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Port Blair: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Andaman & Nicobar Islands State President Dr Arun Kumar Mallik has urged the Andaman & Nicobar Administration to follow up on recommendations and actions proposed by the National Highways & Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL) concerning enforcement against overloaded commercial goods vehicles and the construction of additional weighbridges along National Highway-4 (NH-4) . In a letter dated 7 September 2026 addressed to the Deputy Commissioner, South Andaman District, Mallik referred to an earlier request regarding an additional weighbridge on NH-4, mandatory use of the existing Mile Tilak weighbridge by commercial goods vehicles, exemption of weighbridge user fees for vehicles transporting fresh vegetables, and continuation of the 12-tonne maximum truck-load restriction on vehicle ferries . Mallik said NHIDCL had provided technical comments and an Action Taken Report (ATR), including recommendations from its techn...

Weigh Bridge, NH-4 and Higher Education: AAP’s Dr Arun Kumar Mallik Outlines Demands and Government Follow-Up Port Blair : Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Andaman & Nicobar State President Dr Arun Kumar Mallik addressed a press briefing covering two broad sets of issues concerning the islands — the operation and enforcement of weigh bridges and weight restrictions along NH-4, and a range of higher-education concerns, including the proposed private university regulation, introduction of a BBA course in North & Middle Andaman, and preference for local candidates in guest lecturer appointments. At the outset, Dr Mallik said the briefing was intended to provide updates on issues that had recently generated public discussion, particularly the weigh bridge issue and higher education in the islands. He was accompanied by AAP Vice President Sultan Ahmed . Weigh Bridge Issue: From Representation to Technical Examination Dr Mallik said the issue came to his attention after members of the ...

Mallik says students from North and Middle Andaman face difficulties travelling to Port Blair to pursue BBA 03 Sep 2026, Sri Vijayapuram: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Andaman & Nicobar Islands State President Dr Arun Kumar Mallik has requested the Andaman & Nicobar Administration to introduce a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree course at Mahatma Gandhi Government College (MGGC), Mayabunder , from the 2027–28 academic session . In a letter dated 3 September 2026 addressed to the Commissioner-cum-Secretary (Education/Sports) of the A&N Administration, Mallik said the proposal was aimed particularly at students from North and Middle Andaman District who wish to pursue undergraduate studies in business administration. BBA currently available in Port Blair institutions Mallik said the BBA degree course is currently available at ANCOL , while Jawaharlal Nehru Rajkeeya Mahavidyalaya (JNRM) offers a BBA course in Tourism & Travel Management . He noted that both in...

29 Aug 2026, Sri Vijayapuram: The Aam Aadmi Party has announced a fresh organisational push in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands , with newly appointed State President Dr. Arun Kumar Mallik outlining a broad political and governance agenda at a public meeting held at Tiranga Park . The meeting marked what party leaders described as a renewed beginning for the AAP's organisation in the islands, which, according to the speakers, had remained largely inactive for several years. Dr. Mallik was introduced as the party's newly appointed State President for Andaman and Nicobar, with the appointment dated August 10, 2026. In his address, he said the immediate objective was not merely to expand the party politically but to build an organisation capable of identifying and taking up everyday problems faced by residents with the local administration. The meeting therefore went beyond an organisational announcement. Dr. Mallik used the platform to lay out a wide-ranging list of issues that ...