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Regn. No. 34190/75 No. 13 Port Blair, Monday January 13, 2020 Web: dt.andaman.gov.in Rs. 3.00 Pages 4 C M Y K ...the Largest Circulating Daily of the Islands Light rain or thundershower likely to occur over Port Blair. Maximum and Minimum temperature will be around 30°C and 22°C respectively on Monday 13/01/2020. Maximum Temperature (°C) of Date: 29.4 Minimum Temperature (°C) of Date: 21.7 Relative Humidity(%) at 0830 IST 058 Relative Humidity(%) at 1730 IST 069 Sunrise Time for tomorrow (in IST): 0543 Sunset Time for tomorrow (in IST): 1713 Rainfall upto 0830 hrs of date (last 24 hrs)- in mm: 000.0 Rainfall upto 1730 hrs of date in mm: 000.0 Rainfall (Progressive total from 1st January 1.3 upto 0830 hrs (of date) in mm Since 1920s the Oldest Daily... “Relationships are based on four principles: respect, understanding, acceptance and appreciation.” A man is but a product of his thoughts. What he thinks he becomes. Kolkata, Jan 12 Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi visited Belur Math in Kolkata today, on the occasion of Swami Vivekananda Jayanti and National Youth Day. He also interacted with the monks in Math. Speaking on the occasion, the Prime Minister said that for the countrymen, coming to this holy land of Belur Math is no less than a pilgrimage, but for him it was always like coming home. Feeling privileged for spending the night in this holy place, he said that the identity of all the gurus including Swami Ram Krishna Prime Minister visits Belur Math in Kolkata Citizenship Amendment Act is not a law to take away citizenship, it is a law to grant citizenship : PM Paramahansa, Maa Sarada Devi, Swami Brahmanand and Swami Vivekananda could be felt here. Recalling his previous visit, when he had taken the blessings of Port Blair, Jan 12 Fisheries and Tourism sectors form the most basic source of employment here in the Islands. To ensure that the required facilities are made available to the fisherfolk community, the Fisheries Department, A&N Administration decided to construct two Modern Fish Markets. The Modern Fish Market at Junglighat was inaugurated in 2018, facilitating the fish vendors to sell fishes in a hygienic environment. A similar market is nearing completion at Mohanpura which will enable fish vendors of Mohanpura area to sell their catch with the required facilities. Elaborating on the progress of the work at Modern Fish Market, Mohanpura, the Director, Fisheries, Shri Utpal Kumar Sar while speaking to 'Daily Telegrams' said that the construction work of the Modern Fish Market is nearing completion. Once inaugurated, the two-storied building will be one of the best markets in the country, he said adding that the ground floor of the market has 36 sitting capacity for individual vendors besides facilities like fish storage, lightings and fans, chill room, solid and liquid waste disposal machine for conversion of fish waste into manure. The market will also have air curtain, fly trap, display desk for fish vendors for hygienic display of fish. Electronic weighing scale machines will also be kept. The market also has toilet and rain water harvesting facilities for fish vendors. The first floor of the market has a meeting hall for fish vendors besides stalls for selling dry fish. The Director further informed that currently the work for installation of equipments is underway and will complete soon. Facilitating fish vendors to sell their catch in hygienic environment Modern double storied Fish Market at Mohanpura nearing completion Port Blair, Jan. 12 National Youth Day to mark the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda was National Youth Day befittingly celebrated in Isles Youth plays a pivotal role in nation building: Secretary (Sports/Edn.) celebrated today. A function was organized at Vivekananda Statue, JNRM, in which Secretary (Sports/Edn.), Ms. Kriti Garg as the chief guest offered floral tributes at the statue of Swami Vivekananda followed by paying of floral tributes by others. In her brief address, the Secretary (Sports/ Edn.) while speaking about the significance of the day reminded the youth of their role and responsibility towards nation building. The Secretary said that students are the future of our country and they must know their duties and responsibility towards the Nation. Youth should synergize their positive energy in such a way that it leads to positive outcomes, the Secretary said adding that the youth should utilize their time and energy in positive direction which will not only help them to lead a successful life but also contribute towards their family, society and nation as a whole. In his address, the Secretary RK Mission, Swami Prarthanananda said January 12 is celebrated every year to commemorate the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda. He described Swami Vivekananda as a philosopher, social reformer, and thinker who represented India in the first Parliament of Religion held in Chicago in 1893. He urged the youth to follow the path shown by Swami Vivekananda for further growth of the country. The students of Girls School and devotees of Sarada Sangha, RK Mission presented songs befitting the occasion. Earlier, in the morning, a Youth Rally was Port Blair, Jan. 12 The Government of India has declared one-day state mourning on Monday (Jan 13) in view of the demise of the Sultan of Oman, the Home Ministry announced on Sunday. "His Majesty Sultan Qaboos Bin Said Al Said, Sultan of the Sultanate of Oman has passed away on 10.01.2020. As a mark of respect to the departed dignitary, Government of India has decided that there will be one day's State Mourning on 13.01.2020 throughout India. The National Flag will be flown at half mast throughout India on the day of mourning and there will be no official entertainment on the day", a communication from Assistant Secretary (GA) quoting the message from the Ministry of Home Affairs said. S w a m i Atmasthanandaji, the Prime Minister said that he was shown the way of public service by the Swami. “Today he is not physically present, but his work, his path, will always pave the way for us.” He said that he got a chance to spend a few moments between the young brahmacharis present there and found that he had the state of mind of the brahmacharis once. On National Youth Day, PM felt that it is his responsibility to convince every youth, satisfy them about the Citizenship Amendment Act and clear the confusion in their minds. He clarified that the Citizenship Amendment Act is not a law to take away citizenship, it is a law to grant citizenship. Citizenship Amendment Act is just an amendment, to ease granting citizenship of India, for those who were tortured, oppressed, due to their religious faith in post- partition Pakistan. New Delhi, Jan 12 Union Home Minister, Shri Amit Shah inaugurated the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) and also dedicated National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal to the nation yesterday. This state- of-the-art Centre is located in New Delhi. The scheme to set up I4C was approved in Home Minister dedicates National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal to nation crimes in a comprehensive and coordinated manner. At the initiative of Home Ministry, 15 States and UTs have given their consent to set up Regional Cyber Crime Coordination October 2018 at an estimated cost of around 416 crore rupees to deal with all types of cyber- Port Blair, Jan. 12 The Division of Animal Science, ICAR-Central Island Agricultural Research Institute, Port Blair has launched a one month duration Fellowship Programme for the farmers under DBT - Biotech Kisan- Hub funded by DBT, Govt of India with the main aim for dissemination of livestock and poultry production technologies for enhancing the farmers' income of Andaman & Nicobar and Lakshadweep Islands. The programme was launched by ICAR-CIARI launches DBT Biotech Kisan Hub Fellowship prog. for farmers Shri.V.Mashar, GM (NABARD) as chief guest in the presence of Dr.B.A.Jerard, Director (Acting), A. Kundu, HoD, Animal Science Division, Scientists and staff of ICAR-CIARI. The inauguration of the programme was held on Jan. 9 with the first batch of 25 farmers including women (15 nos) and rural youth (10 nos.) from different villages of South Andaman. Speaking on the occasion, the chief guest congratulated the ICAR- CIARI and the project team for bringing the projects for the benefit of rural farmers for doubling their income. He advised the farmers to learn the advanced skills towards entrepreneurship development in goat and rural poultry farming and mini incubator. Dr.B.A.Jerard appreciated the project team for their sincere efforts for formulating appropriate projects like goat and mini incubator to enhance the farmers' income through livestock. He also briefed about other activities of the (Contd. on last page) (Contd. on last page) (Contd. on last page) Port Blair, Jan. 12 The Asian Openbill Stork migrated to Little Andaman recently. It is a large wading bird. This is found mainly in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. The adults have a gap between the arched upper mandible and recurved lower mandible. Nature at the best Asian Openbill Stork-Migratory to Andamans Port Blair, Jan. 12 The District Child Protection Unit, South Andaman organized a greeting card making and painting competition for the children of Child Care Institutions of South Andaman at Calvary Children Home, Port Mout today. The Deputy Commissioner, South Andaman, Shri. Abhishek Dev graced the occasion as chief guest. The programme was also attended by Shri Vinay Kumar Jindal, Assistant Commissioner (HQ), Shri Hari Kallikat, IAS, Smti. DCPU (SA) organizes competition for children of Child Care Institutions Nikita Dev, State Project Coordinator-MSK, Smti. Sonal Gumawal and Shri S V Uvraj, Member, CWC SA. Addressing the children, the Deputy Commissioner South Andaman appreciated the enthusiasm of the children and motivated them to keep up their spirit. He also assured that such events will be organized by the Administration in the future endeavours as well. The winners of the competition were awarded (Contd. on last page) Photo clicked at Little Andaman Demise of Sultan of Oman Govt. declares state mourning today; National Flag to be flown at half mast -Mahatma Gandhi

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Regn. No. 34190/75 No. 13 Port Blair, Monday January 13, 2020 Web: dt.andaman.gov.in Rs. 3.00 Pages 4

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Light rain or thundershower likely tooccur over Port Blair. Maximum andMinimum temperature will be around30°C and 22°C respectively onMonday 13/01/2020. MaximumTemperature (°C) of Date: 29.4Minimum Temperature (°C) of Date: 21.7Relative Humidity(%) at 0830 IST 058Relative Humidity(%) at 1730 IST 069Sunrise Time for tomorrow (in IST): 0543Sunset Time for tomorrow (in IST): 1713Rainfall 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 1.3 upto0830 hrs (of date) in mm

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“Relationships are basedon four principles: respect,understanding, acceptance

and appreciation.”

A man is but a product of his thoughts. What he thinks he becomes.

Kolkata, Jan 12Prime Minister ShriNarendra Modi visitedBelur Math in Kolkatatoday, on the occasionof Swami VivekanandaJayanti and NationalYouth Day. He alsointeracted with themonks in Math.Speaking on theoccasion, the PrimeMinister said that forthe countrymen,coming to this holy landof Belur Math is no lessthan a pilgrimage, butfor him it was alwayslike coming home.Feeling privileged forspending the night inthis holy place, he saidthat the identity of allthe gurus includingSwami Ram Krishna

Prime Minister visits Belur Math in KolkataCitizenship Amendment Act is not a

law to take away citizenship, it isa law to grant citizenship : PM

Paramahansa, MaaSarada Devi, SwamiBrahmanand andSwami Vivekanandacould be felt here.Recalling his previousvisit, when he hadtaken the blessings of

Port Blair, Jan 12 Fisheries and Tourism sectors form the most basicsource of employment here in the Islands. To ensurethat the required facilities are made available to thefisherfolk community, the Fisheries Department, A&NAdministration decided to construct two Modern FishMarkets. The Modern Fish Market at Junglighat wasinaugurated in 2018, facilitating the fish vendors to sellfishes in a hygienic environment. A similar market isnearing completion at Mohanpura which will enable fishvendors of Mohanpura area to sell their catch with therequired facilities. Elaborating on the progress of the work at ModernFish Market, Mohanpura, the Director, Fisheries, ShriUtpal Kumar Sar while speaking to 'Daily Telegrams' saidthat the construction work of the Modern Fish Market

is nearing completion. Once inaugurated, the two-storiedbuilding will be one of the best markets in the country,he said adding that the ground floor of the market has36 sitting capacity for individual vendors besidesfacilities like fish storage, lightings and fans, chill room,solid and liquid waste disposal machine for conversionof fish waste into manure. The market will also have aircurtain, fly trap, display desk for fish vendors forhygienic display of fish. Electronic weighing scalemachines will also be kept. The market also has toiletand rain water harvesting facilities for fish vendors. Thefirst floor of the market has a meeting hall for fish vendorsbesides stalls for selling dry fish. The Director further informed that currently the workfor installation of equipments is underway and willcomplete soon.

Facilitating fish vendors to sell their catch in hygienic environment

Modern double storied Fish Market at Mohanpura nearing completion

Port Blair, Jan. 12 National Youth Day tomark the birth anniversaryof Swami Vivekananda was

National Youth Day befittingly celebrated in IslesYouth plays a pivotal role in nationbuilding: Secretary (Sports/Edn.)

celebrated today. Afunction was organized atVivekananda Statue,JNRM, in which Secretary

(Sports/Edn.), Ms. KritiGarg as the chief guestoffered floral tributes atthe statue of SwamiVivekananda followed bypaying of floral tributes byothers. In her brief address,the Secretary (Sports/Edn.) while speakingabout the significance ofthe day reminded theyouth of their role andresponsibility towardsnation building. TheSecretary said thatstudents are the future ofour country and they mustknow their duties andresponsibility towards theNation. Youth shouldsynergize their positiveenergy in such a way thatit leads to positiveoutcomes, the Secretarysaid adding that the youthshould utilize their timeand energy in positivedirection which will notonly help them to lead asuccessful life but also

contribute towards theirfamily, society and nationas a whole. In his address, theSecretary RK Mission,Swami Prarthananandasaid January 12 iscelebrated every year tocommemorate the birthanniversary of SwamiVivekananda. Hedescribed SwamiVivekananda as aphilosopher, socialreformer, and thinker whorepresented India in thefirst Parliament of Religionheld in Chicago in 1893. Heurged the youth to followthe path shown by SwamiVivekananda for furthergrowth of the country. The students of GirlsSchool and devotees ofSarada Sangha, RKMission presented songsbefitting the occasion. Earlier, in the morning,a Youth Rally was

Port Blair, Jan. 12The Government of Indiahas declared one-day statemourning on Monday (Jan13) in view of the demise ofthe Sultan of Oman, theHome Ministry announcedon Sunday. "His MajestySultan Qaboos Bin Said AlSaid, Sultan of the

Sultanate of Oman haspassed away on 10.01.2020.As a mark of respect to thedeparted d igni ta ry,Government of India hasdecided that there will beone day's StateMourning on 13.01.2020throughout India. TheNational Flag will be

f lown at half mastthroughout India on theday of mourning andthere will be no officialentertainment on theday", a communicationfrom Assistant Secretary(GA) quoting the messagefrom the Ministry of HomeAffairs said.

S w a m iAtmasthanandaji, thePrime Minister said thathe was shown the way ofpublic service by theSwami.“Today he is notphysically present, but

his work, his path, willalways pave the way forus.”He said that he got achance to spend a fewmoments between theyoung brahmacharispresent there and found

that he had the state ofmind of thebrahmacharis once. On National Youth Day,PM felt that it is hisresponsibility toconvince every youth,satisfy them about theCitizenship AmendmentAct and clear theconfusion in their minds.He clarified that theCitizenship AmendmentAct is not a law to takeaway citizenship, it is alaw to grant citizenship.Citizenship AmendmentAct is just anamendment, to easegranting citizenship ofIndia, for those whowere tortured,oppressed, due to theirreligious faith in post-partition Pakistan.

New Delhi, Jan 12Union Home Minister,Shri Amit Shahinaugurated the IndianCyber CrimeCoordination Centre(I4C) and alsodedicated NationalCyber Crime ReportingPortal to the nationyesterday. This state-of-the-art Centre islocated in New Delhi.The scheme to set upI4C was approved in

Home Minister dedicates National CyberCrime Reporting Portal to nation

crimes in a comprehensiveand coordinated manner. Atthe initiative of HomeMinistry, 15 States and UTs

have given their consent toset up Regional CyberCrime Coordination

October 2018 at anestimated cost of around416 crore rupees to dealwith all types of cyber-

Port Blair, Jan. 12The Division of AnimalScience, ICAR-CentralIsland AgriculturalResearch Institute, Port Blairhas launched a one monthduration FellowshipProgramme for the farmersunder DBT - Biotech Kisan-Hub funded by DBT, Govtof India with the main aimfor dissemination oflivestock and poultryproduction technologies forenhancing the farmers'income of Andaman &Nicobar and LakshadweepIslands. The programmewas launched by

ICAR-CIARI launches DBT Biotech KisanHub Fellowship prog. for farmers

Shri.V.Mashar, GM(NABARD) as chief guestin the presence ofDr.B.A.Jerard, Director(Acting), A. Kundu, HoD,Animal Science Division,Scientists and staff ofICAR-CIARI. The inauguration of theprogramme was held on Jan.9 with the first batch of 25farmers including women(15 nos) and rural youth (10nos.) from different villagesof South Andaman. Speaking on theoccasion, the chief guestcongratulated the ICAR-CIARI and the project team

for bringing the projects forthe benefit of rural farmersfor doubling their income.He advised the farmers tolearn the advanced skillstowards entrepreneurshipdevelopment in goat andrural poultry farming andmini incubator.Dr.B.A.Jerard appreciatedthe project team for theirsincere efforts forformulating appropriateprojects like goat and miniincubator to enhance thefarmers' income throughlivestock. He also briefedabout other activities of the

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Port Blair, Jan. 12The Asian OpenbillStork migrated toLittle Andamanrecently. It is a largewading bird. This isfound mainly in the

Indian subcontinentand Southeast Asia.The adults have a gapbetween the archedupper mandible andrecurved lowermandible.

Nature at the bestAsian Openbill Stork-Migratory

to AndamansPort Blair, Jan. 12

The DistrictChild Protection Unit,South Andamanorganized a greeting cardmaking and paint ingcompeti t ion for thechildren of Child CareInst i tut ions of SouthAndaman at CalvaryChildren Home, Port Mouttoday. The DeputyCommissioner, SouthAndaman, Shri. AbhishekDev graced the occasionas chief guest . Theprogramme was alsoattended by Shri VinayKumar Jindal, AssistantCommissioner (HQ), ShriHari Kallikat, IAS, Smti.

DCPU (SA) organizes competition forchildren of Child Care Institutions

Nikita Dev, State ProjectCoordinator-MSK, Smti.Sonal Gumawal and Shri SV Uvraj, Member, CWCSA.

Addressing thechildren, the DeputyCommissioner SouthAndaman appreciated theenthusiasm of the children

and motivated them tokeep up their spirit. Healso assured that suchevents will be organizedby the Administration inthe future endeavours aswell. The winners of thecompetition were awarded

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Photo clicked at Little Andaman

Demise of Sultan of Oman Govt. declares state mourning today;National Flag to be flown at half mast

-Mahatma Gandhi

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Khelo India Youth Games: Maharashtraleads medal tally with 11 gold

Guwahati, Jan. 12In the third Khelo India youthgames in Guwahati, Haryana'sNuzrat Ali won Gold in 100meter in boys under 21category while Kerela's AncySojan bagged Gold in girlscategory. This is Ancy's secondGold today as she won Gold inLong Jump too. On the otherhand, Jeevanji Deepthi fromTelangana won gold in 100

Women's World T20: Rookie Richa Ghoshin Harmanpreet Kaur-led India squad

Mumbai, Jan 12Bengal's rookie batswomanRicha Ghosh was the only newface in a 15-memberHarmanpreet Kaur-led Indiasquad announced for the ICCWomen's T20 World Cup inAustralia, starting February 21.The team has no othersurprises and 15-year-oldHaryana schoolgirl ShafaliVerma will also be playing herfirst global meet following somegood performances at theinternational level in her firstseason.Richa has been rewarded forher exploits in the recentwomen's Challenger Trophy,scoring 36 off 26 balls in one ofthe games with four boundariesand a six.The selectors also announceda 16-member squad for a tri-series in Australia prior to the

T20 World Cup, with NuzhatParveen being added as the16th member. The tournamentstarts on January 31 and alsofeatures England.World T20 Squad:Harmanpreet Kaur (captain),Smriti Mandhana, ShafaliVerma, Jemimah Rodriguez,Harleen Deol, Deepti Sharma,Veda Krishnamurthy, RichaGhosh, Tania Bhatia, PoonamYadav, Radha Yadav,Rajeshwari Gaikwad, Shikha

Pandey, Pooja Vastrakar,Arundhati Reddy.Tri-Series (16 member)squad: Harmanpreet Kaur(captain), Smriti Mandhana,Shafal i Verma, JemimahRodriguez, Harleen Deol,Deepti Sharma, VedaKrishnamurthy, Richa Ghosh,Tania Bhatia, Poonam Yadav,Radha Yadav, RajeshwariGaikwad, Shikha Pandey,Pooja Vastrakar, ArundhatiReddy, Nuzhat Parveen.

India finish 2019 as number oneshooting nation in world

New Delhi, Jan 12On the back of its sparklingshow through 2019, Indiafinished the year as the topshooting nation in the world,leapfrogging Olympicheavyweights China and theUSA.In terms of overall medals, thetally stood at 21 gold, six silverand three bronze as Indiatopped all the Rifle-Pistol WorldCups and Finals in anunforgettable year.A delighted National RifleAssociation of India (NRAI)president Raninder Singhtweeted a screenshot of theInternational Shooting SportFederation’s (ISSF) overallrankings for 2019.“Well done Team India,” he

wrote.While India leads the standingswith 30 medals overall, Chinais second with 11 gold, 15 silverand 18 bronze for a total of 44podium finishes.The USA is placed third with15 medals (six gold six silverand three bronze).The number of Olympic quotas,which now stands at a record

15, is not a only refection of thecountry’s rapid rise in the sportover the last one year but alsosets up the shooters nicely fora record haul at the TokyoGames, after the meltdown atRio de Janeiro.Besides the shooters, thefederation has also workedextensively towards bringingthe sport to where it is today.

Serena Williams breaks three-yeartitle drought to win in Auckland

Auckland, Jan 12Serena Williams won her firsttitle since the 2017 AustralianOpen with a 6-3 6-4 victoryover fellow American JessicaPegula at the AucklandClassic on Sunday. The 38-year-old Williams now has theopportunity to sweep bothtitles at the Auckland TennisCentre , having alsoadvanced to the doubles finalwith good friend CarolineWozniacki. The victory gaveWilliams her 73rd WTA title andbroke a near three-yeardrought, desp ite havingappeared in five finals sinceshe clinched her 23rd GrandSlam crown with a win at the

Australian Open in 2017.Williams is chasing AustralianMargaret Court’s record 24Grand Slam singles titles, buthas lost two Wimbledon andtwo U.S. Open finals since her6-4 6-4 victory over eldersister Venus in Melbourne. “Itfeels good, it has been a longtime,” Williams said. “I played

an incredible opponent inJessica and honestly it was agreat match. “I was definitelyimproving as the week wenton and I needed to because Ihad some tough matches. Iplayed every day and I’mplaying still, I’ve got anothermatch.’

Centres. On the other hand, National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal (www.cybercrime.gov.in) isa citizen-centric initiative that will enable citizens to report cyber-crimes online throughthe portal. All the cyber-crime related complaints will be accessed by the concerned lawenforcement agencies in the States and Union Territories for taking action as per law. This portal was launched on pilot basis on 30th August, 2019. It enables filing of allcyber-crimes with specific focus on crimes against women, children, particularly childpornography, child sex abuse material, online content pertaining to rapes. So far, over700 Police Districts and 3,900 Police Stations have been connected with this portal.Home Ministry is committed to provide and create an eco- system for dealing with thecyber-crimes in a comprehensive and coordinated manner.

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Port Blair, Jan. 12As part of the ongoing 31stRoad Safety Week 2020from Jan 11 to 17, 2020, a'Blood Donation Camp' wasorganized by A&N TrafficPolice yesterday in theConference Hall of PSAberdeen. A & N TrafficPolice Personnel, G.B Pantstaff & general public havedonated blood. Moreover, a meetingwas conducted with autodrivers/commercial vehicledrivers/bus drivers andconductors under thechairmanship of Shri ArjunPrasad, Inspector (Traffic).

Road Safety Week observanceAuto drivers advised to charge fares

from passengers as per meter

Drivers were advised tobehave courteously withpassengers and to obeytraffic rules. Further, autodrivers were strictlyadvised to charge fare frompassengers as per the fare

meter. They were also madeaware of the new MotorVehicle Amendment Act,2019. More than 120drivers/owners haveparticipated in the meeting,a communication said.

DCPU (SA) organizes...(Contd. from page 1)

institute for the benefit of the farmers and urged the farmers to take advantage of theBiotech Kisan Hub for empowering their knowledge on technologies on livestock andpoultry. Dr.A.Kundu briefed about the genesis of the project and the importance of goatfarming and mini incubator in the livelihood security of the farmers. Dr.Jai Sunder, HubFacilitator narrated about the activities of the hub and the fellowship programme.Dr.L.B.Singh informed about the activities of the KVK, a communication said.

ICAR-CIARI launches...(Contd. from page 1)

Port Blair, Jan 12National Youth Day andweek is being observed byNehru Yuva Kendra, PortBlair from Jan. 12. NehruYuva Kendra and RamaKrishna Mission jointlyobserved National YouthDay today at the RamaKrishna Missionpremises. The programmestarted with garlandingthe portrai t of SwamiVivekananda by RamaKrishna Mission 'sSecretary, SwamiPrarthanananda ji and wasfollowed by floral tributesby the guests and youths.Earlier, Mohd. TariqueShah, District YouthCoordinator NYK portBlair welcomed andbriefed about the weeklong programme. Duringweek long programme,

National Youth Day & weekobservance by NYK

essay, painting , drawing,reci tat ion, yogacompeti t ion will beorganized. Apart fromthis, dance, solo song,declamation, fancy dresscompeti t ion, sports ,rallies etc. will also beorganized. Anotherprogramme, as part ofYouth Day, was organisedat Ferrargunj Block inwhich a 5 km Cycle Rally

was organized. On theoccasion, the PradhanShri Baseer was the chiefguest while Shri Mammu,sport person was theguest of honour.Similar programme alsoorganized at Collinpurvillage, in which a youthrally and volleyballtournament wasorganised, acommunication said here.

organized from NetajiS t a d i u mwhich was flagged off bythe Director (Sports/Edn.),Shri. Kamlesh Kumar.Altogether 800participants from Schoolsof HQ zone, Colleges,NYK, RKMission & SAIparticipated in the rallywhich passed throughvantage points in the town

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INTER ISLAND SECTORMV Campbell Bay will sail for Campbell Bay via Little Andaman,Chowra, Teressa & Nancowry on 17.01.2020 (Fri) at 1000 Hrs fromHaddo Wharf and will sail for Port Blair on 19.01.2020 (Sun) at 0900Hrs from Campbell Bay via same route. Passenger tickets for theabove sailing will be issued to the general public from 14.01.2020 (Tue)from 1000 Hrs onwards at STARS Ticketing Counter & CSC's. Similarly,booking of cargo will commence from 13.01.2020 (Mon) onwardsbetween 0900 Hrs to 1200 Hrs at Commercial Wing.LITTLE ANDAMANMV Coral Queen will sail for Little Andaman on 15.01.2020 (Wed) at1200 Hrs from Haddo Wharf and will sail for Port Blair on the same dayat 2100 Hrs from Little Andaman.MV Coral Queen will sail for Little Andaman on 16.01.2020 (Thus) at1200 Hrs from Haddo Wharf and will sail for Port Blair on the same dayat 2100 Hrs from Little Andaman.Note : Passenger tickets for the Little Andaman vessels scheduled on15th & 16th January, 2020 will be issued to the general public from13.01.2020 (Mon ) from 1000 Hrs onwards at STARS Ticketing Counter& CSC's.MAYABUNDER & DIGLIPURMV Coral Queen will sail for Diglipur via Mayabunder on 13.01.2020(Mon) at 2100 Hrs from Haddo Wharf and will sail for Port Blair on14.01.2020 (Tue) at 1400 Hrs from Diglipur via same route.MV Coral Queen will sail for Diglipur via Mayabunder on 17.01.2020(Fri) at 2100 Hrs from Haddo Wharf and will sail for Port Blair on18.01.2020 (Sat) at 1400 Hrs from Diglipur via same route. Passengertickets for the above sailing will be issued to the general public from16.01.2020 (Thus) from 0900 Hrs onwards at STARS Ticketing Counter& CSC's.13.01.2020 (MONDAY)SWARAJ DWEEP & SHAHEED DWEEPMV Bambooka will sail for Swaraj Dweep on 13.01.2020 (Mon) at0620 Hrs from Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for Port Blair on thesame day at 0900 Hrs from Swaraj Dweep.MV Wandoor will sail for Swaraj Dweep on 13.01.2020 (Mon) at 0900Hrs from Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for Port Blair on the same dayat 1130 Hrs from Swaraj Dweep.MV North Passage will sail for Shaheed Dweep on 13.01.2020 (Mon)at 0630 Hrs from Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for Port Blair on thesame day at 0845 Hrs from Shaheed Dweep.MV North Passage will sail for Shaheed Dweep on 13.01.2020 (Mon)at 1100 Hrs from Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for Port Blair on thesame day at 1600 Hrs from Shaheed Dweep.MV North Passage will sail for Swaraj Dweep on 13.01.2020 (Mon) at1300 Hrs from Shaheed Dweep Jetty and will sail back to ShaheedDweep on the same day at 1430 Hrs from Swaraj Dweep.MV Bambooka will sail for Swaraj Dweep on 13.01.2020 (Mon) at1400 Hrs from Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for Port Blair on thesame day at 1630 Hrs from Swaraj Dweep.MV Wandoor will sail for Swaraj Dweep on 13.01.2020 (Mon) at 1800Hrs from Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for Port Blair on 14.01.2020(Tue) at 0500 Hrs from Swaraj Dweep.BARATANGMV Rani Changa will sail for Baratang on 13.01.2020 (Mon) at 0530Hrs from Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for Port Blair on the same dayat 1500 Hrs from Baratang.MV Rani Changa will sail for Swaraj Dweep on 13.01.2020 (Mon) at1000 Hrs from Baratang and will sail for Baratang on the same day at1230 Hrs from Swaraj Dweep.RANGATMV Rani Lakshmi will sail for Rangat via Shaheed Dweep, SwarajDweep, Kadamtala and Long Island on 13.01.2020 (Mon) at 0615 Hrsfrom Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for Port Blair on 14.01.2020 (Tue)at 0615 Hrs from Rangat via same route.14.01.2020 (TUESDAY)SWARAJ DWEEP & SHAHEED DWEEPMV North Passage will sail for Swaraj Dweep on 14.01.2020 (Tue) at0620 Hrs from Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for Port Blair on thesame day at 0900 Hrs from Swaraj Dweep.MV Wandoor will sail for Swaraj Dweep on 14.01.2020 (Tue) at 0900Hrs from Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for Port Blair on the same dayat 1130 Hrs from Swaraj Dweep.MV Bambooka will sail for Shaheed Dweep on 14.01.2020 (Tue) at0630 Hrs from Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for Port Blair on thesame day at 0845 Hrs from Shaheed Dweep.MV Bambooka will sail for Shaheed Dweep on 14.01.2020 (Tue) at1100 Hrs from Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for Port Blair on thesame day at 1600 Hrs from Shaheed Dweep.MV Bambooka will sail for Swaraj Dweep on 14.01.2020 (Tue) at 1300Hrs from Shaheed Dweep Jetty and will sail back to Shaheed Dweepon the same day at 1430 Hrs from Swaraj Dweep.

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Port Blair, Jan. 12The first Atal Behari

Vajpayee Memorial T-20Cricket Tournament 2019-2020 organized by RegionalSports Council, Port Blair inassociation with CricketAssociation Andaman Nicobaris being played at NetajiStadium.

In the third QuarterFinal played today, ManshaReef United defeated ZamSporting Club by 6 wkts andhave entered the semi final.(Brief Score: Zam SportingClub 90 for 9 wkts in 20 overs,Senguttuvan 12, Dishant Dulal

2 for 15, Mansha Reef United93 for 4 wkts in 14.5 overs,Sudip Mondal 30 not out, Mohd.Haaris 3 for 22) Man of theMatch Sudip Mondal ofMansha Reef United.

In the FourthQuarter Final, JK XI defeatedAdidas XI by 2 wkts. (BriefScore: Adidas XI 70 all out in16.2 overs, Sandeep 18,Sarfaraz 3 for 11, JK XI 71 for8 in 15 overs, Naushad 21,Azad Ali 5 for 6) Man of theMatch Azad Ali of Adidas XI.

13.01.2020 Ist SemiFinal - A & N Police v/s JK XI11.00 a.m.

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prizes and the children were praised for their creativeworks, a communication said.and culminated at Vivekananda Statue, JNRM the venue of the main function.

meter in under 17 girls.Assam girl Priya Basumatary won the first gold for the home team in judo in 57 kilogram category.Assam got another silver medal today in Judo. Earlier in the day, several meet records weremade in the athletics. Maharastra is leading the medal tally with 11 gold and 10 silver. Delhi is inthe second position with 8 gold followed by Uttar Pradesh with 7 gold.

Port Blair, Jan 12The Coast Guard Region(A and N) conducted 'TreePlantation Drive' today aspart of 43rd Raising Daycelebration of Indian CoastGuard. The drive wasconducted at the CoastGuard Office, PanipatRoad, Haddo. The eventwitnessed large scaleparticipation of CG familiesincluding ladies andchildren. The aim of the eventwas to create awarenessand enthusiasm amongmasses for green India,forest conservation and

Coast Guard conducts treeplantation drive

environmental protection.The event was conductedby Coast Guard Ships andestablishments at Port Blairwherein approximately 200saplings of fruit bearingtrees were planted. IndianCoast Guard Region (A&N)

has been conductingplantation drives at regularintervals. The initiative isan action plan to maintainenvironmental balance inthe area, a communiquereceived from PRO CoastGuard said.