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Andaman NicobarCommand in High alert

Port Blair, Dec 05: TheAndaman Nicobar Commandhas been put in high alertsince this afternoon. Whencontacted the Public RelationsOfficer of ANC, Col. Harmit

Singh told Andaman Sheekhathat the alert has beensounded consideringtomorrow’s date, 06 Dec andalso considering the happen-ings in Jammu & Kashmir.

“ There is nothing se-rious. It’s all routine,”. Col.Singh added.

Staff CorrespondentSheekha News Service

MB residents stungover battered road to Tehsildar Office

TrinathSheekha News Service

Billyground, Dec 5: A batteredand bumpy road stretch is in-

viting public ire atMayabunder in NorthAndaman. The 40-50 ft uphillstretch to the office of theTehsildar, Mayabunder,

which caters to a huge popu-lation in the region, has be-come an irritant for the resi-dents, who visit the office in

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Police solves Blind Murder Case of DiglipurFuming over missing

Ganja, Father kills mentallychallenged Son

DJ VenkateshSheekha News Service

Diglipur, Dec 05: In a shock-ing incident a person killed hisson in Diglipur, when he foundsome quantity of Ganja ismissing from his house.

According to reports

available with AndamanSheekha Shyamal Sikdar, agednearly 50 years, an auto driverby profession killed his 20 yearold son out of anger, when hefound that some quantity ofGanja is missing from hishouse.

According to sources

on 25th November the fatherstrangled his son, SubhoSikdar, to death. After mur-der he remained calm andacted as if his son, who ismentally challenged, hasgone missing and requestedvillagers to look for his son.

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Conference on PVTGs concludesAdministration to maintain

absolute transparency while dealingwith tribal issues: LG

Port Blair, December 5: Thetwo-day conference on Par-ticularly Vulnerable TribalGroups (PVTGs) on thetheme-”Thinking future-PVTGs of A&N Islands” con-cluded today at MegapodeResort. The Lt Governor, LtGen A.K. Singh (Retd) wasthe chief guest on the occa-

sion. Addressing the gather-ing on the occasion, the LtGovernor expressed his hap-piness on the deliberations ofthe conference, which he saidwas worthwhile as it hasserved the purpose to a greatextent. He said that the two-day conference has enabled

Mohanpura Masjid committeestages protest; demands closure ofANIIDCO wine shop at Mohanpura

Port Blair, Dec 05: The mem-bers of Mohanpura MasjidCommittee along with theresidents of Mohanpura areastaged a mass protest thismorning in front of ANIIDCOwine shop of Mohanpura anddemanded closure of the out-let. More than 100 people tookpart in the protest.

According to reports,since last two years the mem-bers of the Masjid Committeeand the residents of the areahave been complaining to thehigher authorities for shut-ting down the wine shop atMohanpura, but no actionwas taken till date, which re-

sulted in today outburst.Talking to Andaman

Sheekha, Mr Azizur Rahman,Councillor (Ward number 6),Port Blair Municipal Council,said that this is a long pend-ing demand of the committeeand the residents of the area.

“After consuming li-quor people create nuisancein the area, making things ex-tremely difficult for local resi-dents,” Mr Azizur said.

Further Mr Azizursaid that there were also casesof Chain snatching, pursesnatching by the alcoholics inthe area.

The Masjid commit-tee along with some residentsof the area met the DeputyCommissioner today, who as-

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Sarthak KanjilalSheekha News Service

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Port Blair, Dec 05: The stateDMK along with Dr.Agarwal Eye Hospital withthe Active Participation ofThiru.S.N.N.Gregory andThiru.D.Jeyasinga Raja helda free Eye testing camp atShadipur Community Hall.Around 300 people got their

Free Eye Testing Camp by DMKeye tested and reaped thebenefits of the Camp. ThisEye testing Camp was con-ducted to commemorate the80th Birthday Celebrations ofT h i r u .A.R.Marudhavanan,StateOrganiser to be held on 10/12/2014.

MB residents....hundreds daily. The situationis such that many faint mid-way while marching to the of-fice, while others suffermuscle strain traversing thedifficult terrain.

According to infor-mation, hundreds of resi-dents from Swadesh Nagar toMohanpur visit the office forvarious revenue matters on adaily basis. They disembarkfrom buses or Jeeps atLucknow Stand in front of theDE Office and then have towalk uphill to reach theTehsildar office. However, thesteep hill, pot-holed andbumps on the road has madethe 50 ft journey cumbersomefor the residents. “It is like go-ing to the office of Yamraaj.

Senior citizens, women oftensit on the main road to restwhile traversing this batteredstretch. The condition of theroad is such that it is even dif-ficult for the motorists to ne-gotiate. Imagine the plight ofpedestrians.

The road was con-structed from ZIlla Parishadfunds, but the agency neverbothered to ensure propermaintenance of the vital roadstretch. After being elected topower, the Zilla Parishadmembers never care to ad-dress the issues of the com-mon people,” said some furi-ous women, who were sittingon the road stretch mid way.

The Tehsildar,Mayabunder said that the

poor condition of the road wasbrought to the notice of thehigher authorities in the dis-trict administration.

But no constructiveaction has been taken in thisregard, he said. On the issueof slow pace of execution ofrevenue matter, the Tehsildarsaid that the office is sufferingfrom dearth of staff. “Of therequired 6 Patwaris, only 4 aredealing with the heavy workload here.

Besides, lack ofSweeper and Peon in this of-fice is also affecting smoothfunctioning.” Assuring to re-dress the public grievances,the Tehsildar vowed to con-tinue serve the residents withgreater efficiency. 

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Fuming over...However he didn’t lodgemissing report in nearbyPolice Station.

On 27th Novembervillagers located the bodyof Shubho Sikdar and soona case of Unnatural Deathwas lodged in nearby Po-lice Station later accordingto villagers , a fter PostMortem it was learnt thatthe boy was actually killed,following which a MurderCase was lodged in PSDiglipur. The Police Team

of PS Diglipur, under theleadership of SHO Stalinand supervis ion of theDy.S.P North Andaman,Mr. Chander Kumar and SPNorth and MiddleAndaman, Mr. SantoshKumar Meena worked outthe case very actively andzeroed the father of theaccused.

According to vil-lager s the accused wasalso involved in Ganja sell-ing and people used to go

to his house for purchasingGanja. It is believed thatwhen he found shortage inhis Ganja Stock he sus-pected that his son has takenthe Ganja and took this ex-treme step.

Meanwhile, the offi-cial version of Police is yetto receive. When contactedDy.S.P North Andaman, Mr.Chander Kumar refused tocomment in this matter andsaid that the case is pres-ently under investigation.

Administration tous to understand the issuesthat confront this very sen-sitive subject in a bettermanner. He further assuredthat the Administrationwould minutely analysethe views and suggestionsput forth by the expertsand added that more dis-cussions will continue.“The complexity of the is-sues is very clear to all,therefore, you will admitthe dilemma and the chal-lenges faced by the Admin-istration and all those whoare involved in this work”,he said.

A ssu r ingthat the Administrationwill maintain transparencywhile dealing with tribalissues, he said we are de-termined to be transparentbecause we believe that ir-respective of differentviews on the issue every-body is on the same side ofthe fence, the basic aim be-ing welfare and well beingof our primitive tribes.

Turning tothe ATR issue, the Lt Gov-ernor said that the Admin-istration is equally commit-ted to ensure the welfare of

the settler community. Ourefforts will be to harmonizethe interest of both ourtribes and the settler com-munity which he said arenot mutually exclusive.Dispelling all misgiving onthe ATR, he said that theapex Court had allowed theopening of the ATR after adetailed presentation wasmade by the Administra-tion. It is the lifeline of thepeople of North & MiddleAndaman where largenumber of people are resid-ing and their interests can-not be ignored. He furthersaid that the Administra-tion has put up a stringentmechanism so that thepeople as well as the tour-ists using ATR will not be athreat to the tribals living inthe area. Simultaneously,efforts are also on to de-velop an alternate sea routeto ease the traffic so thatboth the land and sea routesare made available to thepeople.

He saidthat once the connectivityimproves we can create fo-rums through ANTRI wheredebates can occur on morespecific issues, welcomingcrit ics , welcoming newideas. Those responsible forAAJVS should ensure thatthere should be a periodicassessment of the AAJVSstaff. He further said thatANTRI which is just a yearold should fill the gap ofconsultation and research.Through ANTRI voices ofthe experts should reachthese Islands so that ourknowledge and informationdeepens, he added.

Dr. SatadruSen and Samit Sawhneyalso addressed the conclud-ing session. The valedictorysession concluded with thevote of thanks proposed bythe Secretary Tribal Wel-fare, Shri G Theva NeethiDhas.

sured to look into this matterand also urged the committeeto submit written complaint.

The committee mem-bers told Andaman Sheekhathat if within one month the

wine shop is not closed thenthey will resort to ever biggeragitation.

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AFFIDAVITI, Smti. Mamoni Mondal W/o Sanjay Mondal R/o RoundBasti, under Port Blair Tehsil, South Andaman District, dohereby say that :-i. That I am residing permanently at Round Basti,Port Blair.ii. That in the ration card Number 46986 serial num-ber 2 by mistake my name is Ranjita Mondal instead ofSmti Mamoni Mondal as per my other documents.iii. I say that my correct and actual name is SmtiMamoni Mondal for all Purpose and records.iv. I say that the affidavit made for the purpose ofcorrection my name.

Deponent

AFFIDAVITI, Smti. Mamoni Mondal W/o Sanjay Mondal R/o RoundBasti, under Port Blair Tehsil, South Andaman District,do hereby say that :-i. That I am residing permanently at Round Basti,Port Blair.ii. That in the ration card Number 46986 serialnumber 2 by mistake my name is Ranjita Mondal in-stead of Smti Mamoni Mondal as per my other docu-ments.iii. I say that my correct and actual name is SmtiMamoni Mondal for all Purpose and records.iv. I say that the affidavit made for the purpose ofcorrection my name. Deponent

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AFFIDAVITI, Smti Sumitra Das W/o Sukharanjan Das, age about 49 years, by religion Hindu R/oNabagram village under Diglipur Tehsil in North Andaman do hereby solemnly affirmand sincerely declare the following:-        That, My correct name is Sumitra Das in all official records except Form-F Recordof Holding Register it is correctly mentioned.            That, Unfortunately my  name was wrongly  /entered  as  Sumati Das  instead  ofSumitra Das in my Record of Holding Register No. 56 at Nabagram village under DiglipurTehsil in North Andaman.        I declare that Sumitra Das and Sumati Das both are same person.That , My actual name is Sumitra Das, I am executing this affidavit for the purpose ofrectification of my name in my Revenue Record of Holding Register No. 56 at Nabagramvillage, Diglipur Tehsil in NorthAndaman.        The above statement is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Deponent

Will ensure 24x7 electricity toall Indians by March 2019, Piyush Goyal says

NEW DELHI: Reiteratingthe promise of 24x7 electric-ity to all by 2019, power min-ister Piyush Goyal on Fridaysaid use of information tech-nology will help in achievingthe target.

"IT-enabled smartgrids can have tremendousimpact on the energy sectorin India — right from powergeneration to power con-sumption. We will ensure thatall Indians have 24x7 electric-ity by March 2019," Goyalsaid while addressing the in-augural session of Digital In-dia Conclave 2014.

READ ALSO: Cen-tre assures 24X7 power sup-ply to Delhi, Rajasthan,Andhra Pradesh

The minister said thegovernment is committed topreventing widespread coalthefts by use of CCTV cam-eras. Goyal had earlier said

the government has initiatedspeedy environmental clear-ances, steps to protect envi-ronment, renewed thrust towind power capacity additionbesides clearing the long-pending transmission projectsworth Rs 12,272 crore.The minister had stated thatthese steps would be thegovernment's vision for pro-viding 24x7 consistent power.

The government hasalso approved Rs 43,033-crore rural electrification

scheme, DeendayalUpadhyaya Gram JyotiYojana.

The scheme will re-place the existing RajivGandhi GrameenVidyutikaran Yojana(RGGVY).

The scheme includesstrengthening and augmenta-tion of sub transmission anddistribution infrastructure inrural areas, including meter-ing of distribution transform-ers and feeders.

A delegation of ex-servicemen pinned a special flag on Lt Governor, Lt Gen A KSingh (Retd), to mark the “Armed Forces Flag Day” at Raj Niwas on 05.12.2014.The Lt Governor also donated for Armed Forces Flag Day Fund. Since 1949,Armed Forces Flag Day is observed every year on December 7 to pay homageand respect to the martyred army personnel who sacrificed their life for the na-tion.

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PM Narendra Modi named'Asian of the Year' by Singapore daily

SINGAPORE: Prime Minister NarendraModi was on Friday named 'Asian of theYear' for being development-focused leaderof India by editors of Singapore's leadingdaily, The Straits Times.

"Despite being relatively new tothe job, he has already made a mark onAsia, reaching out to neighbours and re-ceiving national leaders including Xi Jinpingof China and Tony Abbott of Australia,"said the Singapore Press Holdings Lim-ited, publisher of the daily.

It said Modi has had a highly suc-cessful visit to Japan for a summit withPrime Minister Shinzo Abe.

"Mr Modi has got India and theworld excited about his country's pros-pects again. He has given his people a re-newed sense of direction and purpose, andthere are hopeful signs that he is mindedto using his strong mandate to good effectin one of Asia's major powers. We wishhim and India every success," WarrenFernandez, editor of the daily said.

On the economy, Modi's call fora Make in India campaign, if pursued to itslogical conclusion with a friendlier invest-ment climate and less rigid labour norms,could help fire up the growth engines ofthe $2 trillion economy and provide wel-come ballast to the region when the topAsian economy China is slowing, and Ja-pan is in recession.

"Economists project that as earlyas next year, India could pick up the growthbaton from China. Given its huge market,its travellers who fill up hotel rooms andcruise ship cabins from Singapore toSydney, its hunger for capital goods andcommodities, a resurgent India will be aboon for the region and the world," the

editors said in their citation.Politically and socially, Modi has

energised India with his stirring calls for adevelopment focus. In January, he will re-ceive US President Barack Obama, the firsttime that a US leader will be the chief guestat the annual Republic Day celebrations inIndia, the citation said.

"We look forward to presentingthe award to Mr Modi in person at hisconvenience," Ravi Velloor, Straits Timesforeign editor, said.

The editors' choice was basedon several factors. Modi was picked forbeing development-focused Prime Minis-ter of India who fashioned an impressivevictory for BJP in the polls.

In every December, editors of theSingapore daily pick an Asian whose ac-tions have significantly impacted his ownsociety or the wider Asian continent in the12 months past. Last year, the award wasshared by Chinese President Xi Jinping andJapanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Theinaugural award, in 2012, went to Presi-dent Thein Sein of Myanmar.

Ensure high ethics,political neutrality: Govt

tells employeesNEW DELHI: All central govern-ment employees have been askedto ensure high ethics, political neu-trality and take steps to resolve anyconflicts in a way that protects thepublic interest, as per the amendedservice rules.

The Modi-government hasissued 18 new commandments forits employees and asked them tomaintain responsiveness to the pub-lic, particularly to the weaker sec-tion of the society.

The Central Civil Services(Conduct) (Third Amendment)Rules, 2014, notified by the depart-ment of personnel and training(DoPT) recently, also make it man-datory for employees to "makechoices, take decisions and makerecommendations on merit alone".

Every government servantshall at all times maintain high ethi-cal standards and honesty, politicalneutrality, promote the principles ofmerit, fairness and impartiality in thedischarge of duties, maintain ac-countability and transparency, main-

tain responsiveness to the public,particularly to the weaker sectionand take decisions solely in publicinterest and use or cause to usepublic resources efficiently, effec-tively and economically, theamended rules said.

They should also maintaincourtesy and good behaviour withthe public, commit himself to anduphold the supremacy of the Con-stitution and democratic values,defend and uphold the sovereigntyand integrity of India, decency andmorality, and declare any private in-terests relating to his public dutiesand take steps to resolve any con-flicts in a way that protects the pub-lic interest, it said.

Dense fog claims four lives in UPLUCKNOW: Moderate to dense fogat many places in Uttar Pradesh to-day claimed four lives in accidents indifferent parts of the state.

Two people died in Hardoiwhere a tractor trolley was hit by atrain at the railway crossing while twoothers died in Lakhimpur Kheri dis-trict due to poor visibility because ofheavy fog.

MeT office here said thatmoderate to dense fog occurred atmost places over east UP and moder-ate fog occurred at isolated places inwestern parts of the state.

Yesterday, night temperaturesappreciably rose in Moradabad division;rose in Varanasi and Allahabad divisions;fell in Kanpur, Jhansi, Agra divisions andchanged a little in the remaining divisionsof the state.

They were markedly abovenormal in Faizabad division, apprecia-bly above normal in Gorakhpur, Jhansidivisions, above normal in Allahabad,Moradabad divisions and were normalin the remaining divisions of the state.

Lowest minimum temperatureover the state was 5.5 degrees Celsiusrecorded at Muzaffarnagar, they added.