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Chennai, Feb 6: The U.S. Consulate General Chennai, the U.S. Consulate General Kolkata, and CUTS International organized a day-long workshop in Chennai on Feb 6, 2024 entitled “Defense News Conclave: Stories of U.S.-India Defense and Security Partnership” to highlight the strength of the bilateral defense and security partnership between the United States and India, and the growing U.S.-India strategic relationship in the Indo-Pacific region.
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Chennai, Feb 6: “CUTS involvement in leveraging free trade and encouraging competition within the system, contributing to the interests of the developing countries in international forums is noteworthy said Former Governor of the Reserve Bank of India and Noted Economist, Dr. C. Rangarajan in a fireside chat with Pradeep S Mehta, Secretary General, CUTS International.
The session was the ninth such event in a series of lectures commemorating its 40th-anniversary celebrations (1983-2023). The title of the lecture was ‘Growth Prospects of the Indian Economy’.
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Port Blair, Feb 7: CPI (M) has demanded to construct temporary sheds at any government vacant land near Rangat Bazar and allot the same to the Rangat fire victims.
In a letter sent to the Lt Governor, A & N Islands, D. Ayyappan, Secretary, CPI (M) A & N State Organising Committee said that during his tour to Rangat, he visited the Rangat Bazar where a devastating fire broke out on 23rd January 2024 in which about 60 shops were gutted. The victim shopkeepers informed CPI (M) Secretary that they have sustained huge loss of property and trading goods. These shopkeepers have further informed him that they lost whatever they earned all these years.
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Port Blair, Feb 7: On 06 Feb 24, Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS), Admiral R Hari Kumar, PVSM, AVSM, VSM, ADC accompanied by Mrs Kala Hari Kumar, President (NWWA) arrived Port Blair. They were received by Air Marshal Saju Balakrishnan, AVSM, VM, Commander-in-Chief, Andaman & Nicobar Command (CINCAN) and Mrs Latha Saju, President DWWA (A&N Region).
On 07 Feb 24, the CNS visited ANC units in the Northern Group of Islands. During this visit, the CNS inaugurated Naval Communication Network (NCN) Centre at INS Kohassa boosting ANC’s communication capabilities. The new NCN enhances real time situational awareness and jointness in communication.
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Port Blair, Feb 7: Shri Ajoy Bairagi, State President Bharatiya Janata Party today met Shri Keshav Chandra, Chief Secretary, A&N Administration and raised some vital issues for filling up of vacant posts of Assistant Professor, Physical Education in various educational Institutes like JNRM, Andaman College, TGCE Port Blair and Mahatma Gandhi College, Mayabunder.
Bairagi said these posts are vacant from several years and if not filled on regular basis, the posts will be banned and we will lose the posts. These posts can be filled in consultation with UPSC and many Youths of the Islands have the required qualification. Due to non-advertisement of these vacant posts, qualified youths have left with no options rather to work as physical education teachers in schools.
Read more: Ajoy Bairagi Meets Chief Secretary on Filling up of Vacant Posts