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Port Blair, July 16: The Directorate of Health Services in association with ‘Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine (ISCCM)’ had organized a training programme in ‘Critical Care’ for Nurses and Doctors on 13th and 14th July, 2013 in the auditorium of G B Pant Hospital, Port Blair. Altogether 82 Staff Nurses and 63 Doctors from G B Pant Hospital, Port Blair, Dr. R P Hospital, Mayabunder, B J R Hospital, Car Nicobar, other PHCs / CHCs INHS Dhanvantari and from private practice were trained in Management of Critically ill patients.
The training was imparted by experts in the field of Critical Care from Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, Fortis Hospital, New Delhi and Medical Super Specialty Hospital, Kolkata. The training is expected to to improve the skills of the Nurses and Doctors involved in the Management of Critically ill patients of these Islands.
Dr. P S Shastri, Sr. Consultant and Vice Chairman, Critical Care & Emergency Medicine, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi expressed their willingness to organized similar training for the doctors and staffs of these islands in future too.
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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 10th 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 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .
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Port Blair, July 16: IGNOU Regional Centre will be distributing Study materials for students who had done Re-Registration for July 2013 session for all programmes. Students are advised to collect their materials from Room no 51 of IGNOU Regional Centre from 17th July 2013 (Wednesday) onwards during working hours. The study materials for candidates belonging to Study centres in the inter islands have already been dispatched to their respective centres. Outstation students may contact their respective Study Centre Coordinators for receipt of study materials.
Due to some technical problems, SMS to students will not be sent this time. Inconvenience caused is regretted, said a communication from IGNOU Regional Centre, Port Blair.
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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.
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Port Blair, July 15: The Lt. Governor also inaugurated the Fish Landing Centre of Durgapur in Diglipur and interacted with the PRIs and local fishermen. Chief Secretary, Shri Anand Prakash and other senior officers of the Administration were present on the occasion.
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Survival International has received reports that Brazil’s military has launched a major ground operation against illegal logging around the land of the Awá, Earth’s most threatened tribe.
Hundreds of soldiers, police officers and Environment Ministry special agents have flooded the area, backed up with tanks, helicopters and close to a hundred other vehicles, to halt the illegal deforestation which has already destroyed more than 30% of one of the Awá’s indigenous territories.
Since the operation reportedly started at the end of June, 2013, at least eight saw mills have been closed and other machinery has been confiscated and destroyed.
The operation comes at a critical time for the Awá, one of the last nomadic hunter-gatherer tribes in the Brazilian Amazon, who are at risk of extinction if the destruction of their forest is not stopped as a matter of urgency.
But while the operation is making it more difficult for loggers to enter Awá territory and remove the valuable timber, the forces have not moved onto the Awá’s land itself – where illegal logging is taking place at an alarming rate and where quick action is crucial.
Amiri Awá told Survival, ‘The invaders must be made to leave our forest. We don’t want our forest to disappear. The loggers have already destroyed many areas.’
Tens of thousands of people worldwide, including many celebrities, have joined Survival International’s campaign urging the Brazilian government to send forces into the Awá’s territories to evict the illegal invaders, stop the destruction of the Awá’s forest, prosecute the illegal loggers and prevent them from re-entering the area.
Survival’s Director Stephen Corry said today, ‘Brazil has taken a promising first step towards saving the world’s most threatened tribe, and it’s thanks to the many thousands of Awá supporters worldwide. This is proof that public opinion can effect change. However, the battle is not yet won: the authorities must not stop until all illegal invaders are gone.’
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Port Blair, July 15: A group of locals whose Gumti’s had seen removed were given relief by the Lt Governor, who directed the Deputy Commissioner (M&N Andaman) to make permanent arrangements for them soon. On their part, the people assured the Lt Governor that they will not encroach on the footpath and also keep the area clean.