Port Blair, March 12: The Member of Parliament, Shri Kuldeep Rai Sharma has requested the Superintending Engineer, Electricity Department, A&N Administration to explore the feasibility for laying overhead electrical line with new poles at Nayashaher, Tsunami Shelter area, Guptapara Gram Panchayat. The underground electric line laid by the department years ago are damaged now due to which, power supply to these area is interrupted regularly. The villagers particularly students are facing difficulties for attending their one line classes, e-services and other domestic works etc.

Port Blair, March 12:  The Indian Coast Guard conducted “Special Community Interaction Programs’ throughout the Isles, to commemorate the 75th Independence Day celebrations ‘Azadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav’ on 12 Mar 21. As part of the event, Coast Guard Units in Port Blair and other remote locations in the Isles including Diglipur, Mayabunder, Hutbay, Kamorta and Campbell Bay reached out to local populace for event celebrations.

Port Blair, March 12: Indiatourism Port Blair, Ministry of Tourism, Government of India in collaboration with Association of Andaman Tour Operators (AATO) celebrated the “Launch of India @ 75 “ on 12th March 2021 at 1100 hrs in Aparupa Hotel, Port Blair.

Port Blair, March 12: Amongst the scenic beauty of the Isles, there is a longing struggle to secure clean drinking water and regular water tap connection that cannot go unseen. The story of Leelamma, a sixty-eight years old Angadwadi helper and a resident of Burmanallah, is an eye-opener for other residents who face similar adversity as Leelamma, with no water tap connection in their houses.

Port Blair, March 12: The State Level technical Committee Meeting (SLTC) review meeting for fixation of scale of finance for the year 2021-22 was held today at 11:30 AM in the conference hall of A & N State Cooperative Bank Ltd. Port Blair  (H.O) under Chairmanship of Shri. Ramesh Chander Meena, DANICS, Director of Agriculture, Port Blair, A & N Administration.