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Port Blair, Aug 31: On the auspicious occasion of Raksha Bandhan, thousands of sisters and mothers from Andaman & Nicobar Islands tied Rakhis to the Hon’ble Member of Parliament in different areas of South Andaman today.
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Port Blair, Aug 31: INTACH Andaman and Nicobar Chapter in association with Andaman Islands Film Society celebrated the International Whale Shark Day with support from Wildlife Division, Department of Environment and Forests at Government Sr. Sec. School, Haddo Tamil Medium.
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Rangat, Aug. 31: An awareness program on proper implementation of several Labour Laws was held today in the Conference Hall of the DFO Office, Rangat. The program was attended by ministerial and industrial workers of the Middle Andaman Division of Department of Forest, A&N Administration. The program was conducted by Shri. Suranjan Mukhopadhyay, Assistant Labour Commissioner, N&M Andaman, Department of Labour. He explained various Labour Laws in detail, including the Employees' Workmen Compensation Act, 1923, the Building and Other Construction Workers Act, 1996, the Equal Remuneration Act, 1976, and the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961. He also discussed the rights and benefits that workers are entitled to under these laws.
Read more: Awareness Program on Implementation of Labour Laws Organised at Rangat
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Port Blair, Aug. 31: PRAYAS JAC celebrated Onam with the inmates of the District Jail. Mr. K. Vijay Kumar volunteering for PRAYAS and Shri. Mohd Haneefa, Jailor graced the occasion.
The Jailor appreciated the efforts of PRAYAS and said that it was first of its kind that such an activity was organised in the jail. He said that he is looking forward to such activities in the future too.
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Port Blair, Aug. 31: The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has decided to allow residents to update documents in their Aadhaar online free of cost, a people-centric move that will benefit millions of residents. As part of Digital India Initiative, the UIDAI took this decision and has urged the residents to get benefit of free document update facility on myAadhaar portal. The free service is available till 14th September, 2023.
Read more: UIDAI to Allow Residents to Update Aadhaar Documents Free of Cost