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ICGS Annie Besant Toes the Boat to Mark Fort

Report: Sarpreet Kaur

Port Blair, Feb 19: Five Indian fishermen hailing from Andaman & Nicobar Islands were rescued by the Indian Coast Guard after the engine of their fishing boat failed mid sea. The fishers along with their boat were tracked by the Indian Coast Guard after a distress call was sounded.

It is learned that the five fishermen had left for fishing from Andamans few days ago before the incident took place. Sources inform that all five of them have been rescued and safely bought to Mark Fort in the Karaikal District of Puducherry, where the Fisheries Dy. Director of the district had met them today and found the fishers in good health.

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Tribal Council Demand Immediate and Stern Action Against the Accused

Report: Sarpreet Kaur

Port Blair, Feb 19: A Girl belonging to tribal community of Teressa was allegedly raped and made pregnant by a non-tribal man named Ravi working in a private firm in the Island. This horrible incident has shocked the tribals of Teressa, the Tribal Council now demanding a stern action against the accused.

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Port Blair, Feb 19: Deen Dayal Upadhyay Grameen Kaushalya Yojna (DDU-GKY) is a centrally sponsored Scheme of the Ministry of Rural Development that aims to skill the underserved, rural youth in order to provide them with a regular source of income. DDU-GKY is a skilling and placement initiative with the objective to “transform rural poor youth into an economically independent and globally relevant workforce”.

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Port Blair, Feb 19: The organic virgin coconut oil produced by the Nicobari tribal community is now available for sale in Port Blair. The oil is being produced by the Nicobari community under a project called The Nicobars, which is meant to benefit the community while exploring ways and means to spread the benefits of the tribal knowledge to the world.  

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FS Commissioner Calls Upon FBOs to Obtain Licence/ Registration Without Delay

Port Blair, Feb 18: As a part of Eat Right India initiative of FSSAI, the Food Safety Department, A & N Administration today organized a License/Registration Mela at the office premises of the department. Food Business Operators from Aberdeen Bazaar, Haddo, Junglighat, Dairy Farm, Shadipur & surrounding areas participated in the programme. During this Mela the procedure for obtaining New Licenses/ Registration certificates from FSSAI was briefed to the New Food Business Operators. Procedure for uploading online applications, documents which are required to be uploaded along with License/ Registration application form, remittance of License fee through online were also explained in detail to the visitors. Further procedure for conversion and modification of existing registration certificates into licenses were also elaborated in detail.

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