Serendipity : Musings of an Islander

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...

Implementation of Seventh CPC Recommendations Revised Pay and Arrears to be paid in August 2016 Implementation Cell, 7th CPC  under Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance, Govt of India vide  OM No 1-5/2016-IC dated 29th July, 2016  issued instructions regarding fixation of pay and payment of arrears in accordance with the Department of Expenditure’s  Resolution No. 1-2/2016-IC dated 25.07.2016 , bringing out decisions of the Government on the recommendations of the 7th Central Pay Commission and consequent promulgation of the Central Civil Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2016, notified vide  G.S.R No. 721(E) dated 25th July, 2016  regarding fixation of pay in the revised pay structure effective from 01.01.2016. The revised pay structure effective from 01.01.2016 includes the Dearness Allowance of 125% sanctioned from 01.01.2016 in the pre-revised pay structure. Thus, Dearness Allowance in the revised pay structure shall be zero from 01.0...

Solution to poor internet connectivity in the offing : TRAI launches M y S peed app to assess service quality of operators across I ndia Debkumar Bhadra         |        Musings of an Islander   |        South Andaman A recent news item in local dailies took the islanders by surprise which read B harat S anchar N igam L imited (BSNL), A ndaman & N icobar C ircle has been awarded the B est P erformer's award by the G overnment. Islanders who have been having a tough time dealing with prolonged poor telephonic and below par internet service set social media afire, expressing their anguish at the proposition that came from the CGM himself. Some termed it as “shocking” some said it is “ J oke of the Y ear” someone wrote “it amounts to adding insult to injury” while a few rejected it for being “fake” and “fictitious”. There is one more statistics that ...

KRK : Artist from the islands finds name in the world of independent music By Debkumar Bhadra  |  Musings of an Islander  | South Andaman It was a sunny day turned cosy when I had a chance meeting with K R aja K umarr, the budding C reative D irector, A d-film maker, L yricist, S inger and C omposer from these islands who shot to fame following release of his second music album titled A valae V aruvalaa . Fondly known as KRK, the guy is quite youthful, energetic and joyous in his approach towards life and work. Recollecting his early days he says, he has been just another guy in the crowd until he decided it is high time to listen to his heart. In the process he sacrificed his career in E ngineering and join B achelor D egree course in V isual C ommunication, which according to him, brought several positive changes in life. He is happy that he is able to do what he likes the most; creating music and movies. Born in a tamil family, K R aja K umarr had hi...