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Port Blair, March 7: A solemn function will be organized at Chatham Memorial on 10th March 2023 at 0800 hours to commemorate the arrival of the first batch of Freedom Fighters of 1857 in the Islands. All have been invited to pay tribute to the heroes of First War of Independence.
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Port Blair, March 7: In connection with World TB Day on March 24, 2023, the State TB Unit, Port Blair conducted an awareness programmes on TB at ITI Dollygunj, to create awareness among the students and lecturers of the institution. Dr. Arjun, DOT Plus Site Medical Officer attached to National TB Elimination Programme (NTEP) Port Blair, spoke about the transmission, clinical manifestation, prevention and control of TB, TB/HIV co-infection, ill-effect of alcoholism and smoking, particularly in relation to the treatment of TB.
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Port Blair, March 6: The Chief Secretary, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Shri Keshav Chandra, IAS, today reviewed the functioning of PBMC with special focus on the water supply situation in the city, in view of the summer season. During the meeting, the Chief Secretary instructed the Secretary, PBMC to keep strict vigil on the distribution of water in the Municipal area. He directed that public should be advised to use drinking water conscientiously and no wastage of drinking water should be allowed.
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Port Blair, March 6: Admiral D K Joshi, PVSM, AVSM, YSM, NM, VSM (Retd.), Hon’ble Lt. Governor, A&N Islands and Vice Chairman, Islands Development Agency has registered as Nikshay Mitra under the Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyan and adopted two TB patients from the Islands.
Read more: Lt Governor Registers Himself as Nikshay Mitra, Adopts Two TB Patients
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Police Station Pahargaon Ranked as the 05th Best Police Station in the Country
Port Blair, March 6: The pro-active support and positive encouragement of Hon’ble LG and Chief Secretary, A&N Islands has enabled the A&N Police to achieve the unique distinction of featuring among the 10th Best Police Stations of the country for the fourth time. Under the leadership of the Director General of Police, A&N Islands, Shri Neeraj Thakur, Pahargaon Police Station of the South Andaman District has been ranked as number 5 in the Best Police Stations of India by Ministry of Home Affairs, GoI. In 2018, PS Campbell Bay, in 2019, PS Aberdeen and in 2020, Kalighat Police Station, were declared as one of the best Police Stations of the country. This amply reflects the high standards and overall quality of service delivery by the A&N Police.