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TMI Bureau Port Blair, Jan 29: The Andaman & Nicobar AIDS Control Society in coordination with various departments and education institutions in the A&N Islands have achieved a decrease in number of AIDS cases in A&N Islands. Last year i.e. in 2018-19, 28 patients and during this financial year 2019-20, 19 cases so far were reported, which is a remarkable decrease in number of cases in the A&N Islands. During an interaction with Dr. M. Joy, Project Director, ANACS and Director, A&N State Blood Transfusion Council, have revealed about the current status of HIV/ AIDS in the A&N Islands. Dr. M. Joy said that, "the world medical science did not find any antidote for complete cure of the HIV/ AIDS till now, but made advancement in medicines which can give more life to patients, currently. Accordingly, when the virus "Human Immunodeficiency Viruses (HIV)" was first detected in persons, their life expectation was 5 years, then. But, now the p

TMI Bureau Port Blair, Jan 22: Farmers use pesticides to keep pests from ruining their fruits and vegetables. The goal is to harm only the targeted pest including insects, rodents, weeds, bacteria, mold and fungus, but pesticides can also harm the environment and the people who are exposed to them and who consume the produce as well. But, business is business with modern quote "everything is fair in war and business". The pesticides spray or injections used to make vegetables growth faster in the islands has became a cause of concern among citizens. Some gardening lovers who are somehow frequently visits vast vegetable gardens allege that, "We have observed the surrounding plants were died and soil became lifeless at the vast gardens by uncontrolled application of pesticides which can also contaminate soil and may kill other non-target organisms. Pesticides can damage soil biomass and microorganism such as bacteria, fungi, and earthworms". However, several s

Port Blair, Jan 22: On Jan 21, 2020 at 01 pm, information was received at PS Aberdeen through PCR that a two year old child is missing from Prem Nagar near Uma Bakery. Immediately, a Police team swung into action. After extensive search & efforts of the team, the minor boy was recovered from a drain opposite to Hotel TSG Emerald, Phoenix Bay and immediately evacuated to GB Pant Hospital, Port Blair. On enquiry, it was revealed that the father had dropped his kid and wife to his brother's house at Prem Nagar. The minor boy while playing in front of his house, entered in a drain which led towards Phoenix Bay but nobody noticed the same. Meanwhile, a large number of people gathered with presumption about the rumors of child lifter in the town but the swift action of police once again proved that no such incident is apparently occurring in the city and quelled the rumors. The general public is  requested to not indulge themselves in such rumors and further requested to pa

WARM WELCOME Hon’ble Vice President of India, Shri M Venkaiah Naidu and his spouse Smti. Usha Naidu during a visit to A&N Islands were extended a very warm welcome by Admiral D K Joshi, Hon’ble Lt Governor, A&N Islands and Vice-Chairman, Islands Development Agency and Smt. Chitra Joshi, Hon’ble First Lady of the Islands at Raj Niwas on 16.01.2020. Mementos were exchanged. VISIT TO FLAG POINT The Vice President, Shri M Venkaiah Naidu visited the historic location at South Point here. In a Face book Post, Shri Naidu wrote. “Visited the historic location at South Point in Port Blair where Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose hoisted the Tricolor on 30th December 1943 for the first time and declared the Andaman and Nicobar Islands as the first Indian Territory to be freed from British Raj. I am delighted that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi had commemorated the 75th year of the first hoisting of the Tricolour on the Indian soil by Netaji and had unfurled the Tricolou

Submarine link will open global gates for tourism & community development of the people of A&N Islands: Union Minister Submarine cable project will be a boost to Islands’ economy and yield long term dividends for the people: Lt. Governor           Chennai, Jan 9: The undersea Optical Fibre Cable (OFC) laying work, connecting Chennai to Port Blair and seven Islands has begun with its inauguration by the Union Minister for Communications, Electronics and Information Technology and Law & Justice, Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad in the presence of Lt. Governor, A&N Islands and Vice- Chairman, Islands Development Agency, Admiral DK Joshi, PVSM, AVSM, YSM, NM, VSM (Retd.) today at a function held at Hotel Le Royal Meridien, # GST Road, Chennai. The inaugural function was followed by flagging off ceremony in the cable laying ship ‘KT Responder’ harboured at Chennai Port.       During the function held at Hotel Le Royal Meridien, Chennai, the Union Minister of

Port Blair, Nov 20: As part of National Press Day celebration, all media persons were felicitated on Nov 17, 2019 by Cooperative Sector, A&N islands at a function at Megapode Resort, Port Blair. Speaking on the occasion as chief guest, Shri Kuldeep Rai Sharma, Member of Parliament and Chairman, Project Coordination Committee, National Cooperative Union of India said, media here has been contributing immensely in the progress and development by way of disseminating useful and relevant information. It has been bringing issues concerning the people lands before the society, system and administration which the authorities strive to resolve. In its bid to pay back their dues, since last 2-3 years, the Cooperative Sector has been felicitating the media persons for their outstanding contributions in the society at large, he said. He also narrated about how cooperative sector has been striving to bring positive changes in the society and help improve the life of the people of the island

TMI Correspondent Port Blair, Nov 13: A delegation of the Andaman Nicobar Media Federation (ANMF) has visited the project site of Dry Dock Extension at Marine Dockyard on Nov 9, 2019, where senior officials of ALHW briefed them about the execution of the project. Earlier, in the conference hall of ALHW, the Deputy Chief Engineer, Andaman Lakshadweep Harbour Works (ALHW), Smt. Mamata Jijith has explained about the Dry Dock Extension project through a power point presentation. Smt. Jijith said, the project "Extension of Dry Dock - II at Marine Dockyard including supply, installation and commissioning of Dry dock pumps and accessories in Port Blair, South Andaman" has been sanctioned by Ministry of Shipping under Central Sector Plan Scheme to the tune of Rs. 96.24 Cr with the stipulated date of completion of 42 months. The project has been awarded to M/s. RDS Project Ltd., Contractor, Port Blair by observing all the codal formalities and the preliminary work comme

TMI Bureau Port Blair, Nov 06: Even the roadside food stalls these days adheres the standard of food safety hygienically at different parts in city in much lower price than AC, fan and tabled hotels. But, surprisingly in a popular hotel at very junction of most populated Bhatu Basthi is serving stones adulterated Biryani. According to two youth, 'yesterday in the afternoon they have visited famous hotel at Bhatu Basthi junction and ordered two plates Vegetable Biryani and butter paneer, which was served on the table in few minutes and they started having their lunch, and within few minutes one found a marble sized black stone in his plate, meanwhile another one accidentally found crushed under his teeth while having vegetable biryani in the hotel. "It was informed to the hotel management, but all are pretended as deaf ears in the hotel, and we are simply paid the bills and moved out", alleged the youths. However, for making biryani from rice to the ingred

 Port Blair, Nov 7: The Ministry of Road Transport & Highways has mandated fitment of GPS based vehicles tracking system in all commercial vehicles. The Transport Department has already started action for empanelment of eligible firm capable of fitting GPS & providing after sales service in the UT. It has been decided to implement the directives in two phases to provide a transition period to the commercial vehicle owners. In first phase, all the public transport buses operated by Transport Department shall be covered and tender has been floated by the Department. In the second phase all other commercial vehicles shall be required to comply with the directives of MoRTH as referred above.

TMI Bureau Port Blair, Oct 23: Apart from rising prostitution at various locations in A&N Islands, another destructive relationship arises in the name of Concubines in the society. It is well known to the islanders that the influx of Bangladeshies in the Andaman & Nicobar Islands has affected a lot in many ways viz. they are encroaching land, consuming electricity and water, fearlessly. Experts believe that large number of people, suspected to be Bangladeshi, also has local documents. But, now it can been seen destroying relationships in happy families in these Islands. A group of women alleges that, their relationship with their husbands are weakening due to the concubines (a woman who lives with a man but has lower status than his wife or wives) and their husbands used to neglect look after their wife and children and other family members. We have knocked every door from NGOs/ Women Welfare Associations to Govt. agencies for Women protection, but in vain. Accordingly