Port Blair, Apr 07: On the occasion of 55th anniversary of INS Jarawa, Vice Admiral Bimal Verma, AVSM, ADC, Commander-in-Chief, Andaman & Nicobar Command (CINCAN) felicitated Miss Glory, a 14 year old girl during celebrations held at Haddo. He handed over Fixed Deposit worth Rupees One Lakh to her parents for higher education and bright future of the child.
History was created when a lady while being evacuated from Hut Bay Island delivered a baby girl on 29th December 2004 on board INS Gharial during the ship’s passage to Port Blair. The ship issued birth certificate to the child and was named Glory. The family is presently settled in Hut Bay and is being looked after by INS Jarawa.
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