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MHRD approves creationof 150 new teaching posts

Port Blair, Mar 02: Ministry ofHuman ResourceDevelopment, Govt. of Indiahas approved the creation of150 new teaching posts indifferent categories in theEducation Department ofA&N Administration. This isthe result of the vigorous effortsby the Lt. Governor and theA&N Administration.

In this regard, Lt.Governor had personally metthe Union Minister of HumanResource Development, ShriPallam Raju and the FinanceMinister, Mr. P. Chidambaramin Delhi. Follow-up meetingshad also been done by seniorofficers of the Administrationwith the Ministry. This willnow help the EducationDepartment to meet theshortage of teachers in variousschools as well as in the

implementation of Right toEducation Act.

This proposal hadbeen pending in the Govt.of India for last four years.The A&N Administrationhad earlier submitted aproposal for creation of 193posts, and the Ministry afterexamining the proposal interms of its norms, has nowsanctioned 150 newteaching posts.

The Lt. Governorhas directed the EducationDepartment to work outdetailed allocation of theseposts as per prescribednorms. Thereafter, theprocess of filling-up of theseposts shall be initiated. Thishas opened up significantemployment opportunitiesfor our youth in theimmediate future.

First responders during disaster, in deep distressIs Centralization of power leadingto downfall of Fire Service Unit?

DJ VenkateshSheekha News Service

Port Blair, Mar 02: There arealtogether 21 fire stationsoperational in A & N Islandshaving an infrastructure of 46Water Tenders, 5 Waterbouzers and other small 3 fourwheelers and about 25 twowheelers. Adding to this threenew fire stations have beensanctioned for Neil Island,Baratang Island and Kalighatat Diglipur.

Unfortunately for anymajor repair in Fire Tenders,if the local mechanics dorepair, the stations have tosend a signal to Chief FireOfficer regarding the problem.To fulfill the formal codalformalities the files take about15 days after that the sparesare procured and then sent tothe concerned station. If a

mechanic has to be sentalong with the spare part,then it takes a few more days.

Presently a singleInspector looks after all thefire stations from Baratang toDiglipur and anotherInspector from Nicobar to

Campbell Bay, each looks afteraround 6-8 fire stations.

But as per rule every 3fire stations should bemaintained by one Inspector.Apart from maintaining the firestations the Inspectors have to

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Road under Prothrapur Gram Panchayat inhorrible Shape; APWD and Panchayat Play Blame Game

Port Blair, Mar 02: The ruralroad from Salvation ArmySchool to R P Singh house atWard Number 08,Prothrapur, approximately200 mtrs in length, wasconstructed by AndamanPublic Works Departmentlong back. However thepresent condition of the saidroad is very pathetic and theroad is in dilapidatedcondition.

The said road, whichgives daily nightmares to

Staff CorrespondentSheekha News Service

residents of the area, needsurgent repairs.

However, instead ofsolving the problem the

Prothrapur Panchayat and theAPWD are now playing blamegame. According to the

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RTE Act goes to garbage binCarmel School conducting

exam for tiny tots at 6.30 am

Port Blair, Mar 02: On onehand Right to Education Actis being implemented inthese Islands and on theother hand there are reportsthat a private school ismaking life miserable fortiny tots.In Carmel Senior SecondarySchool, six year old studentshave asked to write examsat 06.30 AM when theschool is supposed to openat 07.30 AM. This timing isgiving sleepless nights to

parents and children.Examination for

class I, will be held fromtomorrow from 0630 am.It means the students ofclass I, will have to get upat 4.00 am to reach schoolby 06.00 am.

“Any personwith soft heart willunderstand how difficultit is for tiny tots to get upin the morning. Often theydon’t take their breakfastproperly, early inmorning. Now this newtiming of 6.30 AM is a

Mohammed SajidSheekha News Service

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Trekking expedition cum naturewalk Students of GEC, GSSS Sabari

Rangat, Mar 02: As a part ofNational Science Day cel-ebration, a Trekking expedi-tion cum nature walk wasorganized for the students ofGreeno Eco Club, GSSSSabari on 28.02.2014. 20 se-lected Greenos and 4 teach-ers participated in the trekprogramme which wasflagged off from Panchwati by Shri S K Halder, ForestRanger. Principal of theschool also blessed the stu-dents on the occasion. Headded that taking guided na-

ture walks is a great opportu-nity for children to discover thewonders of nature they mightnot otherwise see. These ex-periences help children de-velop observation skills, learnscience and make deeper con-nections to the natural world.

The 12-km trek routefrom Panchwati to Rampurvia Panchawati hills spreadover 3 hours was organized tocreate environmental aware-ness and to inculcate the feel-ing to love, protect and careMother Nature. The trekkers

were guided on the route bythe forest officials of theMiddle Andaman Forest Di-vision. On the way, theGreenos were briefed aboutthe bio diversity of PanchwatiHills.

On completion of thetrek Shri Bency Joy, Eco ClubIncharge thanked the forestofficials for taking initiativesin organizing the trek. TheGreenos and teachers alsopledged to conserve MotherNature and our rich biodiversity.

CFHR delegation meets Secretary to LGPort Blair, Mar 02: ThePresident of “Citizen Forumon Human r ights” Mr.Keshab Barikdar along withthe Joint Secretary Mr.Chandrashekar and Execu-tive members recently meetwith secretary to Lt. Gov-ernor, Mr. S.N Mishra anddiscussed about various rep-resentation given by the or-ganization (CFHR) in lastcouple of months to the Lt.Governor and highlighted di-

verse problems and issues ofNorth and Middle Andamanas development of Rural Ar-eas, Roads & Transport,Telecommunication Serviceand functioning of Panchayatsat Village levels.

CFHR also high-lighted that the organizationis working towards the Pro-motion of Human Rights(Under UNHRD) throughEducation and awarenessprogram since 2011 and it

has been receiving Severalgrievance from Public andother groups pertaining todifferent departments andlater discussed about the “Formation of - District Hu-man Rights Authority underthe guidelines of NationalHuman Rights Commis-sion”’ and sought sugges-tions from him on the sameto process with the Lt. Gov-ernor & Chief Secretary ofA&N Administration.

Kuldeep demands unemployedallowances for youths

Port Blair, Mar 02: ThePCC President Kuldeep RaiSharma meeting the Lt Gov-ernor on 27th February, 2014and discussed on the unem-ployment problems prevail-ing in these islands in detail.

He stated thatyouths are very much con-cerned about their futureand thus they leave no stoneunturned to make them-selves well educated in thefields of their choices, which  is  of  course  a goodsign for the developing ar-eas like AN Islands.

He has also dis-cussed on the availability ofjobs in the AN Administra-t ion which are notenough for  the  increasingeducated unemployedyouths of these island andhence has requested the LtGovernor to consider intro-ducing of unemployment al-lowance of Rs. 2000/- permonth to each unemployedyouths of these islands tillsuch time new ventures are

not introduced in these is-lands for the better future ofthese youths.

He stated that dueto high price of all commodi-ties in AN Islands than otherparts of India, this allowanceof Rs. 2000/- pm may helpthem to some extent. Kuldeep  also  stated  thatmany State Governmentslike UP, WB, Tamil Nadu,Kerala , Bihar andChandigarh have already in-troduced paying unemployedallowances taking care ofthe unemployed youths oftheir respective States.

He has also statedthat this consideration willsomehow save the unem-ployed youths from frustra-tion to some extent of notmaking themselves able tosupport their families andalso meeting up their ownneeds in these hard days.The Lt Governor has givena patience hearing and as-sured to look into thematter.

Pradhan of ProthrapurPanchayat, the Panchayathad approached the APWDseveral times with the requestto either repair the said roador to issue NOC to the GramPanchayat so that thePanchayat can take up thework for the benefit ofvillagers. But, according toProthrapur Panchayat, theAPWD has neither botheredto maintain the said road norhas issued NOC to theProthrapur Panchayat.

Meanwhile, in anofficial letter (no PG/DB/CD-III/PP/2012-13/1604)the EE, CD-III has said thatdue to site dispute the work

was not completed threeyears back and the road repairwas not attended due to thedispute raised by the peoplewho occupied the road.

“However, if thePanchayat is ready to clearthe dispute we are ready totake up the work,” he said.

Whatever is thereason but on the ground,general public of the area aresuffering a lot due to the badroad. During rainy days thesituation becomes furtherworse. Hope the Pradhan ofProthrapur Panchayat and EECD-III will surely find asolution and reconstruct theroad before this monsoon.

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N. Francis Xavier

Viper Prison Break

Part XXV, (Continuedfrom last week)

Hemraj woke up before thebreak of dawn. He could notsleep well that night. Themosquitoes and sand flies at-tacked in swarms. “When canI sleep in a comfortable bedagain?” he wondered.

The men were curledup in the sand and fast asleep.Hemraj walked to the otherside of the camp to completehis ablutions. The sea was adead calm. The pink glow ofdawn was slowly spreading onthe horizon. He waited for thesun to come up, a fiery redball. He performed the

prayers to the Sun god, ask-ing for blessings on the finalleg of the long odyssey. Hemade libations of sea waterto all the gods to stand by himand see him safely home.

The hazards of thesea are unpredictable. Onenever knows when a squallcan come without warning.Their frail boat has alreadytaken a lot of punishment.But he had faith in its sturdyplanks and keel.

“OK boys, get up,let’s check the traps.” heshouted to the men.

After a breakfast ofrice and water the men wentout to check the snares andlines they had set during thenight. They did not dare usethe rifle for hunting. Soundscarry long distance over thesea.

By noon the huntingparty returned with two fatpigs. A giant barracuda wascaught on one of the lines.Soon the aroma of roastingrose over the camp. Withsharpened appetites the men

sat to eat.How different from

eating food on Ross! Therethey were made to squat inrows in the open near thekitchen. Those of the un-touchable caste were madeto sit separately. TheJemadarsthrew half-bakedrotis into their rusty platesand poured watery lentil soupover them. There was neverenough to fill the stomach.

Self-supporters hada better time. They couldcook their own food, supple-mented by an occasional fishor chicken. Some used bird-lime to trap pigeons.

Here they sat aroundtheir food, irrespective ofcaste or creed and sharedwhatever nature offeredthem.

After a hearty mealall heads turned towardsBhaman.

“Let’s hear the restof the story Bhaman; whathappened to Gordon?” theyasked. Bhaman lay sprawledin the glistening white sand,

a driftwood log for a pillow.He started his narrative.

“After the fall ofDelhi we retreated towardsMathura. There were about30,000 sepoys. Gordon wasappointed our Commander byBakht Khan and FerozeShah. The Raja of Surajporealso joined us. We were shel-tered by Raja Narpat Singhin Ruiya Fort, situated in thickjungles and surrounded by aditch full of thorn bushes.Gordon quickly set up the de-

fences, placing the guns andsnipers at vantage points in-side the fort.

“We heard the En-glish were advancing with ahuge army under the com-mand of Brigadier AdrianHope. It was the 15th April1858. There were93rdHighlanders and Sikhswith him. Gordon told us tohold our fire till they were realclose. We all marked our men.When Gordon saab orderedfire the entire frontline of theEnglish fell. They were forcedto take shelter behind thetrees.

“Adrian Hope was aseasoned soldier. He plannedto blow up the gates of thefort using bags of gunpowder.The engineers were entrustedthe job of advancing towardsthe gates under heavy cover-ing fire, plant the bags, lightthe fuses and run back.

“If the gates areblown up we will not be ableto stop the rush of the Sikhs.There was only one way tostop them…to kill AdrianHope.

“Gordon saabquickly climbed a tree withhis rifle. He started tauntingthe British to come into theopen and fight. “In unmis-takable barrack room English,he shouted at them, ‘Comeon, you *** Highlanders!Come on Scotty! you have aharder nut to crack than eat-ing oatmeal porridge. If youcan come though these bam-boos we’ll warm your *** foryou, if you come in here!’.

“Brigadier Hopepeeped from behind a tree tosee who it was. The nextmoment he was shot, rightthrough the heart. Gordonclaimed another victim.“With the death of Hope theBritish panicked. They re-treated into a mango orchardfor the night, to bury and cre-mate their dead. They suf-

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03.03.2014 Daily Issue::49

EDITORIAL.....Of Power And Empowerment

Development discourses often use the con-cept of empowerment without due consid-eration of the underlying definition of powerthat is embedded within it. Is power lim-ited to control and authority or can it beredefined through the frame of unity andreciprocity? By expanding the definition ofpower we expand our understanding of em-powerment – individually and collectively– and transform relationships that exist insociety away from normative adversarialismtowards cooperation and mutual benefit.

A 19th century scholar oforganisational science, Mary P Follett,stated that no word is used more carelesslyin society than the word “power.” Indeed,many of us use words such as control,authority,influence and domination as syn-onymous expressions of power. These nar-row expressions of power lead to the un-derstanding that all human relationships area struggle for power.

In addition, any tool that lendsimpetus to exerting control and authoritybecomes an agent of power. These tools in-clude money, political access and the use offorce. Hence, when someone has money,we say “he has power.” These tools can beused coercively in relationships to assertdomination. Whether these relationshipsexist on a micro scale between husband andwife or on a macro scale between variouspolitical parties, by narrowly defining powerthrough the lens of domination, we limit therelationships of society to a never-endingstruggle for influence and authority. Viewedthrough this lens, empowerment is seen asthe rise of dominance by vulnerable andmarginalised communities to assert morecontrol and authority over decisions thatimpact their lives. Yet, this type of em-powerment is limiting. It is not transform-ing relationships or systems towards equal-ity and equity – it is simply replacing oneauthoritative voice with another. Whenviewed through a lens of dominance, there

is an assumption that relations amongpeople must conform to the dictates ofcompetition. However, this narrowview ignores the extraordinary poten-tial of the human spirit which has equalcapacity for cooperation and reciproc-ity. According to the Bahá’í writings,cooperation is the principle that gov-erns the functioning of a world systemthat is at once coherent and complex.Just as the human body is an associa-tion of countless cells –so too cancivilisation be seen as the outcome of anew set of interactions among closelyintegrated, diverse components whichhave transcended the narrow purposeof tending to their own existence.

Allegorically speaking, onearm of the body cannot be in a strugglefor power with the other arm. In thesame way that the human body hangstogether with unity in its diverse sys-tems, so too the social body of human-ity can hang together with power ofcooperation, mutual assistance and sup-port.

A new understanding of theconcept of power – away from a para-digm that views power as a zero-sumgame towards a frame of power thatenables transformative interactions –requires development of our latent ca-pacity for mutual assistance and sup-port. Such a focus can assist us in com-bating the pervasive culture of compe-tition and self-centeredness often asso-ciated with narrow perspectives of em-powerment.

“The supreme need of hu-manity is cooperation and reciprocity,”state Bahá’í writings, “The stronger theties of fellowship and solidarityamongst men, the greater will be thepower of constructiveness and accom-plishment in all the planes of humanactivity.”

Open Sea Water SwimmingCompetition for Men & Women by RSC

Port Blair, Mar 02: RSC Port Blair in as-sociation with Directorate of Sports andvarious departments of the Administrationand ANC will be conducting “Open SeaWater Swimming Competition for Men &Women” on 5th March 2014.

The competition will start fromRoss Island and end in Aberdeen Jetty.The competition will be held only in opencategory and all those who completes thecompetition successfully will be given con-solation prizes. No separate event will beheld in any other category of open seaevent. A cash prize of Rs. 25000 will be

given to the Winner and Rs.15000 to Runner and Rs.10000 to the person com-ing third.

All the participantswill have to report at Wa-ter sports Complex at0800hrs on 5th March. Theevent will start from RossIsland at 0945hrs. For anyclarification Swimmingcoach can be contactedover cell number9434280424. 

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Kejriwal likely to focus oncommunalism while kicking off campaign in UP

NEW DELHI: Aam AadmiParty (AAP) leader ArvindKejriwal, who has so far tar-geted BJP prime ministerialcandidate Narendra Modi oncrony capitalism and corrup-tion, is likely to shift gears andfocus on communalism as hekicks off the party’s campaignin Uttar Pradesh with a rallyin Kanpur on Sunday.

Kejriwal may use theoccasion to put forth hisparty’s stand on this sensitiveissue.

Party sources saidthe recent Muzaffarnagar ri-ots and the aftermath couldbe issues that the AAP leaderwould dwell on. In a recentmeeting with Islamic leadersin the Capital, Kejriwal haddescribed communalism as abigger threat than corruption.

AAP plans to contestall 80 seats in UP and is seek-ing to hit out at Gujarat’s de-velopment model, touted by its

chief minister Narendra Modi.On the campaign trail, Kejriwal con-

tinued his offensive against Modi and Con-gress vice-president Rahul Gandhi.

Addressing his supporters at a roadrally undertaken by the party, the AAP leadersaid, “Whether (Congress Vice-President)Rahul Gandhi or (BJP’s) Narendra Modi cometo power there will be no affect on price riseand corruption. Beware of these two parties”.

“And this BSP and SP, both MulayamSingh Yadav and Mayawati have cases pend-ing against them in CBI courts,” Kejriwal said.

He also lambasted the Congress andBJP for staying mum over the Reliance gasprice issue. The AAP government in Delhi hadordered the Anti- Corruption Branch (ACB)to register an FIR against Reliance IndustriesChairman Mukesh Ambani and Union Petro-leum Minister Veerappa Moily over the allegedirregularities in the Krishna-Godavari gas pric-ing issue. Kejriwal said from next month therewould be a hike in the gas price and this wouldhave an impact on everyone.

The rally is second after the one inRohtak in Haryana last week. The road showswill cover over 15 Lok Sabha seats in the po-litically significant state.

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Kuldeep demandsuninterrupted Power Supply

during exam seasonPort Blair, Mar 02: Many parents  have met  the  PCCPresident Kuldeep RaiSharma with a complain thatespecially during final exami-nation period the power sup-ply are disrupted frequentlyduring late hours for whichtheir school/college going chil-dren are facing acute prob-lem and their studies are

getting hampered.Accordingly, taking

care of the students of the is-lands, Kuldeep has written aletter of request to the LtGovernor to look into the mat-ter so that the students get un-interrupted supply of electric-ity throughout night hours atleast during the period of theirfinal examinations.

Congress questionsfunding of Modi’s UP rallies

LUCKNOW: Congress onSunday questioned sources offunding for BJP prime minis-terial candidate NarendraModi’s ‘vijay shankhnaad’rallies being held in UttarPradesh and other parts ofthe country.

“BJP which hasclaimed that it has madeelaborate arrangements, in-cluding that of transportation,lodging, food, campaign andother arrangements, must tellthat from where these fundsare being arranged,” seniorCongress leader and MLAAkhilesh Pratap Singh, said.

Singh alleged that 29trains have been arranged forModi’s rally in Lucknow onSunday which would cost

around five crore rupees.“Similarly if arrange-

ment of 5,000 buses, 15,000jeeps, lodging, food, decora-tion and other arrangementsare taken into account, thenthe total expenditure comesaround Rs 40 crore. BJPmust tell from where this fundhas been arranged,” he said.

“So far eight ralliesof Modi have been held inUP and going by the averageestimate more than Rs 320crore had been spent on therallies in the state itself, thenthe party must clarify thatwhat is the total amountspent on his rallies across thecountry,” he alleged.

Singh alleged that itwas nothing more than a “bla-

tant show of money power”by BJP in a bid to “fool” theelectorates ahead of the LokSabha elections.

“But the saffron bri-gade must not forget that thepeople are aware of its tricksand will teach BJP a lessonin the polls,” he said.

The Congress leaderalleged that 80 per cent of thecrowd attending Modi’s rallywas the same and the totalattendance incorporates only20 per cent locals and thepeople from nearby areas.

Massive arrange-ments have been made by theBJP for Modi’s rally here atRamabai Ambedkar ground,eighth in the series of ‘vijayshankhnaad rally’ in the state.

Twin training andawareness on pulse cropsat Car Nicobar by CARI

Car Nicobar, Mar 02: With anobjective to improve liveli-hood and nutritional securityof tribal farmers through theintroduction of pulse cropsunder tribal sub plan, twintraining programmes on pulsecrops was conducted in as-sociation with KVK, Nicobarfrom 17-19 February and 21-25 February, 2014 at BigLapathy, Teetop and Muscluster of villages , by Dr. A.K. Singh, Sr. Scientist, Divi-sion of Field Crops, CARI un-der the leadership and guid-ance of Dr. S. Dam Roy, Di-rector, CARI.

While imparting thescientific and technical knowhow and do how , Dr Singhhighlighted on various techno-logical interventions neededfor improving pulse cultivationwith respect to the nutritionalaspect and prospects ofpulses for crop diversificationat Car Nicobar. He also edu-

cated the farming communityof the villages on adoption ofpulses cultivation in CarNicobar. During training, firsttime the cultivation ofmungbean, urdbean and cow-pea (legume type) in BigLapathy and Teetop was in-troduced, while in Mus Villagefew high yielding varieties ofmungbean, urdbean and cow-pea along with their produc-tion technology for morepopularization of such cropswas done.

Method demonstra-tions on land preparation, sow-ing of mungbean, urdbean andcowpea at Community Vil-lage Garden of Big Lapathyand farmers field of Mus Vil-lage was done in participatorymode. Vegetable kits werealso given to the farmers ofTeetop village.

Shri K. C. Paul, ViceChairman, Tribal Council,Chief Guest during the vale-

dictory function emphasizedthe usefulness of trainingprogramme on pulse, whichwill benefit the farmers com-munity as a whole as it is go-ing to supplement nutrition inthe diet and also make the soilhealthy. He also distributedcertificates to the trainees.Shri Martin Luther, Secretary,Tribal Council, Car Nicobargraced the programme asguest of honour.

First captain ShriMichal Jhony of Big Lapathy,First Captain Shri John Leviof Mus and Shri Prophet Paulof Teetop participated in therespective trainingprogrammes. The team com-prising of Dr. Viveka NandSingh, Dr. Z. George, Mr. T.Ravi Kumar SMS’s and Mr.A.K. Pandey facilitated theconduct of training cum dem-onstration programme at dif-ferent villages of CarNicobar

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MOVING EYES...

Coexistence: A Sapling at Diglipurgrows up amidst empty alcohol bottles.

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fered their heaviest casual-ties for any single day duringthe mutiny.

“That night wequickly slipped outthroughthe secret tunnels in the fortand disappeared into thejungles. When the Britishentered the fort the next dayit was empty.

“After that Gordonled us from one fort to an-other throughout the summerof 1858, as the British dog-gedly followed us. Finally,when Bakht Khan was killedat the decisive battle atNawabgunj we all scattered.

“The mutiny wascoming to a close. Most ofthe leaders were caught andhanged. The Queen of the

English announced a generalamnesty to all those whowished to surrender. Manyrebels wanted to lay downtheir arms. ‘Don’t do that.You’ll all be hanged like dogsor sent in chains to KalaPaani’, Gordon told them.But they wouldn’t listen.“Most surrendered theirarms, collected the two ru-pees and a discharge certifi-cate and returned to their vil-lages. When theGordon saw them go, he satdown and wept, saying hehad neither a home nor acountry to return to. I toodecided not to surrender. Westarted moving towards theNepal border. We were toldthat Begum HazratMahal

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and Nana Saheb were al-ready there, granted asylumby Jung Bahadur after theypaid a huge ransom.“I was arrested just before Icould cross the border, andtransported to Andamans. Idon’t know what happenedto Gordon.” Bhamanstopped.

“Let’s hope we meethim somewhere…if he’s stillalive”, Hemraj said, as theystarted work on the boat. Abig load of coconuts pickedup from the trees on the is-land have to be loaded, thewater casks filled up from thestream, the sails to berepaired. They have a longsail ahead of them.(To be continued…)

LostMy Islander card issued inthe name of MANIK LALDAS s/o Moti lal Das, R/oSanti nagar Diglipur lost atDiglipur bazaar. Finderplease call 9531882790.

National Safety Week to be observed in IslesPort Blair, Mar 02: The Depart-ment of Labour will be observ-ing 43rd National Safety Weekfrom March 4, 2014. Duringthe period various programmeswill be arranged to promote in-dustrial safety among theworkers. On Mar 4, 2014 (Na-tional Safety Day) aprogramme will be organized

in the premises of IndustrialTraining Institute, Dollugunjwherein the Secretary(Labour) shall be the chiefguest. A display of safetyequipments will be held in theConference Hall of LabourCommissioner’s Office, Sup-ply Line, Port Blair on Mar 5& 6. Various competitions for

Industrial Workers will also beheld; willing Industrialworkers are requested toregister their names at LabourCommissioner’s Office beforeMar 4, 2014. A mock drill atIndian Oil CorporationTerminal, Haddo will beheld on Mar 7, 2014, acommunication said.

ANSCB distributes CooperativeCards for Old age, Widow andDisabled Persons at Havelock

Havelock, Mar 02: TheAndaman & Nicobar StateCooperative Bank Ltd. hasorganised a function for thedistribution of CooperativeCards for Door Delivery ofPensions to Old Age, Widow& Disabled Persons on 28thFebruary, 2014 atGobindanagar, Havelock at10.30 am.

Shri. Kuldeep RaiSharma, Vice Chairman ofthe Bank was the ChiefGuest of the occasion. Theprogramme was also at-tended by Shri. RanjanSammadar, Pradhan,Gobindanagar, Shri. ManikSikder, Pradhan,Shyamnagar, Smt. AbalaSamaddar, Zilla ParishadMember, Smt. UmaMaheswari, Samiti Member,Officials of the Bank, SHGsand a large gathering of thearea.

Shri. K Murugan,Chief General Manager ofthe Bank welcomed theChief Guest and other del-

egates present on the occa-sion. Shri Ravinder Rao,Managing Director of theBank in his address informedthe gatherings regarding thebenefits of the CooperativeCards meant for door deliv-ery of pensions.

He briefly explainedthe Operational proceduresof the cards through themeans of electronic machinemeant for door delivery ofpensions.

Shri. Kuldeep RaiSharma, Vice Chairman ofthe bank in his key note ad-dress presented a brief port-folio of the differentschemes of the Bank. Hefurther urged all the youthsand general public of the areato come forward and availfinancial assistance with theBank. The Chief Guest dis-tributed Cooperative Cardsto Disabled, Widow and Oldage pensioners.

The Chief Guestalso distributed loans to morethan 10 Self Help Groupsamounting Rs. 50,000 andRs. 2,00,000 for different ac-tivities like laundry, nursery,small activities, etc. ACricket tournament was alsoorganised at HavelockSchool Ground on the occa-sion in which Wild GeckoBoys team won and the run-ner up was Radhanagarteam. The Chief Guest dis-tributed cash awards to theteams.

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Billyground residents getCooperative Cards of ANSCB

Billiground, Mar 02: TheAndaman & Nicobar StateCooperative Bank Ltd. hasorganised a function for thedistribution of CooperativeCards for Door Delivery ofPensions to Old Age, Widow& Disabled Persons on 26th

February, 2014 at ZillaParishad Community Hall,Harinagar at 3.30 pm.

Shri. Kuldeep RaiSharma, Vice Chairman ofthe Bank was the Chief Guestof the occasion. Theprogramme was also attendedPradhans, PRI Members,Zilla Parishad Members, andSenior Officials of the bankand a large gathering of pen-sioners, customers, general

public and local residents ofthe area. Shri. K Murugan,Chief General Manager ofthe Bank welcomed the ChiefGuest and other delegatespresent on the occasion. ShriRavinder Rao, Managing Di-rector of the Bank in his ad-dress informed the gatheringsregarding the benefits of theCooperative Cards meant fordoordelivery of pensions. Hebriefly explained the Opera-tional procedures of the cardsthrough the means of elec-tronic machine meant fordoor delivery of pensions.

Shri. Kuldeep RaiSharma, Vice Chairman ofthe bank in his key note ad-

dress presented a brief port-folio of the different schemesof the Bank. He further urgedall the youths and general pub-lic of the area to come for-ward and avail financial as-sistance with the Bank. TheChief Guest distributed Coop-erative Cards to Disabled,Widow and Old age pension-ers. A rolling cup volleyballtrophy was also held on theoccasion wherein the winnerwas Betapur A team, GramPanchayat Shivapuramwhereas the runner up teamwas Hywards Team, GramPanchayat Harinagar. TheChief Guest distributed tro-phies and cash awards to boththe teams alongwith medals.

check Licenses for bar, POL,crackers, buildings, inaddition to routine inspectionof Govt. non-residentialbuildings, looking after specialcalls, disaster managementworks, office work , routinestation inspection etc. ADy.S.P and an additionalInspector ranked officershould be posted as perpresent capacity of firestations. Presently to maintainall these vehicles a Fire MotorTransport (FMT) functioningat Port Blair. For small repairsall stations located out ofstation depend on localworkshops, if they entertainthem.

A Sub- Inspector, Mr.Prabhakar Singh was postedat FMT but he was promotedas Inspector and transferred toPolice Motor Transport wherehe looks after only PoliceDepartment vehicles. Butironically still he is drawingthe salary from the Fire StationAccount.

Such arrangementhas not only blocked thepromotion channel of aregular S.I from Fire stationbut also made a shortage of atechnically qualified officer, inthe field of mechanical sectionto Fire Station.

Due to his transferand lack of technicalsupervisor, the Firedepartment is now totallyparalyzed. Adding to theplight, in the place of the saidofficer, now a non technicalInspector has been posted asinspector FMT. Thus nowthe Fire Service, which alreadyhas shortage of Inspectors,has now lost two Inspector

First responders...posts.

After 2009 there wasneither any Promotion norrecruitment in Firedepartment.  To maintain aFire station as per rule 12Police constables, 2 drivers, 2officers and 4 additionalPolice constables (who willreplace other constables incase of any casual leave)needed for every 24 hours dutyfor one vehicle.  But thepresent situation is such thatin some stations there are only7-10 persons, even less thanhalf of the required strength,who remain in duty for 24hours.

The Fire station is thefirst responder in case of anydisaster. So theadministration should wakeup now strengthen the FireService unit with sufficientnumber of Officers and otherstaffs. Efforts should also bemade to make the departmentcompletely independent.

Apart from Andaman& Nicobar Islands, in fewother states like Assam andUtter Pradesh, the firedepartment functions underthe civil Police but thesuperiors of the firedepartment have full fledgepower to take independentdecision unlike the system ofA & N Fire Service.

The recommen-dations of standing fireadvisory committee (fire)should be implemented inthese Islands like otherstates. Isn’t it shameful thateven after 65 years ofindependence there is no FireAct in Andaman and NicobarIslands?

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Bus Stand, Garbage Bin or Store Room?

Latest Facility for Islanders: Bus Stand, which can be used at Garbage Bin. Find oneat Junglighat. (Pic: Dipankar Das)

torture for them,” said anangry parent.

It has been learnt thatthis arrangement has beenmade considering the CBSEExams. Parents now demandthat the school should keep2.30 pm as exam time for thetiny tots so that they could eatwell and perform well.Moreover, if CBSE exams arethe hurdle, then the school

should have conducted theexamination for primaryschool children before theCBSE exams.

When AndamanSheekha contacted thePrincipal of Carmel School,she questioned the intensionsof Andaman Sheekha as noparent, according to her, hascome forward to complainregarding this, although she

also understand that noparents will ever find courageto do so, for obvious reasons.

Talking to AndamanSheekha the Principalaccepted that this timing hasbeen announced withoutconsulting with Directorate ofEducation. “If parents haveany problem, they shoulddirectly come to me, instead ofgoing to media,” she added.

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