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The New Discovery Comes Three Decades After Dr. Zarine Cooper Had Discovered Chouldari Midden

Report by Denis Giles:

Under a long term project on the human settlement on the Andaman Islands between 1989 and mid 90s, cave sites and shell-middens including a shell-midden at Chouldari were examined by Dr.  Zarine Cooper, a Pune based archaeologist and evidence indicates that the Islands were settled well over 2000 years ago and all the main islands have traces of ancient habitation. 

The area name Sippi Tekri in Middle Andaman is based on a large kitchen-midden or shell-midden. After Zarine Cooper no one has yet made any attempt to pay visit to such known and unknown middens and document the same. Such sites are rich in pottery, faunal remains and in stone and bone artefacts.

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Port Blair, July 14: The 17th Asian Schools Chess Championships 2023 begins in Tashkent, Uzbekistan today. R Kashthuri Bhai from Andaman & Nicobar Islands represents India as an official entry in Under 17 Girls Category.

The championship will be held for 7 days from 14th July to 20th July 2023 in three different formats viz the Rapid, Classical (Standard) and Blitz. The Rapid event will be held on 14th July 2023 followed by the prestigious Classical Championship from 15th to 19th July and culminated with Blitz Championship & Closing ceremony on 20th July 2023.

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Port Blair, July 14: The Member of Parliament, Shri. Kuldeep Rai Sharma has requested the Chief Secretary, A&N Administration to urgently post a Lab Technician for PHC Billiground.

In a letter addressed to the Chief Secretary, the Member of Parliament said that he has been informed by residents of Middle Andaman that the Primary Health Centre Billiground has been operating without a lab technician for the past one month.

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Mayabunder, July 14: On 05/07/2023, Shri Subhayu Banerjee, Hon’ble Additional Session Judge, North & Middle Andaman District, Mayabunder has convicted one person namely Bhabasindu Mondal R/o Parangara under PS Kalighat for committing gruesome murder of his wife.

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Port Blair, July 14: The Central Governing Council Meeting of Vishwa Hindu Parishad was held on 24 to 25 June at Raipur, Chhattisgarh. Representatives from all over the India participated in the Council meeting of Vishwa Hindu Parishad. A total of 237 office bearers from all Prants (provinces) across the country and world participated in the 2-day council meeting. In the meeting discussion over all vital issues of Hindu Samaj and resolution was passed to stop attack on Hindu family system 𝚊𝚗𝚍 impose complete ban on religious conversion. Nationwide Shaurya Jagran Yathra was organised by Bajrang Dal to connect the young generations.

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