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Bharat Nirman PIC in Remote Nancowry Island attracted Huge Crowd

First Lady flags off thefirst ever tribal women Canoe Race

Port Blair, February 3: Theremote tribal IslandNancowry witnessed the first

ever tribal women CanoeRace on high sea this morn-ing. The First Lady of the

Islands, Smt Suneeti Singhflagged off the race at

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Port Blair, Feb 03: Anunknown NGO has startedcollecting money fromGeneral Public in name of‘Financial Assistance’ for twochildren, whose parentswere killed in Andaman’stourist boat tragedy.

An Advertisementfor collection of donation hasbeen released in local cablechannels but soon it wasremoved when the cableowner found that theadvertisement is unreliable.

The Tourist BoatTragedy is a real emotional

issue for every islander. Afterthe accident a lot of peoplecame forward and put theirown money to send allbodies back toKancheepuram, Tamil Naduand for that nobody asked forany money from anyone.

Andaman Sheekharequest readers to verify thecredential of any such NGOwho are collecting money inname of Tourist BoatTragedy. The PoliceDepartment should also keepan eye on suchorganizations, who arecollecting donation frompublic, in name of boattragedy.

Alert : Now NGO collectingMoney for boat tragedy orphansSpecial Correspondent

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Disrespect to our‘National Flag’

Port Blair, Feb 03: Atleast adozens of National Flag ofIndia has been thrown likegarbage in different areas ofHaddo. A few flags, made upof plastic are still hangingwith electric pole, hurting thesentiment of people.

These flags, withAshok Charka printed in themiddle, have left behind by

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unknown people and someof these flags were rolling onroads. Those who care havealready collected most ofthese flags but some are stillhanging with poles andstruck with roofs. Hope thePolice Department will takenecessary act ion in thisregard and atleast file a caseagainst the unknown personwho brought so muchdishonor for our NationalFlag.

Finally, Killer FerryMV Aqua Marine Salvaged

Port Blair, Jan 03: MV AquaMarine, the Tourist Ferrythat capsized near NorthBay on 26 Jan 2014 has beensalvaged today byAndaman and NicobarPolice, with the help ofNavy Divers. According to

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reports yesterday theferry was draggedunderwater and broughtnearly 50 mtrs close toMarine Shore and todaywith the help of high tidethe Ferry was salvaged byusing inflatable buoys. Alarge number of peoplegathered at the ChathamForeshore Road near

Marine Dockyard to witnessthe salvage operation,which took more than eighthours to complete.

Andaman andNicobar Police will nowseize the ferry as caseproperty and examine itthoroughly to understandthe actual reason behind theaccident.

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Port Blair, Feb 03: Nine for-eign warships will take partin the multilateral naval con-gregation, MILAN 2014 thatbegan here today. The shipsbegan arriving at Port Blairtoday and berthed at the Na-val and Haddo Jetties.

The ships are fromseven littoral countries fromSouth Asia, South East Asia,Asia Pacific and the IndianOcean Region. Australia willbe represented by HMASChilders, which is anArmidale-class Patrol Craft.The ship is named after theAustralian city of Childersand is capable of doingspeeds upto 25 knots.

Bangladesh will berepresented by BNS Sangu,an Island-class Coastal Pa-trol Craft. The ship is nearly54 metres in length and iscapable of doing speeds over16 knots.

KRI Sultanto, aKapitanPatimura Class Cor-vette of the Indonesian Navywill take part on behalf ofIndonesia. The ship is over75 metres in length and iscapable of doing speeds upto 24 knots. The MalaysianNavy has sent KD Keantan,a Kedah Class Offshore Pa-trol Vessel for the event. Theprimary role of the ship is

Foreign Warshipsarriving today for Milan 2014

maritime surveillance and pa-trol and is over 90 metres inlength and capable of doingspeeds upto 22 knots. Thailandis being represented by HTMSPattani, an Offshore PatrolCraft while Singapore has senttwo warships, RSS Resilienceand RSS Brave. Both shipsspecialise in Anti SubmarineWarfare.

All ships will be re-ceived ceremonially on theirarrival at the Naval andHaddo Jetties. School childrenwaving flags of the participat-ing nations and the Naval andArmy Bands playing fanfareand martial tunes will formpart of the welcome cer-emony. Senior officers fromthe Andaman and NicobarCommand will also be in at-tendance to receive the ships.

Besides the war-ships, MILAN 2014 will alsosee the participation of seniordelegates from all sixteencountries making it the larg-est gathering since MILANstarted in 1995. The warshipsand delegates will interactwith each other in a numberof professional, social andsport exchanges.

Meanwhile a PressConference was held by theCommander-in-Chief ofAndaman and Nicobar Com-mand, Air Marshal PK Roy,PVSM, AVSM, VM, VSM,ADC on board INS Kesaritoday as a curtain raiser forMILAN 2014. He thereafter,unveiled the “MILANPlaque” to formally mark thecommencement of the inter-national naval gathering. Kamorta Jetty amidst huge

gathering. Altogether 24women, four in each tradition-ally decorated Canoes partici-pated in the race. The Canoeof Munak village came first,while Ramchaw andKamorta villages bagged thesecond and third positions re-spectively. Champin, BaluBasti and Hockey groundKamorta got the consolationprizes.

As part of the three-day Bharat Nirman Public In-formation Campaign-2014,currently underway atKamorta Island, a BharatNirman Marathon on thetheme “Taking Rural IndiaForward”, was held earlier inthe morning. The marathonwas flagged off by the DeputyCommissioner (Nicobar Dis-trict), Ms Sakshi Mittal. Thismini marathon started fromIndira Park and culminated atBada Enak village.

About 200 people,including tribal leaders, offic-ers, Navy personnel, tribalgirls and boys and studentsparticipated in the marathon.The Lt Governor, Lt Gen

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(Retd.) A K Singh himselfparticipated in it and finishedthe race.

In the men group, BSingh, Devender and GuldeepSoreng secured the first, sec-ond and third positions respec-tively, while Venkatesh andJana got the consolationprizes.

In the women group,Selvi, Jyothi and Kumodhinibagged the first, second andthird prizes, while Jyothi Xalxoand Loveline were awardedconsolation prizes.

The Lt. Governorgave away the prizes and tro-phies along with certificatesto the winners at KamortaJetty amidst large gathering oftribal people of Nancowry.The Lt Governor congratu-lated the participants and as-sured full support in fulfillingall the genuine requirementsof the people of Nancowriegroup of Islands. He also an-nounced that a Cycle Raceand Marathon will be orga-nized in Car Nicobar andNancowrie respectively asregular annual events to pro-mote sports among the tribal.

TPMHRWA’s A &N Islands branch openedPort Blair, Feb 03: A Branchof Tunighata people’s move-ment of Human Rights Wel-fare Association has beenopened in A & N Islands, forserving the peoples of theseIslands and to unite the localyouth towards the social ser-vice work for the humanwelfare. TPMHRWA is a non- governmental organisation,

which is working for Welfareof people at West Bengal since2010.

On keen interest ofIsland youths the national Sec-retary of TPMHRWA Mr.Sanjib Kanjilal has authorizedMr. Mithun Das as State Presi-dent, Mr. Dipesh Das as VicePresident, Mr. Kumari Sumanas General Secretary, Mr.

Tanveer Khan as Joint Secre-tary, Mr. Dipankar Das asState Coordinator and Mr.Debobrata Biswas as DistrictOrganiser as office bearers ofTPMHRWA, A & N Islands.Other active membersare Sumanto Das, A. Vasavan,Shisir Kr Baral, Abojith KrDas, Inderjit Dey, ManjitMondal and Parumita Halder.

Port Blair, Feb 03: Justice I.P.Mukerji and Justice TarunKumar Gupta, Judges of theCalcutta High Court shall be

sitting/holding Circuit Court atPort Blair on and from Feb10 to 24, 2014, a communica-tion said.

Circuit Court from Feb 10 to 24

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Panaji, Feb 03: India’s nextKargil could happen in theAndaman and Nicobar Is-lands, former Indian NavyChief Admiral Arun Prakashhas said.

“There is a realthreat that poachers, smug-glers, narcotics traffickers orterrorist groups could occupysome of the uninhabited is-lands and create a Kargil-likesituation,” Adm. ArunPrakash said Sunday on theconcluding day of a two-dayworkshop on the security ofIndia’s coastline and its is-lands organised by the Fed-eration of Integrated NationalSecurity, an RSS-backedNGO on security affairs.

India was engaged ina bitter border conflict withPakistan after its troops hadoccupied the Kargil heights inJammu and Kashmir in 1999.

Adm. Arun Prakashsaid that the cluster of 573

Next Kargil could happen inthe Andamans: Arun Prakash

Bay of Bengal islands threwup security challenges due totheir unique location, beingcloser to Southeast Asia thanpeninsular India.

“They could becomeobjects of desire for anycountry which harbours am-bition of dominating the Bayof Bengal,” he said at theworkshop at Calangute, 15km from here.

The strategic locationof the Andamans made themso coveted that even whenthe British had decided togrant independence to Indiain 1947, the Royal Navywanted to retain the islandsso that they could dominatethe Malacca Straits, Adm.Arun Prakash said.

“No sooner had thisrequest been declined by theBritish government that(Mohammad Ali) Jinnah de-manded them for Pakistansince they lay on the sea route

joining the two wings of thecountry (Pakistan). Nehruhad to make strenuous effortsto dissuade (then viceroyLouis) Mountbatten from tak-ing this decision,” he said.

“Another threatarose during the 1965 war(with Pakistan), when (Indo-nesian president) Soekarnoordered his navy to occupysome of the southern islandsas a show of solidarity withPakistan. Fortunately the warended before anything couldhappen,” Adm. Arun Prakashsaid. (Courtesy: IANS)

CNS, D K Joshi Arrivesat Port Blair for Milan 2014

Port Blair, Feb 03: AdmiralDK Joshi, PVSM,AVSM,YSM, VSM, NM,ADC, Chief of the NavalStaff arrived at Port Blair on03 Feb 14 for MILAN 2014.As reported earlier, the IndianNavy is hosting the biennialinternational naval event,MILAN 2014 in Port Blairfrom 03 to 09 February2014,under the aegisofAndaman and NicobarCommand (ANC). Sixteenforeign countries are takingpart in MILAN 2014 makingit the largest ever edition inthe MILAN series of multi-lateral naval engagementsthat was started by the IndianNavyin 1995. Some of theparticipating foreign shipsanddelegates have alreadyarrived at Port Blair.

Admiral DK Joshi,PVSM, AVSM,VSM,YSM,NM, ADC joined the IndianNavy as a cadet in NavalAcademy in 1972 and wassubsequently commissionedon 01 April 1974. AdmiralJoshi is an Anti SubmarineWarfare specialist and is agraduate of the Staff Coursefrom Naval War College,USA. He is also an alumnusof College of Naval Warfare(NHCC), Mumbai and Na-tional Defence College, NewDelhi. He has commanded

three frontline warships in theWestern Fleet, viz., the Mis-sile Corvette Kuthar, theKashin Class DestroyerRanvir and the Aircraft Car-rier Viraat. He was awardedthe Nao Sena Medal (NM),the Vishisht Seva Medal(VSM) and the Yudh SevaMedal (YSM) respectivelyduring these Command as-signments. He was subse-quently appointed Fleet Com-mander of the Eastern Fleetduring which he wasawarded the Ati VishishtSeva Medal (AVSM). His in-structional tenures include

Defence Services Staff Col-lege, Wellington (Nilgiris),both, as Directing Staff aswell as Senior Instructor(Navy). He also served asDefence Advisor in Singaporewith concurrent accreditationto the Philippines.

His staff appoint-ments in Naval Headquartersinclude Assistant Chief ofPersonnel (Human ResourceDevelopment), AssistantChief of Naval Staff (Infor-mation Warfare and Opera-tions), Assistant Controller ofCarrier Projects and Deputy

Armed Forces to Displaytheir Musical Vituoso in a Band

Concert for Milan DelegatesPort Blair, Feb 03: A bandconcert will be held todayby the Andaman a ndNicobar Command for thesenior delegates and par-ticipants of MILAN 2014.Lt Gen (Retd) A K Singh,PVSM, AVSM, SM, VSM,L i e u t e n a n tGovernorAndaman andNicobar will be the ChiefGuest for the occasion.Admira l D K Joshi,PVSM, AVSM, VS M,YSM, NM, ADC, Chief ofthe Naval Staff who ar-rived here yesterday forMILAN 2014 will also bea t tending the concer talong with Air Marshal PK Roy, PVSM, AVSM,VM, VSM, ADC, Com-m a n d e r - i n - C h i e f ,Andama n and N icob a r

Command.In true spirit ofjointmanship, which is thehallmark of the Andamanand Nicobar Command,the concer t will be anamalgamation of perfor-mances by the Army andNavy Bands . The NavyBands from the EasternNa va l Command,Visakhapatnam and INSJarawa, and Army Bandsfrom 22 PUNJAB and theJammu and Kashmir LightInfantry will render musi-cal tunes ranging from tra-ditional martial tunes topopula r melodies . Allthree bands performing atthe concer t have earnedrich accolades for theirperformances in severalnational and internationalfora.

RSC Open VolleyballTournament from 5th February

Port Blair, Feb 03: RSCOpen Volleyball tourna-ment will begin on 5th Feb-ruary 2014. All thematches will be held in themultipurpose Hall of NetajiStadium from 7pm to 9pm.Everyday two matches willbe played. The tournamentwill be inaugurated byChairper son of PBMCShri.K.Ganeshan on 5thFebruary at 1900hrs.

Participating teams

are requested to contactthe Organizing SecretaryShri.Y.Venkatraman overcell number 9434282295/9434264762 to confirm thevenue of the draw. Drawwill be held on 04th Febru-ary 2014.

Tournament is or-ga nized b y RS C Por tBlair in association withDir ec tor a te of S p or t s&YA and Education De-partment.

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EDITORIAL.....Right to silence

As young students in law col-lege our t eachers taught usabout "presumption of inno-cence" and "right to silence" ofan accused. We were told thatthey have constitutional protec-t ion. Both these r ights wereconsidered by the law commis-sion in its 180th Report (2002),which recommended that thelaw needed no change in India.

Yet every time there isa case or an allegation of an of-fence against a person who isin the media glare, we have thepress - electronic and print -asking the person so accused todeclare his innocence on theground that the people have aright to know.

And heaven forbid if theindividual responds with "nocomment", asserting his right tosilence. Try it and be brandedguilty straight away even be-fore an investigation has begun- or if begun is still underway.All the while your conduct andlikely consequences becomethe subject of public discourse.

Members of the mediahave often done a great job inreminding people in high placesto maintain high standards inpublic life and in exposing scan-dalous and criminal conduct.Yet a balance is necessary be-tween ensuring probity in pub-lic life while preserving therights of individuals.

The game has anothertwist when investigating agen-cies join the fray with selectiverelease of information when in-vest igat ion has jus t begun.Even content of case diaries(which is confidential) gets re-leased to the public. The factthat case diaries contain onlyinformation gathered by inves-tigators irrespective of its ac-ceptability as evidence is for-gotten.

Noting this in RajendranChingaravelu vs CIT, the Su-preme Court held: "There is...agrowing tendency among in-vestigating officers (either po-lice or other departments) toinform the media, even beforethe completion of investigation,that they have caught a crimi-nal or an offender... Prematuredisclosures or 'leakage' to themedia in a pending investigationwill not only jeopardise and im-pede further investigation, butmany a time allow the real cul-

prit to escape from law."In this melee, the casu-

alty is the rights of the indi-vidual as well as criminal law.Critics of our system are quickto procla im tha t i t ha s notworked, but we should blamethe inquisitorial culture wherethe right to presumption of in-nocence is not guaranteed.

Today, there is world-wide recognition of the need forrule of law and preservation ofhuman rights even in the fightagainst terror ism, organisedcrime, money laundering andassociated crimes. The GlobalCounter Terrorism Forum - abody with members includingthe US, UK, India, Pakistan -declared two years back that"respecting human rights andthe rule of law while combat-ing terrorism, is based on a rec-ognition that they are comple-mentary and mutually reinforc-ing". The European Conventionon Human Rights Article 6(2)too acknowledges presumptionof innocence a s pa r t of theright to a fair trial.

Concerned with report-ing of sub judice matters, a Con-stitution Bench of the SupremeCourt in Sahara India Real Es-tate Corporation Ltd v SEBI(2012) observed: "Presumptionof open justice has to be bal-anced with presumption of in-nocence, which. . . i s nowrecognised as a human right.

T hese presumptionsexisted at the t ime when theConstitution was framed andthey cont inu e t i l ldate...constitutional protectionin Article 21 which protects therights of the person for a fairtrial is, in law, a valid restric-tion operating on the right tofr ee s peech u nder Ar t ic le19(1)(a)."

In India the growinggap between an individual'srights and right of the people toinformation needs urgent bal-ancing. I t ' s high t ime t hestakeholders had a hard relookat the presumption of inno-cence and the right to silence -both of which have secured lib-erty of countless citizens.

Of course this frenzydoes keep members of my (le-gal) community in great de-mand, as experts or to voice aclient's view point on prime-time TV, the web or in print!

AAP govt seeks probe againstSheila Dikshit over unauthorized colonies

NEW DELHI: The Delhi government on Mon-day wrote to the President seeking actionagainst former chief minister Sheila Dikshit foralleged irregularities in regularizing unauthorizedcolonies in the metropolis. The move comesafter President Pranab Mukherjee sought Delhigovernment's comments on the report of theLokayukta in which Justice Manmohan Sarinin November 2013 had ruled that granting ofprovisional certificate for regularisation of un-authorized colonies in 2008 by Dikshit wasdone to gain political mileage in the elections.During the subsequent hearings, the Lokayuktaalso had observed that the conditions of theSupreme Court order have not been complied

with during the issuance of the provisionalcertificates prior to the election and sent thereport to the President.A complaint regardingthe matter was filed by BJP leader HarshVardhan in 2010.Vardhan had alleged thatDikshit had misused her power while issuingprovisional regularization certificates to unau-thorized colonies in 2008. Delhi governmenthad issued provisional regularization certifi-cates to over 1,218 unauthorized colonies be-fore the 2008 assembly polls and had an-nounced regularization of 1,639 colonies justbefore the polls now. These unauthorized colo-nies in which around 40 lakh people reside donot have basic amenities.

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CNS, D K Joshi.... (From page 3)

Chief of Naval Staff. He has alsoserved as Principal Staff Officer inDoctrine/Training Branch and later,the Operations Branch. Prior to tak-ing over as the 21st Chief of the Na-val Staff, he was the Flag OfficerCommanding-in-Chief, Western Na-val Command.

Admiral Joshi is not new tothe Andaman and Nicobar Islands.He was the Commander-in-Chief,Andaman and NicobarCommand(CINCAN) from Sep-tember 2009 to December 2010. Hehas also been closely associatedwith MILAN, as the seventh edi-tion of MILAN in 2010 was heldduring his tenure as the CINCAN.Admiral Joshi has taken personalinterest in ensuring the ever increas-ing scope, participation and conductof MILAN over the years.

It is a unique occasion forthe largest ever edition of MILANto be conducted with Admiral Joshiat the helm of the Indian Navy. TheANC has also gained substantiallyduring Admiral Joshi’s tenure as theChief of the Naval Staff. The lastone year saw an unprecedentedlevel of induction of naval assets inANC that include the first NavalOffshore Patrol Vessel (NOPV) ofthe Indian Navy, INS Saryu and fourFast Interceptor Craft (FIC). Thesehave enhanced the security capa-bilities of the Command significantly.The rebasing of a HydrographicSurvey Vessel, INS Investigator to

Port Blair and induction of threeYard Support Craft hasfurtherstrengthened the maritime capabil-ity of the Command. Several navalprojects to consolidate and expandthe existing infrastructure in theAndaman and Nicobar Islands tosupport naval operations in the re-gion are making steady progress.

On his arrival at Port Blair,Admiral Joshi was received with aGuard of Honour. During his stay,he will be given an operational up-date at HQAndaman and NicobarCommand. Admiral Joshi will alsoparticipate in the MILAN eventsand he will deliver the KeynoteAddressat the International Mari-time Seminar. He will call on theHon’ble Lieutenant Governor dur-ing his visit.

Admiral Joshi will be ac-companied by his wife, Mrs ChitraJoshi, who will also attend variousevents of MILAN 2014 in her offi-cial capacity as President, NavalWives Welfare Association(NWWA). During her stay at PortBlair, Mrs Joshi will interact withthe wives of service personnel ofAndaman and Nicobar Commandand visit the local NWWA Kendrawhere she will witness various wel-fare initiatives being run for thefamilies of service personnel postedat Port Blair.

The visit by the Chief of theNaval Staff underscores the impor-tance attached to MILAN 2014.

Cancer incidence likely to risefive-fold in India by 2025: Experts

New Delhi: With a million newcases being reported everyyear, cancer seems to be tight-ening its grip on India. Expertssay the incidence of the killerdisease is expected to rise five-fold by 2025.

According to medicalprofessionals, lung and oral can-cers were the most commonamong men while cervix andbreast cancer were st rikingmore and more women.

Cancer is one o f t heleading causes of deaths in In-dia, which has nearly three mil-lion patients suffering from thedisease, they said.

Annua lly, near ly500,000 people die of cancer inIndia. The WHO said this num-ber is expec t ed t o r ise t o700,000 by 2015.

"The number of cancercases in India is increasing ev-ery year," P. K. Julka, head ofthe oncology department at theAll India Institute of MedicalSciences, told IANS.

Acco rd ing t o WHO,lung, oral, lip, throat and neckcancers are the most commonamong men while women suffermore from cervix, breast andovarian cancers.

"Incidence of cancer hasincreased in India, especiallyprostate cancer in elderly menbesides kidney, penis and intes-t ine cancer," Nayan KumarMohanty, director,

Department of Urology,Saket City Hospital said.

Manju Khemani, Headof the Department, Institute ofObs and Gynae at the hospital,said: "Cervical cancer is the sec-ond most common in womenworldwide. Unlike some othercancers, it strikes as early as32-35 years of age."

According to health min-istry data, out of more than 300cancer centres in India, 40 per-cent a re no t adequa te lyequipped with advanced cancercare equipment. India will needat least 600 additional cancercare centres by 2020 to meetthe requirements.

Gaurav Thukral, Head,Medical Services, HealthCareat Home (HCAH), told IANS:"High treatment costs are one ofthe main reasons why cancercare is out of reach for millionsof Indians. If detected early,t r ea tment is e ffec t ive and

cheaper. However, if detectedlate, it is more expensive (caneven lead to bankruptcy) andalso reduces the chances of sur-vival."

In India, a skewed doc-tor-to-patient ratio only wors-ens the situation. The health min-istry is working towards a tar-get doctor-pat ient rat io o f1:1,000 by 2021, which atpresent is 1:2,000.

Julka said: "In India, therequirement is 1 cancer care unitper 100,000 population, whichis a far cry from the current sce-nario".

He, however, added thegovernment was taking a num-ber of steps to combat the situ-ation, including setting up a can-cer care institute in Jhajjhar inHaryana.

Doctors say the causesof such a high incidence of can-cer may be both internal like ge-netic, hormonal and poor im-mune conditions as well as ex-ternal orenvironmental like foodhabits, industrialization, overg ro wth o f po pu lat ion andlifestyle.

Ignorance among thepublic, delayed diagnosis andlack of adequate medical facili-ties has given cancer the dubi-ous distinction of being a "killerdisease". However, the fact re-mains that if cancer is detectedin its early stages, it can betreated and an individual canlead a healthy life, Thukral said.

Mohanty said: "It is im-portant to create awarenessabout common types of cancerand their symptoms among thegeneral public. Passing blood inurine is the first alarming signand should not be neglected. Itis important to know that foodplays a pivotal role in cancerprevention."Avoid a high-cho-lesterol diet like meat, liver andmilk products. Intake of antioxi-dant-rich foods like guavas,tomatos, grapes and pineapplescan help protect against cancer.Adding dietary fibre to yourfood can protect you from in-testine cancer," Mohanty added.

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NASA aircraft soon topredict Indian cyclones

New Delhi : Hit by five cy-clones on its eastern coast lastyear, India is planning to pro-cure a NASA aircraftequipped with a lab to studywind patterns at high altitudefor better prediction of suchcalamities. “We are procuringMcDonnell Douglas DC-8 air-craft from NASA and weshould hopefully get it by 2015-2016. This aircraft has a labo-ratory within itself and will behelpful in studying wind pat-terns,” Ministry of Earth Sci-ence (MoES) SecretaryShailesh Nayak said.The gov-ernment has also tied up with

University of Massachusetts,US for research on weatherpatterns in the country espe-cially in the Bay of Bengal, hesaid.The aircraft will help ingathering data at high alti-tudes, especially the wind pat-terns, and to conduct experi-ments in the aircraft itself,” ascientist at MoES said. Thisassumes significance as sev-eral cyclones, including thepowerful Phailin that left a trailof destruction, had hit thecountry’s eastern coast lastyear.Indian MeteorologicalDepartment chief LaxmanSingh Rathore had last month

said five cyclones includingPhailin and Helen had origi-nated in the Bay of Bengal.A senior scientist from theMoES said that wind is amajor factor in determiningthe atmosphere and despitepredictions of cyclones, it wasnecessary to study wind pat-terns in depth.We know whycyclones take place and theformation process, but it wasalso important to understandwhy so many cyclones werehitting the eastern coast,” thescientist said. NASA uses theDC-8 aircraft as a flying sci-ence laboratory.

MIT Cosmologist: 'The Universe is Math'For thousands of years scien-tists have used mathematics todescribe the physical propertiesof the universe. But if all of theseproperties are part of a math-ematical structure, wouldn't theuniverse be purelymathematical?According to MITcosmologist Max Tegmark, ev-erything in the universe - hu-mans, particles, space, etc. - ispart of a mathematical structure.On January 15, Tegmark spokein Brooklyn, New York at the BellHouse to explain his findingsenumerated in his book "OurMathematical Universe: MyQuest for the Ultimate Nature ofReality."If my idea is wrong,physics is ultimately doomed,"Tegmark said in this Live Sciencearticle. "But if the universe re-ally is mathematics, there's noth-ing we can't, in principle, under-stand." Tegmark so strongly be-lieves in math that he has framed

pictures of famous equations inhis living room. If his dedicationto mathematics doesn't convinceyou of his theory, then perhapsa few examples might help.Tegmark says that nature is fullof patterns, which is a math-ematical property. The Fibonaccisequence, a series of numbersin which each number is the sumof the previous two numbers, isfollowed by the process in whichan artichoke is flowered. The dis-tance between each artichokepetal and the next matches theratio of the numbers in the se-quence. Inanimate objects ornonliving things can also be ex-plained mathematically. Throw-ing a baseball in the air beginsthe ball's path on a parabolic tra-jectory, similar to how planetsfollow elliptical orbits."There'san elegant simplicity and beautyin nature revealed by mathemati-cal patterns and shapes, which

our minds have been able to fig-ure out," said Tegmark in thisLive Science article. He alsonoted that the mathematicalstructures in the natural worldaren't only derived from thebrain; they also exist in reality.Tegmark stretches his belief that"mathematics is the universe"by noting 'consciousness' willeventually be described math-ematically. He explained that themind (the feeling of a consciousself) would eventually be unifiedwith the body, which is a math-ematical process because it's acombination of moving particles.And although this sounds likehumans' brains are somehowmanipulated by some mathemati-cal forces, Tegmark still believesin the liberty of the humanmind."Humans have the powernot only to understand ourworld, but to shape and improveit," he said.

Single gene that separatesqueen bee from workers discovered

Washington: A team of researchershas identified a single gene in hon-eybees that separates the queenfrom the workers.

The team led by WayneState University, in collaborationwith Michigan State University,unraveled the gene's inner workings.The gene, which is responsible forleg and wing development, plays acrucial role in the evolution of bees'ability to carry pollen.

"The gene - Ultrabithorax,or Ubx - is responsible for makinghind legs different from fore legs sothey can carry pollen," AleksandarPopadic , principal investigator ofthe study, said. "In some groups,like crickets, Ubx is responsible forcreating a 'jumping' hind leg. In oth-ers, such as bees, it makes a pollenbasket - a 'naked,' bristle-free leg re-gion that creates a space for packingpollen."

Ubx represses the devel-opment of bristles on bees' hind legs,creating a smooth surface that can

be used for packing pollen. Thisimportant discovery can be used asa foray into more commercial stud-ies focused on providing means toenhance a bee's pollination ability-the bigger the pollen basket, themore pollen that can be packed in itand transported back to the hive.

In another interesting find-ing, researchers identified that beesliving in more complex social struc-tures have an advantage over iso-lated populations in developingthese important functions.

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Run for Fun:

The Lt Governor, Lt Gen (Retd.) A K Singh himself par-ticipated in Bharat Nirman Marathon at Kamorta Islandtoday and finished the race.

Port Blair, Feb 03: The 23Rajput C/o 99 APO Unit willutilize Chinthe 200 LongRange, Brichgunj from Feb 4to 7, 2014 for small arms fir-ing from 0800 hrs to 1300 hrs.No firing will be carried out

Firing practice by 23 Rajputbetween 0715 hrs to 0930hrs.All concerned have beenwarned to keep themselvesand their vehicles or livestockaway from the firing rangeduring mentioned date andtime, a communication said.

Port Blair, Feb 03: Saraswatipuja will be celebrated atJawaharlal Nehru RajkeeyaMahavidyalaya in the collegeauditorium on Feb 4.

Pushpanjali will be at10.30 am followed by bhog

distribution.Saraswati pujawill be celebrated at JNRMBoys Hostel, South Point onFeb 4. Puja will start from8.30 am, followed bypushpanjali at 9 am & prasaddistribution.

Saraswati puja

Port Blair, Feb 03: Parlia-mentary committee (RajyaSabha) on petitions visitedthe Regional Medical Re-search Centre (ICMR) atDollygunj on February 1st2014. The committee com-prised Shri A V Swamy, M P(RS), Odisha and other Se-nior MPs, accompanied byShri K S Nagi, Advisor (Par-liament), Ministry of Health& Family Welfare, GOI, Se-nior Officials and officialsfrom the Secretariat (RS).

Dr P Vijayachari,Director of the Centre ex-tended a warm welcome andbriefed the committee aboutthe laboratories and activitiesof the Centre in particular di-agnostic services provided tothese islands, in particularviral diseases, bacterial in-fections and parasitic infec-tions.

Dr Vijayachari alsohighlighted that the centre isundertaking quality controlassessment of water samplesof potable water and fromother sources in terms ofbacteriological analysis beingreceived from different agen-

Parliamentary Committee onPetitions of Rajya Sabha visits RMRC (ICMR)

cies from different parts ofthese islands. Later the com-mittee visited the WHO ac-credited Leptospirosis Labo-ratories, Tuberculosis–drugsensitivity testing laboratory,Entomology laboratory andthe newly established Bio-safety level (BSL)-3 facili-ties. Through his presenta-tion Dr Vijayachari high-lighted that the centre is ac-tively collaborating with theDirectorate of Health Ser-vices, A & N administrationfor research and control ofLeptospirosis, mosquitoborne infections viz. dengue,chikungunya and lymphatic

filariasis and other publichealth activities from time totime.

It was learnt that thecommittee was impressedwith the state of art facilitiesavailable with the centre,maintained to high standardsand were satisfied with theservices being provided to thepeople of the islands. Theactivities undertaken and theservices being provided tovarious NationalProgrammes would be of im-mense benefit to the commu-nity. The infrastructure forhandling fatal pathogens is ofthe high standards.

PBMC plans re-modeling andconstruction of drain near Municipal OfficePort Blair, 3rd February 2014;To avoid water logging in andaround Mohanpura andGandhi Market area the pro-posed work on “Re-modelingand construction of drain fromMunicipal office building maingate via ALHW office build-ing near Main gate of Direc-torate of Shipping Service” isin progress as per WAPCOSreport. in this connection ajoint inspection was carriedout by Mrs. Punya SalilaSrivastava, IAS., Commis-s i on er -C u m-S ec r e t a r y(PWD/UD), A & N Admin-istration, Mr. K. Ganeshan,Chairperson, PBMC and Mr.S.P.Singh, Secretary, PBMCtogether with the officers ofAPWD and PBMC on 3rdFebruary 2014, at 10.30 am.It will observed that the ex-isting fruit Market is requiredto be shifted/removed tosome other suitable locationto facilitate construction/wid-

ening of drain stretch fromPort Blair Municipal office tothe Shivram complex junctionvia fruit market which is verymuch essential to avoid futureflooding in Mohanpura area.

After the Joint in-spection it was decided to shiftthe existing fruit vendors tosome other suitable locationat the earliest enabling con-struction/widening of the drainat this stretch. The authorities

were advised to gear up thework and to complete the taskbefore the onset of monsoon.The fruit vendors and shopkeepers of Mohanpura areawere requested to co-operatewith the authorities in execut-ing the work.

The Executive Engi-neer (Works) of the PBMCwas directed to prepare draw-ing and estimate for the pro-posed fruit market.

Salvage operation of MV Aqua Marine

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Kuldeep demands creationof two new Divisions in APWD

Port Blair, Feb 03: The PCCPresident Kuldeep RaiSharma has taken up the is-sue of Creation of two NewDivisions in APWD namelyWater Supply and Road Con-struction Divisions with theUnion Home Minister ShriSushil Kumar Shinde duringthe course of discussion atNew Delhi. Kuldeep hasstated that over a period sup-ply of drinking water and road-ways has been major concernfor the islanders. It is ironicalthat even though our territoryreceives more than 3000 mmof rainfall every year, but ifmonsoon gets delayed by onemonth, the entire island goesin a state of anxiety as curtail-ment of water supply is doneto the extent, that the residentsreceive water for 15 to 20 min-utes only and that too after agap of 3 to 4 days.

No doubt a lot is be-ing done at the moment to tideover the situation by increas-ing the height of DhanikhariDam, execution of Rutlandwater supply project etc, butto have long term approach inresolving the issue through in-

H.E. Mr. Tariq A Karim, High Commissioner forBangladesh meets the Chief Secretary, A&N Adminis-tration, Mr. Anand Prakash at Secretariat on 03.02.2014.

Free Ayurveda camps &Tribal Health Care Survey Port Blair, Feb 03: A team ofSpecialists Ayurveda Doctorsfrom AYUSH Hospital, Di-rectorate of Health Services,Port Blair Ayurveda TribalHealth Care ResearchProject (ATHCRP), CentralCouncil for Research inAyurvedic Science(CCRAS), Port Blair unit shallconduct the Tribal HealthCare Survey tour to Teressa

Island from Feb 5 to 10, 2014.The Ayurveda camps will beheld on Feb 6 at Alurong vil-lage; and on Feb 7 at Kalasivillage (8.30 am to 1 pm).

The residents ofTeressa have been requestedto avail the free services ofthe Ayurveda specialiststhrough this Health Care Sur-vey, a communication re-ceived here said.

tegrated water supply systemand to handle the major wa-ter supply projects of the kindof Flat Bay water supplyscheme etc, there essentiallyexist need to have a separateDivision for water supply inAndaman Public Works De-partment.

Similarly, improvedroadways in the islands withbetter connectivity is the needof the hour as beside makingthe portability of men andmaterial simpler and economi-cal it will also help in promot-ing tourism activities at vari-ous locations in the territory.The projects such as con-struction of bridges betweenMiddle Strait and Nilambur,Gandhi Ghat and Uttara at theAndaman Trunk Road toeliminate use of vehicle fer-ries, the ambitious project ofconnecting Haddo andBambooflat by way of Con-struction Bridge, constructionof Andaman Radial Road etc,would necessarily require aseparate division with profes-sional from the requisite field.Hence creation of these twodivisions of APWD will not

only ensure better and speedyinfrastructural development toserve the cause but will alsogenerate employment oppor-tunity of various categories forthe unemployed youths of theislands.

Kuldeep has alsostated that the proposal fromthe A & N Administration forcreation of Water Supply Di-vision and Road ConstructionDivision has been submitted tothe Ministry for approvaland requested  the  HomeMinister that early sanction tothe proposal submitted by theA & N Administration maykindly be accorded by hisMinistry.

Port Blair, Feb 03: The DailyRated workers of BaratangForest Division were underRelay Hunger Strike since 07/01/2014. In order to settledown the issue a meeting wasconvened in the chamber ofthe Chief Secretary on 28/01/2014, wherein the Member ofParliament Mr. B.P Ray, Mr.Chandrachuran and the unionleader of Baratang Mazdoor

Union were also present. Inthe meeting the Chief Secre-tary of A & N Administrationhas decided to settle the is-sues for regularization of theirservice within 60 days fromthe date of withdrawal of hun-ger strike. In pursuant of thatthe leaders of BaratangMazdoor Union has with-drawn their relay strike in theevening of 28/01/2014.

Hunger Strike withdrawnby Baratang Mazdoor Union

Port Blair, Feb 03: On the aus-picious occasion of BasantaPanchami /SPO Pancham, thestate president of TPM Hu-man Rights Welfare Associa-tion Mr. Mithun Das along withhis whole team of SocialWorkers have greeted peopleof these Islands. Basanta

 Panchami is celebrated everyyear by Islanders to give re-spect to goddess MataSaraswati, may MataSaraswati give her blesses toall isles peoples and studentsfor their better performancesin Education, better Health &Wealth with lots of happiness.

Basanta Panchami Greetings

Port Blair, Feb 03: The loneMember of Parliament of A& N Islands, Mr. Bishnu PadaRay, in a letter written to theChief Engineer, APWD hasraised the demands of the vil-lagers of North & MiddleAndaman for development oftheir area which were dam-aged due to cyclone ‘Lehar’in 2013.

Accordingly, thesedemands include constructionof bridge in Chuglumgum vil-lage under PahalgaonPanchayat as the existingwooden bridge has been dam-aged, repair/construction ofbridge of Nabagram/Madhyamgram, constructionof retaining wall at

Bishnu requests CE APWD to take updevelopmental works of N&M in war footing

Nabagram, approach road atKishorinagar, bridge atBadam Nallah Dera and con-struction of road fromJarawa Creek to Balu Daravia Mud Volcano underNilambur Panchayat,

Baratang. The MP  has  re-quested the CE, APWD totake appropriate action forconstruction of the said roads& bridges, the MP said in acommunication received heretoday.