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India's largest scientific eventPrime Minister to inaugurate

107th Indian Science Congress todayNew Delhi, Jan 2India 's largest annualgathering of scientificluminaries from countriesacross the world, the'107th Indian ScienceCongress', will be heldfrom January 3 to 7, 2020at Universi ty ofAgricultural Sciences(UASB), GKVK Campus,Bangalore, Karnatakafocusing on 'Science &Technology: RuralDevelopment'.The Science Congresswill be inaugurated by thePrime Minister, ShriNarendra Modi onJanuary 3. The Congressis a major focal point forscientists, researchersand academiciansinterested in variousaspects of Science

discoveries andtechnologies. The five-day long event aims tobring together Sciencefraternity across the worldto discuss scientificinnovation and research.The Nobel Laureates whowill be part icipat ing

include German Physicist,Prof. Stefan Hell who isone of the Directors of theMax Planck Institute forBiophysical Chemistry inGöttingen, Germany. Hereceived the Nobel Prize inChemistry in 2014 'for thedevelopment of super-

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resolved fluorescencemicroscopy' and Prof. AdaE. Yonath from Israel. Sheis a proteincrystallographer who wasawarded the 2009 NobelPrize for Chemistry.Apart from this, several

New Delhi, Jan 2The Union Ministry ofScience and Technologyhave awarded SwarnaJayanti Fellowships to 14scientists to pursue basicresearch in frontier areas ofscience and technology.The fellowship covers allthe requirements forperforming the researchand includes a fellowshipof 25 thousand rupees per

month. A research grant offive lakh rupees for fiveyears is also being providedin addition to their salary.Instituted to commemorateIndia's 50th year ofindependence, SwaranJayanti Fellowships areawarded to young andbrilliant scientists to pursueunfettered research withfinancial freedom andflexibility.

14 scientists awarded SwarnaJayanti Fellowships

New Delhi, Jan 2Pariksha pe Charcha, the programme in which Prime Minister interactswith the cross section of Students and Teachers from India and abroadto beat exam stress has been rescheduled to 20th January this year.The programme was earlier scheduled for 16th of January. It has beenrescheduled in view of festivals of Pongal, Makar Sankranti, Lohriacross the country. Human Resource Development Ministry said, alot of excitement and enthusiasm is being seen among the students,teachers and parents to not only participate in the unique event butalso to receive valuable tips from the Prime Minister.

PM Modi's 'Pariksha pe Charcha'programme rescheduled on Jan 20

PM electronically released Rs. 12,000crore under Pradhan Mantri Samaan

Yojana to six crore farmersBengaluru, Jan 2 The Prime Minister, ShriNarendra Modielectronically released12,000 crore rupees underPradhan Mantri SamaanYojana to six crore farmersin Tumakuru, Karnatakatoday.He also awarded the KrishiKarman Award to theprogressive farmers from 21States. The fishermen ofTamil Nadu and Karnatakawere also given deep seafishing boats andtransponders that will helpthem to navigate in thedeep sea.Speaking on the occasion,the Prime Ministeremphasised on agroexports, value-addition ofproduce, marketing anddoubling of farmers income

by 2022. He said thatspecial programmes arelaunched for coffee, rubber,

Port Blair, Jan. 2 The State LevelDeclamation Contest onPatriotism and NationBuilding as part ofRepublic Day Celebrations-2020 was organised byNehru Yuva Kendra PortBlair at the auditorium ofAnthropological Survey ofIndia here today. Shri SubirChander, Adhyaksh, ZillaParishad, South Andamanwas the chief guest whileSmti Sheela Singh ,Councilor, Ward No. 10,PBMC and ex-Chairperson was thespecial guest of the event. Accordingly, the firstprize in the State LevelDeclamation Contest waswon by Shri Saurav Duttafrom South AndamanDistrict while Shri Subrata

Biswas from North &Middle Andaman Districtsecured 2nd position andShri Arual Raj of GreatNicobar under NicobarDistrict secured 3rdposition. As per the criteria of theSelection, Shri SauravDutta from South AndamanDistrict will be participatingin the National LevelContest scheduled to beheld at New Delhi on 26thJan, 2020. All the winnersof 1st, 2nd and 3rd

positions were awardedwith cash prizes of Rs25,000, Rs. 10,000 and5,000/- respectively. Theywere also awardedmementos along withcertificates. The chiefguest, Shri Subir Chanderawarded the winners. Earlier, MohammedTarique Shah, DistrictYouth Coordinator, PortBlair, welcomed thegathering, acommunication said.

Declamation Contest on Patriotism & Nation Building held

Saurav Dutta wins first prize and willparticipate in National Level contest

Port Blair, Jan 2 An Exhibition & Sale ofArts, Crafts andHandicrafts produced byMSME, SHGs, NGOs andother manufacturers will beinaugurated by Shri N.K.Udhaya Kumar,Chairperson, PBMC on Jan.4 at 4.30 pm at KhaitanKalyana Mandapam,Junglighat in the presenceof Shri Suneel Anchipaka,Secretary, PBMC .The 16-days long exhibitionis being organized by TheIslands Institute of SkillDevelopment, Port Blairwith the support ofNABARD, PBMC ,MSME, BSNL, UCO Bank

with active participation ofartistes, craftsmen,handicraft artisans,manufacturers of jute,paper pulp, clay, shell andpearl jewelry, coconut shell,coir, cane and bamboo,precious and semi preciousstones, spices, wood craftsand large size soft toyswith an aim to extendmarketing facility to theseunits under a single roof. The exhibition will beopen on all days from 5thto 19th January, 2020 from11 am to 8 pm and there isno entry free, acommunication from theDirector, the IISD, Port Blairsaid.

Arts, Crafts & Handicraftsexhibition at Junglighat from Jan. 4

Port Blair, Jan 2 The Marine ProductExport DevelopmentAuthority, Cochin jointlywith the Department ofFisheries is organizing ameeting with fish tradersand exporters on the'Procedures to be followedfor the seafood export fromA&N Islands' on Jan 3,2020 at 10.30 am in theconference hall of RCSOffice. The meeting ismainly for sensitizing thetraders and exportersregarding the onlineprocess includingregistration ofestablishment to facilitatethe direct export of thefishery commodity forthese Islands. ShriArchiman Lahiri, DeputyDirector MPEDA will be

attending the meeting. Allfish traders/exporters ofthese Islands have beenrequested to attend themeeting, a communicationsaid.

Awareness meeting for fishtraders & exporters

coconut, cashew andpulses. He also said that hisgovernment is committed

to improving irrigationfacilities and providingskills to the agriculturists.

New Delhi, Jan 2India for the first timeranks among the top tenin the Climate ChangePerformance Index, CCPI,which goes further toprove that all efforts andactivities being currentlyundertaken by thegovernment are setting atone of vast

i m p r o v e m e n t s .Government aims toincrease the share of non-fossi l fuels to 175GigaWatt by 2022 andfurther take it to 450 GW.The major ini t iat ivestaken by the Ministry ofEnvironment, Forest andClimate Change. Airpollution is one of the

India first time ranks among top ten inClimate Change Performance Index

biggest globalenvironmental challengesof today. A time boundnational level strategy forpan India implementationto tackle the increasing airpollution problem in acomprehensive manner inthe form of National CleanAir Programme waslaunched last year.

Doubling farmers' income

Port Blair, Jan 2 A DBT funded projecton Biotech Kisan-Hub wasestablished at Division ofAnimal Science, ICAR-Central Island AgriculturalResearch Institute withthe main aim fordissemination of livestockand poultry productiontechnologies forenhancing the farmers'income of A&N Islandsand Lakshadweep. The objective of theprogramme is doubling thefarmers' income throughimplementation of twoactivities such as trainingand demonstration of miniincubator for supply ofchicks and scientific goat

farming. The Hub will actas a Nodal centre and as theplatform for interaction ofscientist & farmers toaddress the issues ofdevelopment of backyardlivestock and poultrysector of the Islandfarmers. As a part of the Hubactivity, every month fivefarmers including women,rural unemployed youthwill be selected and trainedon scientific goat farmingand operation of MiniIncubator for supply ofchicks on regular basis forpoultry farming at the MainHub. The duration of thetraining programme is onemonth and the trainees will

CEO A&N Islandsto hold meeting

Port Blair, Jan. 2A meeting has beenconvened by the ChiefElectoral Officer, Andamanand Nicobar Islands in themini Conference Hall of theSecretariat on Jan 3, 2020at 3.30 pm to discussvarious activities to becarried out in connectionwith the celebration of 10thNational Voters' Day onJan 25, 2020, acommunication fromJoint Chief Electoral Officersaid.

be given fellowship of Rs.10,000/ per person.Interested persons mayapply directly to theDirector, ICAR-CIARI, PortBlair, 744105 or send a maildirectorcaripb@gmail.comor contact Dr. Jai Sunder,Hub Facilitator over ph no.9434291840, jaisunder@ r e d i f f m a i l . c o m .Preference will be given tothe unemployed youth,destitute women, who areinterested to take up thepoultry and goat farming aslivelihood option ande n t r e p r e n e u r s h i pdevelopment, acommunication from NodalOfficer (PR) & In-charge,PME Cell said.

Port Blair, Jan 2 The Ministry of ConsumerAffairs, Food & PublicDistribution, New Delhi isorganizing variousprogrammes andcompetitions to createawareness among theconsumers, as part ofNational Consumer Dayobservance on the theme 'ATurning Point for IndianConsumer: The ConsumerProtection Act, 2019'. In thisregard, the Department ofCivil Supplies & ConsumerAffairs, A&N Administrationis organizing a month longconsumer awarenessprogramme in the Islands,which got underway on 24thDecember, 2019. The Department shall beorganizing inter-school

painting & quiz competitionsfor students of SouthAndaman District. Students& schools of SouthAndaman Districts willing toparticipate may send theirnames to the Department ofCivil Supplies & ConsumerAffairs, Port Blair before Jan9, 2020.The winners of variouscompetitions shall beawarded prizes for the 1st,

2nd & 3rd positions and 2consolation prizes separatelyduring the mainfunction to be held later thismonth. For further details, theJoint Registrar (SC)/Assistant Director (CS&CA)may be contacted over ph.no. 9476000005, acommunication from the JointRegistrar State Commissionsaid here.

Creating awareness among consumers

Training prog. onvalue addition in

agriculturalproduce

Port Blair, Jan. 2 The ICAR-KrishiVigyan Kendra (KVK),Sippighat organized athree-days trainingprogramme on 'valueaddition in agriculturalproduce' for the farmers/farmwomen at CommunityHall, Chouldari from 26thto 28th December, 2019.Dr.N. Bommayasamy,Subject Matter Specialist( A g r o n o m y / A g r i l .Extension) briefed about

Port Blair, Jan. 2The Fisheries Sub-Station,Rangat conducted anawareness programme onDepartmental Schemesunder UT Plan, RKVY andBlue revolution at Gram

P a n c h a y a t ,Kaushalyanagar recently.During the programme, theFisheries Inspector, ShriShaji Thomas elaboratedon the guidelines of each

Awareness on schemes forfishers created

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Deptt. of CS&CA to organize inter-schoolpainting & quiz competitions

CIARI to train farmers under'Kisan-Hub' activities

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Port Blair, Jan 2 In the ongoing Atal BehariVajpayee Memorial T-20Cricket Tournament, 2019-2020, which is being organizedby Regional Sports Council,Port Blair in association withCricket Association- Andaman& Nicobar at Netaji Stadiumfrom Dec 11, 2019, out of thetotal 84 matches, 60 matcheshas already concluded. In the first match playedtoday, the Department ofEnvironment & Forest defeatedMakruzz Jadwet by 7 wicketswhile in the second match, A&N Police defeated HomeBrothers-North Stars by 5

INTER ISLAND SECTORMV Campbell Bay will sail for Campbell Bay via Nancowry on07.01.2020 (Tue) at 1000 Hrs from Haddo Wharf and will sail for PortBlair on 09.01.2020 (Thus) at 0900 Hrs from Campbell Bay via sameroute. Passenger tickets for the above sailing will be issued to thegeneral public from 04.01.2020 (Sat) from 1000 Hrs onwards at STARSTicketing Counter & CSC's. Similarly, booking of cargo will commencefrom 04.01.2020 (Sat) onwards between 0900 Hrs to 1200 Hrs atCommercial Wing.LITTLE ANDAMANMV Campbell Bay will sail for Little Andaman on 05.01.2020 (Sun) at1000 Hrs from Haddo Wharf and will sail for Port Blair on the same dayat 2100 Hrs from Little Andaman.MV Coral Queen will sail for Little Andaman on 06.01.2020 (Mon) at1000 Hrs from Haddo Wharf and will sail for Port Blair on the same dayat 2100 Hrs from Little Andaman.Note : Passenger tickets for the Little Andaman vessels scheduled on5th & 6th January, 2020 will be issued to the general public from03.01.2020 (Fri ) from 0900 Hrs onwards at STARS Ticketing Counter& CSC's.MV Coral Queen will sail for Little Andaman on 07.01.2020 (Tue) at1000 Hrs from Haddo Wharf and will sail for Port Blair on the same dayat 2100 Hrs from Little Andaman. Passenger tickets for the above sailingwill be issued to the general public from 04.01.2020 (Sat) from 1000 Hrsonwards at STARS Ticketing Counter & CSC's.03.01.2020 (FRIDAY)SWARAJ DWEEP & SHAHEED DWEEPMV Bambooka will sail for Swaraj Dweep on 03.01.2020 (Fri) at 0620Hrs from Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for Port Blair on the same dayat 0900 Hrs from Swaraj Dweep.MV Strait Island will sail for Swaraj Dweep on 03.01.2020 (Fri) at 0900Hrs from Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for Port Blair on the same dayat 1130 Hrs from Swaraj Dweep.MV Rani Lakshmi will sail for Shaheed Dweep on 03.01.2020 (Fri) at0630 Hrs from Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for Port Blair on the sameday at 0845 Hrs from Shaheed Dweep.MV Rani Lakshmi will sail for Shaheed Dweep on 03.01.2020 (Fri) at1100 Hrs from Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for Port Blair on the sameday at 1600 Hrs from Shaheed Dweep.MV Rani Lakshmi will sail for Swaraj Dweep on 03.01.2020 (Fri) at1300 Hrs from Shaheed Dweep Jetty and will sail back to ShaheedDweep on the same day at 1430 Hrs from Swaraj Dweep.MV Bambooka will sail for Swaraj Dweep on 03.01.2020 (Fri) at 1400Hrs from Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for Port Blair on the same dayat 1630 Hrs from Swaraj Dweep.MV Strait Island will sail for Swaraj Dweep on 03.01.2020 (Fri) at 1800Hrs from Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for Port Blair on 04.01.2020(Sat) at 0500 Hrs from Swaraj Dweep.BARATANGMV Wandoor will sail for Baratang on 03.01.2020 (Fri) at 0530 Hrs fromPhoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for Port Blair on the same day at 1500Hrs from Baratang.MV Wandoor will sail for Swaraj Dweep on 03.01.2020 (Fri) at 1000 Hrsfrom Baratang and will sail for Baratang on the same day at 1230 Hrsfrom Swaraj Dweep.RANGATMV Rani Changa will sail for Rangat via Swaraj Dweep and Long Islandon 03.01.2020 (Fri) at 0630 Hrs from Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail forPort Blair on the same day at 1300 Hrs from Rangat via same route.04.01.2020 (SATURDAY)SWARAJ DWEEP & SHAHEED DWEEPMV North Passage will sail for Swaraj Dweep on 04.01.2020 (Sat) at0620 Hrs from Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for Port Blair on the sameday at 0900 Hrs from Swaraj Dweep.MV Rani Lakshmi will sail for Swaraj Dweep on 04.01.2020 (Sat) at0620 Hrs from Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for Port Blair on the sameday at 0900 Hrs from Swaraj Dweep.MV Strait Island will sail for Swaraj Dweep on 04.01.2020 (Sat) at 0900Hrs from Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for Port Blair on the same dayat 1130 Hrs from Swaraj Dweep.MV Bambooka will sail for Shaheed Dweep on 04.01.2020 (Sat) at 0630Hrs from Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for Port Blair on the same dayat 0845 Hrs from Shaheed Dweep.MV Bambooka will sail for Shaheed Dweep on 04.01.2020 (Sat) at 1100Hrs from Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for Port Blair on the same dayat 1600 Hrs from Shaheed Dweep.MV Bambooka will sail for Swaraj Dweep on 04.01.2020 (Sat) at 1300Hrs from Shaheed Dweep Jetty and will sail back to Shaheed Dweep onthe same day at 1430 Hrs from Swaraj Dweep.MV North Passage will sail for Swaraj Dweep on 04.01.2020 (Sat) at1400 Hrs from Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for Port Blair on the sameday at 1630 Hrs from Swaraj Dweep.MV Rani Lakshmi will sail for Swaraj Dweep on 04.01.2020 (Sat) at1400 Hrs from Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for Port Blair on the sameday at 1630 Hrs from Swaraj Dweep.MV Strait Island will sail for Swaraj Dweep on 04.01.2020 (Sat) at 1800Hrs from Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for Port Blair on 05.01.2020(Sun) at 0500 Hrs from Swaraj Dweep.BARATANGMV Wandoor will sail for Baratang on 04.01.2020 (Sat) at 0530 Hrs fromPhoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for Port Blair on the same day at 1500Hrs from Baratang.MV Wandoor will sail for Swaraj Dweep on 04.01.2020 (Sat) at 1000 Hrsfrom Baratang and will sail for Baratang on the same day at 1230 Hrsfrom Swaraj Dweep.RANGATMV Rani Changa will sail for Rangat via Shaheed Dweep, SwarajDweep, Strait Island and Long Island on 04.01.2020 (Sat) at 0615 Hrsfrom Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for Port Blair on 05.01.2020 (Sun)at 0615 Hrs from Rangat via same route.05.01.2020 (SUNDAY)SWARAJ DWEEP & SHAHEED DWEEPMV Bambooka will sail for Swaraj Dweep on 05.01.2020 (Sun) at 0620Hrs from Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for Port Blair on the same dayat 0900 Hrs from Swaraj Dweep.MV Rani Lakshmi will sail for Swaraj Dweep on 05.01.2020 (Sun) at0620 Hrs from Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for Port Blair on the sameday at 0900 Hrs from Swaraj Dweep.MV Strait Island will sail for Swaraj Dweep on 05.01.2020 (Sun) at 0900Hrs from Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for Port Blair on the same dayat 1130 Hrs from Swaraj Dweep.MV North Passage will sail for Shaheed Dweep on 05.01.2020 (Sun) at0630 Hrs from Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for Port Blair on the sameday at 0845 Hrs from Shaheed Dweep.MV North Passage will sail for Shaheed Dweep on 05.01.2020 (Sun) at1100 Hrs from Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for Port Blair on the sameday at 1600 Hrs from Shaheed Dweep.MV North Passage will sail for Swaraj Dweep on 05.01.2020 (Sun) at1300 Hrs from Shaheed Dweep Jetty and will sail back to ShaheedDweep on the same day at 1430 Hrs from Swaraj Dweep.MV Bambooka will sail for Swaraj Dweep on 05.01.2020 (Sun) at 1400Hrs from Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for Port Blair on the same dayat 1630 Hrs from Swaraj Dweep.MV Rani Lakshmi will sail for Swaraj Dweep on 05.01.2020 (Sun) at1400 Hrs from Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for Port Blair on the sameday at 1630 Hrs from Swaraj Dweep.

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New Delhi, Jan 2The thirteenth edition of the ICCUnder-19 Cricket World Cupis scheduled to commence fromJanuary 17. Sixteen teams fromacross the world are all set for

the upcoming biennialextravaganza. With South Africaall geared up to hold the eventfor the second time, defendingchampions and four-timewinners India will once again

2020 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cupto begin from Jan 17

Atal Behari Vajpayee MemorialT-20 Cricket Tourney

look to eye dominate on thebiggest platform for youngcricketers.Ahead of the event here's alook at the group-stage fixturesof the tournament.

Match 1 January 17 South Africa U19 vs Afghanistan U19, Group D 13:30 IST Match 2 January 18 Bangladesh U19 vs Zimbabwe U19, Group C 13:30 IST Match 3 January 18 New Zealand U19 vs Japan U19, Group A 13:30 IST Match 4 January 18 United Arab Emirates U19 vs Canada U19, Group D 13:30 IST Match 5 January 18 Australia U19 vs West Indies U19, Group B 13:30 IST Match 7 January 19 India U19 vs Sri Lanka U19, Group A 13:30 IST Match 6 January 19 Pakistan U19 vs Scotland U19, Group C 13:30 IST Match 8 January 20 England U19 vs West Indies U19, Group B 13:30 IST Match 9 January 20 Australia U19 vs Nigeria U19, Group B 13:30 IST Match 10 January 21 Bangladesh U19 vs Scotland U19, Group C 13:30 IST Match 11 January 21 India U19 vs Japan U19, Group A 13:30 IST Match 15 January 22 New Zealand U19 vs Sri Lanka U19, Group A 13:30 IST Match 14 January 22 Pakistan U19 vs Zimbabwe U19, Group C 13:30 IST Match 13 January 22 Afghanistan U19 vs United Arab Emirates U19, Group D 13:30 IST Match 12 January 22 South Africa U19 vs Canada U19, Group D 13:30 IST Match 16 January 23 Australia U19 vs England U19, Group B 13:30 IST Match 17 January 23 West Indies U19 vs Nigeria U19, Group B 13:30 IST Match 20 January 24 India U19 vs New Zealand U19, Group A 13:30 IST Match 19 January 24 Afghanistan U19 vs Canada U19, Group D 13:30 IST Match 18 January 24 Pakistan U19 vs Bangladesh U19, Group C 13:30 IST Match 21 January 25 Sri Lanka U19 vs Japan U19, Group A 13:30 IST Match 22 January 25 Zimbabwe U19 vs Scotland U19, Group C 13:30 IST Match 23 January 25 South Africa U19 vs United Arab Emirates U19, Group D 13:30 IST Match 24 January 25 England U19 vs Nigeria U19, Group B 13:30 IST

Open State Hockeychampionshiprescheduled

Port Blair, Jan 2 The Open State HockeyChampionship cum SelectionTrail has been rescheduled andwill now be held from 13th Jan,2020 onwards. For furtherenquiries one may contactphone no. 03192243001 ,9933246274, 9531808874,9933250572, a communicationsaid.

senior Scientists from India and abroad alongwith several government officials will be participating in this event to exchangetheir views on a range of scientific issues, both at the national and internationallevel.There are 28 Plenary Sessions on areas ranging from Climate Smart Agriculturefor Food Securi ty, Crop Improvement Towards Food & Nutri t ionSecurity, Materials Science And Technology For Rural Development,Challenges and Opportunit ies In Cancer Drug Discovery, ArtificialIntelligence And Medical Technology, Advances In Basic Medical AndClinical Interactions, Non-Communicable Diseases In Rural Population as well asCancer Research - Therapeutic Applications. The areas also include NanoMaterials for Energy, Environment and Health Care, Novel Solutions for Oil andGas Industry Problems and so on in which senior scientists and officials willdiscuss on the status, challenges, opportunities and scope in these researchareas.

New Delhi, Jan 2Indian women’s hockey teamdefender Sunita Lakraannounced her retirement frominternational hockey onThursday. The 28-year-olddefender has been a vitalmember of the Indian squadsince 2008. She representedthe country in the last Olympics.“Today is a very emotional dayfor me as I have decided toretire from International

Sunita Lakra announces retirementfrom international hockey

Hockey. I had been part of thiswonderful journey with theIndian Women’s Hockey Teamsince 2008 and through thisjourney we have seen manyups and downs but weremained as one unit, givingeach other the strength andmotivation to remainstrong and fight all the odds toexcel and bring laurels to thecountry,” Lakra said in astatement.

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New Delhi, Jan 2After recently dominating WestIndies in the limited-oversfixtures, the Virat Kohli-ledIndian team will look to continuetheir winning momentum whenthey play their first series afterNew Year against Sri Lanka.The two sides are slated to playa short series, comprising threeT20Is, beginning from January5 at Barsapara Stadium inGuwahati, Assam.The Men in Blue will head intothe series against Sri Lankaafter their back-to-back 2-1series wins against Bangladeshand the West Indies.The Lasith Malinga-led SriLanka, on the other hand, arecoming from a 3-0 T20I serieswhitewash of Pakistan beforeslumping to a defeat againstAustralia by the same margin.

While India have decided to gowith an unchanged squad thatwon series against West Indiesin December 2019, Sri Lankahave recalled experienced all-

India to play T20Is against Sri Lankarounder Angelo Mathews forthe upcoming series.Let us have a look at thecomplete schedule and squadsfor the series:

SCHEDULEJanuary 5: India vs Sri Lanka, 1st T20I at Barsapara CricketStadium, Guwahati (7:00 p.m)January 7: India vs Sri Lanka, 2nd T20I at Holkar CricketStadium, Indore (7:00 p.m)January 10: India vs Sri Lanka, 3rd T20I at MaharashtraCricket Association Stadium, Pune (7:00 p.m)SQUADSIndia: Virat Kohli (captain), Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul,Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, ShivamDube, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah,Navdeep Saini, Shardul Thakur, Manish Pandey,Washington Sundar, Sanju Samson.Sri Lanka: Lasith Malinga (captain), DanushkaGunathilaka, Avishka Fernando, Angelo Mathews, DasunShanaka, Kusal Perera, Niroshan Dickwella, Dhananjayade Silva, Isuru Udana, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, OshadaFernando, Wanindu Hasaranga, Lahiru Kumara, KusalMendis, Lakshan Sandakan and Kasun Rajitha.

Practical exams of IGNOUPort Blair, Jan. 2The practical examinations of the learners enrolled inBachelor and Master Degree in Computer Applications(BCA & MCA) of Indira Gandhi National OpenUniversity, Study Center, Jawaharlal Nehru RajkeeyaMahavidyalaya, Port Blair shall commence from Jan. 6,2020. The schedule of practical examination has beendisplayed on IGNOU Study Center, JNRM notice board.For further details learners have been advised to contactthe IGNOU Study Center, JNRM during working hours,a communication said.

Sailing of MVNicobar rescheduledPort Blair, Jan 2 Due to technical reason,the scheduled sailing ofMV Nicobar from Port Blairto Chennai on 03.01.2020 at1000 hrs has beenpostponed. Now, thevessel MV Nicobar will sailfor Chennai from Port Blairon 03.01.2020 at 1800 hrs.

fisheries schemes andencouraged the localfishermen to avail thebenefits of the scheme on50% subsidy for purchase/construction of motorizedfishing boats, fishtransport vehicle, deepfreezer, inboard /out boardengines, essential fisheryrequisite etc. ShriVenketeswar Rao,Fisheries Field Assistanturged the fishermen tocarry life jackets/buoys andfishermen ID cards whileventuring into sea, acommunication said.

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the importance and scope of value addition ofseasonal fruits and vegetables. The value added foodproducts of mango, coconut based sweets andextraction of virgin coconut oil from coconut weredemonstrated to the trainees during the trainingprogramme. Earlier, Dr. Harapriya Nayak, Subject MatterSpecialist (Home Science) and Course Coordinator ofthe training programme welcomed the trainees andbriefed about the training programme, acommunication said.

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Hello Doctorprog. on DDK

Port Blair, Jan. 2Doordarshan Kendra PortBlair will telecast HelloDoctor live phone inprogramme on the topic'Panchakarma Therapies forArthritis' on Jan 3, 2020 at5.30 pm. In this programme,Dr Rekha, SpecialistPanchakarma , Ayush willbe the expert. Viewers canparticipate in thisprogramme by dialing244745 / 9476046367, acommunication said.

Today's Match Schedule1. United Sporting Club -Vs-South Point Stars - 6.45 AM2. Diamond Stars -Vs- A. P. Super Kings - 9.45 AM3. Addidas XI -Vs FC XI, Junglighat - 12.45 PM

wickets. In the last match playedtoday, Zam Sporting Club

defeated Addidas XI by 5wickets.

Leh, Jan. 2The 5th Ice Hockey Associationof India (IHAI) National IceHockey Championship -2020has begun in Leh today. In theinaugural match in Under-20Boys category betweenChandigarh and Haryana, thecontest ended in a draw with 4goals each. Similarly, thesecond match between LadakhScouts Regiment Centre andDelhi also ended in a draw with2 goals each. Later in theafternoon Under-20 Girls match

5th IHAI National Ice HockeyChampionship-2020 begins in Leh

New Delhi, Jan 2On course to seal aberth for the TokyoGames, former worldchampion MirabaiChanu maintainedher eighth spot in theOlympic qualifiersranking list releasedby the InternationalW e i g h t l i f t i n gFederation (IWF) onThursday. In therace for Olympicqualification, the 25-

Mirabai Chanu ranked eighth in latestOlympic qualification rankings

to April 2020), at least six eventsoverall and in at least one goldand silver level event. “Theranking points are based on thenumber of events a lifterparticipates in and Mirabai hasmissed a few competitions,including the World

Championship in 2018, due toher back injury,” National coachVijay Sharma said. “But beingeighth now is not a problem asafter the final rankings list is madein April and the best results willbe taken into account,” headded.

year-old, who competes in the49kg category, has gathered2966.6406 ranking points tillnow. To qualify for Tokyo, aweightlifter must compete in atleast one event in each of thethree periods of six months(spread over November 2018

will be played between hometeam Ladakh and Maharashtra.The tournament will continue till7th January in Karzoo IceHockey Rink in Leh, where theArmy, Chandigarh, Delhi,Haryana, Maharashtra and

home team Ladakh are fightingfor the championship in U-20boys category.Similarly, in Girlscategory Ladakh,Maharashtra, Delhi andChandigarh are playing for thechampionship.

Brisbane, Jan 2Venus Williams pulled out ofthe season-opening BrisbaneTennis International todayaf ter a setback duringpractice. The Americanveteran said she still hopedto p lay at the Adelaide

International later this monthahead of the Australian Open,the first Grand Slam of theyear. The tournament,featur ing a strong f ie ldincluding world number oneAshleigh Barty and AustralianOpen champion NaomiOsaka, gets underway onJanuary 6.

Venus Williams pulls out ofBrisbane Tennis International