Port Blair, July 16: Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) today cried foul over non-declaration of the written test results of Group-C post, conducted in 2012. In a letter addressed to the Chief Secretary of A & N Administration the City President, Mr. S. Balaji mentioned that the results of the Group- C Examination conducted in February 2012 are yet to come out.
“More than 10,000 candidates had appeared from all over the islands against about 250 vacancies facing many odds and financial hiccups. The seats allotted to them was in a haphazard manner and in innumerous cases, the candidate of one Island had to travel to another Island to write the exam. They were never given any TA or DA and as such they had to bear their own expenditure. In many cases they had to beg and borrow. All they did with a hope of an employment and job,” Mr. Balaji said in his letter.
The BJYM president further said that if those 250 vacancies are filled and posted, it will not only create employment opportunity and family support for hundreds but also help the Administration to deliver better results with the increased Human Resource. Mr. Balaji requested the CS to declare of the results of the said examination as soon as possible.

Port Blair, July 16: Raising the issue of pending CST files with the Assistant Commissioner (HQ), the DMK today urged the Lt. Governor to issue directions to concerned officials to clear the backlog.

In a letter addressed to the Lt. Governor, Mr. A. R. Marudhavanan, the State Organiser of DMK today mentioned that for the last 5 to 6 months around 40 to 50 cases of CST is lying unattended with Assistant Commissioner (HQ). Sir, the upcoming businessmen of these Islands has invested a lot and are surviving the cut throat competition in the local market.

“If the Administration cannot provide employment, they should at least encourage local business which could grow up to provide employment at a later stage. But by keeping the CST files pending with it for 5 to 6 months the Administration is not helping the local business in any way. Most of the local businessmen are Traders and if they have CST registration, they are liable to be charged 2% Tax and if not 12.5%.Due to Non availability of CST registration even the Mainland suppliers are reluctant to supply products .Most of the local dealers have been paying fine to their Mainland suppliers due to Non availability of CST numbers,” Mr. Marudhavanan said in his letter.

Port Blair, July 16: The Department of Art and Culture in association with Department of Tourism, A&N Administration shall be deputing a Cultural Contingent from the Islands to New Delhi in November 2013 to perform during India International Trade Fair. The Department of Art and Culture is planning to prepare a theme based programme focusing on the history and composite culture of the islands.
In this context, applications are invited from the Cultural associations/ choreographers for participating in the programme by presenting innovative theme based programmes relating to history and composite culture of the islands in folk, classical, ballet, plays or any other acceptable form .The duration of the programme should be within five to thirty minutes depending upon the type of presentation . Interested Cultural organizations/choreographers may apply to the Director, Directorate of Art & Culture, A&N Administration, Cellular Jail Complex, Port Bair giving details of the programme before 10 August 2013. Selection trial shall be arranged on or about 29th August 2013 at Andaman Club. Application can also be sent by fax on 232637 or mail to dirsac.ani@gmail.com.

Port Blair, July 16: Directorate of Tourism, A & N Administration intends to participate in different Tourism & Travel fairs organized in mainland through (TTF) Travel & Tourism Fair and (IITM) India International Travel Mart for the tourism promotions. The locations of these Tourism & Travel fairs will be at Ahmedabad, Surat, Mumbai, Pune, Gurgoan, Hyderabad and Kochi during the period from 16th August. 2013 to 19th Jan, 2014.

The expenditure pertains to journey, lodging & boarding etc will have to be borne by the participants. Tourism department will provide free space with required number of table with chairs within the departmental counters at all the locations.

Hoteliers/Tour Operators/Travel Agencies and stake holders if any, who have their offices in Andaman & Nicobar Islands and intend to participate in the above said Tourism & Travel Fairs may register their names in the Directorate of Tourism on or before 1st August, 20l3. Manager (Tourism) (233259) of the Directorate may he contacted for any query.

Port Blair, July 15: The Adhyaksha, Zilla Parishad, South Andaman, Smti. Abala Samaddar on Sunday met the Manglutan Croc attack victime, Mr. Lipan Mondal at the GB Pant Hospital to know about his health.
Smti. Samaddar alongwith the Up-Adhyaksha, Smti. Balbir Kaur, Mr. Nipendra Nath Nag, ZPM and Pradhan Humphrygunj, Smti Sushila Mondal met the PCCF Dr. Shashi Kumar at Vansadan and requested to release compensation and take remedial measures for such crocodile attacks and also requested for forest clearance to construct road at Lohabarik village, South Andaman and to construct road to Jogindar Nagar, Campbell Bay.

The PCCF gave a patient hearing and assured to look into the matter at the earliest and also gave spot direction to the DCF, South Andaman to control of such crock attacks at remote villages.

Port Blair, June 28: The A&N State Cooperative Bank Ltd. has been adjudged as the best performing cooperative banks in the country by the National Cooperative Union of India (NCUI), New Delhi.
The prestigious award was received by Mr. Bhagat Singh, Chairman, ANCB Ltd from the hands of Mr. Shivraj Patil, Governor of Punjab in a grand function of the 16th Indian Congress organized by NCUI, New Delhi on 25 – 26 June, 2013.
Mr. Bhagat Singh, Chirman on his return in a simple function held in Bank appreciated the employees of the bank for their efforts towards growth and development. He encouraged the employees to work hard and assured full support to them for meeting the Banks mission “service to the rural people”, a communication from Managing Director said.

Port Blair, June 28: In view of the general threat perception and forthcoming Independence Day 2013 celebrations, the Andaman and Nicobar Police have beefed up the security of the Islands. Additional force has been deployed for the security of the vital installations and market areas.

Meanwhile the Police Department has issued Dos and Don’ts for Public. The Dos are please inform about any suspicious activity that comes to your attention to local police station or Control Room on Phone Nos. 232100, 100, SP South Andaman Phone No. 233077, SP North & Middle Andaman Phone No. 273344, SP Nicobar Phone No. 265223, IGP (Law & Order) Phone No. 232354; Please inform about any unclaimed, abandoned or suspicious article lying in your locality on toll free No. 100; Please inform police about any unclaimed vehicle, two-wheelers or bicycles parked in your locality for a long time; Please collect detailed information of a tenant before renting out your property and inform the local police station and Please inform about hiring of dinghies/motor boats/Vehicles by unknown persons or any suspicious movement of dinghies/motor boats/Vehicles on toll free No. 1093 and 100.

The Don’t are: do not touch any unclaimed, abandoned, suspicious object till the arrival of the police; Do not panic on hearing a rumour. Verify facts from local police stations or the police control room; Do not crowd the place if any suspicious object has been found. Please co-operate with the police and clear the area as soon as possible and do not leave your personal baggage or leave your vehicle/two-wheelers/bicycles unattended at any place for long.

Port Blair, June 27: The Lt Governor, Lt Gen (Retd) Bhopinder Singh, PVSM, AVSM has approved the enhancement of attendance scholarship of Scheduled Tribe boys and girls students from Rs 10/- for boys and Rs 15/- for girls to Rs 200/- for boys and Rs 250/- for girls per month. About 5449 students studying in various schools of the Administration from Class 1 to Class XII would be benefited and an additional amount of Rs one crore fifty lakhs would be incurred.

Besides, a number of other concession and facilities are also given to ST students at the Pre-Matric stage. These include reimbursement of expenditure of text books/note books/uniforms and educative kit, free travel concession, bi-cycles, cooked meal on school days. A new scheme for meritorious students from rural and tribal area has been introduced to provide quality education at reputed schools at Port Blair in mediums of their choice with free boarding and lodging facilities.

Port Blair, Jun 24: The members of State Part Time Education Employees Association (SPTEEA) were “surprised to read the Press release issued by Mr. Bishnu Pada Ray, Member of Parliament, terming their genuine statement and concerns as allegations and that too after maintaining a studied silence ever since the issue of their Press release and the Dharna against him.” Said a press release from the State Part Time Education Employees Association.

SPTEEA were also surprised to note that the MP has chosen to blame the Lt Governor, Director of Education and Congress Party for misguiding them. SPTEEA made it very clear that nobody can misguide them as they are qualified and intelligent enough to understand the meaning of the MP’s letter No. 3O/BPR/MP/ANI/ LG/2012/724 dated 2nd September, 2012 to the Lt Governor, copy enclosed, wherein he has clearly written, ” Therefore, I am to request that any attempt to disrupt the smooth functioning of the prestigious ICDS in the UT with the introduction of Pre-Primary session in the Govt. Primary schools in UT may be discouraged.” Shockingly enough, in a glaring instance of his duplicity, the MP had written the letter after taking up their case for reappointment in the Education Department.

In fact, when they were retrenched on 12th April, 2012, the members of SPTEEA went to the Member of Parliament with a hope to get their grievances resolved and for our re-appointment.