PHC Billyground nurse declares normal baby as ‘dead’ Trinath Billyground, Mar 12: A deeply upset and crying father when removed the cloth, wrapped around the dead body of a new born baby girl, a few minutes before the burial, to his utter shock, found that the baby is alive and moving her lips. Only few [...]
Sudden rise in population of rodents in Diglipur, leaves Diglipur Residents in distress
DJ Venkatesh Diglipur, Mar 12: After a series of complaints from farmers the Agriculture Department has finally initiated measures to get rid of rodents. The field Rat Bandicota sp. is badly damaging the field crop and resulting in huge loss to the farmers, shopkeepers, household goods, of various villages of Diglipur Sub Division. Subhashgram, R [...]
Weird Rules and Regulations making life difficult for Differently-abled people
Senthil Kumar Rangat, Mar 12: The Health department has made their work easier of issuing identity card to differently-abled person by giving the power to Medical Officer of concerned area to fix the disability percentage of the person. But it has created a lot of headache to the differently-abled person as they have to first [...]
India allows Malaysia to search missing aircraft over Andaman Sea
Staff Correspondent Port Blair, Mar 12: India has allowed Malaysia to search for the missing aircraft of Malaysian Airlines on the airspace over Andaman and Nicobar Islands. “Air Force, Navy, Coast Guard likely to join in the search operation for the missing aircraft. Andaman Nicobar Command is in standby. Nod from Ministry of Defence is [...]
Unrest in Havelock over arrest of 24 people by CID
Staff Correspondent Havelock, Mar 12: A group of villagers today blocked road at Havelock Island in protest of 24 arrests made by the CID/CCS unit of Andaman and Nicobar Police yesterday. According to reports the agitating people blocked road and also sat on dharna infront of Havelock PHC. Later after consultation with the Police Department [...]
Website of GSS Bhatubasti launched
Port Blair, Mar 12: In pursuance of CBSE’s affiliation by laws, the Govt. Sr. Sec. School Bhatubasti has launched its school website www.gsssbathubasti.ac.in today. The Director (SIE), Dr. R. Dev Das launched the website as chief guest in the presence of Shri V.S. Vijay Nagu, Scientific Officer, NIC and Chairman SDMC. Speaking on the occasion, [...]
Nisa XI and Navjeevan Sporting Club reach to RSC cricket final
Port Blair, Mar 12: Nisa XI will lock horns with Navjeevan Sporting Club in the final of the ongoing RSC Cup Cricket tournament currently being held at the historic Netaji Stadium. The final will be played on Mar 14, 2014 at 12.15 pm. Meanwhile, in a nail biting first semi final played today, Navjeevan Sporting [...]
“Colour Me” painting competition to create awareness on waste management
Port Blair, Mar 12: The Port Blair Municipality (PBMC) has embarked on a SWM project in association with ANET and clean City Foundation (CCF) to look at a holistic approach to waste management with the participation and cooperation from all stakeholders. Waste management is an essential task of any eco system, which has important consequences [...]
Firing practice
Port Blair, Mar 12: The 22 Punjab C/o 99 APO will utilize Chinthe 200M Long Range, Brichgunj from Mar 13 to 19, 2014 for small arms firing from 0600 to 2100 hrs. No day firing will be carried out from 0715 hrs to 0930 hrs. No day firing will be carried out on Mar 13 [...]
Painting Workshop for children, Make-up workshop, Carnatic Music (Vocal)
Port Blair, Mar 12: The Department of Art & Culture, Andaman & Nicobar Administration in collaboration with the South Zone Cultural Centre, Thanjavur, Government of India is going to organize “Workshop on Painting” for children below 10 years, Make-up and Carnatic Music (Vocal) during 20th-27th March 2014 at Port Blair. The exponents from the South [...]
