Port Blair, Oct. 12: The last date for Admission in Indira Gandhi National Open University's for July 2021 is extended upto 25th October 2021 without any late fees. For Online admission, log on - https://ignouadmission.samarth.edu.in and for Offline Admissions, Forms can be collected from Regional Centre Office at Mohanpura during working hours ensuring social distancing norms. For more details, visit IGNOU Website – www.ignou.ac. in or contact IGNOU Regional Centre, Port Blair, Kannada Sangha Building, Near Syndicate Bank, Mohanpura, Port Blair. Phone: 03192-242888 or 03192-230111, Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Port Blair, Oct. 12: A total of 4,59,796 doses of vaccines have been administered so far in A&N Islands, out of the target beneficiaries of 2, 81, 603 (approx.). A total of 1,71,406 eligible people in the age group of 18 to 44 years have been vaccinated till date. A total of 1831 people were vaccinated today in A&N Islands.

Port Blair, Oct 11: The Hon’ble Chairman, Rajya Sabha in consultation with Hon'ble Speaker, Lok Sabha has nominated Mr. Kuldeep Rai Sharma, the Member of Parliament from Andaman & Nicobar Islands as a Member of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law & Justice. This was informed by Mr. Vinay Shankar Singh, Director, DRSC on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice in a mail on 09.10.2021.

Port Blair, Oct. 11: The extended Central Executive Committee meeting of Non-Gazetted Govt. Officers’ Association, Andaman and Nicobar Islands was organised on 9th October, 2021 at Crusade House premises which expressed serious apprehension on the recently published news in the local daily regarding the Administration’s stand on the non-continuation of contract period of the employees serving in various departments of the Administration on contract basis. The meeting noted that instead of terminating the services of these poor employees and workers, the Administration has to initiate steps to regularise the services of these employees as they served for a long period and most of them are over aged.

Port Blair, Oct. 11: On his four days visit to North & Middle Andaman, the Former State President of BJP, Shri Vishal Jolly visited flood affected areas in Subhash Gram, R. K. Gram, Nabagram, Sitanagar and Madhupur in Diglipur along with other party leaders of BJP on 09.10.2021.