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Port Blair, Feb 15: A three day’s exposure visit cum training programme on “Quality Seed and Planting Material in Agri-horticultural Crops for Nicobarese Tribal Farmers” was organized at ICAR-CIARI, Port Blair during February 7th to 9th, 2024. The programme was inaugurated by Dr. Eaknath B. Chakurkar, Director, ICAR-CIARI, Port Blair in the presence of Course Director Dr. P. K. Singh, Principal Scientist and Head (-I/c), Division of Horticulture and Crop Improvement and Course Coordinators Dr. Pooja Bohra and Dr. Ajit Waman.
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Port Blair, Feb 15: On 14/02/2024, acting on a specific intelligence input from reliable source, a team of PS Central Crime Station comprising of SI Parvash, Head Constable Sanjit Madhu & Sanjay Kujur and constable Chandran & K. Rajendran apprehended one person namely Shiv Mondal S/o Late Gourango Mondal (54) yrs R/o School Line, Port Blair with 18 pieces measuring 0.722 Cbm of illegal sawn padauk timber of different sizes from his premises. Padauk timbers were seized and accused person was detained after following due procedure.
Read more: Illegal Sawn Padauk Timbers Seized, One Apprehended by PS CCS
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Port Blair, Feb 14: Shri Kuldeep Rai Sharma, the Member of Parliament, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, inaugurated a community hall for the washermen community at Dhobighat, Prem Nagar, Port Blair. This community hall, constructed under the MPLADS scheme, fulfills a long-pending demand of the washermen community.
The newly inaugurated community hall is expected to provide a conducive environment for washermen to carry out their work efficiently, ensuring their well-being and contributing to the overall progress of Dhobighat. The community hall will also provide a place for rest for washermen.
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Port Blair, Feb 15: In view of the upcoming VVIP visit to Andaman and Nicobar Islands from 19th to 23rd February, 2024, tourists, stakeholders and general public have been informed that all the water sports activities & swimming at Elephant Beach and trekking point towards Elephant Beach at Swaraj Dweep will be suspended on 21st & 22nd February, 2024.
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Port Blair, Feb 14: During the four days between 16 and 19 February, more than a thousand birdwatchers throughout India will come together with the goal of documenting as many birds as possible across the country’s diverse locations.
Over one lakh birdwatchers globally participate in the annual Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC), and last year India not only ranked as the second-highest contributing country worldwide, but also discovered more bird species than any other!