Port Blair, Jan. 19: The Ministry of Home Affairs under the guidance of Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah is celebrating Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav Iconic Events Week from 17th to 23rd January, 2023 to celebrate 75 years of India’s Independence & Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s 126th Birth Anniversary. The Hon’ble Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi will virtually inaugurate a model of the proposed Memorial dedicated in honour of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose to be set up at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Island, A&N Islands on January 23 at 11 am.

Port Blair, Jan 19: The Anthropological Survey of India, Ministry of Culture, Government of India, Andaman & Nicobar Regional Centre, Port Blair organized an inauguration programme of the traditional huts of Nicobarese tribe, Jarawa tribe and Shompen tribe on 19 January 2023. The programme was held at 04.00 PM in the museum premises.

Under the special campaign 2.0, of the Swachhata Abhiyan special drive initiated by Govt. of India towards utilization of unused museum campus, lying as dump yard for years has been initiated and converted into cultural landscape after clearing the bushy, non-timber plants, wild grasses.

Port Blair, Jan 19: The Department of Agriculture South Andaman organised a two-day programme on mushroom cultivation with Agricultural Technology Management Agency (ATMA) at Mrs. Monica Smith’s field. Altogether 20 ladies of Wimberlygunj and Kanyapuram village belonging to the Self Help Group had participated in the programme.

Port Blair, Jan 19: An island girl, a resident of Prem Nagar, Miss Rupa Shree had come to Team Port Blair Guru Ki Rasoi seeking help to compete in the national games to be held later this month.

Upon this, Smt Gurmeet Singh, Gen Secretary, Sports, PBGKR handed over a cheque of Rs 25,000/- as financial aid to the sports enthusiast.

Port Blair, Jan. 19: In view of the upcoming VVIP visit and Republic Day 2023, all the Arms License Holder(s) under the jurisdiction of South Andaman District have been directed to deposit their Arms & Ammunition to the concerned Police Station with immediate effect from 20/01/2023 as per Section 21 (1) of the Arms Act, 1962. Action    as per law will be taken in case of non-compliance / violation.