Sarthak Kanjilal
Port Blair, September 16: A 15-year-old girl committed suicide by hanging herself from the ceiling of her room in Kamraj Nagar area.
The deceased, a Class Xth student, was alone at her home last evening when she reportedly hanged herself with a scarf from the ceiling of the room.
According to the villagers, the girl was found dead at around 3:30 pm inside her room. The victim was immediately rushed to the hospital where she was declared brought dead. No suicide note was recovered.
The postmortem of the dead body was conducted today at G B Pant Hospital. It is learnt.

Port Blair, Sep 16: It was reported that two persons namely Shri Kishen Kanta Bepari, aged 47 yrs, R/o Pinakinagar and Shri Ananda Sarkar aged 48 yrs, R/o Panchawati, died after consuming illicit/spurious liquor at Billiground.

A preliminary investigation done by the Police indicates that both the persons died due to consumption of illicit/spurious liquor.

The Lt Governor, Lt Gen A K Singh (Retd), has condoled the death of the two persons and expressed his heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families.

He has directed the Police Department to expedite the investigation so as to find out the cause of death and initiate appropriate action against the culprits. He has also directed the District Administration to ensure that no illicit/spurious liquor is sold in the District. Gratuitous relief will be given as per rules.

Meanwhile, it has been learnt that two more persons have been admitted by PHC Billyground with similar symptoms today. Both of them had consumed liquor this morning. They are under special care at PHC Billyground.
Meanwhile, the DC and SP of N & M Andaman visited both the patients, Mr. Gour Goldy, a resident of Badam Nallah and Mr. Major this morning.

Port Blair, Sept 15: The preparation of electronic voting machines will be done on 16th & 17th September at JNRM Auditorium from 10.00 am. All contesting candidates & representatives of Political Parties are requested to attend the same.
The concerned authorities of PBMC & APWD have been directed to submit certification assuring basic minimum facilities at all polling station under their jurisdiction by 16th September.
The work of distribution of postal ballots is continuing by all Returning Officers to the polling personnel of their respective constituencies. As on date total 831 (Eight Hundred Thirty one) votes have been casted through postal ballots for PBMC and Total 1450 (One Thousand Four Hundred Fifty) for various Panchayat posts. It has been decided to issue and collect postal ballots till 17/09/2015 by the Returning Officers. All Returning Officers are instructed to continue issuing postal ballots accordingly and get the additional postal ballots printed if it is required.
The Office of the Director, Panchayat & Municipal Elections is also focusing on Voters awareness through various activities so that voting percentage could be increased and voters be made aware to cast their vote as per their best decision without any fear or favour. Street Plays (Nukkad Nataks) are especially getting overwhelming response from the general public, which are being performed at various locations in Port Blair & Ferrargunj Tehsils.
The polling locations are also made available in the SMS enabler system for the voters along with their name, polling station details and voters serial number etc. by typing his/her 10 character EPIC No. e.g. “PRI1222868” and sending SMS to 9434289934.
It was informed that all activities of political parties related to canvassing are permitted up to 18th September 2015 by 4.00 pm only i.e., 48 hours before the closing of the poll. The voter’s slip without symbol will be allowed in the polling station and the issuance of the slip to assist voters may be done from out of 100 meters from the polling station. Only one table shall be allowed for the same.
The teams for enforcing model code of conduct have been instructed to keep close watch on the illicit sale of liquor. Private bar owners and ANIIDCO liquor outlets are once again directed to strictly adhere the existing rules otherwise their license shall be liable to be cancelled.
The teams constituted for preventing the violation of Model Code of Conduct have been keeping constant vigil. Total 2585 (Two Thousand Five Hundred Eighty Five) & 218 (Two Hundred Eighteen) number of defacements have been removed from Public & Private property in South Andaman District & North Andaman District respectively. The general public and others are appealed to report any case of violation of Model Code of Conduct to Election Cell on 03192-238881 and 03192-240127.

Sanjith Das
Port Blair, Sept 15: A 64 years old man namely K Bhaskar Rao, S/o K Machian Rao died of electric shock today at Tiranga Park.
According to reports, a public meeting of Telugu Desam Party was going on at the Tiranga Park but as it started to rain at around 06:00pm, many ran for nearby shelter.
Inside the Tiranga Park  there was temporary shed constructed yesterday to keep all electrical items and when the man reportedly touched one of the rods of the shed he suffered electrocution.
However the man before collapsing warned others to stay away from the place and saved other people from electrocution.
Sources said that the accident took place due to some loose wiring done by the private electrician.
The deceased used to live alone in these Islands and his family is in West Godavari area of AP.
The local TDP unit with the help of TDP unit of West Godavari located the son of the deceased and as per the wish of Late K Bhasker’s son, his body will be sent to Andhra by flight. The TDP party has also assured an amount of Rs. 3 lakhs from Prime Minister’s relief fund.

Sarthak Kajilal

Port Blair, Sept 14: In view of the hardships being faced by tourism service providers and general public of Havelock, the Department of Transport, UT Administration has resumed issuance of permits for public vehicles recently.

Administration had prohibited issue of permits to tourist vehicles and other public vehicles for about eight months owing to burgeoning vehicular population in the small but tourist hotspot, Havelock Island.

According to reports, increasing population of vehicles, irresponsible parking and related issues raised by people of Havelock forced the Lt. Governor to issue a bar on issue of permit to commercial vehicles. Thronged by thousands of tourists on a daily basis, Havelock is a small island with narrow road stretches and the increasing number of vehicles had become a cause of concern for the people of the area. Recently, stakeholders of the tourism industry of Havelock highlighted various problems being faced due to the prohibition, the Transport Department resumed the issue of permit to commercial vehicles.

Speaking to Andaman Sheekha, the Secretary-cum-Director, Transport, Mr JB Singh said that pending applications for issue of permit for commercial vehicles of Havelock are currently being processed.

Port Blair, September 14: The second round of training of Presiding Officers/Polling Personnel conducted successfully on 13th September & 14th September 2015 at DBRAIT. The arrangements for counting have been finalized. It has been decided to deploy a Senior Central Government Official as an Observer at each counting center.
Stringent action is being initiated against the Government Servants found to be involved in political activities. Ten (10) Show Cause Notices have already been issued to the Government Servants for their alleged involvement in such activities. The confidential cell constituted for the purpose has been directed to keep close watch on such activities and collect proper evidences so that appropriate action can be taken against the violators. All the Government Servants are once again cautioned to restrain from such activities.
The work of distribution of postal ballots is being done by all Returning Officers to the polling personnel of their respective constituencies. As on date total 764 votes have been casted through postal ballots for PBMC and Total 1260 for various Panchayat posts. It has been decided to issue and collect postal ballots till 17/09/2015 by the Returning Officers. All Returning Officers are instructed to continue issuing postal ballots accordingly and get the additional postal ballots printed if it is required.
Various activities have been started for voter’s awareness. Street Plays (Nukkad Nataks) are also being performed at various locations in Port Blair & Ferrargunj Tehsils for establishing direct outreach to the public. A rally of school children on voter’s awareness will be organized on 16th September 2015 at Campbell Bay.
The night patrolling by the Senior Officers of the District Administration is being conducted regularly and has been yielding good results. A few cases of violation of Modal Code of Conduct have been noticed and immediate action has been taken against the violators. A few bars have also been found committing some irregularities and appropriate action being taken against them. All candidates are once again appealed to strictly adhere to Modal Code of Conduct. All bars and liquor shops are directed to strictly follow the rules and maintain proper records, otherwise their license may be cancelled.
The teams constituted for preventing the violation of Model Code of Conduct have been keeping constant vigil. Total 2445 (Two Thousand Four Hundred Forty Five only) & 208 (Two Hundred Eight) number of defacements have been removed from Public & Private property in South Andaman District & North Andaman District respectively. The general public and others are appealed to report any case of violation of Modal Code of Conduct to Election Cell on 03192-238881 and 03192-240127.