Regn. No. 34190/47 No. 06 Port Blair, Tuesday, January 06, 2015 Web: www.and.nic.in Rs. 2.00 4 pages

The Largest Circulating Daily of A&N Islands

Cleanliness is an emblem of purity of mind.

New Delhi, Jan 5Prime Minister Shri NarendraModi today described theLED bulb as a “PrakashPath” – “way to light,” as helaunched a scheme for LEDbulb distribution under thedomestic efficient lightingprogramme in Delhi; and aNational Programme forLED-based Home and StreetLighting.The Prime Minister alsosymbolically replaced onebulb in South Block, with anLED bulb. Replacement of allbulbs in South Block withLED bulbs will enablesavings of 7000 units ofenergy each month.Speaking on the occasion, thePrime Minister called formaking energy conservation

PM launches scheme forLED bulb distribution

through the spread of LEDbulbs, a people’s movement.He noted that it is much moreeconomical to conservepower, than to producepower. However, he added, itis much more difficult toconserve power, than toproduce power, becausewhile one producing entitycan produce a large quantityof power, it requires the activeparticipation of crores ofpeople to conserve thatamount of power. Therefore,he called for generatingawareness among people forthe same. He called forextensive involvement ofcelebrities and eminentcitizens in these programmes,who could motivate people toadopt LED bulbs.

The Prime Minister said theseprogrammes launched todayalso represent a challenge tomanufacturers, to rise to theoccasion, and produce LEDbulbs without anycompromise on quality.Suggesting innovative waysto generate awareness andspread the message of energyefficiency, the Prime Ministersaid gifts such as diaries andcalendars on New Yearshould be replaced by gifts ofLEDs. Companies coulddistribute LED bulbs alongwith dividend payments, hesuggested.The Prime Minister called forsetting district level goals,and to prioritize this schemein all towns with populationabove one lakh.

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ISLAND TOURISM FESTIVAL-2015 Date: 06/01/2015 (Tuesday)

Venue: ITF Ground Time: 06.00 P.M. S. No. Programme Duration

1. Kuchipudi Classical Dance-Andhra Pradesh-SZCC 30 mts. 2. Rauf Dance –J&K-SZCC 20 mts. 3. Umathatu Dance-Karnataka-SZCC 30 mts. 4. Manipuri Folk Dance-Manipur-EZCC 30 mts. 5. Gussadi Dance-Andhra Pradesh-SZCC 20mts.

Venue: Netaji Stadium Time: 06.00 P.M. S. No. Programme Duration

1. Musical Programme-Friends Cultural Group 2 hrs Venue: Amphitheatre Time: 06:00 PM

S. No. Programme Duration 1. Folk Dances-Madhya Pradesh 30mts. 2. Therukoothu Folk Dance-Puducherry-SZCC 20 mts. 3. Programme -Sarmishta Music Centre Group 20mts.

Venue: Bathubasti School Ground Time: 06:00 PM S. No. Programme Duration

1. Folk Songs-Tamilnadu-SZCC 30 mts. 2. Kalaripayattu-Martial Art ,Kerala -SZCC- 20 mts. 3. Dances-Dance Nritya Academy, Port Blair 20 mts. 4. Dances-Lord Venkateshwara Youth Club 20 mts.

(Dr.Vivek Kumar) Director (Art & Culture)

transportation, treatment &disposal with specificreference to these islands.Also there will be aninteractive session with asuccessful entrepreneur frommainland.

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Port Blair, Jan 5Waste management is amajor issue in these islands,and if not dealt in time, mightturn into crisis in the nearfuture. Since, as on date thereis no waste management plantin these islands, there is scopefor setting up at least a coupleof recycling plants here.Taking into consideration theneed and scope of theseislands, the Directorate ofIndustries in association withNational Institute for MicroSmall and MediumEnterprises (ni-msme), anorganisation of Ministry ofMicro, Small and MediumEnterprises, Hyderabad, willbe organising a five daytraining programme on'Recycling of wastes in SMESector' at Port Blair from Feb

2 to 7, 2015. The training programmewill cover all basic aspects/issues of wastes and wastemanagement viz. impact onhuman life & environment,hazardous wastes -collection, handling,

Training on recycling ofwastes in city soon

Arvind appointedVice Chairman of

NITI Aayog

New Delhi, Jan 5Prime Minister NarendraModi has appointed notedeconomist Arvind Pangadiya,as the Vice Chairman of thenewly constituted NITIAAYOG. With PrimeMinister as its head, the panelhas replaced the PlanningCommission. EconomistBibek Debroy and FormerSecretary Defence R&D V.K.Saraswat have been named asthe full time members of theAayog. Union MinistersRajnath Singh, Arun Jaitley,Suresh Prabhu and RadhaMohan Singh have beennamed Ex-officio members.

Tanuj Sekhar of KamrajSchool and R.Nandini ofV.K.V secured first, secondand third positionsrespectively speaking againstthe motion. M.A.Sehbaz ofVKV, Anmol of CarmelSchool, U Vijaylaxmi ofMohanpura School andC.M.Shahnaaz of CarmelSchool secured fourth andfifth positions respectively.

S i mu l t an e ous lylectures on Road Safety werealso organized at Govt. Sr.Sec. School, Haddo Telugu

Port Blair, Jan 5Around 250 drivers includingSTS, Police Deptt. as well asprivate drivers i.e. Autorickshaw, travels and truckdrivers participated in the EyeTesting Camp organized aspart of the XXVIth "RoadSafety Week", by A&N Policefor government and privatedrivers at the conference hallof PS Aberdeen here today.They availed the facilityprovided by the medicalteams from G.B.PantHospital, Rohin's Hospitaland Agrawal Hospital. The

drivers were advised forregular medical check up forbetter vision, a press releasefrom SP (District), said. According to the release, thefinal round DebateCompetition on "Road SafetyMeasures" was also held atthe Conference Hall of PSAberdeen wherein SayedArshul of Model School,Harshvardhini of KamrajSchool, Vengamma of SchoolLine secured first, second andthird position respectively infavour of the motion whileSherin of Carmel School,

Road safety week:Free eye testing organized

by Traffic Police

Hon'ble Member National Commission for Minorities, Dr. Ajaib Singh reviewingimplementation of the PM's 15 point multi-sectoral development programme and discussingminorities issues in a meeting with concerned officers in the mini conference hall of Secretariaton 05.01.2015.

Port Blair, Jan 5 The PhysicalMeasurement/EnduranceTest for the post of HeadConstable (Mechanic) ,Head Constable(Electr ician) and PoliceConstable (Asst. Mechanic)in Andaman & NicobarPolice Motor Transport,scheduled to be held on 07/01/2015 has been postponed

due to adminis t rat ivereason and the same will beheld on 14/01/2015(Wednesday) at 0800hrs at Netaji Stadium/Police Line, Port Blair.The candidates arehereby informed to report atNetaji Stadium on 14/01/2015 at 0700 hrs , acommunication from Dy. SP(HQ) said.

Physical measurement/endurance test postponed

number of beaches,mangroves and other touristattractions. He stressed theneed for further developingthe district from tourism pointof view. Dr. A. K. Pandey, AssociateProfessor, Department ofAnthropology, MGGCMayabunder was the guest ofhonour on the occasion. Heappealed the tour operators toextend maximum benefits totourists on reasonable rates.

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Mayabunder, Jan 5 A Seminar on 'TourismServices in N & M AndamanDistricts: Its challenges andOpportunities' was held in theconference hall of APWDGuest House, Diglipuryesterday. Speaking as thechief guest on the occasion,the Adhyaksh, Zilla Parishad,North & Middle Andaman,Shri K. Srinivasan opinedthat the N & M Andamandistrict has more touristpotential as compared to

many other areas in theseIsland. He stressed that theassets including infrastructure,connectivity and recreationhave to be created to improvetourist inflow and to developeco-tourism in this part of theIslands. Delivering his key noteaddress, the Principal,MGGC, Mayabunder, Dr. RN Rath highlighted theuniqueness of the touristdestinations of N & MAndaman district viz. large

Seminar discusses tourism challenges& opportunities in N&M Andaman

Staff Reporter,Port Blair, Jan 5: The ten-day long IslandTourism Festival (ITF)-2015,got off to a colorful start at theexhibition ground, VIP roadhere this evening. The ChiefSecretary, Shri AnandPrakash inaugurated thetourism fiesta by lighting theceremonial oil lamp inpresence of the Member ofParliament, Shri Bishnu PadaRay and a host of otherdignitaries. Among others, the functionwas also attended by theChairperson PBMC, Shri MArumugam, Chairperson,SSWB, Smt. Ratna Kannan,Smt. Rupa Ray, MunicipalCouncillors, PRI membersand senior officers from thecivil Administration. Addressing the gathering

Port Blair, Jan 5 Along with other places,'Bharat Swabhiman SthapnaDiwas' was celebrated withbefitting programmes in theseIslands too today. To mark theoccasion, the Patanjali YogSamiti, A&N Islandsorganized various sportsevents viz. kabaddi, kho-kho,tug of war etc. at theplayground of SaraswastiShishu Mandir, Patherguddayesterday. A large number of

children, youth, women andelderly persons participatedin the events enthusiastically. The Member of Parliament,Shri Bishnu Pada Ray, whowas the chief guest on theoccasion, also participated inthe events. Speaking on theoccasion, the MP lauded theefforts of the Patanjali YogSamities towards nation-building and other servicestowards the village and thesociety. (Contd. on last page)

'Bharat Swabhiman SthapnaDiwas' celebrated

Port Blair, Jan 5Member of Parliament, ShriBP Ray raised an un-starredquestion in the Lok Sabhathat whether the Governmenthas undertaken the work forconstruction of Foot Bridgebetween ATR Road andBadam Nallah Dera (WardNo.2) under BasantipurPanchayat in MiddleAndaman. Replying to thequery, Shri Birender Singh,

Minister of RuralDevelopment informed theHouse that the Ministry hasnot received any suchproposal from the UT of A &N Admn. for construction offootbridge under PMGSY.The MP has requested theA&N Administration tofurnish the specific proposalto the Ministry for theirconcurrence, a press releasefrom MP Bhawan said here.

MP raises Foot Bridge issuenear Badam Nallah, in LS

CS inaugurates Island Tourism Festival-2015An array of cultural activities on

card during the 10-day event

on the occasion, the ChiefSecretary appreciated theTourism Department fororganizing this annual affairand hoped that the 10-dayevent will surely entertain theislanders and the tourists aswell. He felt that the conductof this festival is a steptowards promotion of tourismin these Islands.Acknowledging an upsurgein the inflow of tourists tothese places, the ChiefSecretary said that 50,000more tourists visited isles thisyear compared to last year.With the improvement in theair & sea connectivity andtourism related infrastructuredevelopment, these island isbound to attract greaternumber of tourists in the

years to come, he added. In his address as the guestof honour, the Member ofParliament, Shri Bishnu PadaRay said that under the ableleadership of the PrimeMinister, Shri Narendra Modithe Nation in general andthese Islands in particular aremoving in the right path. TheMP was happy to share withthe islanders a piece ofinformation that the A&NAdministration is all set tointroduce A&N HealthInsurance Scheme. He saidthe Lt. Governor is scheduledto announce the scheme in hisRepublic Day speech onJanuary 26, 2015. The MPgave a detailed account of thehealth insurance scheme,which, he said, will be

immensely beneficial to thepeople. Shri Ray alsoinformed the gathering thatthe CGM BSNL has assured

3-day DPC meetsfrom Jan 7

Mayabunder, Jan 5The District PlanningCommittee of North &Middle Andaman isscheduled to meet in theconference hall of the ZillaParishad at Lucknow inMayabunder from Jan 7 to 9,2015. The meeting willdeliberate on the draft districtplan proposals formulated bythe departments under A&NAdministration andPanchayati Raj Institutions inNorth & Middle Andaman for

Foundation stonelaying of 'UrbanRenewal Project'

Port Blair, Jan 5The laying of foundation stoneof 'Urban Renewal Project' atJunglighat, near PBMCShopping Complex, WardNo.7 will be held on Jan 6,2015 at 10.30 am. TheChairperson, PBMC, Shri M.Arumugam will lay thefoundation stone in thepresence of the Secretary,PBMC, Shri Rakesh Bali andShri Mahinder Prasad, Sr. ViceChairperson, PBMC, acommunication said.

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ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ADMINISTRATION OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR OF CO-OP. SOCIETIES

N O T I F I C A T I O N No. RCS/1-9/2014 Port Blair, dated the 4th December, 2014

In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution of India read with the Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs, New Delhi, Notification No. U-14-3/60-ANL dated 11th April, 1960 and in supersession of all previous Notifications issued to this effect, the Lieutenant Governor (Administrator), Andaman & Nicobar Islands, hereby makes the following rules regulating the method of recruitment to Group “C” (Non-Ministerial/Non-Gazetted) posts of Inspector of Co-operative Societies in the Co-operative Department, Andaman and Nicobar Administration, namely: 1. Short title and commencement: (i) These Rules may be called the “Andaman and Nicobar Administration Group ‘C’ (Non-

Ministerial/Non-Gazetted (Executive) posts of Inspector of Co-operative Societies in the Co-operative Department) Recruitment Rules, 2014

(ii) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the official Gazette. 2. Number of posts, classification and pay band and grade pay: The number of said posts, their classification and Pay Band and Grade Pay attached thereto shall be

as specified in Serial No. 2 to 4 of the Schedules I to II annexed to these rules. 3. Method of recruitment, age limit and qualification etc. : The method of recruitment, age limit, qualifications and other matter relating thereto shall be as

specified in Serial No. 5 to 15 of the Schedules aforesaid. 4. Disqualification : No Person -- (i) Who has entered into or contracted a marriage with a person having a spouse living ; or (ii) Who, having spouse living, has entered into or contracted a marriage with any person, shall be eligible

for appointment to the said posts: Provided that the Lieutenant Governor (Administrator), Andaman and Nicobar Islands may, if satisfied that such marriage is permissible under the personal law applicable to such persons and the other party to the marriage and that there are other grounds for doing so, exempt any person from the operation of this rule.

5. Power to relax : Where the Hon’ble Lieutenant Governor (Administrator), Andaman and Nicobar Islands is of the

opinion that it is necessary or expedient to do so, he may, by order for reasons to be recorded in writing relax any of the provisions of these rules with respect to any class or category of persons.

6. Savings : Nothing in these rules shall affect reservation, relaxation of age limit and other concessions required

to be provided for the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and other specified categories of persons in accordance with the orders issued by the Central Government from time to time in this regard.

Lt. Gen. A.K. Singh, PVSM, AVSM, SM, VSM (Retd). Lieutenant Governor,

Andaman and Nicobar Islands By order and in the name of the Lieutenant Governor

Sd./- (N. K. Sharma, IAS)

Secretary (Co-operation) Andaman and Nicobar Administration

RECRUITMENT RULES FOR THE POST OF INSPECTOR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES OF THE CO-OPERATIVE DEPARTMENT, ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS

1. Name of Post Inspector of Co-operative Societies 2. No. of Posts 36 (Thirty Six) *2014 *subject to variation dependent on

workload 3. Pay Band and Grade Pay/Pay Scale PB-1 Rs. 5200-20200 Grade Pay Rs. 2800 4. Classification General Central Services Group “C” Non-Gazetted, Non-

Ministerial 5. Whether selection post or non-

selection post Selection

6. Age Limit for direct recruitment i) 18-33 years for male ii) 18-38 years for female (Relaxable for Govt. Servants in accordance with the instructions or orders issued by the Central Government from time to time) NOTE : The Crucial date for determining the age limit shall be the closing date for receipt of applications from candidates. In case of recruitment made through Employment Exchange, the crucial date for determining the age limit shall be the last date up to which Employment Exchange is asked to submit the names.

7. Educational and other qualifications required for the direct recruitment

Essential : Post Graduate or Graduate from recognized University Desirable : i) Higher Diploma in Co-operative Management from a recognized Co-op. Training Institutions. ii) 02 years experience in Co-operative Movement.

8. Whether age and educational qualifications prescribed for direct recruitment will apply in the case of promotes?

No

9. Period of probation, if any 02 years for direct recruitment 10. Method of recruitment :

Whether by direct recruitment or by promotion or by deputation/transfer and percentage of the vacancies to be filled by various methods

a) 60% by direct recruitment b) 40% by promotion failing which by deputation

11. In case of recruitment by promotion/deputation/transfer, grades from which promotion/deputation/transfer to be made

Promotion: From amongst the Sub-Inspector of Co-operative Societies with 05 years regular service in the grade in the pay in PB-I with Grade Pay Rs. 2400 and have successfully undergone training in Higher Diploma in Co-operative Management. Deputation : Officers from the Central/State/Union Territories Govt./Autonomous Organization/Public Sector undertakings. (i) Holding analogous posts on regular basis in the parent cadre/department.

(OR) (ii) With 05 years of service in the pay in PB-I Rs. 5200-20200 with Grade Pay of Rs. 2400

(OR) (iii) With 10 years of service in the pay in PB-I Rs. 5200-20200

11. In case of recruitment by promotion/deputation/transfer, grades from which promotion/deputation/transfer to be made

Promotion: From amongst the Sub-Inspector of Co-operative Societies with 05 years regular service in the grade in the pay in PB-I with Grade Pay Rs. 2400 and have successfully undergone training in Higher Diploma in Co-operative Management. Deputation : Officers from the Central/State/Union Territories Govt./Autonomous Organization/Public Sector undertakings. (i) Holding analogous posts on regular basis in the parent cadre/department.

(OR) (ii) With 05 years of service in the pay in PB-I Rs. 5200-20200 with Grade Pay of Rs. 2400

(OR) (iii) With 10 years of service in the pay in PB-I Rs. 5200-20200 with Grade Pay of Rs. 2000

(AND) (iv) Possessing educational qualifications and experienced prescribed for direct recruitment under Sl. No. 7 (period of deputation, including period of deputation in another ex-cadre post held immediately proceeding this appointment shall ordinarily not exceed three years).

12. If a DPC exists, what is its composition?

Group “C” DPC for considering Promotion/Confirmation consisting of : 1. Registrar of Co-op. Societies - Chairman 2. Joint Director (Agriculture) - Member 3. Assistant Secretary (Perl.) - Member 4. Dy. Registrar of Co-op.

Societies (HQ) - Member

13. Circumstances in UPSC is to be consulted in making recruitment

Not applicable

14. Duties and responsibilities Attached as Annexure to the Schedule ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE 15. Duties and

responsibilities Inspection and supervision of all types of primary Co-op. Societies under statutory functions of the Registrar are delegated to Inspectors of Co-op. Societies to assist him in the functioning of Co-op. Societies. All powers in respect of Primary Coop. Societies in which Govt. participation by way of share capital or loan is less than Rs. 50,000/-. Decide any dispute/arbitration referred under Section 55, 55(1), 55(2), 55(2) (a), (b) whether it is non-monitory and/or monitory dispute to the extent of Rs. 25,000/-. Under Section 49 of the Regulation the Inspector who is authorized to conduct the inspection shall at all times have access to all books of accounts, papers, vouchers, securities, stock and other property of the Co-op. Societies under his charge and may in the event of serious irregularities discovered during the inspection take them into custody. Subject to the general or special orders of the Registrar the Inspector shall call meeting of the Committee and general meeting of the Society. The Inspector is authorized under Section 50 of the regulation to conduct an enquiry into the constitution, working and financial conditions of a Coop. Society. Any disputes touching the constitution, management or business of the Co-op. Societies as defined under Section 55 of the Regulation when referred to the Inspector as Arbitrator for disposal. Work as Sale Officer when appointed for execution of decree by attachment and sale of movable and immovable properties. Work as Liquidator when appointed by Registrar under Section 57 of the Regulation. Organization of new Co-op. Societies. To revitalize defunt/dormant Co-op. Societies. Attend Managing Committee/General Body meeting of Coop. Societies under his circle. To conduct election to the Managing Committee of a Co-op. Society under Rule 27 of the Rules, 1974 as Returning Officer when appointed. Preparation and submission of plan proposal for providing financial assistance to Co-op. Societies. Implementation of policies and programmes of Co-op. movements as required by the RCS/DRCS from time to time. Maintenance and submission of statistical data in respect of Co-op. Societies to Registrar through the ARCS/DRCS for onward submission to the Administration, RBI, NABARD, NCCF and NCDC etc. To impart short level training to members potential members and office bearers of Co-op. Societies under plan schemes. Scrutiny of short terms and medium term loan application in respect of primary agricultural credit Coop. Societies for sanction through the A&N State Co-op. Bank Ltd. Organize conference and seminars on Co-op. Movement. Ensure timely by recovery of Co-op. dues from Co-op. Societies. Function as Administrator of a Co-op. Society when Managing Committee of a Co-op. Societies is superseded by the Registrar and appointment made under section 27 of the Regulation. Conduct of annual physical stock verification of Coop. Societies as assigned by the DRCS/RCS. To examine the plan, policies and procedure laid down by the management and to see whether effectively carriedout by the executive staff. Whether all internal check in accounting as well as control in management are adequate for the full protection of the interests of the society and its employees and are functioning properly. In particular, the concurrent Auditors would participate in the quarterly/half yearly stock taking and should help the society in correctly calculating the values of the inventory of stocks. Whether the primary policy followed by the society is sufficiently sound to cover the costs and to give the pre-determined return or capital. Whether the operational results of the various activities of the society are correctly carriedout and measured against carefully established standards of performance. Whether the plans and policies effectively and efficiently being executed. Whether the management is correctly informed about the operational results and other important facts relating to the working of the Society. Whether rectification of audit observation are done and implemented. Submission of monthly audit returns. Exercising of powers under Section 84 of the Regulation where needed in course of conducting audit. Completion of audit reports within the time schedule of audit ordered by the RCS. Conducting the annual physical stock verification of societies assigned by the Registrar/DRCS. To audit the accounts of Co-op. Societies in their respective areas as authorized by the Registrar of Co-op. Societies or Asstt. Registrar of Co-op. Societies under Section 48 of the Regulation. Examination of valuation of assets, verification of fixed assets and its valuation, classification of currents assets, valuation of fixed assets and depreciation, valuation of stocks and works in progress, verification of sundry debtors, loan outstanding, verification of debit balance and credit balance, classification of liabilities and arrangement and grouping of liabilities etc. Exercise of powers under Section 48 (6) of the Regulation for getting the accounts up to date, if incomplete. The Inspector who are engaged in audit of accounts of the Apex/Central Co-op. Societies concurrently shall have to perform the following duties. Any other duty as may be assigned by the ARCS (Audit)/DRCS/RCS.

TENDER NOTICE No.DSS/EDP/CONSUMABLE/OPEN/2014/3279 Dated the 19/12/2014

The Director of Shipping Services, Andaman and Nicobar Administration, Port Blair on behalf of the President of India, invites sealed quotations from the reputed firms of A & N Islands for annual supply of “Consumables for Printers and other office automation products” as indicated in Annexure ‘A’ of the tender documents for the use of this Directorate on as and when required basis for a period of one year from the date of acceptances/finalization of the tender. 1. Duration/ period of sale of tender 19/12/2014 to 14/01/2015 2. Last date and time of submission of tender 14/01/2015 till 1500 hrs. 3. Date of opening of tender 14/01/2015 at 1530 hrs. in the Conference Hall of

Directorate of Shipping Services in presence of tenderers, if any.

The tender documents with details of stores and all stipulated terms and conditions can be obtained from the EDP Cell of this Directorate on payment of Rs. 500/- in the form of demand draft issued in favour of “Sr. Accounts Officer, Directorate of Shipping Services” for the each set of tender on any Working Days between 9.00 am & 4.00 pm. The same can also be downloaded from the website of the A & N Administration i.e. www.and.nic.in and a Demand Draft of Rs. 500/- (Non-refundable) being the cost of tender documents issued in favour of Accounts Officer (M&S), DSS, Port Blair from any Commercial Bank should be enclosed with the tender document at the time of submission. The tender is to be addressed to “The Director of Shipping Services, Directorate of Shipping Services, A & N Islands, Port Blair”. The tender can be deposited in the sealed tender box placed in the EDP Cell, Directorate of Shipping Services, Port Blair during the office working hours. Tender should be accompanied by the EMD of a sum of Rs. 39,000/- in form of Account Payee Demand Draft/Fixed Deposit Receipt, Banker’s Cheque drawn in favour of the Sr. Accounts Officer(M&S), Directorate of Shipping Services, Port Blair.

The Director of Shipping Services, Port Blair reserves the right to accept or reject any or all the tenders, partly or in full without assigning any reason thereof.

Director Unique No. 33959 Directorate of Shipping Services

CENTRAL ISLAND AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE (Indian Council of Agricultural Research)

Post Box No. 181, Port Blair-744101

TENDER NOTICE No. 1-1/ (369)/TSP/H & F /Planting Material / SPCT/14-

15/11442 dt. 20.12.2014 Sealed tenders are invited from the interested firm / party for Purchase of Planting materials, grow bags & mulching sheet. Please provide a copy of earlier supply order for such type of work , PAN Card & Income Tax clearance certificate & Service Tax certificate, etc. (Name of the Firm). The interested firms can collect the tender document by paying Rs. 100/- (Rupees One hundred only) (Not refundable) as tender cost from the CIARI, Office in SPCT Section. In addition to this details are also available in our website http://cari.res.in. Last date for issue of tender document will be 16.01.2015 at 02.30 P.M. and the due date for submission of tender will be 17.01.2015 at 02.30 P.M. The same day tender will be opened at 03.00 P.M. in the presence of any bidders/authorized representative, if any. R.D. No. 3925 Chief Administrative Officer I/c

FORM 16 [See Rule 22(1)]

Notice of Final Publication of Electoral Roll It is hereby notified for public information that the list of amendments to the Draft Electoral Rolls for the A&N Islands Parliamentary Constituency has been prepared with reference to 01/01/2015 as the qualifying date and in accordance with the Registration of Electors Rules, 1960. A copy of the said roll together with the said list of amendments has been published and will be available for inspection at my office and at CEO’s website: http://ceoan.and.nic.in Place: Port Blair

Sd./- Date: 05/01/2015 (Subhash Chander)

Electoral Registration Officer Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Parliamentary Constituency

TENDER NOTICE No. 5-44(1)/MS/ 2012/2919 Dated 19th Dec., 2014.

The Medical Superintendent, GB Pant Hospital, Port Blair on behalf of the President of India, invites sealed tender from the dealer/reputed firm/registered Co-operative Societies/SSI units for supply of Dietary Articles (Ration Articles) for a period of one year from 01.02.2015 to 31.01.2016 for the use of the Kitchen of GB Pant Hospital, Port Blair. 1. The set of tender documents for Ration articles can be had from the office of the undersigned on any working day from 24.12.2014 to 19.01.2015 upto 1130 hrs on payment of Rs.100/- (Rupees One Hundred only) (non-refundable) per set of tender form. 2. The last date of receipt of application for issue of Tender document is 19.01.2015 upto 1000 hrs. 3. The tender should be reached/accepted on or before 19.01.2015 upto 1530 hrs and the same will be opened on the same day at 1600 hrs by the committee in the presence of tenderers/quotationers, if any. UNIQUE No. 33965 Medical Superintendent

NOTICE The under mentioned persons are hereby informed that they have failed to pay off the liability in the loan accounts. Notice sent to them by Registered Post have been returned undelivered to the Bank. They are therefore requested to pay off the liability and other charges and redeem the pledged securities on or before 10th January, 2015. Failing which the said securities will be sold by the Bank in public auction at the cost of the borrower at the Bank’s premises at 3.00 pm on 10.01.2015 or on any other convenient date thereafter without further notice at the absolute discretion of the Bank. Sl. No.

Date of Loan

Loan Number Name and address

1. 20.05.2011 1185842005790 Shri KAZI MOINUL HOQUE, S/o Kazi Nojmul Hoque, Blair Jewelers Works, Shop No. 86, Aberdeen Bazaar, Port Blair- 744101

2. 02.01.2012 1185842006432 Shri M. MASILA MANI, S/o R.C. Manickam, 38 Atlanta Point, Port Blair – 744101

3. 07.03.2012 1185842006625 Smti. LATHA near T.T.I. College, Garacharma, Port Blair.

For Canara Bank Manager/ Senior Manager

Port Blair - 744104

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Appendix ‘A’ TENDER NOTICE

MILITARY ENGINEER SERVICES No. 8475/03/E8 dt. 16.12.2014

Garrison Engineer (I) (P) South, Prothrapur, Calicut (Post), Port Blair-744105 on behalf of the President of India, invites applications from eligible enlisted contractors of MES and enlisted / un-enlisted contractors working with other Govt. Departments meeting eligibility criteria for selection of contractors for issue of tender of undermentioned works: Name of work PROVN OF AMBULANCE SHED WITH APPRON AT

SHIBPUR Estimated Cost of work Rs. 12.00 Lakhs Completion period 06 months Amount of Earnest Money for contractors not enlisted with MES

Rs. 24,000/- in the shape of Call Deposit Receipt from any SCHEDULED Bank, BGB not acceptable in favour of GE (I) (P) South Prothrapur, Port Blair-744105

Cost of tender Rs. 500/- in the shape of DD/Bankers Cheque from any Nationalized Bank in favour of GARRISON ENGINEER (I) (P) SOUTH, PROTHRAPUR, PORT BLAIR-744105

Last date of receipt of applications 15 Jan., 2015 Eligibility Criteria: (a) For MES enlisted contractors Class ‘E’, Category a (i) (b) For other contractors (i) Meeting enlistment criteria of MES with regard to having

satisfactorily completed requisite value works, Annual turnover, working capital, fixed assets etc. (ii) No recovery outstanding in Govt. Department.

Date of issue of tender On or after 15 Jan., 2015 Date of receipt of tender 06 Feb., 2015 NOTES: 1. Application not accompanied by requisite value DD/ Bankers Cheque towards cost of tender shall not be considered for issue of tender. 2. Contractors not enlisted with MES will be required to enclose necessary documents to prove their eligibility as given above including affidavit for no recovery outstanding. 3. In case of rejection of application for issue of tender, the applicant shall be refunded the cost of tender. However, contractor may appeal to Next Higher Engineer Authority i.e. CE (A&N) Zone, Port Blair for rejection of his application for issue of tender whose decision shall be final and binding and contractor shall not be entitled to any compensation whatsoever for non-issue of tender. The applicant contractor shall not become automatically entitled for issue of tender by virtue of enclosing Demand Draft / Pay Order / Bankers Cheque alongwith the application and the Accepting Officer shall reserve the right to deny issue of tender to any applicant contractor. 4. The above details are also available on MES website: www.mes.gov.in Full notice of tender IAFW-2162 & enlistment criteria is available in all offices of MES and also on MES website.

AEE (QS & C) AGE (Contracts)

R.D. No. 3942 for Garrison Engineer

CENTRAL ISLAND AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE (Indian Council of Agricultural Research)

Post Box No. 181, Port Blair-744101 TENDER NOTICE

No. 1-1/(165-1)/TSP Project/14-15/SPCT (Rain Shelter)/11437 Dated: 22/12/2014 Sealed tenders are invited from the enlisted contractors / contractors worked in CIARI, Port Blair for the under mentioned work; Sl. No.

Name of the work Estimated Cost (Rupees)

Earnest Money Deposit (Rupees)

Tender Cost (Rupees)

1. Construction of 02 numbers of Rain Shelters

60,000 1,500 100/-

Last date and time of issue of tender document : 16/01/2015 upto 03.00 PM Last date and time of receiving tenders : 17/01/2015 upto 03.00 PM Date and time for opening of tenders : 17/01/2015 upto 03.00 PM The tender document is available in the CIARI website (http://cari.res.in) and the same may be downloaded from the said website. The eligible contractors may also have the tender document from the SPCT Section, CIARI, Port Blair on payment of prescribed tender cost. The contractor should submit attested copy of requisite credentials as per Terms & Conditions alongwith the filled in tender failing which tender will not be considered. The cost of tender document and the Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) shall be enclosed separately with the filled tender document in the form of Banker’s Cheque/ Demand Draft from any Nationalized Bank at Port Blair in favour of ICAR unit, CIARI, Port Blair. R.D. No. 3924 Chief Administrative Officer I/c.

DEED I, O.P. Ramanathan, S/o Late V. Oyyathevar Pattani, R/o Chakkargaon village under Port Blair Tehsil, South Andaman District, do hereby solemnly affirm and declare as follows : 1. That my actual name is O.P. Ramanathan, S/o Late V. Oyyathevar Pattani and the same has been mentioned in all my documents. 2. That in my Departmental Service Book my name was wrongly entered as O. Ramanathan instead of O.P. Ramanathan. 3. That both O.P. Ramanathan and O. Ramanathan are names of one and same person. 4. That I am swearing this deed of changing of my name in my service book. That the abovesaid statements are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Deponent

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AFFIDAVIT I, R. Srinivasa Rao, S/o. R. Suryanarayanna, R/o Bakultala under Rangat Tehsil, N & M Andaman District, do hereby solemnly affirm and declare as follows:- 1. That myself and my father’s actual and correct name R. SRINIVASA RAO, S/o R. SURYANARAYANNA. 2. That by mistake wrongly/ erroneously myself and my father’s name has been mentioned as K. SREENIVAS RAO, S/o SURYA NAAYANA in my Islander Identity Card bearing No. 1042009076501. 3. That R. SRINIVASA RAO, S/o. R. SURYANARAYANNA and K. SREENIVAS RAO, S/o SURYA NAAYANA is the name of one and same Identical person. 4. That this affidavit is sworn for the purpose of correction of myself and my father’s name in my ID Card. That all the contents of this affidavit are true to the best of my knowledge and belief. Deponent

AFFIDAVIT I, Smti. GYANWATI SARKAR, W/o RANJIT SARKAR, R/o. Brichgunj village, under Port Blair Tehsil, South Andaman District do hereby solemnly affirms and declare as under :- 1. That I am the permanent resident of these Islands. 2. That my name is erroneously recorded in my Islander Identity Card bearing No. 10426106473802 as GYAN SARKAR instead of GYANWATI SARKAR which is recorded in the Family Identity Card. 3. That my actual and correct name is GYANWATI SARKAR. 4. That GYAN SARKAR and GYANWATI SARKAR is the same and one identical person. 5. That I am swearing this affidavit for correction of my name in my Islander Identity Card as GYANWATI SARKAR from the concerned authority, which is required for all purposes, hence this affidavit. The above statements are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief. Deponent

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NOTICE INVITING TENDER No. 2-45/GP/2014-15/Part-I/791 Port Blair, dt. 31.12.2014

Sealed tenders are invited from the bonafide contractors / firms / agencies / organizations / Registered un-employed co-operative societies and private agencies for carryingout the Sweeping & Cleaning on contract for a period of one year in the Govt. Press, Port Blair. The details of the tender with prescribed form including the terms and conditions are available in the website of the A&N Administration www.and.nic.in. The last date of receipt of the tenders in the office of the Manager, Govt. Press, Port Blair is 27.01.2015 upto 3.00 pm and will be opened at 3.30 pm on the same day.

Manager Unique No. 34114 Govt. Press, Port Blair

SHRADH CEREMONY On 08th Jan., 2015

We cordially invite all relatives, friends and well-wishers to attend the Shradh Ceremony on 08.01.2015 (Thursday) between 12 noon

& 3.00 pm at our residence, Opp. GCM Press, Babu Lane. This may please be treated as our personal invitation. Inserted by : All family members and Staff of M/s Kamaraj Store, Babu Lane, Ph. Kumar : 9474244133, 9933260444

M.P. SHANMUGAM (Gandhi Bhai)

DOD : 24.12.2014 We express our sincere gratitude to our relatives, friends and well-wishers, who stood with us at the time of grief and paid condolence on the demise of our beloved brother Late M.P. SHANMUGAM @ GANDHI BHAI, Prop. Kamaraj Store, R/o Babu Lane.

1st Death Anniversary On 06-01-2014

In ever loving memory of

G.Babu Rao ,alias

G.Papa Rao Ex-Carpenter forest -dept.

R/o. Haddo Inserted by:

Smti.G.Rajeshwari (wife) and all family members

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8th HAPPY BIRTHDAY

To TRISHA May the God shower

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27th Death Anniversary On 06.01.2015

Late JAGAT NARAYAN (Industries Deptt.)

R/o Junglighat D.O.B. 22.07.1939 D.O.D. 06.01.1988

Inserted by : Smti. Kesar Dei (wife), all family

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TENDER NOTICE No. FDC/Tech-II/M-34/(Vol-VII)/14-15/04 dated the 30th December, 2014

Andaman and Nicobar Islands Forest and Plantation Development Corporation Ltd., Port Blair, invites sealed tenders in the prescribed tender form, which can be purchased from the Cashier, Corporate Office, Vanvikas Bhavan, Haddo, Port Blair and office of the General Manager, Little Andaman, Hut Bay on payment of Rs. 100/- (Rupees one hundred only) per set (non-refundable). The other relevant details are given below: Sl. No.

Name of the produce

Qty. in Nos.

EMD Date of issue of tender documents

Date of closing of issue of tender documents

Date & time of opening of tender

1. Un-husked Dry Arecanut

4,00,000 Rs. 12,000/- From

12.01.2015

19.01.2015 upto 3.30 pm

19.01.2015 at 4.00 pm 2. Un-husked

Dry Coconuts 30,000 Rs. 12,000/-

The un-husked Arecanut and un-husked Coconuts shall be delivered at Little Andaman (without packing materials) by Divisional Manager (PD), Little Andaman. Both the above materials will be open for inspection on any working days during working hours at Little Andaman before quoting the rate for Arecanut and Coconuts by the interested parties. The tenders superscribing “TENDER FOR SALE OF UN-HUSKED DRY ARECANUT AND UN-HUSKED DRY COCONUTS” alongwith EMD as mentioned against each item in the form of Demand Draft/ Bank Pay Order/ Bank Deposit at Call in favour of A&NIFPDC Ltd., Little Andaman will be received in the Office of the General Manager, Little Andaman and will be opened as mentioned above. The Managing Director reserves the right to accept or reject any or all the tenders without assigning any reason thereof. (Tender documents may also be downloaded from the website http://tenders.gov.in/department.asp?id=441. An amount of Rs. 100/- (Rupees one hundred only) has to be paid in the form of Demand Draft alongwith the each downloaded tender documents while participating the tender, failing which tender of such participants will be treated as invalid. Unique No. 34047

Divisional Manager (P&M)

20th DEATH ANNIVERSARY On 05.01.2015

Late T.K. SHARMA R/o. Shadipur, Port Blair

Inserted By: Smt. Meera Sharma &

all family members

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Correction The caption in this column in respect of Late T.K. Sharma should be read as 20th Death Anniversary and not 2nd Death Anniversary, as appeared wrongly in the 5th January 2015 edition of The Daily Telegrams. The error is regretted.

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S P O R T SPartly cloudy sky with possibility of early morning haze/mist.Maximum and Minimum temperature will be around 32°C and22°C respectively on Tuesday 06/01/2015

Observational data for Port Blair in last 24 hoursMaximum Temperature (°C): 30.7Minimum Temperature (°C): 21.8Relative Humidity(%) at 0830 IST: 065Relative Humidity(%) at 1730 IST: 072Sunrise Time for tomorrow(in IST): 0541Sunset Time for tomorrow(in IST): 1709Rainfall upto 0830 hrs of date (last 24 hrs) in mm: 000.0Rainfall upto 1730 hrs of date in mm: 000.0Rainfall (Progressive total from 1st January 14: 000.2upto 0830 hrs (of date) in mm

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MV Campbell Bay will sail for Campbell Bay via Hut Bay, Car Nicobar &Nancowry on 08.01.2015 (Thu) at 0800 Hrs from Haddo wharf and will sailfor Port Blair on 10.01.2015 (Sat) at 0900 from Campbell Bay via sameroute. Passenger tickets for the above sailing will be issued to the generalpublic from 06.01.2015 onwards at STARS Ticketing Counters. Similarlybooking of excess baggage will commence from 06.01.2015 between 0900Hrs to 1300 Hrs at Commercial Wing. All the passengers are advised tocarry only the booked baggage , as no excess baggage other than thebooked will be allowed.Due to administrative reasons the scheduled sailing of MV Dering for HutBay on 09.01.2015 has been cancelled. Passengers those who havepurchased their tickets for the above sailing are advised to cancel their ticketsand get refunded from STARS Counters. MV Dering will sail for Car Nicobar on 09.01.2015 (Fri) at 1700 Hrs fromPhoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for Port Blair on 10.01.2015 (Sat) at 1600 Hrsfrom Car Nicobar via Hut Bay.Note: Due to administrative reasons, passenger tickets for onward journeywill not be issued to the general public. However, issue of tickets for retrunjourney will commence from 08.01.2015 onwards at STARS TicketingCounters.MV Dering will sail for Car Nicobar via Hut Bay on 13.01.2015 (Tue) at 0700Hrs from Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for Port Blair on 14.01.2015 (Wed)at 1200 Hrs directly from Car Nicobar.Passenger tickets for the above sailing will be issued to the general publicfrom 10.01.2015 onwards at STARS TicketingCounters.MV Dering will sail for Car Nicobar via Hut Bay on 06.01.2015 (Tue) at 0700Hrs from Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for Port Blair on 07.01.2015 (Wed)at 0800 Hrs from Car Nicobar via Hut Bay.MV Campbell Bay will sail for Campbell Bay via Hut Bay, Car Nicobar &Nancowry on 08.01.2015 (Thu) at 0800 Hrs from Haddo wharf and will sailfor Port Blair on 10.01.2015 (Sat) at 0900 from Campbell Bay via sameroute. Passenger tickets for the above sailing will be issued to the generalpublic from 06.01.2015 onwards at STARS Ticketing Counters. Similarlybooking of excess baggage will commence from 06.01.2015 between 0900Hrs to 1300 Hrs at Commercial Wing. All the passengers are advised tocarry only the booked baggage , as no excess baggage other than thebooked will be allowed.MV Dering will sail for Car Nicobar on 09.01.2015 (Fri) at 1700 Hrs fromPhoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for Port Blair on 10.01.2015 (Sat) at 1600 Hrsfrom Car Nicobar via Hut Bay.Note: Due to administrative reasons, passenger tickets for onward journeywill not be issued to the general public. However, issue of tickets for retrunjourney will commence from 08.01.2015 onwards at STARS TicketingCounters.MV Dering will sail for Car Nicobar via Hut Bay on 13.01.2015 (Tue) at 0700Hrs from Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for Port Blair on 14.01.2015 (Wed)at 1200 Hrs directly from Car Nicobar.Passenger tickets for the above sailing will be issued to the general publicfrom 10.01.2015 onwards at STARS TicketingCounters.FORESHORE SECTOR:-06.01.2015 (TUESDAY)HAVELOCK & NEIL ISLANDMV North Passage will sail for Havelock on 06.01.2015 (Tue) at 0620 Hrsfrom Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for Port Blair on the same day at 0900Hrs from Havelock.MV Rani Lakshmi will sail for Neil Island on 06.01.2015 (Tue) at 0630 Hrsfrom Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for Port Blair on the same day at 0845Hrs from Neil Island.MV Bambooka will sail for Havelock via Neil Island on 06.01.2015 (Tue) at1100 Hrs from Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for Port Blair on the same dayat 1445 Hrs from Havelock via Neil Island.

SEVA SUCHNAYEINALL THE SAILINGS ARE SUBJECT

TO WEATHER CONDITIONS

New Delhi, Jan 5 Putting an end to the Padma Bhushan row, the sports ministry on Monday

decided to recommend woman shuttler Saina Nehwal’s name for thecountry’s third highest civilian honour “as a special case”, according toa statement. Olympic bronze medallist Saina on Friday expressed herdispleasure at being overlooked for two-time Olympic medal winningwrestler Sushil Kumar. This prompted Sports Minister SarbanandaSonowal to assert on Sunday that he received Saina’s nomination

from the Badminton Association of India (BAI) only on Saturday.However, the ministry decided to recommend her name to the ministryof home affairs on Monday. “The ministry has since received thenomination of Saina Nehwal for Padma Bhushan Jan 3 from

Badminton Association of India,” the ministry said in astatement. “In view of the achievements of Saina, the

Department of Sports has decided to recommend her casefor Padma Bhushan to the ministry of home affairs as a

special case although the last date for making therecommendation is long over.”The Hyderabadi had also questioned the criteria on the basisof which the sports ministry has recommended former worldchampion Sushil’s name.

Sports ministry to recommendSaina for Padma Bhushan

Essay competitionat RUAC

Port Blair, Jan 5As part of the celebration ofMilad-un-Nabi, the RaulathulUloom Arabic College(RUAC), Wimberlygunj shallbe conducting an English essaycompetition with a word limitof 300 words on the topic'Prophet Muhammed (SAW) -epitome of kindness'. This shallbe open for all school studentsstudying in class VI to VIII.Interested students have beenasked to register their nameswith Manager, RUAC inperson & over ph. nos.03192255232/09933280100.The competition shall be heldat RUAC Wimberlygunj onJan 10, 2015 at 9 am, acommunication said.

Seminar discusses tourism…(Contd. from page 1) Dr. R V R Murthy, Associate Professor & Head Departmentof Political Science, MGGC, Mayabunder informed about theproject and the significance of this seminar. The former Adhyaksh Shri. Sushil Mondal, Shri.NareshHalder and Smti. Kiran Tigga also expressed their views. S/Shri. Madhusudhan Nair, Shubodh and Naren Mondal,Pradhans of Keralapuram, Ram Nagar and Kishorinagar andZP Member, Shri. Madai Murshid also put forth theirsuggestions. Shri Alex Rajan and his team of DARTED associationmembers and Shri Wahid Rehman, offered valuablesuggestions to improve the tourist services in N & M Andamandistrict. Shri. Vadivel, Resource person and co-investigatorwelcomed the gathering and proposed vote of thanks.

Port Blair, Jan 5 The annual sports meet of UmmatPubilc School was held at its groundat Austinabad on Jan 3. The DeputyEducation Office, South Andaman,Shri H. Nathaniel was the chiefguest of the opening ceremony anddeclared the meet open. TheChairperson, SSWB, Smt. RatnaKannan and the President, AAP,

Shri Sanjay Meshak were thespecial invitees. The Adhyaksha,Zilla Parishad, Ms. V.K. MariyamBibi declared the meet closed aschief guest of the closing ceremony.Giving away the prizes, sheappreciated the efforts of thestudents, teachers and parents inorganizing the sports meet, acommunication said.

Sports meet of UPS held

Free Ayurvedahealth camp

Port Blair, Jan 5A team of doctors (Ayurveda)of Ayurveda Tribal Health CareResearch Project (ATHCRP),a unit of CCRAS, Port Blair incollaboration with the AyushHospital under Directorate ofHealth Services shall conductfree Ayurveda health camp andsurvey at Kamorta Island,Nicobar District from Jan 12to 16, 2015.

'Bharat Swabhiman…(Contd. from page 1)Besides the MP, the Principal of the School, Shri GupteswarSenapati, State Incharge, Bharat Swabhiman, Shri ShibshankarBiswas, Women State Incharge, Ms. Kuldeep Kaur and thePatron of South Andaman District, Bharat Swabhiman, ShriPritam Singh Sandhu also gave away prizes to the winners ofvarious sports activities. Shri Shibshankar Biswas also highlighted about theachievements and activities of the organization. Meanwhile, yagyas and yogas were performed in the freeyog classes run by the organization here today, acommunication said.

Sqay Martial Art teamshines in Natnl. C'ship

Port Blair, Jan 5Island Sqay Martial Art teamshines in the 60th SGFI NationalSchool Sqay Martial ArtChampionship currently beingheld at New Delhi from Jan 2.Kumar M. Ganga Raju, a studentof class XII of GSSS Boys wonthe bronze medal in 54 kg weightcategory for U-19 boys, accordingto a communication received fromthe Team Coach, Shri M.D.Selvam and Manager, ShriJugeshwar Lal. Meanwhile, senior officers andstaff of Education Department andPhysical Education Teachershave congratulated Shri M. GangaRaju for his outstanding andremarkable performance atNew Delhi though the climate wasnot favourable for the IslandSchool children, a communicationsaid.

Port Blair, Jan 5 The 13th Annual Athletic meet(2014-15) of Govt.Sec.SchoolDelanipur was held on Jan 3 atAnarkali Play Ground wherein theWard Councillor, Ward No. 5,Smti. Firdosh Bibi was the chiefguest and the CRC Coordinator/Principal, GSSS Mohanpura Smti.Rita Rani Biswas was the guestof honour. The chief guestdeclared the meet open andhighlighted the importance of

games and sports. Later the guestof honour Smt. Rita Rani Biswasreleased the technical bulletin ofthe meet. The Deputy Education Officer,South Andaman, Shri.H.Nathanielwas the Chief Guest while Shri.Ram Kishen, Asst. Director(Sports), Directorate of Educationwas the guest of honour of theclosing ceremony. Ross House wonthe Championship Trophy, acommunication received here said.

Annual athletic meet ofGSS Delanipur held

India take on Australiain fourth test inSydney today

Sydney, Jan 5The fourth and final Cricket Testbetween India and Australiabegins in Sydney tomorrow. TheIndian team will be led by theirnewly appointed Captain ViratKohli, fol lowing theannouncement of retirement fromTest Cricket by M.S. Dhoni. In theAustralian side, Captain SteveSmith has named once changewith Mitchell Starc replacing theinjured pace spearhead MitchellJohnson. The left-arm pacer hasplayed 14 Tests since debuting in2011 against New Zealand AllIndia Radio will broadcast livecommentary, alternately in Hindiand English, on all the five daysof the match. The commentary onthe opening day's play tomorrowcan be heard from 4.30 a.m.onwards. On the subsequent fourdays, the commentary will beginfrom 4.50 a.m.The hosts have already clinchedthe series with an unassailableTwo-Nil lead. The Boxing Day Testat Melbourne ended in a draw.

Training on recycling…(Contd. from page 1) Interested candidates have been asked to apply to theDirectorate of Industries or Office of the Industries PromotionOfficer at Rangat, Diglipur, Hutbay, Car Nicobar andCampbell Bay latest by Jan 14, 2015 in the prescribed format.The application format should contain details like name, age,gender, address, occupation, contact number and any otherrelevant information about the candidate. GovernmentDepartments/Organisations/NGOs may also nominate suitablecandidates, a communication said.

that the broadband connectivity will improve further from tomorrow (Jan 6) onwards. He saidthe construction of the two proposed bridges on ATR connecting Middle & North with SouthAndaman is likely soon. The enthralling performances by local as well as artistes from mainland clad in colourfulcostumes was the highlight of the opening ceremony. Organized under the aegis of TourismDepartment of the A&N Administration, the festival aims at showcasing the rich culturalheritage of the Islands. The cultural programme started with an impressive Kuchupudi classicaldance presented by the artistes of South Zone Cultural Centre (SZCC), which was followedby the presentation of classical fusion by the artistes of Kailaspathi Dance Academy anddance presentation by the visiting artistes from different States depicting the rich culturalheritage of our Country.

CS inaugurates …(Contd. from page 1)

Port Blair, Jan 5 In order to carry outnecessary repair andrenovation of the SeamenHostel situated at Haddo, PortBlair, the Directorate ofShipping Services hasdecided to suspend itsoperation/ functioningtemporarily, withimmediately effect till further

orders. The operation ofhostel will resume aftercompletion of repair /renovation. This is for theinformation of the all seamenengaged on board variousvessels of this Directorate aswell as on other govt. andprivate vessel, acommunication from the Dy.Director (SS) said here today.

Renovation of Seamen Hostel

medium, Bambooflat School and Manglutan School by SIAbdul Rahman, SHO PS Chatham, SI Mohd. Elias, SHO B/Flat and SI Abdul Arif, SHO Humfreygunj respectively. On Sunday, the Police Entertainment Team played a NukkadNatak on drunken driving at Children's Traffic Park, MarinaPark, followed by a musical programme. A large gatheringwitnessed the function and applauded the performance andinitiatives taken by A&N Police to spread the road safety. Tomorrow on 6th Jan, 2015 at 1600 hrs, Nukkad Natakwill be held in the same manner at Tiranga Park. Generalpublic have been invited to come to Tiranga Park in largenumbers to witness the performance and contribute towardsspreading awareness on road safety, the release added.

Road safety week…(Contd. from page 1)

Car Nicobar, Jan 5As a part of the 26th RoadSafety Week, a road safetywalk was organized by thelocal Police at Car Nicobar lastSaturday. Around 250 personsincluding school children,teachers, police personnel andcitizens participated in thewalk from Gandhi Statue viaGuest house, DC Office, BJRHospital and back to StateLibrary of Car Nicobar. Theparticipants displayed placardsand banners with messages ofsafe road behavior and chantedroad safety slogans. The walkwas flagged off by Shri.Arbindo Panti, Chief Judicial

Magistrate, Car Nicobar inpresence of SDPO, CarNicobar Shri. N. Rasheedunder the close supervision ofGeeta Rani Verma, DistrictSuperintendent of Police, CarNicobar. Similarly, Road Safetywalks were also organized inthe jurisdiction of PoliceStation Teressa, Katchal,Nancowry and Campbell Bayby the SHOs of respectivePolice Stations involvingschool children, teachers andcitizens. Meanwhile, Shri. K.P. AbdulGafoor, I/C PS Car Nicobar,Shri. Thomas Kutty, SHO, PS

Road safety walk evokes good response

Flower showon Jan 11

Port Blair, Jan 5Flower show at ITF Groundwill be organized on Jan 11,2015 by the Department ofAgriculture instead of Jan 10due to administrative reason,a communication said.

Teressa, Shri. BarunAdhikari, SHO, PS Katchal,Shri. Sahil Samsuddin, SHO,PS Nancowry and Shri.Girish Kumar, SHO, PSCampbell bay enlightenedstudents on road safety indifferent schools of theirrespective jurisdictions.

incorporation in the AnnualPlan 2015-16. In this connection, theAdhyaksh, Zilla Parishad,North & Middle Andaman,Shri K. Srinivasan has invitedthe DPC members along withthe Member of Parliament andSecretaries, as well as DeputyCommissioner, Pramukhs ofPanchayat Samities and Headsof Departments to attend theDPC meeting.

3-day DPC meets…(Contd. from page 1)