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Directorate of IP&T

Port Blair, May 03, 2005

Stone laying ceremony

Shri K. Krishnan, Chairman, Port Blair Municipal Council will lay the foundation stone of the Shopping Complex-cum-Health Club at a function to be held at Sisty Nagar, Ward No. 13 on 4^th May, 2005.

No S&L shows on May 5

Both the shows (Hindi & English) of Sound and Light at Cellular Jail, National Memorial will remain suspended on 05^th May, 2005 due to administrative reasons. However, both the shows will be resumed from 06^th May, 2005 onwards.  

Administration Clarifies

This is with reference to the news item published in the newspaper Andaman Subah Tak of 2^nd May, 2005. The Press release circulated by the Hon’ble Lt. Governor, A & N Islands, at the Press Conference in Kolkata contained the number 3077 as missing and not 377 as reported by the newspaper. The report published by the newspaper is factually incorrect. 

Tehelka publishes Administration’s reply

The newspaper Tehelka had published a news story on 16^th April, 2005 titled NGOs Pick Patil’s Rs. 3.75 cr Tsunami Bill. The story was subsequently reproduced in some local newspapers. The Administration had since issued a letter to Tehelka denying all the accusations made in the news story point by point basis. Besides clarifying that the Home Minister had no plans to visit Andamans on April 14, it was also pointed out to Tehelka that the A & N Administration had never compelled NGOs to supply various items for relief and rehabilitation work. The NGOs had pledged to donate various items on their own. It was also pointed out to Tehelka that before publishing such stories necessary cross examination should also be done with the Administration about the veracity of the facts.

The Administration’s reply was published by Tehelka in its 23^rd April issue.