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Port Blair, Mar 11The Chief Secretary, A&N Administration, ShriChetan B. Sanghi held a meeting today to reviewthe measures being taken by Health Departmentto contain the spread of Novel Corona VirusDisease (COVID-19) in Islands. While briefingabout the measures taken by Health Departmentof UT Administration, the Principal Secretary(Health), Shri K R Meena informed that allpassengers coming from mainland to Islandsare being screened at the Airport and Port/Harbour. The persons who are having symptomsand suspected of COVID-19 are being observed/quarantined.

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Chief Secretary reviews measures taken by HealthDepartment to contain spread of COVID-19 in Isles

Staff Reporter,Port Blair, Mar 11 The TransportDepartment, A&NAdministration is on thecourse of improving thequality of public transportin the Islands besidesmaking effort towardsaddressing the issuesrelated to clean mobilitysuch as automobile relatedpollution, dependency onfossil fuel, increasing noisepollution etc. For improving thequality of public transportand to provide attractive &comfortable mode oftransport to general public,an agreement between theDepartment of Transport ofAndaman and NicobarIslands and the NTPCVidyut Vyapar Nigam Ltd(NVVN, a wholly-ownedsubsidiary of NTPC) hasbeen signed fordeployment of 40 e-buses.The agreement for 20 busesin the first phase wassigned by the AGM,(Business Development),Shri Binay Mallik andDirector Transport, Dr.Navlendra Kumar Singh in

New Delhi recently. Anagreement for another 20buses will be signed by theend of March 2020. As perthe agreement, 40 AirConditioned ElectricBuses (zero emission) willbe provided to TransportDepartment by NTPC,informed the DirectorTransport, Dr. NavlendraKumar Singh whilespeaking to the DailyTelegrams here today. The Director Transportsaid that these buses willprovide a noiseless,pollution free andcomfortable publictransport to the citizens.These buses are fitted withGPS based vehicletracking system, security

cameras and panic buttonsfor the safety ofcommuters, especiallywomen and children. Thecommercial operation ofthese buses will start fromJuly, 2020. With the introduction ofthese electric buses,people will get qualitypublic transport, while theincrease in such mobilitywill lead to decrease in thenumber of personalvehicles on road, zero tailpipe emission leading to

lesser pollution and willalso lessen congestion incity roads, the Director saidadding that second lot of 20buses will be operated under'Smart City Project'. TheNTPC will provide drivers forthese buses and carryout themaintenance work whileconductors for these buseswill be provided by theTransport Department, theDirector informed. The Director further saidthat the NTPC has agreed toset up a set of fast charging

stations so that theseElectric buses do not faceany difficulty after arrival.Transport Department hasbeen continuously workingto improve the quality,comfort, reliability andassured transport facility tothe commuters in all parts ofthe UT, said the Directoradding that the introductionof electric buses in the Islandwill go a long way inprotecting the diverseecology existing in theseIslands.

Towards strengthening public transport system

Commercial operation of buses to start from July 2020

Transport Department signsagreement with NTPC for deployment

of electric buses in Isles

Port Blair, Mar 11 The Indian Coast Guardconducted a two dayNational Maritime Searchand Rescue Workshop andExercise-2020 (SAREX-20)from March 5 to 7, 2020 atGoa with participation of 24overseas partners from 19countries. Dr. Ajay Kumar,Secretary (Defence),Ministry of Defence,inaugurated SAREX-20.This is for the first time the3 pillars of national SARmechanism i.e. Ministry ofShipping, Ministry of Civil

SAREX- 20 conducted off Goaby Indian Coast Guard

Aviation and Ministry ofDefence, took part inSAREX-20 which had thetheme of Harmonization ofMaritime and AeronauticalSearch and Rescue codenamed 'HAMSAR'.SAREX-20 witnessed thelargest ever participationfrom internationaldelegates including 38national observers andrepresentatives of 07commercial airlinesincluding 2 helicopteroperators.

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Port Blair, Mar 11 The general public havebeen informed that onreceipt of health advisoryregarding 'COVID-19' andwith approval of theCompetent Authority, thephotography of SmartIslander Identity Cards inSouth Andaman has beensuspended as a preventive

State Level JobFair cancelled

Port Blair, Mar 11 The State Level Job Fair2020 on hospitality sectorby Director of Employmentand Training scheduled onMarch 13, 2020 at ITI,Dollygunj has beencancelled in view of theadvisory received from theNodal Officer (COVID 19),Directorate of HealthServices, A&NAdministration, to avoidmass gatherings in view ofthe COVID19 disease, acommunication from theLabour Commissioner/Dir(Empt & Trg) said here.

Passengers to undergo compulsorymedical screening at airport & port

f u n c t i o n a r i e s ,G o v e r n m e n tDepartments, ReligiousOrganizations, Schools,Colleges, Movie Theatres,mass transportation toavoid mass gathering tocontain spread ofCOVID-19. They wereadvised to keep at leastone meter distance amongthe attendees to ensurethat infection, if any, doesnot spread to fellowattendees.The Department of Healthalso issued advisory to notrely on rumors regardingvarious posts available onSocial Media and consulteither the website ofWHO or Ministry ofHealth & Family Welfare(MoH&FW) for taking

correct and reliableinformation about theCOVID-19. It wasinformed that there is nomedicine available for thetreatment of COVID-19and the only treatment iscontainment of the virusfrom spreading fromperson to person and forthat purpose peopleshould adopt coughingand sneezing etiquette and

keep minimum one meterdistance from each other.People should frequentlywash hands and avoidtouching face especiallymouth and nose.The Chief Secretary hasappealed all stakeholdersto help and cooperatewith the HealthDepartment to containany spread of CoronaVirus in the Islands.

New Delhi, Mar 11The main national event for theInternational Day of Yoga will be heldat Leh, the capital of Ladakh thisyear. The event, which is held on the21st of June every year, will be ledby Prime Minister Shri NarendraModi. Briefing media in New Delhithis afternoon, AYUSH Minister ShriShripad Yesso Naik said, the eventpromises to be unique and differentsince such a large congregation for

PM Modi to lead InternationalYoga Day event in Leh this year

Port Blair, Mar 11 A 'Travel & Tourism,Language and ICT Lab'was inaugurated by SmtiAysha Majid, ChairpersonTribal Council, NancowryIsland under SamagraShiksha Abhiyan at Govt.Model Senior SecondarySchool Goal Tikry,Kamorta on Mar 3, 2020, inthe presence of Smti GirijaRani, Assistant EducationOfficer, Nancowry. ShriAslam Majid, 1st Captain,Kamorta Village, Smti.Helena, 1st Captain, BadaEnaka Village, Shri CharlesJacob, Chairperson TribalCouncil, Kamorta Islandgraced the occasion asguests of honour. The

chief guest appreciatedthe efforts of EducationDepartment for opening of'Travel & Tourism,Language and ICT Lab' inNancowry Zone, as thiswill help improve thequality of education byincreasing the number ofstudents opting thisfacility in remote part ofthe Island. This willimprove thecommunication skill andcareer opportunities fortribal students as well asthe community, she said. Apart from this, ICT( I n f o r m a t i o nC o m m u n i c a t i o nTechnologies) & DigitalInitiatives under Samagra

Shiksha Abhiyan wereinaugurated by ShriCharles Jacob,Chairperson TribalCouncil, Kamorta Islandon the same day whourged the tribal studentsto utilize such facilities forbetterment of thecommunity. Shri Aslam Majid, 1stCaptain, Kamorta Villagewhile extending vote ofthanks appreciated theefforts of EducationDepartment and the staffof GMSSS Goal Tikry forsetting up this 'Travel &Tourism, Language andICT Lab', a communicationfrom the Principal, GMSSSGoal Tikry said.

'Travel & Tourism, Language and ICTLab' inaugurated in Kamorta

Port Blair, Mar 11The District LegalServices Authority,Andaman & NicobarIslands, Port Blaircelebrated Women's Dayin a befitting manner at twodifferent venues, oneat Community Hall,Mithakhari inassociation withMithakhari GramPanchayat and the otherat ADR Center (PRAYAS),Port Blair in the presenceof the Chairman, DLSA,Secretary, DLSA and otherJudicial Officers on March8. In his speech, theChairman, DLSAappraised the audienceabout the importance and

objective behindcelebrating the day. Asmany as 40 female staff ofthe District Judiciaryparticipated in theprogramme. Theprogramme held atMithakhari was presidedby two Para LegalVolunteers of DLSA and

DLSA creates legal awarenessamongst ladies on Women's Day

they made the womenparticipants aware abouttheir rights and duties. Theservices of DLSAavailable to the womenwere also highlighted inboth the programmes, acommunication from theDistrict Legal ServicesAuthority said.

Photography for Smart IslanderIdentity Cards suspended

measure with immediateeffect till further orders. Incase of any emergencyregarding Smart IslanderIdentity Cards, theapplicant may approach theSub-Divisional Magistrate,South Andaman, acommunication from theSub-Divisional Magistrate,South Andaman said.

Port Blair, Mar 11 The DeputyCommissioner, SouthAndaman, Shri AbhishekDev led the Islanders inpaying rich tributes to theheroes of First War ofIndependence on March10, 2020. This day (Mar10) commemorates thearrival of the First Batchof Freedom Fighters of1857 to these Islands. Ata solemn function held atthe Chatham Memorial atChatham Islandyesterday, the DeputyCommissioner laid wreathat the memorial as a markof respect to the FreedomFighters. Floral tributes

were also offered by thesenior officers of theAdministration, membersof Local BornAssociation besides oldinhabi tan ts of theseIslands at the Memorial.Senior Citizen, Shri John

Rich tributes paid to heroesof First War of Independence

Lobo despite his old age,offered floral tributes atthe Memoria l. Theprogramme wasorganized by theDirectorate of Arts &Culture, A&NAdministration.

Yoga will be taking place in a high altitude location like Leh for the firsttime. The Prime Minister is expected to carry out yogasanas based on theCommon Yoga Protocol along with an anticipated gathering of 15 to 20thousand people on the Yoga Day at Leh. The Prime Minister leads amass demonstration of Yoga every year in the main event of InternationalDay of Yoga. A 45-minute yoga drill based on Common Yoga Protocol isthe highlight.

People urged to avoid mass gathering

It was informed that theDepartment hasquarantined 328passengers as on11.03.2020 out of which185 have completedmandatory quarantineperiod and released and143 are still underobservation. Samples of

02 suspected passengershave been sent to virallaboratory KIPMRChennai and 01 samplewas tested at RMRC-ICMR, Port Blair and allhave been found negative.It was also informed thatadvisory has been issuedto all Political

As directed by the Chief Secretary, A&NAdministration and subsequent approval by Directorateof Health Services, all the passengers arriving to A&NIslands by any route shall undergo compulsory medicalscreening at Airport and Port irrespective of theircountry of origin/locality till further orders.Meanwhile, following the advisory regarding COVID19disease received from the Govt. of India, the Andaman& Nicobar Administration has requested all concernedto avoid any public gathering including religious,political and official gathering across A&N Islands tillfurther orders, official communications said here.

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INTER ISLAND SECTORMV Chowra will sail for Campbell Bay via Little Andaman, Car Nicobar,Chowra, Teressa, Katchal & Nancowry on 12.03.2020 (Thus) at 0630Hrs from Haddo Wharf and will sail for Port Blair on 15.03.2020 (Sun) at2000 Hrs from Campbell Bay via same route.MV Campbell Bay will sail for Campbell Bay via Little Andaman &Nancowry on 18.03.2020 (Wed) at 0800 Hrs from Haddo Wharf and willsail for Port Blair on 20.03.2020 (Fri) at 0900 Hrs from Campbell Bay viasame route. Passenger tickets for the above sailing will be issued to thegeneral public from 16.03.2020 (Mon) from 1000 Hrs onwards at STARSTicketing Counter & CSC's. Similarly, booking of cargo will commencefrom 14.03.2020 (Sat) onwards between 0900 Hrs to 1200 Hrs atCommercial Wing.MV Chowra will sail for Campbell Bay via Little Andaman, Car Nicobar& Nancowry on 19.03.2020 (Thus) at 0630 Hrs from Haddo Wharf andwill sail for Port Blair on 21.03.2020 (Sat) at 1700 Hrs from CampbellBay via same route. Passenger tickets for the above sailing will beissued to the general public from 17.03.2020 (Tue) from 0900 Hrsonwards at STARS Ticketing Counter & CSC's. Similarly, booking ofcargo will commence from 16.03.2020 (Mon) onwards between 0900Hrs to 1200 Hrs at Commercial Wing.LITTLE ANDAMANMV Coral Queen will sail for Little Andaman on 14.03.2020 (Sat) at 1200Hrs from Haddo Wharf and will sail for Port Blair on the same day at 2100Hrs from Little Andaman. Passenger tickets for the above sailing will beissued to the general public from 12.03.2020 (Thus) from 1000 Hrsonwards at STARS Ticketing Counter & CSC's.MV Campbell Bay will sail for Little Andaman on 16.03.2020 (Mon) at1000 Hrs from Haddo Wharf and will sail for Port Blair on the same dayat 2100 Hrs from Little Andaman. Passenger tickets for the above sailingwill be issued to the general public from 13.03.2020 (Fri) from 0900 Hrsonwards at STARS Ticketing Counter & CSC's.MV Coral Queen will sail for Little Andaman on 17.03.2020 (Tue) at1000 Hrs from Haddo Wharf and will sail for Port Blair on the same dayat 2100 Hrs from Little Andaman. Passenger tickets for the above sailingwill be issued to the general public from 14.03.2020 (Sat) from 0900 Hrsonwards at STARS Ticketing Counter & CSC's.MV Coral Queen will sail for Little Andaman on 20.03.2020 (Fri) at 2100Hrs from Haddo Wharf and will sail for Port Blair on 21.03.2020 (Sat) at0900 Hrs from Little Andaman. Passenger tickets for the above sailingwill be issued to the general public from 18.03.2020 (Wed) from 0900Hrs onwards at STARS Ticketing Counter & CSC's.MAYABUNDER & DIGLIPURMV Coral Queen will sail for Diglipur via Mayabunder on 12.03.2020(Thus) at 2100 Hrs from Haddo Wharf and will sail for Port Blair on13.03.2020 (Fri) at 1600 Hrs from Diglipur via same route.MV Coral Queen will sail for Diglipur via Mayabunder on 15.03.2020(Sun) at 2100 Hrs from Haddo Wharf and will sail for Port Blair on16.03.2020 (Mon) at 1600 Hrs from Diglipur via same route. Passengertickets for the above sailing will be issued to the general public from12.03.2020 (Thus) from 0900 Hrs onwards at STARS Ticketing Counter& CSC's.MV Coral Queen will sail for Diglipur via Mayabunder on 18.03.2020(Wed) at 2100 Hrs from Haddo Wharf and will sail for Port Blair on19.03.2020 (Thus) at 1600 Hrs from Diglipur via same route. Passengertickets for the above sailing will be issued to the general public from16.03.2020 (Mon) from 0900 Hrs onwards at STARS Ticketing Counter& CSC's.12.03.2020 (THURSDAY)SWARAJ DWEEP & SHAHEED DWEEPMV Bambooka will sail for Swaraj Dweep on 12.03.2020 (Thus) at 0620Hrs from Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for Port Blair on the same dayat 0900 Hrs from Swaraj Dweep.MV Rani Lakshmi will sail for Swaraj Dweep on 12.03.2020 (Thus) at0900 Hrs from Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for Port Blair on the sameday at 1130 Hrs from Swaraj Dweep.MV North Passage will sail for Shaheed Dweep on 12.03.2020 (Thus)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 12.03.2020 (Thus)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 12.03.2020 (Thus) 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 12.03.2020 (Thus) at 1400Hrs from Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for Port Blair on the same dayat 1630 Hrs from Swaraj Dweep.MV Rani Changa will sail for Swaraj Dweep on 12.03.2020 (Thus) at1800 Hrs from Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for Port Blair on 13.03.2020(Fri) at 0500 Hrs from Swaraj Dweep.DIGLIPUR VIA SWARAJ DWEEP, MAYABUNDER & RANGATMV Wandoor will sail for Swaraj Dweep via Mayabunder & Rangat on12.03.2020 (Thus) at 0700 Hrs from Diglipur and will sail back to Diglipuron 13.03.2020 (Fri) at 0700 Hrs from Swaraj Dweep via same route.13.03.2020 (FRIDAY)SWARAJ DWEEP & SHAHEED DWEEPMV North Passage will sail for Swaraj Dweep on 13.03.2020 (Fri) at0620 Hrs from Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for Port Blair on the sameday at 0900 Hrs from Swaraj Dweep.MV Rani Changa will sail for Swaraj Dweep on 13.03.2020 (Fri) 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 13.03.2020 (Fri) at 0630Hrs from Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for Port Blair on the same dayat 0845 Hrs from Shaheed Dweep.MV Bambooka will sail for Shaheed Dweep on 13.03.2020 (Fri) at 1100Hrs from Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for Port Blair on the same dayat 1600 Hrs from Shaheed Dweep.MV Bambooka will sail for Swaraj Dweep on 13.03.2020 (Fri) at 1300Hrs from Shaheed Dweep Jetty and will sail back to Shaheed Dweep onthe same day at 1430 Hrs from Swaraj Dweep.MV North Passage will sail for Swaraj Dweep on 13.03.2020 (Fri) at1400 Hrs from Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for Port Blair on the sameday at 1630 Hrs from Swaraj Dweep.MV Rani Changa will sail for Swaraj Dweep on 13.03.2020 (Fri) at 1800Hrs from Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for Port Blair on 14.03.2020(Sat) at 0500 Hrs from Swaraj Dweep.RANGATMV Rani Lakshmi will sail for Rangat via Swaraj Dweep and LongIsland on 13.03.2020 (Fri) at 0630 Hrs from Phoenix Bay Jetty and willsail for Port Blair on the same day at 1300 Hrs from Rangat via sameroute.14.03.2020 (SATURDAY)SWARAJ DWEEP & SHAHEED DWEEPMV Bambooka will sail for Swaraj Dweep on 14.03.2020 (Sat) at 0620Hrs from Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for Port Blair on the same dayat 0900 Hrs from Swaraj Dweep.MV Rani Changa will sail for Swaraj Dweep on 14.03.2020 (Sat) at0900 Hrs from Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for Port Blair on the sameday at 1130 Hrs from Swaraj Dweep.MV North Passage will sail for Shaheed Dweep on 14.03.2020 (Sat) at0630 Hrs from Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for Port Blair on the sameday at 0845 Hrs from Shaheed Dweep.MV North Passage will sail for Shaheed Dweep on 14.03.2020 (Sat) at1100 Hrs from Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for Port Blair on the sameday at 1600 Hrs from Shaheed Dweep.MV North Passage will sail for Swaraj Dweep on 14.03.2020 (Sat) at1300 Hrs from Shaheed Dweep Jetty and will sail back to ShaheedDweep on the same day at 1430 Hrs from Swaraj Dweep.

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Manish Kaushik punches his way to TokyoOlympics, 9th Indian boxer to qualify

Amman (Jordan)Mar 11 India continues to securequalification spots in boxing atthe 2020 Tokyo Olympics withManish Kaushik (63kg) onWednesday becoming theninth boxer from the country toqualify for the quadrennialgames. Manish Kaushik, theworld bronze-medallist,secured a place in TokyoOlympics after getting the betterof Australia's Harrison Garsidein a brutal match at the AsianQualifiers at Amman.The Indian boxer, who will betaking part in his first Olympicsat Tokyo, defeated Garside 4-1 to join eight other teammatesat games. With Kaushik'squalification, India also securedits highest ever Olympic quotain boxing with nine pugilists.

The second-seeded Garside isthe 2018 CommonwealthGames champion where hehad defeated Kaushik in thefinal.Both boxer gave their all in thematch at Amman with Garsidefighting with a bloodied face andKaushik, too, braving somepainful hits to his ribs.The top six in the 63kgcategory were entitled toOlympic berths in the ongoing

event. Both Kaushik andGarside had lost in thequarterfinals.Earlier, Olympic-boundCommonwealth Gameschampion Vikas Krishan (69kg)signed off with a silver medalafter an eye injury forcedhim to pull out of the final.Krishan, a world and Asianmedallist, was to take onJordan's Zeyad Eashash in thesummit clash.Javelin thrower Shivpal qualifies for

Tokyo Olympics, joins Neeraj ChopraPotchefstroom, Mar 11Indian javelin thrower ShivpalSingh has qualified for hismaiden Olympic Games inTokyo this year by breachingthe qualification mark at anevent in Potchefstroom.Shivpal became the secondIndian javelin thrower after starathlete Neeraj Chopra to qualifyfor the Tokyo Olympics.The 24-year-old Shivpalcrossed the qualifying standardof 85m by hurling the spear toa distance of 85.47m in his fifthattempt to win gold in the ACNWMeeting at the McArthurStadium late on Tuesday.Another Indian AkshdeepSingh finished third with a bestthrow of 75m. Four athletes tookpart in the event.

Chopra had qualified for theTokyo Games with a throw of87.86m at another ACNWLeague meeting here inJanuary. Both of them arecurrently here for a trainingstint.Shivpal has a personal best of86.23m while winning a silvermedal in the AsiaChampionships in Doha lastyear. He also took part in the

prestigious Diamond Leaguemeeting in the Oslo leg(Norway) last year, finishingeighth with a throw of 80.87m.Besides Shivpal and Chopra,men’s national record holder20km race walker KT Irfan,Avinash Sable (men’s 3000msteeplechase) and the country’smixed 4x400m relay teamhave qualified for the TokyoGames.

South Africa tour of India: First ODItoday in Dharamshala

Dharamshala, Mar 11In cricket, Indian men will takeon South Africa in 3 ODIs to beplayed across Dharamshala,Lucknow and Kolkata. The firstODI will be played atDharamshala on Thursday.The match will begin at 1.30

p.m. The second ODI will beplayed at Lucknow on the 15thof this month and the third andfinal ODI in Kolkata on the 18th.India will take on Proteas aftera 0-3 loss in their last ODIassignment against NewZealand. South Africa on the

other hand clean sweptAustralia in their last ODIseries.

BWF All England Open Championshipsbegins at Arena Birmingham

London, Mar 11The BWF All England OpenChampionships began atthe Arena Birminghamtoday. Indian badmintonstar PV Sindhu began hercampaign with a confidentstart, beating AmericanBeiwin Zhang 21-14, 21-17in 42 minutes. Sindhu issixth seed while Zhang isranked eight places belowher. It was the 10th meetingbetween the two players.Sindhu will now clash withKorean Sung Ji Hyun for aplace in the quarterfinals.The mixed doubles pair ofPranaav Jerry Chopra andN Sikki Reddy lost 13-21,21-11, 17-21 to top-seededChinese pair of Si Wei

Zheng and Ya QiongHuang. The Indian team alsoincludes B Sai Praneeth inthe singles and AshwiniPonappa-N Sikki Reddyand Pooja Dandu-SanjanaSantosh in the doubles. At

least seven Indianshuttlers, includingH.S.Prannoy, SameerVeerma and SaurabhVerma, decided to stayaway from the prestigiousevent amidst Coronavirusfears.

Port Blair, Mar 11International Women's Day was celebrated befittinglyby various organizations in the Islands. The SouthAndaman Police celebrated the Day in a befittingmanner in various Police stations to acknowledge theachievements of Women of various spheres. A functionwas organized at PS Aberdeen involving participationfrom the staff and family members of PS Aberdeen,Pahargoan and Chatham, NGOs and locals. The ASPSouth Andaman, Ms Sandhya Swamy as chief guestpraised the women folk for their indispensablecontribution towards policing, encouraged them andurged to take care of their mental and physical health.She also felicitated the best investigating women PoliceOfficers and hardworking staff of South AndamanDistrict. Similar function was also organized at PSChatham and PS Shaheed Dweep.

Women's Day celebrated in Isles with befitting programmes

Women's Day was also celebrated by Pankh, an NGOhere in association with Chinmaya Mission by organizing'Mahila Utsav' in the Mission auditorium. The chiefguest, the Secretary Social Welfare, Smt. Geetika Sharmagave away the prizes to the winners of variouscompetitions. President Pankh, Smt. Komal Anandhighlighted about the works being done by this NGO.'Hoaslon ki Udaan' award was given to Smt. Venkatlaxmiand Smt. K Chellammal for their contribution in theirrespective fields. Smt. Sheela Singh Ex- ChairpersonPBMC also addressed the gathering. Earlier theSecretary Pankh, Smt. Geeta Naveen Bhat welcomed thegathering. A walkathon for ladies was also organizedwhich was flagged off by Ms Sandhya Swamy, ASP,A&N Police in presence of Swami Shuddhanand ji ofChinmaya Mission.The Gram Panchayat Mithakhari organized a specialGram Sabha for celebrating International Women's Day.The Pradhan Gram Panchayat Mithakhari, Shri.Mohammed Shafiq addressed the gathering andmotivated the women for standing up for their rights.Special invitees Human Rights Activist, Shri. KeshabBarikdar, and SI, Police Station, Ograbraj Shri. PankajKumar Rai, spoke on Legal Rights of Women and Human

International Women's Day was also celebrated byALHW. A free health check-up camp for all staff andtheir family members was organized by the Women staffat ALHW Multipurpose Hall with the support ofDirectorate of Health Services, A&N Islands. Womenof ALHW expressed their gratitude to Chief Engineer &Administrator, ALHW Shri. T.N. Krishnamoorthi andDirector Health Service, Dr. Omkar Singh, team ofdoctors, technicians and staff of DHS.

International Women's day was also celebrated byDBRAIT. As part of the celebration, ten lady sanitaryworkers of the Institute were felicitated. The programalso included self composed poem recitation, videopresentations of eminent lady personalities of ourcountry followed by a motivational speech by Smt.Suraj Moli, Dean (Academics).The Non-Gazetted Government Officers' Associationcelebrated the day by organizing a seminar at CrusadeHouse, Port Blair. Initiat ing the seminar Smt.Sudharma, Headmistress (Retired) , EducationDepartment, appreciated the women community of theIslands for their better status when compared to theother parts of the country. Ms. Saaimah Shamim, astudent from KV-I, Port Blair presented her innovativeideas for the equality of women and also highlightedthe importance 'beti bachao' movement. Shri T.S.Sreekumar, General Secretary of the Associationconcluded the discussion by recalling thecontributions of various women stalwarts for the

SAREX-20 includedconduct of workshop andtable top exercise onMarch 5, 2020 followed bya sea exercise on March 6.SAREX exercise is beingconducted biennially byIndian Coast Guard underthe aegis of NationalMaritime Search andRescue Board (NMSARB)since 2003 under theChairmanship of DirectorGeneral K Natarajan,Indian Coast Guard andthis was the 9th edition ofthe series of SAREX. SAREX-2020 testedthe efficiency ofoperations andcoordination of thestakeholders involved inSearch and Rescue inIndian Search and RescueRegion. The proactiveapproach adopted on SARparticularly for ensuringsafety of fishermen andmariners at sea has yieldedpositive results andcontributed towardsgrowing confidence amongthe fishing community andthe mariners, acommunication from PROCoast Guard said.

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Rights. The programme concluded with felicitation ofAnganwadi, Balwadi, Asha workers and helpers, CRPsand women PRIs of Gram Panchayat Mithakhari.

Women's Day at NavodyaVidyalaya, Chouldhariinvolving NavodyaSchool gir l students,faculty members and ruralwomen. Smt. Chellama, asocial worker fromBurmanallah as the chiefguest highlighted theimportance of educationfor women. Theparticipants interactedwith the chief gueste n t h u s i a s t i c a l l ydiscussing about lifeskills required forsuccessful career. Smt. TI Shyamala, PrincipalNavodya Vidyalaya,Chouldhari as guestof honour encouragedthe gir l students tofollow their dreamswith strong convictionand determination.A video show sharingthe experience ofNari Shakti awardee wasalso shown to thegathering.The ICAR-KVK,Sippighat celebratedWomen's Day in abefitt ing manner. TheDirector ICAR-CIARI, Dr.B.A. Jerard as the chiefguest highlighted thegender equality, socio-economic andt e c h n o l o g i c a lempowerment of womenin various fields. TheGram Pradhan ofHumfreygunj Panchayat,Smt. Mary as theguest of honour focusedabout the roles andresponsibilities of womenand their legal r ights.Various events such aswomen fr iendlytechnologies, valueadded food products, farmproduce, decorative craftsand exhibits weredisplayed. The winnerswere felici tated withprizes along withcertificates.

upliftment of women.Surpanjali, a cultural organization along withSharada Sangha, Port Blair celebrated International

Deaths mournedPort Blair, Mar 11 The Member ofParliament and President,Pradesh CongressCommittee Shri KuldeepRai Sharma, along with allsenior leaders of the Partyhas mourned the death ofSmti George Podiamma,82, mother of George Roy,Pradhan Baratang whopassed away on March10,2020 at Kerala.Meanwhile the President,General Secretary of PortBlair Small News PaperAssociation and all itsmembers have mournedthe sudden demise of T.Veniya, (Age 15) D/o ShriN Thiruppathi, Editor,Andaman Nam Naadu atGB Pant Hospital herey e s t e r d a y ,communications said.