LG, CS undertakes aerial survey of Barren Island Volcano

Port Blair, Feb 23: The Lieutenant Governor Prof Jagdish Mukhi undertook aerial survey onboard Coast Guard Dornier aircraft for assessment of volcanic activity at Barren Island. The LG was accompanied by Shri Anindo Mazumdar, Chief Secretary (A&N) and Inspector General…

Mock Exercise Conducted on Earthquake & Tsunami in Schools of Wimberlygunj Educational Zone

Mock Drills on Earthquake and Tsunami conducted on 23/02/2017 in all Govt. & Pvt. Schools of Wimberlygunj Educational Zone by Directorate of Disaster Management in coordination with Education Department to promote a culture of disaster preparedness in Schools. All students…

Annual Athletic Meet of the GMSS Kamorta organised

Kamorta, Feb 23: The 29th Annual Athletic Meet of the Government Model Secondary School, Kamorta was held on 17th February, 2017 at the school premises. Shri Casper James, Assistant Commissioner, Nancowrie, who was the Chief Guest on the occasion, declared…

Banned tobacco products recovered

Port Blair, Feb 23: South Andaman Police is continuing its endeavor to curb down the menace of illicit sale of liquor and other contraband articles and in its pursuance, on 20.02.2017 the Police team of PS Chatham conducted raid on…

PBMC passed resolution on reduction of octroi rate on Gold and Silver in A & N Islands.

Port Blair, Feb 23: The Port Blair Municipal Council is charging octroi @ of 6% and 3% on gold and silver respectively, which are very high in compare to the rates prescribed by other states/UTs. Thus the Gold and Silver…

Rs 194 crore credited to PBMC for Smart city project after MP’s intervention

Port Blair, Feb 23: The Member of Parliament, Mr. Bishnu Pada Ray met the Secretary (Smart city project) in Delhi and after briefing the essentiality and present scenario of the island, the Secretary, Smart City Project, New Delhi has accordingly…

Multi Specialty Health Camps at Kamorta and Carnic on 22 Feb 17

Port Blair, Feb 23: The Andaman and Nicobar Command has been conducting regular outreach programs for the local population in distant islands under the guidance of Vice Admiral BimalVerma, AVSM, Commander-in- Chief, A&N Command. A multi-speciality Medical camp was conducted…

GREETINGS

On the auspicious occasion of Maha Shivratri, I B. Eswar Rao, Chairperson, PBMC on behalf of Port Blair Municipal Council wishes the Islanders a Happy Shiv Rathri. Maha Shivratri, which literally translates to “great night of Shiva” is a Hindu…

Food Safety unit seizes huge quantity of banned tobacco products

Port Blair, Feb 23: Under the supervision of Dy.Commissioner,(SA)/Commissioner Food Safety, the officials of food safety conducted surprise raids at various places in South Andaman District and recovered huge amount of contraband tobacco products from shopkeepers as well as general…

Andaman Tourism Delegation participates in OTM

Port Blair, Feb 23: A delegation of Andaman Tourism has participated in the Outbound Travel Mart 2017 organised at Mumbai. The event was organized for 3 days from 21st to 23rd February. The delegation is led by Mr. Rajesh Choudary,…