Port Blair, June 11: Sponsored by the North Bay Diving Association (Sageer, Jyoti, Waseem, Ramakant, Sunny), Shri Kuldeep Rai Sharma, Member of Parliament, and President PCC ANI and K Ganeshan, former Chairperson, PBMC along with team today distributed ration kits, face masks and homeopathy medicines to the needy families.

Port Blair, June 11: Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) announces Admissions to its Distance Education Academic programmes for the Academic Cycle commencing from July 2021. The admission is open for the academic programmes of Bachelors, Masters, PG Diploma, Diploma & Certificate Programmes. For Online admission click at -https://ignouadmission.samarth.edu.in. For more details, regarding the programmes, visit IGNOU Website – www.ignou.ac.in or call on 03192-242888 or 03192-230111, Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. or any of its Study Centres at Mayabunder, Hut Bay, Car Nicobar, Nancowrie & Campbell Bay. For on-line admission related matters, applicants can contact Shri. Joji K Simon, Assistant Executive (Data Processing) at 03192-242888. The last date for admission is 15th July 2021.

Campbell Bay, June 10: In the wake of the threat of Novel Corona Virus (COVID-19) the Assistant Commissioner, Campbell Bay in an Order issued today has decided to convert the Panchayat Guest House at Campbell Bay into Isolation Centre. The Isolation Centre will be meant to treat patients with Influenza Like Symptoms (ILI), the Order said.

Port Blair, June 10: The Andaman Association of Tour Operators has raised objections to the recent move of the Tourism Department to hike the ticket fares for Light and Sound Shows.

Amid the catastrophe, an order was passed by the Directorate of IP&T hiking the fares of the light and sound shows at Cellular Jail and Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Island by leaps and bounds. This action stands all the more perturbing considering its timing.

Port Blair, June 10: Shri. Sanjay Kumar Singh, State Vice President, Bharatiya Janata Party has requested the A&N Administration to arrange ships for transporting large number of stranded people from Southern Group of Islands (Car Nicobar, Kamorta, Katchal and Campbell Bay).