Port Blair, May 15 : Indian Football icon, Arjuna Awardee, Baichung Bhutia will be playing exhibition matches at Port Blair and Car Nicobar Islands of Andaman and Nicobar chain.According reports available here at Port Blair the exhibition match will be played between Andaman XI and United Sikkim Football Club on May 21 from 1500 hours while at Car Nicobar the exhibition match will be played between...

Source : Newkerala | 4 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Port Blair

Andaman takes steps to augment security around Tillongchang Island

Port Blair, May 9 : Lt Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands Lt Gen (Retd) Bhopinder Singh has directed the Police department to augment the Forest and Police force at the outposts at Tillongchang and Indira Point as these areas are frequented by foreign poachers and to submit a compliance report within a week's time.According to reports, these remote islands are frequently raided by poachers from...

Source : Newkerala | 10 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Port Blair

Illegal contacts with Jarawas going on in 14 spots: A & N Admin

Port Blair, May 8 : The Andaman and Nicobar administration has found that outside contact with the primitive tribal group, Jarwas, is taking place not just in and around the Andaman Trunk Road, but in other parts of these Islands too.'The A and N Administration has identified 14 hot-spots including Thirur, where in violation of the significant PAT (Protection of Aboroginal Tribes) regulation, outside...

Source : Newkerala | 12 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Port Blair

Azad agrees to open new Sub Health centres in remote Andaman Islands

Blair, May 7 : Responding to the demand raised by the lone Member of Parliament of A and N Islands, Bishnu Pada Ray, the Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Ghulam Nabi Azad has agreed to set up new Sub-Health Centres in the remote areas of the Islands, based on the norms of 'Time to Care'.Communicating the decision through his letter addressed to Ray, the Minster said the Andaman and Nicobar...

Source : Newkerala | 12 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Port Blair

Earmark Government owned ships only for locals: Andaman MP

Blair, May 5 : The lone Member of Parliament of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Mr Bishnu Pada Ray today demanded that all the ships and vessels owned by A & N Administration should be exclusively earmarked for Islanders, living in these remote Indian Islands.'Tourist flow in Andaman and Nicobar Islands is increasing day by day and tourists are being issued tickets for inter-island boats and ships...

Source : Newkerala | 14 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Port Blair

Andaman's Viper Island project to be re-examined by Defence Ministry

Port Blair, May 2 : The controversial 50 berth Yacht Marina project at the historic Viper Island of Andaman and Nicobar Islands is once again facing trouble and Defence Minister A K Antony had recently informed Andaman and Nicobar Islands MP B P Ray that he would ask his ministry to re-examine the matter at the earliest.Mr Antony, vide a letter, informed this in reply to Mr Ray's recent letter sent...

Source : Newkerala | 17 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Port Blair

Andaman sounds caution against chit fund companies

'SHARDA' in national as well as local print and electronic media, the Andaman and Nicobar Administration has taken steps to check any prospective fraud and manipulation of the money of general public by any such company in these remote Islands."In this regard a meeting was held in the chamber of Deputy Commissioner, South Andaman on April 30, 2013 to discuss the operation of Chit fund companies and...

Source : Newkerala | 18 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Port Blair

Andaman sounds caution against chit fund companies

the company name 'Sardha' in national as well as local print and electronic media the Andaman and Nicobar Administration has taken steps to check any prospective fraud and manipulation of the money of general public by any such company in these remote Islands.'In this regard a meeting was held in the chamber of Deputy Commissioner, South Andaman yesterday to discuss the operation of Chit fund companies...

Source : Newkerala | 18 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Port Blair

INTUC holds massive dharna, demands regularization of DRMs

INTUC today organised a massive dharna at Port Blair, the capital city of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, demanding regularisation of Daily Rated Mazdoors (DRMs) and other casual workers in Andaman Public Works Department (APWD).The peaceful dharna, which was followed by a rally, was attended by members of APWD workers' unions of Port Blair, Havelock, North and Middle Andaman, Hut Bay and Campbell Bay....

Source : Webindia123 | 27 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Port Blair

Andamanandapos;s Tamil movie andapos;Kurivattamandapos; ready for release

Screen Formz, a Port Blair based film production company, today announced the release of a short feature film in Tamil language.The film 'Kurivattam' starring Mr G Karthi Kumar in the lead will be released on April 21, 2013 at Dr BR Ambedkar Auditorium of Port Blair city.Briefing scribes at a press meet held at Hotel Classic Regency today, Mr Kumar, also the Producer of the movie said that 'Kurivattam'...

Source : Webindia123 | 31 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Port Blair