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LG directs PBMC to pay special attention to Public demand strict action against new municipal wards Two pregnant women of Middle Andaman die after boarding denied on inter-island ship
Master, threatens to hold agitation Senthil Kumar Sheekha News Service
Rangat, Nov 19: In separate incid ents, tw o pregnant women of Middle Andaman died recently due to the insensitivity of the Master of an inter-island passenger ship sparking widespread outrage in the region. The w o men, w ho were reportedly in the final (See page 8)
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around 1.30 am in her home at Wimberlygunj. The husband of the Port Blair, Nov 19: Mother of a lady is a vegetable vendor of 28 day old baby committed Wimberlygunj area, w ho suicide early this morning at found his wife hanging inSheekha News Service
side his house early this morning. The exact reason behind the suicide is still not known. A UD case has already been registered in this regard.
Carmel Student drown at Parachattan Waterfalls near Wimberlygunj Port Blair, Nov 19: Sahul Hamid, a student of Class X, Carmel School reportedly died today because of drowning at Parachattan Waterfalls near Wimberlygunj. According to reports Sahul Hamid along with four other boys of Ummat Public School Firdosh, Arun, Javed and Irshad had bunked classes and went to the waterfalls for fun but according to (See page 8)
Port Blair, Nov 19: The Lt Governor has directed the Port Blair Municipal Council (PBMC) to pay special attention tow ards provision of civic amenities, in particular, sanitation arrangements in the newly constituted Municipal Wards. He has asked the Chief Secretary and the Chairperson, PBMC to look into this so as to ensure that citizens living in these wards are not deprived of the basic municipal services.
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Drivers Association at Diglipur calls off proposed Dharna DJ Venkatesh Sheekha News Service
Diglipur, 19th Nov: The proposed Dharna by the Andaman Motor Vehicle Drivers Union at Diglipur was called off today. The four wheeler drivers had staged a dharna earlier against BJP
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leaders, who allegedly thrashed a driver on 15th November at Kadamtala. Both the party leaders were called at PS Diglipur for talks by the SHO Diglipur. It was accepted by the both the party leaders that there were mistakes from both the sides and they agreed to not to repeat them. Later the Dharna and Chakka Jam was called off.
PM insult ing AP pe ople by de la ying spe c ia l st a t us: Congre ss
VIJAYAWADA: The Congress today accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of "insulting" people of Andhra Pradesh by "failing" to implement the promise made by previous UPA government on granting special category status to the state. The Congress also announced 'matti satyagraha (soil movement) under which it will collect soil from various places in the state and send it to PM. "Instead of announcing the special status at the foundation stone laying ceremony of new AP capital (at Amaravati) last month, the Prime Minister only brought
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'matti and neeru' (soil and water) from Delhi for which we feel that he has insulted people of Andhra Pradesh (sic)," said state unit Congress president N Raghuveera Reddy. He said the 'soil movement' will be organised in first week of December. Earlier, Congress workers paid tribute to former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on her 98th birth anniversary. On the occasion, Reddy administered a 'pledge' to the party cadres to fight for the cause of the special status. "Special status is the right of the people of Andhra Pradesh. We will fight until we
achieve it," he said, adding that the NDA government has failed to implement the promise made by the erstwhile UPA government on granting the special status. The Congress leader said the Centre was "intentionally" avoiding granting of special status and implementing the promise to this effect under the AP Re-organisation Act. Andhra Pradesh was last year bifurcated to create Telangana under the Congress-led UPA-II regime. Recalling Gandhi's contribution to nation, Reddy said Modi was trying to "undo" her good work by abolishing pro-poor welfare schemes introduced by her and by removing her name from various government schemes and institutes. "The NDA should withdraw such unethical actions and re-introduce all those schemes that are abolished and restore Indira Gandhi's name to those institutes which were established in her regime," he said.
Port Blair, Nov 19: Ujaas Energy announced that the Company has received an Letter of Allotment from Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) for Design, Engineering, Manufacture, Supply, Erection, Testing and commissioning including Warranty, Operation & Mentainence of Roof Top Solar PV System at Andaman & Nicobar Is-
lands for 1 000 kWp at ap pr ox cos t of Rs. 8 /crore. Ujaas energy is an India-based company engaged in the manufacture and sale of solar power. T he company oper at es business in three segments which include e tr ansformer, solar power plant operation and manufacturing & sale of solar power systems.
50 Uttar Pradesh districts declared drought-hit
LUCKNOW: As many as 50 of the 75 Uttar Pradesh districts have been declared drought-hit, an official said on Thursday. The revenue collections in the affected districts would remain suspended till March 31, 2016, the official added. The decision was taken by chief minister Akhilesh Yadav after assessing detailed district-wise report of the drought situation. Among the districts declared drought-hit are
Faizabad, Jhansi, Sant Ravidasnagar, Lucknow, Allahabad, Mirzapur, Ballia and Ghaziabad. Extensive relief measures have been ordered by the chief minister and departments like irrigation, rural development, panchayati raj, agriculture, social welfare, institutional finance, animal husbandry and health have been asked to execute special schemes to mitigate the problems faced by farmers in these areas, a government official told IANS.
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TributespaidtoIndira Commercial vehicle owners advised Gandhi atGandhi Bhawan Port Blair, Nov 19: Leaders of the Pradesh Congress Committee paid rich tributes to Bharat Ratna, Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi, the Prime Minister of India, a great patriot and recipient of JL Nehru award for International Under standing and Lenin Peace Prize on her 98th birth anniversary on Thursday. Senior leaders, Smt Shanta Singh, Pr esident Mahila Congress, District President, Mr RV Reddy
and Councillor, Mr K Muthu garlanded the portrait of Smt Gandhi, while others offered floral tributes to the leader
Port Blair, Nov 19: All commercial vehicle owners have been advised to park their vehicles in their designated parking space mentioned in the Permit of the vehicle and refrain from the practice of parking their vehicles on roads, footpaths etc. The roads and footpaths are meant exclusively for free flow of vehicular traffic and pedestrians and capturing of roads, footpaths, pavements at Gandhi Bhawan. National and way side amenities by ilIntegration pledge was administrated by Smti Shanta th Singh, a release says.
Tourism, fishing activities covered under PMEGP Port Blair, Nov 19: The Govt. of India, Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, A & N Islands, has approved relaxation of per capita income ceiling from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 4.5 lakh for activities under PMEGP in respect of A & N Islands. Accordingly, activities like Vehicles (Cargo/ Passenger), Fishing Boat, Scuba diving equipment, Jet
Skiing, Eco friendly tourist cottage and Tourist fibre boat, have become eligible for grant of financial assistance under the scheme. For eligibility for for transport activities (Cargo/ Passenger vehicle), entrepreneurs will have to furnish NOC from the Transport Department for use of the vehicle for tourism or commer cial pur poses a nd a
va lid D r iving License (PSV). For fishing boat, a license holder fisherman alone is eligible and the license should be obtained from the Director of Fisheries. All other conditions of PMEGP Scheme remain unchanged and more details can be obtained from the District Industries Centre, Middle Point.
Coastal Security Exercise to conclude today Port Blair, Nov 19: The four days long Joint Coastal Security Exercise conducted in the Andaman Sea will conclude on Friday. The Central and State maritime stakeholders i.e A & N Administration, A & N Police, Police Marine Force (PMF), India Reserve Battalion (IRBn), CISF, Customs, Fishers Department, Forest Department, Port Management Board (PMB), Directorate of Shipping Services (DSS), Director General Light House and Lightships (DGLL), and all intelligence agencies
alongwith assets from Army, Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard of Andaman and Nicobar Command are participating in the exercise. The exer cise was coordinated by Indian Coast Guar d (Andaman & Nicobar Region) under overall direction and control of Headquarters Andaman & Nicobar Command. Tje exercise was conducted in two phases. In the first phase officials fr om all agencies participated in simulated drills. The second phase was the ‘Validation
Phase’ conducted from 17 Nov 15. During the validation phase live situations were simulated to assess the coordination among the various stakeholders to the developing situations. The exercise is the 12th in the series conducted in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Such exercises help in revalidating the Standard Oper ating Pr ocedur es (SOPSs) coastal security involving many agencies and synergizing the efforts that is so essential to security, a release from ANC says.
AirmenRecruitmentRally Port Blair, Nov 19: Indian Air Force is conducting an open recruitment rally for the post of Airmen at Netaji Stadium, Port Blair for group ‘X’ (Tech trades) on 01 December 2015 and for group ‘Y’ (except auto
tech, IAF (P), IAF (S), GTI & musician) non tech trades on 03 December 2015 for all the districts of A&N Islands. Applications are not required. For date of birth block, date of examination, educational qualifi-
cation and other detailed information/eligibility criteria, visit www.airmenselection.gov.in (or) contact 044-22390561 (direct) 044-22396565 (Extension–7832/7833) (or) mail to co.8asc-tn@gov.in.
legal & unauthorized parking of vehicles is strict violation of MV Act. Vehicle owners have been informed that any commercial vehicle found abandoned or left unattended on a public place or parked in a place other than its designated parking mentioned in the permit of the vehicle or where parking is legally prohibited will warrant action under section 127 & Section 86 of the MV Act 1988.
30 foundation day celebrated at IGNOU
Port Blair, Nov 19: The 30th foundation day was celebrated at IGNOU Regional Centre here on Thursday. Dr. S.Vijayaragavan, Regional Director (i/c) presided over the function and he emphasized that the higher education provided by IGNOU in India as well as abroad is remarkable service, including the use of communication technology, to provide opportunities for higher education to a large segment of the
population and to promote the educational well being of the peoples through distance education systems and also to coordinate and determine the standards in education. IGNOU played a vital role to develop the socio-economic status of the people through education in A & N Islands. He also offered floral tributes at the portrait of Smt.Indira Gandhi on her birth anniversary. All staff of the Regional Centre attended the function.
Allotment of stalls for ITF 2016 Port Blair, Nov 19: The Directorate of Tourism will organize Island Tourism Festival-2016 from Jan 8 to 18, 2016. The exhibition- cumtrade fair will be held at I.T.F. Ground, VIP Road here. Stalls will be allotted amongst the private entrepreneurs/undertakings. The food stalls will be allotted in 1st circle. The stalls will be allotted on lottery basis on the terms and conditions laid down in the application form. The application form
along with the terms and conditions for allotment of stalls will be issued in Planning Section of Tourism Department from 23/11/2015. Interested parties may contact the office during working hours for collecting the format of application. The same can also be downloaded from the Administration’s website www.andaman.gov.in. The last date of submission of filled in applications is 03/12/ 2015.
Ex-Servicemen Mela on Nov 28 Port Blair, Nov 19: The Andaman and Nicobar Command will organize Ex-Servicemen Mela on Nov 28, 2015 at Dweepika, INS Jarawa (Haddo) from 9:15 am to 2 pm. Representatives from Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS), State Bank of India (PB), Army, Navy and Air force Component will be present to resolve the grievances. Medical checks consisting of blood sugar, Blood pressure and weight check up
will al so be undertaken for diagnosis of life style diseases. All Ex-Servicemen & Armed Forces Widows have been requested to convey their grievances to Command Regimental System Officer, Headquarters Naval Component, C/o Navy Office, Port Blair at Contact No. 9531856044, 03192-248294 by Nov 23. Buses will be made available for conveyance from Delanipur Junction to INS Jarawa 8.30 am onwards till completion.
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Outdated Resolution on Sanitation Jobs The retrograde Maharashtra Government Resolution reserving sanitation jobs to the Scheduled Castes is not only a violation of norms but more importantly, a reflection of the fault lines in policymaking at the higher echelons of the State. The Resolution, based on a senior bureaucrat’s recommendations made about four decades ago, is clearly outdated and not in sync with the present times. The Resolution has misunderstood the letter and spirit of reservations for Scheduled Castes, since one of the main objectives of job reservations as an affirmative action was to break the shackles of caste-based occupations and facilitate the entry of persons belonging to Scheduled Castes into other occupations. Therefore, the Maharashtra Government should immediately withdraw the resolution. As it is, most of the sanitation jobs are taken up by persons belonging to Scheduled Castes in general and possibly, by certain specific castes which have been associated with sanitation work in particular. At a time when many educated people have been up in arms against caste-based job reservations arguing inaccurately that caste is no longer relevant, one
should ponder as to why persons belonging to non-scheduled castes are not queuing up for jobs involving sanitation work. Another manifestation of the problem is the failure of the government and the civil society to eradicate the degrading practice of manual scavenging. The government had enacted the Employment of Manual Scavengers and Construction of Dry Latrines (Prohibition) Act, 1993, which prohibits employment of manual scavengers and construction of dry latrines. But like other punitive legislations against social evils, this Act too has not been effective. The government should look into the reasons as to why other castes are averse to taking up sanitation jobs and try to address them. Irrespective of who opts for sanitation related jobs (especially the hazardous sewage and drains work and the demeaning scavenging work), the government and local bodies should provide safe working conditions through modernisation. This would prevent deaths of sanitation workers. Beyond technological solutions, there is a need to change the mindset of the people regarding caste-related occupations.
Port Blair, Nov 19: The new block of Dolphin Resort at Vijaynagar beach, Havelock will be open for tourists w.e.f 15th December 2015 and it will be operated by ANIIDCO. The
new block has 32 air conditioned sea facing rooms which are at Rs 4500/plus service tax. For booking of rooms, interested parties may please contact Shri Sushant Kumar, Se-
nior Manager (Dolphin Res or t) , AN II D C O Lt d. , Vikas Bhawan, Port Blair a t p hone no. 0 31 9 2 243010/9434280168 or em a i l dolphin.aniidco@gmail.com.
Work hard, take people along, PM Modi tells IAS officers NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday told young IAS officers that the first 10 years of service were critical during which they needed to take everyone along with them. Modi made the comments at an interactive session with IAS officers of the 2013 batch who have completed a three-month stint with the central government as assistant secretaries. This is the first ever batch of IAS officers to commence their career with a stint in the central government, an official release said. The Prime Minister told them that the lessons learnt on ground in the first 10 years were very important and would lay the foundation for their work. They would have the opportunity to contribute the most for the good of the people during this period, he said. "Our actions must
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be in tune with our vision. What we learn on the ground is very important," he said. "These 10 years are very crucial for you. Make the most of these 10 years and ensure your foundations are strong."You are the people going to manage several districts across India. The positive change you bring will be beneficial for the nation. "Tensions and struggles don't bring change," he said, adding it must be all about how to integrate people. Modi
said that very often their new ideas and vision may meet resistance from the older generation. But the way to move forward was by working hard, and taking people along. "The key is to integrate people."The officers gave presentations to the Prime Minister on six key themes including improving government communication, soil health card scheme and national mineral exploration policy.
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Workshop on Agro-Climatic Zone of Island region held at CIARI Port Blair, Nov 19: On the instructions of the Prime Minister’s Office, the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi has directed to hold a workshop for the Agro-Climatic Zone of the Island region on Wednesday at ICAR-Central Island Agricultural Research Institute (CIARI) here in collaboration with ICAR - Agricultural Technology Application Research Institute (ICARATARI), Bengaluru. In his address, Dr. S. Dam Roy, Director, ICARCIARI informed that the workshop is aimed at evolving strategies for development of agriculture and its allied sectors in the Island region comprising of Andaman & Nicobar and Lakshadweep group of Islands. The workshop will also formulate strategies and roadmap for provid-
ing technological backstopping towards sustainable development of agriculture and its allied sectors in the region for food, nutrition, livelihood and environmental securities, he said. Dr. T. Janakiram, Assistant Director General (Horticulture Science), ICAR, New Delhi along with Smt R. Menaka, Secretary, Agri/AH/ Fish, Smt Sobhana K. Unny, Deputy Secretary (Planning), Director of Agriculture, AH&VS, Fisheries, Director, ANTRI, GM, NABARD, Officer I/C NIOT, FSI, ANIIDCO of A & N Administration represented the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the workshop, while Dr. S. Dixit, Director, ATARI, Bengaluru, Dr. K. Nirmal Babu, Project Coordinator, AICRP on Spices, Kozhikode, Dr. K. Laxminarayana, Pr.
Scientist, ICAR-CTCRI, RS, Bhubaneswar, Dr. S. Srinivasalu, Director, IOM, Chennai, Dr. P. Krishnan, NCSCM, Chennai, Dr. Mohammed Koya, Scientist, CMFRI, Dr. C.N. Haneefa
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Port Blair, Nov 19: The All India Radio here will broadcast an interview with Mr Girish Aror a, Pr esident, ACCI on Nov 20, 2015 from 7.15 am. On the topic ‘Out-
come of workshop on sustainable tourism’. Mr PS Saighal, Programme Executive will interview the ACCI Pr esident dur ing the pr ogr amme. T he
programme will be broadcast over All India Radio Port Blair on MW 438.6 mtrs. i.e. (684KHZ) and SW 63.02 Mtr s. i.e. (4760KHZ).
Koya, District Fisheries Officer, Lakhsadweep, Mr. P.P. Kidave Koya, District Agriculture Officer, Lakshadweep from mainland particited in the
deliberations. Farmers from Car Nicobar, Nimbudera, Neil Island, IMC Members, HoDs of CIARI & KVKs also attended the workshop.
CITU State Conference from Nov 21 Port Blair, Nov 19: The Andaman and Nicobar State Conference of Centre of Indian Trade Unions will be held from Nov 21-22, 2015. Com AK Padmanabhan, President, CITU and CPI (M) Politburo Member will inaugu-
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Fear about teenagers' Vitamin D deficiency may reduce efficacy of HIV treatment smartphone obsession is WASHINGTON: Low levels of vitamin D may reduce the effectiveness of HIV treatment in adults by limiting their immune recovery, a new study has found. Those with human immunodeficiency virus commonly known as HIV often struggle with declining health because their immune systems can not effectively respond to common pathogens. Their immune statuses, usually measured by CD4+T cells, normally improve when given HIV treatment. "Because of the immune-destroying effects of HIV, infection usually results in relatively quick death without treatment," said study coauthor Amara Ezeamama, an assistant professor of epidemiology and biostatistics in the College of Public Health at the University of Georgia in US. "The magic of antiretroviral therapy, the name for drugs to treat HIV, lies in its ability to restore immune function," Ezeamama said. "Our goal was to understand whether vitamin D deficiency limits the amount of immune recovery benefit for persons on HIV treatment," she said. Ezeamama conducted an 18-month longitudinal study in which the immune status of 398 HIV-positive adults was measured at 0, 3, 6, 12 and 18 months. The researchers, through observation, related the rise in immune function to
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whether or not individuals had adequate levels of vitamin D. S p e c if i c a l ly, Ezeamama found that vitamin D helped the adults' CD4+T cells recover more quickly. CD4+T cells are a type of T cell that helps the immune system fight off pathogens. For HIV-positive adults, CD4+T cells are critical because of their weakened immune systems. Ezeamama found that participants with sufficient levels of vitamin D recovered more of their immune function - on average 65 CD4+T cells more - than those with vitamin D deficiency. The benefit of vitamin D sufficiency seemed greater for younger and underweight HIV-positive adults. "HIV destroys the capacity of the body to mount effective response to pathogens. Given different vitamin D levels, HIV-positive adults recovered at different rates. We found a re-
lationship between vitamin D and CD4+T cells," she said. During the study, the participants were observed while on highly active antiretroviral therapy, or HAART, which normally consists of three or more drugs and is currently the most common - and most effective treatment for HIV-positive adults. Those on HAART take it daily. "It's a cocktail of several medicines that controls the virus. In addition to HAART, ensuring vitamin D sufficiency may also be helpful in restoring immune function," Ezeamama said. "As researchers, we want to know what we can do to help. Vitamin D is relatively cheap. If we intervene with it, it could give individual HIV-infected persons a modest immune recovery bump that will likely translate to big public health impact," she added. The findings were published in the journal Clinical Nutrition.
ICMR to set up bio-med research hub in Hyderabad HYDERABAD: The Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) will set up a bio-medical research facility in the city. The Union cabinet on Wednesday approved the proposal of the department of health research under the ministry of health and family welfare for setting up of the National Resource Facility for Bio-Medical Research at a cost of Rs 338.58 crore. The resource centre is expected to
be functional by 2018-19. The institution will be the first of its kind for quality laboratory for basic and applied biomedical research in the country. It will be developed as a world-class facility for breeding and housing of animals such as primates, cabines and other specialized models such as transgenic and knockout rodents required for testing of various
R&D products. The facility will create, develop and provide access to a range of laboratory animals and related technological resources for advancement of biomedical research in the country, mainly to facilitate research in medical colleges, research and academic institutions, universities and biotech/bio-pharma companies. The facility will also provide training.
New York: Parents' fears about their teenagers' heavy use of cell phones and social media may be exaggerated as the youngster s' online worlds may be an extension of their offline lives, a new study suggests. "We see young people constantly on their phones and assume ill effects, but much of the research to date tells a more positive story," said lead researcher Candice Odgers from Duke University. "When we look closely, we see considerable overlap between the underlying motivations and content of online versus offline communications and activities," Odgers explained. Rather than connecting with strangers, most adolescents use digital media to interact with friends and acquaintances in their face-to-face social networks. "The overlap between offline and online connections is so striking that viewing what happens online as somehow separate from teenagers' 'real lives'
is a false distinction," said coresear cher Madeleine J. George. Although cell-phone use may take away time spent with parents, if the existing relationship is strong, the new technology can allow more frequent, positive parent-child contact, researchers suggested. However, parents' fears about sleep loss are well founded, the authors noted. Those who use their phones after lights out were twice as likely to report being tired the next day as those who did not. "As the first generation of digital natives pr ogress thr ough young adulthood, we need to move beyond our fears and design studies that can test whether, how and for whom online wor lds are creating new risks, presenting new opportunities, or both," Odgers said. The journal appeared online in Perspectives on Psychological Science.
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Port Blair, Nov 19: At the call of the Confederation of Central Govt. Employees & Workers, New Delhi, the Non-Gazetted Govt. Officers’ Association, Andaman and Nicobar Islands organized territory-wide mass demonstration in Andaman and Nicobar Islands today (19.11.2015) from 4 p.m. to 5.15 pm. to protest against the negative attitude of Central Govt. towards long pending charter of demands and un-warranted intervention of the Finance Ministry in
the independent functioning of 7th Central Pay Commission. At Port Blair, the mass demonstration was held in front of the Secretariat, in which a large number of employees from various departments participated. Shri B. Chandrachoodan, General Secretary, CITU inaugurated mass demonstration. Shri H.L. Prasad, President NGOs’ Association, Shri Stephen Fernandeze, Circle Secretary, Postal Employees Union, Shri
T.S. Sreekumar, General Secretary, Shri S.L. Vinjit and Shri Anand Raj addressed the gathering. They criticized the apathy of Central Government’s towards settlement of legitimate demands. At Diglipur, the mass demonstration was held in front of the Asst. Commissioner ’s Office which was lead by Shri S.Arumugam, Shri N.K. Paul, Shri K.P. Paul, Smti Manju Kumari and Shri Madan Mohan Das. Hundreds of Govt. Employ-
Made bureaucracy accountable: Prime Minister Narendra Modi NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said his government had taken several steps to make the bureaucracy performance-oriented and accountable even as it was committed to ensuring probity and protecting public servants from frivolous allegations. He said the focus of his government was on providing system-based and policy-driven governance. "A governance structure that is sensitive, transparent and accountable," he said Along with making bureaucracy effective, the PM said the NDA government was also "unsparing in punishing the corrupt". He said 45 senior officers had either been removed or faced pension cuts for "unsatisfactory performance and delivery in public service". The PM said after assuming office, his government had taken several steps to check corruption and the menace of black money in a short span of time which included setting up a Special Investigation Team under the supervision of the Supreme Court to look into the black
money issue. He added that the government had also entered into agreements with many countries for exchanging realtime information on black money besides signing an Inter Government Agreement with the US to implement the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA). Besides, a comprehensive and deterrent law, the Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets and Imposition of Tax Act, has been enacted which provides for stringent penalties and prosecution. "We have also introduced a provision under the Prevention of Money Laun-
dering Act for restitution of assets. This will enable millions of poor investors who have lost money in ponzi schemes to recover a part of their hard earned money," he added. The PM said India was in a crucial phase of nation building. "Our mission is to build a prosperous India. An India where our farmers are capable, our workers satisfied, our women empowered and our youth self-reliant. This is not an impossible mission. However, to achieve this objective, it is essential to fight relentlessly against corruption. India stands committed in its fight against corruption," he said.
ees participated in the mass demonstration. At Rangat, the mass demonstration was held in front of the office of the Assistant Commissioner, Rangat. A large number of employees participated under the leadership of Shri Suresh Kumar, Shri L. Sholai Raj, Shri Akbar Ali and Shri Chandran. At Kadamtala, the mass demonstration was organized under the leadership of Shri Kunjalal Howaladar.
HC to hear ' ISIS recruit' Areeb' s bail plea on Nov 23
MUMBAI: The Bombay high court has scheduled the hearing of the bail application filed by alleged ISIS recruit Areeb Majeed arrested under the anti-terror law on November 23, 2015. A division bench of Justice Ranjit More and Justice V L Achliya adjourned on Thursday adjourned the case, after the prosecution sought time. Areeb is represented by advocate Mubin Solkar. Areeb, along with three other youths from Kalyan - Shaheen Tanki, Fahad Shaikh and Aman Tandel, were part of a pilgrim
group from India to Iraq in May 2014, when they went missing. Areeb and the three others were suspected to have joined the Syria-based international terrorist group ISIS. Initially, believed to have died, Areeb was deported to India and arrested by the National Investigation Agency on November 28, 2014. Earlier, this year in May 2015, the NIA filed a 8,000 page charge sheet against Areeb under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) and the Indian Penal Code for waging a war against a country friendly to India.
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Public demand... stages of their pregnancy, were denied boarding on the passenger ship by the Master of the vessel despite submitting referral slips issued by the Medical Officer of CHC Rangat. Consequently, the women developed serious complications and died at the Health Centre at Rangat. A cco rding to sources, the Medical Officer of CHC Rangat referred the two pregnant women to GB Pant Hospital for expert treatment and recommended travel by inter-island ship. A cco rdingly, the family members of the women booked tickets for journey through ship to Port Blair. Even the Medical Attendant booked journey in the same vessel. However, at the time
of the journey, the Master of the vessel declined to board the pregnant women on the ship without citing any specific reasons leading to the deaths of the women. “ In ordinary circumstances, Doctors of CHC Rangat recommend pregnant women to travel by ships to avoid harrowing road travel. Even helicopter services are normally not recommended for pregnant women due to oxygen deficiency (Anorexia) problems. As such, pregnant w omen of the North and Mid d le A nd aman regio n travel by ships to avail treatment at GB Pant Hospital,” said a resident of Rangat. But the refusal of the Master of the inter-island ship to board pregnant women for bizarre reasons has sparked
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(From page 1) massive outrage in the region. The Master in specific disregard of the instruction of the Medical Officer denied to board the women on the ship that caused their deaths, people believe. “ The Directo r o f Shipping Services should immediately order a probe into the issue and take strict disciplinary and criminal action against the Master of the vessel within a specific period, failing which, the residents of Middle Andaman will launch massive demonstrations to seek justice,” demanded some residents of Middle Andaman. To clarify the issue Andaman Sheekha has sent a query to a senior officer of DSS, the reply is still awaited.
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Car mel St udent ... reports at the waterfall while swimming, Sahul Hamid got trapped inside water and died because of drowning. When the repo rt reached to police, the police team of Wimberlygunj and Bambooflat Police Station reached the spot and brought out the body. Post mortem of the deceased will be conducted tomorrow Meanwhile, as per reports the Principal and management of Carmel Sr. Sec. School, Port Blair has ex-
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pressed their deep shock over the sad and untimely demise of Master Sahul Hamid, a Class Xth Student of the school. The school management has declared a holiday for the pre-primary and primary school. Meanwhile, a prayer meeting in memory of the departed soul has been arranged in the school from 7.30 am – 9.00 am, which will be attended by the students of Class VI-XII. The school w ill close soon after the prayer meeting at 9.00 am.
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LG colour Television 12 inches , 2 years old for Rs.2300/- . Contact Mr.Melvin , Mobile no. : 9679531544.
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