Port Blair, July 20: On 15.07.2023 the anti-poaching team consisting of SI Dheeraj Kishen, HCs Khokan Ch.Das, Alaxander, Cts Rakesh Chander Rathore, Raj Kamal and PCs Elazier & P.K Mohd. Zunaid was on its way to search for foreign poachers in the mangroves and creek where they were suspected to be hidden. Suddenly, the team noticed some movement in the mangroves and the team got an alert from SI Dheeraj Kishen.

Hut Bay, July 20: On the 2nd day of his 3-day tour to Little Andaman, Shri D. Ayyappan, Secretary, CPI (M) A & N State Organising Committee today (20.07.2023) visited the Onge Tikrey Tsunami Permanent Shelter Colonies and met the residents there. About 950 tsunsmi-affected families are staying in these Permanent Shelters which were constructed by CPWD and APWD to accommodate the tsunami displaced families. They are staying in these permanent shelters since 2009.    

Port Blair, July 20: Shri. Vishal Jolly, National Executive Committee Member, BJP alongwith a delegation of Andaman & Nicobar Rajya Karamchari Maha Sangh led by its President Shri. Jaydeep Kumar Dey and Shri. G.Anoop Organizing Secretary today met Shri. Nikhil Kumar IAS, Commissioner-cum- Secretary (Health) on the issues pertaining to releasing 1/30th to all DRMs of Health Department as well as for the employees attached with OSD (Technical) of ANIIMS.

Car Nicobar, July 20: The Andaman & Nicobar State Cooperative Bank Ltd., has launched Mobile Demo Van services “Go Digital Go Cashless” on 19th July 2023 at Community Hall, Big Lapathy, Car Nicobar. The launch was organised today at 11:00 AM by Shri. Kuldeep Rai Sharma, Hon’ble Member of Parliament in august presence of Smti. Archana Singh, General Manager, NABARD, Shri. Lionald Nicomede, Chief Captain, Car Nicobar, Shri. Reginald Watchful, Vice Chief Captain, Car Nicobar, Shri. K Murugan, Managing Director, ANSCB Ltd., all HODs of Govt. department, Tribal Council members and Bank officials attended the programme.

Port Blair, July 20: The Industries Department organized Awareness-cum-Application Processing Camp in N&M Andaman District to sensitize all stakeholders and target groups about Prime Minister’s Formalization of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PMFME), a Centrally sponsored scheme of Ministry of Food Processing Enterprises. The PMFME scheme has been implemented across A&N Islands under Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan with the objective to formularize new enterprises in food processing sector and strengthen the existing food processing units with a focus to utilize the natural resources of A&N Islands for socio economic development and generation of mass employment. The campaign was organized from July 18 to 20, 2023 across three Sub-Division of the N&M Andaman District.