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Crab Eating Macaque is one of most ferocious andlargest mammals found on the Islands.Blanford, one of the earlier zoologists to documentthe wildlife of the islands, was of opinion, withoutassigning reasons, that the Macaque wasintroduced on Great Nicobar where it is found.There is nothing to support this, unless it be that itis the only anthropoid primate found. Nothingsupports the general belief that Macaque eats crabseither-it is habitually arboreal, and though it hasbeen seen near the coast foraging for food at lowtide, it appears by all empirical accounts, to beliving off wild fruits and bananas than crabs.

Source: The Andaman and Nicobar Islands inthe 20th Century- A Gazetteer

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Port Blair, Dec 11A surprise inspection wascarried out at M/s.Mubarak Store(Hypermarket) located nearBengali Club, Port Blair bythe Director, Civil Supplies& Consumer Affairs(CS&CA) Department, Dr.Navlendra Kr. Singh,alongwith the EnforcementTeam of the Department onDec 10, 2019. During thecourse of inspection it wasfound that manyprovisions of PackagedCommodities Rule framedunder the Legal MetrologyAct, 2009 were violatedand accordingly samplesof 41 such products wereseized on the spot.The shopkeeper hasviolated variousprovisions contained in the

Enforcement team of CS&CA Depttraids Mubarak Hyper Market; books

cases under Legal Metrology Act

Legal Metrology(Packaged Commodities)Rules, 2011 by selling thepacked commoditieswithout completedeclaration as mandated.The Civil Supplies &Consumer AffairsDepartment has advised allthe traders and vendors ofthis UT dealing in pre-packed commodities, todeclare all the mandateddeclaration as prescribed

under the Legal Metrology(Packaged Commodities)Rules, 2011 before sellingany such products andrefrain from any suchunfair trade practices sothat any of the Rules/Lawsis not violated. Further, thetraders have also beenadvised not to sell anyessential commodity inpacked form withoutobtaining PackagingLicense from the

Department of CS&CA.Strict action will be initiatedby the Department if anytrader is found violatingthe said Rules.The Department has alsoappealed to all theconsumers of this UT thatcomplaints regardingviolation in weights &measures, charging inexcess of MRP, tamperingwith MRP, etc. may bebrought to notice, inwriting, of the Directorateof Civil Supplies &Consumer Affairs, PortBlair. The consumers canalso lodge their complaintover toll free Phone No.18003453197 or230337, a communicationfrom the AssistantDirector (CS&CA) saidhere today.

Traders asked to refrain from violating rules

Sriharikota, Dec 11Indian Space ResearchOrganization's trustedworkhorse the PolarSatellite Launch Vehicleachieved a landmark todaywith its 50th mission liftingoff successfully from theSatish Dhawan SpaceCentre in Sriharikota. PSLVC-48 took off into a clearsunlit sky at 1525 hrs andlaunched EarthObservation SatelliteRISAT-2BR1 into itsplanned orbit 16 minutes23.3 seconds later. The firstcustomer satelliteseparated at 17 minutes23.3 seconds and the lastcustomer satellite at 21

minutes 16.9 seconds tocomplete the mission.In his address from theMission Control Centre onthe occasion, ISROChairman Dr. N. Sivan said,the 50th PSLV mission hadsuccessfully injectedRISAT-2BR1 and nine

customer satellitesprecisely into a 576kilometres orbit. Anotherlandmark was that themission was the 75th launchfrom the spaceport of India-the Satish Dhawan SpaceCentre in Sriharikota.

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New Delhi, Dec 11The Parliament passed theArms (Amendment) Bill2019 with the Rajya Sabhaapproving it yesterday. TheBill seeks to amend the ArmsAct, 1959. It intends todecrease the number oflicensed arms allowed perperson and increase thequantum of penalties for

Parliament passesArms (Amendment) Bill

violations of the law. The Billalso increases the durationof the validity of arms

Vancouver, Dec 11Signifying the start of theelectric aviation age, theworld's first fully-electriccommercial aircraft took itsinaugural test flightyesterday, in Vancouver,Canada.Chief Executive of Seattle-based Engineering firmmagniX, Roei Ganzarskisaid, the technology wouldmean significant costsavings for airlines, not tomention zero emissions.

World's 1st fully electric commercialaircraft takes inaugural test flight

Ganzarski said the range isenough to start therevolution, adding thatbatteries and electric

motors will eventually bedeveloped to power longerflights.

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Port Blair, Dec 11 His Excellency KennethI. Juster, Ambassador of theUnited States of America toIndia and U.S. ConsulGeneral Mr. Robert GBurgess during their visit toAndaman & NicobarIslands, met Shri Mohamed

US Ambassador meetsLiaison Volunteer

H. Jadwet, HonoraryWarden-Citizen LiaisonVolunteer (Port Blair) of theU.S. Consulate, Chennai inhis office on Dec 9, 2019.During the meeting theAmbassador thanked ShriJadwet for the assistance

Port Blair, Dec 11 Justice Debi Prosad Dey, President of StateConsumer Disputes Redressal Commission (StateCommission), A&N Islands will hold sitting of theState Commission's Court w.e.f. Dec 16 to 21, 2019 atPort Blair in the State Commission's building,Directorate of Civil Supplies Complex, Port Blair. Allthe litigants whose matters are pending before theState Commission, A&N Islands, have been asked toappear before the Commission. The cause list may beseen in the website i.e. www.confonet.nic.in, acommunication from the Joint Registrar, StateCommission said here.

Consumer Disputes RedressalCourt from Dec 16-21

New Delhi, Dec. 11The Cabinet today gave itsapproval to the Aircraft(Amendment) Bill, 2019 toamend the Aircraft Act,1934. The bill will now beintroduced in theParliament. The bi llenhances the maximumlimit of fine from theexisting 10 lakh rupees toone crore rupees. It alsoenlarges the scope of theexisting Act to includeregulation of all areas ofAir Navigation. Theamendments would fulfilthe requirements of the

Cabinet approves Aircraft(Amendment) Bill

International CivilAviation Organization,ICAO.This will enable the threeregulatory bodies in theCivil Aviation sector inIndia, namely DirectorateGeneral of Civil Aviation,Bureau of CivilAviation Securi ty andAircraft AccidentInvestigation Bureau tobecome more effective,which will lead toenhancement in the levelof safety and security ofaircraft operations in thecountry.

Port Blair, Dec 11 The Secretary (Fisheries), Smti. Nitika Pawar, visitedNorth & Middle Andaman from Dec 4 to 9, during whichshe inspected variuos fisheries infrastructure facilitiesand interacted with the PRI Members and fishermen ofdifferent villages. She visited Fish Landing Center -Durgapur, Model Fisherman Village, Ramnagar FishLanding Creek and the Fisheries Sub-Station - Diglipuretc. A meeting with PRIs of the area was also conductedin the APWD Guest House, Diglipur. During the meeting,the Pramukh and Pradhan of Diglipur area highlightedvarious issues related to installation of Floating Jetty atRamnagar, utilization of Fisheries Department land areaat Diglipur bazaar for construction of cold storage and

Secretary Fisheries visits N& M Andaman;meets PRI members & fisher folk

Port Blair, Dec 11 The Students of RabindraBangla Vidyalaya weresensitized on disastermanagement &preparedness at theDirectorate of DisasterManagement here today.The Safety Officer, DM, ShriDeen Mohammedinteracted with the studentsand briefed about thevarious types of disasters.During his presentation heelaborated the vulnerabilityprofile of this UT and

Students of RBV sensitized ondisaster management in Isles

Islands which are highlysusceptible to disasters ofvaried intensities. Hehighlighted that though wecannot prevent these

natural phenomenon butdefinitely with a holistic anda meticulous approach &plan, we could mitigate the

Port Blair, Dec 11 The Andaman College(ANCOL) proposes toprepare a panel of GuestLecturers in Psychology,Sociology and HindustaniVocal Music disciplines onas and when required basisfor the Academic Session2019-20. The GuestLecturers shall be paid anhonorarium @ Rs.1000/-

ANCOL to prepare panel for GuestLecturers; applications invited

per lecture of two hourssubject to a maximum of Rs.25,000/- per month as perthe UGC norms. Theassignment will be purelyon temporary basisdepending upon therequirement of teachingwork in the concernedsubject.

The eligibility andeducational qualificationinclude good academicrecord with at least 55% ofmarks or an equivalentgrade of B in the 7 pointscale with letter grades O,A, B, D, E, F in theconcerned subject at the

Port Blair, Dec 11'Humane Touch', an NGOhere, in association withthe Directorate ofEducation has initiated anawareness campaign onalcoholism and drug abuse

Awareness prog. on drug abuseorganized at Namunaghar School

under Ferrargunj Tehsil.As part of this, anawareness camp wasorganized at Govt.Secondary School,Namunaghar on Dec 10,

Port Blair, Dec 11 The District ChildProtection Unit of SouthAndaman celebrated'International HumanRights Day' at RamaKrishna Mission hereyesterday with the childrenof different Child CareInstitutions. TheChairperson, UTCommission for Protectionof Child Rights, ShriTaranga Kumar Dhali wasthe chief guest on theoccasion. In his address, theChairperson explained therole of UTCPCR in the fieldof child protection. TheDCPO (SA), Smti T.Dharmila highlighted aboutthe functions of DistrictChild Protection Unit whilethe Legal cum- Probation

DCPU celebrates InternationalHuman Rights Day

Officer of DCPU, Smti.Suparna Biswas made thechildren aware about theimportance of their rightsand duties to become agood citizen in future. The programme wasfollowed by a speechcompetition on the topic'Child Friendly CCI'.Children from differentCCIs participated in the

Gram Sabha ofGP Kanyapuram

on Dec 14Port Blair, Dec 11 The adjourned gramsabha meeting of GramPanchayat Kanyapuramwill be held on Dec 14 at10 am at Sahana FunctionHall, Wimberlygunj underthe Chairmanship of Smti.Jameela Bibi, Pradhanunder Gram PanchayatKanyapuram. All the PRI

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various issues related to implementation of schemes ofthe Department. The Secretary directed the respectiveofficials for an early redressal of the existing issues atDiglipur area.

The Secretary also visited Mayabunder andRangat and inspected the Fish Landing Centre atPokadera, Nimbutala, Fishermen Colony in Mayabunder,Departmental Ice Plant in Danapur and Officeinfrastructures. Meetings were held with local fishers,PRI members in Mayabunder and Rangat to discussvarious issues related to welfare of fishermen communityand on improvement of infrastructures like LandingCentres, Cold Storage & Ice Plants etc. She directed the

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New Delhi, Dec 11Union Sports MinisterShri Kiren Rijiju todayannounced a cashreward of 1.5 lakhrupees each for the 174gold medallists of theSouth Asian Gamesheld in Nepal.The South AsianGames concludedyesterday with Indiatopping the table for thehistoric 13th time in arow, winning 312medals including 174gold, 93 silver and 45

Sports Minister announcescash awards to SAG medallists New Delhi, Dec 11

India captain Virat Kohlireached several milestonesin his already i l lustriouscareer in 2019. He led Indiato record 12th consecutiveTest series win at home, withvictories over South Africaand Bangladesh,respectively. The righ t-handed batsman alsoequalled Ricky Ponting’srecord of 41 internationalcenturies as captain, after hismajestic ton in the 2nd Testagainst Bangladesh lastmonth. After a hundred inIndia’s first-ever pink-ballTest, Kohli surpassed SteveSmith to regain the top spot inthe latest ICC Test Rankings.As the year comes to an end,

Virat Kohli leads list of Google’s toptrending Sports Personalities in 2019

Port Blair, Dec 11 The Govt . Sen io rSeconda ry Schoo l ,Prothrapur celebrated its21st annual athletic meet inthe school 's playgroundtoday. Shr i Sha i labd in ,Principal, DIET was thechief guest and Shri K .Muthu, Ward Council lor,PBMC was the guest ofhonou r in the open ingceremony. Sh r i San jayMeshaek, Ward Councillor,was the chief guest duringthe closing ceremony.

A co lo r fu l cu l tu ra lp rog ramme wi thsynchronizing Mass PT bystudents was presented.Shoukat Kerke t ta andRoshn i Beng ra baggedindividual championships. PV Sindhu House clinchedthe top position in the meetwith 117 points. The wholemeet /p rog ramme waso rgan ized unde r thesupe rv is ion o f Smt iManonman i , P r inc ipa l ,GSSS, Pro th rapu r, acommunication said.

Annual athletic meet ofProthrapur School held

Pointing out that the PSLV was a versatile rocket with five variants, Dr Sivan said, ithad lifted payloads ranging in weight from 850 kilograms to 1.9 tonnes.He paid tribute to the exemplary leaders responsible for creating what he called awonderful vehicle. He also released a book marking PSLV's achievements in its 26-year history. The 628-kilogram RISAT-2BR1 is the second radar imaging satellite inthe RISAT-2B series and along with the CARTOSAT-3 is part of a group of satellitesthat will boost India's earth imaging capabilities from space.The satellite will help in agriculture, mining, forestry and coastal management, soilmonitoring, disaster management support and round the clock border surveillance.The RISAT satellites are equipped with a Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) that cantake pictures of the earth during day and night and also under cloudy conditions.RISAT-2BR1 has a powerful resolution allowing two objects separated by 35-centimetre distance to be distinctly identified and will cover a swathe of 5 to 10kilometres. PSLV-C48 also carried nine customer satellites including one each fromIsrael, Italy and Japan and six from the USA as co-passengers. The internationalcustomer satellites were launched under a pact with NewSpace India Limited, ISRO'scommercial arm. The first satellite in the RISAT-2B series was launched earlier thisyear to replace the ageing RISAT-2.The RISAT-2BR1 will be followed by two more satellites of the same series next yearto complete a quartet of satellites with advanced earth imaging abilities.

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The company designed the plane's motor and worked in partnership with HarbourAir. The e-plane, a 62-year-old, six-passenger DHC-2 de Havilland Beaverseaplane retrofitted with an electric motor, was piloted by Greg McDougall,founder and Chief Executive of Harbour Air. However, Harbour Air willhave to wait for at least two years before it can begin electrifying its fleet ofmore than 40 seaplanes. The e-plane has to be tested further to confirm it isreliable and safe. In addition, the electric motor must be approved and certifiedby regulators.

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INTER ISLAND SECTORMV Campbell Bay will sail for Campbell Bay via Chowra, Teressa& Nancowry on 14.12.2019 (Sat) at 0800 Hrs from Haddo Wharfand will sail for Port Blair on 16.12.2019 (Mon) at 0900 Hrs fromCampbell Bay via same route. Passenger tickets for the abovesailing will be issued to the general public from 12.12.2019 (Thus)from 1000 Hrs onwards at STARS Ticketing Counter & CSC's.Similarly, booking of cargo will commence from 12.12.2019 (Thus)onwards between 0900 Hrs to 1200 Hrs at Commercial Wing.MV Chowra will sail for Car Nicobar via Hut Bay on 15.12.2019(Sun) at 0630 Hrs from Haddo Wharf and will sail for Port Blair on16.12.2019 (Mon) at 1500 Hrs from Car Nicobar via same route.Passenger tickets for the above sailing will be issued to the generalpublic from 13.12.2019 (Fri) from 1000 Hrs onwards at STARSTicketing Counter & CSC's. Similarly, booking of cargo willcommence from 13.12.2019 (Fri) onwards between 0900 Hrs to1200 Hrs at Commercial Wing.MV Chowra will sail for Car Nicobar via Hut Bay on 20.12.2019(Fri) at 0630 Hrs from Haddo Wharf and will sail for Port Blair on21.12.2019 (Sat) at 1200 Hrs directly from Car Nicobar. Passengertickets for the above sailing will be issued to the general public from18.12.2019 (Wed) from 1000 Hrs onwards at STARS TicketingCounter & CSC's. Similarly, booking of cargo will commence from18.12.2019 (Wed) onwards between 0900 Hrs to 1200 Hrs atCommercial Wing.MV Coral Queen will sail for Campbell Bay via Nancowry on20.12.2019 (Fri) at 1400 Hrs from Haddo Wharf and will sail for PortBlair on 22.12.2019 (Sun) at 0900 Hrs from Campbell Bay viasame route. Passenger tickets for the above sailing will be issuedto the general public from 18.12.2019 (Wed) from 1000 Hrs onwardsat STARS Ticketing Counter & CSC's. Similarly, booking of cargowill commence from 18.12.2019 (Wed) onwards between 0900 Hrsto 1200 Hrs at Commercial Wing.LITTLE ANDAMANMV Campbell Bay will sail for Hut Bay on 12.12.2019 (Thus) at1200 Hrs from Haddo Wharf and will sail for Port Blair on the sameday at 2100 Hrs from Hut Bay.MV Coral Queen will sail for Hut Bay on 13.12.2019 (Fri) at 1000Hrs from Haddo Wharf and will sail for Port Blair on the same dayat 2100 Hrs from Hut Bay.MV Coral Queen will sail for Hut Bay on 16.12.2019 (Mon) at 1000Hrs from Haddo Wharf and will sail for Port Blair on the same dayat 2100 Hrs from Hut Bay.MV Coral Queen will sail for Hut Bay on 17.12.2019 (Tue) at 1000Hrs from Haddo Wharf and will sail for Port Blair on the same dayat 2100 Hrs from Hut Bay.Note : Passenger tickets for the Little Andaman vessels scheduledon 16th & 17th December 2019 will be issued to the general publicfrom 13.12.2019 (Fri ) from 0900 Hrs onwards at STARS TicketingCounter & CSC's.MV Chowra will sail for Hut Bay on 18.12.2019 (Wed) at 0630 Hrsfrom Haddo Wharf and will sail for Port Blair on the same day at2000 Hrs from Hut Bay.MV Campbell Bay will sail for Hut Bay on 19.12.2019 (Thus) at1000 Hrs from Haddo Wharf and will sail for Port Blair on the sameday at 2100 Hrs from Hut Bay.Note : Passenger tickets for the Little Andaman vessels scheduledon 18th & 19th December 2019 will be issued to the general publicfrom 17.12.2019 (Tue ) from 0900 Hrs onwards at STARS TicketingCounter & CSC's.MV Campbell Bay will sail for Hut Bay on 20.12.2019 (Fri) at 1000Hrs from Haddo Wharf and will sail for Port Blair on the same dayat 2100 Hrs from Hut Bay.MV Campbell Bay will sail for Hut Bay on 21.12.2019 (Sat) at1000 Hrs from Haddo Wharf and will sail for Port Blair on the sameday at 2100 Hrs from Hut Bay.Note : Passenger tickets for the Little Andaman vessels scheduledon 20th & 21st December 2019 will be issued to the general publicfrom 18.12.2019 (Wed ) from 0900 Hrs onwards at STARS TicketingCounter & CSC's.MAYABUNDER & DIGLIPURMV Coral Queen will sail for Diglipur via Mayabunder on 14.12.2019(Sat) at 2100 Hrs from Haddo Wharf and will sail for Port Blair on15.12.2019 (Sun) at 1400 Hrs from Diglipur via same route.Passenger tickets for the above sailing will be issued to the generalpublic from 12.12.2019 (Thus) from 0900 Hrs onwards at STARSTicketing Counter & CSC's.MV Coral Queen will sail for Diglipur via Mayabunder on 18.12.2019(Wed) at 2100 Hrs from Haddo Wharf and will sail for Port Blair on19.12.2019 (Thus) at 1400 Hrs from Diglipur via same route.Passenger tickets for the above sailing will be issued to the generalpublic from 16.12.2019 (Mon) from 0900 Hrs onwards at STARSTicketing Counter & CSC's.MV Chowra will sail for Diglipur via Mayabunder on 22.12.2019(Sun) at 1700 Hrs from Haddo Wharf and will sail for Port Blair on23.12.2019 (Mon) at 1300 Hrs from Diglipur via same route.Passenger tickets for the above sailing will be issued to the generalpublic from 19.12.2019 (Thus) from 0900 Hrs onwards at STARSTicketing Counter & CSC's.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 for PortBlair on the same day at 0900 Hrs from Swaraj Dweep.

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officials to resolve the issues in time bound manner incoordination with various Departments. The Director ofFisheries Dr. Utpal Kumar Sar and officials of theDepartment were also present during the visit, acommunication said.

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Port Blair, Dec 11 To create awareness onprevention of AIDS, theIGNOU Regional Centre,Port Blair observed 'WorldAIDS Day' with schoolchildren recently. Studentsfrom class 6 to 12participated and presentedtheir essays on 'Ten waysto prevent AIDS'.Appreciation certificateswere also distributed to allthe 25 school students fortheir participation. Topromote AIDS awarenesseducation in the region, anexhibition of study

World AIDS day observed at IGNOUmaterial of HIV andfamily education wasalso displayed in thelibrary of the RegionalCentre. The resourceperson, Dr. Jahanvi,Programme In-charge,IGNOU LSC-0212P,ANIIMS made a powerpoint presentation onAIDS. The programme wasalso attended by theschool teachers andparents. About 30-BPCCHN students ofIGNOU also participated inthe programme, acommunication said.

Power breakPort Blair, Dec 11 The power supply willremain suspended at OldPahargoan tomorrow (Dec12) from 8 am to 3 pm inconnection the removal of4 span LT line at OldPahargoan, acommunication said.

Live phone-inprog. by AIR

Port Blair, Dec 11The All India Radio here willbroadcast a live phone-ininteractive programmeentitled 'Hello Doctor' at 7.20am on Dec 14 2019 on'Homoeopathic treatment forHypertension'. ResearchOfficer (H) Dr. Uttam Singh,MD (Hom.) will be the expertin the Studio answering thequeries of the listeners on thetopic. Listeners can call onphone numbers 232336/232558 to participate in thislive programme, acommunication said.

DDK programmesPort Blair, Dec 11Doordarshan Kendra, PortBlair will telecast a youthprogramme on the topic'Yuvatarang' on Dec 12,2019, from 5 pm to 5.30 pm.In this programme, Ms GPriya will be the expert. TheDDK will also telecast a livephone in programme on thetopic 'Thoughts ofMahatma Gandhi' on thesame day from 5.30 pm to 6pm. In this programme, Dr.Manju Nair, ProfessorJNRM will be the expert.Viewers can participate inthis live phone-inprogramme on the topic bydialing 244745 / 9476046367.Later in the Krishi Darshanprogramme on the Topic:'Pulse Cultivation', Dr P. KSingh, Scientist, CIARI willbe the Expert, acommunication said

Port Blair, Dec 11 Small arms firing practicewill be carried out atChinthe Range, Brichgunjon Dec 12 from 9.30 am to 1pm by 581 DSC Pl attachedto INS Jarawa. Similarly,Chinthe Long Range willalso be used for small armsfiring practice on Dec 18and Baffle Range on Dec16, 21 & 31, 2019 from 9.30am to 1 pm and 2 pm to 5pm and Ni Firing w.e.f 5.30pm to 7.30 pm. Meanwhile, Baffle Rangewill be used for small armsfiring practice on Dec 19

and Chinthe Long Rangeon Dec 13 & 24, 2019 from9.30 am to 1 pm and 2 pm to5 pm. Small arms firingpractice will be carried outat Chinthe Long Range onDec 30 and Baffle Range onDec 13 & 26, 2019 from 9.30am to 1 pm and 2 pm to 5pm.The general public,especially the villagers/residents of Prothrapurand Brichgunj areas havebeen asked to keepthemselves and their cattleaway from the firing rangeduring, a communicationsaid.

Small arms firing practice

license from three years to five years. Replying to thediscussion, Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri G.Kishan Reddy said, manufacturing of illegal arms and itssmuggling is a cause of concern and effective regulationsare needed for the safety of the people. He said thegovernment has proposed serial numbers on each bulletto keep track of its use. He said this Bill is brought withthe intention of curbing the illegal trafficking of arms.Earlier, moving the Bill, he said, strict punishment hasbeen provided in the Bill against those who are found tobe involved in the manufacturing, transportation and useof illegal arms. He added, the Bill has a provision to keephereditary weapons for exhibition purpose after thedeactivation and surrendering of licenses. However, thenew Bill allows only two guns for the license holders.

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being rendered by him over the years to the Consulateand more particularly to the U.S. citizens during their visitto Andaman. They also discussed the overall economicscenario of the Islands, potential for investments andpossibilities of increasing U.S. tourists arrival to theAndaman, a communication said.

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impact. The preparedness mechanism and functions ofDisaster Management and State Emergency OperationCentre and the Emergency Communication System of this UTand preparation of DM kit which is helpful to survive duringany eventuality, were also explained to the students, acommunication from Assistant Director (Log.) said.

Students of RBV ....(Contd. from page 1)

programme. Varsha and Bharti of Pranab Kanya Sanghsecured the first and second prizes while Gulam Rasoolbagged the third prize. The In-charges of RamaKrishna Mission, Pranab Kanya Sangh andDarussalam were also present on the occasion. Theprogramme was hosted by Smti. N. Sabeena,Counselor of DCPU, a communication from DCPU, SAsaid.

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2019. Altogether 130students participated in theevent. The resource personShri K.K. Garami, HealthEducator, PHC Ferrargunjenlightened the studentsabout the ill effects of drugaddiction, measures tokeep away from it and howto deal in such situationsin the schools and society.The Executive Member,Humane Touch, Shri M.K.Naseer spoke about theactivities of theorganization. Earlier, thePrincipal, GSS NamunagharSmt. H M NirmalaSubramaniam highlightedthe need for suchawareness programmesamong the studentscommunity on regularintervals, a communicationsaid.

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Master's Degree Level from a recognized University or institute and at least secondclass with 50% of marks at Graduation degree in the concerned subject. Relaxation of5% shall be provided from 55% to 50% of marks at the Master Degree level for SC/ST/Differently-abled (PwD) categories for the purpose of eligibility and for assessinggood academic record. The candidate should have cleared the National EligibilityTest (NET) in the concerned subject for Lecturers/Assistant Professors conductedby the UGC, CSIR or similar test accredited by the UGC like SLET/SET. However, thecandidates who are or have been awarded Ph.D Degree in accordance with the UGC(Minimum Standards and Procedure for award of PH.D degree) Regulations 2009 andcandidates who possess Master Degree in such disciplines for which NET /SLET/SET accredited test is not conducted shall be exempted from minimum eligibilitycondition of NET. The interested candidates fulfilling the eligibility criteria having Masters Degreein the concerned/relevant subjects may submit their resume in the prescribed formatto the Principal, ANCOL in a sealed cover super scribing:- 'Resume for Guest Lecturer-2019-20' latest by Dec 18, 2019 along with a copy of all self attested relevant documents.The last date for submitting resume is Dec 18, 2019. The eligible candidates have been asked to be present at ANCOL on Dec 19, 2019at 10 am with all their original certificates and other testimonials for verification. Noindividual admit card or call letter will be issued, a communication from the Principal,ANCOL said.

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Kohli has added anotherfeather to his l is t ofachievements. As per arelease from Google, theskipper has topped the list of“top-t rending SportsPersonali t ies” in 2019in India.The 31-year-o ld pippedformer India captain MSDhoni and vice-captain Rohit

Sharma to become the topplayer in the list. Out-of-actionHardik Pandya and YuvrajSingh, who retired in June thisyear, are at fourth and fifthplace, respectively. ShuttlerPV Sindhu, who won theWorld Championships goldthis year, is the only non-cricketer sportsperson in thelist, at 8th position.

bronze medals. Thesilver winners willreceive one lakh rupeesand bronze winners50,000 rupees each. Speaking at afelicitation ceremonyfor the medallists, ShriRiji ju said going

forward, the governmentwill have a structuredcash reward policy formedallists in South AsianGames, like other multi-sporting events like theOlympics, Asian Gamesand CommonwealthGames.

BWF World Tour Finals:Japan's Yamaguchi

beats Sindhu

Guangzhou, Dec 11In Badminton, reigning worldchampion PV Sindhu lost heropening tie against AkaneYamaguchi of Japan in BWFWorld Tour Finals inGuangzhou, China today. The ace Indian shuttler wonthe first set 21-18 againstAkane Yamaguchi of Japanbut lost the second set 18-21. However, Akane Yamaguchiwon the decider set 21-8.