Port Blair, Jan 5: The Hon’ble Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh arrived at Port Blair and was accorded a formal welcome. On arrival he was received by the Hon’ble Lieutenant Governor of Andaman & Nicobar Islands Admiral DK Joshi, PVSM, AVSM, YSM, VSM, NM (Retd), Lieutenant General Ajai Singh AVSM, Commander-in-Chief Andaman and Nicobar Command (CINCAN) and Senior Government Officials. The Raksha Mantri reviewed a Quad-Service Guard of Honour and visited Sanklap Samarak, the location of Netaji’s historic arrival on 29 Dec 1943. At the Sanklap Samarak, he paid solemn homage to honour the sacrifices of soldiers of the Indian National Army.

Port Blair, Jan 5: The Member of Parliament, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Shri. Kuldeep Rai Sharma has requested the Hon’ble Lt. Governor, Andaman & Nicobar Islands to induct modern, faster, bigger and better Vehicle Ferry Vessels for Andaman & Nicobar Islands.

He suggested that in order to save time, such bigger and better vehicle ferry vessels can be brought to Andaman on wet lease for next four to five years.

Port Blair, Jan 5: Shri Vishal Jolly, National Executive Member BJP and Shri Ajoy Bairagi, State President, BJP have written a letter to Shri Nitin Gadkari, Hon’ble Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways Government of India over the extremely pathetic condition of NH-4 in North & Middle Andaman District and for an early commencement of construction of Chatham Bambooflat Bridge.

Port Blair, Jan 5: Hon’ble Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh on visit to A&N Islands met Admiral D K Joshi, PVSM, AVSM, YSM, NM, VSM (Retd.), Hon’ble Lt Governor, A&N Islands and Vice-Chairman, Islands Development Agency today at Raj Niwas. Briefed on Islands Development Agency steered transformational mega infra schemes, ongoing Strategic Projects, Andaman Nicobar Command Force accretion plans and augmentation of logistics support and maintenance architecture.

Port Blair, Jan 5: The Andaman Nicobar Territorial Congress Committee is going to Organize a 7 day’s BHARAT JODO YATRA in North & Middle Andaman from 6th January 2023 to 12th January 2023.