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Island villagers opposed to liquor outlets in their area – a success story By  Debkumar Bhadra Apropos news item “ V illagers oppose opening of liquor outlets in LA ” carried in E cho of I ndia dated A ugust 21, 2019. Through the columns of your esteemed daily, I would like to congratulate the villagers for raising objection against liquor outlet in L ittle A ndaman. My thanks are also due to E cho of I ndia for giving prominence to the news item. Representational Image It is well established fact that alcoholism is the mother of all evils, the root cause of deteriorating social values, failing morals, matrimonial discord, diminished productivity, loss of livelihood, poverty, poor health and a variety of other ailments. Women, children and a large section of the population belonging to the lower income group are the worst affected. Easy availability of liquor is adding to their woes; there are reports that say school going juveniles and youths are increasingly ...

A fitting tribute to Mahatma Gandhi By Debkumar Bhadra                             |              Musings of an Islander    |              South Andaman According to a recent news report ca rried in a leading daily , 6 students including two girls of class XI (F) of Boys Senior Secondary School were found attending class under the influence of alcohol. Based on complaints from fellow students, the Physical Education Teacher of the school conducted an inquiry and found 6 students in an inebriated state in the class. Another news item  appearing  during the same time read Rajinder Singh (48) of Shadipur village died while driving under the influence of liquor on September 20, 2016. Police said, Ra...