Regn. No. 34190/75 No. 29 Port Blair, Thursday January 30, 2020 Web: dt.andaman.gov.in Rs. 3.00 Pages 4

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Beating Retreat marks culminationof Republic Day celebration in Isles

Port Blair, Jan 29As a mark of respectin memory of thosewho sacrificed theirlives in the strugglefor India's freedom,Martyr's Day will beobserved tomorrow(Jan 30). A twominutes silence willbe observed on theday from 11 am to11.02 am, duringwhich, work andmovement will bestopped throughout

the territory. Thesilence will beobserved with duesolemnity. Alle d u c a t i o n a linstitutions willorganise speeches/talks in the morningassembly connectedwith the significanceof the day,p a r t i c u l a r l ymentioning the roleof the freedomfighters in thefreedom of India to

promote a sense ofnational integration.Programmes like filmshows with the basictheme of Indianfreedom struggle andnational integrationwill be screened. Allb u s i n e s se s t a b l i s h m e n t s /i nd u s t r i e s/pu b l i cundertakings havealso been requestedto ensure properobservance of theday.

Why ban plastic ?The Andaman and Nicobar Islands have recently joined theranks of the states and countries which have bannedcertain kinds of plastic. While plastic carry bags havebeen banned in ANI since 2010, the new ban has awider ambit. It includes less than 2ltr PET bottlescarrying water, alcohol, and soft drinks, plasticlighters, single use cutlery, single use pens,plastic ear buds etc. But there are manyquestions that remain in the mind of generalpublic about this plastic ban.Why should plastic be banned at all? Can we notjust make collection systems better so plastic isnot seen on roads and public places? Can it not becollected and disposed of safely? Can we not send itall for recycling? Are paper bags not worse becausethey are made from wood and more trees get cut for making

Port Blair, Jan 29'Vande Matram' - anevening of festivity wasorganized by Kala KendraSociety under theDepartment of Art &Culture at Flag Point on theoccasion of Republic Day.Artists/singers of A&NIslands namely Shri. B.K.Talukdar, Shri. WaahidShah, Ms. PriyankaTalukdar, Shri. Rizwan &group, Ms. Bristhi Roy,Smti. Arunima Ghosh, Shri.Vazim, Ms. Srishti, Shri.

Kala Kendra organizes 'VandeMataram'- an evening of festivity

Ujwal & Ms. Ramzanenthralled the audiencewith melodious patrioticsongs. A patriotic poetry

was also presented by Ms.Mehrun Nisha. A largegathering at the Flag Pointwitnessed the programme.

Port Blair, Jan 29The National Commissionfor Protection of ChildRights (hereinafter"NCPCR") is constitutedunder Section 3 ofCommissions forProtection of Child RightsAct 2005 to safeguard thechild rights. As per Section44 of Protection of Childrenfrom Sexual Offences(POCSO) Act r/w Rule 6 ofPOCSO Rules 2012, theCommission is also

empowered to monitor theimplementation of thePOCSO Act 2019. On careful examinationof various media reportscovering cases of childsexual abuse, it has beennoticed by the NCPCR thatinvestigating officers/district police in chargewhile addressing mediaabout such cases, aredivulging such keyinformation associated

with the victim which isrequired to be keptconfidential. Such act ofpolice of revealinginformation connectedwith the identification ofsexual abuse victim maylead to identity disclosureas established underSection 23 of the POCSOAct 2012. It is pertinent to mentionthat disclosure of identityof a minor sexual abuse (Contd. on last page)

Port Blair, Jan 29The first of the two 1200Pax capacity vessel cum1000 T cargo vessel underconstruction in CochinShipyard Limited (CSL) forthe Andaman and NicobarAdministration waslaunched yesterday atCSL's Kochi yard. After theceremonial pooja, thevessel was launched bySmti. Rameetha K, Scientist'G', NPOL (DRDO), wife ofShri Madhu S Nair, CMD,CSL, in the presence of theCMD. Shri Sureshbabu NV, Director (Operations),CSL, Shri Bejoy Bhasker,Director (Technical), ShriJose VJ, Director (Finance),owner's representatives,Senior Officials of CSL andClassification Societies. The vessel is designed asa modern high-qualitypassenger vessel with

electric propulsion suitablefor carrying 1200passengers and 1000 Tcargo for 'all-weather'operation on the mainlandto A&N Islands route. Theship is built to the higheststandards of the IndianRegister of Shipping andLloyds Register ofShipping overseen by theDG Shipping of India andmeets the requirements of'Class III Special Trade

Passenger Ship' as perIndian Merchant Shippingrules. The vessel is built insteel as a modern, safe andseaworthy vessel withaesthetic line and pleasantprofile. The speciality of thisvessel is that it comes with'Safe Return to Port' (SRtP)compliance which isenvisaged to be a 'first' inAsia. The ship would notonly enable safe and

comfortable passengermovement, but will also bea boost to the tourismsector. The vessel has moderncafeteria, and recreationrooms. Both Cabin Class(consisting of DeluxeCabins, First Class Cabins& Second Class Cabins)and Bunk Classaccommodation isavailable on board. With a

1200 Pax cum 1000 T cargo vesselfor A&N Islands launched at CSL

Port Blair, Jan 29 The Secretary (Edn), Ms.Kriti Garg on the occasionof Republic day functionheld at Shiksha Sadan, PortBlair released and distributedsupplementary books forclasses I to VIII, handed overcomputers to 31 schoolsacross Islands for setting upof ICT labs under SamagraShiksha and launched e-dashboard & revampedSSIS (School StudentsInformation System) portaldeveloped by theDepartment of Education incollaboration withSOVTECH in the presenceof Shri.Kamlesh Kumar,Director (Education). Speaking after the launch,Secretary (Edn) appreciatedthe exertions of SamagraShiksha and Senior Officers,teachers and technicians ofDirectorate of Education formaterializing the vision ofaugmenting quality ofeducation in the Govt.Schools of Andaman andNicobar Islands. She alsoexpressed her happiness onbeing a part of all theseefforts and assured to

extend her support andguidance for all the futureventures.

Supplementarybooks from classes I to VIII,

designed and developed byin-house subject expertsunder the aegis of SamagraShiksha UT MissionAuthority, A & N Islands will

serve as a catalyst inachieving learningoutcomes envisaged byMHRD, GoI. It is themaiden attempt of SamagraShiksha targeting LearningOutcome objectives. Establishment of ICTlabs will pave for ComputerAided Learning (CAL) in31 schools across Island.It will not only acclimatizestudents and teachers withnew methods of learningbut also become a gateway

Initiative under Samagra ShikshaLaunches e-dashboard & revamped SSIS portal

to improve scenario of Govt. schools in Isles

victim including his name,address, photograph,family details, school,neighborhood or any otherparticulars is restrictedunder Section 23 of POCSOAct 2012. It is mentionedunder Section 23 of thePOCSO Act 2012 that,1. No person shall makeany report or presentcomments on any childfrom any form of media or

Port Blair, Jan 29As a part of National GirlChild Day under BetiBachao, Beti PadhaoScheme variousprogrammes had beenorganized in a befittingmanner by Mahila ShaktiKendra under Directorateof Social Welfare from 20thto 24th January, 2020. Oathtaking ceremony toeliminate gender biaseddiscrimination and tospread the message in all

National Girl Child Day celebrated &Hunar-2020 concludes

the educationalinstitutions, SignatureCampaign to highlight

protection of girl child,celebration of birth of Girl

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Port Blair, Jan 29 A function will be organized at Balidan Vedi, Homfraygunj Martyr'sMemorial on 30th January, 2020 at 8 am to pay tribute to 44 Martyrsof Indian Independence League (IIL), Andaman Branch. On thisoccasion, floral tributes will be paid at the Memorial which will befollowed by all religious prayer. Shri Abhishek Dev, DeputyCommissioner, South Andaman will be the chief guest on the occasion,a communication from Assistant Director (Art & Culture) said.

77th Martyrdom Day of 44 Martyr's of IILSolemn function at Homfraygunj

Martyr's Memorial

Do not reveal information regarding identificationof sexual abuse victim under POCSO Act: NCPCR

Port Blair, Jan.29 Impressive performances by bands of Army,Navy, and A & N Police, Colourful culturalprograme, illumination of ships and spectacularfire power display formed part of the BeatingRetreat ceremony that marked the grand finaleof the Republic Day celebration- 2020 at thehistoric Netaji Stadium here this evening. The LtGovernor, A&N Islands & Vice Chairman, IslandsDevelopment Agency, Admiral DK Joshi, PVSM,AVSM, YSM, NM, VSM (Retd.) was the chief guest.The First Lady of these Islands, Smt. Chitra Joshi,Principal Secretary, A&N Administration,Shri Vikram Dev Dutt, Chairperson, PBMC,Shri NK Udhaya Kumar, senior officersfrom defence & civil Administration and goodnumber of general public witnessed theperformance. The ceremony set out with the bands of Army,Navy and A & N Police including women PolicePipe Band, marching in unison, playing popularmarching tunes, followed by performing of variousmarching movement, to form beautifulformations. This was followed by the lowering ofthe National Flag. A combined colourful and mesmerizingcultural programme presented by school studentsof GSSS Girls and South Point (combined), GSSSModel and Bhatubasti & Prothrapur (combined)depicting the diverse cultural heritage of ourCountry drew loud applause from the audiencepresent in the Stadium.

As part of the Beating Retreat, Naval ships at theanchorage fired vary's pistol and the fire workslit the air in front of the Stadium. This was followedby illumination of ships anchored betweenMarina Complex and Netaji Subhas Chandra BoseIsland.

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Observance of Martyr's Day today: Generalpublic urged to observe two minutes silence

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Port Blair, Jan 29As an initiative of Govt. tomake Plastic Free India andto provide support for selfemployment opportunity tothe potential women of theIslands, Mahila ShaktiKendra under theDepartment of SocialWelfare will be organizingtraining in collaborationwith CARI and arrangingof loans to SHGs throughNABARD. The training willbe conducted in bamboo

Training to beimparted to women byMahila Shakti Kendra

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Hamilton, Jan 29 Hitman Rohit Sharma hit abrilliant unbeaten 15 (includingtwo sixes) in the Super Overas India chased down NewZealand’s score of 17 to winthe third T20I at Seddon Parkand take an unassailable 3-0lead in the five-match T20Iseries on Wednesday.New Zealand skipper KaneWilliamson followed up hisexcellent 95 with an unbeaten11 in the Super Over, but it justwasn’t enough as Rohit andK.L. Rahul (5*) took TimSouthee to the cleaners.This after the game was tied asIndia pacer Mohammed Shamicame up with a classic last overjust when it looked likeWilliamson would take the Kiwishome with a batting master-class. It is for a reason that theIndian bowling attack isconsidered one of the best inthe world and with JaspritBumrah having a one-off badday, Shami rose to the

Rohit Sharma’s twin Super Over sixesseal maiden T20I series win in NZ

challenge and bowled a brilliantlast over as New Zealand failedto score the 9 runs requireddespite Ross Taylor starting theover with a six. While Shamidismissed Williamson off thethird ball of the over, he cleanedup Taylor (17) off the last ballwith the Kiwis needing one runto win. Earlier, Williamsonsingle-handedly took the gameaway from the Indians in the17th of the innings – Bumrah’sthird. The Kiwi skipper picked14 from the over to bring therequired rate below the 10-run

mark.Going into the 17th, NewZealand needed 43 off 24 balls.But at the end of the over, theKiwis needed 29 from the lastthree overs. With Ross Taylorgiving Williamson company, itwas al l about not doinganything reckless for the hosts.For the Indians, their failure tograb the opportunity with thebat was followed by some poorshow on the field as evensomeone like Ravindra Jadejadropped a catch, not to mentionquite a few misfields.

Melbourne, Jan 29German young gun AlexanderZverev stormed into his firstGrand Slam semi-final onWednesday, rallying from a setdown to shatter the dreams ofveteran Stan Wawrinka at theAustralian Open.The seventh seed wasthumped in the first set butrecovered to grind down the2014 champion 1-6, 6-3, 6-4,6-2 in hot sun on Rod LaverArena.He will face either worldnumber one Rafael Nadal orAustrian fifth seed DominicThiem in the last four, with afinal beckoning against NovakDjokovic or Roger Federer.“It feels awesome,” said

Alexander Zverev sweeps past Stan Wawrinkato make first Grand Slam semifinal

Zverev who has been donating$10,000 for each win atMelbourne Park to Australianbushfire relief, and will evenhand over the Aus$4.12 million($2.78 million) winner’s chequeif he clinches the title.“I’ve done well at othertournaments and in othermatches but could never breakthat barrier in Grand Slams. You

can’t imagine what this meansto me.“It hope it will be the first ofmany.”Big things have been tipped forZverev since he burst into thetop 10 in 2017, but until nowthe 22-year-old has not fullydelivered, slipping down therankings last year to seven fromfour at the start of the season.

New Delhi, Jan 29After recovering from an elbowinjury, ace India javelin throwerNeeraj Chopra has qualified forthe Tokyo 2020 Olympics witha throw of 87.86m at the AthleticsCentral North East meeting inSouth Africa.This was the Olympic medalhopeful's first competitive eventafter recovering from the injury.The Athletics Federation of India(AFI) also said that they'veconfirmed with their SouthAfrican counterparts that it wasa ‘recognised internationalmeet', and hence the Olympiccut has been made.

Javeline thrower Neeraj Chopraqualifies for Tokyo Olympics 2020

Neeraj's last major internationalcompetition was the 2018Jakarta Asian Games lastAugust where he won gold witha national record of 88.06m.The elbow injury had forcedNeeraj to miss competitive

action for the most part of 2019.He was expected to participatein the National Open AthleticsChampionship late last year, butthe AFI decided to allow Neerajmore time to get competitionready.

studio or photographic facilities without havingcomplete and authentic information, which may havethe effect of lowering his reputation or infringing uponhis privacy.2. No reports in any media shall disclose, the identity ofa child including his name, address, photograph, familydetails, school, neighborhood or any other particularswhich may led to disclosure of identity of the child:Provided that for reasons to be recorded in writing, theSpecial Court, competent to try the case under the Act,may permit such disclosure, if in its opinion suchdisclosure is in the interest of the child.3. The publisher or owner of the media or studio orphotographic facilities shall be jointly and severallyliable for the acts and omissions of his employee.4. Any person who contravenes the provisions of sub-section (1) or Sub-section (2) shall be liableto be punished with imprisonment of eitherdescription for a period which shall not be less than sixmonths but which may extend to one year or with fine orwith both. In view of the above, the Commission in accordancewith its powers vested under Section 13 (i) (ii) ofCommissions for Protection of Children Rights Act 2005recommends, that specific and clear directions must beissued from your end to all competent officers includingofficer in charge of district police and local police stationsfor strict compliance of above mentioned child friendlyprovision of the Act. Further, it is also requested that if any media entity isfound violating above provision of the Act, then actionmust be intimated against them without fail, acommunication from Assistant Secretary (Home) saidquoting the direction issued by the NCPCR.

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to digital world forstudents living in remoteIslands. Supply ofcomputers is a part ofcontinued effort of SamagraShiksha to digitizegovernment schools forproviding better learningenvironment. So far, out of146 schools, 74 schoolswere provided with ICT labsand 59 schools shall becovered within this financialyear. SSIS (School StudentsInformation system) with anew e-dashboard will helpto computerize real-timeschool and students relateddata. Information available inSSIS can become a base forplanning andimplementation of generic aswell as Samagra Shikshainterventions as it will serveas a database forstoring, retrieving,monitoring and analysingthe school related data, acommunication from theState Project Officer(Samagra Shiksha) said.

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Child in AnganwadiCenters and tree plantationprogramme in all the ChildCare Institutions weresome of the eventsorganized during the week. The conclusive MegaEvent 'Hunar-2020' on theeve of National Girl ChildDay in collaboration withDepartment of RuralDevelopment & PRIs wasconducted on 24thJanuary, 2020 at ITFGround. The programmewas graced by ShriAbhishek Dev, DeputyCommissioner, SouthAndaman, Smti. Kriti Garg,Secretary (Education &Sports), Smti. Pooja Joshi,Secretary (Industries),Smti. Angel B. Chauhan,Director (IP&T), Smti. BellRose, Director (Art &Culture), Shri. ShailendraKumar Singh, Director(Social Welfare), Shri. HariKallikatt, (IAS Probationer)among others. Addressing thegathering, Secretary(Social Welfare), SmtiGeetika Sharmaemphasized that the ruralwomen of the Islandspossess immense talent indifferent fields likeacademics, sports, art &culture, entrepreneurshipand livelihood

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speed of 18 knots, the ship combines speed with comfort and would have acomplement of 104 staff. The vessel is approx 157 Mtr long. It will now undergooutfitting & building up of the accommodation & living quarters, after which, it willundergo testing & trails prior to delivery to the A&N Administration. This vessel is a part of the order for a series of 4 vessels viz; 2 nos 500 pax cum150T cargo vessels and 2 nos 1200 pax cum 1000T cargo vessels, placed on CSL bythe A&N Administration. The second 1200 pax vessel is also under construction atCSL. Meanwhile, CSL is in advance stages of completion of the 2 nos 500 pax vesselsfor inter-island operation at the A&N Islands. The first 500 pax vessel is scheduled toundergo sea trials next month and expected to be delivered 'ready-for-service' for theA&N Islands in March 2020. The second 500 pax vessel is currently undergoingoutfitting and will be ready for delivery to the Islands in June 2020, a communicationfrom Cochin Shipyard Limited said.

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Kolkata, Jan 29The revamped selectioncommittee with a new chairmanat the helm will pick the Indiansquad for the three ODIs athome in March, BCCIpresident Sourav Gangulysaid on Monday.Laxman Sivaramakrishnan, AjitAgarkar, Rajesh Chauhan andVenkatesh Prasad are some ofthe key contenders to replaceoutgoing chairman MSKPrasad (South zone) andGagan Khoda (Central zone)in the five-member panel.“The Test squad for NewZealand has already beenpicked by the old committee andnew committee’s first meetingwill be held before home ODIseries against South Africa. The

New selection committee to pick squadfor South Africa ODIs: Sourav Ganguly

interviews for short-listedcandidates will happen soon,”Ganguly said.The BCCI President alsoinformed that while Madan Laland Sulakshana Naik are themembers of Cricket AdvisoryCommittee (CAC), GautamGambhir is being replaced ashe can not hold any positionbeing a Member of Parliament.“We have decided on

Gautam’s replacement and theannouncement will be madesoon. Madan Lal andSulakshana are there,” he said.Meanwhile, Ganguly alsoinformed that all-rounderHardik Pandya has still notattained match fitness after hisback surgery.“He can’t play right now. It willtake some time before he getsfit,” the BCCI president said.

CARGO SERVICEMV Chuglum will sail for Campbell Bay via Little Andaman, Car Nicobar,Chowra, Teressa, Katchal & Nancowry on 08.02.2020 (Sat) at 1700Hrs from Haddo Wharf and will sail for Port Blair immediately afterdischarging/loading of Cargo at respective ports. Booking of cargo forthe above sailing has been commenced from 31.01.2020 (Fri) onwardsat Commercial Wing of DSS. All the consigners are advised to bookactual quantity of cargo to be transshipped, as no excess cargo will beallowed.INTER ISLAND SECTORMV Chowra will sail for Car Nicobar via Little Andaman on 31.01.2020(Fri) at 0630 Hrs from Haddo Wharf and will sail for Port Blair on01.02.2020 (Sat) at 1200 Hrs directly from Car Nicobar.MV Campbell Bay will sail for Campbell Bay via Little Andaman,Chowra, Teressa & Nancowry on 01.02.2020 (Sat) at 1000 Hrs fromHaddo Wharf and will sail for Port Blair on 03.02.2020 (Mon) at 0900 Hrsfrom Campbell Bay via same route. Passenger tickets for the abovesailing will be issued to the general public from 30.01.2020 (Thus) from1000 Hrs onwards at STARS Ticketing Counter & CSC's. Similarly,booking of cargo will commenced from 29.01.2020 (Wed) onwardsbetween 0900 Hrs to 1200 Hrs at Commercial Wing.MV Chowra wi ll sail for Campbel l Bay via Car Nicobar, Chowra,Teressa, Katchal & Nancowry on 04.02.2020 (Tue) at 0800 Hrs fromHaddo Wharf and will sail for Port Blair on 07.02.2020 (Fri) at 2000 Hrsfrom Campbell Bay via same route. Passenger tickets for the abovesailing will be issued to the general public from 01.02.2020 (Sat) from1000 Hrs onwards at STARS Ticketing Counter & CSC's. Similarly,booking of cargo will commence from 31.01.2020 (Fri) onwards between0900 Hrs to 1200 Hrs at Commercial Wing.LITTLE ANDAMANMV Coral Queen will sail for Little Andaman on 31.01.2020 (Fri) at 1000Hrs from Haddo Wharf and will sail for Port Blair on the same day at2100 Hrs from Little Andaman.MV Coral Queen will sail for Little Andaman on 03.02.2020 (Mon) at1000 Hrs from Haddo Wharf and will sail for Port Blair on the same dayat 2100 Hrs from Little Andaman. Passenger tickets for the above sailingwill be issued to the general public from 31.01.2020 (Fri) from 0900 Hrsonwards at STARS Ticketing Counter & CSC's.MV Coral Queen will sail for Little Andaman on 04.02.2020 (Tue) at1000 Hrs from Haddo Wharf and will sail for Port Blair on the same dayat 2100 Hrs from Little Andaman. Passenger tickets for the above sailingwill be issued to the general public from 01.02.2020 (Sat) from 0900 Hrsonwards at STARS Ticketing Counter & CSC's.MAYABUNDER & DIGLIPURMV Coral Queen will sail for Diglipur via Mayabunder on 01.02.2020(Sat) at 2100 Hrs from Haddo Wharf and will sail for Port Blair on02.02.2020 (Sun) at 1400 Hrs from Diglipur via same route. Passengertickets for the above sailing will be issued to the general public from30.01.2020 (Thus) from 0900 Hrs onwards at STARS Ticketing Counter& CSC's.30.01.2020 (THURSDAY)SWARAJ DWEEP & SHAHEED DWEEPMV North Passage will sail for Swaraj Dweep on 30.01.2020 (Thus) at0620 Hrs from Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for Port Blair on the sameday at 0900 Hrs from Swaraj Dweep.MV Rani Changa will sail for Swaraj Dweep on 30.01.2020 (Thus) at0900 Hrs from Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for Port Blair on the sameday at 1130 Hrs from Swaraj Dweep.MV Bambooka will sail for Shaheed Dweep on 30.01.2020 (Thus) at0630 Hrs from Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for Port Blair on the sameday at 0845 Hrs from Shaheed Dweep.MV Bambooka will sail for Shaheed Dweep on 30.01.2020 (Thus) at1100 Hrs from Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for Port Blair on the sameday at 1600 Hrs from Shaheed Dweep.MV Bambooka will sail for Swaraj Dweep on 30.01.2020 (Thus) at 1300Hrs from Shaheed Dweep Jetty and will sail back to Shaheed Dweep onthe same day at 1430 Hrs from Swaraj Dweep.

SEVA SUCHNAYEINALL THE SAILINGS ARE SUBJECT TO WEATHER CONDITION

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Arrival of M.V. Swaraj Dweep &M.V. Nancowry

Port Blair, Jan 29 The vessel M.V. Swaraj Dweep is expected to arrive atPort Blair on Jan 30 at 3 pm from Chennai. On arrival, thevessel will be berthed at Haddo Wharf and passengerswill be disembarked immediately. Meanwhile, the vessel M.V. Nancowry is expected toarrive Port Blair on Jan 30 at 3 pm from Vizag. On arrival,the vessel will be berthed at Haddo Wharf andpassengers will be disembarked immediately,communications said.

Mahanam Sankirtan at GuptaparaPort Blair, Jan 29 'Shri Shri Nityananda Seva Sangh' Guptapara willorganize Akhanda Mahanam Sankirtan 32 Prahar fromJan 30 to Feb 4, 2020, a communication said.

Live phone-inlistener's choiceprog. over AIR

Port Blair, Jan 29 As part of its firstanniversary celebration,Vividh Bharati FM PortBlair is going to introducea new live phone-inlistener's choice programmebased on Hindi Film songsstarting from Jan 30, 2020.It will be broadcast from7pm to 8 pm on everyThursday. Listeners cancall on 232540 or 232541 toparticipate in this liveprogramme, acommunication said.

programmes for economic empowerment. Therefore,Hunar aims to provide a platform to boost up theircapabilities for livelihood activities. Secretary (SW) alsoinformed about the upcoming training in Bamboo Strawmaking to replace plastic straws and make India PlasticFree Zone in collaboration with CARI and arranging ofloans to SHGs through NABARD. Besides, a dance andNukkad Natak were performed by Aditya Natya Academyon the theme of Women Empowerment.The female achievers in the field of Academics, Sports, Art& Culture and Lady Entrepreneurs were felicitated by theDepartment. The various SHGs of Port Blair had displayedtheir handmade products in the exhibition organized duringthe occasion and certificates and mementoes were awardedto the best four SHGs. A similar programme was conducted on 21st January, 2020at the Community Hall, Campbell Bay in collaboration withDepartment of Rural Development & PRIs. Smti. Nitika Dev,State Project Coordinator, Mahila Shakti Kendra, Directorateof Social Welfare elaborated about the different womencentric schemes and the platform available for the economicempowerment of women. Smti. Lalita Tigga, BDO, CampbellBay described about bank linkages for credit facilities.

Beating Retreat marks culminationof Republic Day celebration in Isles

Pic shows 25th year of Saraswati pujacelebration at Chief Pay & Accounts Office.

Death condoledPort Blair, Jan 29The Councillor, Ward No. 4, Smti E. Rani has mournedthe demise of Saroja, age 86 yrs, w/o Late Erriah whodied today, a communication said.

straw making, bamboo handicraft and in foodprocessing. Interested women participants may enroll their nameswith Mahila Shakti Kendra (MSK) at the Department ofSocial Welfare, Goalghar, Room No. 202. The participants who have already registered theirnames are not required to re-register, a communicationfrom the Director (SW) said.

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