Port Blair, Aug. 16: In continuous action against bootlegging, Police team of PS CCS have seized 267 bottles of IMFL from School Line and Junglighat areas of Port Blair on 14th & 15th August.

To check the illegal sale of liquor on Independence Day, a Police team of Central Crime Station comprising of SI Usman, SI N. Zainuddin, PCs Sameer Ahmed, Sujit Dutta, Amit Xalxo, Ashiq Iqbal, Karthik Uraon and Vikas Singh and HG/Shanmukh Rao, conducted a series of raids on 14th and 15th August 2013 across the town and recovered 267 bottles of IMFL (61 nos. 750 ml, 24 nos. 375 ml and 182 nos. of 180 ml.). 177 bottles of IMFL were recovered from the possession of M. Ganeshan, (23) yrs r/o Ranchi Tikri, School Line, while in another raid 90 bottles  were recovered from K. Jay Kumar, (30) yrs. r/o Ranchi Basti, School Line and Sakthi, (35) yrs.  r/o Junglighat. The offenders have been arrested under A & N Excise Regulation. 

General public are requested to extend their help to Police in curbing this menace by passing on information regarding bootlegging on the nos.– 100, 232586, 233307 and 9434288546

Port Blair, Aug. 16: The 67th Independence Day was celebrated at Gandhi Bhavan with feeling of nationalism, solidarity and celebration. The PCC President Kuldeep Rai Sharma hoisted the National Flag followed by National Anthem and sweet distribution. Senior leaders Swaroop lal, Smti Shanta Singh, RV Reddy were also present among others.

Port Blair, Aug. 16: The Department of S&YA will be organising ‘Inter Departmental Football Tournament’ in association with Andaman and Nicobar State Sports Council at JNRM Port Blair. To finalize the team of Education Department it has been decided to conduct a selection trial on 19/8/2013.

In this regard interested Staff and Students of Education Department are requested to register their names to Shri. Y. Venkat Raman, A.S (Sports) Dte. of Education  on or before 19th Aug. 2013 and attend the selection trial on Monday the  19/8/2013 at 3-00 pm at Netaji Stadium in proper football kit for finalization of the football team of Education Department.

Power supply will remain suspended in some of the areas on 17.08.2013 from 0800 hours to 1500 hours for shifting of 33 KV line at Kalapather, LT line shifting near Bambooflat School and other preventive maintenance works of Panel-V feeder under Ferrargunj Sub-Division.

The areas to be affected by power disruption are Bambooflat, Stewartgunj, Kanyapuram, Shoal Bay, Mathura, Brindavan, Ferrargunj to Jirkatang, Ramnagar.

The works will be carried out subject to weather condition.

On the occasion of the Independence Day, I extend my warm greetings and good wishes to the people of Andaman & Nicobar Islands. I feel proud to say that I represent the most peace loving people representing different castes, creeds and religion and it is heartening to see that all people live in harmony here. Despite diversity in terms of culture, language, social status, traditions and customs these islands stands out as an outstanding example of unity in diversity for the rest of the country. All of us should strive to preserve the unique characteristic of the Islands. 

On this occasion, I appeal to the people of our islands to strive to make India a strong and prosperous nation in the years to come.

Bishnu Pada Ray

Member of Parliament

15th August is joyfully celebrated every year to commemorate the greatest moment in our history — the day our country gained freedom. Today, we pay collective homage to those freedom fighters and patriots who laid down their lives to free Mother India. Andaman & Nicobar Islands figure prominently in the history of our freedom struggle because the first batch of Indian freedom fighters were brought here in 1858. It was in the Andaman & Nicobar Islands that the Indian tri-colour was first hoisted on 30th December 1943 by Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose.

On this special day, as citizens of our great country, let us pledge to work in harmony to uphold the values imbibed through our Constitution, so that India continues to march forward on the path of peace and all round progress.

The Andaman and Nicobar Administration, on this occasion, solemnly commits that it will strive for all round development of the islands. Foremost among our tasks will be to provide quality education and health care to the people of our Islands. Connectivity is our lifeline and our special emphasis will be on improving air and shipping services as well as telecommunication. Development of Tourism, Cottage Industries and Fisheries, which have the potential for employment generation for our youth, will be our focus area.

I am also conscious of our responsibility to preserve and protect our social and cultural heritage, and the need to strike a harmonious balance between development and environmental conservation. It shall be our earnest endeavour to provide a responsive and transparent administration to the people.

On this Anniversary of our glorious lndependence, I extend my heartiest greetings to the people of Andaman & Nicobar Islands and wish you all peace, prosperity and progress.

Lt Gen (Retd) A K Singh

Lieutenant Governor, Andaman & Nicobar Islands

The PCC President, Shri Kuldeep Rai Sharma and all leaders have greeted the islanders on the occasion of 67th  Independence Day. Sharma in his message said, “Till independence, there was no true national festival that the whole country could take part of. Independence Day, beginning as a day to commemorate the greatest moment in Indian history, has now come to signify a feeling of nationalism, solidarity and celebration. We must feel proud in celebrating this day and celebrate this day with full honour and enthusiasm and pledge that we will never accept the way of hatred, violence, anger and put aside our petty quarrels and factions. We should work together for our Nation with the devotion of a child towards a mother”.