Andaman and Nicobar Administration

Directorate of IP&T

Information & Publicity Division

 

 

Port Blair 20 June, 2012

 

 

 

 

Press Release

 

 

 

 

 

 

LG felicitates Class XII toppers of different streams

Institutes two trophies for excellence in academic and sports

 

The Lt. Governor, Lt Gen (Retd) Bhopinder Singh, PVSM, AVSM today felicitated the first five toppers of Science, Commerce, Humanities and Vocational streams of Class XII examination for the academic year 2011-2012. At a function organized under the aegis of Education Department at Raj Niwas here today, the Lt. Governor gave away medals and certificates of merit to these toppers and trophies to the best schools of the Islands. He also presented Late Ajay Mathew Gold Medal to Kumari Mano Subhashini of Carmel SS School, 1^st topper of AISSCE-2012, who scored 96.60 % mark. He also gave away rolling trophies and merit certificates to the best performing schools in rural and urban areas.

 

Earlier, only first five students used to be felicitated and toppers of other streams used to be left out as generally higher marks are secured in the Science stream. For the first time, five toppers each from Science, Commerce, Humanities and Vocational streams have been awarded medal and certificate of merits.  The five students from Science stream are Kumari Mano Subhashini, 1^st position with 96.60 %, Kumari Sumon Betal, 2^nd position with 96.40%, Kumar Daivik Saha, 3^rd position with 95.80%, Kumar A. Abinesh Mohan, 4^th position with 95.60% and Kumar Abhay Kumar Pandey, 5^th position with 95%. The students from Commerce stream are Kumari Zeenat Mohd. Jadwet, 1^st position with 96%, Kumari Farheen, 2^nd position with 93.40 %, Kumari Durgasi Vijaya and Kumari Sumitra Minj, both 3^rd position with 90.80%, Kumari  K. Deepa and Kumari Joshya Sethi, both 4^th position with 89.80 % and Kumari M. Afsa, 5^th positon with 89.60 %. The five toppers in Humanities stream are Kumari Sudarsan Dakua, 1^st position with 88.40 %, Kumari K. Jhansi Rani, 2^nd position with 87. 80 %, Kumari Rihana Banu, 3^rd position with 87.40 %, Kumari J. Bharthi and Kumari Sreya Majumder, both 4^th position with 87 % and Kumar Rabin Biwas, 5^th position with 86.60 %. The five toppers in Vocational stream are Kumari Shena Goswami, 1^st position with 90.60 %, Kumari V Aravind kumar, 2^nd position with 81. 20 %, Kumari Vishal Singh, 3^rd position with 81 %, Kumari V Thamil Selvi, 4^th position with 80.80 % and Kumari Ruheena Barla, 5^th position with 79.60 %.

 

Similarly, Navy Children School, Minnie Bay was awarded the best Senior SS School-2012 (Urban), JNV Panchawati, Rangat as the best SS School-2012 (Rural), Govt. SS School, Neil Kendra as the best school of the Administration in South Andaman District, Govt. SS School, Rangat, Middle Andaman as the best Senior SS School of the Administration in North & Middle Andaman and Govt. SS School, Campbell Bay as the best School of the Administration in Nicobar District.    

     

Addressing the gathering, the Lt. Governor congratulated the meritorious students for their hard work and achieving good results in the academic subjects and lauded the efforts of the teachers, schools and parents for the excellent results achieved by the students. “We are proud that our students have excelled in all the streams in class XII and achieved good results”, he said and added that “our students are among the best in the country”. 

 

He further stated that the Administration is constantly striving to provide better facilities in terms of transportation, laboratory and basic amenities in schools for the students so that all students can get equal opportunity and excel in academics. He informed that from next academic year onwards two more trophies would be introduced i.e. best school in academics and best school in sports and instructed the Education department to evolve a proper system based on the performance of the students to determine the excellence of the school. Such a system will further encourage healthy competition among the schools and students to do well both in sports and academics, he said. 

   

The Chief Secretary, Chairperson-PBMC, Chairperson- SSWB, Adhyaksh Zilla Parishad (SA), Smt Rupa Ray, senior officers of the Administration and Education department, students and their parents were also present on the occasion.

 

Earlier, the programme began with the welcome address by the Commissioner-cum-Secretary (Education), Shri B.S. Bhalla. He said the felicitation of the Class XII toppers will encourage and instil confidence among other students to do well in academics. The function concluded with the vote of thanks proposed by the Director of Education, Shri Dev Das.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Lt. Governor, Lt Gen (Retd) Bhopinder Singh, PVSM, AVSM with the toppers of AISSCE (class XII)-2012,

after felicitating the school toppers in the felicitation function held at Raj Niwas on 20.06.2012.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Lt. Governor, Lt Gen (Retd) Bhopinder Singh, PVSM, AVSM with Principals of the best performing rural and urban

schools and best school of the Administration in the three districts of the Islands, after felicitating the school toppers

in the felicitation function held at Raj Niwas on 20.06.2012.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fishermen Warning

 

        Under the influence of southwest monsoon current, strong southwesterly wind speed between 45 and 55 kmph gusting to 65 kmph and rough to very rough seas likely along and off A&N coast. Fishermen are advised not to venture into the sea.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Port Warning

 

        Local Cautionary Signal No. III hoisted at Port Blair Port.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tsunami siren to be tested at P.S. Aberdeen on June 22

 

 

It is brought to the notice of general public residing in Port Blair that a Tsunami Warning Siren has been installed temporarily at Police Station Aberdeen and shall be put on test on Friday (22^nd June 2012) at 11.30 hours to check its functioning and coverage range. The people of the area especially those residing in Aberdeen Bazaar, Atlanta Point, Dignabad, Phoenix Bay, Marine, Junglighat, Machi Line etc. are requested not to panic once the siren/Tsunami warning system is put on test/trial on 22^nd June (Friday) at l1.30 hours.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Road to remain closed

 

The road from traffic point near Govt. Girls Senior Secondary School to JNRM Junction will remain closed for all vehicular traffic for the period from 22.06.2012 to 24.06.2012 from 2.00 P.M. to 9.00 P.M. for smooth movement of commuters in view of Monsoon Festival at Govt. Girls Sr. Secondary School.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Overhaul of DG set at CPH

 

It is brought to the notice of the consumers, general public and Government departments that the major overhauling of Unit No. IV, 2.5 MW Bergen DG Set at Chatham Power House was long due. The service engineer from Bergen Engines India Pvt. Limited, New Delhi has arrived on 20.6.2012 to carry out major overhauling. The shortage of power occurred due to the non-availability of this set will be adjusted by exercising rotational load shedding in the peak hours if necessary, in and around Port Blair and South Andaman area till the overhauling work is completed. The major overhauling processes will start from 21.6.2012 and it will take at least three weeks time.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retail prices of essential commodities

 

          The retail selling prices of essential commodities prevailing in the market as on 18.06.2012 are as under:-

 

Local weather forecast for Port Blair & its neighbourhood, valid for next 24 hours, issue time 1730 hrs IST on 20.06.2012

Light rain may occur at isolated places.

 

Maximum & minimum temperatures will be around 31 ^o C and 27 ^o C respectively on 21^st June, 2012.

 

Port Blair