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Humane Touch: First Ladyvisits children home

Port Blair, February 7: SmtSuneeti Singh, First Lady ofthese Islands today visitedBethany Children’s Home,Garacharma and met thechildren of this home. Shewent around the home andalso distributed sweets andgifts to the children andinquired about their wellbeing.

Bishop VarugheseMathew, President ofBethany Children’s Homeapprised the First Lady aboutthe activities of this childrenhome. He also highlightedsome of the needs of the homelike issue of grant-in-aid,provision for drinking water,construction of roads/footpath, provision of solarpower and periodic visit of

medal team for health check-up of the children.

The children of thehome presented a smallcultural programme on theoccasion. Kumar Rajshekar,a former inmate of thechildren home shared hisexperience of growing-up inthe children home and

completing his graduationdegree.

Vegetables producedin the Raj Niwas Agriculturefarm were also presented tothe home. The BethanyChildren’s Home serves as arefuge to 106 deprived,neglected and orphanchildren of the Islands.

Pradhan RK Gram defeatedin No-Confidence motion

Diglipur, Feb 07: Pradhan,R.K.Gram, Diglipur Ms.Chaya Rani Mondal wasdefeated in No-Confidencemotion today. Six membersvoted against her while two

members remained abstain.Now Ms. Chaya

Rani Mondalwill have toprove her majority in nextGram Sabha, which will beheld as per rules.

Kudos to Lt. GovernorTeacher’s Sex Harassment

Case; LG intervenes,reverts Transfer order

Port Blair, Feb 07: As it isexpected from an ableAdministrator, the Lt.Governor of Andaman andNicobar Islands todayintervened in the matter of‘Sexual Harassment ofTeacher” and reverted thetransfer order of the ladyteacher.

Earlier of on 05 th

February 2014, AndamanSheekha had reported that alady teacher who had lodgeda complaint against a VicePrincipal of SexualHarassment has beentransferred to Car Nicobar bythe Education Department.

According toreports, taking immediateaction the Lt. Governor askedthe Lady teacher to meet himat Raj Niwas on 7th January2014 but perhaps for theHavelock’s Crisis, the Lt.Governor could not meet the

Lady teacher, however, theSecretary to LG met thecomplainant and intimatedher that she will not have togo to Car Nicobar on transfertill the inquiry ends.

However theSecretary reportedly told thatlady teacher that furtherdecision in this case will betaken only after the inquiry onthis sexual harassment caseis over.

Such quick action byLt. Governor has come as agreat source of courage forworking women of theseIslands. What would be theoutcome of the inquiryregarding sexual harassmentis a different issue but for nowthis move of Lt. Governor hassaved the complainant fromfurther harassment. Howeveran official release from RajNiwas in this issue is stillawaited.

District Magistrate orders enquiry into Havelock CrisisPort Blair , Feb 07: TheDistr ict Magistrate hasordered an enquiry on theincident of fire accident thattook place in Havelock-3 onFeb 6, 2014 at 10 pm and the

consequent law & ordercrisis which aroseallegedly due to the lateresponse by Fire Servicestationed at Havelock. “The Sub-Divisional

Magistrate, South Andamanshall conduct the enquiryand submit a report withinseven days,” sourcesinformed Andaman Sheekhatoday.

Lawlessness at Havelock IslandMob attacks Fire Service Jawans and

Cops at Havelock alleging delay in action

Port Blair, Feb 07: Fire ServiceJawans, who play a crucialrole to save Islanders in caseof any disaster, never thoughtthat a simple Fire Call atHavelock Island, will becomea disastrous experience forthem.

On 6th Feb 2014 nightat around 10 PM the FireStation of Havelock receiveda message from PS Havelockabout a Fire Accident atHavelock No-3 Village. As itis required, one Fire Tenderreached the spot within notime, much before the arrivalof PS Havelock Team. Butinstead of cooperating withthe rescuers, the villagersunder the leadership of a fewpolitical leaders startedabusing the Fire Service team.

It is learnt that is wasMr. Subhash the Ex Pradhanof Havelock Island who

started abusing the FireService Jawans first followedby Mr. Kartick of Dolphinresort. Not only this, theystarted manhandling the S.Iof Fire Service Mr. DevenderSingh. When other FireService Jawans came torescue the SI, other villagersalso attacked the Fire Serviceteam, injuring some of theFire Service Jawan badly.

Not only this, somestaffs of PS Havelock alsosuffered injuries when theycame for the rescue of FireService Jawans.

When the second FireTender reached the spotpublic started pelting stoneson the Fire Tender, damagingboth the Fire Tenders.

Adding to the plight,a group of villagers also went

inside the Hospital, where SIDevender Singh wasadmitted and thrashed him

again.Soon, the report was

passed to Port Blair and a

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Specialist Doctors’ team to visitM/Bunder, Diglipur and RangatDJ VenkateshDiglipur, Feb 07: A specialistDoctors’ team comprising Dr.Sumitra Bachani,Gynecologist, Dr. VinitaShaju, Pediatrician, Dr.Mitesh Behari, Psychiatristwill visit Dr.R.P.Hospital,Mayabunder on every dayexcept Wednesday andFriday for availing thespecialist services by theneedy patients .        On Every Friday thespecialist’s team will visitCHC Diglipur and on everyWednesday at CHC Rangat.This schedule will beeffective for the month ofFebruary.        Today the Director DHSDr. S. K Paul, inauguratedhealth camp at Diglipur inthe morning. Afterinauguration asked the

Public Meeting by BSPPort Blair, Feb 07: A publicmeeting will be organized byBahujan Samaj Partytomorrow from 5.00 pm to9.00 pm at Tiranga Park, PortBlair.

Blood Donation Campby DJCC of NGGOA

Port Blair, Jan 07: As part ofthe on-going DiamondJubilee Celebration of theNon-Gazetted Govt.Officers’ Association, ablood donation camp willbe organized by theDiamond JubileeCelebration Committee at

GEF Condoled Death ofA.S. Roy, Advocate

Port Blair, Jan 07: The PatronShri. Kuldeep Rai Sharma,President Shri. P.Kannan,General Secretary Shri.S.K.Majumdar, other officeBearers and all affiliatedassociations ofG O V E R N M E N TEMPLOYEES FEDERATION,A&N Islands have condoledthe demise of AdvocateA.S.Roy, Calcutta HighCourt, Kolkata on 06.02.2014at 8.05 p.m. at his residenceat Kolkata. Advocate A.S.Roywas the Senior Legal Advisorof Govt. EmployeesFederation for more than adecade and his valuableadvises and contributionextended for the development

Indonesia for enhancing ties with Indian NavyPort Blair, Feb 07 (Courtesy:IANS) The Indonesian Navy,which has been conductingregular joint exercises withits Indian counterpart, isaiming to further enhancemutual ties especially in thesphere of joint patrolling, asenior Indonesian navalofficer said here Thursday.

“Our ties with theIndian Navy have been verycordial and we are aiming totake it further up. We aregoing to have a navy to navytalk on improving militaryties and on other fields suchas education and training ofpersonnel,” CommanderAmrin Rosihan toldreporters onboard KRISutanto.

The KRI Sutanto isone of the nine foreign shipsthat are participating in theongoing five-day biennial

DDK makes arrangementsfor live telecast of MILAN

Port Blair, Feb 07:Doordarshan Kendra, PortBlair has made elaboratearrangements for live telecastof MILAN-2014, the biennialMultinational navalcongregation in DD, India(International), DDMalayalam, as well as in DD-

people to take maximumbenefit of these health camps.

About 250 patientsavailed the benefit at thecamp.

Some people fromremote areas complained ofnon information of this campas the CHC got theinformation yesterday only.

naval joint exercise “Milan2014” at the Andaman andNicobar Command here.

Indonesia is one ofthe 16 participating countriesin the Milan which beganWednesday. Rosihan alsotalked about plans to increasethe involvement of both thenavies in the Ind-Indo Corpat— the joint patrol undertakenby the two navies twice a year.

The exercise is heldin international waters alongthe International MaritimeBoundary Line, for preventionof illegal maritime activities,search and rescue operationsand enhance inter-operabilityby conducting passageexercises.

It also also acts as amedium for social interactionbetween the two countries,with social events beingorganised by both.

“Currently, two ships fromeach of the navies participatein the Corpat. We are mullingan increase not only in theirnumbers but also in thenumber of days the exercisecontinues,” he said.

This year, theopening ceremony of the jointexercise would be held in PortBlair in April and presidedover by the commander-in-chief of the Andaman andNicobar Command and theclosing ceremony inIndonesia. Indonesia is alsoset to conduct anothermultilateral naval exercise“Komodo” later this year.

“Around 18countries are expected toparticipate in the event. Theexercise will commence in thelast week of March andconclude in the first week ofApril,” the officer said.

AFFIDAVIT        I, Smti Santi Mandal, W/o Shri Pulin Mandal, R/o Kalipur village, under DiglipurTehsil in North Andaman, do hereby solemnly andsincerely declare the following:-        That, as per my Islander card, husband FIC, senior citizen certificate my correct andactual name is recorded as SANTI MANDAK.But by bonafide mistake my name is recorded in the land record as KHUKULATAMONDAL instead of SANTI MANDAL.        That, SANTI MANDAL  and KHUKULATA MONDAL is a same and one lady.        This affidavit is executed by me for rectification my name in the land record.        The above declaration is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.

DEPONENT.

AFFIDAVIT        I Smti Shepali Samaddar, W/o Shri Amal Samaddar, R/o Sitanagar village, underDiglipur Tehsil in North Andaman, do hereby solemnlyand sincerely declare the following:-        That, as per my Islander card and election card my correct and actual name isrecorded as SHEPALI SAMADDAR. But by boafide mistake my nameis recorded in the land record as TARULATA BISWAS instead of SHEPALI SAMADDAR.        That , SHEPALI  SAMADDAR and TARULATA BISWAS is a same and one lady.        This affidavit is executed by me for rectification my name in the land record.        The above declaration is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.

DEPONENT

Dr Ashok Siddharth,MLC (UP), will be the ChiefGuest. He will be officiallyannouncing the candidate ofBSP for the forthcoming LokSabha Elections 2014.

9.30 a.m. onwards on 8 th

February, 2014 (Saturday)at the Govt. SecondarySchool, Junglighat, PortBlair. Shri K. Ganeshan,Chairman, Port BlairMunicipal Council willinaugurate the blooddonation camp.

of Govt. EmployeesFederation shall beremembered forever. TheFederation has lost a sincere,dedicated and admirableLegal Advisor (Advocate)forever. The office bearers ofGovt. Employees Federationhave expressed their sorrowand observed two minutessilence in the Federation’soffice at Gandhi Bhavan, PortBlair on 07.02.2014 fordeparted soul and prayedalmighty to rest his soul inpeace and give berth inheaven and also prayed togive enough courage to hisfamily members to bear theirrecoverable loss.

1 from 2.30 pm to 5.30 pm on8th Feb, 2014 from MarineDrive, Port Blair. All CableOperators have beenrequested to link DD-Indiaand DD-1 for the convenienceof the viewers, a release fromK.R.Beena, Assistant Director,Programme.

police and IRBn team wasrushed to Havelock tomaintain the law and ordersituation.

The Villagers wereangry for delay in action fromthe side of Fire Brigade but asper report no one hadintimated the Fire Serviceabout the accident the firstcall regarding the FireAccident was received byHavelock Police Station.

Such unruly

behavior of some people is agreat source ofdiscouragement for the FireService Jawans. Nearly fouryears back also similaraccident had occurred inHavelock and KadamtalaIsland. There is a need totake some stringent actionagainst those who abusedlaw and attacked the policeand Fire Service Jawans andobstructed them fromperforming their duties.

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Port Blair, Feb 07: Power sup-ply will remain suspended insome of the areas on08.02.2014 from 0800 hoursto 1400 hours for mainte-nance and clearance of HT/LT lines and for shifting of HTline at Ferrargunj junction sub-ject to weather condition.

The areas to be af-fected by power disruptionare Nayashar, Guptapara,Dhanikhari to Port Mout,Wandoor, Dandas Point,Namunaghar, Mithkhari,Ograbraj to Tirur, Ferrargunjand its sorrounding areas andJirkatang.

Power suspension

Port Blair, Feb 07: The Inter-national City Parade has al-ways been a major attractionfor the public during eachMILAN. The event will beheld on 08 February 2014 onMarine Drive. The event isopen for viewing by the pub-lic. This colourful parade willgive an exposure to the vari-ous facets of the ArmedForces besides showcasingthe cultural heritage of Indiaand the Andaman & NicobarIslands.

The parade will com-mence with a Fly Past byvarious aircraft of the IndianNavy and the Indian AirForce. The Fly Past will beled by two Chetak helicoptersof the INAS 321 Flight ofINS Utkrosh, displaying theNational Flag and the ANCFlag. They will be followed by‘Flag Trooping’by a MI-8 he-licopter of the Indian AirForce. The helicopter, alsocalled as ‘Pratap’ will carrythe MILAN flag. ThreeDornier aircraft from INAS318 Squadron of INSUtkrosh, flying in formation ata very close distance fromeach other, will also be a partof the Fly Past. The audience

will also have the rare oppor-tunity to witness a flypast bythe Jaguar fighter aircraft ofthe Indian Air Force, one ofthe finest and most potentfighter aircraft in the world.

The Fly Past will befollowed by a demonstrationof covert operations by theMarine Commandos(MARCOS) of the IndianNavy. The MARCOS willcarry out a simulated attackon an Oil Rig Platform. Theteam will be launched from aMi-17 helicopter by a tech-nique called ‘Helo Casting’.A group of six MARCOS willslither into a small attack boatand proceed stealthily to at-tack the Oil Rig located at adistance away. Later, theMARCOS will demonstrate atechnique, called Small TeamInsertion and Extraction(STIE) which is used to taketroops from one location toanother by helicopter on arope slung below the aircraft.

The next demonstra-tion will onSearch and Res-cue (SAR) Procedure, that iscarried out by the Chetak he-licopter to locate persons whohave fallen over board intosea. The Chetak is from the

INAS 321 Flight, which is alsonicknamed ‘The Angels’ inrecognition of the valuablelife-saving tasks they per-form. The SAR task will befollowed by a Sky Diving dis-play by members of theAkash Ganga Sky Divingteam of the Indian Air Force.The Sky Divers have alreadyenthralled the public of PortBlair with their demonstrationduring the MILAN Displayon 06 February 14, as well asduring the rehearsals for theInternational City Parade thatare being held over the lastfew days.

The dare devil displayby the Sky Diving Team willbe followed by the MarchPast by various contingents.The contingents will includethe Indian Army, Indian Navy,Indian Air Force, and the In-dian Coast Guard, along withmilitary bands of the IndianArmyand Indian Navy. Theforeign ships participating inMILAN 2014 will also takepart in the March Past. Con-tingents form the Andamanand Nicobar Police, NCC pla-toons and local schools willalso take part in the March

MILAN 2014 : INTERNATIONAL CITYPARADE AT MARINA PARK ROAD ON 08 FEB 14

MILAN 2014 :JUNGLE SURVIVAL DEMOPort Blair, Feb 07: As part of theongoing multilateral gala congrega-tion MILAN 2014, a demonstrationof Jungle Survival techniques will beheld for the crew of the participat-ing foreign ships. The demonstra-tion is being organised by the IndianArmy at Birchgunj Military Sta-tion.154 Infantry

Battalion(TA)BIHAR, whose maxi-mum strength is drawn from theAndaman and Nicobar Islands, willdemonstrate various snippets on ben-efits of the rich flora and fauna ofthese Islands and their practical ap-plication for survival in the jungle,based on contemporary military

Kuldeep demandsfilter bed for Kamorta Island

Port Blair, Feb 07: During his recent visitto Kamorta Islands the PCC PresidentKuldeep Rai Sharma was shocked to knowthat except in Vikas Nagar Village, othervillages of Kamorta Islands have no filterbed and getting raw water.

People of various villages havealso met the PCC chief and requested thevisiting PCC Chief to get their problem ofsolved so that they get filtered water fortheir consumption.Taking concern of the

ANNUAL DAY OF CGEWCCPort Blair, Feb 07: The Central Gov-ernment Employees Welfare Coor-dination Committee, A & N Islands(under the Department of Person-nel & Training, New Delhi) will becelebrating its Annual Day on Mon-day, 10th February, 2014 at 6.30p.m. at Multipurpose Hall of ALHW,

Phoenix Bay, Near Fisheries Jetty,Port Blair. Shri Anand Prakash, IAS, Chief Secretary, A & N Adminis-tration has kindly consented to bethe Chief Guest. Shri Bimal Sinha,Chief Engineer & Administrator &Chairman, CGEWCC will be pre-siding over the function. (PIB)

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EDITORIAL.....Why Kiran Reddy is wrong

A fervent desire for change issweeping the nation. That is whatpitch-forked Arvind Kejriwal topower in Delhi. It also accounts forNarendra Modi's huge popularity.Andhra Pradesh chief ministerKiran Reddy, attempting a Kejriwalencore, sat on dharna in New Delhi,bringing to sharp focus theTelangana issue.

While prima facie Reddydemonstrated an anti-establish-ment stance, he is really not fight-ing for change. On the contrary, heis in favour of status quo. His re-monstration that this was the firsttime a state was being partitionedagainst the wish of the legislativeassembly implied that division ofAndhra Pradesh was against thecol lect ive will of the people.Reddy's assertions are at best rhe-torical.

Sonia Gandhi's desire todivide AP is undoubtedly based onanticipated political gains for Con-gress, but the rationale for bifur-cating the state is deeper. The cre-ation of AP after Independence wasbased on the prevailing idea thatlanguage was the basis of homo-geneous culture. This was at besta simplistic explanation as subse-quent developments surroundingthe Telangana agitation showed.

Following the state's cre-ation on linguistic lines, peoplefrom the Andhra region dominatedmost fields because they had ac-cess to English education and eco-nomic might, which was the resultof agricultural prosperity. Agricul-tural advancement in turn producedsurplus wealth, turning the Andhrafolks entrepreneurial. On the otherhand, with little or no access toEnglish educat ion under theNizams, the people of Telangana,bearing the burden of an exploit-ative zamindari system, laggedbehind.Seemandhra region ac-counts for a greater share of LokSabha and assembly seats, with asmany as 23 parliamentary constitu-encies, while Telangana consti-tutes 19. Seemandhra legislatorsdominated over their Telanganacounterparts, which also explainswhy the resolution for the creationof a separate state failed to passthe legislative test.As a breakawayregion from the erstwhile Madrasstate, Andhra had no major cities.Following AP's creation, droves ofpeople from that region flocked toHyderabad. Although the Nizam'sstate was economically backward,Hyderabad was blessed with mod-ern infrastructure. The demo-graphic void created by the migra-tion of a large number of affluentMuslims in the wake ofHyderabad's annexation to the In-dian Union turned the Andhra driveinto the city effortless.A clash ofcultures erupted as Seemandhrafolks exercised political and eco-nomic domination over the peopleof Telangana. No wonder that thefirst movement for a separateTelangana state boiled over in 1969,

barely 13 years after the formation ofAP. Indira Gandhi crushed the move-ment with a heavy hand.

While the Telangana move-ment would rear its head three decadeslater, in the interim the political lead-ership of AP did nothing to create anintegrated culture, allowing the re-gional chasm to accentuate. Power tooremained concentrated in the handsof higher castes. While Reddys domi-nated Congress, Kammas ruled theroost in TDP, with the two parties al-ternately holding the reins of power.

Across AP, Brahmins consti-tute less than 1% of the population,with the Reddys (10%) and Kammas(5%) at the top of the social ladder.These higher castes, enjoying thebenefits of higher education and en-trepreneurship, propelled themselveseconomically and politically. WhileDalits and Kapus (an intermediatecaste) played second fiddle in Con-gress, OBCs were relegated to a simi-lar position in TDP.

As the country took the pathto liberalisation in 1991, Hyderabadturned into an international tech city.The Reddys and the Kammas whoowned large companies and controlledthe real estate market, dominated itsbusiness. Political dominance fol-lowed economic supremacy: today,top politicians, like Congress MPLagadapati Rajagopal, founder ofLanco Group, a power company, havehuge business interests in Hyderabad.Needless to say, Rajagopal is amongsome of the most strident voicesagainst the creation of Telangana.

The r ise of intermediatecastes to power in AP followed a pat-tern similar to other parts of the coun-try. Capitalising on this phenomenonTelugu superstar Chiranjeevi, a Kapu,formed the Praja Rajyam party in 2009.But he was outmanoeuvered becauseof political inexperience and a busi-nessman-like approach to politics.Praja Rajyam merged with Congress,leaving the politically weaker castesdeprived. At a deeper level, the de-mand for Telangana is also the mani-festation of these politically unrepre-sented castes. Some of them have,however, become economically andeducationally empowered.

Contrary to Kiran Reddy'sclaims, large sections of the popula-tion in Seemandhra are indifferent toAP's division. Many see an opportu-nity as they see the levers of politicspassing to intermediate castes. Oth-ers see greater economic opportuni-ties in a smaller state.

If Congress sees immediateelectoral gains in Telangana BJP, with-out whose support the proposed statecannot be a reality, too prefers to makethe most of the situation. Whilewholeheartedly supporting the de-mand for Telangana in its earlier ava-tar as the Jana Sangh, BJP now wantsto stall its creation. Narendra Modihas set his sights on Delhi and toachieve that end he is cozying up topro-status quo forces in AP. But cana pro-change agent don a no-changemantle? That is the sixty-four-milliondollar question.

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Past. A cultural show will follow theMarch Past. The Nicobar tribaldance and the ‘Bhagra’ dance by the22 PUNJAB of the Indian Army willalso provide colour to the parade.

A demonstration of militaryaccuracy and precision will be show-cased by the Air Warriors of the In-dian Air Force in a Rifle Drill. Themen will demonstrate their skill andcontrol with rifles in a co-ordinateddrill that will be performed withoutbreak. The Rifle Drill by the AirWarrior has also been a major attrac-tion during International City Paradein the past.

Various tableaus will follow

the Rifle Drill. The tableaus will de-pict various facets of the IndianArmed Forces as well as that of thevarious civilian departments of theState Administration. The tableauswill be followed by the Indian Navyand Indian Army Bands performingmelodious tunes.

The International City Pa-rade will conclude with the SunsetCeremony, where the National Flagwill be lowered in a formal ceremonyto the accompaniment of militarybands. The Parade is open for view-ing by the general public. Spectatorsare advised to arrive at the venue by1430hrs on 08 Feb 14.

MILAN 2014 : INTERNATIONAL.... (From page 3)

practices.The demonstration will com-

mence with a display of various herbsand plants found in these Islands withstress on identification of edible andpoisonous plants. It will be followedby a demonstration on the procedurefor obtaining safe drinking water ifmarooned on an Island. Procedurefor making shelters by using the ma-terial naturally available on these Is-

lands will be demonstrated. Theprime attraction of the demonstrationwill be the display of traditional tech-niques of making traps using natu-rally available materials for catchingsmall animals like monitor lizards,fishes and birds of various kinds. Ademonstration on handling of wildsnakes and their cleaning and cook-ing will also be shown to the partici-pants.

MILAN 2014 :JUNGLE.... (From page 3)

health of the Tribal people, Kuldeephas immediately met the Execu-tive Engineer, APWD, Kamortaand requested for filter bed forevery villages of Kamorta is-

lands so that the tribal people getfiltered water and are saved fromwater born deceases. The EE,APWD has assured to look intothe matter.

Kuldeep demands...... (From page 3)

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Ocean fish biomass 10times higher than thoughtA team of researchers hasfound that the abundanceof mesopelagic fish in theocean that could be at least10 times higher than pre-viously thought.With a stock estimated at1,000 million tonnes so far,mesopelagic fish dominatethe total biomass of fish inthe ocean.

M e s o p e l a g i cf ishes , such a s lanternfishes (Myctophidae) andc y c l o t h o n i d s(Gonostomatidae), live inthe twilight zone of theocean, between 200 and1,000 metres deep.

T he r esult s a r ebased on the acoustic ob-servations conducted dur-ing the circumnavigation ofthe Malaspina Expedition -a scientific exploration thattook place during a five-year voyage around theglobe."Malaspina has pro-

vided us the unique oppor-tunity to assess the stockof mesopelagic fish in theocean, " sa id Car losDuarte, a researcher withthe Spanish National Re-search Council (CSIC).

Mesopelagic fisha re the mos t numerousver tebra tes of the bio-sphere, but also the greatunknowns of the openocean, s ince there a r egaps in the knowledge oftheir biology, ecology, ad-aptation and global biom-ass.

The fact that thebiomass of mesopelagicfish (and therefore also thetotal biomass of fishes) isat least 10 times higherthan previously thought,has significant implicationsin the understanding of car-bon fluxes in the ocean andthe operation of which, sofar, we considered ocean

deser t s ," added XabierIrigoyen, researcher fromAZTI-Tecna lia andKAUST (Saudi Arabia).

Mesopelagic fishcome up at night to the up-per layers of the ocean tofeed and they go backdown during the day in or-der to avoid being detectedby their predators.

T his behaviourspeeds up the transport oforganic ma tter into theocean, the engine of thebiological pump that re-moves CO2 from the atmo-sphere.Mesopelagic fishaccelerate the flux for ac-tively transporting organicmatter from the upper lay-ers of the water column,where most of the organiccarbon coming from theflow of sedimentary par-ticles is lost, according tothe study published in Na-ture Communications.

Andaman Film Societyorganizes documentary filmmaking workshop at Silvassa

Port Blair, Feb 07: AndamanFilm Society organized adocumentary film makingworkshop at Silvassa, thecapital of Dadra NagarHaveli. The four daysworkshop was attended bystudents of colleges andschools of Daman andSilvassa. The resourcepersons were Director andScreenplay writer Mr.Ranjan

Das and Independent filmmaker Mr. Viplav Shinde.

The valedictoryfunction of this workshopwas held at Silvassa wherethe Administrator Mr. B. S.Bhalla gave away thecertificates to theparticipants. A smalldocumentary on the tourismpotential of the Doodhli lakewas screened which was

shot by the students as a partof the workshop. 

The Secretary,Andaman Film Society Ms.Samhita Veda Acharyainformed that the UTAdministration of Damanand Diu and Dadra NagarHaveli had extendedtremendous support for thesuccessful completion of theworkshop.

Public Hearing at Raj NiwasPort Blair, Feb 7: The LtGovenror will hold his next

public hearing at Raj Niwason 20 th February 2014

(Thursday), a Raj Niwascommunication said today.

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ANSSWB organizesBlood Donation Camp

Port Blair, Jan 07: A BloodDonation Camp wasorganized by the A&N StateSocial Welfare Board incollaboration with ShineResource Sangathan,Garacharama, Port Blair inthe Conference Hall of A&NState Social Welfare Board on07.02.2014. The First Lady ofthe Islands, Smt. SuneetiSingh was the Chief Guest onthe occasion, while Smt.Ratna Kannan, Chairperson,A&N State Social WelfareBoard presided over thefunction. Ms. Mariam Bibi,Board Member andAdhyaksha, Zilla Parishadalongwith Smt. MalatiMondal, Smt. SarasammaPrabhakaran and Smt. SaraDias, Board Members werepresent in the camp. Shri S.K.Chugh, Director, SocialWelfare was also present inthe camp. Shri Sanjay KumarLakra, President and ShriAman Kishan Lal, Secretaryof Shine ResourceSangathan, represented theirN.G.O.

The Womenrepresentatives of the MahilaMandals of South Andamanwere also present in theCamp. The programme wasinaugurated by lighting thetraditional Oil Lamp by the 1st

Lady of the Islands. Smt.Ratna Kannan, Chairperson,A&N SWB, in her welcome

address expressed thenecessity of donating bloodas it saves the lives of thepeople who are in need of it.She further said thatdonation of blood is of greatvalue and the recipient of theblood will always bless thedonor.

Shri S.K. Chugh,Director (S.W.) appreciatedthe efforts of the ShineResource Sangathan andtalked about some of theprogrammes of theDepartment of SocialWelfare.

The 1st lady of theIslands Smt. Suneeti Singh inher address requested theladies to take care of theirhealth as, if the lady of thehouse is healthy , the familywill be healthy. She

expressed the need to havemobile medical vans whichcan do door to door survey ofthe immunizationprogramme to the children ofthe Islanders. She wasinquisitive to know if theblood was tested beforegiving it to the recipient. Dr.Shahina of the G.B.PantHospital replied to thequeries raised by the 1st ladyof the Islands. The 1st ladyappreciated the work of Dr.Shahina and her team of G.B.Pant Hospital for the noblework.

Many young menand women had volunteeredto donate their blood. All thedonors were givenrefreshment and snacks as anencouragement for theirhumanitarian endeavor.

First Lady visitsanganwadi centre

Port Blair, February 7: With aview to getting a firsthand feelof the ground realties inAnganwadi Centres, SmtSuneeti Singh, First Lady ofthe Islands today visitedAnganwadi Centre, BaroodGodown-1 at Birdline, SouthAndaman. She checked the

arrangements thereincluding the quantity andquality of supplementaryfood served to the children.She also distributed sweets tothe kids and interacted withthem at the Anganwadicentre. The kids presented apoem on the occasion.