+ + C M Y K Regn. No. 34190/75 No. 334 Port Blair, Tuesday, December 20, 2016 Web: dt.andaman.gov.in Rs. 3.00 6 Pages T e l e g ra m s he Daily The Largest Circulating Daily of A&N Islands New Delhi, Dec 19 Minister for Electronics and IT Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad has said that the present government in the Centre is transforming the nation through technology to make it a digitally empowered knowledge society. Addressing Digital India Award ceremony in New Delhi today, Shri Prasad said, India missed the import of Industrial revolution, entrepreneurial revolution and technology revolution but it can't miss the ongoing digital revolution. He said, India wants to be the leader of digital revolution. He said, digital delivery is faster and digital governance is transparent. Shri Prasad said, India is sitting in the cusp of big change with the digital revolution. Shri Prasad urged the awardees to identify the success stories of digital India and share it among people. He also urged them to be active agents of change towards digital payment methods. He said, National Informatics Centre can be the torch bearer of Digital India program. The Minister announced that Digital Village programme will be launched soon to Centre transforming nation into digitally empowered society: Minister Port Blair, Dec. 19 The District Level Task Force Committee (DLTFC) on Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP), pertains to District Industries Centre, Department of Industries, will be held under the Chairmanship of the Deputy Commissioner, South Andaman at the Conference Hall of District Office on 20th December, 2016 at 12.30 pm. Any individual, above 18 years of age are eligible under the scheme. There will be no income ceiling for assistance for setting up projects under PMEGP. For setting up of project costing above Rs.10 lakh in the manufacturing sector and above Rs.5 lakh in the business/service sector, the beneficiaries should possess at least VIII standard pass educational qualification. The financial assistance is available only for new projects under the scheme. The beneficiaries' contribution in the project cost are 10% for the general category and 5% for the special category including ST, OBC, women, ex- servicemen, physically handicapped etc. The rates of subsidy of the project cost are 15% for the general category and 25% for the special category in Urban area. Whereas, 25% for the general category and 35% for the special category in Rural area. The maximum cost of the project/unit admissible under manufacturing DLTFC meeting on PMEGP under DIC today provide virtual world facilities in rural areas. In his speech, Minister of State for Electronics and IT Shri P P Chaudhary stressed the need to be proactive in the area of cyber security. In her address, Secretary Electronic and IT Ms Aruna Sundarrajan said, digital India is paving the way for a more inclusive, participative and empowered society. She said, 1 billion cell phones, 1 billion bio-metrics and half a billion population connected to internet tell the story of India's digital transformation. Kanpur, Dec 19 In line with the vision of making India the Skill Capital of the World by empowering its youth to be more employable and self- sustainable, the Prime Minister today laid the foundation stone of the first ever "Indian Institute of Skills" in the country at Kanpur. The Institute has been conceptualized by the Prime Minister during his visit to Singapore's Institute of Technical Education. Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, headed by Shri Rajiv Pratap Rudy, in partnership with the Institute of Technical Education, Singapore decided to open an institute first ever of its kind in the country, the Foundation for Indian Institute of Skills laid PM Modi eyes 4 lakh jobs for youth in next 3 years in big push for skill development institute is inspired by the Singapore model of training and would adopt various best practices from Old notes worth over Rs 5000 can only be deposited once per account till Dec 30 New Delhi, Dec 19 The Reserve Bank today imposed stiff restrictions on depositing more than 5,000 rupees in the scrapped 500 and 1,000 rupees notes. The bank said, it can be deposited only once per account till December 30th, that too after explaining to bank officials the reasons for not having done that so far. RBI said that defunct currency up to any amount can be deposited under the new black money amnesty Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana scheme, PMGKY. Under the PMGKY scheme, black money holders can deposit unaccounted cash in account which will be subject to 50 per cent tax and 4-year interest free lock-in for the remaining 25 per cent of the amount. The central bank said that now-defunct notes in excess of 5,000 rupees shall be credited to only KYC (Know Your Customer) compliant accounts. the country. The Ministry has decided to have six such institutes all across. New Delhi, Dec 19 Government has written to States and Union territories for necessary action on Supreme Court’s order regarding National Anthem of India. Home Ministry has asked Chief Secretaries of all the States to take necessary action in this regard. Earlier, the Supreme Court had ordered all the cinema halls in the country to play the National Anthem before the start of the feature film. All present in the hall are obliged to stand up to show respect to the National Anthem. It said, the entry and exit doors shall remain closed prior to the National Anthem is played or sung in the cinema hall, so that no disturbance is created. After the Anthem is played or sung, the doors can be opened. When the National Anthem shall be played in cinema halls, it shall be with the National Flag on the screen. The Govt writes to States, UTs to implement SC's order on national anthem courts had said, there shall be no commercial exploitation to give financial advantage or any kind of benefit. There shall also be no dramatization of the Anthem and it should not be included as a part of any variety show. Supreme Court had said, National Anthem or a part of it shall not be printed on any object and also never be displayed in such a manner at such places which may be disgraceful to its status and tantamount to disrespect. (Contd. on last page) EXCHANGE RATES EXCHANGE RATES RBI Reference Rate INR / 1 USD : 67.7262 INR / 1 Euro : 70.8416 INR / 100 YEN : 57.7300 INR /1 GBP : 84.5426 Capital Market S&P BSE Sensex: 26489.56* Nifty 50 : 8139.45* * as on previous day Bullion Rate 22ct Gold per 10 gram 26660 Silver per 1 kg 44000 Port Blair, Dec. 19 Dr. Amit Halder (Sr. Consultant Neurology) Super Specialist from Medica SuperSpecialty Hospital, Kolkata, will be rendering his Service at GB Pant Hospital, Port Blair from Dec. 21 to 23. He will examine the patients at Super Specialist to render treatment at GBPH OPD, GB Pant Hospital. For screening of cases for Super Specialist treatment, the general public have been requested to consult HOD (Medicine) for in their respective OPDs at GB Pant Hospital, a communication from the Nodal Officer (ANISHI) said here today. Port Blair, Dec. 19 A three-day festival of selected films of Mumbai International Film Festival (MIFF) for Documentary, Short and Animation Films will be held in the auditorium of ASI from Dec. 22. The festival is being organised Festival of selected films of MIFF from Dec. 22 by Andaman Islands Film Society in association with the Films Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, GoI with the support of Department of Art & Culture, A&N Administration, a communication said. Port Blair, Dec. 19 School Eye Screening is one of the important components of National Programme for Control of Blindness (NPCB). It is estimated that 20% of children have problems with their eye sight affecting their participation and learning at school. To reduce the blindness due to refractive error, screening of school children are being carryout regularly throughout the Island by the Ophthalmic Assistants of respective area. During the FY 2016-2017, a total of 17051 (9946 in South Andaman District, 3393 in N&M Andaman District & 3712 in Nicobar District) students were screened, of which 924 refractive errors cases (730 in South Andaman District, 60 in N&M Andaman District & 134 in Nicobar District) detected and free glasses provided to 316 needy students (302 students of South Andaman District, 12 students of N&M Andaman District and 2 students of Nicobar District, a communication from the JS (NPCB)/DD (Ophth) said. 316 free glasses provided to school children under NPCB Port Blair, Dec. 19 A camp was organized by South Andaman Police at Police Station Havelock for creating awareness on cashless transaction on Dec. 14. The Branch Manager, SBI, Havelock, Shri Anjani Kumar along with his Assistant Shri Surjit explained about the use of mobile for payment and also informed the types of apps through which transaction can be made in presence of SDPO/Havelock. Camp on cashless transaction organised by South Andaman Police Altogether six sub- inspectors and twenty five Head Constables and Constables including of Fire Service, Communication and Police Marine Force attended the camp. More such type of camps will be organized for vendors/ merchants of Havelock, Hut Bay and Neil Island in association with the Bank officials for promoting cashless transactions, a communication said. Port Blair, Dec. 19 Swami Baldev Bharti, Sai Sadhak and founder of 'Shree Sai Seva Sadhna Ashram', Dhoopkheda, Aurangabad, Maharashtra will be on a seven-day visit to these Islands from Dec. 21. To honour Sai Sadhak, the Andaman Sai Seva Samiti, A&N Islands will be organising a special programme, 'Shirdi Sai Baba - Sai Rehem Nazar Karna', a Swami Baldev Bharti to visit Islands Sai Bhajan Sandhya, on Dec. 22, from 3 pm onwards at Dr. B.R.Ambedkar Municipal Auditorium here, a communication said. Port Blair, Dec. 19 The general public and the Health Care Facilities (HCFs) of Andaman & Nicobar Islands have been informed that the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change has notified the Bio-medical Wastes Management Rules, 2016, in the Gazette of India, vide G.S.R. 343(E) dated 28/03/2016, in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 6, 8 and 25 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986), and in supersession of the Bio- Medical Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 1998. These rules shall apply to all persons who generate, collect receive, store transport, treat, dispose, or handle Bio- Medical Waste in any form including hospitals nursing homes, clinics, dispensaries, veterinary institutions, animal houses, pathological laboratories, blood banks, Ayush hospitals, Clinical Establishments, research or educational institutions, health camps, medical or surgical camps vaccination camps, blood donation camps, first aid rooms of schools, forensic laboratories and research labs. For detail provision of the BMW Rules, 2016 visit http// www.moef.nic.in/sites/ default/files/BMW%20 Rules, %20216_1.pdf. All the HCFs have been advised for compliance of the BMW Rules, 2016 and also make all necessary Bio-medical Wastes Management Rules, 2016 notified Health Care Facility providers advised to dispose bio-medical waste safely Port Blair, Dec. 19 The Office of the Development Commissioner (Handicrafts) will organize 11 craft bazaars and 17 exhibitions during 2016-17 through APHDC, in mainland (Detailed Schedule is enclosed). Handicrafts Artisans those who are interested to participate in these programmes may contact Sr. Assistant Director (H), HMSEC, Ministry of Textiles, Government of India, C-Block, Kendirya Craft Bazaar & Exhibitions in mainland Handicrafts artisans of A&N Islands can participate Sadan, Lamba Line, Port Blair, Ph. 233271, 9476002079. TA/DA will be paid to the artisans for participating these programmes as per the norms of DC (Handicrafts). (Contd. on last page) Port Blair, Dec. 19 In view of extreme crisis of fresh water resources and to make a national campaign on conservation and saving water, Ministry of Water Resources is promulgating the campaign though national painting competition on the theme 'conservation of water'. In this regard, it has also been envisaged that the school children will be the brand ambassador to ventilate the slogan of saving water and its conservation in the wake of severe crisis of the precious resources all over the country through their drawing on the canvas. The selection is done in three tiers i.e. the school level competition. From the successful students of school level competition, done by the schools, 50 candidates are selected for the second tier i.e. the State level/U.T level competition to be held at Port Blair to select the best participants to join national competition in New Delhi to be held in early 2017 (date and venue to be decided).Many National level painting competition on 'conservation of water' Port Blair, Dec. 19 Under the Swachh Bharat Mission programme, an awareness programme for the students of GSSS Mohanpura about hygienic, cleanliness and ill-effect of tobacco and alcohol was held. The Ambassador, Swachh Bharat Mission, A&N Islands, Shri Naresh Chander Lal interacted with the students and teachers. Meanwhile, a similar programme was organised at Vitala Public School, Hope Town in which Shri Naresh Chandra Lal, Padmashree Awardee sensitized the children about cleanliness, alcoholism etc. Awareness on Swachh Bharat Mission held lucrative cash prizes will be given away besides the Certificate at the National as also the State level competitions. The State Level competition will held on Dec. 20, 2016 at Govt. Sr. Secondary Girl's School here at 9 am and the prize distribution ceremony will (Contd. on last page) (Contd. on last page) (Contd. on last page) Port Blair, Dec. 19 Camps were organised for registration with Jeevan Pramaan -Aadhaar based Pensioners' Digital Life Certificate for the EPF pensioners at Panchayat Bhawan, Bambooflat-II, South Andaman on Dec. 4 and at Panchayat Bhawan, Bakultala, Middle Andaman on Dec. 16. Through these camps, 211 pensioners who could register themselves in the bio- metric device and submit digital Life Certificates as required from them everyyear in the month of November were benefited. Pensioners who could not attend the camp may visit EPF Office at Supply Line, Port Blair and complete their Jeevan Pramaan-Digital Life Certificate camp held registration process before 15th of January-2017. They may also visit A&N State Coop. Bank Ltd. Main Branch, Port Blair or any of the Common Service Centres (CSC) and complete the process, a communication said here today. Tithi puja at RK Mission Port Blair, Dec. 19 The birthday Tithi puja of Sri Sarada Devi will be celebrated on Dec. 20, 2016, in the prayer hall of Ramakrishna Mission, Port Blair with special puja, havana, devotional songs, reading from the life and teachings of Sarada Devi and distribution of prasad, a communication said. Thiruvabharana Ghosha Yatra Port Blair, Dec. 19 Akhila Bharatha Ayyappa Seva Sangam will be organizing Thiruvabharana Ghosha Yatra in cooperation of all Guruswamees and devotees of these Islands on Dec. 23, 2016. This yatra is being performed to carry the gold ornaments of Swamy Ayyappa to the deity's temple i.e. Lord Ayyappa Temple, Sabari Hill, Coffee Bagicha, Sippighat, South Andaman. The Yatra will commence from Ganesh Temple, Babu Passport application forms Port Blair, Dec. 19 Due to non-availability of printed Passport Application Forms, applicants of passport can submit downloaded passport application forms from the link https:// india.gov.in/passport- application-form-no-1, a communication from the Assistant Secretary (Passport) said here today. (Contd. on last page)
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Regn. No. 34190/75 No. 334 Port Blair, Tuesday, December 20, 2016 Web: dt.andaman.gov.in Rs. 3.00 6 Pages
Te l e g ra m she Daily
The Largest Circulating Daily of A&N Islands
New Delhi, Dec 19Minister for Electronicsand IT Shri Ravi ShankarPrasad has said that thepresent government in theCentre is transforming thenation through technologyto make it a digitallyempowered knowledgesociety. Addressing DigitalIndia Award ceremony inNew Delhi today, ShriPrasad said, India missedthe import of Industrialrevolution, entrepreneurialrevolution and technologyrevolution but it can't missthe ongoing digitalrevolution.He said, India wants to bethe leader of digital
revolution. He said, digitaldelivery is faster and digitalgovernance is transparent.Shri Prasad said, India issitting in the cusp of bigchange with the digitalrevolution. Shri Prasadurged the awardees toidentify the success storiesof digital India and share itamong people.He also urged them to beactive agents of changetowards digital paymentmethods. He said, NationalInformatics Centre can bethe torch bearer of DigitalIndia program. TheMinister announced thatDigital Village programmewill be launched soon to
Centre transforming nation intodigitally empowered society: Minister
Port Blair, Dec. 19 The District Level TaskForce Committee (DLTFC)on Prime Minister 'sEmployment GenerationProgramme (PMEGP),pertains to Distr ictIndustr ies Centre,Department of Industries,will be held under theChairmanship of theDeputy Commissioner,South Andaman at theConference Hall of DistrictOffice on 20th December,2016 at 12.30 pm. Any individual, above18 years of age are eligible
under the scheme. Therewill be no income ceiling forassistance for setting upprojects under PMEGP. Forsetting up of projectcosting above Rs.10 lakh inthe manufacturing sectorand above Rs.5 lakh in thebusiness/service sector,the beneficiaries shouldpossess at least VIIIstandard pass educationalqualification. The financialassistance is available onlyfor new projects under thescheme.The beneficiaries'contribution in the project
cost are 10% for the generalcategory and 5% for thespecial category includingST, OBC, women, ex-servicemen, physicallyhandicapped etc. The ratesof subsidy of the projectcost are 15% for the generalcategory and 25% for thespecial category in Urbanarea. Whereas, 25% for thegeneral category and 35%for the special category inRural area.The maximum cost of theproject/unit admissibleunder manufacturing
DLTFC meeting on PMEGPunder DIC today
provide vir tual worldfacilities in rural areas. Inhis speech, Minister ofState for Electronics and ITShri P P Chaudharystressed the need to beproactive in the area ofcyber security. In heraddress, SecretaryElectronic and IT Ms ArunaSundarrajan said, digitalIndia is paving the way for amore inclusive, participativeand empowered society. Shesaid, 1 billion cell phones, 1billion bio-metricsand half a billionpopulation connected tointernet tell the story ofIndia's digitaltransformation.
Kanpur, Dec 19In line with the vision ofmaking India the SkillCapital of the World byempowering its youth to bemore employable and self-sustainable, the PrimeMinister today laid thefoundation stone of thefirst ever "Indian Instituteof Skills" in the country atKanpur. The Institute hasbeen conceptualized by thePrime Minister during hisvisit to Singapore'sInstitute of TechnicalEducation. Ministry ofSkill Development andEntrepreneurship, headedby Shri Rajiv Pratap Rudy,in partnership with theInstitute of Technical
Education, Singaporedecided to open aninstitute first ever of itskind in the country, the
Foundation for Indian Institute of Skills laidPM Modi eyes 4 lakh jobs for youth in next
3 years in big push for skill development
institute is inspired by theSingapore model oftraining and would adoptvarious best practices from
Old notes worth over Rs 5000 can only bedeposited once per account till Dec 30
New Delhi, Dec 19The Reserve Bank today imposed stiff restrictions on depositing more than 5,000rupees in the scrapped 500 and 1,000 rupees notes. The bank said, it can bedeposited only once per account till December 30th, that too after explaining tobank officials the reasons for not having done that so far.RBI said that defunct currency up to any amount can be deposited under the newblack money amnesty Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana scheme, PMGKY.Under the PMGKY scheme, black money holders can deposit unaccounted cash inaccount which will be subject to 50 per cent tax and 4-year interest free lock-in forthe remaining 25 per cent of the amount.The central bank said that now-defunct notes in excess of 5,000 rupees shall becredited to only KYC (Know Your Customer) compliant accounts.
the country. The Ministryhas decided to have sixsuch institutes all across.
New Delhi, Dec 19Government has written toStates and Union territoriesfor necessary action onSupreme Court’s orderregarding National Anthemof India. Home Ministryhas asked ChiefSecretaries of all the Statesto take necessary action inthis regard. Earlier, theSupreme Court had orderedall the cinema halls in thecountry to play theNational Anthem beforethe start of the feature film.All present in the hall areobliged to stand up toshow respect to theNational Anthem. It said,the entry and exit doorsshall remain closed prior tothe National Anthem isplayed or sung in the
cinema hall, so that nodisturbance is created.After the Anthem is playedor sung, the doors can beopened. When theNational Anthem shall beplayed in cinema halls, itshall be with the NationalFlag on the screen. The
Govt writes to States, UTs to implementSC's order on national anthem
courts had said, there shallbe no commercialexploitation to givefinancial advantage or anykind of benefit. There shallalso be no dramatization ofthe Anthem and it shouldnot be included as a part ofany variety show. Supreme
Court had said, NationalAnthem or a part of it shallnot be printed on anyobject and also never bedisplayed in such a mannerat such places which maybe disgraceful to its statusand tantamount todisrespect.
Capital MarketS&P BSE Sensex: 26489.56*Nifty 50 : 8139.45** as on previous dayBullion Rate22ct Gold per 10 gram 26660Silver per 1 kg 44000
Port Blair, Dec. 19Dr. Amit Halder (Sr.Consultant Neurology)Super Specialist fromMedica SuperSpecialtyHospital, Kolkata, will berendering his Service at GBPant Hospital, Port Blairfrom Dec. 21 to 23. He willexamine the patients at
Super Specialist to rendertreatment at GBPH
OPD, GB Pant Hospital. For screening of cases forSuper Specialist treatment,the general public havebeen requested to consultHOD (Medicine) for in theirrespective OPDs at GB PantHospital, a communicationfrom the Nodal Officer(ANISHI) said here today.
Port Blair, Dec. 19 A three-day festival ofselected films of MumbaiInternational Film Festival(MIFF) for Documentary,Short and Animation Filmswill be held in the auditoriumof ASI from Dec. 22. Thefestival is being organised
Festival of selected films ofMIFF from Dec. 22
by Andaman Islands FilmSociety in association withthe Films Division, Ministryof Information andBroadcasting, GoI with thesupport of Department ofArt & Culture, A&NAdministration, acommunication said.
Port Blair, Dec. 19 School Eye Screening is one of the important componentsof National Programme for Control of Blindness (NPCB).It is estimated that 20% of children have problems withtheir eye sight affecting their participation and learning atschool. To reduce the blindness due to refractive error, screeningof school children are being carryout regularly throughoutthe Island by the Ophthalmic Assistants of respectivearea. During the FY 2016-2017, a total of 17051 (9946 inSouth Andaman District, 3393 in N&M Andaman District& 3712 in Nicobar District) students were screened, ofwhich 924 refractive errors cases (730 in South AndamanDistrict, 60 in N&M Andaman District & 134 in NicobarDistrict) detected and free glasses provided to 316 needystudents (302 students of South Andaman District, 12students of N&M Andaman District and 2 students ofNicobar District, a communication from the JS (NPCB)/DD(Ophth) said.
316 free glasses provided toschool children under NPCB
Port Blair, Dec. 19 A camp was organized bySouth Andaman Police atPolice Station Havelock forcreating awareness oncashless transaction onDec. 14. The BranchManager, SBI, Havelock,Shri Anjani Kumar alongwith his Assistant Shri Surjitexplained about the use ofmobile for payment and alsoinformed the types of appsthrough which transactioncan be made in presence ofSDPO/Havelock.
Camp on cashless transactionorganised by South Andaman Police
Altogether six sub-inspectors and twenty fiveHead Constables andConstables including of FireService, Communicationand Police Marine Forceattended the camp. Moresuch type of camps will beorganized for vendors/merchants of Havelock,Hut Bay and Neil Islandin association with theBank officials forpromoting cash lesstr ansactions, acommunication said.
Port Blair, Dec. 19 Swami Baldev Bharti, SaiSadhak and founder of'Shree Sai Seva SadhnaAshram', Dhoopkheda,Aurangabad, Maharashtrawill be on a seven-day visitto these Islands from Dec.21.To honour Sai Sadhak, theAndaman Sai Seva Samiti,A&N Islands will beorganising a specialprogramme, 'Shirdi Sai Baba- Sai Rehem Nazar Karna', a
Swami Baldev Bhartito visit Islands
Sai Bhajan Sandhya, onDec. 22, from 3 pm onwardsat Dr. B.R.AmbedkarMunicipal Auditorium here,a communication said.
Port Blair, Dec. 19 The general public andthe Health Care Facilities(HCFs) of Andaman &Nicobar Islands have beeninformed that the Ministryof Environment, Forestsand Climate Change hasnotified the Bio-medicalWastes ManagementRules, 2016, in the Gazetteof India, vide G.S.R. 343(E)dated 28/03/2016, inexercise of the powersconferred by Section 6, 8and 25 of the Environment(Protection) Act, 1986 (29of 1986), and in
supersession of the Bio-Medical Waste(Management andHandling) Rules, 1998. These rules shall apply toall persons who generate,collect receive, storetransport, treat, dispose, orhandle Bio- Medical Wastein any form includinghospitals nursing homes,clinics, dispensaries,veterinary institutions,animal houses,pathological laboratories,blood banks, Ayushhospitals, ClinicalEstablishments, research or
educational institutions,health camps, medical orsurgical camps vaccinationcamps, blood donationcamps, first aid rooms ofschools, forensiclaboratories and researchlabs. For detail provisionof the BMW Rules, 2016visit http//www.moef.nic.in/sites/default/files/BMW%20Rules, %20216_1.pdf. All the HCFs have beenadvised for compliance ofthe BMW Rules, 2016 andalso make all necessary
Bio-medical Wastes Management Rules, 2016 notifiedHealth Care Facility providers advised
to dispose bio-medical waste safely
Port Blair, Dec. 19 The Office of theD e v e l o p m e n tC o m m i s s i o n e r(Handicrafts) will organize11 craft bazaars and 17exhibitions during 2016-17through APHDC, inmainland (Detailed
Schedule is enclosed).Handicrafts Artisans thosewho are interested toparticipate in theseprogrammes may contactSr. Assistant Director (H),HMSEC, Ministry ofTextiles, Government ofIndia, C-Block, Kendirya
Craft Bazaar & Exhibitions in mainlandHandicrafts artisans of
A&N Islands can participateSadan, Lamba Line, PortBlair, Ph. 233271,9476002079. TA/DA will bepaid to the artisans forparticipating theseprogrammes as perthe norms of DC(Handicrafts).
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Port Blair, Dec. 19 In view of extreme crisisof fresh water resources andto make a national campaignon conservation and savingwater, Ministry of WaterResources is promulgatingthe campaign thoughnational paintingcompetition on the theme'conservation of water'. In this regard, it has alsobeen envisaged that theschool children will be thebrand ambassador toventilate the slogan ofsaving water and itsconservation in the wake ofsevere crisis of the preciousresources all over thecountry through theirdrawing on the canvas. Theselection is done in threetiers i.e. the school levelcompetition. From the
successful students ofschool level competition,done by the schools, 50candidates are selected forthe second tier i.e. the Statelevel/U.T level competitionto be held at Port Blair toselect the best participantsto join national competitionin New Delhi to be held inearly 2017 (date and venueto be decided).Many
National level painting competitionon 'conservation of water'
Port Blair, Dec. 19 Under the Swachh BharatMission programme, anawareness programme forthe studen ts of GSSSMohanpura abouthygienic, cleanliness andill-effect of tobacco andalcohol was held. TheAmbassador, SwachhBharat Mission, A&NIslands, Shri Naresh
Chander Lal interactedwith the students andteachers.Meanwhile, a similarprogramme was organisedat Vitala Public School,Hope Town in which ShriNaresh Chandra Lal,Padmashree Awardeesensitized the childrenabout clean liness,alcoholism etc.
Awareness on Swachh BharatMission held
lucrative cash prizes will begiven away besides theCertificate at the National asalso the State levelcompetitions. The State Levelcompetition will held onDec. 20, 2016 at Govt. Sr.Secondary Girl's Schoolhere at 9 am and the prizedistribution ceremony will
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Port Blair, Dec. 19 Camps were organised forregistration with JeevanPramaan -Aadhaar basedPensioners' Digital LifeCertificate for the EPFpensioners at PanchayatBhawan, Bambooflat-II,South Andaman on Dec. 4and at Panchayat Bhawan,Bakultala, Middle Andamanon Dec. 16. Through these camps, 211pensioners who couldregister themselves in the bio-metric device and submitdigital Life Certificates asrequired from them every yearin the month of Novemberwere benefited. Pensioners who could notattend the camp may visit EPFOffice at Supply Line, PortBlair and complete their
Jeevan Pramaan-Digital LifeCertificate camp held
registration process before15th of January-2017. Theymay also visit A&N StateCoop. Bank Ltd. MainBranch, Port Blair or any ofthe Common ServiceCentres (CSC) and completethe process, acommunication said heretoday.
Tithi puja atRK Mission
Port Blair, Dec. 19The birthday Tithi puja ofSri Sarada Devi will becelebrated on Dec. 20, 2016,in the prayer hall ofRamakrishna Mission, PortBlair with special puja,havana, devotional songs,reading from the life andteachings of Sarada Deviand distribution of prasad,a communication said.
ThiruvabharanaGhosha Yatra
Port Blair, Dec. 19 Akh i la BharathaAyyappa Seva Sangamwill be organ izingThiruvabharana GhoshaYatra in cooperation of allGuruswamees anddevotees of these Islandson Dec. 23, 2016. Thisyatra is being performedto car ry the goldornamen ts of SwamyAyyappa to the deity'stemple i.e. Lord AyyappaTemple, Sabari Hill, CoffeeBagicha, Sippighat, SouthAndaman. The Yatra will commencefrom Ganesh Temple, Babu
Passport applicationforms
Port Blair, Dec. 19 Due to non-availability ofprinted PassportApplication Forms,applicants of passport cansubmit downloadedpassport application formsfrom the link https://india .gov. in /passport -application-form-no-1, acommunication from theAssistant Secretary(Passport) said here today.
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SEVA SUCHNAYEINALLTHE SAILINGS ARE SUBJECT TO WEATHER CONDITIONS
INTER ISLAND SECTOR:MV Campbell Bay w ill sa il for Campbell Bay v ia Nancowry on20.12.2016 (Tue) at 1100 Hrs from Haddo Wharf and will sail for PortBlair on 22.12.2016 (Thu) at 0700 Hrs from Campbell Bay via sameroute.MV Chowra will sail for Car Nicobar via Hut Bay on 22.12.2016 (Thu)at 0700 Hrs from Haddo Wharf and will sail for Port Blair on 23.12.2016(Fri) at 1200 Hrs directly from Car Nicobar. Passenger tickets for theabove sailing will be issued to the general public on 21.12.2016 onwardsat STARS Ticketing Counters. Similarly booking of cargo tickets willcommence from 21.12.2016 between 0900 Hrs to 1300 Hrs at CommercialWing. All the consigners are advised to book actual quantity of cargo tobe transshipped, as no excess cargo will be allowed.MV Campbell Bay will sail for Campbell Bay via Chowra, Teressa &Nancowry on 24.12.2016 (Sat) at 1200 Hrs from Haddo Wharf and willsail for Port Blair on 26.12.2016 (Mon) at 0700 Hrs from Campbell Bayvia Nancowry. Passenger tickets for the above sailing will be issued tothe general public on 22.12.2016 (Thu) at STARS Ticketing Counters.Similarly booking of cargo t ickets (for perishable items only) willcommence from 22.12.2016 (Thu) between 0900 Hrs to 1300 Hrs atCommercial Wing. All the consigners are advised to book actual quantityof cargo to be transshipped, as no excess cargo will be allowed.MV Bharat Seema will sail for Hut Bay on 22.12.2016 (Thu) at 2000 Hrsfrom Haddo Wharf and will sail for Port Blair on 23.12.2016 (Fri) at 0800Hrs from Hut Bay. Passenger tickets for the above sailing will be issuedto the general public on 21.12.2016 at STARS Ticketing Counters.20.12.2016 (TUESDAY)HAVELOCK & NEIL ISLANDMV Rani Lakshmi will sail for Havelock on 20.12.2016 (Tue) at 0620Hrs from Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for Port Blair on the same dayat 0900 Hrs from Havelock.MV Kamorta will sail for Neil Island on 20.12.2016 (Tue) at 0630 Hrsfrom Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for Port Blair on the same day at0845 Hrs from Neil Island.MV Kamorta will sail for Neil Island on 20.12.2016 (Tue) at 1100 Hrsfrom Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for Port Blair on the same day at1600 Hrs from Neil Island.MV Kamorta will sail for Havelock on 20.12.2016 (Tue) at 1300 Hrsfrom Neil Island Jetty and will sail back to Neil Island on the same dayat 1445 Hrs from Havelock.MV Rani Lakshmi will sail for Havelock on 20.12.2016 (Tue) at 1400Hrs from Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for Port Blair on the same dayat 1630 Hrs from Havelock.HUTBAYMV Bharat Seema will sail for Hut Bay on 20.12.2016 (Tue) at 2000 Hrsfrom Haddo Wharf and will sail for Port Blair on 21.12.2016 (Wed) at0800 Hrs from Hut Bay.21.12.2016 (WEDNESDAY)HAVELOCK & NEIL ISLANDMV Strait Island will sail for Havelock on 21.12.2016 (Wed) at 0620 Hrsfrom Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for Port Blair on the same day at0900 Hrs from Havelock.MV Katchal will sail for Neil Island on 21.12.2016 (Wed) at 0630 Hrsfrom Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for Port Blair on the same day at0845 Hrs from Neil Island.MV Katchal will sail for Neil Island on 21.12.2016 (Wed) at 1100 Hrsfrom Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for Port Blair on the same day at1600 Hrs from Neil Island.MV Katchal will sail for Havelock on 21.12.2016 (Wed) at 1300 Hrs fromNeil Island Jetty and will sail back to Neil Island on the same day at1445 Hrs from Havelock.MV Strait Island will sail for Havelock on 21.12.2016 (Wed) at 1400 Hrsfrom Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for Port Blair on the same day at1630 Hrs from Havelock.RANGAT & DIGLIPURMV Rani Lakshmi will sail for Rangat via Neil, Havelock, Strait Islandand Long Island on 21.12.2016 (Wed) at 0615 Hrs from Phoenix BayJetty and will sail for Port Blair on 22.12.2016 (Thu) at 0615 Hrs fromRangat via same route.
WEATHERRain or thundershower likely to occur at isolated places. Maximumand minimum temperature will be around 30°C and 25°C respectivelyon Tuesday 20/12/2016
Observational data for Port Blair in last 24 hoursMaximum Temperature (°C): 30.4Minimum Temperature (°C): 25.2Relative Humidity (%) at 0830 IST: 079Relative Humidity (%) at 1730 IST: 083Sunrise Time for tomorrow (in IST): 0534Sunset Time for tomorrow (in IST): 1701Rainfall 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 16: 3634.4upto 0830 hrs (of date) in mm
on 303 not out, reached thelandmark with a boundary before
India declared their first innings on ahuge 759-7 for a lead of 282 in the fifthand final Test. England ended the dayon 12 without loss, with skipper AlastairCook (three) and Keaton Jennings(nine) at the crease, and a day's playstill to survive to secure a draw.
The day belonged to 25-year-old Nair, who had previously never scored a centuryfor India but batted through three sessions to frustrate England's bowlers on a flat pitch.Nair was playing in just the third Test match of his career. He recorded his maidencentury in the morning session before expertly converting it into a double and then atriple in the evening.He became only the third batsman to covert a maiden Test hundred into a triple century,joining the elite company of West Indies' Garry Sobers (365 not out) and Australia'sBob Simpson (311). Nair's knock came off 381 balls and was laced with 32 fours andfour sixes. He reached the feat with a cut shot off Adil Rashid and raised his helmet toa standing ovation. The triple ton came a day after teammate Lokesh Rahul missed 200by a single run after getting out to Rashid on 199 in the final moments of play onSunday. Nair, who started the day on 71, shared three hundred-plus partnerships withRahul, Ravichandran Ashwin (67) and then Ravindra Jadeja (51).
Chennai, Dec 19 Indian Test batsman KarunNair on Monday enteredhistory books as he becamethe first Indian cricketer toconvert his maiden Test ton intoa triple century.Resuming from his overnightscore of 71, Nair went on to hitone of the finest knocks in thehistory of Test cricket.The moment came in the 191stover, where batting on 299, heplayed a cut shot against AdilRashid past covers to reachthe feat with a boundary. Virat
Karun Nair becomes first Indiancricketer to convert maiden Test
century into a triple hundred
Coop. Bank GoldenJubilee Football Cup
Port Blair, Dec. 19 In the ongoing Cooperative BankGolden Jubilee Football Cup, twomatches were played today. In the1st match, United Sporting Clubdefeated Lamba Pahad Youth by 6-0 goals while in the 2nd match, DSSteam defeated IYC Kanyapuram by4-0 goals. On Dec. 20, two matches will beplayed. In the 1st match, FCB willlock horns with Rising Youth ClubTeam at 1 pm while in the 2nd matchC.Y.C Caddlegunj will meet MansaXI at 2.30 pm, a communication said.
RSC to organise OpenBadminton Tournament
Port Blair, Dec. 19 The Regional Sport Council, Port Blair in association withthe Directorate of Sport and Youth Affairs will organize OpenBadminton Tournament from 28th December to 10th Januaryin the multipurpose hall of Nataji Stadium Complex. Theopening ceremony will be held at 5 pm on Dec. 28. Interested teams from the city can register for the tournamentbefore Dec. 23 till 5 pm. The fixture will be drawn in front ofregistered team members on Dec. 24 at 5 pm at NetajiStadium. Further information can be obtained from theorganizer, Shri P Sai lesh Chauhan over phone9434289000, Shri K Ganeshan, General Secretary9434280981. The cash prizes for winner & runner upplayers will be announced later, a communication said.
Karun Nair’s triple ton puts India incommand against England
PM congratulatesKarun Nair
New Delhi, Dec 19Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi in atweet message has congratulated cricketerKarun Nair for his triple century againstEngland and termed it as historic sayingthe country is delighted and proud of hisremarkable feat. Karun Nair has becomethe second Indian player after VirenderSehwag to hit triple century in test cricket.
His 181-run sixth-wicket partnership withAshwin stood out as India registered theirhighest-ever innings score of 759,surpassing their 726 against Sri Lanka inDecember 2009.Earlier in the day debutant England all-rounder Liam Dawson, who ended withtwo scalps, got his first Test wicket with hisleft-arm spin.Dawson, who scored an unbeaten 66 inEngland's first innings, pinned Murali Vijayin front of his stumps and he was givenout lbw. India have already secured theseries with a 3-0 lead.
Kohli declared the innings themoment Nair crossed the 300-run mark. Nair remainedunbeaten on 303 runs and hisknock was studded with 32boundaries and four sixes.The capacity crowd at MAChidambaram Stadium inChepauk witnessed one of the
best knocks in Test cricket byan Indian batsman.With the brilliant knock, Nairbecame the only second Indiancricketer af ter VirenderSehwag to score a triplecentury in Test cricket. Sehwaghas two centuries to his name.
List of highest maiden hundreds by batsmen:Gary Sobers from West Indies (365*)Robert Simpson from Australia (311*)Karun Nair from India (303*)Reginald Foster from England (287*)Brian Lara from West Indies (277*)
Firing practicePort Blair, Dec. 19 Chinthe long rangeBrichgunj will be used forfiring by the TatrakshakVayu Parikshetra, CoastGuard Air Enclave from 9.35am to 2 pm. The firing willcommence at 9.45 am andterminate by 2 pm, acommunication said. Handicrafts artisans…
(Contd. from first page) Calendar for Craft Bazaar:
S No. Venue Date 1 Kakinada, Open ground at AP market 03 rd to 15 th January 2017 2 Vijayawada, PWD grounds 04 th to 14 th January 2017 3 Kurnool, Municipal Open Grounds 17 th to 26 th January 2017
4 RJY, subramanyam open maidanam ground 17 th to 26 th January 2017
5 Guntur, Majeti Ram Kalyana Mandapam 02 nd to 19 th February 2017 6 Ananthapur, Arts college open ground 02 nd to 19 th February 2017
7 Tirupathi , open ground 24 th February to 05 th March 2017
8 Kakinada Open Ground 24 th February to 05 th March 2017
9 Visakapatnam, TTD Kalyanamandapam January 2017 10 Hyderabad, NTR Stadium March 2017 11 Chitrakala parishat, Bangalore April 2017
Calendar for Exhibition: SNo Venue Date
1 Bhimavaram, W.G.Rice millers association 24 th December to 02 nd January 2017
2 Eluru, TTD hall 01 st to 15 th January 2017 3 Kadappa, TTD kalyanamandapam 01 st to 12 th January 2017
4 Kurnool, TTD kalyana mandapam 23 rd February to 05 th March 2017
5 Chittoor, TTD kalyana mandapam 24 th February to 12 th March 2017
6 Vizianagaram, TTD Kalyana mandapam February 2017 7 Madanapalli, TTD Kalyana mandapam 14 th to 23 rd March 2017 8 Visakapatnam, TTD Kalyanamandapam March 2017 9 Visakapatnam, TTD Kalyanamandapam April 2017 10 Srikakulam, , TTD Kalyanamandapam April 2017 11 Ernakulam, Women’s Association Hall June 2017
Prime Minister also inaugurated the Kaushal Pradarshini(Skill Exhibition) for the youth of Uttar Pradesh. TheExhibition showcases state-of-the-art vocational trainingpractices across different sectors, and will remain open forpublic view at the Railway Grounds, Kanpur between 19thto 22nd December. Shri Modi launched an array of skilldevelopment initiatives for the youth of the country,including Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendras (PMKKs) andDrivers' Training Institutes. There was also strategicpartnership with various industries that will train andemploy approximate 4 Lakh youth over the next 3 years.Prime Minister had shown concern about the training ofdrivers so to achieve his dream Ministry has decided toopen up 100 Driver Training Institutes all across India soon.NSDC has signed a MoU with OLA cabs. OLA cabs need1 lakh drivers and we will ensure we provide trained drivers.
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arrangements for safe disposal of bio-medical wastes.Any violations of these Rules, shall be liable forprosecution under the provision of Environment(Protection) Act, 1986. For any further details/information one can contact theAndaman & Nicobar Pollution Control Committee,Department of Science and Technology, Dollygunj, PortBlair, on all working days. Further, it is also informed that Clinical Establishmentswho have applied for Provisional Registration and forrenewal of Provisional Registration have been directedto submit the No Objection Certificate (NOC) for Bio-Medical Waste Management from the Andaman &Nicobar Pollution Control Committee within 10 days,failing which, their application for ProvisionalRegistration/ renewal of Provision Registration will becancelled, a communication from the ADM (SA)/Chairman, Enforcement Committee, District RegisteringAuthority, South Andaman said here today.
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start at 3.30 pm where theSecretary (Education),A&N Administration, Ms.Tanvi Garg will grace theoccasion as chief guestwhile Shri Mathura Prasad,Chief Engineer, APWD andShri Mamen Thomas, Dy.Director (Science) will bethe guest of honour andspecial guest respectively,a communication said.
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sectors is Rs. 25 lakh, Service sector is Rs.10 lakh and under business/trading sectoris 3 lakhs. Implementing Branches of the Projects are all the Nationalized Banks &ANSCB of the UT. All the applicants of urban area of entire Municipality and inrural areas of Neil and Havelock Islands who have submitted their loan applicationsto the District Industries Centre, Udyog Parisar, Middle Point, Port Blair, SouthAndaman have been requested to attend the DLTFC meeting on the date, time &venue mentioned above along with local certificate, ration card, educationalqualification certificate and other essential documents.Further, all the prospective entrepreneurs who intend to set up self employmentventures under manufacturing, Service & Business sector duly availing financeunder the PMEGP scheme may file and submit their applications online directlythrough website -www. kviconline.gov.in for placing before the DLTFC forconsideration. The selected applications will be forwarded to the concerned Banksfor financial assistance under the scheme. For further details, please contact District Industries Centre, Udyog Parisar,Middle Point, Port Blair, South Andaman or over phone 03192-232601, acommunication said.
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Christmascultural event
heldPort Blair, Dec. 19T h e Br i dg e of HopeCen t r e , a n NGOorganised a Christmascultura l event for theunderprivileged childrena t Neta j i comm un it yh a l l , Ogr a br a j . T h ePrincipal, JNRM, Dr.Francis Xavier was thechief guest whi le thePr a dh a n , Gr a mPanchayat Mithakhari,Shri Mohammed Safiquewa s t h e gues t ofhonour. Pastor RanjithPasswan delivered thegood news of Christmasamong the gathering, acommunication said.
Lane, Aberdeen Bazar at9.30 am and proceed withthe tableaux of differenttemples wi th saranaghosham. The route ofthe Yatra wi l l be vi aBengali Club, Goalghar,Dai ry Farm juncti on,Bathubast i j unct i on,Garacharma to LordAyyappa Temple,Sippighat. For detai lscontact Shri. HaridasanPi l l ai over ph. nos.9434280519 or Shri S. BijuPi l lai , 9434288191, acommunication said.
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Haj pilgrims advisedPort Blair, Dec. 19The process of application forHaj-2017 through HajCommittee of India (HCoI)shall commence on Jan 2, 2017.Booklet containing guidelinesand Haj Application Forms(HAF) shall be available freeof cost from State/UnionTerritory Haj Committee(SHCs) or can be downloadedfrom hajcommittee.gov.in.Applicants must read theguidelines carefully beforefilling up and submitting theirHAFs. The filled up HAFsshall be accepted in the officeof respective SHCs from Jan 2till 24, 2017 during workinghours. The applicants musthave a machine readable validIndian International Passportissued by Jan 24 and valid atleast up to Feb 28, 2018.
MV Chowra to sail for Car NicobarPort Blair, Dec. 19 Due to administrative reasons, the vessel MV Chowrawhich was scheduled for Campbell Bay via Hut Bay, CarNicobar, Chowra, Teressa, Katchal & Nancowry on Dec.22, 2016 has been cancelled. However, now the vessel isplanned to sail up to Car Nicobar via Hut Bay on Dec. 22at 0700 Hrs from Haddo Wharf and will sail for Port Blairon Dec. 23 at 1200 Hrs directly from Car Nicobar.Passenger tickets will be issued on Dec. 21 onwards atSTARS Counters, a communication said.
