Port Blair, Oct 10: The State President of Bharatiya Janata Party, A&N Islands, Mr. Vishal Jolly has appreciated the motivated behavior of BJP Leaders and workers of North & Middle Andaman District for their timely help to the General Public in the recent flood and cyclonic weather conditions.

Port Blair, September 30: The Lt Governor being on official tour to mainland would not be present for Tuesday’s public hearing on 1st October 2013. Persons desirous to present their grievances can, however, submit the same to the Secretary to Lt Governor in Raj Niwas from 11.00 AM to 12.00 noon on this day.

Port Blair, Sept 25: PCC President Kuldeep Rai Sharma has recorded sincere gratitude to the Lt Governor, Lt Gen (Retd), AK Singh, the Chief Secretary Anand Prakash and Principal Secretary Education Mrs Rina Ray, A & N Islands, for their efforts of enhancing seats in 5 PG Courses in JNRM.
Kuldeep has met the Chief Secretary and Pr Secy Edn with the students and their parents for getting the seats enhanced and also wrote/mailed/faxed to the Chief Minister, Puducherry to this effect.
Kuldeep has also congratulated Ms Razia Sulthana.S, Jayanthi N, Sarita Singh, Sandhya U, Budhinia Kumari, Anita Kumari Yadav, Renurak Ganguli, Deepika Baroi and Shri Kartick Biswas of JNRM for showing their mettle and winning gold medals in their respective streams in the University Examinations held in May/June this year and wished them all success in their future. Kuldeep has also congratulated the lecturers of these streams of JNRM.

Staff Correspondent
Port Blair, Sept 19: In the much hyped case of CBSE question paper leak, the High Court today reduced the quantum of sentence of all four appellants to the imprisonment already undergone by each one of the said appellants without, however, making any change in the sentence of fine including the default clause.
Meanwhile, the High Court has dismissed the government appeal filed by the state against Mr. M P Arun. “The bail bond executed by M.P. Arun in terms of the earlier order passed by this Court stands discharged accordingly,” the court said.

Port Blair, Sep 18: On 16th of September 2013 on a credible information about gambling at Wimberlygunj area a Police team led by SI Mr. Deepak Mukherjee, I/C OP Wimberlygunj comprising Head Constable Patrick, Head Constable Mansid Xalxo, Constables Guarango Pandey, Aboobacker Siddique & R.P. Bara, conducted raid at Hoshiyar Pur Village, Wimberlygunj and arrested 08 persons. Rs. 2260/- was recovered as board money and pocket money Rs. 1010/-. All the above 08 persons were challaned under the relevant sections of A & N Gambling Regulation 1956. Consequently in the second course of action a Police team led by SI Mr. K.N. Mishra, SHO, PS Bambooflat comprising HC Mr.
P. Kispota, Constables Mr. R.K. Dey, Mr. Mohammed Hussain & Mr. Manohar Xalxo, conducted raid at Tsunami Pahad, Small Ground and arrested 09 persons and recovered Rs. 12,545/- as board money and pocket money Rs. 5590/-. Later on all the above 09 persons were challaned under the relevant sections of A & N Gambling Regulation 1956.
The general public is requested to pass on any credible information pertaining to gambling, drug peddling/ sale of illicit liquor or any other illegal activities on the following telephone Nos. 9434289981, 9474287077, 258019, 233077 & 100. The identity of the informer will be kept secret.

Port Blair, Sept 04: The Salvation Fellowship Trust (SFT) which is presently functioning at Garacharama-I has extended their intervention programmes to Havelock Islands as Helen Keller Special School at Govinda Nagar, Havelock No.3 for multiple disabilities to rehabilitate and empower the children/persons with disabilities.

The Pradhan of Govind Nagar Gram Panchayat has conveyed her hearty thanks to Helen Keller School and Resource persons supported by Salvation Fellowship Trust for taking their active initiation in the early stage of rehabilitation for the empowerment of disabled community of Havelock Islands though their intervention programmes such as various therapy programmes for the rehabilitation of Developmental disabled persons/ children, Braille education and computer education for visually impaired and sign language and speech therapy instructions for hearing impaired.

The Pradhan, Govind Nagar has also requested the general public including the persons/ children with disabilities to avail the services of Helen Keller Special School for multiple disabilities to get rehabilitate and empower the disabled community in early stage, a communication from Pradhan, Govind Nagar Gram Panchayat, Havelock said here.