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Port Blair, Oct. 5: In a significant achievement showcasing the commitment of Andaman and Nicobar Police towards ensuring the safety of women and children, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Police have secured an impressive No.2 position among Union Territories and a commendable 6th position among the States/UTs for the speedy investigation of cases related to rape and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) as per the Investigation Tracking System for Sexual Offences (ITSSO) portal.
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Port Blair, Oct. 5: CPI (M) Andaman & Nicobar State Organising Committee once again demanded to have a re-look of the proposal for establishment of the Deemed University in Andaman & Nicobar Islands and allow the present system of affiliation of the Colleges with the Pondicherry University, which is a highly acclaimed University in the country with a good NAAC grading to continue for the benefit of students and to save the higher education institutions in the islands from total chaos and collapse.
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Port Blair, Oct. 5: As part of the ongoing 69th Wildlife Week celebration, a programme on ‘Reef Scraper’ was organized today at Grub Island under Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park, Wandoor in the presence of the chief guest, Ms. Nandini Paliwal, IAS, Commissioner-Cum-Secretary (Environment &Forests). The programme was organised to collect ghost nets & plastics wastes etc. from the sea bed/coral reefs by diving so as to facilitate growth of coral population and protect marine organisms. Approximately 250 Kg of plastic/obstacles had been removed by involvement of 20 divers attached to Forest Department, Reef Watch, NGOs and Local Divers. It is pertinent to mention that this programme was also organized at Swaraj Dweep and Shaheed Dweep in collaboration with Dive India for collection of ghost net and plastic wastes with the participation of 40 Scuba Divers.
Read more: ‘Reef Scraper’ Organised at Grub as Part of 69th Wildlife Week Celebration
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Port Blair, Oct. 5: Singing in sync with the rest of the nation in arguably the largest ever campaign using music for a social cause, a large number of NGOs and individuals in Andaman sang songs calling to end child marriage in the country as part of the ‘Music for Change’ initiative.
So far, 331 such songs, from 17 states in the country, have been sung in local languages and dialects by women folk singers, local artists and villagers, and will be further spread to even the farthest and remotest corner of digital India through WhatsApp. This unique initiative is part of the nationwide ‘Child Marriage Free India’ campaign led by women activists and civil society organisations in more than 300 districts in the country with the aim to eliminate child marriage by 2030, thereby saving 30 million girls from getting married. The campaign is being run with the focus on implementing the existing government policies and laws in the country that ensure child protection.
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Pot Blair, Oct. 5: Very often various agencies constructing infrastructure projects require digging / cutting of roads and excavating at public places. Such digging/ cutting and excavating at public places often damage the existing underground infra like Optical Fiber Cables, Water pipelines, Electric Cables, sewerage pipelines, etc. of other Utilities Asset Owners causing them huge economic losses, inconvenience to citizen and associated business losses to other stakeholders.