Port Blair, March 27: The Member of Parliament, Shri. Kuldeep Rai Sharma has requested the Chief Secretary A&N Administration to install comfortable seats in all ATR buses for the convenience of the general public.

In a letter addressed to the Chief Secretary, the Member of Parliament said that the State Transport Service (STS) has been using ordinary seats in most of these ATR buses, which makes long-distance travel very uncomfortable for the passengers, especially for patients, who use STS buses to reach Mayabunder District Hospital, CHC Rangat or G B Pant Hospital Port Blair for their treatment from different areas of North & Middle Andaman.

Port Blair, March 27: Ration Rasheed Foundation organized an awareness programme at Haddo for empowerment of women groups and also make them self-reliant with the support of NABARD and Unnati. On the occasion Shri. C. Mohammed, President Unnati highlighted about SHG, JLG and SHG Federation for their upliftment economically. 

Shri. Rasheed, founder of the Ration Rasheed Foundation thanked Unnati for its participation with the Foundation to improve socio-economic condition of women. He said, “we should take advantage of the experiences of Unnati’s chief functionary for promoting self-employment”.

Port Blair, March 27: Under the National Programme for Control of Blindness & Visual Impairment, the Community Ophthalmology, Dr. R. P. Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi will be conducting Trachomatous Trichiasis Survey in the population of 15 years and above age group in 200 Districts across India, in order to get validation for Trachoma elimination in India as per the direction of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India.

Port Blair, March 27: Several youths belonging to various local youth associations joined Congress Party here on Monday under the leadership of ANTCC President Mr. Rangalal Halder and ANTCC Campaign Committee Chairman Mr. G Bhasker to strengthen the hands of Congress leader Mr. Rahul Gandhi.

Port Blair, March 27: The A&N Administration is scheduled to conduct Tier-II (Typing speed test) & Tier-III (Shorthand test) to fill up the vacancies of LGC & Stenographer (OG) during the 3rd / 4th week of April 2023 at the designated centres at Port Blair based on the scores of Common Recruitment Examination held on 20.11.2022.