Dweep Tulika

Port Blair: Chairman of the Campaign Committee of the Andaman and Nicobar Pradesh Congress Committee (ANTCC), TSG Bhasker , has urged the Andaman and Nicobar Administration to take immediate steps to address what he described as a shortage and abnormal increase in the prices of essential commodities across the Islands. In a letter addressed to the Director, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs , Bhasker said prices of several essential commodities had increased significantly over the past few months, placing an additional financial burden on consumers. According to Bhasker, the increase has affected a wide range of items, including grains, sugar, cooking oil, vegetables, fruits, other perishable goods, medicines, household necessities and appliances . Potato prices cited as example Highlighting what he described as the severity of the situation, Bhasker said the price of potato had reportedly reached as high as ₹180 per kg . He said such increases were particularly affecting mi...

  Sri Vijaya Puram | August 24, 2026 When people in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands remember Vakkom B. Purushothaman , they remember a former Lieutenant Governor whose tenure was closely associated with public administration and engagement with the Islanders. Purushothaman served as the 6th Lieutenant Governor of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands from March 19, 1993, to March 18, 1996 . Government records from the period document him functioning as Lieutenant Governor and Administrator of the Union Territory. A Three-Year Tenure in the Islands Purushothaman arrived in the Islands after a long political and administrative career in Kerala and Parliament. His tenure in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands came at a time when the Union Territory was dealing with the challenges of administering a geographically dispersed population spread across numerous islands. During his tenure, official records show his involvement in matters concerning local governance, Panchayati Raj and administ...