Port Blair, Apr 26: Port Blair Station of All India Radio will broadcast a LIVE phone-in interactive programme entitled “HELLO DOCTOR” on 27.04.2019 (Saturday) from 0720 hrs to 0755 hrs. The topic of the discussion is “common ailments during summer season and its Homoeopathic treatment”. Research Officer (H) Dr. Uttam Singh, MD (Hom.) will be the expert in the Studio answering the queries of the listeners on the said topic. Listeners can call on phone numbers 232336 or 232558 to participate in this Live programme. This programme will be moderated by Miss. Jaisheela (Programme Executive). This Programme will be available on MW 684 KHz, SW 4760KHz & FM 100.9 MHz.

Port Blair, Apr 04: The Inspector General of Police (Law & Order), Smt. Shalini Singh along with Sh. Rajeev Kumar, Superintendent of Police, Nicobar District visited the isolated polling booths of Nancowrie and Katchal Island on 02/04/2019. During the visit, the IGP interacted with the police personnel and village captains and sought the cooperation of the villagers in ensuring successful completion of the Lok Sabha Election -2019. Subsequently, she briefed all the police personnel to perform their duties in an impartial and neutral manner and also directed them to adhere to the Model Code of Conduct strictly. Besides, she also held SAMPARK SABHA with the police personnel and briefed them about the recent vulnerable security scenario and instructed them to prepare themselves from anti-terror angle. She also took stock of disaster preparedness in view of recent earthquake jolts in Great Nicobar Islands. The interaction session was concluded by the IGP by boosting up the morale of the Jawans, Superintendent of Police, Nicobar District said in a press release.

Port Blair, Apr 04: Doordarshan Kendra, Port Blair will telecast a Hello Doctor Live Phone-in-programme on 05.04.2019, Friday from 1730 hrs to 1800 hrs. In this programme Expert DR. Jahanvi, Community Medical Department will participate to discuss on the topic “WORLD HEALTH DAY” and will respond to viewer’s queries. Viewers can participate in this LIVE Phone-in programme on the topic by dialling 244745 / 9476046367.

Mayabunder, Apr 04: The second phase of sensitization-cum-training programme of all the Polling Personnel in North & Middle Andaman District was held on April 1st, 2019 in all the Tehsils of North & Middle Andaman District.
In Mayabunder, the training was conducted at three locations viz. Community Hall (Zilla Parishad), Gram Panchayat Hall (Mayabunder) and Gram Panchayat Hall (Pokadera). The District Election Officer, Mr. Awanish Kumar, welcomed the Polling Personnel and briefed them about the roles, duties and responsibilities of the Officers and other Polling Personnel in the conduct of free and fair election. He also emphasized that the electioneering process has to be flawless and that there is no room for error at all.
The General Observers appointed by the Election Commission of India (ECI) also observed the training process and interacted with the participants. They expressed their satisfaction with the training process and gave their valuable comments regarding Do’s and Don’ts for the Polling personnel and other Election related official on the pre-poll and the poll day.
The training was also conducted at three venues (in six phases) at Diglipur and Rangat wherein the roles and responsibilities of Polling personnel was explained through a power point presentation which was followed by a hands-on-training on the use of Control Unit, Ballot Unit, VVPAT, VSDU and paper trail with a focus on connecting the devices, sealing of the equipment, mock polls, etc.
The third and final round of training of the polling personnel will be organized on April 8, 2019. A meeting with all the sector officers and Nodal Officers has been scheduled on April 7, to discuss the overall election preparedness in the District.

Port Blair, Mar 03: Like very year, International Women’s Day will be celebrated throughout the world on March 8, 2019 with the theme “Balance for Better”. It is an occasion to acknowledge the contribution of ladies in shaping up the world and to pledge for striving to create gender balance in various spheres of life. Entrepreneurship is one such field where only a few women venture. Hence, this year ICAR-CIARI will be recognizing and honouring the contributions of successful and innovative women entrepreneurs from the islands, who will be the role models for other women. On this connection, we invite the women entrepreneurs who are engaged in agriculture, horticulture, animal husbandry and fisheries sectors for participation. Interested participants may bring their produce for display. The programme will be held at Dr. T.R. Dutta Conference Hall of ICAR-CIARI, Port Blair on March 8, 2019 from 10:00 AM. onwards under the guidance of Dr. A. Kundu, Director (Act.) of the Institute. For confirming your participation, kindly contact Dr. Pooja Bohra, Scientist and I/c Women’s Cell, ICAR-CIARI (+91-9531878352, poojabohra24@gmail.com) or Dr. S.K. Zamir Ahmed, Principal Scientist and I/c, Social Science Section (+91-9434262869, zamir562.za@gmail.com), ICAR-CIARI, Port Blair, on or before March 5, 2019, said S.K. Zamir Ahmed, ICAR-CIARI, Port Blair, in a press release.