Port Blair, Jan. 5 Two students of A&NIslands, T. Satyamurthy ofGMSSS, Mayabunderand Ansh Minj of GSSS,Kadamtala arepart ic ipa t ing in theRasht r iya KishoreVaigyanik Sammelan(Children 's Sc ienceCongress). It is a part ofthe ongoing 107th IndianScience Congress beingheld at the University ofAgricultural Sciences,Bengaluru from Jan 4 to7, 2020. Children’s ScienceCongress is financiallysupported by NCSTC,DST. The main objectiveis to provide a unique

opportunity to childrenof the age group of 10-17years to use thei rscientific temperamentand knowledge and toquench their thirst for

creativity by conductingscientific experiments tosolve problems identifiedby them. The studentsalso get an opportunity

Circuit CourtPort Blair, Jan. 5 Justice I.P. Mukerji and Justice Subhasis Dasgupta,Judges of the Calcutta High Court shall be sitting/holdingCircuit Court at Port Blair from Jan 6 to 20, 2020.

Fostering scientific temperament among studentsTwo Isles students participating in

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Port Blair, Jan. 5 With a view to provide massiveinfrastructural boost to the fisheries sector,the A&N Administration has initiated theprocess of development of Fish LandingCentres at various locations in A&N Islandsfor facilitating organized fishing/fish landingin hygienic conditions, safe berthing of fishingcrafts , market ing, value addition andundertaking various activities like repairingof f ishing crafts and gears. The suitablelocations for establishment of Fish LandingCentres in A&N Islands were ident if iedthrough survey/field studies conducted byCentral Institute of Coastal Engineering forFishery, Bangalore under Ministry ofAgriculture, GoI.

Thereafter, a Master Plan in this regardwas prepared by Ministry of Agriculture, forDevelopment of 19 Fish Landing Centres in A&NIslands, for which the Administra tion hassanctioned a budget of Rs. 72 crores for theconstruction work to be taken up by the AndamanLakshadweep Harbour Works (ALHW) in phases. In first phase, the Fish Landing Centre atJunglighat was completed in 2007. Thereafter, insecond phase, the work of 4 Fish Landing Centresat Diglipur, Mayabunder, Rangat Bay and Yerratawas completed during 2012-13. In third phase,14 Fish Landing Centres one each at CampbellBay, Kamorta, Katchal, Teressa, Car Nicobar, HutBay, V.K. Pur (Li tt le Andaman) , Panighat ,

Development of Fish LandingCentres in A&N Islands

12 Fish Landing Centres made functional; 5 to be completed by March 2020

Guptapara, Wandoor, ShaheedDweep, Swaraj Dweep, Uttara andBetapur has commenced. Out of total 19 Fish LandingCentres, 12 Fish Landing Centres,one each at Diglipur, Mayabunder,Rangat Bay, Yerrat ta , Uttara ,Shaheed Dweep, Panighat ,Guptapara, New Wandoor, Hut Bay,Car Nicobar and Junglighat havebeen completed. The work for 5Fish Landing Centres one each atBetapur, Swaraj Dweep, Teressa,Katchal and Campbell Bay is underprogress and expected to becompleted by March, 2020. Theconstruction work is to commenceshortly at one Fish Landing Centre

at Kamorta while V.K.Pur (FLC) inLitt le Andaman is awaiting IIndstage forest clearance. These 2 FishLanding Centres are expected to becompleted by the year 2022. TheFish Landing Centres are catering to6299 registered f ishermen, 68Mechanized and Spor t FishingBoats, 1379 Motorized and 1223Non-motorized Fishing Boats.The Fish Landing Centres are actingas hubs for f i sher ies rela tedeconomic activities and provide thesupport infrastructure to augmentfishing exercise as well as securelivelihood for fishermen community,Fisher ies Department sourcesinformed our Reporter.

Port Blair, Jan. 5 Providing a quality,well regulated,attractive, reliableand comfortabletransport service tothe cit izen is themotto of TransportDepartment. Toachieve this motive,the Department isprocuring airconditioned buses andits services will befurther augmented inurban areas.Altogether, 10 more(21 seater) AC buseswill be procured under

the Association ofState Board TransportU n d e r t a k i n g s(ASRTU). The newlyprocured AC busesare scheduled to jointhe f leet of State

Transport Service inthis month (Jan,2020), TransportDepartment sourcesinformed the 'DailyTelegrams'.At present, the

Towards providing comfortable transport service to citizensTransport Deptt. to procure 10 more

air conditioned buses this monthTransport Departmentis maintaining 14 AirConditioned buses,out of which, 4 ACbuses are ply ing inSwaraj Dweep while 10are ply ing in PortBlair. Apart from the ACbuses, theDepartment is alsoplanning to introduceelectric buses in theseIslands in order tobring down the use ofdiesel to reduce airpollution, sourcesadded.

Port Blair, Jan. 5 The second day of Marina Flea Market wascrowded with people, it being Sunday. Visitorswere seen savoring various delicacies sold at themarket while some were enjoying their eveningwatching the musical programme presented bythe local cultural groups. The initiative of the Tourism Department hasbrought the people from all walks of life to enjoyand soak in the fun of Island life. The foreigntourists as well as domestic tourists who wereenjoying the evening at flea market said that themarket offers them the opportunity to see variedkinds of activities in the Islands besides uniquesouvenirs and appetizing homemade delicaciesbeing sold here. They were also in praise for theIslands' serene beauty and cleanliness. The visitors were seen enjoying tea andsweets being served in earthen pots while somewere busy checking out handicrafts.

Marina Flea Market saw convergence ofislanders and tourists indulging in fun & frolic

Tourists extol initiative of Tourism Deptt.

Bengaluru, Jan. 5 The Women ScienceCongress wasinaugurated at theongoing Indian ScienceCongress in Bengalurutoday. DRDOAeronautical SystemsDirector General, Dr.Tessy Thomas who isknown as Missile Womanof India graced theoccasion as the ChiefGuest . Recalling thecontribution of women indifferent spheres, shesaid, the status of womenin the country is changingas their growing presenceis seen in many areas ofexpertise.

Women Science Congressbegins in Bengaluru

Speaking about thecontribution of Scienceand Technology, Dr.Thomas said, they are anessential tool for the rapiddevelopment andeffective means to growthand socio-economicdevelopment of thecountry. She said thattechnology developmenthas a profound and longterm impact on theeconomic growth andsecurity of the country.Dr. Thomas said, thestrides taken by India inthe field of Science andTechnology, throughM a n g a l y a n ,

12 Isles sportspersons toparticipate in Khelo India YouthGames to be held at Guwahati

Port Blair, Jan. 5 Twelve athletes fromA&N Islands will beparticipating in the KheloIndia Youth Games to beheld in Guwahati from Jan10 to 22, 2020. Theathletes who are going toparticipate in the event areSasita Toppo (Athletics,Javelin Throw), PriyankaDas( Athlet ics, LongJump), Art i Kumari(Athletics -400m), AnishLakhra (Athletics, ShotPut), Scholist ica(Swimming-50 mtr. backstroke ), Cyrus (Swimming

-200 mtr. breast stroke),John (Cycling), SrijanSengupta (Cycling),Subash Sengupta(Cycling), David E(Cycling), Celest ina(Cycling) and

Tinamaya(Cycling). The team will be led byChef De Mission (CDM),Shri V. Selvam, Centre In-Charge, SAI SAG Centre,Port Blair, supporting staffand coaches.

Air India Chief Lohani rejectsrumours of its shutdown

New Delhi, Jan. 5Air India ChiefShri AshwaniLohani has saidthat rumours ofthe disinvestment-bound airline's shutdownare all baseless.Air India Chairman and Managing Directorsaid that Air India will continue to fly andalso expand.He said, there should be no cause for concernwhatsoever to travellers, corporates or agents.He added that Air India, the national carrier,is still the biggest airline of India.

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INTER ISLAND SECTORMV Campbell Bay will sail for Campbell Bay via Nancowry on07.01.2020 (Tue) at 1000 Hrs from Haddo Wharf and will sail for PortBlair on 09.01.2020 (Thus) at 0900 Hrs from Campbell Bay via sameroute.LITTLE ANDAMANMV Coral Queen will sail for Little Andaman on 06.01.2020 (Mon) at1000 Hrs from Haddo Wharf and will sail for Port Blair on the same dayat 2100 Hrs from Little Andaman.MV Coral Queen will sail for Little Andaman on 07.01.2020 (Tue) at1000 Hrs from Haddo Wharf and will sail for Port Blair on the same dayat 2100 Hrs from Little Andaman.MV Coral Queen will sail for Little Andaman on 10.01.2020 (Fri) at 1200Hrs from Haddo Wharf and will sail for Port Blair on the same day at2100 Hrs from Little Andaman. Passenger tickets for the above sailingwill be issued to the general public from 08.01.2020 (Wed) from 0900Hrs onwards at STARS Ticketing Counter & CSC's.MAYABUNDER & DIGLIPURMV Coral Queen will sail for Diglipur via Mayabunder on 08.01.2020(Wed) at 2100 Hrs from Haddo Wharf and will sail for Port Blair on09.01.2020 (Thus) at 1400 Hrs from Diglipur via same route. Passengertickets for the above sailing will be issued to the general public from06.01.2020 (Mon) from 0900 Hrs onwards at STARS Ticketing Counter& CSC's.06.01.2020 (MONDAY)SWARAJ DWEEP & SHAHEED DWEEPMV North Passage will sail for Swaraj Dweep on 06.01.2020 (Mon) at0620 Hrs from Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for Port Blair on thesame day at 0900 Hrs from Swaraj Dweep.MV Wandoor will sail for Swaraj Dweep on 06.01.2020 (Mon) at 0620Hrs from Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for Port Blair on the same dayat 0900 Hrs from Swaraj Dweep.MV Rani Changa will sail for Swaraj Dweep on 06.01.2020 (Mon) at0900 Hrs from Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for Port Blair on thesame day at 1130 Hrs from Swaraj Dweep.MV Bambooka will sail for Shaheed Dweep on 06.01.2020 (Mon) at0630 Hrs from Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for Port Blair on thesame day at 0845 Hrs from Shaheed Dweep.MV Bambooka will sail for Shaheed Dweep on 06.01.2020 (Mon) at1100 Hrs from Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for Port Blair on thesame day at 1600 Hrs from Shaheed Dweep.MV Bambooka will sail for Swaraj Dweep on 06.01.2020 (Mon) at1300 Hrs from Shaheed Dweep Jetty and will sail back to ShaheedDweep on the same day at 1430 Hrs from Swaraj Dweep.MV North Passage will sail for Swaraj Dweep on 06.01.2020 (Mon) at1400 Hrs from Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for Port Blair on thesame day at 1630 Hrs from Swaraj Dweep.MV Wandoor will sail for Swaraj Dweep on 06.01.2020 (Mon) at 1400Hrs from Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for Port Blair on the same dayat 1630 Hrs from Swaraj Dweep.MV Rani Changa will sail for Swaraj Dweep on 06.01.2020 (Mon) at1800 Hrs from Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for Port Blair on07.01.2020 (Tue) at 0500 Hrs from Swaraj Dweep.BARATANGMV Rani Lakshmi will sail for Baratang on 06.01.2020 (Mon) at 0530Hrs from Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for Port Blair on the same dayat 1500 Hrs from Baratang.MV Rani Lakshmi will sail for Swaraj Dweep on 06.01.2020 (Mon) at1000 Hrs from Baratang and will sail for Baratang on the same day at1230 Hrs from Swaraj Dweep.RANGATMV Strait Island will sail for Rangat via Shaheed Dweep, SwarajDweep, Kadamtala and Long Island on 06.01.2020 (Mon) at 0615 Hrsfrom Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for Port Blair on 07.01.2020 (Tue)at 0615 Hrs from Rangat via same route.07.01.2020 (TUESDAY)SWARAJ DWEEP & SHAHEED DWEEPMV Bambooka will sail for Swaraj Dweep on 07.01.2020 (Tue) at 0620Hrs from Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for Port Blair on the same dayat 0900 Hrs from Swaraj Dweep.MV Wandoor will sail for Swaraj Dweep on 07.01.2020 (Tue) at 0620Hrs from Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for Port Blair on the same dayat 0900 Hrs from Swaraj Dweep.MV Rani Changa will sail for Swaraj Dweep on 07.01.2020 (Tue) at0900 Hrs from Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for Port Blair on thesame day at 1130 Hrs from Swaraj Dweep.MV North Passage will sail for Shaheed Dweep on 07.01.2020 (Tue)at 0630 Hrs from Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for Port Blair on thesame day at 0845 Hrs from Shaheed Dweep.MV North Passage will sail for Shaheed Dweep on 07.01.2020 (Tue)at 1100 Hrs from Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for Port Blair on thesame day at 1600 Hrs from Shaheed Dweep.MV North Passage will sail for Swaraj Dweep on 07.01.2020 (Tue) at1300 Hrs from Shaheed Dweep Jetty and will sail back to ShaheedDweep on the same day at 1430 Hrs from Swaraj Dweep.MV Bambooka will sail for Swaraj Dweep on 07.01.2020 (Tue) at 1400Hrs from Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for Port Blair on the same dayat 1630 Hrs from Swaraj Dweep.MV Wandoor will sail for Swaraj Dweep on 07.01.2020 (Tue) at 1400Hrs from Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for Port Blair on the same dayat 1630 Hrs from Swaraj Dweep.MV Rani Changa will sail for Swaraj Dweep on 07.01.2020 (Tue) at1800 Hrs from Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for Port Blair on08.01.2020 (Wed) at 0500 Hrs from Swaraj Dweep.BARATANGMV Rani Lakshmi will sail for Baratang on 07.01.2020 (Tue) at 0530Hrs from Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for Port Blair on the same dayat 1500 Hrs from Baratang.MV Rani Lakshmi will sail for Swaraj Dweep on 07.01.2020 (Tue) at1000 Hrs from Baratang and will sail for Baratang on the same day at1230 Hrs from Swaraj Dweep.08.01.2020 (WEDNESDAY)SWARAJ DWEEP & SHAHEED DWEEPMV North Passage will sail for Swaraj Dweep on 08.01.2020 (Wed) at0620 Hrs from Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for Port Blair on thesame day at 0900 Hrs from Swaraj Dweep.MV Rani Changa will sail for Swaraj Dweep on 08.01.2020 (Wed) at0900 Hrs from Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for Port Blair on thesame day at 1130 Hrs from Swaraj Dweep.MV Bambooka will sail for Shaheed Dweep on 08.01.2020 (Wed) at0630 Hrs from Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for Port Blair on thesame day at 0845 Hrs from Shaheed Dweep.MV Bambooka will sail for Shaheed Dweep on 08.01.2020 (Wed) at1100 Hrs from Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for Port Blair on thesame day at 1600 Hrs from Shaheed Dweep.MV Bambooka will sail for Swaraj Dweep on 08.01.2020 (Wed) at1300 Hrs from Shaheed Dweep Jetty and will sail back to ShaheedDweep on the same day at 1430 Hrs from Swaraj Dweep.MV North Passage will sail for Swaraj Dweep on 08.01.2020 (Wed) at1400 Hrs from Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for Port Blair on thesame day at 1630 Hrs from Swaraj Dweep.MV Rani Changa will sail for Swaraj Dweep on 08.01.2020 (Wed) at1800 Hrs from Phoenix Bay Jetty and will sail for Port Blair on09.01.2020 (Thus) at 0500 Hrs from Swaraj Dweep.

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Indian Cricket Teamsfull schedule for the year-2020

Australia tour of India (January 14th – January 19th)Following the series against Sri Lanka, Australia will come visiting for a 3-match ODIseries.January 14, Venue: Wankhede Stadium, MumbaiJanuary 17, Venue: Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, RajkotJanuary 19, Venue: M Chinnaswamy Stadium, BangaloreIndia’s Tour Of New Zealand (January 24th – March 4th)India will visit New Zealand to play a month-long all-format series. It includes 5T20s, 3 ODI’s and 2 Test match.January 24, 1st T20I; Venue: Eden Park, AucklandJanuary 26, 2nd T20I; Venue: Eden Park, AucklandJanuary 29, 3rd T20I; Venue: Seddon Park, HamiltonJanuary 31, 4th T20I; Venue: Westpac Stadium, WellingtonFebruary 2, 5th T20I; Venue: Bay Oval, Mt MaunganuiFebruary 5, 1st ODI; Venue: Seddon Park, HamiltonFebruary 8, 2nd ODI; Venue: Eden Park, AucklandFebruary 11, 3rd ODI; Venue: Bay Oval, Mt MaunganuiFebruary 21, 1st Test; Venue: Westpac Stadium, WellingtonFebruary 29, 2nd Test; Venue: Hagley Oval, ChristchurchSouth Africa tour to India ( March 12th – March 18th)After the New Zealand tour, India will lock horns with South Africa at home. A 3-match ODIseries will take place between March 12 - March 18, 2020.March 12, 1st ODI; Venue: HPCA Stadium, DharamsalaMarch 15, 2nd ODI; Venue: Atal Bihari Vajpayee Stadium, LucknowMarch 18, 3rd ODI; Venue: Eden Gardens, KolkataIndian Premier League 2020 ( March 28th – May 24th)Reports suggest that the 13th season of IPL will begin in late March.India tour of Sri Lanka (July)The official dates of this tour is not yet out, but India could travel Sri Lanka for a 3-matchODI and T20 series.Asia Cup (September)Pakistan are slated to hold the Asia Cup and this is where India’s position remains unclear.As per report, the board will meet in June to ponder on their participation status.England’s tour of India (September – October 2020)England will visit India just before ICC T20 World Cup in November for a limited-overseries.ICC T20I World Cup 2020 (October - November in Australia)India’s Tour Of Australia ( November 2020 – December 2020 )After the World Cup, India will stay in Australia and will play four Tests and 3 ODIs againstthe hosts. There might also be a pink ball Test.

New Delhi, Jan. 5Jeremy Lalrinnunga, whobecame the first Indian to wina gold at the Youth OlympicGames on 29th Dec, is nowpreparing for a berth at the2020 Tokyo Olympics. The17-year-old weightlifter fromMizoram has been making it tothe headlines as he recentlyclinched a silver medal inmen's 67 kg weightliftingcategory at the 6thInternational Qatar Cup withthe total lift of 306 kg that broke27 records in total. Jeremyfrom Aizawl has been the

recent talk among the public forhis outstanding performance insports, who won gold in the firstand second edition of the Khelo

Youth Olympic Games gold medallistJeremy Lalrinnunga prepares for berth

at 2020 Tokyo Olympics

India Games and the athletecompeted in the 62kg and 67kgcategories in both the editionsrespectively.

New Delhi, Jan. 5Hockey India has named a25-member core probableslist for the senior women'snational coaching camp,which began today at theSports Authority of India inBengaluru. On completion of the camp,the team is scheduled tobegin their New Year with atour of New Zealand, wherethey are slated to play fourmatches against the WorldNo. 6 side and one matchagainst Great Britain fromJanuary 23 to February 6,2020.Speaking about the camp,Marijne said that after asuccessful last year, the teamwill be looking forward to anexciting 2020 and all thechallenges that will come inthe year."We are all looking forwardto an exciting 2020 and allthe challenges that will comein the year. We start theNational Coaching Camp with25 players who have beenselected to compete for the

Hockey India names 25 probables forsenior women's national coaching camp

final 16 spots in the Olympicteam. Because the group issmaller now, we can raisethe quality of training evenmore in the upcoming 17days before we head to NewZealand to play four matchesagainst the hosts and onematch against Great Britain.2019 was a terrific season for

India as they won the FIHWomen' s Ser ies F ina lsHiroshima 2019, Tokyo 2020Olympic Test Event in Japan,and the FIH Hockey OlympicQualifiers Odisha, besidesclinching victories in theirtours of Spain, Malaysia,Repub l ic o f Korea andEngland.

to interact with scientists and subject experts.They are accompanied by Shri A. K. Sharma, State Coordinator of NCSC andShri Chanchal Singha Roy, GTT (Science) of GSSS, Kadamtala, a communicationsaid.

New Delhi, Jan. 5Resource DevelopmentMinistry took a leapforward in transforming theeducation sector with themotto of Education for Alland Quality Education. Inthe year 2019, Dr KKasturirangan Committeesubmitted the DraftNational Education Policyto the ministry.The Government hadinitiated the process offormulating a NewEducation Policy to meetthe changing dynamics ofthe requirements of thepopulation with regard toquality education,innovation and research.The Ministry has launchedthe Pradhan MantriInnovative LearningProgram (DHRUV) toidentify and encouragetalented children to enrichtheir skills and knowledge.A National Mission toimprove learning outcomesat the elementary levelthrough an IntegratedTeacher TrainingProgramme, NationalInitiative for School Headsand Teachers HolisticAdvancement -NISHTHAwas launched in Augustlast year. This program isaimed at building thecapacities of around 42lakh teachers and Heads ofSchools.Under Samagra Shiksha, a

total of 5930 KasturbaGandhi Balika Vidyalayashave been sanctioned inthe country out of which4881 such schools areoperational. In the year2019-20. An outlay of overRs 800 crore has been

HRD Ministry takes a leap forwardin transforming education sector

approved under sportsgrant for over 10 lakhgovernment schools ofdifferent categories.The fresh guidelines forsports and physicaleducation are beingprepared.

People enjoying at Marina Flea Market

Chandrayaan, anti-satellite mission, tactical andstrategic mission in missile system, Unmanned AerialVehicle and Light Combat Aircraft, have establishedit in the elite club of nations.

Live-phone in prog. over AIRPort Blair, Jan. 5 All India Radio, Port Blair will broadcast a live-phone-in programme in Tamil on the topic 'MudraLoan Yojana' on Jan 6 from 5 pm to 5. 30 pm. Shri R.Mukesh Chandar, Branch Manager, Syndicate Bankwill be the guest in the studio and answer queries ofthe listeners on the topic, a communication said.

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List of probables:Goalkeepers: Savita, Rajani Etimarpu, Bichu DeviKharibamDefenders: Deep Grace Ekka, Reena Khokhar, Salima Tete,Manpreet Kaur, Gurjit Kaur, NishaMidfielders: Nikki Pradhan, Monika, Neha Goyal, LilimaMinz, Sushila Chanu Pukhrambam, Sonika, Namita ToppoForwards: Rani, Lalremsiami, Vandana Katariya, NavjotKaur, Navneet Kaur, Rajwinder Kaur, Jyoti, Sharmila Devi,Udita

Birmingham, Jan. 5In Squash, India's Anahat Singhhas entered the final of the U-13 girls' category at theprestigious British Junior Opentournament. She defeatedEgyptian Janna Galal 7-11, 11-7, 13-11, 5-11, 17-15 inBirmingham today.Anahat now faces anotherEgyptian, the top seed AminaOrfi, in the title-round.

Squash: Anahat Singhenters final of U-13British Junior Open

tournament

Khelo India Youth Games-2020 to advocatefor elimination of single-use plastics

Guwahati, Jan. 5The third edition of Khelo IndiaYouth Games-2020, to be heldin Guwahati from 10th ofJanuary, will be advocating forthe elimination of single-useplastics this time. The ChiefExecutive Officer of the Games,Shri Avinash Joshi and JointChief Executive Officer, Dr. AAngamuthu said that emphasiswill be given to the responsibleuse of plastic material andproper collection and disposal

of plastic waste. The Games willcontinue till 22nd of this month.The event will be held in 20disciplines at 11 venues. Assam's rich culture, heritage,art as well as India's diversity,ethnicity will be displayed in theinaugural ceremony on 10th ofJanuary at Sarusajai stadium.Sports initiatives launched byPrime Minister, Shri NarendraModi will also be displayed.Bollywood singer, ShriShanker Mahadevan to enthral

around 30 thousandaudiences that are expected tosee the opening ceremony.The entire event including theopening and closingceremonies are entry free.Needful steps are being takenby the organizer so that elderlypeople and Divyangs canenjoy the games. During theclosing ceremony, aChinese team will perform itsmartial arts along with otherprogrammes.

Atal Behari VajpayeeMemorial T-20 Cricket Tourney

Today's Match Schedule1. AN Env. & Forest -Vs- SSR Youth Club Junglighat - 6.45 AM2. Home Brothers -Vs- South Andaman Warriors - 9.45 AM3. Andaman Kings -Vs- Phoenix Bay XI -12.45 PM

Port Blair, Jan. 5 The first Atal BehariVajpayee Memorial T-20Cricket Tournament, 2019-2020 organized by RegionalSports Council, Port Blair inassocia t ion wi thCr icket Associa t ion-

Andaman & Nicobar iscurrently being played atNetaji Stadium. In the first match playedtoday, Un i ted Sport ingClub defeated Makruzz

Jadwet by 9 wickets. In thesecond match, Aryhans wonthe match againts AP SuperKings by 99 runs. In the thirdmatch, DYC outplayed ABCWarriors by 45 runs.