Port Blair, July 14: The 17th Asian Schools Chess Championships 2023 begins in Tashkent, Uzbekistan today. R Kashthuri Bhai from Andaman & Nicobar Islands represents India as an official entry in Under 17 Girls Category.

The championship will be held for 7 days from 14th July to 20th July 2023 in three different formats viz the Rapid, Classical (Standard) and Blitz. The Rapid event will be held on 14th July 2023 followed by the prestigious Classical Championship from 15th to 19th July and culminated with Blitz Championship & Closing ceremony on 20th July 2023.

Mayabunder, July 14: On 05/07/2023, Shri Subhayu Banerjee, Hon’ble Additional Session Judge, North & Middle Andaman District, Mayabunder has convicted one person namely Bhabasindu Mondal R/o Parangara under PS Kalighat for committing gruesome murder of his wife.

Port Blair, July 14: The Central Governing Council Meeting of Vishwa Hindu Parishad was held on 24 to 25 June at Raipur, Chhattisgarh. Representatives from all over the India participated in the Council meeting of Vishwa Hindu Parishad. A total of 237 office bearers from all Prants (provinces) across the country and world participated in the 2-day council meeting. In the meeting discussion over all vital issues of Hindu Samaj and resolution was passed to stop attack on Hindu family system 𝚊𝚗𝚍 impose complete ban on religious conversion. Nationwide Shaurya Jagran Yathra was organised by Bajrang Dal to connect the young generations.

Port Blair, July 14: The Member of Parliament, Shri. Kuldeep Rai Sharma has requested the Chief Secretary, A&N Administration to urgently post a Lab Technician for PHC Billiground.

In a letter addressed to the Chief Secretary, the Member of Parliament said that he has been informed by residents of Middle Andaman that the Primary Health Centre Billiground has been operating without a lab technician for the past one month.

Port Blair, July 14: Shri D. Ayyappan, Vice President, CITU Andaman & Nicobar State Organising Committee along with Secretaries of CITU State Committee SP Kalairajan and Anand Rajan met the Secretary, Port Blair Municipal Council today (14.07.2023) and demanded immediate grant of 1/30th of pay plus DA to all the remaining daily rated mazdoors working under the PBMC. He informed to the Secretary, PBMC that almost all the departments under the Administration have implemented the A & N Administration’s order dated 9th May, 2023 on this issue and said that the PBMC is yet to grant this benefit to its eligible workers.