Katchal, Jan. 12: The much-anticipated First Assistant Commissioner Cup Inter-School Football Tournament concluded yesterday at Katchal Island, drawing the entire community together in a celebration of sports and camaraderie. Organized under the Nancowrie Sub-Division, the tournament featured six talented teams of under-17 boys from local schools, competing fiercely for first ever championship title.

Shaheed Dweep, Jan. 12: The Chief Secretary, A&N Administration, Dr. Chandra Bhushan Kumar, IAS on visit to Shaheed Dweep, inaugurated improvement of Road from Neil Kendra Bazaar to Laxmanpur, Sunset Point and improvement of road from Jetty to Sitapur today. The Secretary (Fisheries/IP&T/Art & Culture), Smt. Jyoti Kumari, IAS, officers of A&N Administration, Chief Engineer, (i/c), APWD, Shri Tej Bahadur, Pramukh, Panchayat Samiti, Prothrapur, Smt. Champa Das, ZP Member, Shri Dasarath Varma, and Pradhan, Neil Kendra, Smt. Pinkey Das were also present on the occasion. 

Sri Vijaya Puram, Jan 10: A delegation led by its newly elected President, Dr. K Chandrasekharan of Andaman Nicobar Chamber of Commerce & Industry (ANCCI) along with its Vice-President, General Secretary, Joint Secretary called on 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.

Diglipur, Jan 10: Acting on credible information, a joint operation by the Diglipur Police and the Agriculture Department led to the detection of illegally stored chemical and bio-fertilizers at the Godown at RK Gram Village, Diglipur.

On 09/01/2025, the input regarding the illegal storage, import and sale of fertilizers was received and promptly communicated to Shri Ankesh Yadav, DANIPS (SDPO, Diglipur) and Mrs. Arti Singh, Assistant Director of Agriculture Department, Diglipur. On the directions of SDPO Diglipur, a special raiding team was constituted and a raid was conducted in the presence of independent witnesses and the owner of the Godown, Smti. Suparna Das and her husband Shri. Liton Das. During the raid 758 bags of fertilizers including DAP and phosphate were detected illegally imported, stored and intended for sale in gunny plastic sacks.

Sri Vijaya Puram, Jan 10: Andaman and Nicobar State Conference of Communist Party of India (Marxist) held on 28 – 29 December, 2024 through a resolution has demanded establishment of Legislative Assembly on Puducherry model for Andaman & Nicobar Islands.