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Two RSCs active, Sevenin Comma, SSC in ICU

Poor Game Plan

Port Blair, Mar 09: Acommittee was formed byState Sports Council for thepurpose of reconstituting alldefunct Regional SportsCouncil’s. Unfortunately thiscommittee never met todecide the fate of all defunctRegional Sports Council’s.Among the nine RegionalSports Councils seven aredefunct. Only Port Blair andSouth Andaman RSC arefunctioning. Among thesetwo, RSC Port Blair has beendoing exceptionally well forthe past three months. Eventhis RSC was defunct for twoyears from 2011 to 2013.

               One of theRegional Sports Council inRangat is defunct since 2008.An amount of Rs. 49,163/- islying in the bank Account ofthis RSC Rangat. But none in

the State Sports Councilthought of reviving it.Presently local youths ofRangat are deprived of theirright to get maximum benefitout of AN Sports Council.The youths of Rangat hadrecently organised a T-20Cricket tournament withoutany government support

and was successful inproving their organisationalskill and showcasing theirtalent.

           It is learned thatAssistant CommissionerSmti. R.Menaka is inclinedtowards sports activities andis ready to take on the mantle

Tourism Department fallsweak in Havelock Island

Port Blair, Mar 09: There was atime when TourismDepartment had posted aManager at Havelock Island’sDolphin Resort, consideringthe growth of tourism in thepicturesque Island. At thatpoint of time there was only apolice outpost at HavelockIsland and Forest Guards usedto represent Forest Department.

Today the PoliceDepartment has posted onDy.S.P and Forest Department

Staff CorrespondentSheekha News Service

has posted one DFO atHavelock Island. Instead ofgrowing the TourismDepartment has fallen weakin Havelock. Now theDolphin Resort is being runby an Assistant Manager.When other departments aregrowing the Tourismdepartment is reducing thenumber of staffs inHavelock Island for reasonsunknown.

Latest update isthat now the TourismDepartment is planning to

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Port Blair, Mar 09 :The Lo-cal Born Association will cel-ebrate the “Penal Settle-ment Day” on 10th March2014 at 06 to 08 pm. Onthis occasion they will or-ganize a cultural evening in

Penal Settlement Day by LBANetaji Hall at AberdeenBazaar, In this regards allthe Loca l Descendantshave been invited by thePresident of Local BornAssociation, a communica-tion said here.

Port Blair, Mar 09: An emer-gency meeting of all membersof ATO was held at “HotelHill View” AIR Road,Delanipur yesterday to dis-cuss the sudden hike in thefare of tourist boats at all sec-tors without any prior intima-tion.

It was further de-cided by ATO to launch aMass Agitation by taking sup-

ATO threatensto launch agitation

port from all sectors fromTuesday against the pricehike and also ATO will be or-ganizing a press conferenceon 10/03/2014 at 10:30 a.m.

at “Hotel T.S.G. Em-erald View” Phoenix Bay todisclose the monopoly of Pri-vate Boat operators, a releaseissued by Mr. M.Vinod, Presi-dent of Association of TourOperator said here today.

DE ADDICTION CENTRE; NEED OF THE HOUR

Dr Sudip Chakraborty,MD(Medicine)

......................................................If you see just one week col-lection of any local newspa-per, one thing you will findcommon and that is alcoholand other drugs related inci-dents, either directly or indi-rectly. The latest haul ofganja, mushrooming of barsnear places where itshouldn’t be and my personalexperience as a clinician, see-ing alcohol related health is-sues that stares at your face

daily, leaves me numb .I knowfully well that treating alcoholrelated complications are likebrushing garbage under thecarpet. He will come again ina week or so.

It’s so easy toread it on paper, have a de-bate on the issue, criticize theconcerned authorities andmove on as if you have doneyour part. Yes it’s high timenow as a community, we mustarise and be more pro active,so that our coming generationare not consumed and de-stroyed by this menace andwe are not left with the guiltthat if only we would havebeen more pro active andmobilized the society, thingswould have been better.

How bad is the sce-nario? 09 out of a scale of10 and I can say that becauseI am dealing with young alco-holics day in & day out, noteven 20 years of age with liverdamage beyond repair even at

the best of centres. Add to it,the indirect effects of it likemarital disharmony, acci-dents, loss of job, rising inci-dents of concomitant recre-ational drug use like ganja,codeine based cough syrupsetc, believe me it’s very bad.Recently lost 3 young earn-ing member of a family to al-coholic liver cirrhosis not be-fore they have lost everypenny to alcohol and its treat-ment related expenses. Ithink every person in theseIslands knows either a rela-tive or known to, who has analcohol related problem.

Do we really needalcohol to add to our miserywhen already our hands arefull with malaria, dengue ,Andaman fever, rising diabe-tes, heart attacks and oralcancer?

Let’s be realistic. Idon’t expect anytime in nearfuture our society to be alco-hol free. It has been there

since civilization. The point isto help those people whocross the thin line betweensocial drinker and getting ad-dicted. If you need a eyeopener drink early in themorning, has guilt feeling dueto alcohol use, your social andoccupational duties gettingaffected due to alcohol, thandefinitely you have crossedthat line. You also need to stopif you have alcohol relatedhealth issues like alcoholicliver disease, pancreatitis,gastropathy and diabetesmellitus.How do you eat anelephant? Definitely not atone gulp but in pieces. Simi-larly alcohol addiction hastaken an elephantine propor-tion and we can only solve itin pieces. This article is actu-ally intended to be a conduitfor all the islanders who arefed up with alcohol issues andwould like to make a change.I dream to start a indepen-dent, collective NOT FOR

PROFIT deaddiction centrewhere any addiction can betreated scientifically,hollisticaly and by usingproven alternative methods ifneeded. Rehabilitation ofthose troubled souls will beincluded in that as well. I canarrange for psychiatrist,trained deaddiction councilorswho ensures continuous fol-low up, if needed home visit,nurses and other medical in-frastructures. What I needis lots of constructive ideas oflike minded people, funds tostart and maintain, road mapto proceed etc. I know it’s aherculean task but if only weunite and take the most diffi-cult first step, everything elsewill fall in place.So if you areinterested so please join on theFacebook page of this newspaper or can call in mobilenumber 9932084868. Soon wewill convene a meeting. It’stime to give something backto the islands.

Port Blair, Mar 09: NehruYuva Kendra, Rangat ob-served Internat ionalWomen Day on 08/03/2014at the hall of G. L. Church,Sabari in which 100 womenfrom different places par-ticipated.

Shri Sudhir KumarToppo, ACT, Nehru YuvaKendra, Rangat welcomedthe gathering and briefedabout the importance of theday. Shri Alphonce Toppo,District Youth Coordinator,Nehru Yuva Kendra,Rangat congratulated thewomen presented on theoccasion and highlightedrole of women in nation

building and familiarizedwith the various schemes,programmes and facilities ofthe government being pro-vided for empowering them.

Smti B.Geeta, SmtiKarni Mirdha, Smti ZabeenBano and Smti ProbahiniKarmakar, instructors ofvarious skill developmentcentres also presented theirviews about the day. On theoccasion Shri B. Devraj, thechairman of Voice of Com-passion to India( NGO),Rangat was the chief guest.In his speech the chief guesturged the women to utilizetheir skills to support theirfamily income and to give

their contribution in nationbuilding activities. He alsodetailed the Prime MinisterEmployment GranteeProgramme and appealedto the women to take maxi-mum benefit from it forstands their own feet.

The chief guest alsodistr ibuted cer t if ica teamong trainees who partici-pated in skill up gradationtraining programme forwomen organized by NehruYuva Kendra, Rangat. TheDistrict Youth Coordinator,Nehru Yuva Kendra,Rangat proposed vote ofthanks at the end of theprogramme.

International Women’s Day by NYKPort Blair, Mar 09: RSC OpenTable Tennis Tournament -2014 scheduled to be held on09th march 2014 has beenpostponed due to administra-tive reasons. The one day

TT Tournament Re-scheduledtournament will now be heldon 20th April 2014. For fur-ther queries participants cancontact organising secretaryMr. Rakesh Chander Lal overcell number 9933223030.

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N. Francis Xavier

Viper Prison Break

Mr Homfray and MrPortman waited at Ross jetty,

next to the steam barge. Alight plume of smoke rosefrom the smoke stack of theboat. Lascars waited to castoff the ropes as soon as theSuperintendent embarked.Col. Cadell will inspectChatham Island today.

Standing next to MrHomfray was Jacko, hisGreat Andamanese friend.Jacko was the one who hadbeen taken to Calcutta by DrF.J. Mouat in January 1858.

Col. Cadell arrived ina rickshaw, pulled and pushed

by four convicts. Capt. Birchrode behind him on a pony.Homfray and Portman sa-luted and greeted Cadell. Hejumped off the rickshaw andboarded the vessel. Straight-away he went to the wheelhouse and took his seat nextto the master’s chair. Theboat headed towardsChatham.

On the lower deckBirch told Portman andHomfray that the Superin-tended wished to locate somesites on Chatham for watch

towers where he wanted tostation marksmen to shoot atany escapees from Viper. Itis likely that Hemraj’s escape

might have encouraged someconvicts to follow his ex-ample. Most of the people in

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Training on Nutritious KitchenGarden (NKG) at Harminder Bay Conducted

Campbell Bay, Mar 09: Un-der the Tribal Sub-Plan train-ing programme on NutritiousKitchen Garden was con-ducted on 5th and 6th March,2014 at Harminder Bay forthe Nicobari Tribals of thearea. Mr. Fred Lavi first cap-tain was the Chief guest, Mr.Festus Nathaniel, Secretarywas the guest of honour andFather John Bennet from

ACANI was present on theoccasion.

The Chief guest Mr.Fred Lavi expressed his hap-

piness on the conduct of ca-pacity building and demon-stration programme by the

Port Blair, Mar 09: The Di-rector of Agriculture, A&NIslands, in compliance withthe provisions of the SexualHarassment of Women atWorkplace (Prevention, Pro-hibition & Redressal) Act,2013 has constituted an ‘In-ternal Complaints Committeeon Sexual Harassment’ for

Committee on sexualharassment constituted

the offices of the AgricultureDepartment at Port Blair andSouth Andaman areas.

Smt. PadminiBhaskaran Murthy, StatisticalOfficer of the AgricultureDepartment will be the Pre-siding Officer of the Commit-tee while Shri TK Dhali, Asst.Director (Agri. Engg.) MI,Smt. TS Prem Latha, HeadClerk, Smt. SaraswathySutradhar, Agriculture Assis-tant, Shri Thomas Barla,Regular Mazdoor and Smt.Jharna Singh (Mahila SevaSangh) will be the membersof the Committee, a commu-nication received here said.

Port Blair, Mar 09: With theannouncement of GeneralElections - 2014 by the Elec-tion Commission of India,Election to the ParliamentaryConstituency of A & N Is-lands will be held on 10th April2014.

In order to ensurepeaceful, free and fair elec-tions and to take preventivemeasures in pursuance of theElection Commissions in-structions, all the license hold-ers of Arms and ammunitionunder South Andaman Dis-trict are hereby required todeposit their licensed armswith the nearest Police Sta-tion within 7 days from thedate of the Press Note.

The Police Authori-ties will issue proper receiptof the deposition of Arms and

Licenseholders of arms& ammunition

asked to deposittheir licensed

arms

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EDITORIAL.....When behenjis turn mod

Once upon a time, like lace doilies onTV tops, the behenji — sister figure —was a ubiquitous part of middle classIndia's life. Behenjis were demure crea-tures, wearing trailing draperies, lettingelders take the lead, often congregat-ing in a gaggle of girls, eatinggolgappas within given deadlines.

The behenji was educatedbut her family's focus was on her vo-cational training, her ability to embroi-der bedcovers, serve meals, tend chil-dren and aunts. All this was essentialfor the behenji's life as a suitably mar-ried woman, eventually graduating toa mother — or mataji — herself.

The behenji was one of themost important symbols of stability inIndia. Her talent was the ability to suf-fer in silence. No matter what the in-dignity — molestation, incest, rape —the behenji had to cover abuse andget on with life. The samosa of Indianstability was thus garnished with thesilence of behenjis, whose quiet talesof violation perforce remained quiet.Today, like the dodo at sunset, thebehenji is an endangered species.

On Women's Day, this is joy-ous news for Indian women and soci-ety too, for the behenji — tightly con-stricted, lacking individualism, aspira-tions, rights — symbolised an olderIndia itself. Our country's feudalisticsocialism gifted a behenji to the world,a nation that abjured the flashy West,purportedly happy with its modest lot,but its veil covering much to be wor-ried by.

Reforms shook that veil, mak-ing the behenji look out. From the1990s, two economic determinantspushed India to modernity or becom-ing 'mod'. First, jobs — with reforms,several industries, aviation to adver-tising, banking to back processing,hospitality to management, boomed.Suddenly, jobs extended beyond male-dominated engineering and medicine.Alongside, India's bazaars burst withconsumerist delights. Scooters tosoaps, computers to creams, a plethoraof goods emerged for the enjoymentof one and all. The impact on aspira-tions — especially those of youngwomen — was huge. Suddenly, itwasn't enough to tailor one's trous-seau and await domestic purgatory.Life looked better driving against thewind on a scooter, money tucked intoa well-stitched bag.

This money was one's own,earned by a job rewarding merit or tal-ent. Thus, in the 1990s, the behenjibegan breaking bounds. School sta-tistics show young women smashingthe earlier year's academic records.Marketing graphs show growing fe-male consumers spending more. Ev-ery new cultural space — malls, pubs,gyms — shows young women lovingfresh freedoms.

Remarkably, families sup-ported girls. I'd guess this had roots inthe 1980s when the tremendous trag-edy of dowry deaths, with thousandsof young women murdered, starkly il-luminated how tradition wasn't alwaysgrand. Secondly, as joint families brokeand nuclear ones emerged, manyrealised daughters would care for them

even if sons turned away.Both notions moulded a

powerful emotional change, parentsnow wanting more opportunities fortheir girls. This was mirrored inBollywood's heroines changing, from1957's suffering ma-behen Mother In-dia to 1989's glamorous career girlChandni. Alongside, Kiran Bedi,Arundhati Roy, Aishwarya Rai, SaniaMirza and others encouraged girls tothink of themselves as individuals,meriting dignity and care.

Today, look at any youngwoman awaiting transport on an In-dian street. She's smartly dressed —usually, better than surrounding men— but more than her looks, her lookstands out. Amidst the male throng,she stands with palpable dignity, re-calling Frantz Fanon describing a mod-ern Algerian woman who 'literallyforged a new place by her sheerstrength', where 'men's words were nolonger law' and 'women no longer si-lent'.

Reforms led Indian women totheir new place, economic desire fus-ing with empowerment, spawning newconsciousness and support. This hap-pened with relatively little — a 2012McKinsey report shows less than 40%Indian women between 25-54 years areeconomically active. China records82%. Yet, between limitations and op-portunities, Indian women have ener-getically chosen the latter today.

Interestingly, few politicalparties have understood the profun-dity of this change. Most see reformsas good money or bad, overlookinghow deeply these impact how indi-viduals think, dream and live. Congressclaims to be pro-reforms but its recordon reforms and women's aspirations— the latter apparently revolvingaround cooking gas cylinders — re-flects indifference, seared by corrup-tion.

Aam Aadmi Party's stand onreforms — yes, no, maybe — showsno fixed position on the one avenuethat will provide India's young withjobs. Plus, its purported view of khappanchayats, apparently rusticRotarians who organise lassi andbridge, only occasionally decidingwhom to murder or rape for lovingwhom, chill enthusiasm. If AAP teamsits anti-corruption cap with the muddy-dhoti school of thought — wherechowmein and mobiles cause rape andprostitution's smashed by attackingalleged women victims, not captors —then aam aurats have little hope fromAAP. Meanwhile, BJP is pro-reformsbut shows little appreciation of howreforms mean more women rejecting thebehenji mould. Can it handle womenas individuals? Or will it try pushingthem back into traditional roles, SlavojZizek describing how certain men re-late to women only if they 'inhabit theframe of male fantasy'?

Some years ago, a right-winggroup assaulted girls at a Bangalorepub — to be inundated with cheekypink chaddis in response. As Indianwomen reject being suffering behenjis,bhaisahabs, keep up. It's high time youtoo turned mod.

team of scientists of CARI underthe plan and guidance of Dr. S. DamRoy, Director, CARI. He requestedthe women farmers participating inthe programme to grow more veg-etables in their backyard which willsupplement to the balanced diet andadd nutrition to the body. He con-cluded his speech by requesting ev-ery family to have NKG in their back-yard. The programme started withDe-freezing, thereafter Dr. S.K.Zamir Ahmed, Senior Scientist andCourse Coordinator informed the par-ticipants on the importance of nutri-tious kitchen garden and the conceptof prioritizing Health, Happiness andWealth (HHW) which is the need ofthe daily life. Shri Amit Srivastava,STO informed on the suitable veg-etables for nutritious kitchen garden.A group task was organized amongthe Tribal farm women, wherein theydeliberated, discussed and presentedthe new face of NKG with crops oftheir choice which included mainlybrinjal, papaya, tomato, white pump-kin, chilli, jackfruit, cowpea, bottle

gourd etc. It also reflected the place-ment of the crop in the area selectedfor the Nutritious Kitchen Garden.Presence of fence and pond were thehighlight in the NKG of the grouptask.

Vegetables kits comprisingeight different types of vegetableswhich can provide nutritional secu-rity to family for six month was givento individual farmers for growing inthe backyard. The Captain, Secre-tary and the tribal women who par-ticipated in large numbers expressedtheir happiness on methodology of thetraining which was very beneficial tothem. The programme was attendedby a total of 59 farmers of which 55were women and 4 men.

On 5th March, 2014 field visitand interaction by the teams weremade to get the feedback on the veg-etable grown and their preferenceof the other crops. Overall theprogramme was facilitated by theteam comprising of Dr. S.K. ZamirAhmed and Mr. Amit Srivastava fromCARI, Port Blair.

Training on Nutritious.... (From page 3)

Ammunition. The Arms and Ammu-nition will be returned to the licensedholders after one week after the dec-laration of the results of the Election.

All the Arms license holdersare directed to comply with this

order.The Arms license held by For-est Department and Bank Securitypersonnel are exempted from theabove order, a communication fromthe District Magistrate, SouthAndaman said here today.

License holders..... (From page 3)

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City TV to telecastAmrit Jal on 10th March

Port Blair, Mar 09: To markthe Penal Settlement Day ofthe Islands on 10th March2014 at 5.30 p.m the localcable net work City TV willtelecast Naresh ChanderLal’s award winning shortfilm AMRIT JAL, based onsocial fabric of A & N Islands.

The film was ac-claimed Best Film on Social

Message Award in the firstNashik International film fes-tival in the year 2008.

The film also got bestjury merit certificate award inthe in the Andhra NationalFilm Festival. The film wasalso shown in Kolkatta, Jaipur,Lucknow, Delhi, Sevagram,Chennai, Madurai andRishikesh.

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the settlement started believ-ing that the fugitives must havemade it to the mainland safelyand reunited with their fami-lies.

The barge rubbedgently against the stone jetty.The gangway was placed andCol. Cadell strode briskly onto the road. The officers andmen followed. They crossedthe brickwork structure builtby Archibald Blair to supplywater to the boats from thereservoir on the hillock. Be-yond the sheds for storing tim-ber and the barracks for con-valescent convicts was thesecond high ground on the is-land. Cadell and party madetheir way to the top. Fromthere they had a clear viewof the channel on either sideof Chatham. Riflemen fromthere would be able fire uponescapees before a boat couldbe launched to pursue andapprehend them.

Cadell told the Ex-ecutive Engineer to constructthe watch towers. Birch wasto man them with the bestshots in the police force.The men came down. Be-low the hill, in the open groundwas a lonely grave. Cadellasked Portman whose it was.

“Sir, it is a doublegrave, with the remains of twocrew members of the survey-ing brig Multan”. Portmananswered.

They walked to-wards the white marble crossand read the epitaph.Here lie the mortal remainsofJohn P. Streeten, 3rd OfficerAnd Mr. Maddock ClerkOf the Hon’ble CO’s Survey-ing Brig Multan.Died March 4th 1858Killed by the natives while ex-ecuting their duties

“How did it happen?”Cadell asked.“Sir, Jacko here will be ableto explain it better. Mr.Homfray, please call Jacko.“ Homfray steppedforward towing Jacko along.Jacko wore a cast off sailor’s

suit. His brilliant white teethgleamed in the sunlight, incontrast to his jet black skin.“Well, Jacko, did you see it?”Cadell asked.

“Yaassir, I was there.I remember it well. It wasjust six days before the firstbatch of convicts arrivedhere. SS Semiramis camehere on 10 March 1858, with200 convicts. Before thatCapt. Man came here to takeofficial possession of the is-lands. He left a ship of theEast India Company, theMultan, to render any assis-tance to Maj. James PattisonWalker, the first Superinten-dent of the settlement.

“The men of theMultan were regularly com-ing to our village at North Bayto ogle at the women. Everyday they would take out theship’s boat and land at ourplace. They would bring to-bacco and rum, and then tellthe men to show them thewomen.

“We knew their in-tentions, but our men werebadly addicted to tobacco,opium and alcohol by them.They would do anything forthem.

“On the 4th of Marchthe boat came as usual. Oneof the men, I think he was themidshipman of the Multan,made obscene advances to awoman and tried to molesther. We were shocked. Wedidn’t expect the fair skinned,properly clothed people toshow interest in us, whomthey called ‘savages’. Therewere shouts and a scuffle.Our men rushed to get theirbows. By that time the crewof the Multan started gettinginto the boat. We let off avolley aimed at the culprit, butstruck two others who werestill on the beach.

“They died on thespot, pierced through theheart. The boat pulled awayin a hurry leaving the bodiesbehind. The whole night theMultan kept cruising betweenRoss and North Bay, firing at

us to keep us away from thebodies. However, we buriedthem the next day where theylay, according to our customs.They were not the ones thatoffended us. We begged for-giveness from their spirits.One of the men had a watchon his hand. I took it as a goodluck charm.

“We abandoned thevillage and moved into thejungle after that. The crewof the Multan did not dare tocome near that place butcruised around waiting for thearrival of SS Semiramis.

“On the 10 th ofMarch the SS Semramiscame. It was a steam ship,with two huge paddle wheelsamidships. It was like thePluto that came earlier withDr Mouat, but bigger. Wewatched in amazement as theconvicts were disembarkedfrom the ship. Their chainswere removed to facilitategetting into the boats. Themoment they landed the con-victs started making attemptsto escape. One of them, anex-sepoy named Narainjumped into the sea and triedto swim towards Haddo. Healmost made it when the Na-val Brigadesmen started fir-ing and made him changecourse. By that time a boatwas launched and he wascaptured. It was just fourdays after the arrival of thefirst batch.

“Dr. Walker had amake shift gallows erectedeven as the boat returned.Narain was hanged immedi-ately, in front of everyone, tosend the message that pun-ishment would be swift andsevere.

“During that monthmore than two hundred es-caped into the jungles. Theythought they could walk toBurma or Calcutta, but mostof them died of starvation.We killed a few who tried toattack our settlements. Someof them returned to Chatham,hoping for pardon. But theywere mistaken. Walker

hanged them all on a singleday, and buried them righthere, in an unmarked massgrave. They were buried withtheir irons on.

“The rest of the pris-oners were terrified by thecruelty of Dr Walker. He usedbrutal methods to maintaindiscipline among the convicts.Their handcuffs and fetterswere never removed. Manydied from infected sores.

“The Semiramis de-parted immediately to getsome supplies fromMoulmein. Meanwhile shipafter ship started coming withmore and more convicts. Theywere shifted to Ross Island.Dr Walker stayed on theMultan with the Naval Bri-gade while the huts and bar-racks were being con-structed.

“Some four monthsafter the settlement the crewof the Multan and the Naval

Brigadesmen raided our vil-lage and set it on fire. Theyfound the watch in my hut.They dug up the remains ofthe two men, brought themhere and reburied them aftera funeral service.

“This part of the is-land is believed to be ahaunted place by our people.There are so many lying bur-ied herewho met a violentdeath.Jacko concluded his story.The men were already get-ting ready to leave, scared ofthe spirits of the dead.

“We should perhapstransfer this grave to the Ab-erdeen cemetery”, Cadellsaid. “They should not lieamong these niggers”.

“We shall do thatsir”, Birch piped in. “By nextAll Souls Day we shall havethem re-buried, for the thirdtime, in a proper grave”. ( Tobe continued…)

Viper Prison.... (From page 3)

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Nari Natya Mahotsava by APTA to mark IWD

Port Blair, Mar 09: To markthe International Women’sDay on 8 th march 2014Andaman People TheatreAssociation ( APTA) in col-laboration with the depart-ment of Arts & Culture A &N Administration organized aday long Theatre Work shopexclusive for Women Theatreworkers of the islands atAndaman Club from 2.00p.m to 6.00 p.m.The workshop

was conducted by NareshChander Lal Theatre Direc-tor and all together 30 femaletheatre artistes took part inthe workshop. Miss Mumtazhead of the office and pro-gram of AIR Port Blair wasthe chief guest on the occa-sion and Dr.Rashida Iqbal in-charge culture A & N Admin-istration was the Guest ofHonour.

Miss Mumtaz as-

sured for the all help for pro-motion of drama in the islandsthrough All India Radio andDr. Rashida Iqbal in-chargeculture appreciated thewomen theatre artistes forattending the workshop.Naresh Chander Lal given thetraining for speech, expres-sions, body movement, cos-tume, set properties, make-up,lighting and the basic knowl-edge to do a good theatre.

MOVING EYES...

Murder of Mother Nature at Corbyn’s cove

of development of sports inthis region. But there is nosignal from the President ofSSC to reconstitute this RSC.

This is not one offsituation. RSC Car Nicobar,Nancowry, Hutbay,Campbell Bay, Mayabunderand Diglipur also need a nodfrom the President of SSC toensure that it is revived once

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48-hour bandh alongnational highway in ManipurIMPHAL: A 48-hour bandhcalled by Manipur’s taxi associa-tion in protest against the killingof a driver by militants, has af-fected the traffic along theManipur portion of nationalhighway No. 39, officials said onSunday. Manipur State Taxi Ser-vice Association (MSTSA) hascalled the bandh from 6pm onSaturday along the nationalhighway-39 connecting Imphal-Dimapur-Guwahati, they said.

Reports from the dis-tricts said transport services be-tween Manipur andneighbouring states were can-celled on Sunday in view of thebandh. Officials said Manipur-bound trucks with essentialitems may enter the state onlyafter the bandh was over be-cause security to escort themcould not be sent earlier. ManasAli, hailing from Sukhajan villagein Assam’s Karbi Along district,

was recently killed by militantswho reportedly demanded Rs 15lakh from the owner of the taxidriven by Ali, an MSTSAspokesman said.

The spokesman ap-pealed to the public to supportthe MSTSA-sponsored bandhalong the highway so that theattention of the authoritiescould be drawn to prevent oc-currence of such killings in fu-ture. Official sources said Aliwas kidnapped by suspectedmilitants who hired his taxi to goto Dimapur in Nagaland on Feb-ruary 22 from a taxi station inImphal. His body was found onMarch 7 at Kangpokpi area inManipur ’s Senapati district,sources said, adding that thebody has been handed over tothe family after conducting post-mortem at Regional Institute ofMedical Science and Hospitalhere yesterday.

again. It is reliably learnedthat the General Secretaryand other office bearers ofSSC are not following theorders of President of SSCjudiciously.

If the situation doesnot improve, then theAdministration must sackthese officers and post thosewho have an inclination to

promote sports. One can understand thathow much serious theAdministration is towardssports, with the fact that thetenure of officer bearers’ of A& N State Sports Council hasexpired in December 2012 butthe same officials stilloperate with the support ofSports Directorate.

appoint a Manager fromoutside with a consolidatedpay to look after the DolphinResort and rest all other staffswill be outsourced. For namesake only one staff will beposted from TourismDepartment at Dolphin tooversee daily affairs.Havelock is hotspot ofAndaman Tourism hence

instead of calling back staffsthe Tourism Departmentshould have send more staffsin Havelock Island. Touristshave been demanding to setup an grievance desk atHavelock so that small andbig issues of tourists can besorted out at Havelock Islanditself but no such steps havebeen taken up yet by theTourism Department.

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