Port Blair, Jan 7: A middle aged lady learnt to belong to the Ranchi community was found murdered at Pema, Calicut village of South Andaman district yesterday. Information gathered indicates that the lady is a mother of two and supported her living by working as maid in houses in the area.

Port Blair, Jan 7: Admiral D K Joshi PVSM, AVSM, YSM, NM, VSM (Retd.) Hon'ble Lt Governor, A & N Islands & Vice- Chairman, Islands Development Agency called on Shri Amit Shah, Hon'ble Union Home Minister today at New Delhi. Briefed on progress of various ongoing infrastructure/developmental/tourism projects being steered by A&N Administration under the aegis of Islands Development Agency with the support of NITI Aayog.

Port Blair, Jan 7: The A&N Administration in collaboration with Stock Holding Corporation of India Limited has already launched online payment of Stamp Duty & Printing of e-Stamp Certificate by the Citizens, Legal fraternity and Corporates. The salient features of Online e-Stamping Module are as follows:-

Port Blair, Jan 7: This is to inform to the passengers/general public that, due to technical reasons the vessel MV Coral Queen could not sail for Little Andaman on 07.01.2021. However, vessel is likely to sail for Little Andaman on 08.01.2021 (Fri) at 2100 Hrs from Haddo Wharf and will sail back to Port Blair on 09.12.2021 at 0800 Hrs from Little Andaman.

Workshop to Focus on Coastal Eco-Systems and its Vital Importance

Port Blair, Jan 6: The Zoological Survey of India is organizing two days online workshop on Coastal and Marine Biodiversity of island ecosystem sponsored by Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India.  ZSI/ANRC, Port Blair is playing an important role in knowledge-based capacity building program in marine ecosystem.   This workshop will focus understanding the role of coastal ecosystems and its vital importance in areas such as bio-diversity, food security, climate change and others.