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Billiground, July 24: In a proactive effort to educate and empower the youth, Police Station Billiground conducted a series of awareness programs focusing on Cyber Crime, Road Safety, and Drug Abuse. These programs were held at Government Middle Schools in Billiground, Shantipur, Shivapuram, and Padnabhapuram.
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Port Blair, July 24: India Tourism, Port Blair, Ministry of Tourism, Government of India along with Andaman Association of Tour Operators and JNRM, Port Blair organised a Heritage walk today morning.
The walk started from the Historic Cellular Jail and Ended at Andaman Club, Opp Netaji Stadium. The walk was organised as a part of Visit of World Heritage Committee to New Delhi to attend the 46th Convention of World Heritage Committee. The programme was attended by Shri Ramakrishna, AD, India Tourism, Shri M. Vinod, President, AATO, Members of AATO and Students of BBA Tourism, JNRM, Port Blair.
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Port Blair, July 24: Instances have come to the notice of the District Administration that General Public are being lured on the pretext of selling and purchase of landed properties by way of plotting over agricultural lands for housing purposes also. Certain advertisements are also being published in the print and electronic media in this regard.
Further, general public have also been misinformed about construction of houses in agricultural/hilly revenue areas by unscrupulous agents who have been misguiding/misinforming the public by publishing such advertisements in public domain.
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Port Blair, July 24: The District Administration of South Andaman has implemented a ban on the consumption and sale of Cigarette and Other Tobacco Products (COTPA) within educational institutes and their 100-yard boundaries. This decision, under the COTPA, 2003, aims to discourage tobacco use, especially among youth, and protect the overall population from the severe health risks linked with tobacco consumption.
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Port Blair, July 24: ICAR-Central Island Agricultural Research Institute, Port Blair got two of their inventions registered as Industrial Designs with the Patent Office. The first invention- cold water circulatory system is a laboratory aid useful for condensation operation during the process of extraction of phytochemicals from spices, medicinal & aromatic plants, fruits etc.
Such extraction processes involve continuous use of running tap water for condensation, which results in considerable wastage of water; while the sophisticated recirculatory chillers are too costly for most of the small laboratories. Thus, the invention would not be only affordable but also water-saving solution for the researchers and academicians dealing with various aspects such as extraction of essential oils, fixed oils, refluxing of samples etc.
Read more: ICAR-CIARI Registers Two More Industrial Designs with the Patent Office