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 Andaman Sheekha

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Education loan subsidy scheme finalised

New Delhi, June 24 : To make education loans cheaper, a scheme was finalised Thursday to provide full interest subsidy on the loans taken by students with annual family income below Rs.4.5 lakh to pursue technical and professional courses.The format for the scheme was finalised after a meeting between the Human Resource Development (HRD) ministry and the Indian Banks' Association (IBA).

"The scheme provides interest subvention to students for the period of their course. The interest for this period will be paid to the banks by the government," a ministry official said. The Canara Bank was finalised as the nodal bank for IBA member banks to claim the subsidy amount reimbursement. The scheme, which was approved by the cabinet last year, provides interest subvention to students with annual family income below Rs.4.5 lakh for the period till there course finishes. It will provide interest subvention from the academic year 2009-10. Read more....

Thanks to 2009 and Hello to 2010

We reached the moon and found WATER with the US,An Army officer and a Judge trapped in a LAND grabbing case and Airhostess,pilot,Airlines issues in the Mid AIR are some breaking news this year.Oscar rain to Slumdog M and the pain of losing Michael Jackson,Bollywood with great flops and Hollywood flapping its wing with 2012 and Avatar,Nobel to Obama and Venky ,Jaswants Jinnah and Gorkhaland movement hotting up with Telangana announcement,Sikkim suffering the bandhs on NH 31A,Bear menace in Himachal & Sikkim,YSR tragedy a bad omen to Andhra,Andhra Governor N.D.Tiwari going underground with all his clothes during this winter ,Ruchikas case,Aruna's 36 yearold coma and euthanasia issue,gay rights ,Varun Gandhi,Sena,Manus and Media dominated the news this year.

Nanotech,LHC,makkimaar Obama,shoe throwing rebels wasted good chunck of news print leading to Copenhagen talks on Climate change wasting more newsprint to save the coming generation from the global warming and its effects,better ask the leaders to build their houses near the sea shore or shift all State capitals near the Sea to get the sinking feeling. Maldives and Nepal arranged for cabinet meeting under the sea and near a himalayan glacier respectively.Nepal before crawling in to democracy want to be an adult democracy like India.Copying others wont work,you have to invent/discover your own.

Usain Bolt broke records or made records.Mary Kom shouting at the Judges and P.T.Usha's plea

has shown us that how serious we are about Commonwealth Games and other sports except Cricket.Sachin and Baichung's achievement inspired us all this year.

Our Religion;Bollywood,cricket and Politics flourished well with 3 ideots earning 100 crores in four days of its release,number one ranking in test cricket and Mayawati's statues ,New generation politicians irking the old ( Tharoor's tweeting- tweaks,Rahul's dinner in the countryside)

Prabhakaran's(LTTE)end and Sarath Fonseka -the Military chief entering Politics,Kasab denying it,Swine flu,Liberhan Committee leaked report are some of the important 2009 stories.

Many anniverseries like 40th: Man's Moon walk,25th:Indira Gandhi's death,50th:Tibetan Government in-exile etc. were observed in this "International Year of Astronomy".

Now let us leave the history which is going to inspire us in the future and look forward to the"International Year of Bio-Diversity"Andaman and Sikkim are the places in India to look forward to , protect & preserve its Bio-Diversity .Island to highland:flora,fauna,inland,sea,tribal,traditional.....bayo!!!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL MY READERS AND WELL WISHERS!!!

33 degree HOT and 10 degree cold: andamansikkim

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News Week

This week brought lot of happenings. Panchayat Elections were over and the SDF party is the winner.Bombs exploded in Pakistan targeting Bhutto. Once again 123 agreement was in the news.Governors Gold Cup football in Gangtok,Prashant to perform in Gangtok.. Rizvanur issue of Kolkata,Increased Naxalite activity in the country, Mukesh Ambani become the worlds richest man..it means bill Gates lost this title.

Word this week: NAXALITE-THIS MOVEMENT STARTED IN INDIA WITH THE MARXIST-LENINIST IDEOLOGY TO CHANGE THE SOCIAL PATTERN THROUGH ARMED REBELLION TO EXISTING NORMS.NAXALBARI(WEST BENGAL)WAS THE CENTRE AND THE FIRST PLACE TO SUCCESSFULLY MOBILISE THE PEASANTS IN THIS MOVEMENT THATS WHY THE NAME NAXALITE MOVEMENT. NOW IT IS MAOIST MOVEMENT OR PEOLES WAR GROUP.

SANJAY DUTT sentenced for six years.

Following is the chronology of events leading to actor Sanjay Dutt's conviction under the Arms Act in the 1993 bomb blasts:

April 19, 1993: Sanjay picked up by Mumbai Crime Branch from airport after his arrival from Mauritius. He is arrested on the same day on charges of possessing an AK-56 rifle, a 9mm pistol and some ammunition and later destroying them.

April 28, 1993: Sanjay makes confession before police

May 5, 1993: He is granted interim bail by Bombay High Court subject to confirmation by the trial court.

Nov 4, 1993: Chargesheet filed against Sanjay

July 4, 1994: Trial court cancels his bail and he is arrested again

Nov 20, 1994: Sanjay retracts confession

July 22, 1995: Sanjay permitted by court to meet his model friend Rhea Pillai whom he later married. Sanjay visits Rhea in a flat where she is recuperating from an illness.

Sep 11, 1995: Trial court rejects Sanjay's bail.

Oct 16, 1995: Supreme Court grants him bail on hearing a letter written by him to the Chief Justice from jail. The letter as converted into a petition

Oct 18, 1995: Dutt released from prison after 15 months

Nov 28, 2006: Sanjay is cleared by the TADA court of charges under the TADA Act as well as conspiracy in the 1993 blasts but convicted under the Arms Act for possessing an AK-56 rifle and a 9mm pistol. Gets time till December 19 to surrender

Dec 18, 2006: Dutt files application under Probation of Offenders Act for suspension of sentence and release on probation

Dec 19, 2006: Gets time till December 21 to surrender

Dec 21, 2006: Time to surrender extended upto January

18 Jan 18, 2006: Court hears arguments on Sanjay's plea under Probation of Offenders Act

July 31, 2007: Sanjay Dutt sentenced to six years imprisonment and a fine of Rs 25,000. Taken into custody. We will appeal to the Supreme Court-Sanjay Dutts lawyer said.