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New Delhi, Dec 10President Shri Ram NathKovind today said effectivestrengthening of humanrights at ground level is thecollective task of wholesociety.Speaking at a function inNew Delhi on the occasionof Human Rights Day, ShriKovind said incidents ofcrime against women havebeen reported from manyparts of the country recently.He said such incidents forcepeople to think whethersociety has lived up to itsvision of equal rights. ThePresident said the ideal wayto commemorate the day isfor the whole world tointrospect what more is tobe done to uphold the rightsenshrined in the Universal

Declaration of HumanRights which was adoptedby the UN General Assemblyin 1948. Shri Kovind saidpeople should not ignoretheir duties as well. He addedthat Mahatma Gandhi sawrights and duties as two sidesfrom the same coin. He saidIndia's national discoursehas rightly focused onhuman rights and it can

make space for duties as well.The President hailedNational Human RightsCommission, NHRC's role inspreading awareness abouthuman rights. He said NHRCis ever vigilant and the factthat almost allrecommendations made byNHRC are accepted bygovernment is indicative ofits credibility. He said since

President calls for strengtheninghuman rights at ground level

inception, NHRC hasprovided relief to thousandsand set wrongdoings right.The theme for ‘HumanRights Day’ this year isYouth Standing Up forHuman Rights. In hismessage, UN SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterressaid that this year's themeis in celebration of the rolewhich young people play

Did You Know?

The Andaman Wild Pig is one of the largest andmost ferocious mammals found on the Isles. TheAndaman Wild Pig is an endemic species, with amore pronounced snout and a shorter tail thanothers of its ilk, and moves in the jungles in packs,living of roots, tubers, carrion, and insect larvae,and is food for the tribals.

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in bringing human rights tolife. He said that globally,young people aremarching, organising. andspeaking out for the rightto a healthy environmentand equal rights of womenand girls. He called oneveryone to support andprotect young people whoare standing up for humanrights.

Shri E. Alager Swamy, Up-Adhyaksh, Zilla Parishad, North & MiddleAndaman and Shri G. Kurma Rao, District General Secretary, BJPalongwith a delegation of Fibre Boat owners of Baratang called onAdmiral D K Joshi, PVSM, AVSM, YSM, NM, VSM (Retd.), theLt. Governor, A&N Islands and Vice-Chairman, Islands DevelopmentAgency today. Discussed streamlining of procedures for facilitatingoperation of FRP boats in A&N Islands.

Port Blair, Dec 10 With an objective toprovide opportunities toyoung minds to createsomething new andshowcase their talent andpotential, the Department ofEducation, A&NAdministraiton will beorganizing a 'State LevelExhibition - Gyanodaya,2019-20' in collaborationwith NCERT, New Delhi.The exhibition will be heldon Dec 12 & 13, 2019 in theauditorium of Govt. GirlsSenior Secondary School,Port Blair in which studentsand teachers from all nineeducational zones i.e. fromCampbell Bay to Diglipuralong with the selectedprojects from the ZonalLevel Exhibition will beparticipating. The exhibition will beinaugurated by the Chief

CS to inaugurate State LevelExhibition- 'Gyanodaya' on Dec 12

Secretary, A&NAdministration, Shri ChetanB. Sanghi at 10.30 am on Dec12, 2019. The valedictoryfunction will be held at 3 pmon Dec 13, 2019 wherein theSecretary (Education), A&NAdministration, Smti. KritiGarg will be the chief guest. All the participatingstudents and the escortteachers have been

requested to report to thevenue, Girls' School, PortBlair along with theirprojects by 9 am on Dec 11,2019 and complete allnecessary arrangements atthe earliest. The exhibitionwill remain open forstudents and public from 2to 4 pm on Dec 12 and forstudents only, from 9 am to1 pm on Dec 13.

Port Blair, Dec 10 The District LegalServices Authority, A&NIslands shall be holdingNational Lok Adalat in theAlternative DisputeResolution Centre-PRAYAS, and District &Sessions Court Building,Port Blair on Dec 14, 2019from 9.30 am onwards.Bank loan recovery casesinvolving State Bank ofIndia, Bank of Baroda,Indian Overseas Bank,Syndicate and A&N Co-

National Lok Adalat on Dec 14operative Bank Ltd.,pending before the BSNLat the pre-litigation stageand CriminalCompoundable case andpost litigation stage will beplaced before the NationalLok Adalat Benches fordisposal upon consensualsettlements between theparties. National LokAdalat will also be held atDistrict Court Complex,Mayabunder on Dec 14, acommunication from theChairman DLSA said.

Port Blair, Dec 10 The Member ofParliament, Shri KuldeepRai Sharma, during thedebate held in the LokSabha on Dec. 4, invitedthe attention of theFinance Minister, SmtiNirmala Sitharaman fordoubling the annualbudgetary allocation forAndaman and NicobarIslands from Rs.5000/-crores to Rs.10,000 croresfor meeting the Capital andRevenue expenditure fortaking up furtherdevelopment activities,inclusive growth and selfsustainability of theIslands. The MP further said

MP urges FM for doubling Isles'annual budgetary allocation

that by proper tapping ofnatural resources in theAndaman Sea in the formof fisheries and naturalpetroleum gas, the Islandswill be able to contribute tothe national GDP bygenerating revenue to theextent of Rs.75,000 Croresin five years' period at therate of Rs.15,000 Crores perannum, thereby eliminatingIsland's dependency onthe Central Government forfunding and rightfullyachieving the PrimeMinister, Shri NarendraModi's target of makingIndia a five trillioneconomy, a communicationfrom the Office of the MPsaid here.

Port Blair, Dec 10 During a nightpatrolling carried out onDec 7, a team of Forestofficials intercepted aMaruti Omni bearingregistration No. AN 01-C-7458 which was goingtowards Kalimandir,Humfrygunj. Duringchecking of the vehicle, 9pieces of pyinma handsawn timber (0.2516 cbm.)

Port Blair, Dec 10'Our Rights Organization',an NGO here, in associationwith Andaman College(ANCOL) observed WorldHuman Rights Day with afunction held in theconference Hall of ANCOLtoday. The PrincipalANCOL, Dr.S. Jayakumar,while speaking as the chiefguest, highlighted thehuman rights andfundamental duties of everycitizen. The Vice Chairmanof the NGO, ShriR.Karunanithi, spoke onhuman rights activities in

World Human Rights Dayobserved at ANCOL

the Isles. As part of theobservance, an essaywriting competition wasorganized among studentson the topic of fundamentalduties. Soma Sundar,Keerthana and Shaim Nisawere adjudged for the first,second and third prizesrespectively. Mementoes andcertificates were awarded tothe winners and all theparticipants by the chiefguest. The programmeconcluded with the vote ofthanks proposed by Ms.Jochibet Vincent, HOD,English, a communication said.

were found laden in thevehicle. The owner of thevehicle identified asKrishna Rao, R/oHumfrygunj village wasarrested and the vehiclealong with the timber wasseized on the spot .Further, based on theinformation disclosed byhim, two other peopleidentified as Saravanan

Hand sawn timber seized

New Delhi, Dec 10Mobile Number Portability(MNP) process is going tobe fast and simple fromDecember 16. Telecomregulator TRAI todayissued a public notice inthis regard. Under the newrules, it would take only 3days to port from onenetwork to another in thesame circle while porting foranother circle will beexecuted within 5 workingdays. Earlier MNP used totake a week for the process.As per TRAI, there is no

Mobile Number Portability processto be fast & simple from Dec 16

change in the portingtimelines for corporatemobile connections.Unique Porting Code UPCfor MNP will be valid forfour days for all LicensedService Areas except thecircles of Jammu &Kashmir, Assam and North

East where it will remainvalid for 30 days.As the existing MNPsystem shall migrate tonew MNP process witheffect from comingMonday, the facility ofMNP will not be availabletill Sunday.

Port Blair, Dec 10The Naval Hospital INHSDhanvantari organised aBlood Donation Camp incollaboration with GB PantHospital as part of NavyWeek celebrations recently.The camp was inauguratedby Smti Manisha Bhatia,Chairperson, NWWA in thepresence of Surg Capt CSMohanty, CommandingOfficer, INHS Dhanvantari.The camp, following thetheme 'Donate Blood Save

INHS Dhanvantari organisesblood donation camp

Life', met with anenthusiastic response,with a total of 80 volunteersparticipating from variousunits of Andaman andNicobar Command includingthe Army, Navy and AirForce Components. Over 80units of all blood types weredonated to G.B. PantHospital’s Blood Bank. As agesture, each donor wasgiven a certificate ofappreciation by NACO, PortBlair.

Port Blair, Dec 10 In a bid to provide aplatform for marketing andsale of handicrafts andother productsmanufactured by theMSME units/ NGOs/SHGs/Tribals etc., 'TheEntrepreneurs Club', agroup of MSMEs here willbe organizing a sixteen-day long Exhibition-Cum-Sales from Jan 4 to 19, 2020at Khaitan KalyanaMandapam, Junglighat.In the ground floor of thebuilding, there will be 50stalls for allotment toMSME /SHG/NGO etc. forselling their products whilethe first floor will haveabout 10 stalls for Food

Handicrafts Exhibition-cum-Sale atKhaitan Kalyana Mandapam from Jan 4 -19

Courts. The organizers willalso conduct shortduration training classes,lectures, discussions,workshop sessions andcultural events to benefitthe prospectiveentrepreneurs andvisitors. Interested units havebeen invited to participatein the event and requestedto contact the organizers

over ph. nos. 9933267919/9434267945 and email tos k i l l s a n d a m a n@gmail.com. Theexhibition is beingorganized under theguidance of Shri M.Krishnamachari, Director,The Islands Institute ofSkills Development, PortBlair, a communicationsaid.

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Port Blair, Dec 10 The Indian CoastGuard is observing'Swachhta Pakhwada'between Dec 1 and 15throughout the Isles,spreading the GOI'sflagship programme'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan'.Indian Coast Guard isconducting various

'Observance of cleanlinessfortnight by Indian Coast Guard'

special cleanship drives,aiming to spreadawareness andimplementation across theCoast Guarde s t a b l i s h m e n t s ,residential areas andbeaches with a focus oncleanliness and creationof a clean and healthy

Port Blair, Dec 10 The Nehru YuvaKendra, Campbell Bayorganized a District LevelDeclamation Contest onPatriotism and NationBuilding with the theme of'Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas,Sabka Vishwas' in theCommunity Hall, Campbell

District Level DeclamationContest held at Campbell Bay

Bay today. Participantsfrom different Youth Clubsand Mahila Mandals ofCampbell Bay Zoneattended the programme. The Block DevelopmentOfficer, Campbell Bay, Smti.Lalita Tigga was the chiefguest who highlighted the

Special prog onDDK today

Port Blair, Dec 10 The DoordarshanKendra, Port Blair willtelecast a specialprogramme on 'IslandTourism Festival 2019'tomorrow (Dec 11) from 5pm to 5.30 pm.Doordarshan Kendra willalso telecast a Krishi livephone-in-programme onthe same day from 5.30 pmto 6 pm. In this programme,Dr. A Kundu, CIARI willparticipate and discuss onthe topic 'Disease ofbackyard Poultry and

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New Delhi, Dec 10Sports and Youth Affairs MinisterShri Kiren Rijiju has called fora rigorous campaign to bringawareness about doping. TheMinister said that a sense ofclean sports must be inculcatedin the players from the verybeginning. Shri Rijiju wasaddressing a gathering afterdeclaring actor Sunil Shetty asthe Brand Ambassador ofNational Anti Doping Agency,NADA in New Delhi today.Shri Rijiju said, clean sports isthe agenda of the governmentand players must adopt fairpractices to achieve successand not resort to foul means likedoping which brings bad nameto the country. He said, it isimperative for sportspersons tostay fit in order to win and theyshould achieve fitness through

LITTLE ANDAMANMV Campbell Bay will sail for Hut Bay on 12.12.2019 (Thus)at 1200 Hrs from Haddo Wharf and will sail for Port Blair onthe same day at 2100 Hrs from Hut Bay.MV Coral Queen will sail for Hut Bay on 13.12.2019 (Fri) at1000 Hrs from Haddo Wharf and will sail for Port Blair on thesame day at 2100 Hrs from Hut Bay.Note :- Passenger tickets for the above sailing of MV CampbellBay and Coral Queen to Little Andaman on 12th and 13thDec. 2019 respectively, will be issued to the general publicfrom 11.12.2019 (Wed) from 0900 Hrs onwards at STARSTicketing Counter & CSC's.11.12.2019 (WEDNESDAY)SWARAJ DWEEP & SHAHEED DWEEPMV Bambooka will sail for Swaraj Dweep on 11.12.2019(Wed) at 0620 Hrs from Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail forPort Blair on the same day at 0900 Hrs from Swaraj Dweep.MV Rani Changa will sail for Swaraj Dweep on 11.12.2019(Wed) at 0900 Hrs from Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail forPort Blair on the same day at 1130 Hrs from Swaraj Dweep.MV North Passage will sail for Shaheed Dweep on 11.12.2019(Wed) at 0630 Hrs from Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail forPort Blair on the same day at 0845 Hrs from Shaheed Dweep.MV North Passage will sail for Shaheed Dweep on 11.12.2019(Wed) at 1100 Hrs from Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail forPort Blair on the same day at 1600 Hrs from Shaheed Dweep.MV North Passage will sail for Swaraj Dweep on 11.12.2019(Wed) at 1300 Hrs from Shaheed Dweep Jetty and will sailback to Shaheed Dweep on the same day at 1430 Hrs fromSwaraj Dweep.MV Bambooka will sail for Swaraj Dweep on 11.12.2019(Wed) at 1400 Hrs from Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail forPort Blair on the same day at 1630 Hrs from Swaraj Dweep.MV Rani Changa will sail for Swaraj Dweep on 11.12.2019(Wed) at 1800 Hrs from Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail forPort Blair on 12.12.2019 (Thus) at 0500 Hrs from SwarajDweep.BARATANGMV Wandoor will sail for Baratang on 11.12.2019 (Wed) at0530 Hrs from Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for Port Blairon the same day at 1500 Hrs from Baratang via SwarajDweep.RANGATMV Rani Lakshmi will sail for Rangat via Shaheed Dweep,Swaraj Dweep, Strait Island, and Long Island on 11.12.2019(Wed) at 0615 Hrs from Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail forPort Blair on 12.12.2019 (Thus) at 0615 Hrs from Rangatvia same route.12.12.2019 (THURSDAY)SWARAJ DWEEP & SHAHEED DWEEPMV North Passage will sail for Swaraj Dweep on 12.12.2019(Thus) at 0620 Hrs from Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail forPort Blair on the same day at 0900 Hrs from Swaraj Dweep.MV Rani Changa will sail for Swaraj Dweep on 12.12.2019(Thus) at 0900 Hrs from Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail forPort Blair on the same day at 1130 Hrs from Swaraj Dweep.MV Bambooka will sail for Shaheed Dweep on 12.12.2019(Thus) at 0630 Hrs from Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail forPort Blair on the same day at 0845 Hrs from Shaheed Dweep.MV Bambooka will sail for Shaheed Dweep on 12.12.2019(Thus) at 1100 Hrs from Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail forPort Blair on the same day at 1600 Hrs from Shaheed Dweep.MV Bambooka will sail for Swaraj Dweep on 12.12.2019(Thus) at 1300 Hrs from Shaheed Dweep Jetty and will sailback to Shaheed Dweep on the same day at 1430 Hrs fromSwaraj Dweep.MV North Passage will sail for Swaraj Dweep on 12.12.2019(Thus) at 1400 Hrs from Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail forPort Blair on the same day at 1630 Hrs from Swaraj Dweep.MV Rani Changa will sail for Swaraj Dweep on 12.12.2019(Thus) at 1800 Hrs from Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail forPort Blair on 13.12.2019 (Fri) at 0500 Hrs from Swaraj Dweep.BARATANGMV Wandoor will sail for Baratang on 12.12.2019 (Thus) at0530 Hrs from Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for Port Blairon the same day at 1500 Hrs from Baratang via SwarajDweep.Note: Passenger tickets for the foreshore Sector vesselsscheduled on 10th , 11th & 12th December, 2019 will beissued to the general public from 09.12.2019 (Mon) from0900 Hrs onwards at STARS Counters & CSC's.13.12.2019 (FRIDAY)SWARAJ DWEEP & SHAHEED DWEEPMV Bambooka will sail for Swaraj Dweep on 13.12.2019(Fri) at 0620 Hrs from Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for PortBlair on the same day at 0900 Hrs from Swaraj Dweep.MV Rani Changa will sail for Swaraj Dweep on 13.12.2019(Fri) at 0900 Hrs from Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for PortBlair on the same day at 1130 Hrs from Swaraj Dweep.MV North Passage wil l sai l for Shaheed Dweep on13.12.2019 (Fri) at 0630 Hrs from Phoenix Bay Jetty andwill sail for Port Blair on the same day at 0845 Hrs fromShaheed Dweep.MV North Passage wil l sai l for Shaheed Dweep on13.12.2019 (Fri) at 1100 Hrs from Phoenix Bay Jetty andwill sail for Port Blair on the same day at 1600 Hrs fromShaheed Dweep.MV North Passage will sail for Swaraj Dweep on 13.12.2019(Fri) at 1300 Hrs from Shaheed Dweep Jetty and will sailback to Shaheed Dweep on the same day at 1430 Hrs fromSwaraj Dweep.MV Bambooka will sail for Swaraj Dweep on 13.12.2019(Fri) at 1400 Hrs from Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for PortBlair on the same day at 1630 Hrs from Swaraj Dweep.MV Rani Changa will sail for Swaraj Dweep on 13.12.2019(Fri) at 1800 Hrs from Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail forPort Blair on 14.12.2019 (Sat) at 0500 Hrs from SwarajDweep.BARATANGMV Rani Lakshmi will sail for Baratang on 13.12.2019 (Fri)at 0530 Hrs from Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for Port Blairon the same day at 1500 Hrs from Baratang via SwarajDweep.RANGATMV Wandoor will sail for Rangat via Swaraj Dweep andLong Island on 13.12.2019 (Fri) at 0630 Hrs from PhoenixBay Jetty and will sail for Port Blair on the same day at 1300Hrs from Rangat via same route.

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Sports Minister calls for rigorous campaignto bring awareness about doping

Mumbai, Dec 10 India will have to address themany inadequacies laid bare bya resolute West Indies in thesecond T20 International whenthe two teams made up of power-hitters square off in what promisesto be an enthralling series-finalehere on Wednesday. Therubber is locked 1-1 after two-time world champions West Indiesturned on the style in the secondT20 International inThiruvananthapuram following aVirat Kohli special in the lung-

3rd T20I: India, West Indies in battleof equals in series-finale

opener in Hyderabad. The WestIndies also have fond memoriesof playing T20Is at the Wankhedeas in the 2016 ICC World Cupsemi-final, they defeated Indiaand went on to win the title.TeamsIndia: Virat Kohli (captain),Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul,Rishabh Pant, ManishPandey, Shreyas Iyer,Shivam Dube, RavindraJadeja, Washington Sundar,Yuzvendra Chahal, KuldeepYadav, Deepak Chahar,

regular exercises, yoga andby taking nutritious diet.The Minister said, Fit IndiaMovement was launched tocreate awareness about theimportance of being fit in dailylife through sports, yoga andwalks or any other physicalactivity.Actor Sunil Shetty stressed onthe use of naturopathy,ayurveda and yoga to achieve

fitness. He said, there is noshortcut to success. Shetty said,India is so rich that it haseverything to give people ahealthy life. Director General,NADA Shri Naveen Aggarwalsaid that India is fast becominga sporting nation and theagency is committed to makeplayers aware of the menaceof doping which destroyspromising careers in no time.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar,Mohammed Shami, SanjuSamson.West Indies: Kieron Pollard(captain), Fabian Allen,Brandon King, DeneshRamdin, Sheldon Cottrell,Evin Lewis, SherfaneRutherford, ShimronHetmyer, Khary Pierre, LendlSimmons, JasonHolder, Hayden Walsh Jr,Keemo Paul, KesrickWilliams.Match starts 7 pm IST.

Vadodra, Dec 10Prithvi Shaw’s recent form hasonce again put him in reckoningfor the third opener’s slot for theTest series in New Zealand inFebruary. Shaw might be partof the Test squad as theselectors are hoping he willcontinue his white-ball form inthe longer format too. Shawstarted off the first-class seasonwith an elegant 66 againstBaroda in the opening Ranji

Prithvi Shaw set to go toNew Zealand as third opener

Trophy game.Shaw is scheduled to be partof the India A team that will playtwo four-day games againstNew Zealand A just before theTest series begins. Threeother Indian Test players willplay the ‘A’ games in NewZealand, along with Shaw.Cheteshwar Pujara, AjinkyaRahane and Mayank Agarwalare the three who will play thesecond of the two ‘A’ games

to get some quality practice inNew Zealand condit ionsbefore the Test series. Theselection committee wantsthese three Test regulars toget at least two practicegames before the Tests start.Aside from the ‘A’ games, theIndian team will be playing bea tour game.

Kathmandu, Dec 10On the final day of 13th SouthAsian Games in Nepal, Indiaclinched 10 gold, 2 silver andone bronze today.India finished on top with 312medals comprising 174 gold, 93silver and 45 bronze.Indian boxers continued theiroutstanding performance andwon 6 gold, one silver and onebronze today.In women’s Pinki Rani broughtfirst gold in 51 kg category. Shedefeated Mala Ravi of Nepal inthe final.In 57 kg Sonia Lather won goldby defeating her Sri Lankanopponent. Manju Bamboriyaalso clinched gold in 64 kg. Shebeat Nepal’s Punam Rawal.In men’s Sparsh Kumarbrought gold. He defeatedMohd. Asif Syed of Pakistan in52 kg. Varinder Singh lost hisbout to Nepal’s Sanil Shahi in

13th South Asian Games: India clinch10 gold, 2 silver on final day

60 kg.Krishan Vikas clinched gold in69 kg beating Gul Zaib ofPakistan. In 91 kg Narendrabrought sixth Gold for thecountry. He defeated AshishDuwadi in the final.In Squash India won gold inwomen’s team event and silverin men’s. Indian girls defeated

Pakistan in the finals by 2-1,while men team lost to Pakistanby 1-2. In Basketball Indianmen’s and women’s teamsclinched one gold each. Menteam defeated Sri Lanka in thefinal by 101-62. In Women’sfinal Indian girls crushed hostNepal by 127-46. In Judomixed event India won gold.

Montreal, Dec 10Canadian teenager BiancaAndreescu added anotherhonour to her glittering year onMonday after becoming the firsttennis player to be awarded theLou Marsh Trophy asCanada’s top athlete.The 19-year-old earns theaward after a season which sawher become the first player fromCanada to win a Grand Slamsingles title with her victory atthe US Open, where shedefeated Serena Williams in thefinal. She also became the firstCanadian in 50 years to win theRogers Cup, also defeatingWilliams in the final.“I’m so thankful for this award,”

Bianca Andreescu namedCanada’s athlete of the year

Andreescu said. “I was notexpecting it and to be the firsttennis player to win is evenmore surreal.“I can’t wait for what 2020 willbring and am always proud torepresent Canada at thehighest level.”Andreescu was a unanimous

choice for the award, which isselected by a poll of 30 sportsjournalists.Other nominees for the honourincluded Brooke Henderson(golf), Jordan Binnington (icehockey), Andre De Grasse(athletics) and Mike Soroka(baseball).

Football Championship getsunderway at Wimberlygunj

Port Blair, Dec 10The sevens night FootballChampionship (Season III),Football gala organized by YuvaSangh Youth Club, Wimberlygunjwas kicked off at Wimberlygunjground on Dec 8. The DIG,A&N Islands, Shri Vijay Singhwas the chief guest and ShriNarra Chaitanya, SDPOBambooflat and Shri ManojKumar Meena, Dy SP (AP),were the guests of honour ofthe inaugural ceremony. In the

inaugural match Shahi'sSporting Club defeated YuvaSangh by 3 goals. The Football

Championship shall culminateon Dec 22, with the final match,a communication said.

Selection Trial for All India CivilServices Badminton Tournament

Port Blair, Dec 10The Central Civil ServiceCulture and Sports Board(CCSCSB) under theDepartment of Personnel andTraining, GOI in collaborationwith the State and UnionTerritories every yearorganizes All India CivilServices Tournament invarious sports disciplines.These tournaments are opento the Civilian employees of theCentral and State Government/Union Territory Administration.The Department of Sports andYouth Affairs plans to send ateam to represent Andaman andNicobar Island in theforthcoming All India Civil

Services BadmintonTournament to be held for Menand Women at SachivalayaGymkhana, Sector 21,Gandhinagar, Gujarat, fromDec 27, 2019 to Jan 2, 2020. In this regard, a selectiontrial will be held at MultipurposeHall, Netaji Stadium on Dec 15,2019 from 7 am onwards toselect the A&N IslandsAdministration team toparticipate in the tournament. Allhead of the Department/Headof Offices have been requestedto forward the names ofinterested Govt. Servants withDesignation and contactnumber working in thedepartment/ office to the

Department of Sports and YouthAffairs by Dec 13, 2019. All thecivilian employees of theCentral Government comingunder the definition of CentralGovernment Employees areeligible to take part in AICSTournaments. Further, the Govt. Servantstaking part in the selection trialmust carry their identity cardissued by their respectiveDepartment and also 'NoObjection Certificate' forparticipation in the tournament.The concerned Department willbear the TA/DA for the selectedparticipants, a communicationfrom the Assistant Director(Sports) said.

and M. Somasundram both R/o. Humfrygunj were arrested and 8 pieces ofpadauk hand sawn timber of various sizes (measuring 0.0324 cbm.) and sawingtools were seized from the godown of Shri Krishna Rao. A Forest Offence casehas been registered agaisnt them under relevant sections of Indian Forest Act,1927. Earlier in the morning, another team of Forest officials seized 17 pieces of handsawn padauk timber measuring 0.4462 cbm. from Muslim Basti revenue area. AForest Offence case has been registered under relevant sections of IFA, 1927, acommunication from the Divisional Forest Officer, South Andaman said.

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habitat free of single use plastics. As part of the observance, Indian Coast GuardPersonnel undertook special cleanship drives in their respective offices and residentialareas including Coast Guard Jetty yesterday. The units also conducted variouslectures, debate competitions and slogan writing in-house to spread awareness aboutthe ill-effects of using plastics and reiterated their duty towards ensuring cleanenvironment, a communication received from CG PRO said.

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importance of the contest. The Pradhan, Gram Panchayat, Campbell Bay, Shri K. Rajawas also present as the guest of honour. Shri Arul Raj from Campbell Bay, Ms. B.Sunita from Rajiv Nagar and Ms. Pooja from Laxmi Nagar were adjudged the winnersof 1st, 2nd & 3rd positions respectively. The winners were also awarded by theguests. Earlier, the District Youth Coordinator, Shri Kundan Lal welcomed thegathering, a communication said.

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Precautionary Measures'.He will also respond to theviewers queries, who canparticipate in this livephone-in programme bydialing 244745/9476046367.Similarly, DDK will alsotelecast a specialprogramme on 'PoshanMaah' at 6 pm, acommunication said.

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Muscat, Dec 10Abu Dhabi has beenselected as the world’sleading Sports tourismDestination at the 26thedition of the World TravelAwards (WTA) being held inMuscat. This is the seventhtime in a row that Abu Dhabihas been selected for thiscoveted award. The award isthe latest in severalprestigious accolades gainedby Abu Dhabi this year,including being selected asthe West Asia’s LeadingBusiness TourismDestination at the West Asiaedition of WTA and Best City

Abu Dhabi selected as world’s leadingsports tourism destination

Break at the UK’s SellingTravel Agents’ ChoiceAwards. Abu Dhabi shinedas a premium destinationonce again for sportstourism in 2019 after hostingsome of the world’s top

sporting events. Sportstourism has been labelledby the United NationsWorld Travel Organisation,UNWTO, as one of thefastest growing sectors oftourism worldwide.