Port Blair, Feb 12: Hon'ble Minister of State for Commerce and Industry, Shri Som Parkash, IAS (Retd.) held a review meeting of Logistic Policy of Andaman & Nicobar Islands in the Conference Hall of Secretariat on 12.02.2024.

Port Blair, Feb 12: The Chief Electoral Officer, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Shri B S Jaglan, IAS held a meeting in his chamber at Secretariat with the Post Master General, Department of Post, A&N Islands, Col. Arvind Varma to review the progress of Elector’s Photo Identity Card (EPIC) distribution to electors in view of upcoming General Election to Lok Sabha-2024.

The Post Master General of Andaman & Nicobar Islands assured that by middle of March, 2024 all EPICs will be distributed.

CPI (M) Andaman & Nicobar State Organising Committee mourn the demise of Shri TK Chandrasekharan retired Executive Engineer of APWD today (12/02/2024) afternoon. CPI (M) conveys its deepest condolences to the bereaved family members.

Minicoy, Feb 12: The Regional Station, Minicoy of ICAR-CIARI Port Blair conducted a “Scientist–Fisher Interaction Meet on Fish Aggregating Device for the welfare of fisher of Lakshadweep on 10/02/2024. About 24 tribal fishers from the coastal villages of Minicoy participated and interacted with scientists of Regional Station.

Port Blair, Feb 11: The Member of Parliament of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Shri. Kuldeep Rai Sharma has requested the Hon'ble Cabinet Minister, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to the examination slots/ counts from 76 slots during NEET-PG, 2023 to a minimum of 250 slots for NEET - PG, 2024 entrance examination at Port Blair Centre, Andaman and Nicobar Islands so as to enable maximum aspiring MBBS doctors to appear in the NEET- PG entrance examination locally in the Islands.