Archives for May 19, 2023

Port Blair, May 19: The online nominations/recommendations for Padma Awards namely ‘Padma Vibhushan’, ‘Padma Bhushan’ and ‘Padma Shri’ has started from 1st May, 2023 and the last date for receiving nomination is 15th September, 2023. These awards are announced on the occasion of the Republic Day every year. The award seeks to recognize ‘Work of distinction’ and is given, for distinguished and exceptional achievements/service in all fields/disciplines, such as, Art, Literature & Education, Sports, Medicine, Social work, Science & Engineering, Public Affairs, Civil Service, Trade and Industry etc. All persons without distinction of race, occupation, position or sex are eligible for these Awards. A copy of the statutes and rules relating to these awards is available in MHA’s web-site www.padmaawards.gov.in.
The nominations/recommendations for the Padma Awards will be received only on the online portal www.padmaawards.gov.in designed by the Ministry of Home Affairs. The nomination/recommendation should contain all relevant details specified in the format available on the above said website, including a citation in narrative form (Maximum 800 words), clearly bringing out the distinguished and exceptional achievement/service recommending of the person recommended in his/her respective field/discipline. While recommending a person online one has to make sure that all the necessary details are filled properly. Details relating to the steps to be taken for making online recommendations are available on the MHA’s website
www.padmaawards.gov.in.
The cut-off date may be strictly adhered to, as nominations/recommendations received only during 1st May, 2023 to 15th September 2023 will be considered. It may also be noted that the nominations/recommendations received through online mode only will be considered.

Port Blair, May 19: The Congress Campaign Committee Chairman Mr. TSG Bhasker on Friday highlighted the non-operation of Quarries and Crusher Units in entire South Andaman District.
In a letter addressed to the Lt. Governor, A&N Islands, Mr. Bhasker said that due to closure of Quarry permits by the A&N Administration from the month of November, 2022, the entire South Andaman District has become stand still.
“The Quarries have all been closed and some of the crushing units are only operational with the available stocks. This closure of the Quarries has caused hardships to the Quarry Owners and also to the construction industry”, he said.
He added that the construction industry has given employment to a huge workforce and has also invested in the machineries. Now the crusher owners are forced to sell their products at higher rates to meet their expenses including services of the bank loans, giving salary to their staffs and maintenance of their machineries.
Hence, Mr. Bhasker requested the Lt. Governor to take immediate measures to reopen Quarries so that construction and allied industries does not get affected more which will also directly help the livelihood of at least 20,000 to 30,000 Islanders.

Port Blair, May 19: A Common Entrance Test (CET-2023) for admission to Under Graduate Courses namely Bachelor of Physiotherapy (BPT), Bachelor of Occupational Therapy (BOT) & Bachelor of Prosthetics & Orthotics (BPO) at NILD, Kolkata / SVNIRTAR, Cuttack/ NIEPMD, Chennai/ and PDNIPPD Institutes, New Delhi under the Department of Empowerment for PwDs (DIVYANGJAN), Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India is going to be conducted on 09th July, 2023.
This is a golden opportunity for the Islander students, those who were not able to write the Entrance examination at Chennai. This is the second time CET-2023 Centre has been allotted at Port Blair. The National Institute for Locomotor Disability (DIVYANGJAN), BT Road, Bon- Hooghly, Kolkata-700090 provides an opportunity by making Port Blair, one of the Centre for Entrance examinations.

Port Blair, May 19: The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) launched the National Startup Awards (NSA) in 2020 to reward and recognize outstanding startups and enablers in the startup ecosystem that are building innovative products and demonstrating measurable social impact. So far, three editions have acknowledged startups and enablers who have been instrumental in revolutionizing the development of Indian startup ecosystem. The applications for National Startup Awards 2023 have been made live and the deadline for submission is 31st May, 2023.
To continue the legacy of recognizing and rewarding diverse set of startups, DPIIT has launched the fourth edition of the National Startup Awards. National Startup Awards 2023 will celebrate innovations from across the country, in line with ‘Vision India @2047’, where India focusses on becoming a developed economy, fueled by the spirit of Amrit Kaal across key themes.
In this edition, the DPIIT recognized startups will be awarded across 20 categories, which have been decided upon thorough deliberations on current Indian and global economic focus points. These categories range from innovations in aerospace, retail and disruptive technologies to more impact-focused categories.
A cash prize of INR 10 lakhs will be awarded by DPIIT to one winning startup in each of the categories. The winners and finalists of the National Startup Awards 2023 will be provided with exclusive handholding support, including investor & Government connect, mentorship, international market access, corporate and unicorn connect and much more.
The three editions of the National Startup Awards (NSA) witnessed overwhelming participation from startups and ecosystem enablers across the country. In three years, NSA has seen active participation from over 6,400 startups and has recognized over 450 startups as winners and finalists.
The DPIIT recognized startups of Andaman and Nicobar Islands are encouraged to participate in the National Startup Awards. For more details and link to participate in the event, visit the Andaman and Nicobar Startup Portal <ls1.and.nic.in/startupindia> or https://www.startupindia.gov.in/.

Port Blair, May 19: The Term-End Exam starts from 01st June, 2023 at all nine exam Centers located at: JNRM-Port Blair, Andaman College, MGGC-Mayabunder, BVB Mondal Public School-Diglipur, GSSS-Sabari, Rangat, Coast Guard Public School-Campbell Bay, GMSS-Nancowrie (Kamorta), GSS-Tamaloo-Car Nicobar and GSSS-Hut Bay. The Hall tickets for the June-2023 Term End Examination of the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) have been uploaded on IGNOU website www.ignou.ac.in. All the registered candidates for TEE June-2023 are advised to download the Hall Ticket immediately by clicking the link https://hall_ticket.ignou.ac.in/HALLticketjun23/IGNOUHallTicketJun2023.aspx. The learners facing any problem in downloading the hall ticket, may contact at IGNOU Regional Centre, Port Blair over Phone: 03192-242888, 03192-230111 or Email: rcportblair@ignou.ac.in. .
A communication from the Regional Director IGNOU Regional center Port Blair said.

Port Blair, May 19: Chinmaya Mission, Port Blair will be organizing Handicraft training (on Coconut shell Bamboo and waste wood) at Mission Premises. The training will be given by a trained instructor. Boys and girls (18 years and above) can join the training. Training period will be 15 to 20 days. Interested people can register their names on or before May 27, 2023. For registration and enquiry contact on 9679595614.

Port Blair, May 19: LBHM 8th All India Open Fide Rating Below 1600 Chess Tournament 2023 has begun today in Pune, Maharashtra. The tournament will be held for three days from 19th May to 21st May 2023 in classical format over 9 Rounds.
More than 500 chess players across India are participating in the event in which V Yashwant, a young chess player & a student of Govt. Model Sr. Sec. School, Port Blair is taking part.