Andaman and Nicobar Administration

Directorate of IP&T

Information & Publicity Division

 

 

 

Port Blair 17 May, 2012

 

 

 

 

Press Release

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LG, others pay tributes to Great Andamanese

 

 

        The Lt Governor, Lt Gen (Retd) Bhopinder Singh, PVSM, AVSM today led the islanders in paying rich tributes to all those Great Andamanese killed during the Battle of Aberdeen fought on 17^th May, 1859. At a solemn function held at the Battle of Aberdeen Memorial, Rajiv Gandhi Water Sports Complex here this morning, the Lt Governor laid wreath at the memorial followed by paying of floral tributes by the Chief Secretary, Shri Anand Prakash, Chairperson, PBMC, Smt Firdosh Bibi, senior officers of the Administration, public representatives and prominent citizens of the town. A two minutes silence was also observed to mark the occasion.

 

 

The Lt Governor, Lt Gen (Retd) Bhopinder Singh, PVSM, AVSM paying

tributes to the Great Andamanese at the Battle of Aberdeen Memorial,

Rajiv Gandhi Water Sports Complex on 17.05.2012.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Local weather forecast for Port Blair & its neighbourhood, valid for next 24 hours, issue time 1730 hrs IST on 17.05.2012

Mainly cloudy sky. Rain or thundershower would occur at many places with heavy rain at isolated places.

 

Maximum & minimum temperatures will be around 31 ^o C and 24 ^o C respectively on 18^th May, 2012.

 

Port Blair