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Te l e g ra m she Daily

The Largest Circulating Daily of A&N Islands

New Delhi, Nov 10

The President of India,

Shri Ram Nath Kovind,

graced the ‘Dehdaniyon

Ka Utsav’, organised by

the Dadhichi Deh Dan

Samiti, in New Delhi today.

Speaking on the occasion,

the President said that

body/organ donation is

true to the ethos of our

ancient civilization. It is

believed that Maharishi

Dadhichi had donated his

body so that the Gods

could make a weapon from

his bones and defeat the

forces of evil.

The thought that in our

lifetime, or even after

death, our body or body

organs could be useful to

or help t reat another

person is both humanistic

and inspiring.

The President said that an

estimated 500,000 people

die every year in our

coun try due to

unavailability of organs

that can be transplanted.

Of them, 200,000 suffer

from liver diseases and

50,000 from cardiovascular

diseases. In addit ion,

approximately 150,000

people await kidney

transplantation . The

President appealed to

doctors, educat ional

institutions, teachers and

religious leaders to spread

awareness about body

and organ donation. He

said that due to poverty

Special Campaign dates 11th & 25th November 2017 (Saturdays) fixed for registration of new electors of age group 18-19 years.

Spread awareness about organ

donation; President tells doctors,

teachers and religious leaders

some people may be

compelled to sell their

body organs, and this was

unacceptable. If we

inst itute a cul ture of

voluntary donat ion,

then the illegal market

will gradually come to an

end.

Port Blair, Nov. 10

A two week long Indo-

French workshop on

'South Asia Thematic

School on Aquatic

Microbial Ecology'

(ASIAME-2), jointly

organized by India and

France got underway in the

Andaman and Nicobar

Centre for Ocean Science

and Technology

(ANCOST), National

Institute of Ocean

Technology (NIOT),

Ministry of Earth Sciences,

Govt. of India, here

recently. The Chief

Secretary, A & N

Administration, Shri.

Anindo Majumdar

inaugurated the workshop

on Nov 7. Addressing the

gathering, the Chief

Secretary highlighted the

need and importance of

such programmes; and

appreciated NIOT for the

collaboration with

international research

institutions.

Twenty-seven

Indo-French Workshop on Aquatic Microbial

Ecology underway at ANCOST, NIOT

Staff Reporter

Port Blair, Nov. 10

A month long Painting

Exhibition- 'Expression

through Colours' ,

organized by Kala Kendra-

a Society under the

Department of Art &

Culture, A & N

Administration, got

underway with its

inauguration by the

Director General of Police,

A&N Islands, Smti. Nuzhat

Hassan at the Art Gallery

& Studio, Gandhi Park here

this evening. Padmashree

Awardee, Shri Naresh

Chandra Lal, Secretary Art

& Culture, Smti Neha

Bansal, Director (Art &

Culture), Smti Gitika, other

senior officers of the

Administration, art lovers

and visitors were present

on the occasion.

'Expression through Colours'

Month long painting exhibition at Art

Gallery & Studio, Gandhi Park begins

The DGP went round

the exhibition and evinced

keen interest in the

paintings on display. She

also interacted with the

artists and lauded their

works. The visitors present

Port Blair, Nov 10

The Department of Civil

Supplies & Consumer

Affairs, A & N

Administration in

coordination with the DHS

& Employment Exchange,

Port Blair organized an

awareness programme,

solely for the girl students,

in the auditorium of Govt.

Girls' Sr. Sec School here

yesterday.

The Secretary

(CS&CA) Shri. Sandip

Jacques was the chief

guest on the occasion. The

Vocational Guidance

Officer, Smti. Vimala

Venkateshwar, Assistant

Employment Officer, Smti.

K. Binu and team of

Employment Exchange

made a power point

presentation and explained

the students about the

various career options

available for them. The

Assistant Director

(CS&CA) Shri. Aneesh

Chatterjee deliberated on

the topic of 'Food

Wastage' & highlighted the

various methods of

Deptt. of CS& CA organizes

awareness programme for studentsreducing food wastage &

its benefits. The Health

Educator, DHS, Smti.

Vasanta, spoke about the

'Dulari Scheme'.

Meanwhile, the

CS&CA Department

conducted inter-school

poster making & debate

competitions on the

occasion of Gram Samridhi

Evam Swatchatta

Pakhwada in October 2017

and the winners of the

competitions were awarded

by the chief guest during

on the occasion also

appreciated the works of

the artists which pepped up

Port Blair, Nov. 10

To check the effectiveness

of Coastal Security

mechanism in Andaman &

Nicobar Islands, exercise

'Sagar Kavach' was

conducted on Nov 8 & 9,

2017. The exercise was

conducted under the aegis

of Chief Secretary of A&N

Islands, who is also the

Chairman of UT Coastal

Security Committee. The

Coast Guard, being

coordinating agency for

Coastal Security in Territorial

Waters, coordinated the

exercise on behalf of A&N

Administration and

Andaman & Nicobar

Coastal security exercise 'Sagar

Kavach' conducted by Coast Guard

Command. Exercise 'Sagar

Kavach' is conducted twice

every year with an objective

to evaluate the seaward

Port Blair, Nov. 10

The Indira Gandhi

National Open University

(IGNOU) through its

Electronic Media

Production Centre has been

producing thousands of

Audio & Video CDs on

various subjects for

IGNOU learners. The Port

Blair Regional Centre (RC)

library has over 100 such

CDs on curriculum based

lectures and discussion.

To facilitate the students

of Port Blair, the Regional

Centre will conduct special

video classes between 10

am to 1 pm on Nov 11. First

such special class on

Sociology (ESO-01 Simple

Societies, Social Change in

India and ESO-02 Hari

Bhari Sampada) subject will

be organized at first floor

of Kannada Sangha

Building, IGNOU Regional

Centre, Mohanpura, Port

Blair. Each topic specific

video class will be of 30

minutes duration. It is

planned to play 4 to 6 CDs

on Saturday. The video

classes are organized in

Special video-class at

IGNOU centre today

Family Sunday of

St. Thomas

Marthoma ChurchPort Blair, Nov. 10

The family Sunday of St.

Thomas Marthoma Church

will be held on 12th

November 2017. On the

final day of ongoing

Convention, Rev. T.A.

Varghese, Director

(DMMAM) Gospel Team,

will be the chief guest. The

Holy Communion will start

at 8:30 am, followed by the

final Session of

Convention, a

communication said.

Birth anniv. celebration

of Brahmarshi

Subash Patriji

Port Blair, Nov. 10

The Pyramid Masters of

Andaman and Nicobar

Islands will be celebrating

the 70th birth anniversary

of Brahmarshi Subash

Patriji, the founder, the

Pyramid Spiritual Societies

Movement, India on Nov.

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Port Blair, Nov. 10

The 3 month long

advance training under

manufacturing of coconut

shell handicrafts and its fusion

with wood, bamboo, brass and

copper which started at the

EDI building, Industries

Department, Middle Point on

16th August 2017, concluded

with a valedictory programme

held in the conference hall of

the Directorate of Industries

today.

The Secretary (Ind.), Smti.

Neha Bansal was the chief

guest on the occasion and

Smti. Rashmi Singh, Secretary

(SW) attended the programme

as special guest. Apart from

the Master Designer, Master

Craftsman who were invited

from Mumbai and imparted

training and 40 trainees

(working artisan), the

programme was also attended

by the Director of Industries,

Training prog. undermanufacturing of coconut shell

handicrafts concludes

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New Delhi, Nov 10

The Prime Minister,

Shri Narendra Modi,

today met the Indian

Team that participated

in the recently

concluded FIFA U-17

World Cup.

During the

interaction, the

players talked about

the experience and

exposure that they

gained during FIFA,

both on and off the

field.

The Prime Minister

encouraged the

players to not feel

PM meets Indian Team that

participated in FIFA U-17 World Cup

disappointed with the

outcome of the

tournament, but to

treat it as a learning

opportunity. He said

competing with

enthusiasm and spirit

is the first step to

success.

The Prime Minister

said India can achieve

a lot in football. He also

mentioned that sports

helps in developing

personality, building

confidence, and in

overall development.

Minister of State (I/C)

for Youth Affairs and

Sports, Shri

Rajyavardhan Singh

Rathore, was also

present on the

occasion.

New Delhi, Nov 10

The RBI has asked banks to

provide doorstep banking

facilities to senior citizens of

more than 70 years of age

and differently-abled

persons by December this

year. Banks have been

directed that senior citizens

and specially-abled

persons, including the

visually-impaired, should be

provided basic services like

pick-up of cash and

instruments against receipt,

delivery of cash against

withdrawal from accounts,

delivery of demand drafts,

submission of Know Your

Customer (KYC) documents

and Life Certificates at the

premises or residence of

such customers. RBI, in a

communication to banks,

including small finance

and payments banks, said

that Banks are advised to

implement these

instructions by 31st

December, 2017, in letter

and spirit and give due

publicity in their bank

RBI asks banks to provide

doorstep banking facilities to

senior citizens & divyangs

Port Blair, Nov. 10

A training programme

for the Govt. Departments/

O r g a n i z a t i o n s /

Autonomous bodies was

organized by the

Department of GST to

familiarize them about

GSTR1 and GSTR3B and

other allied issues post

implementation of GST at

Dr. B. R. Ambedkar

Auditorium of PBMC here

this morning. Shri Kalyan

Gosh, Joint Commissioner,

Training prog. on GST organized

for Govt. Deptt. and othersGST, Kolkata, through a

power point presentation,

dwelt at length about

Goods & Service Tax-

Concept of Supply,

Taxability and Valuation.

Earlier, Shri Ranjan, Asst.

Commissioner, GST gave

an over view about GST,

components of GST viz.

IGST, CGST, SGST, UTGST,

filing of monthly returns

etc. He also explained the

process of registration for

GST on www.gst.gov.in.

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WEATHERRain or Thundershower likely to occur at few places.

Maximum and Minimum temperature will be around 30 °C and 24°C

respectively on Saturday 11/11/2017

Maximum Temperature (°C) of Date : 29.6

Minimum Temperature (°C) of Date : 24.0

Relative Humidity(%) at 0830 IST 081

Relative Humidity(%) at 1730 IST 088

Sunrise Time for tomorrow(in IST): 0515

Sunset Time for tomorrow(in IST): 1652

Rainfall upto 0830 hrs of date (last 24 hrs) in mm: 032.0

Rainfall upto 1730 hrs of date in mm: 001.7

Rainfall (Progressive total from 1st January17 2949.0 upto 0830 hrs (of

date) in mm

REVISED SEVA SUCHNAYEINALLTHE SAILINGS ARE SUBJECT TO WEATHER CONDITIONS

INTER ISLAND SECTOR:

MV Chowra will sail for Nancowry via Car Nicobar, Chowra, Teressa,

& Katchal on 17.11.2017 (Fri) at 0800 Hrs from Haddo Wharf and will sail

for Port Blair on 20.11.2017 (Mon) at 0500 Hrs from Nancowry via same

route. Passenger tickets for the above sailing will be issued to the

general public on 15.11.2017 (Wed) from 0900 Hrs onwards at STARS

Ticketing Counters & CSC's. Similarly booking of cargo t ickets will

commence from 15.11.2017 between 0900 Hrs to 1300 Hrs at Commercial

Wing. All the consigners are advised to book actual quantity of cargo to

be transshipped, as no excess cargo will be allowed.

HUT BAY SECTOR:

Due to administrative reasons the vessel MV Chowra will now sail for

Hut Bay in place of MV Bharat Seema on 11.11.2017 (Sat) at 2000 Hrs

from Haddo Wharf and will sail for Port Blair on 12.11.2017 (Sun) at 0800

Hrs from Hut Bay.

Due to administrative reasons the vessel MV Chowra will now sail for

Hut Bay in place of MV Bharat Seema on 13.11.2017 (Mon) at 0800 Hrs

from Haddo Wharf and will sail for Port Blair on the same day at 2000 Hrs

from Hut Bay. Hut Bay bound passengers those who have purchased

their tickets for MV Bharat Seema are advised to avail the sailing of MV

Chowra on the above dates with the same ticket.

MV Chowra will sail for Hut Bay on 15.11.2017 (Wed) at 0800 Hrs from

Haddo Wharf and will sail for Port Blair on the same day at 2000 Hrs from

Hut Bay.

MV Bharat Seema will sail for Hut Bay on 16.11.2017 (Thu) at 0800 Hrs

from Haddo Wharf and will sail for Port Blair on the same day at 2000 Hrs

from Hut Bay.

Note: Passenger tickets for the above sailings for Hut Bay on

14th, 15th & 16th Nov., 2017 will be issued to the general public

from 13.11.2017 (Mon) from 0900 Hrs onwards at STARS Ticketing

Counters & CSC's.

FORESHORE SECTOR:

Note: Passenger t ickets for the Foreshore Sector vessels

scheduled on 14th, 15th & 16th Nov., 2017 will be issued to the

general public on 13.11.2017 (Mon) from 0900 Hrs onwards at

STARS Counters & CSC's.

11.11.2017 (SATURDAY)

BARATANG

Due to administrative reasons the scheduled sailing for Baratang on

11.11.2017 (Sat) has been cancelled. Inconvenience caused is regretted.

HAVELOCK & NEIL ISLAND

MV Bambooka will sail for Havelock on 11.11.2017 (Sat) at 0620 Hrs

from Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for Port Blair on the same day at

0900 Hrs from Havelock.

MV Strait Island will sail for Neil Island on 11.11.2017 (Sat) at 0630 Hrs

from Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for Port Blair on the same day at

0845 Hrs from Neil Island.

MV Strait Island will sail for Neil Island on 11.11.2017 (Sat) at 1100 Hrs

from Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for Port Blair on the same day at

1600 Hrs from Neil Island.

MV Strait Island will sail for Havelock on 11.11.2017 (Sat) at 1300 Hrs

from Neil Island Jetty and will sail back to Neil Island on the same day

at 1445 Hrs from Havelock.

MV Bambooka will sail for Havelock on 11.11.2017 (Sat) at 1400 Hrs

from Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for Port Blair on the same day at

1630 Hrs from Havelock.

HUT BAY

MV Chowra will sail for Hut Bay on 11.11.2017 (Sat) at 2000 Hrs from

Haddo Wharf and will sail for Port Blair on 12.11.2017 (Sun) at 0800 Hrs

from Hut Bay.

RANGAT, DIGLIPUR

MV Katchal will sail for Rangat via Neil, Havelock, Strait Island and

Long Island on 11.11.2017 (Sat) at 0600 Hrs from Phoenix Bay Jetty

and will sail for Port Blair on the same day at 1315 Hrs from Ragat via

Havelock.

Due to administrative reasons the scheduled sailing for Diglipur on

11.11.2017 (Sat) has been cancelled. Inconvenience caused to the

passengers is regretted.

12.11.2017 (SUNDAY)

BARATANG

MV Katchal will sail for Baratang on 12.11.2017 (Sun) at 0700 Hrs from

Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for Port Blair on the same day at 1430

Hrs from Baratang.

HAVELOCK & NEIL ISLAND

MV Bambooka will sail for Havelock on 12.11.2017 (Sun) at 0620 Hrs

from Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for Port Blair on the same day at0900 Hrs from Havelock.

MV Strait Island will sail for Neil Island on 12.11.2017 (Sun) at 0630 Hrs

from Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for Port Blair on the same day at

0845 Hrs from Neil Island.MV Strait Island will sail for Neil Island on 12.11.2017 (Sun) at 1100 Hrs

from Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for Port Blair on the same day at

1600 Hrs from Neil Island.

MV Strait Island will sail for Havelock on 12.11.2017 (Sun) at 1300 Hrsfrom Neil Island Jetty and will sail back to Neil Island on the same day

at 1445 Hrs from Havelock.

MV Bambooka will sail for Havelock on 12.11.2017 (Sun) at 1400 Hrs

from Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for Port Blair on the same day at1630 Hrs from Havelock.

13.11.2017 (MONDAY)

BARATANG

Due to administrative reasons the scheduled sailing for Baratang on13.11.2017 (Mon) has been cancelled. Inconvenience caused is regretted.

HAVELOCK & NEIL ISLAND

MV Bambooka will sail for Havelock on 13.11.2017 (Mon) at 0620 Hrs

from Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for Port Blair on the same day at0900 Hrs from Havelock.

MV Strait Island will sail for Neil Island on 13.11.2017 (Mon) at 0630 Hrs.

from Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for Port Blair on the same day at

0845 Hrs from Neil Island.MV Strait Island will sail for Neil Island on 13.11.2017 (Mon) at 1100 Hrs

from Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for Port Blair on the same day at

1600 Hrs from Neil Island.

Port Blair, Nov. 10

In the Under- 9 Girls National Chess Championship at

Gurgoan, Haryana, R. Kasthuri Bhai from these Islands has

excelled in the penultimate and final round by defeating her

counterparts Anushka Aggarwal and R. Rimitha Reddy from

Punjab and Telegana respectively and booked her place in

the list of top fifteen. Out of eleven games, she won 7, drew 2

and lost 2 games.

The President, Members & Players from Andaman Nicobar

Chess Association have congratulated her for the excellent

performance and bringing laurels to the Chess fraternity of

the Islands, a communication said.

Isles chess prodigy Kasthuri Bhai

shines in National Chess Championship

Bangladesh head

coach Chandika

resignsDhaka, Nov 10

Bangladesh head coach

Chandika Hathurusingha has

resigned from his position.

Amidst rumours surrounding

his likely take over as the

head coach of Sri Lanka,

Hathurusingha submitted his

resignation to Bangladesh

Cricket Board (BCB)

President Nazmul Hasan.

New Delhi, Nov 10

Hardik Pandya has been

rested for the three-Test

series between India and Sri

Lanka. The Baroda a l l -

rounder was earlier named

in the Indian cricket team

squad for the first two Test

matches. The Board of

Control for Cricket in India

said Pandya was rested to

manage his workload. The

24-year-old has been

playing virtually non-stop

cricket , including making his

Test debut against Sri Lanka

in Galle in July 2017. The

national selectors have not

named a replacement for

Pandya, who seemed to

have hurt his left hand during

the rain-hit T20 match against

New Zealand on Tuesday.

Pandya will undergo strength

conditioning at the National

Cri cket Academy in

Bangalore.

The squad for the first two

Test vs Sri Lanka is as

fol lows: Virat Kohl i

(captain), KL Rahul, Murali

Vijay, Shikhar Dhawan,

Cheteshwar Pujara,

Hardik Pandya rested from three-Test

India vs Sri Lanka cricket series

Kolkata, Nov 10

Chasing an elusive dream of

winning their first cricket Test

in India, Sri Lanka will begin

their gruelling tour with a two-

day tour fixture against a

depleted Board President's

XI on Saturday.

Sri Lanka who will play their

first Test in India since 2009-

10 have a forgettable record

in the country as they are yet

to win from 16 appearances

and have suffered 10 defeats

in their head-to-head record

spanning 1982-2017.

It's an improbable task for

skipper Dinesh Chandimal

who will play his maiden Test

in India and would bank upon

the experience of Angelo

Mathews and Rangana

Herath the only two members

who were part of their side

which suffered 0-2 defeat

seven years back.

Having suffered a 0-9

humiliation at home across

three formats, the Islanders

are here in India in a gap of

two months but w ith a

confidence-boosting surprise

2-0 Test series win over

Sri Lanka begin testing India tour

with warm-up game

Pakistan in UAE last month.

The Lankans will play three

Tests and as many ODIs and

T20Is in the long series

concluding in Mumbai on

December 24.

Chandimal and Co. will hope

to start well against a third-

string Board's side led by

Sanju Samson.

The match is scheduled at the

Jadavpur University second

campus ground, the deck of

which primari ly supports

seam bowling.

Giving importance to the Ranji

Trophy, the Board has opted

for a thi rd-s t ring out f i t

primari ly comprising of

players from -- Hyderabad,

Kerala, Madhya Pradesh and

Punjab who are not featuring

in the ongoing fifth round of

the domestic tournament.

Ajinkya Rahane (vice-

captain), Rohit Sharma,

Wriddhiman Saha

( w i c k e t - k e e p e r ) ,

Ravichandran Ashwin,

Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep

Yadav, Mohammed Shami,

Umesh Yadav,

Bhuvaneshwar Kumar,

Ishant Sharma.

Port Blair, Nov. 10

The Andaman & Nicobar

Rowing Associat ion wi l l

conduct the Selection Trial on

14th November 2017 at the

SAG Water Sports Centre,

Sippighat at 6.30 am in

connect ion w ith the

participation of Islands team

in the forthcoming 36th Senior

Nat ional Rowing

Championship, to be held in

Pune, Maharastra from Dec

4 to 11, 2017.

I n t e r e s t e d

sportspersons may register

their names with the General

Secretary, Andaman Nicobar

Rowing Association, Port Blair

on working days from 10 am

to 1pm.

The last date/

t ime for reg is trat ion

and acceptance of names

will be by 1 pm of Nov 13,

2017.

Selection Trial by A&N Rowing

Association on Nov 14

Moscow, Nov 10

Lionel Messi has presented

the ball for next year’s World

Cup in Russia.

The Telstar 18 has a retro

b lack-and-white design

harking back to the original

Adidas Telstar ball used for

the 1970 World Cup.

Adidas says that in terms of

Lionel Messi presents World

Cup 2018 ball in Moscow

structure, it’s an evolution of

the ball used for the last World

Cup in 2014.

Chiming with Russia’s history

as a pioneer of space flight,

the Telstar name originally

came from a type of early

satellite. However those came

from Western nations, and not

the then Soviet Union.

their spirit.

Altogether 34 paintings

of well known artists viz. R

K Biswas, Manik Mandal,

Shweta Kashyap, Neha

Bansal, Silpa Kala, S.N.

Sreeprakash, S Jai Prakash,

Dhruw Nath Singh, Sujit

Kumar Roy, D

Neelakantam, P Senthil

Kumar, P Ravi, Danish

Mustafa, Mohammed Adip

and N.S Nitin are on

displayed at the exhibition.

The exhibition is open for

general public from 4pm to

7.30 pm on all working days

except Monday and Public

Holidays.

A visit to the Art

Gallery & Studio will

definitely be a treat for

those who have a flair for

art, besides it would also

encourage other artists to

come forward and exhibit

their talents too.

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Special 3D show at

Science CentrePort Blair, Nov. 10

The Science Centre at

Goodwill Estate, Corbyn's

Cove Road will be

organizing Special 3D

Show on 11th & 12th

November, 2017 at 5.30 pm

& 6.15 pm.

Further, there shall be a

Jurassic Park light & sound

programme at 5.30 pm with

entry fee of 20/- per head, a

communication said.

11 at Phongychang from 10

am onwards.

Swami Shuddhanandji of

Chinmaya Mission will

grace the function as chief

guest. The programme will

be followed by

Annadhanam, a

communication said.

Birth anniv. ...(Contd. from page 1)

participants from India, Bangladesh, Malaysia,

Philippines, Vietnam and France and 23 experts from

France, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States of America,

Philippines and India are participating in this workshop to

share their expertise with the participants. This thematic school

has been designed to bring together the young aquatic

microbial ecologist of South Asia at same platform and intended

with lectures, exchange information with experts, hands-on

training, data analysis and preparation of research proposals

with an aim to create networks and foster future collaborations.

Besides Dr. R. Kirubagaran, Head of Ocean Science and

Technology for Islands Group (OSTI-MBT) & Convenor of

ASIAME 2, NIOT, Chennai, and Dr. N. V. Vinithkumar, Officer-

In-Charge of ANCOST & Co-Convenor of ASIAME 2, NIOT,

Port Blair, Shri. Birendra Kumar Thakur, Senior Scientist &

Programme Officer of NIOT, Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES),

New Delhi, Shri. Praveen Kumar Jain, ASO, MoES, New Delhi,

guests of honour Dr. Herve Moreau, Director of Research,

CNRS, France, Dr. Bouvier Thierry, Director of Research, CNRS,

Paris, France, Heads of other Departments, faculty members

and students were present during the inaugural session.

Earlier, Dr. R. Kirubagaran, Dr. Herve Moreau and Dr. Bouvier

Thierry briefed about the objective, significance and future

prospects of ASIAME 2. The function ended with vote of

thanks proposed by Dr. N. V. Vinithkumar, Officer-In-Charge of

ANCOST & Co-Convenor of ASIAME 2, NIOT. The

programme will continue till Nov 18, 2017.

Indo-French Workshop ... (Contd. from page 1)

threat to A&N Islands and validate existing standard

operating procedures.

A total of seventeen stake holders participated in the

exercise including Indian Coast Guard, Navy, Army, Air

Force, A&N Police, PMF, Forest, Fisheries, Customs, PMB,

DSS and various intelligence agencies. Fishing community

and coastal population were also part of exercise.

During the exercise, real-time situations were generated

for all the participants for assessing their preparedness

level and preparing them for contingencies. High level of

security patrols were maintained at sea by Coast Guard

and Naval ships and aircraft. Heavy police bandobast was

also observed at all security sensitive places across the

Islands. Overall, the exercise was a resounding success

having perfect synergy and unprecedented co-ordination

amongst all stake holders. Such initiatives in future will

also help in maintaining co-operation and co-ordination

among all civil and military agencies in A&N Islands, a

communication from the PRO Coast Guard said.

Coastal security ...(Contd. from page 1)

General Manager, NABARD, General Manager, DIC, LDM,

LBO, SBI, Port Blair, in-charge, MSME-DI, Assistant

Director (Handicrafts) and senior officers from the

Directorate of Industries and DIC.

Speaking on the occasion, Smti. Neha Bansal referred to

the global economic scenario and new concept and

approaches of marketing, quality control, packaging, brand

name etc. for sustainable development of handicrafts sector

in the territory. She appreciated the far-sighted outlook of

the former Secretary (Ind.), Smti. Rashmi Singh for

identifying handicrafts as a potential area for development

and economic upliftment of the rural entrepreneurs,

especially women.

Earlier, the Secretary (SW), in her address referred to the

areas of strength, weakness and opportunities of

handicrafts in A&N Islands. She also appreciated the

trainers for their sincere efforts to provide quality training

to the local artisans and the trainees for showing keen

interest during the training. The Director of Industries, Shri

Ajit Anand, explained that the training imparted is a part of

the innovative project considered by the Ministry of AR &

PG, Govt. of India, New Delhi for promotion of local

handicrafts of A&N Islands. Shri B.V.S. Prasad,

General Manager, NABARD and Shri K. Mohan Rao, LDM,

LBO, SBI, Port Blair also spoke on the occasion.

Earlier, the programme started with the welcome

address by Shri Atanu Sinha Roy, Executive Officer, KVIB

and ended with vote of thanks proposed by Smti. NT

Subalaxmi, CO, KVIB, a communication said.

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this programme. The chief guest blessed the students &

motivated them to become good citizens and work for

prosperous Nation building.

Earlier, the Deputy Director (CS&CA) Shri. Sanjay Balan

welcomed the gathering while the Principal of the School.

Smti. Sangeeta Chand proposed the vote of thanks. In

the debate contest, Fathima from Govt. Girls SSS got the

first prize, Taresh Shukla, from VKV Lambaline got

second, while Ishita Anand from St. Mary's School &

Namya Sharma NCS, Minnie Bay shared third positions.

In the poster making competition Bikash Sardar of GSSS

Prothrapur, G. Janisha of VKV Lambaline got first and

second spot respectively, while Urvashi Singh of VKV

Lambaline & R. Arvind of GSSS Rangachang shared the

third spot.

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addition to face-to-face academic counseling sessions on

Sundays at IGNOU study centre (JNRM). Besides IGNOU

learners, the regular college students of JNRM/ANCOL

other Universities have also been invited to attend video

classes. The class will be in English/Hindi languages, a

communication from IGNOU here said.

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Musical prog. by

AAN todayPort Blair, Nov 10

Due to inclement weather

condition, the proposed

musical programme to be

held at ITF ground by AAN

orchestra today has been

rescheduled and will now

be held tomorrow (Nov 11,

2017) at Dr. B. R Ambedkar

Auditorium at 6 pm. Entry

to this programme is free, a

communication said.

South Africa vs India Test series could

begin from January 5New Delhi, Nov 10

After initial plans of hosting India

in December for the Boxing

Day Test, South Africa’s plans

were foiled with India arriving

in the last week of December in

the country and wanting some

time to get used to the conditions

including by playing a practice

match. With that in mind, India’s

Test series against South Africa

is slated to begin on January 5

or 6 in Cape Town. The two

teams are scheduled to play

four Tests, three ODIs and three

T20Is as per ICC’s Future

Tours Programme.

The boards have been going

back and forth to finalise the

schedule since the start of the

year. In August BCCI had

made it clear that India’s ODI

series against Sri Lanka would

only conclude on December

24 and the team would reach

South Africa in the last week.

Usually the norm is for the New

Year’s Test to be played at

Newlands from January 2 but

due to BCCI’s persistence the

first Test won’t begin until three

or four days later. BCCI

reiterated its stance of the Indian

team needing preparation time

ahead of the long series and

desire to play at least one

warm-up game. South Africa

wi ll thus play nine Tests

including a Boxing Day Test

– for which an opponent is yet

to be finalised – in a short

summer window.

Traffic Police

appreciatedPort Blair, Nov 10

National Council Member

BJYM, Shri K. Parmasivam

and the State Vice

President, BJYM, Shri

Gaurav Gogia have

appreciated the Police

Department, especially the

DySP Traffic, Shri Mohd.

Umar, for handling the

traffic problem at

Junglighat, where a novel

idea of parking two

wheelers on one side and

four wheelers on the other

side of the road has been

implemented, a

communication said.

branches and websites. The RBI also noted that

notwithstanding the need to push digital transactions and

use of ATMs, it is imperative to be sensitive to the

requirements of senior citizens and the differently-abled.

Banks have also been advised that a fully KYC compliant

account should automatically be converted into a 'Senior

Citizen Account' based on the date of birth available in the

bank's records.

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