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DDM to conduct Exercise“Suraksha Goonj” on Thursday

Port Blair, June 02: State LevelCommunication Exercise“Suraksha Goonj” will beconducted on 05th June 2014in coordination with all Stake-holders and line departmentsto check all Disaster Manage-ment emergency communica-tion systems and networkingfrom the State Control Roomto 06 Emergency OperationCenters (EOCs) along withother Control Rooms of Vari-ous Departments up till lastmile connectivity and re-sponse mechanism to find outits efficacy towards disasterpreparedness in ANI.

The Exercise willstart at 0730 hrs after receiv-ing mock disaster alerts from

Indian National Centre forOcean Information Services(INCIOS), Hyderabad andwill be followed with 07 bul-letins continuously till 1300hrs on 05th June, 2014. At0745 hrs 34 Tsunami Sirensand 13 Electronic DisplayBoard Sirens installed in ANIwill also be blasted for twoconsecutive intervals withduration of 30 seconds asTEST SIREN during the Exer-cise.

Therefore, the gen-eral public is hereby informednot to panic during the Com-munication Exercise“Suraksha Goonj” and thetest of sirens on 05th June,2014.

MP urges immediate steps toovercome water shortage in BambooflatPort Blair, June 02: The Mem-ber of Parliament, Mr.Bishnu Pada Ray todayurged the Administration totake expeditious steps to miti-gate the current water short-age being faced by the peopleof Bambooflat area.

In a meeting with theChief Secretary, Mr. AnandPrakash and senior officersat the conference hall of Sec-retariat today, Mr. Ray saidthe Community Health Cen-tre (CHC) at Bambooflat isalso facing shortage of waterand urged the Administra-tion to take immediate stepsto provide water to the CHC.Apart from shortage of wa-

ter, the MP called for improv-ing the quality of water thatis supplied to CHC so that itdoes not lead to health prob-lems. He also drew the atten-tion of the Administrationtowards the need for bring-ing about further improve-

ments in the CHC like ensur-ing regular power supply,installation of air condition-ers in certain wards includ-ing the dental ward, improv-ing toilet facilities, availabil-ity of the services of special-

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Baratang Zilla Parishad Members sits on IndefiniteHunger Strike to press five long pending demands

Baratang, June 02: The ZillaParishad Member ofBaratang, Mr. Kurma Raotoday sat on an indefiniteHunger strike since 11.00AM in the afternoon infrontof Panchayat Guest House,to press five long pendingdemands of the region.

However publicquestions about the timingof the strike as all theseyears, when UPA was inpower and PCC was on thefront seat of Administra-tion, never such strikeswere organized to press thesame problems. Talking to

DJ VenkateshSheekha News Service

Andaman Sheekha todayMr. Kurma Rao said that thedemands raised by him aresettlement of people ofChota Nagpur and Raipur,who were brought toAndaman for clearing theforest several decades back;De-reservation of 161 ha offorest land; De-reservationof revenue villages ofKhatta Khari and Baratangand Upgradation of exist-ing power house to solvethe present low voltageproblem in far flung vil-lages of the area.

“In 2002 Hon’bleSupreme Court’s verdictthe Hon’ble Court has or-dered eviction of all Post 78

encroachers, which num-bers around 453 in Baratangarea. SC’s order must beimplemented but on hu-manitarian ground theymust be given some alter-native options. I have learntthat efforts are on to re-move these 453 people fromBaratang,” Rao added.

Since last severaldecades people of Baratangregion have been living un-der neglect. Due to severeshortage of revenue landthe area do not even haveproper space for newgraveyard or cremationground. Presently a fewgraveyards are situated inForest Land.

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Port Blair, June 02: TheTuesday’s public hearing by the

Public hearing at Raj NiwasLt Governor at Raj Niwas willnot be held on 3rd June 2014.

GEF INVITED DEMANDS FOR 7TH CPCPort Blair, June 02: The Gen-eral Body meeting of Gov-ernment Employees Federa-tion, A&N Islands held underthe Chairmanship of Mr.P.KANNAN, President GEFon 19.05.2014 at GandhiBhavan, Port Blair had takena resolution to invite de-mands / genuine grievancespertaining to Pay Commissionfrom all its affiliated Asso-ciations, other interest orga-

nizations / Unions and af-fected individual Govern-ment servants to recommendand forward the same to theChairman, 7th Central PayCommission, New Delhi.

Therefore, all its af-filiated Associations, otherinterest organizations /Unions and affected indi-vidual Government servantsare requested to submit theirgenuine demands and griev-

ances at GEF Office situatedat Gandhi Bhavan. Port Blairon or before 21/06/2014 be-tween 6.00 p.m. and 8.00p.m. on its working days i.e.Monday, Wednesday and Fri-day.

So, that the same canbe recommended and for-warded to Chairman, 7 th

Central Pay Commission,New Delhi by 1st week ofJuly, 2014.

Seeds of HYV ofRice and Brinjal for sale

Port Blair, June 02: All thefarmers of Andaman andNicobar Islands are informedthat the High Yielding RiceVarieties (CARI Dhan-3,CARI Dhan-4, CARI Dhan-5, CSR-36 and Gayatri) atnominal price of Rs. 26 and28 per kilogram and Brinjalseeds of CARI-Brinjal 1 at

nominal price of Rs. 50 per 10gram are available for sale atdifferent farms of Central Is-land Agricultural Research In-stitute (CIARI), Port Blair. Theseeds can be obtained from thegiven below addresses during10 AM to 4 PM on all workingdays. Out Reach Centre,Kerlapuram, Diglipur, Phone

No. 0217604, 9531846281;Farm Manager, BloomsdaleFarm, Nimbubagicha, PortBlair, Phone No. 289474,9434264615; A.T.I.C (CIARI),Garacharma, Port Blair,Phone No. 9434262869 andField Crops Division, CARI,Garacharma, Port Blair-9474273099.

Kuldeep requests ChairpersonPBMC to place 10

more swings in Marina ParkPort Blair, June 02: TheChildren’s park at MarinaPark is the main attractionof the kids of various ageswhere they feel fr ee toplay at per their own willand wish under the super-vision of their guardians.

The main attractionof the park is two swings,which every child want touse. But they have to waita long for their turn andmore over the child who isswinging also becomes mo-rose when he or she has tovacate it for the waitingkid. During holidays, the

place becomes full of suchwaiting children for theirchance and some have toleave even with dissatis-faction as their parentstake them away due to de-lay.          For the pleasure andwelfare of the little chil-dren, The PCC PresidentKuldeep Rai Sharma hasrequested the Chairperson,PBMC to arrange at least10 more such swings forthe happiness of the chil-dren, which act of PBMCwill be liked by the parentsand as well as the children.

MA Salam Retiresfrom Government ServicePort Blair, June 02: Mr. M.ASalam, Director of Agricul-ture, Andaman and NicobarIslands has retired fromgovernment service on 31stMay, 2014 on attaining su-perannuation. He has com-pleted more than 36 yearsof service in the Agriculture

Department. A farewellwas accorded to him on30th May, 2014 by the Of-ficers and staff of the Di-rectorate of Agriculture.

Dr GS Pandey, JointDirector (AE), Mr. MantuBiswas, Joint Director(Agri) and other officers

and staff recalled the valu-able services rendered byMr. MA Salam to the de-partment. Mr. M.A. Salamheld the post of Director ofAgriculture from March,2002 to January, 2004 andfrom September, 2006 till31st May, 2014.

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5 Tips to Remove VirusAnd Malware on Your Android

A phone runs smoothly whenit is protected against all prob-lematic issues. It is essential toavoid certain apps than mayaffect the phone software com-pletely.

Like any other system,Android also keeps a check ondifferent apps that are availableto play safe. But few still getsa chance to trespass the safetyline. There are few basic stepsthat will keep virus andmalware away from your An-droid.1. If you don’t know whatit is, don’t install it.There are several links andmessages that highlight to anapp to get downloaded. It isimportant to check whether theapp is popular enough to getinstalled. The apk files for An-

droid applications might sendshaky messages or pop-ups invarious forums around theInternet, one would never knowwhat hacker puts in store. Ifyou don’t know what it is orwhere it is coming from, it isbest to avoid it.2. Only install from GooglePlay or other reputable appstores.It is always advised to take aprecaution before runningaround for it to cure. Thisshould also be considered whileinstalling certain apps. The lo-cation from where apps aredownloaded should be in safetyand comfort. Random down-load locations on the Internetand anything that promises paidapps for free is suspicious.

It is recommended toclearly download apps fromGoogle Play or related appstores like Amazon Appstore.

3. Uncheck ‘Install fromunknown sources.’ EveryAndroid phone that has accessto Google Play, by default, hasa lock system that keeps ex-ternal applications from install-ing themselves. It’s a safetyfeature that one should followit strictly. Enabling the option“verify apps from unknownsources” under Settings willlock all applications from out-side.4. Read the permissions.When any app is installed,whether from Google Play orany other store, the app willdeclare permissions - permis-sion to access other options onthe phone. There are somegood apps that will list the rea-sons in their app it may requiresuch accessibility. But still theuser should be careful withsuch instructions. For example,the wallpaper may require ac-

cess to the Internet and cam-era but not a keystroke.5. Use a Virus ScannerThough Google scans every-thing that goes through GooglePlay, it might not be a 100 per-

cent foolproof. It is better toinstall anti-virus app that has areputable brand and is loadedwith bunch of extra features likethe ability to find the locationof the phone.

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Adventure Promotion Camp of NYK endsPort Blair, June 02: The conclud-ing programme of Seven daysAdventure Promotion Camp  from 27.05.2014 to 02.06.2014which was organized by NehruYuva Kendra, Port Blair andNehru Yuva Kendra Campbell Bay  held at Youth Hostel, Port Blairon 2nd June, 2014.  In this camp25 participants were participatedin each programme. At the num-bers 6 participants fromCarnicobar and Kamorta andRangat, Diglipur participated andat the number 13 participants par-ticipating from host Kendra’sPort Blair Campbell Bay and in atotal 50 participants has partici-pated from three Districts ofAndaman and NicobarIslands. The objective of the ad-

venture activities are to createand foster amongst the youth aspirit of risk – taking, coopera-tive team work, the capacity ofready and vital response to chal-lenging situations and of endur-ance. This also provides a cre-ative and happy outlet for theabundant energy, enthusiasmand imagination of youths.  In these seven days    Adventure  promotioncamp NYKs intend to cover ac-tivities like rock claiming, JungleTrekking at ChidiyaTappu, Mount erring at Mount Harriet,  and Costal Tracking at Wandoorand Dhanikhadi Dam. In additionto the main activities, educationalfield visit was organized to edu-cational, historical and cultural

places at Port Blair area.  Shri Sahadevan, Assis-tant Labour Welfare Commis-sioner, Directorate of ShippingServices has the Chief Guest andShri Mohan Haldar, Pradhan,Gram Panchayat, Tushnabad wasthe Guest of hounour of the oc-casion. Shri Kundan Lal, DistrictYouth coordinator, Nehru YuvaKendra, Port Blair, welcome ChiefGuest, Special guest andparticipants and  Shri  SukhaRanjan Biswas, District YouthCoordinator, NYK,Carnicobar shared   the  sevendays adventure promotion campexperiences, Shri Mohd. TariqueShah, District Youth Coordinator,NYK, Kamorta proposed the voteof thanks.

Bachelor of PreparatoryProgramme (BPP) from

IGNOU for School drop-outsPort Blair, June 02: Indira GandhiNational Open University an-nounces Admission to Bachelorof Preparatory Programme (BPP)for Academic Session startingfrom July 2014. BPP Programme isa six month programme for thoselearners who are not 10+2 orschool drop-outs and wish to pur-sue BA/BCOM/BTS/BSW andother programmes. Students needto clear only 2 papers for complet-ing BPP programme and then ap-ply for Graduate programmes.BPP provides opportunity to pur-sue BA/BCOM/BTS/BSW etc.from IGNOU. For details, visitI G N O U W e b s i t e - www.ignou.ac.in. or contact

IGNOU Regional Centre, Port Blair,JNRM Campus. Prospectus canbe obtained from RegionalCentre,Port Blair or any of its StudyCentres at Mayabunder, Hutbay,Car Nicobar, Kamorta, CampbellBay in person for Rs. 200/-, or bypost by sending a DD of Rs. 250/- in favour of IGNOU, New Delhi,to Registrar (Student RegistrationDivision), Indira Gandhi NationalOpen University, Maidan Garhi,New Delhi-68.It can be down-loaded from the Universitywebsite www.ignou.ac.in. LastDate for receipt of Applications is20th June 2014 without late fee. Acommunication from IGNOU Re-gional Centre, Port Blair said.

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EDITORIAL.....In hosting World Cup 2014,

Brazil could learn a lot from IndiaWith only two weeks to go beforefootball's 2014 World Cup kicks offin Brazil, one cannot escape thesense of deja vu. Despite beinggeographically separated by 9,000miles and a much greater distancein football pedigree, we Indiansfeel a secret kinship with the Bra-zilians as they guzzle down theircachaca and undertake last-minutepreparations. Whether the localbrew is strong enough to tackle thedaunting workload remains to beseen.

Four of the 12 stadiumsbeing prepared are yet to be fin-ished. Add to this budget overrunsand pesky protesters waving redcards over trivial things like diver-sion of taxpayers' money ear-marked to improve schools andhospitals. It just so happens weIndians are past masters at divert-ing funds and leaving things undoneat the eleventh hour. Take our glo-rious performance in the 2010Delhi Commonwealth Games,captained by the likes of SureshKalmadi and Lalit Bhanot. Thesecret behind that organisationalmarvel was the same that drivesany good centre-forward — posi-tive attitude. Brazilian organisersfretting over team accommoda-tions? No sweat. Ask Indian sportsofficials who will vociferously af-firm that hygiene standards are amatter of perception. Residentsangry over constructing a footballstadium worth millions of dollarsin a place that doesn't even have alocal club team? Just tell them theycan use it for weddings and othersocial gatherings. Anti-World Cupgraffiti turning up overnight acrosscities? Look at it as beautification

to add to the festive atmos-phere.Free kicks aren't won on foulsalone — a bit of diving and actingcannot be discounted altogether,wink-wink.

But let's not get distractedfrom the on-field action. Withmuch riding on the performance ofthe home team, the Selecao wouldtake a lot of heart from global fi-nancial powerhouse GoldmanSachs predicting a Brazil victoryin the World Cup final. Moreover,renowned physicist and cosmolo-gist Stephen Hawking has appliedhis genius to predict that England'sbest chances of winning the cov-eted tournament lie in donning redjerseys and picking a team packedwith bald or fair-headed players.

That said, one cannotoverlook the strong African con-tingent. The five teams from thatcontinent not only boast of talentedplayers but are also powered bypassionate fans and their deep be-lief in juju. The Spanish Furia Rojamay have lost some heat, but asdefending champions they will cer-tainly spice up the tournament.Meanwhile, ice-cool Germany ismore than capable of mountinganother blitzkrieg.

Given the tough competi-tion, there's reason to believe thatthe football-crazy people of Brazilwill forgive all if the home teamgoes all the way and lifts the 2014World Cup trophy. Perhaps that'sthe real message behind the pro-tests. Brazilians are not angry thatbillions of dollars have been spent;it's just a stern warning to TeamBrazil that they better win theWorld Cup to make up for the ex-pense.

Former minister TapanSikdar dies at AIIMS in Delhi

KOLKATA: Former Union min-ister of state for telecom TapanSikdar who had won twice fromDum Dum seat died at AIIMS onMonday morning.

He was 70 and was abachelor. He had kidney ailmentsand even he was dialysis for twicea week he contested the parlia-mentary polls of 2014 from DumDum.

He was the popular faceof the BJP in Bengal, because hehelped BJP to make its footing inBengal amid the Left regime, whenBJP men were often attacked bythe ruling party cadres.

Sikdar was full of optimismand for that he decided to contestthe polls in 2014, though he had afailing health. "He was optimisticabout his win and he campaigneda lot during the polls, as he wasmuch popular among the borderdistrict residents and refugees forwhom he was a messiah," saidRahul Sinha, BJP state president.

During his tenure as a BJPstate president he used to tour thedistricts and could reach out to thepeople in distress.Tapan Sikdarwas airlifted to AIIMS on Thurs-

day as his condition deterioratedin Kolkata. He was a popularleader and even a MOS fortelecom he was dynamic as he in-troduced several path breakingsteps in mobile networking. Hewas known for his nature to helppeople and was a mass leader, BJPleaders said.

He was a minister in A BVajpayee's government. Peopleclose to him felt that during the lasttwo months poll campaign furtherworsened his health and for thathe turned critical.Sikdar was bornin Jessore in Bangladesh and laterhis parents moved to Bengal afterthe partition.

BJP state leaders felt thatwhen BJP was making a rapidprogress in Bengal, at that time itwas a great loss for the party ashe could have helped much in theorganization of state BJP.

Babul Supriya, singer andBJP MP from Asansol too ex-pressed his condolence. BikramSarkar former MP also expressedhis condolence and said that it wasa great loss for the Bengal BJP, ashe could have guided the party asit is gaining ground in Bengal now.

Kohima: Gariphema village inNagaland has been declaredthe country's first "tobacco-free village".

The declaration wasmade by principal secretaryR Benchilo Thong on the oc-casion of "World No TobaccoDay" yesterday at theGariphema village council hallnear here.

It was result of aninitiative taken by theGariphema village council,village vision cell and villagestudents' union, Thong said.

A resolution wastaken at the village that who-ever sells alcohol and tobaccoor whoever gets drunk anddisturbs peace would be im-posed a fine of Rs 1000 whilethose consuming alcohol,

'bidi', 'paan', betel nut orsmokeless tobacco on thestreet and public placeswould be fined Rs 500.

Thong saidGariphema has shown a greatexample not only to villagesin Nagaland but also to otherregions of the country andurged the villagers to strictlyfollow the declaration.

At the programme,deputy director, National To-bacco Control Programme,MC Longai said 67.9 per centmen and 28.1 per centwomen of Nagaland con-sume tobacco.

Over 2200 Indiansdie every day due to tobaccouse and 40 per cent of all can-cers in the country are causeddue to tobacco use, he said,

adding 90 per cent oral can-cer cases were tobaccorelated.According to a reportby Cancer Patient Aid Asso-ciation, almost 30 percent ofthe Indian population olderthan age 15 uses some formof tobacco. Men use moresmoked tobacco than smoke-less tobacco.

Women are morelikely to use smokeless(chewed) tobacco. Beedisare smoked more than ciga-rettes. India has the highestnumber of oral cancer casesin the world, he said.

Tobacco consumersare known to suffer from avariety of life threatening dis-eases, like several cancers,heart ailment, lung infection,circulatory disease and

Gariphema in Nagaland becomesIndia's first 'tobacco-free village'

stroke. Oral consumption oftobacco is most certainly toresult in mouth cancer. It is

also one of the most commoncancers in the country due tothe use of tobacco.

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The researchers analyzedsemen of 189 men aged be-tween 18 and 22 years, fromRochester, New York. Eachparticipant was made to takesome physical examinationand was asked to answer aquestionnaire about his healthhabits and diet.

The men were askedhow often they consumedsugar-sweetened drinksranging from zero to sixdrinks every day. Although

researchers found no link be-tween consumption of sugarydrinks and sperm motility inoverweight or obese men, thelink was apparent in lean,healthy men. The top 25 percent of men who consumedthe most sugary drinks, con-sumed an average of 2.7sugar-sweetened beveragesper day, "Live Science" re-ported.

Lean men with thishigh-intake had 6.3 per cent

lower sperm motility thanother obese men who con-sumed, on average, less thanone sugary drink per day.

Higher sugary drinkconsumption also leads todecrease levels of a folliclestimulating hormone, or FSH,which helps in production ofsperm. The study, however,found that both lean andobese men, who consumedthe most sugary drinks hadlowered FSH levels.

Men! Ease up on sugarydrinks to cut infertility risk

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DMK accuses AIADMK, ElectionCommission of poll malpractices

CHENNAI: The DMK,which failed to win a singleseat in Tamil Nadu in the LokSabha elections, on Mondaydemanded proportional rep-resentation system in elec-tions.

The party convenedits high level strategy com-mittee meeting on Mondayand passed seven resolu-tions.

One of the resolu-tions said that the propor-tional representation systemhad been advocated by theparty from its founder leaderand former Tamil Nadu chiefminister C Annadurai's pe-riod. "Even the national par-ties have been demandingsuch a representation now.There should be somehealthy debates conductedon this subject," the resolu-tion said. Another resolutioncondemned the stategovernment's alleged pollmalpractices. The party al-leged the AIADMK of dis-tributing money to voters dur-ing the elections and theElection Commission of'helping' the ruling party.

"The AIADMK hadan indirect agreement withthe Election Commission andthere was a conspiracy fromthe ruling party over the elec-tion. The Election Commis-sion invoked Section 144 in-tentionally. The commissiondid not take any actionagainst the charges of mal-practices even after politicalparties and media werehighlighted such actions," theresolution alleged.

The DMK said theparty would set up a com-

mittee to recommend neces-sary changes in the organi-zational structure. It alsoasked its district secretariesand election in- charges ofrespective constituencies tosubmit a report on the elec-tion performance beforeJune 15.The meeting washeld a day before party chiefM Karunanidhi's 91st birth-day and a resolution thankedhim for his hard work duringthe election. The members ofthe committee also wishedhim for birthday.

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Nearly 60,000 primaryschools in Bihar without headmastersPATNA: Nearly 60,000 of the73,000 government primaryschools in Bihar, mostly inrural areas, do not have a"proper" headmaster.

"Eighty per cent ofthe primary schools in Biharare running without properheadmasters. In manyplaces, teachers have beenmade in charge of theseschools to manage it on tem-porary basis..., " an official ofthe education department

said.According to offi-

cials, senior teachers werenot been promoted to the postof headmas ter s a s theyfailed to fulfill some quali-fications and criteria as perthe government policy.

At present, thereare 85,000 permanent pri-mary school teachers whoget a monthly salary, unlikeover one lakh contractualteacher s in pr imary

schools.Amarji t S inha ,

principal secretary at theeducation department, saidthe government is seriousto speed up appointmentsand promotion of headmas-ters in primary schools.

"We have initiatedsteps to appoint permanentheadmasters in pr imaryand middle schools. Theprocess will start in Juneitself," said Sinha.

First meeting with Modi wentwell, says Oommen Chandy

NEW DELHI/THIRUVANANTHAPURAM:Kerala chief ministerOommen Chandy on Mondayexpressed happiness over hisfirst meeting with Prime Min-ister Narendra Modi, and saidhe was assured that his statewould be consulted before afinal decision is taken on theWestern Ghats report.

“The Prime Ministerhas assured that Kerala andall the other states would beconsulted before a decision isarrived at. Environment min-ister Prakash Javadekar alsosaid that media reports thatsaid a final decision would bearrived at on June 4 were notcorrect. All the states would

be heard,” Chandy, who wasin Delhi to meet Modi, toldIANS inThiruvananthapuram overphone. Chandy said he alsoraised the issue of the biggestcentral PSU in Kerala, theFertilisers and ChemicalsTravancore Ltd. (FACT), thatwas awaiting the centre’s nodfor release of funds.

He said the PrimeMinister has agreed to lookinto all other pending issues.

“We will prepare afresh document of the pend-ing issues of each ministry andour ministers will come toDelhi and brief the concernedcentral ministers,” Chandysaid.

Naxals kill youth for refusingto join outlawed movement

RAIPUR: A tribal youth waskilled allegedly by Naxalswhen he refused to join theirmovement in Chhattisgarh’sBijapur district, police said to-day. Devendra Modem, 20,was brutally beaten and thenaxed to death by rebels at hisnative place Baiguda underAwapalli police station limitslast night, Bijapur Deputy Su-perintendent of Police (DSP)Sukhnandan Rathore said.About 20-25 rebels stormed

Devendra’s house in Baigudavillage, located around 450kms away from the state capi-tal, last evening.They demanded from thevictim’s family members thateither Devendra or his brotherjoin the movement. When thefamily refused to give in totheir demand, the Naxals forc-ibly took Devendra out of hishome and started thrashinghim. Even after being beatenup when when the victim re-

mained firm on his stand of notjoining the outlawed outfit, therebels axed him to death, theDSP said.

Security forces wererushed to the spot after beinginformed about the incident bythe villagers, he said, addingthat the body was brought toAwapalli for postmortem. Se-curity personnel havelaunched a search in the re-gion to nab the assailants, hesaid.

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ists, security staff, combatingthe menace of mosquitoes,replacement of beds, engag-ing nursing staff againstleave vacancies, repair &maintenance of staff quartersand installation of TV setsetc.

The MP apprised theCS about the non-functioningof the gas-based crematoriumat Shore Point, stating that ithas remained non-functionalsince it was commissionedby Zilla Parishad.

The Chief Secretarydirected the APWD to comeout with a technically fea-sible plan to solve the current

water scarcity of Bambooflat.The Chief Secretary directedthe DHS to bring out im-provements in the CHC in atime bound manner and to ex-plore the possibility of get-ting the services of special-ists including those fromDefence so that the ruralpopulace could benefit.

The CE APWD ap-prised the Member of Parlia-ment that action has beentaken in the recent days toimprove the water supply inthe area and assured himthat all his suggestions havebeen noted and will be actedupon most expeditiously.

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Island School Rowing Teamto Participate in MAIIS Regatta

Port Blair, June 02: The Di-rectorate of Education hasarranged a farewell/Bless-ing Ceremony to send the15 members Island SchoolRowing team along withManager Munjula Rai PST,an International Rower toKolkata to represent the Is-land School Rowing team inthe 42nd KC Mahendra AllIndia Invitation Schools’

Regatta-2014 to be held atRabindra Sarobar, Kolkatafrom 8th to 15th June, 2014.

In a blessing cer-emony Shri. DharmendraKumar, Deputy Director(Education) has advised theparticipants to concentratetheir aim to achieve thegoal and to win laurels forthese Islands. Sr. Officersof Education Department

were also present duringthe ceremony and wishedthe team to perform well inthe Championship and tocome up with flyingcolours.

The team left PortBlair by the sailing of MVHarshavardhana Ex PortBlair to Kolkata on todaythe 02nd June,2014 to reachKolkata well in time.

Mamata, Modi govtstalk as TMC, BJP battle

NEW DELHI: The BJP ver-sus Trinamool Congress po-litical battle may have inten-sified in West Bengal, withBJP trying to fill the space fora political alternative in thestate after its vote share wentup in the Lok Sabha pollsfrom 6% to 17%, but theMamata Banerjee govern-ment in Kolkata is makingefforts to mend its fenceswith the Narendra Modi re-gime at the Centre.

West Bengal financeminister Amit Mitra called upUnion finance minister ArunJaitley recently and the two,who have known each otherfrom Mitra's days in Delhi,are learnt to have had a cor-dial conversation. This comessoon after Mamata deputedMitra and TMC general sec-retary and Rajya Sabha mem-ber Mukul Roy to attendModi's swearing in, eventhough she kept away amidtalk that she would ask herMPs to boycott the function.

Considering Mamataand Modi fought it out bitterlyduring the election campaign,the Bengal CM seems tohave dropped her oppositionto the Modi government andMitra's call to Jaitley is being

seen as the first major indi-cation of the thaw.

The chat will be fol-lowed up by a meeting be-tween the two finance minis-ters after the short Parliamentsession gets over on June 11.It is expected that there willbe greater interaction be-tween central and state bu-reaucrats, even as Mamatamay not immediately commu-nicate with Modi, in the man-ner that Tamil Nadu CM JJayalalithaa and Odisha CMNaveen Patnaik have done.

While BJP is onlygetting more aggressive inBengal and will continue to doso, with the hope that it canbuild upon its gains in the up-coming municipal electionsand the assembly electionsslated in 2016, Modi has beentalking about developing

states in the interest of nationbuilding. So, just as he wouldlike to have the Mamata gov-ernment on board on variousissues, even the CM will needthe Centre to deliver on theground before she faces thenext assembly polls.

The fact that BJPneeds numbers in RajyaSabha is also seen as a rea-son for the Modi governmentto be dealing in a fair mannerwith most state governments,ruled by parties other thanCongress or BJP.

Hence, tactically itsuits both Mamata as well asModi to keep the constitu-tional relationship betweenthe Centre and the state go-ing, especially with Modi talk-ing about correcting the fed-eral system of governance inthe country.