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Priya Indane LPG booking system troubles public

Mariyam Bibi demandsLPG booking through CSCs

Port Blair, Feb 14: In a letterwritten to the Chief Secretary,A & N Administration, theAdhyaksha Zilla ParishadSouth Andaman, Ms V.K.Mariyam Bibi highlighted theissue of booking of domesticLPG refill by M/s PriyaIndane, Junglighat, Port Blair.The ZP Adhyaksharequested the Chief Secretaryto make necessaryarrangements from theAdministration allowingLPG refill bookings to be done

through the Common ServiceCentres (CSCs), located atvarious places of SouthAndaman district to averthelp LPG consumers of PriyaIndane book LPG refillseasily. This, she said wasnecessary as the earliermeasures for booking therefills, at the counter, overphone or by sending a staff totake bookings at GramPanchayats, could not helpsort out the problem, acommunication said. 

Dozens of Tourists reach Tourism office demand more ferries to RossUnder tremendous pressure

Administration increases number of ferriesMohammed Sajid

Sheekha News Service

Port Blair, Feb 14: On thesecond day, since theAdministration has pressedgovernment ferry for RossIsland, dozens of angrytourists along with touroperators today reachedTourism Office anddemanded more ferries forRoss Island.

Tour Operators andTourist Van Drivers’Association demandedclosure of the Ross Islandthan running the show insuch an un-organizedmanner.

Soon the Directorheld a meeting with the stakeholders of Tourism Industryin his chamber but no resultcame out during the meeting.

However, later in theevening the Administrationagreed to increase number offerries for Ross Island.According to a press note of

Tourism Department thefrequency of trips by MVDurgaprasad, the 50passenger capacity vessel,has been increased. 

“Now it will bemaking four trips to RossIsland daily. In addition tothis, MV Mohit, a 36

passenger capacity vessel hasbeen pressed into service bythe Directorate of ShippingServices exclusively fortourists visiting Ross Island.It will make at least five tripsto Ross Island. The tickets forRoss Island will be availableat the ticketing counter at

Rajiv Gandhi Water SportsComplex from 8 am onwards.The timing and schedule ofthe boats will be displayed atthe ticketing counter. Also thefun ride activities inside thesafe water enclosure ofRGWSC will startfunctioning from tomorrow,”

the release said.The Administration

further added that to furtherfacilitate the trips to RossIsland, 70% of the advanceticket for the next day trip willbe made available at theTourist Information Counter of

Port Blair, Feb 14: A team ofCID Branch, headed by theDy.S.P (CID) today raided

CID team raids truckwith illegal quarry products

and seized a private truck,which was carrying illegalquarry products.

The truck wasraided at Kamraj Nagar,near Calicut. The truck

driver reportedly failed toprovide any valid documentsfor the quarry products, itwas carrying. Later the truckwas handed over to revenuedepartment.

Mohammed SajidSheekha News Service

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Sub: Chaos at Water Sports Complex

Oh.. no.. this is not done. This is not the way touristsbe treated anywhere. Yes, it is very true that 50 seatsfor 1000 tourist would create more problems than anysolutions. This shows that the officials were merelyinterested in “start for nameshake” and not with properdata, intention, a proper brainstorm and plan. Also tomy surprise these officials seems to work on isolationand do not work with local travel agents. Would localtravel agents invited for discussion the outcome wouldhave been something else and for sure better one.

My humble request to tourism department isnot to play with the sentiments of tourists/operators anddo whatever it takes to restore the condition for tour-ists in Andaman Islands with no personal and politicalagenda.

Sunil GuptaE-mail : sunil@myandaman.com

Letters to the Editor

Distribution of IGNOU Study Materialsfor Fresh Admission January 2014 Session

Port Blair, Feb 14: IGNOURegional Centre will be dis-tributing Study materials forstudents who had done FreshAdmission for January 2014session for all programmes.Students are advised to col-lect their materials fromRoom no 51 of IGNOU Re-

gional Centre from Monday, the17th of February 2014 on-wards during working hours.The study materials for candi-dates belonging to Study cen-tres in the inter islands have al-ready been dispatched to theirrespective centres. Outstationstudents may kindly contact

their respective Study CentreCoordinators for receipt ofstudy materials. Due to sometechnical problems, SMS to stu-dents will not be sent this time.Inconvenience caused is regret-ted, a communication fromIGNOU Regional Centre, PortBlair stated.

Port Blair, Feb 14: On the de-mand of the General Public ofthe respective area, Mr.Bishnu Pada Ray, Member ofParliament has decided to un-dertake some works under theMPLAD Scheme for the de-velopment of the area and laidthe foundation stone and alsoInaugurated the completedproject in a simple functionorganized by the general pub-

New work underMPLAD taken up by MP

lic of the area. The works arefoundation stone for Construc-tion of Bridge on Paddy LandNallah, Ferrargunj GramPanchayat on 14/02/2014; In-auguration of Anganwadi Cen-tre at Tanki Basthi, FerrargunjGram Panchayat on14.02.2014 and inaugurationof Anganwadi Centre at WardNo. 1, Bindraban GramPanchayat on 14.02.2014.

A day after, Congress MP Rajagopaldefends his pepper spray act in Lok Sabha

NEW DELHI: Facing flakover his pepper spray attackin Lok Sabha during intro-duction of the TelanganaBill, Seemandhra MP LRajagopal on Friday regret-ted the act, but maintainedthat he had done it in selfdefence.

"I am not sayingwhat happened in Parliamentyesterday was the right thing... Definitely, all of us regret,all of us feel ashamed ofwhat happened," hesaid.Rajagopal was widelycondemned for the incident,which saw him being sus-pended from Lok Sabha bySpeaker MeiraKumar.Appearing to havemellowed down a day after,

he, however, defended his actand said he had used the pep-per spray to defend one of hisparliamentary colleagues, whowas being "mandhandled" bypolitical opponents.Some LokSabha members, "at the be-hest of the Congress leader-ship", had tried to "manhandle"MPs from Seemandhra, hesaid."I had to do something inself-defence. I did not want touse tactics like engaging in afist fight ... hence I used thespray when I saw a colleaguefrom a different party beingmanhandled," he said.OnThursday, Rajagopal had de-manded that the CongressMPs who had allegedly"pounced" on him and TDPmember Venugopal Reddy

also be suspended."I went torescue Venugopal Reddywhen he was targeted byCongress MPs while protest-ing in the Well of the House.(But) they started attackingme. So, I used the pepperspray in self defence,"Rajagopal had said.

He said he alwayscarries pepper spray as hewas "under a great threatfrom these forces" - a refer-ence to Telangana statehoodsupporters.

Asked to react to theincident, Rajagopal had onThursday said, "Congresstalks about democracy" but isindulging in a blame game"without following any demo-cratic practices".

DMDK leader Vijayakanth meets PM,demands CBI inquiry into illegal beach

sand mining in Tamil NaduCHENNAI: DMDK leaderVijayakanth on Friday metPrime Minister ManmohanSingh in New Delhi and de-manded a CBI inquiry intothe alleged irregularities inmining of beach sand in thesouthern districts of TamilNadu.

T he actor a longwith party MLAs submit-ted a memorandum to thiseffect to the Pr imeMinister."Illegal mining isvery rampant, and peopleof Tamil Nadu believe thatit has been going on withthe blessings of the TamilNadu government , "Vijayakanth sa id. "I tseems the bureaucrats arealso hand in gloves with thesand mafia and are lootingthe mineral wealth of thenation to a large extent."

Among the miningcompanies permit ted inTamil Nadu, 86% of the li-cences were issued to V VMinerals and its AssociateCompanies. V V Mineralshad never observed any ofthe rules and regulationsprescr ibed in the Minesand Minerals Act, 1957,

the DMDK leader said.The local community hadsubmitted a number of pe-titions to the departmentsconcerned and lodged com-plaints with police as well,he said.

The aggressive agi-tations by the people in thecoastal districts and pro-tests by the opposition par-ties had the state constitut-ing a committee led by se-nior bureaucrat GagandeepSingh Bedi to investigateand submit a report in thescandal. "But no effectiveresults had been achievedso far. The entire actiontaken by the Tamil Nadugovernment in this issueseems to be eyewash, "Vijayakanth said.

He sought the in-tervention of the Pr imeMinister in resolving long-pending inter-state watershar ing issues (like theCauvery and Mullaperiyarwater sharing disputes),bes ides law and order,power crisis, fishermen is-sue and finance ministry'sdecision to levy tax on ricestorage and handling.

Port Blair, Feb 14: IndianAir Force invites applica-tions from unmarried maleIndian citizens (citizens ofNepal are also eligible) forselection test in June 2014

to join as Airmen in Group‘X’ (Technical) Trades.

The candidates musthave passed intermediate/10+2/equivalent examinationwith Mathematics, Physics

and English, with minimum50% marks in aggregateand 50% marks in English orthree year Diploma coursein Engineering (Mechanical/Electrical/Electronics/Auto-mobile/Computer ciences/Instrumentation Technol-ogy/Information Technol-ogy) from a Govt recognizedPolytechnic Institute with50% marks in overall aggre-gate and 50% marks in En-glish in Diploma course orin intermediate/matricula-tion, if English is not a sub-ject in Diploma Course.

The candidates mustbe born between 01 Feb1994 and 30 Nov 1997 (bothdays inclusive). Candidatesare to carry original ma-triculation passing certifi-cate with three attestedphoto copies of the same forverification of date of birth,10+2 or Diploma originalcertificates.

For detailed applica-tion form and full advertise-ment, candidates can log onto Indian Air Force websitewww.indianairforce.nic.in, acommunication receivedhere said.

Airmen recruitment test in Jun 2014

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Port Blair, Feb 14: INSJarawa, the oldest naval es-tablishment in these islandscompletes fifty years of itsraising today. The unit wascommissioned at Port Blair on15 Feb 64. As part of GoldenJubilee celebrations the unitintends conducting a BloodDonation Camp, picnic forsailors and families, movieshows in Dweepika Audito-rium and free entry to RossIsland from 13 to 15 Feb 14.A musical evening was alsoconducted on 05 Feb 14 atRoss Island to commemoratethe forthcoming Golden Jubi-lee, and was a big hit amonglocal and international del-egates during Milan 14.

Pre-1962,Indian Na-val ships operated in the wa-ters around the Andaman andNicobar Islands, but the realneed for a naval base in thisarea, became a necessity inthe changed scenario post1962. The decision to estab-lish a forward Naval Base atPort Blair fructified in Nov1962 when Cdr K Lal wasappointed the first ResidentNaval Officer (RNO). Theadvance party arrived in Dec62, followed by the main partyin Feb 63.INS Jarawa wascommissioned by Vice Admi-

INS Jarawa Turns Fifty Today

Port Blair, Feb 14: The RajyaSainik Board invites applica-tions from the ex-service menfor immediate deployment asLight House Security Guardsin different light houses in theislands. The selected candi-dates will be appointed as Se-curity Guards in the lighthouses located in East Island,North Point, Little Andaman,Keating Point and CampbellBay DGPS Station. The eli-

Re-Employment for Ex-ServiceMen in the Light Houses

gible Ex-service men are ad-vised to apply to the Secre-tary, Rajya Sainik Board , PortBlair indicating their choice ofLight House for deployment.They will be selected throughthe test and interview to beconducted by the Director ofLight House and Light Shipsand will be deployed on con-tract basis at the DGS wagesas revised from time totime.(PIB)

Kuldeep requests ChairpersonPBMC to regularize DMRs and

Sanitary workersPort Blair, Feb 14: The PCCPresident Kuldeep RaiSharma has requested theChairperson, PBMC forreqularization of services ofdaily rated mazdoors/ sanitarymazdoors who have alreadyrendered more than 10 yearscontinuous services againstthe vacant posts. In his letterhe has stated that a large num-ber of vacancies of workcharged Mazdoors/ sanitarymazdoors have arisen in theCouncil due to promotion, re-tirement, death etc of theemployees of PBMC and re-quested to regularize the ser-vices of DRMs of PBMC onthe basis of seniority against

the respective vacant posts bygiving relaxation to age andeducational qualification.Kuldeep has also appreciatedthe efforts of regularizing ofservices of 236 DRMs and 26DR Drivers during the cur-rent tenure of the Council.

ral BS Soman, the then Chiefof the Naval Staff on 15 Feb64. The commissioning ofINS Jarawa was followed bythe establishment of a NavalGarrison at Port Blair. At thetime of commissioning, sincethe Commanding Officer wasalso the RNO, the commandfunctions were carried outfrom the Navy Office. Theother complexes were housedin buildings hired from A&NAdministration at Delanipur,and the present campus be-came vibrant in 1978. Theunit is presently being com-manded by Capt(IN) SanjayKumar. As a base depot ship,the unit provides administra-tive support to HQAndaman& Nicobar Command, the

Naval Component.Besides the above,

INS Jarawa is the Naval Re-cruitment Establishment re-sponsible for recruitment ac-tivities in Andaman andNicobar Islands. Recruitmentexaminations are conductedtwice a year in Mar/Apr andSep/Oct as per the schedulepromulgated by Naval HQ.Recruitment medical exami-nation is conducted at JarawaMI Room for candidatesqualified in written examina-tion and Physical Fitness Test.

The Indian NavalWatermanship Training Cen-tre located at Haddo is man-aged and run by INS Jarawa.The centre has been function-

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EDITORIAL.....Victory of strategic vote

Data suggest voters nimbly, simul-taneously cue in different parties innational and state elections

As a part of a series of re-search projects aimed at under-standing voter behaviour in India,we investigate if Indian voters votedifferently in national elections ascompared to state elections. We findevidence in support of the hypoth-esis that a significant section of vot-ers do vote differently in nationalelections when compared to stateelections.After the recent assemblyelections, there is a growing debateabout the appropriateness of ex-trapolating assembly election resultsto yet to be held national elections.Both sides of the debate have anec-dotal evidence to support theirclaim.

While proponents of ex-trapolation give the example ofMaharashtra in 2004, where stateelection winners got more or lesssimilar vote share in national elec-tions, the other side can come upwith counter examples in the formof Delhi in 1999 where the partythat won state elections did not doas well in the national elections. Weare of the opinion that anecdotal evi-dence cannot be a substitute forsound empirical investigation.

First, it is important toconsider only those assembly elec-tions that are held on the same dayas national elections. This rules outthe possibility of new informationthat can emerge after the first elec-tion and before the second and havesignificant impact on the votingpattern in the later election.

For example, in 2007, Con-gress secured less than 9% of thepopular vote in Uttar Pradesh as-sembly elections. But in the 2009parliamentary elections, the partysecured more than 18% of thepopular votes, winning as many as21 seats. It is important to note thatthere was a gap of more than a yearbetween the two elections and anumber of important events with apotential to influence voters mighthave taken place in between. Forinstance, a massive farm loanwaiver was announced in February2008.We circumvent this problemby examining only those stateswhere the central and state electionswere held together. This rules outthe possibility of incremental infor-mation impacting the results. Insuch elections, we analyse the per-formance of more than 30,000 can-didates at constituency level.

A cursory look at the votessecured by different parties givesenough clues. For example, Con-gress secured almost 6% highervotes in Lok Sabha elections com-pared to assembly elections inOdisha in 2004 and almost 3%higher in Andhra Pradesh in 2009.However, there could be state, time,party and constituency specific fac-tors that could have caused this out-

come. We cannot make causal claimsbased on summary statistics alone.

We adopt a method which inacademic jargon is known as differ-ence in difference approach. We usethis approach to see if the party thatwins national elections has an incre-mental advantage in Lok Sabha elec-tions. We analyse 2004 and 2009 LokSabha elections and also state elec-tions held together with these elec-tions for states such as Maharashtra,Odisha, Andhra Pradesh for 2004 and2009, Haryana 2009, Jharkhand 2009and Karnataka 2004.Our constituencylevel analysis reveals that the nationalelections winner enjoys an incremen-tal advantage over its rivals in LokSabha elections when compared toadvantage enjoyed by the party in as-sembly elections. A Lok Sabha can-didate belonging to the party that winsnational elections has a 19% higherchance of winning (or 19% lowerchance of losing) against his rivalswhen compared to the difference inprobability of winning for a VidhanSabha candidate belonging to thesame party.

This implies total votes se-cured by the nationally winning partyin a Lok Sabha constituency is higherthan sum of votes secured by theparty in all assembly segments of thesame Lok Sabha constituency in stateelections. The difference is more than1,00,000 votes.These results holdwhen we analyse the states sepa-rately. For example, in Odisha, in2004 as well as 2009, Congress didbetter in Lok Sabha elections com-pared to assembly elections. Therewas a large section of voters thatvoted for Biju Janata Dal in the as-sembly elections while preferringCongress candidates for the LokSabha.Our results do not hold for thestate of Karnataka but that does notimpact the trend seen in the overallsample. This clearly indicates thatswing voters vote in favour of theparty that they perceive as winningnationally in national elections eventhough they vote for a different partyin state elections. It is also importantto note that we control for state spe-cific and party specific factors in ouranalysis.Thus our analysis reveals thatit is too simplistic to blindly extrapo-late assembly election results to LokSabha. The voter, especially theswing voter, is smarter than has beenassumed in popular discourse. Sup-port for the expected national winnertends to increase in Lok Sabha polls.The swing voter is likely to go withthe party or coalition which is seenas forming the government at theCentre.Thus it is important for a partyor a coalition to be seen as winningnationally in order to attract swingvoters. Otherwise they will be leftonly with their core voters. Only timewill tell whether our result will holdout of sample in the 2014 centralelections.The writers work for Cen-tre for Analytical Finance at the In-dian School of Business.

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(From page 3)INS Jarawa.....ing to promote sailing and other wa-ter sports activities, and regular sail-ing regattas are held. The SCC stu-dents are also trained in variouswatermanship activities. The club hasbeen extending support and its train-ing aids to Port Blair Yatchting Asso-ciation also. The centre has also con-ducted J24 Sailing Expeditions toPhuket and Chennai in last two years.

Ross Island, this most soughtafter tourist destination in Port Blairis maintained by INS Jarawa. Floraand Fauna of the island includes ap-proximately 3500 coconut trees, vari-ous varieties of ficus, tamarind, neem,gulmohar, spotted deer (approxi-mately 400) and peacocks (approxi-mately 50).Various infrastructure de-velopments have been undertaken onthe island to make it more touristfriendly so that each person feelswelcome. A new jetty, accommoda-tion for duty sailors, toilets for visi-tors, Gazebos and rest huts, pumphouse, two guest rooms, a helipad anda cafeteria have been constructedover the last few years. Smritika, theRoss Island Museum was also reno-vated last year and is one of the mainsource of motivation for the youngmen and women visiting the island.The unit is also actively participatingin the Light and Sound Project atRoss Island. The island is open to visi-tors on all days except Wednesdays.

The unit maintains a NavalBand which has entertained audi-ences all across these islands on nu-merous occasions. The Naval bandhas been integral part of the Indepen-dence Day and Republic Day Pa-rades held at NetajiSubhashStadium.The band has been performing at ITF,Marina Park, Raj Niwas, commis-sioning ceremonies and at Milanfunctions. The band has also per-formed in various national and inter-national musical festivals and Militarytattoos. The band concert at MarinaPark and Dweepika is a regular fea-ture during Navy Week celebrationsand MILAN.

Commanding Officer, INSJarawa is the station commander of

Ex-servicemen Contributory HealthScheme (ECHS), which is a compre-hensive health care scheme for de-fence pensioners. The ECHS officeis located within the premises of INSJarawa and the Polyclinic is locatedat INHS Dhanvantri. The aim of thescheme is to provide comprehensiveand quality medical care to ESM andtheir dependents, widows and familypensioners. ECHS has been provid-ing yeoman services to all ESM ofAndaman and Nicobar Islands andhas been very prompt to the medicalrequirements, reimbursement ofmedical expenses, forwarding casesto main land for advance treatment,processing of smart cards and thegeneral welfare of ESM.

In addition the unit has beenproactive in protection of ecology andmaintains the fragile balance in itsarea of responsibility. Towards thisthe unit has regularly taken tree plan-tation, beach cleaning, shramdan,awareness program on garbage man-agement and drives against foodwastage. The unit also undertakesvarious social programmes like blooddonation camps, visit to Old AgeHomes, and conduct of lectures andde-addiction programmes.

INS Jarawa imparts weeklytraining to the Cadets on Sundaysbetween 0800 to 1230 hrs. Everyyear fresh admissions are carried outin the month of Sep & Oct and thetraining sessions commences fromthe month of Oct. The cadets aregroomed to be the model citizens, andare regularly taken on visits onboardNaval ships, imparted Parade train-ing, small arms firing, lectures on sea-manship, sporting and sailing activi-ties, swimming and picnics/visits tohistorical places. The cadets havealso been participating in Indepen-dence Day and Republic Day Pa-rades held at Netaji Stadium.INS Jarawa is committed to under-take all activities towards achievingits Vision Statement “To excel in op-erations and synergise for enhancingadministrative support and quality oflife”.

HAL delivers Crew Module forHuman Spaceflight Program to ISRO

BANGALORE: Defence majorHindustan Aeronautics Limited todaysaid it has handed over the first "Crew Module Structural Assembly"for the "Human Spaceflight Program"to Indian Space ResearchOrganisation. HAL handed over theCrew Module to ISRO's VikramSarabhai Space Centre (VSSC),Thiruvananthapuram, in Bangalore,recently, the company said in a re-lease. The first Crew Module will befurther equipped with systems nec-essary for crew support, navigation,guidance and control systems byISRO for experimentation in theforthcoming GSLV-MK3 launch, the

release said.Currently under development

by ISRO, GSLV-III or Geosynchro-nous Satellite Launch Vehicle MarkIII, is conceived and designed tomake the country fully self-reliant inlaunching heavier communication sat-ellites of INSAT-4 class, which weigh4,500 to 5,000 kg. It would also en-hance India's competitiveness in themultimillion dollar commercial launchmarket. "HAL takes pride in theIndia's space programmes and ourAerospace Division has produced thisCrew Module in a record time to meetthe requirements of ISRO," HALChairman R K Tyagi said.

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I, Sushma Kumari, W/o. Narayan Singh, adult, R/o. Duke Nagar(Laukinallah) village under Mayabunder Tehsil in N&M AndamanDistrictdo hereby solemnly affirm and declare as follows:-1. That I have lost my family Identity Card bearing No. 2013064165bearing FPS No. 211, Identity Card (Election Commission of India)bearing No. PRI1659242 and SBI, Savings account book bearing A/CNo. 32813718679 Billigroundon 28/01/2014 at Billiground bazaar, hence this affidavit. That the factstated above is true to the best of my knowledge and belief and nothinghas been concealed thereof.

DEPONENT.

AFFIDAVIT

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Oil Spills Linked to HeartProblems in Fish, Say Researchers

After carrying out a detailedstudy on marine life, research-ers at the National Oceanic andAtmospheric Administration(NOAA) have found link be-tween oil pollution and heartdiseases in fish.

The study was con-ducted after the devastating oilspill incident took place in year2010. The incident led to spill-ing of four million barrels ofoil of BP Deepwater Horizoninto the Gulf of Mexico dur-ing spawning season of tunafish.

After analyzing theeffect of oil on heart musclesof the fish, researchers foundthat the potassium and calciumchannels responsible for regu-lation of heart rate and rhythmwere blocked by the oil. Theysaid that the weathered oilseemed to be more toxic thanthe fresh oil in effecting heartmuscles of fish.Barbara Block, a biologist atStanford University, said thatresearchers are endeavoring to

find effect of air pollution onheart of humans.

The findings couldalso prove harmful for theGulf's commercial fishing in-dustry and for the region's eco-logical health, said Nat Scholz,head of ecotoxicology pro-gram at a NOAA fisheries cen-ter in Seattle.This incident has led to the lossof 85% of the bluefin tunapopulation, which has life spanof 35 years and can grow to12-feet in length. According to

the latest stock assessmentreport, the bluefin tuna spawn-ing population had fallen toabout 36% compared tobaseline population of1970.Yellowfin tuna, dolphins,blue marlin and swordfish aresome of the species of fishthat are under the threat of oilspill areas. Although low con-centration causes acute harmto embryos and the larvae, thehigh concentration of oil ex-posed to fish will simply killthe larvae.

Ground-Dwellers No Longer:Study Shows Crocodiles Can Climb Trees

If you ever find yourself try-ing to escape a crocodile, don’tclimb a tree. New studies re-veal that four species ofcrocodilians are adept treeclimbers. Oh, and apparentlythey can use tools.As reportedin Herpetology News, in onecase, a croc was spotted 13feet off the ground – and asfar as 16 feet out on a branch.

The team describedthe sizeable feat, noting that toget there the animal had to scale“a completely vertical bankand then [walk] amongst thebranches to reach the end ofthe tree.”Although the reptilesare commonly consideredground-dwellers, finding a

crocodile in a tree was no rareincident along the Nile, crocswere spotted in trees as fre-quently as some birds were.

As ectothermic, orcold-blooded, animals, croco-diles can’t regulate their ownbody temperature; instead,they rely on outside sourceslike the sun. Often, the climb-ing critters were seen in areaswhere there was little groundspace for the animals to bask,leading the observers to gatherthat they climb trees as an alter-native method “for regulatingtheir body temperature.”

In terms of the heighteach animal was able to reachin the trees, smaller crocs were

able to go higher than largerones. All across the board, theywere “somewhat skittish”;whenever they were ap-proached, they “jumped or fellinto the water.”The study con-nected crocodiles’ wary natureto this habit by noting that“climbing leads to improved sitesurveillance of potential threatsand prey.”`In one notable case,a crocodile in Australia was ob-served trying to climb a chain-link fence.Previously, anecdotalaccounts of alligators or croco-diles in trees had been reportedin Columbia, Mississippi, andthe Nile; these instances werebacked up by a mere three ref-erences in scientific literature.

Company enjoys place in sun astechnology used on space mission

The technique inspired by apigment used to make prehis-toric cave paintings will soonprotect space equipment on agroundbreaking mission to thesun.Developed by UCD-basedbusiness Enbio, the technologyis being used on the outer sur-face of the European SpaceAgency's Solar Orbiter craft.

The pigment is called'Solar Black', a type of blackcalcium phosphate processedfrom burnt bone charcoal. Itretains its properties under in-tense conditions, even overthousands of years.Due forlaunch in 2017, Solar Orbiterwill take high-resolution pic-

tures of the sun from as closeas 42 million kilometres away– just one-quarter of the star'sdistance to Earth.

At such a close dis-tance, the spacecraft needsprotection from the sun's pow-erful rays. The mission willendure 13 times the intensityof normal sunlight and tem-peratures as high as 520°C.

Enbio's techniqueuses the same pigment that ourancestors once used to makeprehistoric cave paintings.

Called 'CoBlast', thetechnology was invented byEnbio founder JohnO'Donoghue.

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Kuldeep demands additionalSTS Bus trips for Sippighat

Port Blair, Feb 14: The PCCPresident Kuldeep RaiSharma along with PRI mem-bers and general public ofSippighat gram panchayat metthe Chief Secretary AnandPrakash on 11th February,2014 and informed him thatduring his recent visit toBimblitan, the people of thearea has requested him to

approach to the proper au-thority for two additional tripsof STS bus at 12.30 noon andat 7.30 PM for their welfare.Kuldeep has stated that atpresent there are total fivetrips of STS services in a day,but these additional trips willallow the elderly person andwomenfolk who are unable toavail the earlier services due

to various household andhealth reasons. By availingthese additional trips theymay go for medical checkupsand complete other importantworks and come back at theirease.

The Chief Secretaryhas given a patient hearingand assured to look into thematter.

Manmohan's post-retirementhouse 'identified'

NEW DELHI: Prime Minis-ter Manmohan Singh, who hasalready made known his in-tention to hand over themantle after the Lok Sabhapolls, may move from 7, RaceCourse Road to 3, MotilalNehru Marg, the current resi-dence of former Delhi chiefminister Sheila Dikshit.

The bungalow onMotilal Nehru Marg is one ofthose considered for Singh'saccommodation after hedemits the PM's office.

Sources in the urbandevelopment ministry saidDikshit had written to the es-tate department that shewould vacate the house by

February 20. Earlier she hadtold TOI that she would leaveher official accommodationby January-end. As per rules,CMs and cabinet ministersneed to vacate their house amonth after the end of theirtenure.

Dikshit was allottedthe bungalow in 2004 whenshe took over as CM for thesecond time. "Anyone whooverstays in official accom-modation has to pay damages(charges) to the govern-ment," said an official.

According tosources, recently a team vis-ited the bungalow to get ex-act details and to find out

whether this could be one ofthe best options to accommo-date Manmohan Singh.

Another bungalowbeing considered is 5, Janpathwhere former Prime MinisterI K Gujral lived. It has beenlying vacant since November2012.

Officials said therewould be enough time left torenovate the bungalow onMoti Lal Nehru Marg afterDiskshit leaves next week.The tenure of the present LokSabha ends in May.

All former PrimeMinisters are entitled to type-VIII bungalow, the highestcategory.

By this deed I, the undersigned Krishna Rao Uttara, S/oGurayya Uttara,(New Name) previously called Y.KrishnaRao, S/o Y.Gorraiah, Y.Goraiah, Gurayya (old name),doing student (give profession or vocation) and residentof Durgapur village, Post Ariel Bay, Diglipur Tehsil, NorthAndaman (address) solemnly declare:-

1. That for and on behalf of myself and my wifeand children and remitter issue wholly renounce/relinquish and abandon the use of my former name /surname of Y.Krishna Rao, S/o Y.Gorraiah, Y.Goraiah,Gurayya and in place thereof. I do hereby assume fromthis date the name /surname Krishna Rao uttara, s/oGurayya Uttara and so that I and my wife, children andremitter issue may hereafter be called, known anddistinguished not by my former name/surname, butassumed name/surname of Krishna Rao, S/o GurayyaUttara.

2. That for the purpose of evidencing such mydetermination declare that I shall all times hereafter in allrecords, deeds and writings and in all proceedings,dealings and transactions, private as well as upon alloccasions whatsoever use and sign the name of KrishnaRao Uttara, S/o Gurayya Uttara as my name/surname inplace and in substitution of my former name/surname.

3. That I expressly authorize and request allpersons in general and relatives and friends in particular,at all times hereinafter to designate and address me, mywife , my children, remitter issue by such assumed name/surname of Krishna Rao Uttara, S/o Gurayya Uttaraaccordingly.

4. In witness whereof I have hereunto subscribedmy former and adopted name/surname of Y.Krishna Rao,S/o Y.Gorraiah, Y.Goraiah, Gurrayya and Krishna RaoUttara, S/o. Gurayya Uttara affix my signature and seal,if any, this .....day of February, 2014.

Signed sealed and delivered by the above nameFormer name: Y.Krishna Rao, s/o Y.Gorraiah, Y.Goraiah,GurayyaName: Krishna Rao Uttara, S/o Gurayya UttaraAddress: Durgapur, Diglipur, North Andaman

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the Directorate of Tourismfrom 9:30 am onwards whilethe remaining 30% tickets willbe issued at the ticketingcounter of Aberdeen jetty(RGWSC) from tomorrowonwards.

“Meanwhile, onescuba dive operator has beenregistered and four otherScuba Dive Operators have

been provided withprovisional registration afterinspection at Havelock andthey can start functioning. TheTourism Department as wellas the Directorate of ShippingServices are putting in theirbest efforts in streamlining thefacility,” said the TourismDirector in a press note thisevening.

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