Tushnabad, Nov. 28: A delegation of 18 Presidents (Pradhan) from Coimbatore District, Tamil Nadu along with Smti. Lalitha Tigga, BDO Ferrargunj, and staff visited Gram Panchayat Tushnabad. The dignitaries were warmly welcomed and the Pradhan Shri Anand Amrit Raj presented an overview of the Panchayats development initiatives, challenges, and fund utilization.

Sri Vijaya Puram, Nov. 28: The decision of a civil court in Ajmer, Rajasthan, to entertain a petition seeking a survey of the Ajmer Sharif Dargah to ascertain if there was a temple beneath it, is unwarranted and has no legal standing. It goes against the provisions of the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991, which decrees that no legal dispute can be raised on a religious place that existed prior to August 15, 1947.

Sri Vijaya Puram, Nov. 28: The Directorate of Industries and A&NI KVIB will be organizing Awareness Campaign-cum-People’s Education Programmes on Govt. sponsored Self-Employment Schemes / flagship schemes such as PMEGP, PMFME, PM Vishwakarma in various Gram Panchayats of North & Middle Andaman district under ‘Berozgar Mukt UT’ campaign. The schedule of the campaign is as mentioned below:

Sri Vijaya Puram, Nov. 28: The month of November is celebrated annually as Adoption Awareness Month by the Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA), underscoring the critical role of adoption under the Mission Vatsalya Scheme within the Non-Institutional Care Program.

In this context, the District Child Protection Unit (DCPU), under the District Administration, South Andaman, in collaboration with the Directorate of Health Services and the Child Development Project Office (Urban), organized an awareness program on adoption and other child protection legislations. The event was held on 28th November 2024 at the ICDS Training Centre, Attam Pahad, and witnessed enthusiastic participation from Auxiliary Nurse Midwives, Public Health Nurses, and ICDS staff.

Sri Vijaya Puram, Nov. 28: The CD Block of Little Andaman conducted a Block Level Training Programme on ‘Addressing Child Needs through Bal Sabhas’ yesterday, at the Panchayat Samiti Hall. This initiative, held under the Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA), aimed to benefit local officials including Pradhan, students from Govt. Model Senior Secondary School Hutbay, Panchayat Functionaries, Child Protection Committee and teachers.