youth of Rajasthan and created a learning centre with the help of village institution. She also initiated the setting up of a mini library and bought a desktop in the centre and trained them in computer education.
Read more: Island Girl Sunita Das Awarded with ‘Education Excellence Award 2021’
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Passenger Forced to Stay Back at Baratang in Spite of Reaching On Time for Convoy
Report: Sarpreet Kaur
Port Blair, March 15: Our Islands are known for tough conditions of survival and yet strong residents who overcome all the odds and make the colourful life flourish. But some unsynchronized menaces on the part of the Administration make residents’ life even tougher. One such incident came to light when Mr Pawan Kumar Sharma R/o Dhanapur Mayabunder posted a letter to our newspaper explaining how he was halted at Baratang Jetty and was stopped from going to Port Blair via vehicle ferry without any substantial reason. Mr Pawan Kumar Sharma wrote:
Read more: Unsynchronized Menaces Making Lives of Islanders Tougher
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Port Blair, March 15: Aakash Educational Services Limited best known for being a forerunner in the test preparation services sector has 231 centres spread across 24 states and union territories with a student strength of over 2.5 lakh annually. The new branch on islands inaugurated on 6th of March 2021 aims to provide classes for students preparing for Medical and Engineering Entrance Examinations apart from offering NCERT-Foundation-level courses. Aakash Educational Services Limited (AESL), the national leader in test preparation services, on 6th March 2021, inaugurated its first centre in the city of Port Blair in Andaman & Nicobar Island.