Port Blair, March 27: Under the National Programme for Control of Blindness & Visual Impairment, the Community Ophthalmology, Dr. R. P. Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi will be conducting Trachomatous Trichiasis Survey in the population of 15 years and above age group in 200 Districts across India, in order to get validation for Trachoma elimination in India as per the direction of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India.

Port Blair, March 27: The A&N Administration is scheduled to conduct Tier-II (Typing speed test) & Tier-III (Shorthand test) to fill up the vacancies of LGC & Stenographer (OG) during the 3rd / 4th week of April 2023 at the designated centres at Port Blair based on the scores of Common Recruitment Examination held on 20.11.2022.

Port Blair, March 27: The Department of Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs will be conducting the annual physical verification of all its Godowns/PDCs located in different parts of this UT from March 25, which will continue upto March 31, 2023. The general public and all stakeholders have been informed that all transactions will be kept suspended during the course of Annual Physical Verification.

Andaman and Nicobar State Organising Committee of CPI (M) condole the sudden demise of Shri  PK Beeran, retired Assistant Secretary, A & N Administration  and resident of  Phoenix Bay today (27.03.2023) at Port Blair. He was 73 years old. He was an office bearer of the Joint Action Committee in the Clerical Cadre while in service.  CPI (M) conveyed its deepest condolences to the members of late PK Beeran.

Port Blair, March 27: The Public Hearing for preparation of Draft Integrated Island Management Plan (IIMP) of Shaheed Dweep Island which was scheduled on March 29, 2023at 10 am at the Panchayat Hall, Gram Panchayat Neil Kendra, Shaheed Dweep has been postponed due to administrative reasons. The fresh date and time for the public hearing will be informed immediately after obtaining approval from the competent authority.