Bids farewell to President, Lakshadweep Employees Parishad (LEP) Central Committee

Kavaratti: The Central Executive Committee of Lakshadweep Employees Parishad organized a grand farewell function at Northern Brothers Club, Kavaratti today in honour of Shri KN Kasmikoya, President, LEP Central Committee. Shri. KN Kasmikoya has been promoted and posted as Sub Divisional Officer, Kadmath Island.

Shri MI Koya, Former President LEP, Shri E.Alikoya, Vice President, Shri P.P.Mohammed Sayeed , Vice President, Shri TK Mullakoya, Member, Central Executive Committee, Shri V Fathahulla Member, Central Executive Committee spoke on the occasion. They recalled duties made as a President, LEP with sense of dedication and commitment in the short span of one year in presidenship.

Shri. KN Kasmikoya, President, LEP in his speech said that he had the honour receiving the farewell party and tried his level best to make unity in the largest service organization of Lakshadweep.  He requested the members to work for the welfare of the people and betterment of the organization.

All wished him a peaceful, healthy and prosperous service as Sub Divisional Officer at Kadmath.

SSLC Results 2012 Today

Kavaratti: SSLC Results 2012 will be declared today April 26,2012 at 11.30 AM by the Kerala Education Minister Shri P.K.Abdurub. 

New Naval base to set up in Lakshadweep

Kavaratti: The Indian Navy, which is gradually building up capabilities across the island territories to meet the new world order, is all set to open its full-fledged shore unit at the Lakshadweep islands. The new operations base, INS Dweeprakshak, in Kavaratti island would be launched by the end of this month.

INS Dweeprakshak which would be under the Southern Naval Command (SNC) in Kochi, would be the second operations base of the Indian Navy in an island territory, after the one based in Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal.The new base is expected to be inaugurated on April 30.Once fully operational, INS Dweeprakshak will have new aircraft, warships and helicopters operating from there along with other operational capabilities. Last year, Indian forces had thwarted a couple of pirate attacks near the Lakshadweep and Minicoy islands.

The Defence Minister had recently pointed out the need for securing the country’s island territories. The Centre has made special allocation for improving island security. The Ministry of Defence(MoD) is also setting up a chain of radar stations across the coastal boundaries of India for better surveillance. Lakshadweep islands will have four radar stations.

Sri Lanka Dockyard lays keel for new passenger ship for Lakshadweep

Kavaratti: Sri Lankan shipbuilder Colombo Dockyard has laid the keel for the first of a pair of passenger vessels for the government of India to be deployed to connect its Lakshadweep islands with the mainland.

The vessel, with a capacity to carry 400 passengers and 250 tonnes of cargo, would be bigger than a pair built for India (Lakshadweep) a year ago and be the largest yet to be built by the yard, a statement said.

The two vessels are for the Administration of Union Territory of Lakshadweep, India, and will cater to increased traffic from Cochin port to the UTL islands, as well as in the inter island routes.

"The addition of these vessels will ease the movement of passengers especially during peak season," The vessel will have a crew of 69. Colombo Dockyard earlier built two passenger vessels for Lakshadweep, M.V. Arabian Sea and M.V . Lakshadweep Sea.


The new ship will be 10 first class 40 second class and 350 normal class passenger transportation facilities. All passenger compartments will be fully air conditioned using an air conditioning system consisting of central air handling unit and refrigerating plant designed on the basis of environment friendly refrigerant chilled water system.


Some salient features are

Principal particulars

Length overall      – 97.00 m              

Breadth moulded – 17.00 m              

Depth                     -   9.20 m

Design Draft          -   4.20 m

Passenger Accommodation

First Class               – 10 persons

Second Class         – 40 persons

Bunk Class             – 350 persons

Crew                       – 69 persons

Capacities

Fuel Oil                  – 400 T

Fresh Water          – 450 T

Dry Cargo              – 200 T

Lube Oil                 – 15 T

Deadweight           – 1200 DWT

Performance

Speed                     – 15 knots

Deadweight           – 725 Tonnes

Endurance             – 10 days @ 15 knots

Power

Main Engines        – 2 x YANMAR each dev. 1920 kW 

Propulsion             – 2 x BERG CPP 3 m diameter

Classification         – Lloyds Register/ Indian Register

This is another milestone for Lakshadweep and fast developing under the UPA Government.

A new Coast Guard Station at Androth

KOCHI: A new Coast Guard station was commissioned at Androth in Lakshadweep Islands on Thursday. The station, named Indian Coast Guard Station (ICGS) Androth, was commissioned by Vice-Admiral K N Sushil, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Southern Naval Command.

The Coast Guard already operates two stations in the Lakshadweep Islands - one in Kavaratti where district headquarters No 12 has been established and another in Minicoy. Both these stations were commissioned by Defence Minister A K Antony in December 2010. ICGS Androth will function under Coast Guard district headquarters No 12.

8.7 quake hits Indonesia, tsunami alert in India

An earth quake of 8.7 magnitude struck off coast of Indonesia today after noon. A tsunami warning warning issued for the whole Indian Ocean.

അന്തമാന്‍ ദ്വീപിന് 30 ഹജ്ജ് സീറ്റ് മാത്രം

അന്തമാന്‍ ലഫ്.ഗവര്‍ണര്‍ ഭുപീന്ദര്‍ സിംങ്ങ് കൂടുതല്‍ ഹജ്ജ് സീറ്റ് കേന്ദ്ര ഗവണ്‍മെന്റിനോട് ആവശ്യപ്പെട്ടു. 60000 മുസ്ലിമീങ്ങളുളള ലക്ഷദ്വീപിന് 304 സീറ്റ് ലഭിക്കുമ്പോള്‍ 30000 മുസ്ലിമീങ്ങളുളള അന്തമാന്‍ ദ്വീപിന് 30 ഹജ്ജ് സീറ്റ് മാത്രമാണന്ന് ലഫ്.ഗവര്‍ണര്‍  ചൂണ്ടി കാണിച്ചു. 

ഹംദുളള സഈദ്, എം.പിയുടെയും കോണ്‍ഗ്രസ്സ് പാര്‍ട്ടിയുടെയും ശ്രമഫലമാണ് ഇത്രയും ഹജ്ജ് സീറ്റുകള്‍ കേന്ദ്ര ഗവണ്‍മെന്റ് ലക്ഷദ്വീപിന് അനുവദിച്ചത്. ഇനിയും കൂടുതല്‍ ഹജ്ജ് സീറ്റുകള്‍ ലക്ഷദ്വീപിന് ലഭിക്കുവാന്‍ ശ്രമം നടത്തുമെന്ന് 'ദിയൂത്ത ്്' പ്രതീക്ഷിക്കുന്നു.

യൂത്ത് കോണ്‍ഗ്രസ്സ് : സംസ്ഥാനതല ഭാരവാഹികള്‍

കവരത്തി: ലക്ഷദ്വീപ് യൂത്ത് കോണ്‍ഗ്രസ്സില്‍ ഇതാദ്യമായി ജനാധിപത്യ പ്രക്രിയയിലൂടെ തെരെഞ്ഞെടുപ്പെട്ട സംസ്ഥാനതല ഭാരവാഹികള്‍ ഇവരാണ്.  

BALLOT SERIAL NUMBER	BARCODE	FIRST NAME	LAST NAME	VOTES	CATEGORY	POST
1	LDYC120101465	ABDUL	SHUKOOR	18	S	P
2	LDYC120101314	AJMAL	AHMED RABIYODA	5	S	N
3	LDYC120100853	MAHAMOOD HASSAN	P.	9	M	GSG
4	LDYC120100995	MOHAMMED BASHEER	B.S.	10	S	GSG
5	LDYC120100194	MOHAMMED	RAFEEQUE H.K.	16	S	VP
7	LDYC120100453	MUTHAR HUSSAIN	T.P,	6	S	GSS
8	LDYC120101195	THAMIS	T.K.	9	M	GSG

LEGEND - P - President VP - Vice President GSG - General Secretary (General) GSW - General Secretary (Woman) GSS - General Secretary (SC/ST) GSO - General Secretary (OBC) GSM - General Secretary (Minority) GSR - General Secretary

                        വിജയികള്‍ക്ക് ‘ദി യൂത്തി’ന്റെ ആശംസകള്‍..