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Jarawa Facts
The 590 odd - s tr ong
Jaraw a, along w ith the other
A ndaman tr ibes
Sentinelese, the Onge and the
the
Great Andamanese, w er e the
s ole inhabitants of the
Andaman Islands until the Brit-
is h and then the Indians ar-
r iv ed. Their ances tors ar e
thought to hav e been part of
the firs t successful migrations
out of Africa.
Your Nature Guide
The Oceanic Giant Wh eel:
How does the complex w eb
of lif e in the sea sustain itself?
Who eats w hat? What
happens w hen plants and
animals die?
Mar ine plants c ov er t the
inorganic nutrients available in
the sea into organic matter and
atone it. Thes e are eaten by
the vegetar ian forms of lif e,
w hich in turn are eaten by the
carnivores. When they die, the
plants and animals of the
s unlight zone star t s inking
dow n tow ards the ocean floor.
They gradually decompos ed
along the w ay. Nutrients locked
aw ay in their body tissues are
released.
Some remains of dead plants
and animals reach the deeper
oceans and are fed on by the
sc av enger animals (like the
deep w ater s harks ) liv ing
there. Ev en w as tes f r om
animals in the surface w aters
pr ovide nutrients f or the
animals living in the deep sea.
Treasu red Island s - By
Sunita Rao. Cour tesy:
Kalp avriksh, ANET (M CBT)
People’s Voice
Suna hai Great Nicobar mein
Ka chwa lo g ko si kha ya jaa
raha hai ki a nda kaha n par
dena chahiye . .. Kamaa l hai
Ambitious insaan log ...
- A Citizen
P ORT B LAI R, M ONDAY, JANUARY 2, 2023
India and Austria to Sign Migration and
Mobility Agreement, Shore Up Ties
Vienna, Jan 1: Close on the
he el s o f si m i l ar m o b il i ty
ag r ee m e nts wi th F r ance ,
United K ingdom , Ge rm any
and F inland, India will sign a
“C om pr ehe nsiv e Mig rati on
and Mo b i li ty Par tne r shi p
Ag re e m ent” (MMPA) wi th
Austr ia on Monday dur ing
Exte rnal Affair s Ministe r S.
Jaishankar’s vi sit to Vi enna.
While India has been keen to
finalise these agreements with
Eur ope an countr i e s as a
stepping sto ne to re sol vi ng
issue s over the long-pe nding
Indi a-Euro pe an Uni on (EU)
F re e Tr ade Agr ee m ent and
faci li tati ng Indi an
professionals working in these
Indian Pharmacist Association
Submits Memorandum of Demands
Relating to the Profession to
Visiting Health Minister
Po r t Blair, J an 1: The
Nati onal Pr esident of Indian
Pharm acist Asso ciation (IPA),
Shri. Ab hay Kumar me t the
Ho n’b l e Mi ni ster o f State ,
He al th & F ami l y We l far e ,
Go ve rnm ent of India alo ng
with the del eg ati on o f IPA
during the visit of the Minister
i n Andam an & Ni co b ar
Islands.
While discussing the matter
r e l ate d to the Pharm acy
pr ofe ssi o n, the de le g ati o n
hande d ov er the two le tte rs
with the points to be tak en up
by the Ministr y of Health &
Two More Young Chess Players Open
Their International Rating
Port Blair, Jan 1: It is a Proud
moment for Islanders as M A
Dinakar, a student of Class VIII
K am ar aj Engl i sh Medi um
School Port Bl air and Yuvan
Singh, a cl ass VII student of
Carm el Sr . Sec. Schoo l Po rt
Bl air hav e o pe ne d the i r
International Rating as per the
l atest F IDE Rati ng l i st
pub lishe d on 31st Decem ber
2022 b y Wo r l d C he ss
Cont inued on P 4
Route Diversion for HGVs & Busses
from Dairy Farm Jn to Junglighat
Port Blair, Jan 1: It is noticed that
co mmuters are facing hardship in
movi ng from Dairy F arm Junction
to Jungli ghat due to heav y tr affic
congestion especi ally by the HGVs
& Buse s. To e ase o ut the tr affi c
congestion, A & N traffic Poli ce has
decided to i mple me nt fo ll owing
The Daily Diary of the Islands
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co untr i e s, the Eur ope an
countries also see them as a
way to cur b i ll e g al
immigr ation from India.
“Thi s is a m uch-ne ede d
agreement, especially in view
of the sharp increase in illegal
m i g rati o n Austr i a was
confr onte d wi th l ast ye ar ,
including over 15,000 il legal
m ig rants fr om Indi a with
pr acti call y no chance o f
asylum,” expl ained Cl audia
Türtscher, spoke spe rson to
Austri an F or ei gn Ministe r
Al e xande r Schal l e nbe r g , enable s the swift return of stude nt e xchang e
when asked about the MMPA. illeg al migrants.” pr o gr am m e s, and wi ll b e
“The ag r e em e nt i s no w a In addi tion, the ag reement revie wed regularly by a Joint
useful tool to combat il legal will regulate multiple entry Worki ng Group (JWG).
m i gr ati o n to g e the r , as i t visas for professionals and Cont inued on P 2
Greetings
HAPPY NEW YEAR - 2023
On the occasion of “New Year 2023”, I extend
my best wishes and warmest greetings to all
the r esidents o f A&N Isl ands.
New Year is an occasion to m ake a fr esh
b e g inni ng and r e ne w o ur r e so l v e fo r
indivi dual as wel l as collective growth. I am
confi de nt that in the upcom ing ye ar , our
beauti ful Islands will continue to progr ess on
the path of peace and devel opment, wi th the
mutual cooperati on and harm ony. I hope that
Isl ande r s wil l co nti nue to pr o vi de thei r
inv aluabl e support wi th de termination and
commitm ent for buil ding #NewAndamans.
I appe al to all the Islanders to celebrate the
o ccasi o n whi l e adhe r i ng to COV ID
appropriate behavior.
On thi s occasion, I wish that the Ne w Year
brings happiness, peace and prosperity in the
Family Welfare. In its letter IPA requested to
lives of Islander s and our Islands conti nue to
take up the following steps for the betterment march ahead on the path of pro gress.
of the Pharmacy Pr ofession in India.
‘Happy New year to all of you’.
Cont inued on P 4
Admir al D K J oshi
PVSM, AVSM, YSM, NM, VSM (Retd.)
Lt Gov ernor, A&N I slands
GREETINGS
On the joyous occasion of New Year, I convey
my war mest greetings and go od wishes to all
my respected Islanders.
Let us resolve to make it a year in whi ch the
peopl e of the Islands in all their rich dive rsity
unite to work towards the collective g oal of
inclusive development and g rowth.
I si ncerel y hope that the new year would
herald extraordi nary progre ss, abundance of
pe ace , am ity and e nhance al l -ro und
development in our Islands.
I pray that peace and harm ony of our ‘Mini
World’ remain undisturbed and this New Year
b ri ng s tranqui ll ity , pr o sper i ty , e xce ll ent
heal th and happi ness in the l iv e s o f al l
reside nts of Andaman and Nicobar Isl ands.
di ver sio n of ve hicles on Pil ot basis
from 03/01/2023 (Tuesday). On this happy occasion l et us collecti vely
resolve to dedicate ourselves towards building
Al l HGV s & Buse s i nte ndi ng to
a pe ace ful , pr o sper o us and har m o nio us
proceed towards Junglighat from Dairy
soci ety.
Farm shall tak e the r oute v ia Vijay
Baugh, J/Ghat. No HGVs & Buse s will Kuldeep Rai Sharma,
b e al l o we d to pr o ce e d to war ds Member of Parliament,
Cont inued on P 4 A&N Islands.
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ANDAMAN

Chronicle
Vol: XVII ::: Issue: 019::: Monday, January 2, 2023

Success is not an activity but a

process ...
Trust and the Glass Bowl..!
At the Precipice of Shame A month or two ago I visite d the little home in which I gr ew up. It was locked, but I
found a window o pen and del icately placing my phone inside, took a picture of a shelf.
December 2021 and December 2022 could not The shelf was where a little glass b owl used to lie.
have been more contrasting f or India’s I don’t remember ever havi ng to ask my dad or my mother money for my daily needs.
All the money that was neede d for the day lay in a small glass bowl. I can still se e that
pharmaceutical industry. Last year, it was hailed bowl i n my mind’s eye: It was made of delicate gl ass and had a simple painted design on
for developing vaccines that inoculated billions it. Inside was the money which dad o r m om put in eve ry m orning . It me t all the
requir ements for the day. It looked after bus far es, the loaf of bread for the ev ening,
against the coronavirus and underlined its moniker vegetables for the night’s dinner and all the o ther thing s needed to run the house.
as the ‘pharmacy of the world’. This year, two What was beauti ful about the glass bowl was there was no accounti ng needed to be
Indian drug-manufacturing firms stand accused given for the money spent from it. Never did my dad call me and ask, “Bob what happened
to the tenner I put in this morni ng?” or “How did the m oney get over so quick ly?” Nor do
by two countries of producing toxic cough syrup I reme mber spending anythi ng unnecessarily from that bowl. Both my b rother and I had
linked to the deaths of children — at least 66 in quite a sweet to oth, but no t a pie fro m that bowl went on sweets or chewing gum. There
was the kite season and the top season and the season to play marbles, which ran alongside
The Gambia and 18 in Uzbekistan. While The the cr icket and the hockey and the football seaso n but not o nce ever di d we buy ki tes of
Gambia case was highlighted by the World Health marble s or even a top from the money i n the glass bowl.
Organization (WHO), the second case has been
flagged by the Uzbek Health Ministry. In both
cases, it is not conclusively established that
consuming the syrup directly led to the deaths.
What is of concern is that in both countries, batches
The gl ass bowl in our house was the sym bol of trust. It was a silent assurance that a dad
were spiked with ethylene glycol or diethylene and mo m trusted their two chi ldren compl etely.
glycol, i.e., industrial chemicals that have no How easy it is for us to b e a little too careful. We don’t allow o ur childre n to handl e our
business being inside bottles of cough syrup. The wallet thinking a few notes may disappear. What we need to do is to show them we trust
them.
Indian government adopted a truculent stance Often it’s not just kids. The suspicious wife who doesn’t al low her husband a late night
after the scandal in The Gambia. While the export out wi th the guy s; the man who stands outside hi s wife’s office waiting for the office
licence o f the Haryana-bas ed Maiden party to get ove r; all nee d to practice the gl ass bowl e ffect.
Let yo ur child handle your wallet; he ’ll grow up to be an honest citizen. Allo w your
Pharmaceuticals Ltd., which supplied the syrup husband a late ni ght or two with his fr iends; he may have a dr ink or two but the trust you
to The Gambia, was revoked, Indian authorities, have in him will prevent him fro m hiding and drinking and becoming an alco holic. Same
rather than investigating how the cough syrup was with y ou suspicio us husbands and boyfrie nds; build trust.
The gl ass bowl in our house was the sym bol of trust. It was a silent assurance that a dad
spiked, chose to question WHO’s assessment that and mo m trusted m e and made me want to be worthy of that tr ust..!
it was the cough syrup that caused the acute bobsb anter@gmai l.com
kidney injury linked to the deaths. The Drugs
Controller General of India (DCGI) brazened it out
with WHO in a letter suggesting that its own tests
India and Austria to Sign Migration and
of ‘control samples’ of the Maiden Pharma-product Mobility Agreement, Shore Up Ties
showed them to be free of contaminants. It did not Contin ued from Page 1 Eur o pe an seni or offici al s wo r ke d o n pr o po sal s fo r
address how The Gambian panel’s own tests found Mr. Jai shankar who is on a who tr i e d to chang e the Indi a’s m e m b er shi p
tr ip to C ypr us and Austri a, Modi government’s position appl i cati o n, which is sti l l
the contaminants, or how ‘control samples’ have atte nded the famous “New on Russian war in Ukraine, pending. More recently he has
nothing to do with the actual spiked samples. The Year’s C oncert” of the Vienna had tol d The Hindu that the b e en at the fo re fr o nt o n
Phi lhar m o nic Or chestr a war in Europe would have m o nito r i ng the Russi an
DCGI, and subsequently the Health Ministry, chose repercussions for the whole o ccupati o n o f Uk r aini an
to g ethe r wi th Mr .
to thereafter take the line that The Gambian Schalle nberg on Sunday, and world, and no countr y could Nucle ar Power Plant (NPP) at
scandal was part of a conspiracy to “malign” the two Mi nisters will meet “stay at its sidel ines”. Zaporizhzhia where India was
again on Monday for bilateral This i s the fi r st tr i p to am o ng st co untr i e s that
India’s reputation as a supplier of pharmaceutical tal ks. The y al so hel d a Austria by an Indian Foreign e xpre sse d co nce r ns o v e r
goods. co m bi ne d me e ti ng wi th Mini ste r in 27 y e ar s, the nuclear safe ty ri sks. Also of
Fo rei gn Ministe rs of Cze ch Ministry of External Affairs interest for India is the IAEA’s
In the case of the Noida-based Marion Biotech, and Sl o v ak ia, unde r the said in a statement last week, assessm ent o f Ir an’s nucl ear
which mad e the Dok-1 Max co ugh syrup “Slavko v” tr ilate ral fo rm at indicating the importance of pro g ram m e and effo rts to
associated with the deaths in Uzbekistan, the fo r the Ce ntr al Eur o pe an the v isit. Mr. Jaishankar also r e vi v e the Joi nt
countries. m e t wi th the Austr i an C o m pr e he nsi v e Pl an o f
Government has again revoked the export licence On the agenda for bi lateral Chance llor Karl Ne hammer Action (JCPOA).
and, reportedly, ordered a freeze on its production and m ul til ater al tal ks, the on Sunday, and will meet the Monday ’s meeting b etween
Austri an F orei gn Mini ster ’s Di r ecto r Gene r al o f the Mr . Jai shank ar and Mr .
facilities. Because it is early days and there is no Vienna-based Internati onal Schallenberg will be their fifth
Spoke sperson said, is India’s
WHO-verdict on the causes of contamination here, Presidency of the G-20, as well Ato mi c Ener g y Age ncy formal meeting, as apart from
the Indian government has sought to adopt a wait- as “the position of India on the (IAEA) Rafae l Gr o ssi o n bil ateral visits, the two also
Russi an war of aggressi on in Monday. me t at the Munich Securi ty
and-watch position. It is high time that India takes Uk r ai ne and i ts g lo b al Mr . Gr o ssi had e arl i e r C o nfer e nce , Glo b se c
a serious look at the core issue of why batches of ne gati v e r am i ficati o ns”. i nte racte d wi th Mr . Br ati slav a F o r um and UN
Dur i ng a vi sit to De lhi i n Jaishankar in 2016, when he Gener al Assem bly.
exported cough syrup have been found to be laced
March, Mr. Schallenberg , one was the head of the Nuclear
with banned chemicals rather than play victim. o f a num b e r o f U.S. and Supplie rs Group (NSG) and
While mistakes happen, not taking corrective
measures is what threatens India’s image and Andaman Chronicle invites articles, feature and opinions from our esteemed
readers. Your write-ups can be mailed to the Editor through the ID
undermines trust in Indian industry. denisgiles@yahoo.com
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ENTERTAINMENT
The Change I Want to See
January 1: Filmmakers and
actors are always trying out
new techn iques a nd roles.
Freshnes s is key to progress,
and as we ring in the New
Year, they talk about the way
they hope the industry will
progress in th e immedia te
future.
More biopics please
I believe we need to have
more biopics of
extraordinary people in our
country. Ta les of uns un g
heroes make for compelling
content. Real life provides a
narrative to which one can
truly relate. Such inspiring
s tories will a ls o serve to
educa te an d empower
people. Wa tchin g
in spira tion a l movies ,
especially when you know
they’re true stories, appeals
to th a t pa rt of one’ s
imagin a tion tha t drives
on e’ s own life. Such
narratives have greater recall
value.
I would like to see casting
don e bas ed on merit an d
talent and not on the basis of
the ‘reach’ and ‘followers’ of
a n a ctor, becaus e some
people don’t have organ ic
followers. Followers accrue
Tunisha Sharma Case: Sheezan Khan Says
‘Have Faith in Judiciary, I am Innocent’
Ja nuary 1: Advocate
Shailendra Mishra, the lawyer
of TV actor Tunisha Sharma’s
death accused Sheezan Khan,
on Saturda y s aid th at h is
client (Sheezan) is innocent
a nd h e h as fa ith in th e
judiciary.
“Sheezan Khan before being
presented to the Vasai court
met his family. He spoke to us
and said that he has faith in
the judiciary,” Advocate
Mis hra told ANI wh ile
walking out of Vasai court on
Saturday. “I have full faith in
the judiciary. I am innocent,
‘ Sa tyamev Ja ya te’,”
Sheez a n’ s la wyer quoted
Sheezan as saying. According
to Mishra, they will file their
first bail applica tion in
connection to the case in court
on Monday. “ We h ave
applied for s ome certified
documents related to the case.
It will be okay if we get it by
today. If not, then we will file
the first bail application on
Monday morning,” advocate
Shailendra Mishra told ANI.
Earlier in the day, the Vasai
court sent Kha n to 1 4-day
judicial custody.
The Waliv police produced
the 28-year-old actor in court
often because people post
bold content using the ‘sex
sells’ con cept. Actres ses
should be selected because
they h ave the ta len t th e
cha racter dema nds an d
they fit the role. It’ s about
time we be fair. More so, in
a field (film in dus try)
where the opportun ities
are only a handful. This is
on e rea son ma n y good
movies tank. If popularity
were enough, every movie
with a big star would be a
hit.
I believe th ere’ s more
s cope for in depen den t
musicia ns to s h owca s e
th eir work th rough
pla tforms like
i n d e p en d en t / pr i v a t e
songs a nd shows. In films,
s ongs a re govern ed by
s cripts but independen t
music brings out so much
more in an artiste that the
audience can connect to.
The a udience can get to
kn ow more a bout th e
performer’ s journ ey
th rough in dependen t
s on gs . Although
Tollywood is doing great
in terms of son gs a n d
music, independent songs
a fter h is police custody
ended on Saturday.
Spea king on his client’s
judicial custody, Shailendra
Mis hra told ANI that the
police tried to s eek
Sheezan’s custody, based
on the same ground which
wa s presen ted before the
court yesterda y. After
h ea ring the lawyers ’
arguments, th e court sent
h im to judicia l cus tody.
“Wait till Monday. I need to
come publicly with his
family because va rious
types of baseless allegations
a re floa ting,” Advocate
Mishra said while replying
to a ques tion about
Sheezan’s ‘secret girlfriend.’
Sheez an ’s lawyer
Sha ilen dra Mis hra
submitted four applications
on the behalf of his client
seeking permission to get
home-cooked food on the
jail premises . Th e lawyer
submitted that Sheezan is
seeking permission to use
an inhaler for his asthma.
The accused’s counsel also
sought permission for visits
from family members and
lawyers while in custody.
Sheezan has also asked that
will a dd a differen t
dimension to its repertoire.
In the existing band culture,
a rtis tes perform/sin g
reha s h vers ion s of films
songs, but if we can come up
with 40 percent of original
songs, (Independent music),
the shows will become more
engagin g and lively. — Missions for 2023
 Yamini Ghantasala, singer
Often, I find people saying
the content of a film appeals
to only the audience in A or
B or C centres (metros, cities,
and villages /town s ,
respectively). Such prejudice
is like ‘casteism’ in cinema.
I wa n t th at barrier to be
broken . Without such
commercia l ba rrica des ,
filmma kers will be a ble to
deliver more crea tive
conten t. Cin ema is
universal. I’m glad to see that
th e ch a nge h a s a lrea dy
started, both audien ces and
actors are welcoming scripts
irrespective of the scale of the
film.
his hair not be cut while he is
in cus tody a n d als o for
security inside the jail.
Sheez an Kh an is th e
reported former boyfriend
an d co-s tar of 20-yea r-old
Tunish a, who was found
dea d on December 24 , a
fortnight after the two broke
up th eir months -lon g
relationship. He was arrested
on ch arges of abetment to
suicide on December 25. So
far, the police have recorded
the statements of 27 people in
the matter.
In the application submitted
by the Waliv police seeking
Sheezan’s five-day remand
from the court on Friday,
officials alleged that Sheezan
Khan was having an affair
with another girl apart from
Tunis ha Sha rma an d h ad
also deleted many chats from
h is mobile a fter bein g
detained in Tunish a
Sha rma’ s death ca se.
Accordin g to the police,
Sheezan was not cooperating
with the investigation and
repea tedly cha n ged his
statements when asked about
th e cha ts with h is “s ecret
girlfriend”.
Monday, January 2, 2023
Health, Science /Tech
ISRO Lines Up Science
Ja nuary 1: New Delhi: In dian Spa ce R es ea rch
Organisa tion (ISRO) will turn its focus on science
experiments in 2023 with dedicated missions to the Sun
- Aditya - and the moon - Chandrayaan-3 - even as the
na scent sta rt-up s ector is set to soar in the spa ce
applications segment.
Th e upcoming yea r will a lso witnes s a series of
experiments on India’s maiden human space flight -
Gaganyaan project - with the first uncrewed mission
expected in the last quarter of 2023 aimed at validating
the performance of the human-rated launch vehicle,
orbital module propuls ion s ys tem a nd recovery
operations.
ISRO further plans to conduct the first runway landing
experiment (RLV-LEX) of the reusable launch vehicle
ea rly next year from Aerona utica l Test Ra nge in
Karnataka’s Chitradurga, Union Minister of State in
Prime Minister’s Office Jitendra Singh told Parliament
this month.
Indian start-ups that marked their arrival with the sub-
orbital flight by Skyroot Aerospace’s Vikram-S rocket,
the first by a private sector company and the launch of
Pixxel’s hyperspectral satellites Shakuntala, on SpaceX’s
Falcon-9 rocket in April and Anand onboard ISRO’s
PSLV in November.
Skyroot Aerospa ce, which launched In dia’ s first
privately developed rocket in November, plans to put a
client satellite in orbit sometime next year, while Agnikul
Cosmos, a start-up incubated on the IIT-Madras campus,
has also lined up the test flight of its highly customisable
Agnibaan rocket.
“We are developing six commercial h yperspectral
imagery satellites which will be ready for launch next
year,” Awais Ahmed, Pixxel co-founder and CEO, had
told PTI.
Ahmed said many more rocket companies around the
globe will see their first orbital launches come to fruition
which will lead to a rocket-themed game of thrones as
they vie for the same set of customers sending satellites
into space.
The start-ups are eyeing the huge space applications
market in the country, which was earlier the sole domain
of ISRO, carving a niche for themselves in the earth
imaging sector, developin g rockets to launch small
satellites, designing cheaper fuels for satellites and even
planning to take tourists on a space journey.
“The potential for innovative space applications is
immense, especially if established aerospace companies
form partnerships with businesses that traditionally
ha ven’ t ventured in to orbit, e.g. pha rmaceutica l,
agriculture companies,” Chaitanya Dora Surapureddy,
Chief Financial Officer, DhruvaSpace, told PTI.
DhruvaSpace had launched two satellites Thybolt 1 &
2 onboard ISRO’s PSLV C-54 mission that demonstrated
the ability to conduct amateur satellite communication
which will help ham radio operations.
Surapureddy said DhurvaSpace has already bagged
its first commercial contract worth Rs 20 crore to build
satellites.
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IPA Submits Memorandum of Demands Relating to the
Profession to Visiting Health Minister
Contin ued from Page 1 in every state for the benefit
1) Constitution of Pharmacy of Pharm acists r esiding in
Secti on under Mini str y o f the i r r e spe cti ve states.
Health & Family Welfare. Mor e o ve r , e nsur ing the
2) Nati o nal Re g i ste r o f posting of Pharmacy Inspector
Phar m aci st, whi ch shal l b y al l the State Phar m acy
incl ude the database o f al l Councils for e nforcement of
registered Pharmacists. Phar m acy Act, Dr ugs &
Cosmetic Act.
3) Entry grade of Rs.4600/-
(VI C PC) for the Pharm acist 12) Online processing of the
e nti r e pr oce dur e vi z.
unde r g o v er nm ent wi th
promotional avenues up to the registration / renewal or job
po st o f De puty Dir ecto r of portal by the respective State
Pharmacy in the entire Nation. Phar m acy C o unci l as
4) Immediately inclusion of pio ne er e d b y y o u i n the
Phar m aci sts fo r the Gujar at State Phar m acy
Co mm unity Health Officer Council.
posts as me ntio ne d / 13) Or i entati o n / CME
r eco m me nded unde r the pro gram by the desi gnated
National Health Policy 2017. agency for the Pharmacist in
every state for the benefit of
5) Secur ing jo bs for the
the Pharmacist and health eco
Registered Pharmacist in the
syste m at l arg e . Indian
Industrial and Academia.
Pharmacist Association, (IPA)
6) Re-constitution of all
is ready to work as the Nodal
State Pharm acy C ouncil s
agency for this.
where elections are not held
for the last 5years or more. 14) Active involvement of
Phar m aci sts unde r the
7) Uniform fee structure
Nati o nal Di g ital He alth
for registration and renewal of
Pharmacy registration.
Mission.
15) Str e ssi ng up for the
8) Discour ages Onl ine
re cruitment o f Phar macists
Pharmacy.
unde r v ar ious g ov ernme nt
9) New openings / job and PSU / ag enci es whe re
opportunities for B.Pharm & re cr uitme nt is pe nding for
Pharm D graduates in different many years.
co mpe titi v e e xams / fruitful meeting with him at
16) Indian Pharm acist
recruitments.
Association, (IPA) is ready to
10) Strengthening of Drugs work as the Nodal agency for
C ontr ol Departm e nt with all the AIIMS across India to
constitution and recr uitment pr ovi de Pharmacists. As of
of suffi ci e nt g raduate now, many AIIMS have come
Phar m aci st unde r Dr ug into different states across the
Control department in all the nati on afte r the C entral
states of India. g ov e rnm e nt ini ti ativ e to
11) State and UT Pharmacy pro v i de qual ity he alth
Councils must be established facilities to the people.
17) Indian Pharm acist
Association, (IPA) is ready to
work as the Nodal agency for
al l the Pradhan Mantri Jan
Aushadhi Kendra, across India
to provide Pharmacists. As of
now, many Pradhan Mantri Jan
Aushadhi Kendra have come
into different states & districts,
acro ss the natio n afte r the
Central government initiative
to provide quality medicine at
an affo r dab l e r ate , to the
people.
In a se parate l e tte r to
Hon’ble Minister Dr. Bharati
P Pawar, it was also requested
to accord necessary approval
as re q ui re d b y the A & N
administration to conduct the
recruitment examination for
the 28 posts o f Pharm acists
under DHS, A & N Islands,
which was postponed in the
month of December.
IPA also assure you that IPA
shall r emain co mmi tte d to
play its part in the health
sector for the be tterment of
common people of India and
believe that Pharmacists and
Pharmacy profession will be
upl ifted unde r the dynamic
leadership of Prime Minister
Nar endra Mo di as pe r hi s
com m i tm e nt duri ng o ur
his office in New Delhi in 2018.
The Mi nister ackno wledge
the vital role of Pharmacy in
the He al th Se cto r and has
assured the delegation of all
b est po ssi b il i ty for the
m ini str y can do fo r the
betterment of Pharmacy.
Monday, January 2, 2023
GREETINGS
On the occasion o f New Year, CPI (M), Andaman & Nicobar
State Org anisi ng Com mitte e exte nds warmest wishes to the
people of Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
As the year 2022 passed, many r evolutionary tasks were left to
be com pleted in the coming year.
CPI (M) hope that 2023 wi ll be a fr uitful and memorable year
i n the strugg le against anti-wo rk ing cl ass po li ci es o f the
government.
D. Ayy appan
Secretary
CPI (M) A & N State Organizing Comm ittee
Two More Young Chess Players
Open Their International Rating
Contin ued from Page 1 reasonab ly well which led them
F e der ati o n (F IDE). M A to open the International Rating.
Dinakar and Yuvan Singh, Al to g e ther 8 y oung che ss
recently parti cipated i n the playe rs, including R Kashthuri
35th Nati o nal Under -13 Bhai have succe ssful ly ope ned
Chess Cham pio nshi p 2022 their International Rating in the
he l d at V anarape t, ye ar 2022 which is a ble ssi ng
Po ndi che r ry fr o m 11th si gn for the gam e o f che ss in
De cem b e r 2022 to 18th Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
De c.2022 and pe r for m e d
Route Diversion for HGVs &
Busses from Dairy Farm Jn to
Junglighat
Contin ued from Page 1 Vi jay Baug h, Dair y Farm v ia
Junglig hat via Hayat Singh Jungli ghat Old C CS Jn.
Jn. No HGVs & Buses (except A&N Traffic Pol ice is str iving
e ng age d in Air po r t to pr ov ide safer & smo othe r
Construction work) will be vehicular arrangements fo r the
al l owe d to pr o ce e d v i a r o ad use r s. He nce , al l the
Hayat Si ngh Jn. g e ne r al pub l i c ar e her e b y
Al so, no ve hi cle s e xce pt adv ised to cooperate wi th the
Traffic Po li ce to succe ssfull y
two whe e l er s wi ll b e
implement the above directions.
allowed to proceed towards
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With You Celebrates New Year Greetings

with Inmates of Old Age, May the dawn of New Year,
i mb ue d with fre sh e ner gy ,
Divyangjans & Orphans br ing new happine ss, goal s,
i nspi r atio ns and g r e ate r
Po rt Blair , Jan 1: The achie vements in our live s. On
NGO (WITH YOU) this o ccasion, l et us reso lve to
ce l e br ate d Ne w Ye ar re de di cate o ur se lv es to the
today with inmates of old unity , integrity and incl usive
ag e , di v y ang jans and dev el o pm e nt o f the of our
o r phans at F er r ar gunj islands.
Ho me by cutting cak es I wish for the progr ess and
wi th the i nm ate s. They pro spe ri ty o f o ur gl or i ous
do nated 35 num ber s of
islands and the people i n the
track pants to the old aged year 2023.
people at home. They also distr ibuted sweets and fr uits to all Ajoy Bairagi
the i nmates and staff. Later the i nmates had lunch with the
members of NGO and the same was arranged by WITH YOU. State Pr esident
Ms V . K.Mar iyam bi bi, Pre sident WITH YOU expre ssed BJP, A&N Islands
gratitude to Smti Rashmi Goe nka for hel ping the ne edy by
donating clothes to them.
Greetings
Condolence The ANTCC President, Shri.
Rangal al Halder along wi th
Mr. Vishal Jol ly, National Executive Membe r BJP & Former
State President BJP – A &N Islands has deeply mourned the the e ntir e Co ng re ss fam il y
extends heartfelt wishes and
sad demise of Mr. Mahesh Kumar Gogia, Father of Mr. Gaurav
gr eeti ngs on the Auspicio us
Gogia, State General Secretary, Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha,
R/o Shadipur who e xpired on 31.12.2022 at Apollo Hospital, Occasio n of New year 2023.
Chennai. In his message Shri Jolly prayed to the Almighty to In this grateful Year, I bless
give peace to his eternal soul departed for heavenly abode the Isl ande r s to tak e
and gi ve strength to his ber eaved fami ly member to bear respo nsibilitie s towards their
this i rreparable loss. work and family sincerely and
I hope this year turns o ut to be
Condolence the b est year o f your life and
your fam ily too.
Mr. Bishnu Pada Ray, Ex Me mber of Parliament, Hindu On thi s New Ye ar , al l
Rashtr a Shakti, Hindu Sewa Sangh & LOTE deeply mourn islander s should take a pledge
the sudden de mise of Mr Mahesh K umar Gogia, F/o Mr to support, to encourag e and
Gaurav Gogia at C hennai, Tami l Nadu. He was 75 year s old. to he lp the ne edy peopl e for
We pay homage to the departed soul and convey our heartfelt making changes to do grateful
condolence s to the members of the bereaved famil y. May the things for the Nation.
departed soul rest in peace and may God give more strength Wish all islanders a ‘‘HAPPY
to family. NEW YEAR 2023’’.
Condolence
Shri. Ajoy Bair agi, State President, Bharatiy a Janata Party,
Greetings
A&N Islands along with all office bearers of BJP, Andaman & Shri. Vishal Jolly, National
Nicobar Islands has condole d the demise of Shri Mahesh Exe cuti v e Me m b e r BJP &
Kumar Gogia, who left for his heavenly abode on 31/12/
Fo rme r State Pre sident BJP-
2022 at Apollo Ho spital, Chennai.
Late Mahesh Kumar Sharma was the fathe r of Shri Gaurav A&N Isl ands wishe s to the
Gogia, State General Secre rtary, BJYM, A&N Isl ands. people of Andaman & Nicobar
The Le aders pray to the Almig hty to grant eternal pe ace to Islands on the occasion of New
the departed soul and courage to the bereaved fami ly to bear Year 2023. May the New Year
this i rreparable loss. bring new hope, greater peace,
harmony and prosperity in the
With You Distributes lives of the people of Andaman
Certificates for Course in & Nicobar Islands, wished Mr.
Jolly.
Tailoring and Fashion Designing
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL
Port Blair, Jan 1: The NGO to 25 par ticipants who had Pradhan Hopetown and Smti be uti lized in a better way. Ms
(WITH YOU) had conducted co mple ted the abo ve cour se impar ting tailo ring classes to Sadna, Soci al worke r we re V. K. Mariyam Bibi, President
a 06 m o nths co ur se i n succe ssfully. On this occasion the wo me n as it wil l make also present to encourage the WITH YOU wi shed them all
tai lo r i ng and fashi o n Smti Padmawathi, Pramukh, the m se lf -emplo yed so that wo me n fol k . Smti Sadna success for thei r bright future.
designing. Today a function Panchayat Sami ty, Ferrargunj they can suppor t their family congr atulated the ladie s for
was or ganized at the NGO was the Chief Guest. also. l ear ning the co ur se with
o ffi ce at Bam b oo fl at fo r The Chi ef Guest lauded the Smti Dhana Re kha, ZPM, dedication and wished that
distr ibuting the certifi cates e ffor ts o f WITH YOU fo r Shor epoi nt, Sm ti Rashe eda, the skill which they got will
6 : : : Andaman Chronicle : : : Por t Blair
Babar Azam is the Backbone of
the Pakistan Team: Shahid Afridi
December 1: Pakistan Cricket
Board’s interim chief s elector
Shahid Afridi on Saturday said
that he will back capta in Babar
Azam and will try to improve the
“ bench s trength” durin g his
tenure.
“Babar Azam hamari team ka
backbone hai (Babar Azam is the
backbone of our team). He is one
of our top performers. I liked it
wh en he challenged the New
Zealand team for the chase. And
a s a s election committee, we
want to be a shoulder for him and
s upport him,” Afridi told
reporters.
“Also, I liked what he said in
the post-match presser a fter the
draw. He s a id th e team is
focus in g on cricket a nd is
unaware of what is being said
outside. So, Babar should focus
on the game only. The s election
committee will always support
h im to come up with better
combin ation s so th at he feels
con fiden t on th e field,” h e
added.
“I want to create two teams for
Pakistan before my ten ure ends
in order to improve ben ch
strength,” he said.
Afridi also poin ted out that the
“ commun ica tion ga p” in th e
Pakistan cricket is a big issue. He
Ahead of India Tour, Taylor Tells Australia to Experiment
with Five Bowlers in Final Test Against SA
Ja nua ry 1 : With th e h igh -
profile tour of In dia fa s t
approaching, former Austra lia
skipper Mark Taylor wa nts the
Pat Cummins-led side to explore
the option of playing with five
bowlers in the third and final Test
against South Africa beginning
here on Wednesday.
The tour of India, comprising
four Tes ts for th e Border-
Ga vas ka r Troph y, will ta ke
place in February-March.
Going into th e fina l Test a t
Sydney, the hosts are holding an
una s sa ila ble 2 -0 s eries lead,
providing th em with a n
opportunity to explore few other
options.
“They’ve got an opportunity in
Sydney to try a few th in gs . I
know people say you sh ouldn’t
try th ings in Test matches , but
with Ca meron Green n ot
playing, I’d really like to see Alex
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