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Te l e g ra m she Daily

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Port Blair, Dec 17

The Lt. Governor, A&N Islands, Admiral D K Joshi,

PVSM, AVSM, YSM, NM, VSM (Retd.) will be on a

three day visit to the Southern Group of Islands from

tomorrow (Dec.18 to 20, 2017). He will be accompanied

by the First Lady of A&N Islands, Smt. Chitra Joshi

and other senior Officers of the Administration.

Accordingly, the Lt. Governor will first visit Chowra

Island on Dec.18 and hold meeting with village

Captains at Community Hall, Chowra at 9.25 am.

Thereafter, the Lt. Governor will reach Kamorta,

where he will visit the Anganwadi Center, Govt Senior

Secondary School and Primary Health Centre. He will

also hold a meeting with the Chairperson, Tribal

Council Kamorta, Village Headmen and the local

Heads of offices at APWD Guest House at 2.30 pm.

Lt. Governor to visit southern

group of Islands from todayNew Delhi, Dec 17

The Vice-President of

India, Shri M. Venkaiah

Naidu has said that the

Vedas preach wor ld

peace, un iversal

brotherhood and welfare

of all.

Inaugurating the World

Conference on Vedas,

“Vishwa Ved Sammelan”,

here recently, he said, the

Vedas have great

relevance to humanity.

The Yajurveda mentions

that the knowledge of

Vedas is meant for the

well-being of the entire

humanity. The Vedas do

not refer to any caste or

community, he added.

Under l ining that the

Vedas are the earl iest

works of ancien t

knowledge and

philosophy in India, the

Vice President said our

civi l izat ion , cul ture,

thoughts and philosophy

are rooted in the Vedas.

He said the Vedas are the

source of knowledge and

guide us to advance in

economic, socia l ,

educational and political

fields and a lso in

maintaining high moral

and ethical standards.

Vedas have great relevance to

humanity in our times: VP On Dec.19, the Lt. Governor will reach Campbell Bay

at 9.15 am. He will visit and inspect the Community

Health Centre and Govt Senior Secondary School.

The Lt. Governor will also hold a meeting with the

PRI members and the local Heads of Offices at APWD

Guest House, Campbell Bay at 11.30 am. In the

evening, the Lt. Governor will visit and inspect South

Bay.

The Lt. Governor will visit Teressa Island on Dec.20

where he will hold a meeting with the village Headmen

in the Community Hall, Teressa at 9.45 am. Thereafter,

the Lt. Governor will visit Community Health Centre

and Govt Senior Secondary School. After completion

of his tour to the Southern Group of Islands, the Lt,

Governor will return to Port Blair in the afternoon of

Dec.20, 2017.

Port Blair, Dec.17

As per TRAI guidelines,

BSNL A&N Telecom Circle

has notified Balckout Days

on Dec. 31, 2017 and Jan.1,

2018 on these days free or

concessional SMS & Voice

tariff offered under any

Blackout day by BSNL

on Dec 31 & Jan 1package (Magic/STV) will

not be available to the

customers, the SMS &

voice tariff will be as per the

respective base plans. The

respective base plan tariff

of Prepaid Numbers can be

viewed by dialing *123*3#.

Implementation of 'Smart City Project' by PBMC

Replacement work of street tube lights

with LED lights complete in all 24 wardsPort Blair, Dec.17

The Port Blair Municipal

Council has totally

switched over to LED

Lights from the existing

tube lights and SV lamp

street lights. The

replacement work of street

tube lights with LED lights

have been completed in all

the 24 wards. This work

was carried under the Smart

City Project which has not

only become an added

attraction but has also

brightened the entire city

area. Altogether, 13,900

street tube lights and SV

lamp street lights have

been replaced with LED

lights, informed the PBMC

Chairperson, Shri Indra Pal

Singh while speaking to

'The Daily Telegrams' here

today.

The Chairperson further

informed that the Council

has a contract with the

agency EESL which has

undertaken the task of

replacement. The agency

will take care of the

maintenance of the Street

Lights for seven years. No

repairing work will be

carried of the LED lights

and the agency will

completely replace the

street light if it is not

working as per the

contract, the Chairperson

said, adding that Gandhi

Park and Mohanpura

Market will also be

developed under the 'Smart

City Project'. There is also

a proposal to install a

desalination plant of

14MLD capacity in

New Delhi, Dec 17

In a bid to plug gaps, the

GST Council has decided

to implement the e-way bill

mechanism throughout

the country by June 1st

after r eviewing the

readiness of the IT

network. Under the Goods

and Services Tax (GST)

regime, the waybill is

replaced by an e-way bill

which aims at mitigating

the problems caused by

waybill compliance. E-way

bill is an electronic way bill

for movement of goods

which can be generated on

the GSTN portal.

Mumbai, Dec 17

Union Minister for Social

Justice and Empowerment

Shri Thaawarchand Gehlot

has said that empowerment

of the disabled needs

people's participation. The

Union Minister was

addressing a press meet in

Mumbai on Saturday.

Under the Cochlear

Implant Scheme of the

Government of India for

hearing disability, hundred

children under 6 years

have benefited as a result

of Corporate Social

Responsibility initiative of

the Power Finance

Corporation.

He felicitated the children

and their parents and said

that parents must ensure

speech therapy for one

year at the Ali Yavar Jung

Institute of Speech and

Hearing disabilities to

enable children to speak

fully.

Empowerment of disabled needs

people's participation: Minister

GST Council clears e-way bill

mechanism; to be rolled out by June

New Delhi, Dec 17

All arrangements are in

place for tomorrow's

counting of votes for the

Gujarat and Himachal

Pr a desh Assem bl y

elections. The counting

wi l l beg i n a t 8 i n

the morning and results

a r e expe ct ed by

afternoon.

The 182-member Gujarat

Assembly went to polls in

two phases on the 9th and

14th of this month, while

polling for 68 seats of

Himachal Pradesh was held

on the 9th of last month.

68.41 per cent voter

turnout was recorded in

Gujarat, while 74.61 per cent

polling was reported in

Himachal, the highest-ever

in the state.

In Gujarat, the Election

Commission has set up 33

control rooms at all district

headquarters. More than

30,000 personnel have

been deployed to monitor

the counting process.

In Himachal Pradesh, 48

counting centers have

been set up where 2,820

officers would be

deployed.

Stage set for counting of votes in

Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh today

Port Blair, Dec.17

This is for the information of

the General Public that Five

Standing Committee have

been constituted in Zilla

Five Standing Committees

of ZPSA constituted

Port Blair, Dec.17

The Union Territory Level

Bankers' Committee

(UTLBC) Meeting for A&N

Islands for September 2017

quarter will be held at 5 pm

at Hotel Megapode Nest,

Port Blair on 18th December

2017 to review the

performance upto

September 2017 Quarter

under Annual Credit Plan

2017-18 and various Govt.

sponsored schemes.

The Chief Secretary, A&N

Administration, Shri

Union Territory Level Bankers'

Committee Meeting todayAnindo Majumdar will be

the chief guest on this

occasion. The General

Manager, State Bank of

India, Kolkata, Shri

Mahesh Goel will chair the

meeting which will also be

attended by higher

authorities from Reserve

Bank of India, FIDD,

Kolkata, NABARD

and Banking Sector

apart from Senior Officials

from the Govt. Departments

and Developmental

agencies.

Port Blair, Dec.17

'Stand Up India' Scheme has been launched

by the Prime Minister as a part of the various

innovative initiative taken by the Govt. of India. The

objective of the Stand Up India Scheme is to facilitate

Bank loans between 10 lakhs to 1 crore to at least one

Scheduled Caste (SC) or Scheduled Tribe (ST)

borrower and at least one woman borrower per bank

branch for setting up enterprises in manufacturing,

services or trading sector.

To be eligible, the applicant must be SC/ST and /or

Bank loans for setting up enterprises

Financial assistance under

'Stand Up India' Scheme

woman entrepreneurs above 18 years of age. Loan under the scheme are available for manufacturing or

services or training sectors. It will be composite loan (inclusive of term loan and working capital) between 10

lakhs and upto 100 lakhs.

For further details, one may contact-. NABARD, VIP Road, Port Blair- 744101, Ph: 233308, Lead District

Manager, Lead Bank Office, First Floor, SBI, Port Blair-744101, Ph: 230223 and the District Industries

Centre, Udyog Parisar, Middle Point, Port Blair-744101, Ph: 232601.

New Delhi, Dec 17

The work has begun to

integrate the Brahmos

supersonic cruise missile

on 40 Sukhoi combat

aircraft.

Official sources said, the

fleet of 40 Sukhoi jets will

undergo structural

modifications at the state-

run aerospace major

Hindustan Aeronautics

Limited for integration of

the missile on them.

The project is likely to be

completed by 2020 and is

expected to fulfill the

critical needs of the Indian

Air Force.

Work to integrate Brahmos missile

on 40 Sukhoi aircraft beginsThe air-launched variant of

the Brahmos, the world's

fastest supersonic cruise

missile, was successfully

test fired from a Sukhoi-30

combat jet last month,

marking a major milestone

to enhance the precision

strike capability of the Air

Force.

Brahmos is the heaviest

weapon to be deployed on

the Sukhoi-30. The missile

is a joint venture between

the Defence Research and

Development Organization

and NPO

Mashinostroyenia of

Russia.

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BJP State President expresses

gratitude to Lt. GovernorPort Blair, Dec.17

State President BJP, A&N Islands, Shri. Vishal Jolly has

expressed his gratitude to the Lt. Governor, A&N Islands,

for revising the Minimum Wages across 6 Schedules of

employment and for DRMs working in various Departments

under Andaman & Nicobar Administration w.e.f 01.01.2018,

a communication said.

Port Blair, Dec.17

Vijay Diwas was

celebrated to

commemorate the 48th

anniversary of victory in

1971 Indo-Pak War with a

wreath laying ceremony at

Brichgunj Military Station

yesterday. Veterans and

serving personnel paid

homage to the martyrs on

the occasion . Br ig.

Gaurav Gautam,

Commander 108

Mountain Br igade

presided over the

function. Some of the

veterans recounted their

days and inspired present

Vijay Diwas celebrated at

Military Station Brichgunj

generation soldiers with

their exploi ts in the

erstwhile East Pakistan

along with Mukti Bahini

and also on the Western

Front.

The event was organized

by 12th Battalion of the

JAT Regiment which had

participated in the action

of 1971 Indo-Pak War in

the Eastern Theatre.

Later, the Army

Component Commander

interacted with veterans

and serving personnel

and urged them to be

combat ready at all times,

a communication said.

Port Blair, Dec.17

The 108 Mountain Brigade

raised on Dec.15, 1990 at

Likabali in Arunachal

Pradesh by Brigadier RS

Mann, VSM celebrated its

26th Raising Day. As part

of the celebrations, the

present Commander of the

Brigade located at

Raising Day of 108 Mountain

Brigade celebrated

Brichgunj, A&N Islands,

Brigade Commander

Brigadier Gaurav Gautam

addressed all the Officers,

Junior Commissioned

Officers & Other Ranks of

the Brigade on this special

occasion. He commended

the good work done by

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Parishad, South Andaman as

per the decision taken in the

Zilla Parishad meeting held

on 03.11.2017. The details of

the committees formed are:-

I) FINANCE, TAXATION & ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE

i) Shri. Sanjib Kumar Mondal Chairperson

ii) Shri. Gagandeep Singh Member

iii) Shri. Subir Chander Member

iv) Miss. V.K Mariyam Bibi Member

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SEVA SUCHNAYEINALLTHE SAILINGS ARE SUBJECT TO WEATHER CONDITIONS

INTER ISLAND SECTOR:

MV Bharat Seema will sail for Car Nicobar via Hut Bay on 18.12.2017

(Mon) at 0700 Hrs from Haddo Wharf and will sail for Port Blair on

19.12.2017 (Tue) at 1600 Hrs from Car Nicobar via Hut Bay.

MV Coral Queen will sail for Campbell Bay via Hut Bay & Nancowry on

20.12.2017 (Wed) at 0700 Hrs from Haddo Wharf and will sail for Port

Blair on 22.12.2017 (Fri) at 0800 Hrs from Campbell Bay via same

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

general public on 18.12.2017 (Mon) from 0900 Hrs onwards at STARS

Ticketing Counters & CSC's. Similarly booking of cargo tickets will

commence from 18.12.2017 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:

MV Coral Queen will sail for Hut Bay on 18.12.2017 (Mon) at 2100 Hrs

from Haddo Wharf and will sail for Port Blair on 19.12.2017 (Tue) at 0800

Hrs from Hut Bay.

MV Bharat Seema will sail for Hut Bay on 21.12.2017 (Thu) at 0700 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

21st Dec., 2017 will be issued to the general public from 18.12.2017

(Mon) from 0900 Hrs onwards at STARS Ticketing Counters &

CSC's.

FORESHORE SECTOR:

Note: Passenger t ickets for the Foreshore Sector vessels

scheduled on 19th, 20th & 21st Dec., 2017 will be issued to the

general public from 18.12.2017 (Mon) from 0900 Hrs onwards at

STARS Counters & CSC's.

18.12.2017 (MONDAY)

BARATANG

MV Katchal will sail for Baratang on 18.12.2017 (Mon) at 0700 Hrs from

Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for Port Blair on the same day at 1515

Hrs from Baratang.

HAVELOCK & NEIL ISLAND

MV Bambooka will sail for Havelock on 18.12.2017 (Mon) 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 18.12.2017 (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 18.12.2017 (Mon) at 1100 Hrs

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

1600 Hrs from Neil Island.

MV Strait Island will sail for Havelock on 18.12.2017 (Mon) 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 18.12.2017 (Mon) 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 Coral Queen will sail for Hut Bay on 18.12.2017 (Mon) at 2100 Hrs

from Haddo Wharf and will sail for Port Blair on 19.12.2017 (Tue) at 0800

Hrs from Hut Bay.

RANGAT

MV Chouldari will sail for Rangat via Neil, Havelock, Kadamtala and

Long Island on 18.12.2017 (Mon) at 0615 Hrs from Phoenix Bay Jetty

and will sail for Port Blair on 19.12.2017 (Tue) 0615 Hrs from Ragat via

same route.

19.12.2017 (TUESDAY)

BARATANG

MV Strait Island will sail for Baratang on 19.12.2017 (Tue) at 0700 Hrs

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

1515 Hrs from Baratang.

HAVELOCK & NEIL ISLAND

MV Bambooka will sail for Havelock on 19.12.2017 (Tue) at 0620 Hrs

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

0900 Hrs from Havelock.

MV Katchal will sail for Neil Island on 19.12.2017 (Tue) at 0630 Hrs from

Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for Port Blair on the same day at 0845

Hrs from Neil Island.

MV Katchal will sail for Neil Island on 19.12.2017 (Tue) at 1100 Hrs from

Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for Port Blair on the same day at 1600

Hrs from Neil Island.

MV Katchal will sail for Havelock on 19.12.2017 (Tue) 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 19.12.2017 (Tue) at 1400 Hrs

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

1630 Hrs from Havelock.

20.12.2017 (WEDNESDAY)

HAVELOCK & NEIL ISLAND

MV Bambooka will sail for Havelock on 20.12.2017 (Wed) at 0620 Hrs

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

0900 Hrs from Havelock.

MV Chouldari will sail for Neil Island on 20.12.2017 (Wed) at 0630 Hrs

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

0845 Hrs from Neil Island.

WEATHER

Rain or Thundershower very likely to occur at few places.

Maximum and Minimum temperature will be around 30°C and 22°C

respectively on Monday 18/12/2017

Maximum Temperature (°C) of Date : 29.8

Minimum Temperature (°C) of Date : 21.8

Relative Humidity(%) at 0830 IST 080

Relative Humidity(%) at 1730 IST 084

Sunrise Time for tomorrow(in IST): 0533

Sunset Time for tomorrow(in IST): 1659

Rainfall upto 0830 hrs of date (last 24 hrs) in mm: 000.0

Rainfall upto 1730 hrs of date in mm: 006.4

Rainfall (Progressive total from 1st January upto 0830 hrs (of date) in

mm 17 3266.8

Commonwealth Wrestling: Indian women

grapplers win 20 medals on Day 2Johannesburg, Dec 17

Indian women grapplers have

bagged 20 medals, including

9 gold, on Day 2 of the

Commonwealth Wrestling

Championship at

Johannesburg in South Africa.

They clinched 9 Gold, 7 Silver

and 4 Bronze medals in all 10

weight Greco Roman

New Delhi, Dec 17

India bagged as many as 10

medals in the first Wushu Sanda

Asian Cup that concluded in

Guangzhou, China today.

Praveen (48kg), Mukesh

Chaoudhary (70kg), Rajender

Singh (90kg), Arunpama Devi

(60kg) and Vishakhaptnam

Malik (70kg) won five silver

medals for India.

categories. The team that won

coveted yellow metal included

Kiran in 72 kg division, Divya

Kakran in 68 kg and Ritu Malik

in 65 kg. Besides that, Pooja

claimed a Silver in 76 kg, while

Ravita finished second in 59

kg. The Bronze was won by

Kavita in 76 kg, and Manu

Tomar in 72 kg.The Free

Style bouts will be held today.

On the opening day of the

tournament, Indian male

wrestlers had swept the greco

roman category by winning 10

Gold medals and as many

Silver medals.India has fielded

a 60-member contingent,

including Sushil Kumar, for the

Championship.

Sports Minister announces

partnership with Japanese university

New Delhi, Dec 17

Sports Minister Col

Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore

in New Delhi announced a

sports tie-up between Lakshmi

Bai University of Physical

Education and a Japanese

university. “Talks with Japan

about the growth of sports in

India is on. Lakshmi Bai

University of Physical Education

is now partnering with a

university in Japan to promote

sports,” Col Rathore said at the

commemorative ceremony of

the Japan-India sports

exchange programme.

Referring to the judo

demonstration showcased by

Japanese Olympic medallists

Masashi Nishiyama and Misato

Nakamuro, Col Rathore

expressed his appreciation for

the sport and encouraged the

young school children,

specially girls present at the

event, to take it up.

“We saw that Misato

Nakamura, who was smaller

in size than Masashi

Nishiyama, was easily able to

fling him. That is the speciality

of judo. In judo even those

smaller in size or slightly

weaker can defeat opponents

weighing more than them.

Because in this game a player

can use the power of his/ her

opponent in their own favour,”

the Minister said.

The Japanese Ambassador to

India Kenji Hiramatsu also

praised the several

programmes conducted by the

two countries this year ahead

of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

“I hope both the India and

Japan will continue to have such

exchange programmes in

future even after the Olympics.”

Masashi Nishiyama, who won

a bronze medal at the 2012

London Olympics, said judo is

a good discipline for self

defence.

“Judo is a wonderful way to

defend yourself and all the

ladies should learn it, good

thing that the Indian government

is promoting it,” said Nishiyama.

PV Sindhu settles for silver at BWF

World Superseries FinalsDubai, Dec 17

Ace Indian shuttler PV Sindhu

missed out on a chance to create

history as she went down fighting

against Akane Yamaguchi of

Japan in the pulsating summit

clash of the season-ending BWF

World Superseries Finals in

Dubai on Sunday. Had Sindhu

won, she would have become

the first India player to win

World Superseries Finals title.

Yamaguchi exacted sweet

revenge of her defeat to Sindhu

in group match as she bounced

back from a game down to

register an exhausting 15-21,

21-12, 21-19 win over the

Indian in a match that lasted 94

minutes. On Saturday, Sindhu

beat China's Chen Yufei in the

semi-finals to emulate Saina

Nehwal, who had reached the

final in 2011 and mixed doubles

pair of Jwala Gutta and V Diju,

who had ended runners-up in

2009. Sindhu opened the first

game with 2-0 lead before

conceding five straight points to

trail 2-5. Sindhu won a 33 shots

rally to make it 8-8 and then

Yamaguchi made an unforced

error after another long rally of

31 shots to hand her opponent

an advantage. The Indian

shuttler continued to have upper

hand to go into the break with

11-8 lead. rom trailing 5-8,

Sindhu earned eight successive

points to lead the first game 13-

8. Yamaguchi turned the table

and reduced the gap to one

point but Sindhu kept her nerve

and held on to her advantage to

seal the first game 21-15 in 23

minutes. Sindhu surged ahead

with 5-0 lead in the second game

but Yamaguchi found her rhythm

to level the terms and went into

break with valuable 11-9

advantage. Sindhu found the

going tough after the break as

Yamaguchi continued to stay

ahead and drew level by

winning the second game 21-12

in 26 minutes and forced the

match into the decider.

Port Blair, Dec.17

On the occasion of St Xavier's

Day, St. Xavier School,

Mayabunder organized Inter

School Kabaddi Knockout

Tournament. Shri. Aditya

Narayan SHO Mayabunder

was the chief guest on the

occasion while Shri Sypriam AE

APWD was the guest of honor.

Teams from St. Xavier School

Mayabunder, St. Mary’s School

Mayabunder, Govt. Secondary

School Webi, Govt. Model Senior

Secondary School

Mayabunder participated in the

tournament. In the Girls category,

Govt. Secondary School Webi

emerged winner while the team

Inter school knockout kabaddi

tournament for boys & girls under 14

from St. Xavier School

Mayabunder became runner up.

In the Boys category, Govt.

Model Senior Secondary

School Mayabunder became

winner leaving the runner up

spot for the team of St. Xavier

Besides, India also bagged five

bronze medals through Uchit

Sharma (52kg), L

Budhdhachandra Singh

(56kg), Rajani Deori (75kg), Y

Sanathoi Devi (52kg), and

Pooja Kadian (65kg).

According to informat ion

received here, Rajvir Singh

was the coach of the Indian

contingent.

India win 10 medals in

Wushu Sanda Asian Cup

Port Blair, Dec.17

Coast Guard

Station Campbell Bay

conducted a Painting

competition for the primary

school children as part of

'Swachhta Pakhwada'

recently. The competition

drew enthusiastic

participation; and a total of

Coast Guard conducts

painting competition

30 school students

showcased their creativity

and talent. The results

were announced by

adjudging best three

paintings and apposite

prizes were awarded to the

upcoming artists to boost

their confidence, a CG

communiqué said.

Port Balir, Dec.17

The Nehru Yuva Kendra,

Rangat in collaboration with

Education Department, Rangat

is organizing District Level

Vol leybal l and Footbal l

Knockout Tournament from

Dec 16 to 18, 2017 at Mini

Stadium, Rangat in which 4

teams of volleyball for women

and 12 teams of football for men

are participating from Baratang

to Mayabunder. The first match

of vol leybal l was played

between Govt. Sr. Sec. School,

Oralkatcha and Karen Youth

Club, Webi. The Karen Youth

Club, Webi won the match by

25-08 and 25-18 in first set and

second set respectively. The

match was inaugurated by Smti

Sapna Mondal, Up

Adhyaksha, North & Middle

Andaman. She urged girls to

show their interest in playing

for their better health and

sound mind and to encourage

other female youths also.

Shri Alphonce Toppo, District

Youth Coordinator, NYK,

Rangat proposed vote of

thanks on the occasion. The

f inal match of vol leybal l

knockout tournament was

played between Betapur and

Karen Youth Club, Webi. The

final match was won by Betapur

in two sets 25-17 and 25-19.

The inauguration match of

football knockout tournament

District Level Volleyball & Football

Knockout Tournament

was played between Netaji

Club, Uttara and Sabari and

the match was won by Netaji

Club, Uttara 5-1. The first match

was inaugurated by Shri

Sushen Mal l ick, Deputy

Education Officer, Middle

Andaman, Rangat.

The second match of football

was played between Bakultala

'A' and Mahatma Gandhi Govt.

Col lege, Mayabunder.

Bakultala 'A' team won the

match by 3-0.

School Mayabunder. Winners'

trophies were awarded by Shri.

Aditya Narayan, SHO

Runners' Trophies were

awarded by Fr. Johnson D'

Cruz Parish priest

Mayabunder.

Sania Mirza to miss

Australian Open 2018,Hyderabad, Dec 17

Indian tennis ace is set to miss

next month’s Australian Open

owing to a knee injury, and

could go for a surgery to treat

the condition. Sania is suffering

from a condition called jumper’s

knee in her right leg. It is defined

as a painful condition of the

knee caused by inflammation

or small tears in the tendon of

the patella.

Adhavan gets best

director awardPort Blair, Dec.17

A film director from A&N

Island, Adhavan has got

the Best Screen Play Writer

and Best Director Award

from International Lions

Club of Tanjore. The film has

a message about the 'global

warming'. Shri Kannadhasan

is the Producer and Ramani

Iyer is the script writer of this

film.

Gram SabhaPort Blair, Dec.17

The adjourned Gram Sabha

meeting of Gram Panchayat

Beodnabad, will now be

held at 10.30 am, in the Work

Shed (Community Hall) at

Burmanallah on Dec. 20,

2017. The agenda for the

meeting will be the same as

of adjourned Gram Sabha

meeting. All the Gram

Sabha members and the

Govt. Official concerned

have been asked to attend

this meeting.

The Vedic phi losophy

states that truth, non-

violence, pat ience,

penance and spir i tual

uplift are the foundations

of a human life. Vedas

convey the message of

religious harmony,

equal i ty and nat ion ’s

progress. Quoting the

Rigveda, Verse 5.60.5, Shri

Venkaiah Naidu said no

individual in the society

is either big or small,

according to Vedas.

The Vice President said

Mahar ish i Dayanand

Saraswati, the builder of

modern India and

Founder of Arya Samaj,

had given the message

“Back to the Vedas” to the

world. Th is has been

endorsed by the

renowned Orien tal ist,

Max Mueller. Renowned

philosopher and Nobel

Laureate Maurice

Maeterlinck had said the

Vedas are the only and

incomparable source of all

knowledge.

Vedas have...(Contd. from page 1)

Brookshabad, he disclosed.

Meanwhile, the Port Blair Municipal Council has requested

the general public to contact the following persons over

phone if the LED street lights are not functioning properly

in their area /locality. Shri.Ravi- Assistant Engineer

(Electrical) Mobile No- 9434282595, Shri. Stanley James,

Junior Engineer (Electrical) Mobile No-9531800000, Control

Room, PBMC Land Line Number-245798.

Replacement work of ...(Contd. from page 1)

Movement of goods of more than Rs 50,000 in value

cannot be done by a registered person without an e-

way bill. When an e-way bill is generated, a unique e-

way bill number (EBN) is allocated and is available to

the supplier, recipient, and the transporter. The 24th

meeting of the GST Council, held on Saturday through

video conferencing under the chairmanship of Finance

Minister Shri Arun Jaitley, discussed the implementation

of the e-way bill system in the country after reviewing

readiness of hardware and software for its launch.

GST Council ...(Contd. from page 1)

them and asked them to strive hard to achieve greater

glories and keep the flag of Indian Army flying high.

Awards were given to troops for their outstanding

performance in their operational duties and

administrative tasks. He also interacted with the troops

and motivated them, a communication said.

Raising Day of 108 ...(Contd. from page 1)

Each surgery costs about six lakh rupees and the Power

Finance Corporation has come forward to help the

children from homes who cannot afford this kind of

surgery. The Minister stated that the institute has cured

836 children with hearing disability through cochlear

implant. Shri Gehlot said that the Government of India

has organised more than 5890 camps for helping people

with various kinds of disabilities. More than 9 lakhs

disabled have received aid during these camps.

Empowerment of ...(Contd. from page 1)

Five Standing Committees...(Contd. from page 1)

I) FINANCE, TAXATION & ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE

i) Shri. Sanjib Kumar Mondal Chairperson

ii) Shri. Gagandeep Singh Member

iii) Shri. Subir Chander Member

iv) Miss. V.K Mariyam Bibi Member

v) Shri. M. K.Sundram Member II) PUBLIC HEALTH & SANITATION COMMITTEE

i) Shri. Dasrath Verma Chairperson

ii) Shri M K Sundram Member

iii) Smti Abala Samaddar Member

iv) Shri Deva Kumar Member

v) Shri Gagandeep Singh Member

III) WORKS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

i) Shri Deva Kumar Chairperson

ii) Shri M K Sundram Member

iii) Smti Minati Biswas Member

iv) Shri Subir Chander Member

v) Miss V K Mariyam Bibi Member

IV) WATER SUPLY & WORKS COMMITTEE

i) Shri Subir Chander Chairperson

ii) Shri Gagandeep Singh Member

iii) Shri M K Sundram Member

iv) Smti Minati Biswas Member

v) Shri Dasrath Verma Member V) EDUCATION & SOCIAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE

i) Miss V K Mariyam Bibi Chairperson

ii) Smti Minati Biswas Member

iii) Smti Abala Samaddar Member

iv) Shri M K Sundram Member

v) Shri Gagandeep Singh Member