RNI No. MAHEN/2007/21778 POSTAL REGN. NO. NMB/154/2017-19/VASHI MDG POST OFFICE The Dynamic Daily Newspaper of PAGES 10 • PRICE ` 1 Navi Mumbai VOL. 13 • ISSUE 92 August 2019 SATURDAY 17 Schools across Navi Mumbai celebrate Independence Day with great fervour Schools across the satellite city, celebrated India’s 73 rd Independence Day with great National fervour and grandeur NAVI MUMBAI : Ryan Christian School, Vashi joined the nation in cel- ebrating the 73 rd Inde- pendence Day under the guidance of Chair- man Sir Dr. A. F. Pinto and Managing Director Madam Grace Pinto. The significance of national integration in a diverse country like India was aesthetically portrayed through pa- triotic dance and songs by the colourfully at- tired students. The cul- tural programme was punctuated with Cont. on pg. 6 By Crime Reporter NAVI MUMBAI: In a shocking incident, an unidentified person stole valuables like Macbook and mobile in broad daylight from the former NMMC Commissioner Dr. N Valuables stolen from former NMMC chief’s bungalow NMMC’s officials and Navi Mumbai police shocked by the incident Cont. on pg. 9 NAVI MUMBAI: On the occasion of 73rd Indian Independence Day, Mayor Jayawant Sutar hoisted the National flag at Navi Mumbai Municipal ground in the presence of Munici- pal Commissioner, An- nasaheb Misal, Leader of the House Ravindra Ithape, corporator Dr. Jayaji Nath, Saluja Sutar, Girish Mhatre, Additional Commis- sioner, Mahavir Pendhari, Amol Yadav, B Ward Committee Member Vijay Sale and other officers and staff of Navi Mumbai Mu- nicipal Corporation (NMMC). Addressing the gathering Mayor Mayor Jayawant Sutar hoists National flag at NMMC HQ Jayawant Sutar said, “Every citizen should work to uplift the im- age of his country by remembering the mar- tyrs who fought for the freedom of the country and sacrificed their lives.” He further said, NMMC has always been in the forefront with regards to cleanli- ness and green environ- Cont. on pg. 9
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RNI No. MAHEN/2007/21778 POSTAL REGN. NO. NMB/154/2017-19/VASHI MDG POST OFFICE
The Dynamic Daily Newspaper of
PAGES 10 • PRICE ` 1
Navi Mumbai
VOL. 13 • ISSUE 92August
2019SATURDAY
17
Schools across Navi Mumbai celebrateIndependence Day with great fervour
Schools across the satellite city, celebrated India’s
73rd Independence Day with great National fervour and grandeur
NAVI MUMBAI : RyanChristian School, Vashijoined the nation in cel-ebrating the 73rd Inde-pendence Day underthe guidance of Chair-man Sir Dr. A. F. Pintoand Managing DirectorMadam Grace Pinto.
The significance ofnational integration ina diverse country likeIndia was aestheticallyportrayed through pa-triotic dance and songsby the colourfully at-tired students. The cul-tural programme waspunctuated with
Cont. on pg. 6
By Crime Reporter
NAVI MUMBAI: In ashocking incident, anunidentified personstole valuables likeMacbook and mobilein broad daylight fromthe former NMMCCommissioner Dr. N
Valuables stolenfrom former NMMCchief’s bungalow
NMMC’s officials and Navi Mumbai
police shocked by the incident
Cont. on pg. 9
NAVI MUMBAI: On theoccasion of 73rd IndianIndependence Day,Mayor Jayawant Sutarhoisted the Nationalflag at Navi MumbaiMunicipal ground inthe presence of Munici-pal Commissioner, An-nasaheb Misal, Leaderof the House RavindraIthape, corporator Dr.Jayaji Nath, SalujaSutar, Girish Mhatre,Additional Commis-sioner, MahavirPendhari, Amol Yadav,B Ward CommitteeMember Vijay Sale andother officers and staffof Navi Mumbai Mu-nicipal Corporation(NMMC).
Addressing thegathering Mayor
Mayor Jayawant Sutar hoistsNational flag at NMMC HQ
Jayawant Sutar said,“Every citizen shouldwork to uplift the im-age of his country byremembering the mar-
tyrs who fought for thefreedom of the countryand sacrificed theirlives.” He further said,NMMC has always
been in the forefrontwith regards to cleanli-ness and green environ-
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6 year kid kidnapped in broad day lightPolice registers case against unidentified person
By Crime Reporter
NAVI MUMBAI: A 6 year kid was abducted inbroad day light from Turbhe Store, Shiv ShaktiNagar on Sunday evening by an unidentified per-son. Turbhe police has registered a kidnap caseagainst unidentified person and are looking outfor him.
According to police, Sawan Ramdas Gupta (6)had gone to buy some chocolates from the shopnear her house and was kidnapped by some uni-dentified person. The victim stays in Turbhe StoreShiv Shakti Nagar along with her parents andtwo elder sisters.
Investigating officer, Turbhe MIDC Police, in-formed that “Sawan Gupta’s parents work in near-by factory at Turbhe store. They both had left forwork when the incident occurred. Sawan used togo to school along with her two elder sisters. OnSunday, at around 5 pm when Sawan’s fatherRamdas Gupta came home she asked for moneyfor buying chocolate. He gave her Rs.5 and shewent to get chocolate from nearby shop. However,when she didn’t return back home till night, theparents started searching for her but she was un-traceable. Later both Ramdas and his wife alongwith few neighbours started searching in nearbyareas but were unable to find Sawan. After twodays of extensive search, Ramdas Gupta registereda missing complaint with us. We have registereda complaint against unidentified person and arein search for the accused. We are taking help of
the CCTV camera installed in the area to find thatwith whom she was seen last.”
to treat flood affected patientsBy Chandrashekhar Hendve
NAVI MUMBAI: Whilethe flood situation inKolhapur and Sanglidistricts in westernMaharashtra are show-ing signs of improve-ment from last 2 daysas water has startedreceding, there is nowan immediate concern:the outbreak of diar-rhoea and vector-bornediseases. Consideringthis aspect Navi Mum-bai based Terna Speci-ality Hospital & Re-search Centre sent theirteam of 10 doctors and8 Paramedical staff inKolhapur district withmedicine & other med-ical instruments.
General medicinespecialists, Physicianand Paramedical staffwill conduct medicalcamps in flood affect-ed area. “There is lotof muck and animalcarcases and dirtwhich can lead to thespread of diseases; sowe have sent medi-cines as a precaution-ary measure for such
diseases,” said by P. TDeshmukh, CEO Ter-na Public CharitableTrust. He further add-ed, “We are more con-cerned about kids,pregnant women andsenior citizens in Kol-hapur district and we
will give our treat-ments and medicinedistribution priority tothem. Prevention of ep-idemics, skin infection,viral fever and cold-cough ailments will bemajor challenge in floodaffected zone.”
NAVI MUMBAI: TheNational ServiceScheme (NSS Cell),Mumbai University,Mumbai givesawards to every yearfor outstanding workdone by programmeofficers. Dr. Ramkis-han Bhise fromSIES GraduateSchool of Technology,Nerul, Navi Mumbaiwho has worked asarea coordinator forNavi Mumbai region,has been awardedwith UniversityLevel Best Areacoordinator award foryear 2018-2019.
Dr. Ramkishan Bhise felicitatedwith University level Best Area
coordinator award for year 18-19
He was felicitatedon 15th August, 2019at PherozeshahMehta Bhavan,Vidyanagari campus,santcruz Mumbai byHon'ble Vice Chan-cellor , Prof. SuhasPednekar , Hon'blePro Vice Chancellor,Dr. Ravindra Kulkar-ni, Registrar Dr.Ajay Deshmukh ,Director, Board ofExaminations andEvaluation Dr. VinodPatil, Prof.SudhirPuranik, Director,National ServiceScheme (NSS Cell),Mumbai University,
Mumbai.He has organized
different universitylevel programmelike mini orientationfor newly appointedprogramme officers,Disaster Manage-ment trainingprogramme for NaviMumbai colleges incollaboration withNavi Mumbai Munic-ipal Corporation. Hehas also organizeddifferent workshopslike Digital India andvoter awareness, E-waste managementand Waste Manage-ment etc.
By Chandrashekhar Hendve
NAVI MUMBAI: A five-foot cobra wasrescued from the residence of KishoreWaghmare at Bonasari Village. Ac-cording to Mr. Waghmare, at around4.00 am, their pet hen started cack-ling which woke up the family mem-bers. They found that that the snakehad bitten the hen, which died im-mediately. One of the members, See-ma Waghmare found a snake nearthe bed. Without wasting time, shebrought her children out of the houseand alerted the neighbours.
The neighbours informed thesnake activist Deepak Gaikwad whorushed immediately to the spot andcaught the snake, which was five-foot-long cobra. The cobra was later re-leased into the forest.
A five-foot cobra snake caught in
Bonasari Village
Senior citizens felicitatedNAVI MUMBAI: Senior
citizens above 75 yearsof age were felicitatedrecently by ‘My RetiredLife Team’ (MRL)under the leadership ofDr. A.K. Sengupta,Mentor SIES College,Nerul.
Around 20 seniorcitizens were felicitatedduring the occasion.Mr. R.K Jain, notedindustrialist andChairman IMC,Chamber of Commerceand industry, NaviMumbai as well asMrs. Netra Shirke,NMMC Corporatorfelicitated the seniorcitizens in the presenceof around 150 mem-bers.
Mr. Naresh Gupta,80 years, Trustee ofMangalam CharitableFoundation wasappreciated for hisnoble service to cancerpatients working sincelast 10 years. He added
that presently 80cancer patients andtheir care givers areresiding at theirKharghar centre nearTata Memorial Hospi-tal, (ACTREC). He alsoinformed that theMangalam Trustreimburses the railwayticket fare for oneattendant. Cost of
routine medicines arealso reimbursed toBPL patients againstthe proper proof. Heappreciated the contri-bution of Mrs. ArchanaJain, one of the Direc-tors of MangalamTrust, who conductsYoga and meditationclasses for earlyrecovery of patients.
NAVI MUMBAI : St.Lawrence HighSchool, Vashi rever-berated with patrioticfervour as the stu-dents, teaching andnon–teaching staffand managementgathered to celebratethe 73rd IndependenceDay on Thursday 15th
August, 2019. Emi-nent personalitiesfrom the satellite citywhich includedVishwarath Nayar,Editor of RaigadObserver among
An impressive march past by contingent of various school squads set the tone for Impendence Day celebrations
others were invited tohoist the NationalFlag.
The entire insti-tute complex echoedwith the enchantingand melodious chorusof the NationalAnthem recited by thegathering. Thevarious contingent ofthe school squadmarched forward insynchronisation andsalute the tri-colour.The Tiny Tots fromthe Pre Primarysection brought smileto the audience with
their moves andmessage of Unity inDiversity. The Prima-ry students alsoenthralled everyonewith their spectacularperformance.
HeadmistressSaira Kennedy on theoccasion said “Webelieve such celebra-tion instils in youngminds the vibes ofloyalty towardsoneself, Nation andthey understand thatFreedom is to have asense of responsibili-ty”.
Referring to RyanGroup of institutesChairman Dr. A.F.Pinto IndependenceDay speech for herstudents that wasread out on theoccasion and high-lighted on the young-sters to be equippedwith vocational andspecialized trainingthe Headmistressfurther added “Suchholistic education withvalues integrated willraise and develop ouryouth to be futureLeaders”.
NAVI MUMBAI: Bank of India, Navi Mumbai Zoneorganized a Mega Customer Meet on 14th August,2019 at Rabale, Navi Mumbai. More than 200 cus-tomers representing various segments viz indus-trialists, professionals, traders etc. attended themeeting.
Zonal Manager Navi Mumbai Zone, Shri Vish-wajeet Singh in his key note address highlightedthe role of PSB right from the nationalization ofBanks in 1969 and outlined PSBs’ contribution inareas like agriculture, MSME, women and weakersection upliftment. He also added that Governmentof India has set an ambitious target of achieving 5trillion dollar economy within 5 years. He assuredthe audience that PSBs have remained active part-ner in India’s growth story and they are fully pre-pared to help the nation realize its cherished goal.
On this occasion a presentation covering na-tional priorities viz. psbloansin59mints, StandupIndia, Mudra, Home loan, Education loan, Finan-cial Inclusion, digital economy etc. was also made.Deputy Zonal Manager, Shri Romesh Mirakhur pro-posed the vote of thanks.
MGL’s city gate station faces major disruptionof gas supply
Mega customer meetorganised by Bank of India,
Navi Mumbai Zone
Independence Day celebration with a difference
By Chandrashekhar
Hendve
Navi Mumbai: TheFuture Aim Founda-tion celebratedIndependence Daywith the children of
Pankaj Kharadeand Mr. NileshKatale -visited freeearly EducationCentre, ‘BalniketanVidyalaya’, Rabale,MIDC slum area
run by CEO Dr.Ravi Kumar ‘Free-dom For YouFoundation’. Theyconducted variousactivities with thechildren.
‘The Future AimFoundation’ alsocelebrated Raksha-bandhan by organis-ing a special pro-gramme ‘A UniqueRakhi Help’ (An
initiative for ladiesaffected by flood).They put up a stall inTurbhe where manyphilanthropists cameforward and donatedsaress.
NAVI MUMBAI: Due to major technical problem atONGC’s gas processing facility at Uran, the gas sup-ply to Mahanagar Gas Limited has been affected, interms of lower volume flow and high carry over ofcondensate along with the gas. This has resulted inmajor disruption of gas supply to MGL’s City GateStation at Wadala.
According to a press release issued by Mahanag-ar Gas Limited, “MGL is ensuring that supply toits domestic PNG consumers would be maintainedon priority without interruption. However, manyCNG stations across Mumbai may not operate be-cause of the low pressure in the pipeline due to lowgas availability. It may also impact the CNG supplyto State Transport Undertaking buses.”The gas sup-ply will be normalized as soon as the supply of nat-ural gas from ONGC is fully restored, it is learnt.
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NAVI MUMBAI: Inde-pendence day is an oc-casion when our patri-otic emotions are onrise. People organiseseveral programmes toshow this fervor. BalajiGardens, a Navi Mum-bai society celebratedthis 73rd IndependenceDay with great enthu-siasm. The eminentpersonality of NaviMumbai, Dr SanjeevNaik graced the occa-sion. The functionstarted with the hoist-ing of National Flag byfemale senior citizens ofthe society, followed bynational anthem. Afterthat the children felici-tated senior citizenswith bouquets.
Dr. Sanjeev Naik inhis address praised thesociety for taking good
initiatives for the bene-fit of the people. He ex-pressed his plans forthe better future ofNavi Mumbai resi-
dents. The programmeended with a ‘prabhatpheri’, a ritual of resi-dents with patriotic slo-gans.
Resident’s lives threatened due todamaged compound wall in Digha area
By Chandrashekhar Hendve
NAVI MUMBAI: Slumdwellers living aroundthe premises of Muku-nd Company and Ure-stra Company in theDigha area, are livingunder constant fearthat the security wall/compound of UrestraCompany would fallanytime due to its pa-thetic condition. Fear-ing that the wall couldfall down any time the‘H’ ward committeePresident Jagdish Ga-vate also wrote a letterto the Navi MumbaiMunicipal Corporation(NMMC) to look intothe issue and demand-ed either to demolishthe compound wall orrepair it at war footing.
The dilapidated wallof the Urestra Compa-ny, which stretchesfrom Ramnagar toMukund company ser-vice road, has collapsedmany times due toheavy rainfall over thepast years and the au-thorities of the compa-ny have been carryingout some repair work.“The wall of this com-pany adjoins Sudars-han Chawl at Ramna-gar. Recently, afterheavy downpour, thewall collapsed again butfortunately, it feel with-in the compound wall of
the company. Takingnote of the situation,Corporator ShubhangiGawate has askedNMMC to instruct Ur-estra Company to con-struct wall immediate-
ly as the lives of the res-idents in the nearbyareas is under threat.
Last year, NMMChad also issued a notice
to the company whenthe wall had comecrashing down. Whencontacted the MunicipalDepartment OfficerPriyanka Kalsekarsaid that the companies
have been asked to re-pair the wall immedi-ately and a letter hasbeen issued to this ef-fect.
NAVI MUMBAI: The73rd IndependenceDay of India was cele-brated with greatpomp and splendour bythe students andteachers of Fr. AgnelMultipurpose Schooland Jr. College at itspremises in Vashi.
Following the hoist-ing of the tricolour andsinging of the nationalanthem with patrioticfervour the studentsfrom Nursery to Std.XII took a pledge to con-tribute whole hearted-ly to the ‘Swacch Bhar-at’ campaign and judi-ciously practise segre-gation of garbage.
Two tiny tots of thepre-primary sectionindulged in an imagi-nary conversation be-tween Mahatma Gan-dhi and Pandit Nehruabout their vision forIndia. The studentsof the primary sectionreinforced the mean-ing of being ‘Bharat-wasi‘ through a melo-dious number. Shlok
Agnelites Pledge Their Support To Social Issues On 73rd I-Day
Sharma of Std. 9through his speechimplored the studentsto accept pressures,challenges and adver-sities with a braveheart for it is frictionthat turns a stone intoa diamond. Ishaan
Langote mesmerisedthe audience with aunique whistled ver-sion of ‘Saare JahanSe Accha.’ The patri-otic song ‘Vande Mat-aram’ presented by themiddle school studentsmoved the audience.
The Balbhavan boyspresented a mime todrive home the idea ofsaving every drop ofwater.
The Managing Di-rector of Fr. Agnel In-stitutions, Rev. Fr.Almeida, in address to
the audience, encour-aged them to becometrue and responsiblecitizens of this greatnation. On this specialoccasion, he officiallyannounced the launchof a movement called‘Save Water- Every
Drop Counts’ in the in-stitute. He urged allthe students for theirwholehearted partici-pation in various activ-ities and spread aware-ness about the impor-tance of water and itsconservation in day today life too. Fr. Almei-da also added that thismovement will culmi-nate with the annualday programme,wherein, the theme ofIndia’s life lines- therivers, will be show-cased.
The program endedwith Principal,Snigdha Roy, leadingthe students, teachers,parents and staff mem-bers to take a ‘SaveWater’ pledge, whilereferring to IndianPrime Minister Naren-dra Modi recent impe-tus on Jal ‘Shakti Ab-hiyan’ which aims tomake water conserva-tion a people’s move-ment. Vice Principal,Vijaya Vaithilingam,proposed the vote ofthanks.
By Ashok Dhamija
Navi Mumbai: Konkan Railway Corporation Limited (KRCL)celebrated Independence Day with zeal & fervour at KonkanRail Vihar, Nerul. Sanjay Gupta Chairman & Managing Di-rector, Konkan Railway (KR) who was accorded guard of ho-nour by RPF contingent latter unfurled the tri-colour. The KRCMD in his address to his Officers and Staff of Konkan Railwayon the occasion, urged them to work hard with utmost devotionand dedication in order to contribute towards the National andOrganizational Progress. Further the CMD Gupta with Offic-ers and Staff of Konkan Railway took resolve to relentlesslystrive to achieve excellence in all spheres of their service i.e. ‘Sadar Seva’ for all it’s customers.
KRCL Celebrates I-DayPledges Excellence In All Spheres Of Service
Sanjay Gupta CMD KR unfurled the national flag during the Indepen-dence Day celebration at Konkan Rail Vihar, Nerul. Latter he addressedhis Officers and Staff.
By Tutu
KAMOTHE: A blooddonation camp wasorganised in theKamothe PoliceStation for the floodaffected persons ofSangli-Kolhapur onThursday. Around 50police personneldonated blood in thecamp organised withthe help of a charita-ble trust.
The police person-nel queued up in the
Blood donation camp
organise to help flood
affected victims
first floor of the policestation building todonate blood.Kharghar based NaviMumbai Blood Bankstaff collected theblood. The Kamothepolice station seniorPI Devidas Sonawane,PI Madhukar Bhateamong others haddonated blood.
NAVI MUMBAI: AvaniAvittam, a religious tra-ditional ceremony, wascelebrated with greatreligious fervour on Au-gust 15, 2019. The datesfor Avani Avittamchange according to theholy calendar and ac-cording to the Pan-changam.
According to reli-gious belief, it was onAvani Avittam thatLord Vishnu, incarnat-ed as Lord Hayagriva,restored the Vedas sto-len by the asuras toLord Brahma.
Upakarma is con-ducted once a year dur-ing the shravana orDhani??ha nak?atra ofthe Hindu calendricalmonth Sravana, whenBrahmins rituallychange their upanaya-na thread accompaniedby relevant srauta rit-uals, making sraddhaofferings to the rishis,whom Hindus believecomposed the Vedichymns. The day, alsocalled Sravana Purni-ma Full Moon of Sra-vana in other parts ofIndia, usually occursthe day after the Sra-vana nak?atra, which
Avani Avittam celebratedwith great religious fervour
also marks the Onamfestival of Kerala.
On the day of AvaniAvittam a sacred vowor ‘Mahasankalpam’ istaken for compensation
of the sins committedin the past year. Sacredmantras are chantedduring this time. Brah-mins get up at sunriseand take a holy dip. OnAvani Avittam Brah-mins wear a new sa-cred thread called as‘Janeyu’ or ‘Yajnopavit’.It is the most impor-tant ritual on AvaniAvittam and Vedic
mantras are chantedduring this time. It isusually a communityobservance that is per-formed on the banks ofa river or pond. After
wearing the newthread or Janeyu, theolder one is discarded tosignify a new begin-ning.
On the followingday, usually coincidingwith the RakshaBandhan festival inNorthern and CentralIndia, the Gayatri Man-
Cont. on pg. 6
73rd Independence Day morespecial due to revoking of article370 & 35(A): Suresh WadwalkarFew NGO’s came together to make
Indpendence Day memorable
By Abhitash D. Singh
NAVI MUMBAI: Sar-vadharmiya VikasManch in associationwith Vashi RailwayKiosk Owners WelfareAssociation organisedthe 73rd IndependenceDay with great pompnear Vashi Bus Depot.Present during the cel-ebration were journal-ists, singers, writers,poets and talented chil-dren along with theirparents.
While addressingthe gathering SureshWadwalkar, a seniorjournalist said, “Theword ‘Freedom’ in itselfgives invokes a differentenergy and enthusiasmwithin us. It makeseach one of us realisethe sacrifices made byour martyrs and free-dom fighters whofought for the freedomof our country. It is nowour duty to keep ourcountry safe and unit-ed. This year, celebra-tion is all the more im-portant as the govern-
ment has taken a verygood initiative of revok-ing article 370 & 35 (A).Through this bold stepwe have sent the mes-sage of unity to theworld.”
Film Actor and Ut-tar Bhartiya leader S.C. Mishra, President ofNetaji Subhash Chan-dra Bose Smriti Sanst-han Vinod Pradhan,Senior Philanthropistand Builder DeepakPhalke, Sarvad-harmiya Vikas ManchPresident MeghnathBhagat, Jankalyan Sa-majik Sanstha Presi-dent Rajesh Sharma,Senior Social WorkerInder Sharma, AnandMishra and SaurabhYadav presented theirthoughts to the audi-ence. Poet TrilochanSingh Arora, KuldeepSingh Deep, ManjuGupta mesmerised theaudience through theirpatriotic poems whilesinger Suresh Dange,artist of SwargandharShakti Academy and
Sikhar Sansthathrough their patrioticsongs got the apprecia-tion of the spectators.
Many personalitieslike BJP Turbhe UnitPresident Gulab Bhide,Swarlata Pradhan,Jankalyan SamajikSanstha Vice PresidentSantosh Upadhyay,Lalji Sharma, UmeshSharma, Surendra Sa-roj, Sabhapati Pathak,Hiraman Patil, SachinPal and many othersfrom Navi Mumbaiwere present duringthe event to encouragethe participant.
On the occasionNavi Mumbai WelfareFoundation and LaxmiEye Institute Panvelunder the guidance ofGanesh Patil and AartiShetty organised a FreeEye Check-Up Campnear Vashi Bus Depot.Dr. Varsha Patil andDr. Sanket treated mostof the patients free ofcost and more than 50-60 patients availed thebenefit of the camp.
Efficiency should be the hall markThe state of public transport system is a barometer indicating
extent of development of a city. If one goes by this definition, theimage of Navi Mumbai that emerges out is extremely dishearten-
ing considering the deplorable state of NMMT, the public trans-port service provider in Navi Mumbai. The quantity of service is
hugely deficient and the quality is abysmally poor. Not only this,tariffs have also become unaffordable. Still they are being patron-
ized by local people, not out of choice but out of compulsion, asdemand is disproportionately more than the supply.
The public transport modes in Navi Mumbai- whether NMMT,
BEST, ST or local trains- none have expanded proportionately tothe increase in demand on account of large scale development in
Navi Mumbai during the last decade. A major fallout of this lack ofvision is increased number of personalized and hired modes of
transportation, which itself has its adverse effects. The traffic den-sity and traffic volumes have increased tremendously without cor-
responding increase in arterial infrastructure and therefore thetransport system is literally creaking under pressure. There is an
increase in traffic jams and more recently, the availability of park-ing spaces has reduced drastically especially during peak hours.
The environment is also victim as huge amount of exhaust is be-ing released by the increased volumes of vehicles. Another major
impact of increased volume and density of vehicles is increase intraffic indiscipline and consequent accidents.
Unfortunately NMMT has not fared well on the expectations ofthe residents of Navi Mumbai. This is particularly unfortunate as agood public transport system contributes a lot by way of providing
cheaper transport, reduction in vehicle population and consequentreduction in traffic congestion and accidents and last but not the
least in preserving the environment. It can also solve the problemof parking space. Because of its poor vision and improper man-
agement, NMMT is grossly deficient in quality and quantity ofservice. Many of the nodes of Navi Mumbai are not being catered
to and frequency is erratic and the service is absolutely unreli-able. To set the things right, there are intermittent talks of priva-
tizing the organisation, but unfortunately in most of the cities andcountries, the public transport is the responsibility of the State.
More investment needs to be made by the State in this sector, ifthese services have to be made efficient with an aim to cater the
increased demand. Also, improved NMMT shall not only compli-ment the services being provided by railways, BEST and ST, but
shall also become the indicator of development of the city of NaviMumbai.
Let us respect the dignityof our National Flag
By Vinod
Chandrashekhar Dixit
In India, duringIndependence Day &Republic day there is anew trend of sellingflags made of paperand plastic. Ahead ofIndependence Day, theCentre has urged allcitizens not to usenational flag made upof plastic and askedstates and UnionTerritories to ensurestrict compliance ofthe flag code.
It is seen thatpeople enthusiasticallybuy National flags injust Rs 5 but the verynext day, we find it onthe road sides steppingand stamping. OurPM Narendra Modihas already called forwide publicity andsensitisation of Centraland state departmentsas well as the public tostrictly use “paperflags” instead of plasticflags and ensure thatnational flags aredisposed in ways thatare consistent with the“dignity of the flag”.
Millions of patriotshave laid their lives toachieve freedom andour National Flag is asymbol of their greatsacrifice. Every trueIndian knows theimportance of this flagand would make surethat it continues tosway freely always.Our national flag iscourage and inspira-tion for us. It makesus remember aboutthe sacrifices of ourgreat Indian freedomfighters. It makes usremember that howtough that momentwas for them. Gettingfreedom was not soeasy. We shouldalways respect our flagand never let it godown for our mother-land. Many sacrificedtheir life to save thehonour of the Flag bynot allowing it to falldown on the ground.Unfortunately peoplehave forgotten tomaintain the honour ofthe Nation. Abuse ofnational flags takesplace on Independence
Day and Republic Day,due to use of plasticflags. National flag isused by people inevery corner, everycrossroad, every shop,and every vehicle.Some proudly place bypinning up on theclothes. But it ispainful to see ournational flag in gar-bage the very nextday. The feelings ofpatriotism and loyaltyto a country areentrenched in theminds of individualsright from the timethey start going toschool. While eachchild enjoys carrying apaper flag onthe independence andrepublic day, parentsmust be very watchfulin ensuring that theflag is treated withrespect.
The plastic or paperFlags that are held inthe hand on the‘Independence Day’ and‘Republic Day’ withgreat honour and loveduring the flag hoist-ing ceremony, are seenlying on the streets,drains, filthy places inthe afternoon of thesame Day itself. Is thisnot an insult to thebold patriots whosuffered bullets of theBritish and the Portu-guese on their chest tosave the honour of theFlag? According toSection 2 of ‘ThePrevention of insults toNational Honour Act,1971’ – Whoever in anypublic place or in anyother place withinpublic view burns,mutilates, defaces,defiles, disfigures,destroys, tramplesupon or otherwiseshows disrespect to orbrings into contempt(whether by words,either spoken orwritten, or by acts) theIndian National Flagor any part thereof,shall be punished withimprisonment for aterm which mayextend to three years,or with fine, or withboth. There have beencomplaints that afterRepublic Day and
Independence Day,flags made of plasticare often found lying onroads and gutters. It isobserved that paperand plastic nationalflags are found strewnall over roads and evenin gutters right from26th January and ittakes time to dispose ofplastic flags.
Our national flag isused in festoons. Afterall the celebrations,people just leave themthere. The flags fall tothe ground and arestepped on. Plasticflags are preferred bymany political partiesfor the election cam-paign. The Model Codeof Conduct bans thedisplay of any bannersor flags in publicplaces.
We must uphold itsdignity even if it is atthe cost of ourlives. Showing respectfor National Flag is asymbol for the moralvalues of the citizens ofthe country. Don’t wethink like the nationalanthem and pledge areprinted in schooltextbooks, a messageabout national flagscan also be printed,Our national flagshould not be used as afestoon, rosette orbunting or in anymanner for decoration.It should be hoisted onimportant national,cultural and sportsevents. We shouldabstain from buying apaper or plastic flag.
The paper flagsshould not be thrownon the ground ordiscarded after theevent and should bedisposed of in privacywith the dignity of theflag. Efforts should bemade to educate, andspread awareness tothe people of thecountry throughadvertising, in printand electronic media,so that the properusage and dignity ofnational flag shouldnot suffer in anymanner,
The writer isfreelance journalist,writer & cartoonist
tra is recited 1008times. Brahmins be-longing to the Samave-da do not perform upa-karma rituals or changetheir thread on this day
Avani Avittam celebrated...Cont. from pg. 5
but rather on Bhadrapa-datritiya, the third dayof the month Bhadrapa-da with Hastaa naks-hatra. Shukla Ya-jurvedic Brahmins of
North India and Odishado upakarma the previ-ous day if the full moonspans two days.
In Sanpada, theAvani Avittam took placeat Balalayam and Shi-va Vishnu Mandir in abig way.
said, “There are manypeople who have beeninjured or have otherhealth issues due tothe deluge and they
require blood, hencethe donation campwas organised.Around fifty personsdonated blood in the
Blood donation camp...Cont. from pg. 4
camp.”Also the Women
EmpowermentCommittee memberstied the thread onpolice persons tomark Raksha-bandhan celebration.
NAVI MUMBAI: HinduJanajagruti Samiti(HJS) undertook adrive in different partsacross city urging citi-zens to respect Nation-al Flag. HJS activistsvisited different placesin Mumbai sincemorning of Indepen-dence Day and createdawareness towardsabuse of national flags.Representations relat-ed to national flagswere submitted to localadministrative officers,police, coaching class-es, schools-colleges etcin Mumbai, NaviMumbai and Palgharat 49 places, it islearnt.
“Government ad-ministration makes an
Hindu Janjagruti Samiti conductsextensive drives appealing citizens
to respect National Flag
appeal to people for pre-venting abuse of Na-tional Flags on the oc-casion of IndependenceDay and Republic Day,but still it is observedthat National Flag isinsulted at various plac-es in different manner,”remarked an activistfrom HJS. They visit-ed different placesacross the city andurged residents to re-spect National Flag. Inaddition, 2000 hand-bills were distributedon the subject in Mum-bai and Palghar dis-tricts while posterswere displayed at 195places and boards ap-pealing to maintain ho-nour of national flagswere written and dis-
played at 94 places. ‘Ra-naragini’ Division ofHJS held exhibitions onlife-history of revolu-tionaries and the greatnational leaders at San-tosh Bhavan in ‘SantDnyaneshwar Nagar’,‘Vishnu Park’ at Nala-sopara etc. Cells wereerected by HJS at 5places for collection ofnational lags thrown onroads; for handing themover to local govern-ment administrationlater while boxes werekept for collection ofsuch flags at 5 places.
“The drive was alsoundertaken by HJS inmany states all overthe country, besidesMumbai,” informedanother activist.
Literary feast at Goldcrest High
By Dr. Monica Khanna
NAVI MUMBAI: Therewas a time when chil-dren from Navi Mum-bai had to travel to theWestern suburbs orSouth Mumbai to at-tend a literary event –but not anymore. A lit-erary wave is finallymaking its presencefelt in Navi Mumbaiand is splashing itsway to schools withgreat force and inten-sity.
Goldcrest High,Vashi celebrated ‘10Years of Excellence’ andinaugurated this mile-stone event with a Lit-erature Festival enti-tled “Lit Connoisseur2019” on 14th August,2019.
Various schoolsfrom all over NaviMumbai participatedin the innovative andexciting inter-schoolcompetitions. While‘Building Blocks’ was
an Acrostic PoetryWriting Competition,‘Recreate and Reincar-nate’ entailed design-ing an original bookcover of a classic nov-el. ‘Folk Fiesta’ was astory writing competi-tion with a difference –for it focused on thegenre of folk stories.‘Myths and Monsters’was an interesting fu-sion of the past andpresent, wherein stu-dents had to write ascript on myths, mon-sters and heroes tostage a play. ‘MovieMania’ moved from lit-erature to cinema, andstudents had to add oralter a scene in a mov-ie. ‘Tinge Your Trash’brought out creativityand environmentalawareness by creatingBest out of Waste. ‘Mys-tic Mansion’ transport-ed the children to theworld of Gothic Storytelling.
The inaugurationceremony had some in-teresting and diverseperformances by stu-dents from differentage groups. From adance based on theteachings of Gita, toPoems Come Alivebased on Three littlePigs by Roald Dahl, tothe court scene of
Shakespeare’s Mer-chant of Venice, thestudents had the audi-ence mesmerized, en-thralled and spell-bound with their bril-liant presentations.
The festival also in-cluded thrilling work-shops by the Guests ofHonour. Ms. Katie Ba-gli conducted a work-shop of storytellingwith fun filled Rap songand dance on the top-ic, Our Planet Blue.Dr. Paramita Mukher-jee conducted a work-shop on inculcatingmoral values throughpoetry.
The overall firstprize for the best schoolwas won by St. Mary’sICSE School, KoperKhairane. North PointSchool and Podar In-ternational School(ICSE) Nerul baggedthe second and thirdprizes respectively. In atouching gesture of im-partiality and fairness,the students of the hostschool were not eligiblefor prizes, even thoughthey participatedwhole-heartedly andenthusiastically in allthe events.
The Principal gra-ciously expressed hergratitude to the partic-ipating schools.
Founder Presidentof Heart Foundation,NGO, Dr. Jayakar El-lis along with Mr. Vish-warath Nayar, Editor ofRaigad Observer, Mr.Rajendra Sarwade, Sr.Deputy Commissionerof State Tax (GST),Mumbai; Ms. Jyoti Sar-wade General Director,M/s. Gangawati UltraAgro and Pastor RajuDoodhbaate, Pastor,Founder & President ofJeevan Jyoti Pratish-tan Church, Nerul un-furled the NationalFlag.
In his speech, Dr.Ellis stressed the needto preserve and con-serve planet Earth. He
also administered thepledges, ordained by theNavi Mumbai Munici-pal Corporation(NMMC) to refrainfrom using the bannedplastics and to segre-gate wet and dry waste.Mr. Sarwade and Mr.Nayar also addressedthe gathering, whileMs. Sarwade sang thepopular song ‘Mere wa-tan ke logon’.
Students who haveachieved excellence inscholastic and co-cur-ricular activities werefelicitated for their out-standing achievements.
Ryan Interna-tional School: Thestudents of Ryan Inter-national School, Sanpa-da also organisedsplendid programmesas a mark of respect tothe Nation.
The day began withwelcoming of guests fol-lowed by raising of Na-
tional Flag and treeplantation. Colourfulparade was exhibited bythe main squads RSP,Red Cross, Scout,Guides, and SchoolCouncil & Band. Theschool choir and thestudents performed amedley of mesmerizingprayer songs followedby the welcome song.
The school childrenexhibited the spirit offreedom & Nationalismthrough a spectrum ofpatriotic speech, Dance,Skit. The welcome &Independence Dayspeeches were deliveredin different languages. Askit was enacted by thestudents giving a zest ofpatriotism and an ex-ample to live as trueIndians. Prizes wereawarded to deservingparticipants for differ-ent competitions and theSubrato Cup winnerswere felicitated.
Schools across...Cont. from pg. 1
The NMMC
Commissioner
Bungalow
located in Navi
Mumbai’s
Nerul has
CCTV Camera
outside the
bungalow, but
inside the
bungalow it is
believed that
there is no
CCTV camera.
This is proving
a hindrance in
the search
operation.
Ramaswami’s bunga-low in Nerul onFriday 16th August,2019. The incidenthas shocked theNMMC officials andNavi Mumbai policeas well as the resi-dents. Police haveregistered a case ofagainst unidentifiedperson and havelaunched a searchoperation.
According to police,an unidentified personentered from thewindow of NaviMumbai’s formerMunicipal Commis-sioner’s bungalowwhich is located onthe eastern side ofNerul Railway Sta-tion. The accusedentered the bungalow
back window open.Giving details
about the theft, NerulSenior police officialsaid, “On Fridaymorning an unidenti-fied person entered thebungalow of formercivic chief from theopen window which ison the back side of thebungalow facing RockGarden. MacBook andmobile have beentaken away by theunidentified thief. Acase has been regis-tered against anunidentified personand we have alreadystarted the searchoperation.”
Dr. Ramaswami,who has recently gotpromoted as Maha-rashtra MaritimeBoard Chief ExecutiveOfficer (CEO), is stillstaying in the NerulBungalow.
PM Modi means business and he revealed whatis in his mind on 73rd Independence day from RedFort. It is notable that a Chief of Defence staff isto be posted keeping the security of the country as first and foremost ofin present day political unrest in the world. Moreover, PM gives an indi-cation of things to come in better shape in the next couple of years. Inall, the Prime Minister is having a vision for development on all fieldsand it is a good sign of what lies ahead in his agenda in NDA 2.0 term.Fast forward measures are by far the best.
Nikhil K. Maniam, Joy Homes, LBS Marg, Bhandup, Mumbai
Narendra Modi - most popularand valuable PM: Survey
The popularity of Narendra Modi stands unrivalled, the latest Moodof the Nation survey shows. Working round the clock and working forthe people’s welfare scheme all-round the year made Modi the most pop-ular and valuable Prime Minister since independence. He came, sawand conquered the people of the country with his dynamic way of func-tioning and made his ministry also work wonders in the first five yearsof NDA rule. His cabinet of ministers had high regards for him andduring his absence on foreign tours, the second line of ministers tookcontrol and made the matter more easy for Modi.
The Mood of the Nation is pretty clear: Narendra Modi is miles aheadof his contemporaries and stands on the cusp of going down in history asone of India’s strongest political leaders. PM Modi’s approval ratingscurrently stand at 71 per cent, a sharp rise compared to the 54 per centapproval he enjoyed in the January 2019 edition of the Mood of the Na-tion. If elections were held today, Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya JanataParty would once again emerge victorious. The findings of the Mood ofthe Nation poll show that the BJP would win 308 seats — five morethan what the party won in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls — while the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) would win 357.
The country is firmly behind Narendra Modi whose popularity as aleader stands unrivalled in recent times. In fact, Narendra Modi’s ‘strongleader’ image was the primary driving force behind the Bharatiya Jan-ata Party’s staggering victory in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. And, if elec-tions were to be held again today, the BJP would not only win but wouldimprove on the tally it registered in the Lok Sabha polls, the results ofwhich were declared in May. All this, according to the August edition ofthe Mood of the Nation poll. The bi-annual survey was conducted across97 parliamentary constituencies and 194 assembly constituencies in 19states. A total of 12,126 interviews were conducted between July 22,2019 and July 30, 2019 to gauge the nation’s mood.
In academic discussions, PM Modi has often been compared to Mrs.Indira Gandhi and the debate is often inconclusive. But the Mood of theNation leaves no room for doubt. Modi is far ahead with 37% of theinterviewers and that is great. Indira Gandhi follows in the second spotwith 14% of the interviewers prefer her followed by Atal Behari Vajpayeewith 11%. Manmohan Singh is a straggler in the seventh position. IfModi is most popular among the Prime Ministers, Yogi Adityanath hasunceremoniously removed Mamata Banerjee as the best Chief Minister.It was notable that Mamata, who was ranked No.1 in the January edi-tion of the Mood of the Nation has lost steam and been relegated to theseventh spot.
If the mood of the nation poll conducted recently is to be taken at facevalue PM Narendra Modi, by far the best and is way ahead of his prede-cessors. Modi means business and he revealed in better terms by theinterviewers. For more than 20% felt that a corruption free regime hasbeen the single biggest achievement of the Modi government. This fol-lowed by a crackdown on black money, demonetisation and improvedinfrastructure all added to the plus point in addition. A tough stand onterror and the roll out of the Goods and Services Tax regime also rankhigh on the list of the Modi government’s achievements. PM Modi is agem of the nation and we can proudly hold our head high in the world inthe days to come.
In this article, Iwould like to talk aboutwhat a Homeopathneeds to know to be ableto help the patient inthe best manner possi-ble. When a person fallsill, whether it is anacute or a chronic con-dition, the homeopathunderstands that it isprimarily the defencemechanism that haslost its balance, to alesser or greater extent.The role of the homeo-path is to restore thisbalance with the help ofsuitable energies of ho-meopathic remedies.Homeopathy being aform of energy medi-cine, the frequency ofthe homeopathic medi-cine has to be matchedwith the frequency ofthe patient. For thismatching, some detailsare required. Many pa-tients come to a Homeo-path with a ready diag-nosis of the disease ob-tained from an earlierdoctor and expect thatonce they have giventhe diagnosis to theHomeopath, the Ho-meopathic doctorshould be able to pre-scribe the requiredmedicine.
For Homeopaths, adiagnosis is importantonly from the point ofview of differentiatingpeculiar symptomscharacteristic to theindividual patient, fromgeneral symptoms,which belong to the dis-ease diagnosis. It is ofno use if you tell thehomeopath that youhave a cold/diarrhoea/headache, if you don’tgive details of those is-sues. For treatment ofan acute problem –something that hascome up suddenly andhas existed only a shorttime, eg., most infec-
What a Homeopath needs to knowtions, diarrhoea, foodpoisoning, etc., the ho-meopath will not needto take a detailed histo-ry. Only the details ofthe problem the patientis suffering from, areneeded. Yes, those elab-orations are needed, butnothing much else. Thehomeopath does notneed the backgroundemotional, mental andphysical characteristicsthat would be needed inthe treatment of achronic condition. Ingeneral, people go to ahomeopath for chronicissues - they are puzzledwhen a homeopathtakes a detailed histo-ry and asks questionsthat the patient feelshas nothing to do withthe problem he hascome with.
The proper historytaking that a classicalhomeopath does wouldlast about 1 or 1.5hours. This history tak-ing would involve ques-tions about the person’spersonal and familymedical history (toknow disease patternsand predispositionswithin the family),questions about the per-son’s mental (thinkingprocesses, memory,comprehension, etc.),emotional (feelings andemotional states) andphysical characteristics(sleep, appetite, thirst,bowel movements, re-sponses to weather,etc.) Possible causativefactors are inquiredinto, as they play animportant role in un-derstanding why theperson’s defence mech-anism has shifted out ofbalance to cause theproblem in the firstplace. It is importantfor patients to realize,esp. in the treatment ofa chronic condition thatthe Homeopathic pre-scription which reallyhelps the patient themost, is one based onthe peculiar symptomsof the individual pa-tient, which as a rule,have no direct connec-tion with the diagnoseddisease. Hence any-thing peculiar, queer,rare and strange thatthe patient has ob-
served (which we call P,Q, R, S symptoms inHomeopathy) needs tobe told to the Homeo-path.
Many people refrainfrom talking aboutthese symptoms, eitherfrom embarrassment orfrom the idea that thesesymptoms have nothingto do with their maincomplaint and theywant the doctor to focusonly on the main com-plaint. This results inthe Homeopath know-ing only part of the prob-lem and makes medi-cine selection more dif-ficult and usually inac-curate as well. Patientsmust remember thatthe Homeopathic doc-tor, unlike a conven-tional doctor, is treatingthe WHOLE PATIENT,and not just the PARTthat is ill; hence any-thing which the patientperceives as ‘not al-right’ is important fromthe point of view of theHomeopath, eventhough it may have nological connection to themain problem whichthe patient seeks treat-ment for. It is thesevery ‘weird’ symptomsthat can lead the Ho-meopath to a highlysuccessful prescriptionand rapid cure of theillness. Patients alsoneed to be very obser-vant about their symp-toms and what theysuffer from. Homeo-paths need a lot of de-tail about everythingthat troubles a patient.For example, if the pa-tient is complaining ofbackache, the Homeo-path needs to know theexact location of thepain, the type of pain,whether the pain radi-ates to another loca-tion, the factors thatincrease the pains andthe factors that giverelief, and also any oth-er symptoms that ac-company the pain.
The reason why Ho-meopaths need so muchdetail lies in the factthat the effects of Ho-meopathic medicinesare tested on healthyhuman beings, what we
call ‘HomeopathicProving’. Due to theenergy stimulation ofthe Homeopathic med-icine during a proving,provers develop symp-toms (which later whenthe same symptoms are
seen in a patient, thesame medicine is capa-ble of curing on the ba-sis of the Homeopathiclaw), and because hu-man beings have theadvantage of expression(in contrast to animaltesting where onlygross changes in healthcan be noted), thesesymptoms are recorded
in great detail, men-tioning exactly whatthe prover is goingthrough. Hence it isclear, that the morecompletely the com-plaints are described,the more accurate theultimate prescriptionwill be and the quickeris the restoration ofgood health.
What aHomeopath...
Cont. from pg. 8
By Dilip Sengupta
It is Parsi New Yeartoday, a very auspiciousday for Parsi communi-ty. Governed by Shatab-hijan Nakshatra. Peo-ple are advised not toconsume the vegetable“Guard” (Dudhi) espe-cially pregnant women.People are also advisedto refrain from travel-ling long distances.
You will be filled witha sense of satisfaction.The Lord sends you,your due rewards in sev-eral ways. This is a joy-ous phase filled withgood tidings. There is awelcome twist too withtravel/ journeys for fun.People born during thisweek of any year will bemoving at a certain paceand in the right direc-tion for work, partner-ships and ties, whethernew or old, romantic tiesor attachments, evengreater joy in matrimo-ny and other bonds.There is a change in themomentum with newinterest, new pursuitsand a new slant on life,powering you on. Youare taking off on a wholenew journey and enjoy-ing it too. The journeyof life certainly has few-er potholes and road-blocks, right now.
This is the time forextension, expansion,extension of your men-tal horizons. New incli-nations and predilec-tions, a new focus, areeven more likely toemerge than they werelast week. You move to-wards spirituality and
the higher issues of lifeand are concerned withjustice, law and orderand the higher con-sciousness. More thanjust acquiring knowl-edge, it will be widen-ing of the vistas of yourmind that interestsyou. Travel, publicity,visits, interviews,meets conferences, col-laborations and net-working, including evenbye-laws, kin and dis-tant relatives, withinand outside the family.
You are pressuredby commitments towork and family. Bothwill need hard workand effort. There willalso be investmentsand outlays, both finan-cial and with time. Youwill have a lot coping todo as they are alllinked. It can be aheavy burden and soguard against overdo-ing it. But whateveryou do now, the resultsthat follow will be pleas-ant. I must also tell youthat this is a very spe-cial time and is filledwith favours, comingyour way. It will be al-most ideal forgettingthings done. You willreap the fruits of allyour efforts which willbe tangible now. Nomore guessing or hop-ing for the best. Youwill be holding the re-sults in your hands andenjoying the sensation.
You are enrichedand Lord’s blessings arewith you. Happy timesare finally here and you
are certainly on the topof the world. Go forwhatever you need, butremember the saying:“There is no suchthings as free lunch”.But don’t let this deteryou. Take your chanc-es and plan for the fu-ture. The Lord also tellsyou to read the fineprint. There could behidden clauses thatcould be less thanfavourable in the longrun; watch out for de-ceit. You are now on thego, keen and active, nolonger introspectiveand withdrawn like youwere in the recent past.You will be filled withpositive energy. I don’thave to say more; theresults will speak forthemselves.
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St. Augustine Celebrate I-DayWith Enthusiasm Fervour
By Ashok Dhamija
NAVI MUMBAI:Students of St.Augustine’s HighSchool, Nerul cele-brated the 73rdIndependence Daywith great enthusi-asm and fervour. Theprogramme com-menced at sharp 7.30a.m. with significantflag hoisting ceremonyfollowed by specialprayers for the peaceand progress of thenation. Speeches bythe eminent dignitar-ies of the likes of Jailal Mannand , SureshJagajampi both Ex.Indian Navy Officersand Chitra Batham,Social Activist, on thereal significance of the
Independence Day invarious languagesinstilled sense ofpatriotism among thegathering.
Students dressedcolourfully on theoccasion showcasedtheir love for thecountry by presentingmelodious patrioticsong couple with well-choreographed andsynchronized dancepresentations on thesame. Patrioticspeeches and skits bythe student too werethe highlight of thecelebrations.
“The 73rd Indepen-dence Day of ournation was celebratedwith great enthusi-asm and fervor. As
part of the celebrationsa number of patrioticsongs, dance and skitshighlighted the impor-tance of the day. ThePre-primary student’senactment of nationalleaders as part of thefancy dress competi-tion and patriotic skittoo brought tears tothe eyes of the onlook-ers. Students whoexcelled in variouscompetitions, SSCtoppers and the childartist Arafat Shaikhwere felicitated by theguests who latterpraised the studentsfor their marvellousperformance. Theprogramme ended withthem planting saplingsin the school ground”.
The pre-primary students too took part in the celebration with enthusiasm
ment. He appealed allthe attendees to takeoath of keeping theircity clean and plastic/thermocol free.
On this occasionAnkur Samajik Sanst-ha along with NMMCinitiated a campaign“Plastiman” in school
no 4, CBD Belapur andthe school student col-lected pieces of plasticfrom the streets andhanded them over toGita Deshpande, Pres-ident of Ankur SamajikSanstha.
Municipal Commis-sioner Annasaheb Mis-al speaking during theoccasion said, “Cleanli-ness and health are in-terrelated and as wekeep our house clean,we should also ensure
to keep our city and thesurroundings clean”.
He asked everyone tojoin hands with NMMCin this endeavour.
The National Flagwas also hoisted withgreat respect in all theeight ward offices andNMMC run hospitals.NMMC headquarterhas been lit in tricolourfrom 14th to 16th Au-gust to mark 73rd Inde-pendence Day of thecountry.
ed an interesting andinformative session onstrategic role of HumanResources professionalsin business.
Dr. Vilasrao Kadam-Regional Director, Bha-rati Vidyapeeth’s Edu-cational Complex, NaviMumbai and Dr. Anja-li Kalse I/c Director,BVIMSR guided andsupported in organizinglearning session for themajor stake holders.
Rakshabandhan
Ushering a fun-filled day, Raksha Bandhan is one which holds both religious andcultural significance. It celebrates the relationship between a brother and sister. Seenin picture Shweta Vinod Ravidas celebrating Raksha Bandhan with her brothers’ SurajVinod Ravidas
NAVI MUMBAI: Onthe occasion of 73rdIndian IndependenceDay, Mayor JayawantSutar hoisted the Na-tional flag at NaviMumbai Municipalground in the presenceof Municipal Commis-sioner, AnnasahebMisal, Leader of theHouse Ravindra Ith-ape, corporator Dr.Jayaji Nath, SalujaSutar, Girish Mhatre,Additional Commis-sioner, MahavirPendhari, Amol Yadav,B Ward CommitteeMember Vijay Saleand other officers andstaff of Navi MumbaiMunicipal Corporation(NMMC).
Addressing thegathering MayorJayawant Sutar said,“Every citizen shouldwork to uplift the im-age of his country byremembering the mar-tyrs who fought for thefreedom of the countryand sacrificed theirlives.” He further said,NMMC has always
Mayor Jayawant Sutar hoistsNational flag at NMMC HQ
been in the forefrontwith regards to clean-liness and green envi-ronment. He appealedall the attendees totake oath of keepingtheir city clean andplastic/thermocol free.
On this occasionAnkur Samajik Sanst-ha along with NMMCinitiated a campaign“Plastiman” in schoolno 4, CBD Belapurand the school studentcollected pieces of plas-
tic from the streetsand handed them overto Gita Deshpande,President of Ankur Sa-majik Sanstha.
Municipal Com-missioner AnnasahebMisal speaking duringthe occasion said,“Cleanliness andhealth are interrelat-ed and as we keep ourhouse clean, we shouldalso ensure to keep ourcity and the surround-ings clean”.
He asked everyoneto join hands withNMMC in this en-deavour.
The National Flagwas also hoisted withgreat respect in all theeight ward offices andNMMC run hospitals.NMMC headquarterhas been lit in trico-lour from 14th to 16thAugust to mark 73rdIndependence Day ofthe country.
By Crime Reporter
NAVI MUMBAI: In ashocking incident, anunidentified personstole valuables likeMacbook and mobile inbroad daylight from theformer NMMC Com-missioner Dr. N Ra-maswami’s bungalowin Nerul on Friday 16thAugust, 2019. The in-cident has shocked theNMMC officials andNavi Mumbai police aswell as the residents.Police have registered acase of against uniden-
Valuables stolenfrom former NMMCchief’s bungalow
NMMC’s officials and Navi Mumbai
police shocked by the incident
tified person and havelaunched a search oper-ation.
According to police,an unidentified personentered from the win-dow of Navi Mumbai’sformer Municipal Com-missioner’s bungalowwhich is located on theeastern side of NerulRailway Station. Theaccused entered thebungalow when hefound the back windowopen.
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Onions prices bring tearsPrices soar high due to incessant rains
By Abhitash Singh
NAVI MUMBAI: Therates of onions havegone northwards dueto heavy monsoon inthe western parts ofMaharashtra. Veryfew vehicles arecoming to the Agricul-ture Produce MarketCommittee (APMC) inVashi due to whichthe prices have goneup from Rs. 20-25 kgto Rs.40. It is saidthat the rates arelikely to increasefurther in the days tocome.
On an average
around 120 to 140trucks loads of onionscome to the APMCmarket, Vashi fromNashik which meetthe 60 percent ofsupply and the rest 40percent of supplycomes from Pune.However, from lastThursday till dateonly 40 to 45 truck-loads of onions arecoming in the market.
Due to less truckscoming in the market,the price of onions
have become dearerand it is bringingtears in the eyes of
to the APMC Marketin Vashi have beenwashed away andsome even got wasteddue to heavy rainsand flood like situa-tions in most parts ofMaharashtra. Veryfew trucks are comingto the market whichis insufficient to fulfillthe needs of all theNavi Mumbaikars. Itwill take atleast 15-20
days for the situationto improve.”
Sunil Hande,trader from APMCMarket informed, dueto imbalance in thedemand and supply,the rates of onionshave gone up. It islikely that the pricemay rise further if thesituation does notimprove soon.”
Sunita Mishra, ahousewife from VashiSector 17 said “Asonion is needed in thepreparation of almost
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Navi Mumbai:The Supreme CouncilNavi Mumbai Gurd-waras, MaharashtraSikh Association andGurdwara Sri GuruSingh Sabha Vashi,along with large num-ber of Sikh devotees ac-corded a grand recep-tion to the specially de-signed palki (palan-quin) of Sahib SriGuru Nanak Dev jiParkash Yatra on Tues-day 13th August, 2019. Dedicated to 550thParkash Purab of thefounder of Sikhism andthe first of the ten SikhGurus falling in No-vember latter this year,the yatra which com-menced from Gurd-wara Nanak Jhira inBidar (Karnataka) on2nd June 2019 was wel-comed by many emi-nent personalities fromdifferent persuasionsgraced the occasionwhich included NaviMumbai Gurdwaras,All the Presidents of all the Navi MumbaiGurdwaras, Daljeet Singh Bal, Chairmanand S. Malkit Singh Bal coordinator Maha-rashtra Sikh Associa-tion
Sikh Faithful Welcome Sahib SriGuru Nanak Dev ji Parkash Yatra
In Large NumbersEfficiency should be the hall markThe state of public transport system is a barometer indicating
extent of development of a city. If one goes by this definition, theimage of Navi Mumbai that emerges out is extremely dishearten-ing considering the deplorable state of NMMT, the public trans-port service provider in Navi Mumbai. The quantity of service ishugely deficient and the quality is abysmally poor. Not only this,tariffs have also become unaffordable. Still they are being patron-ized by local people, not out of choice but out of compulsion, asdemand is disproportionately more than the supply.
The public transport modes in Navi Mumbai- whether NMMT,BEST, ST or local trains- none have expanded proportionately tothe increase in demand on account of large scale development inNavi Mumbai during the last decade. A major fallout of this lack ofvision is increased number of personalized and hired modes oftransportation, which itself has its adverse effects. The traffic den-sity and traffic volumes have increased tremendously without cor-responding increase in arterial infrastructure and therefore thetransport system is literally creaking under pressure. There is anincrease in traffic jams and more recently, the availability of park-ing spaces has reduced drastically especially during peak hours.The environment is also victim as huge amount of exhaust is be-ing released by the increased volumes of vehicles. Another majorimpact of increased volume and density of vehicles is increase intraffic indiscipline and consequent accidents.
Unfortunately NMMT has not fared well on the expectations ofthe residents of Navi Mumbai. This is particularly unfortunate as agood public transport system contributes a lot by way of providingcheaper transport, reduction in vehicle population and consequentreduction in traffic congestion and accidents and last but not theleast in preserving the environment. It can also solve the problemof parking space. Because of its poor vision and improper man-agement, NMMT is grossly deficient in quality and quantity ofservice. Many of the nodes of Navi Mumbai are not being cateredto and frequency is erratic and the service is absolutely unreli-able. To set the things right, there are intermittent talks of priva-tizing the organisation, but unfortunately in most of the cities andcountries, the public transport is the responsibility of the State.More investment needs to be made by the State in this sector, ifthese services have to be made efficient with an aim to cater theincreased demand. Also, improved NMMT shall not only compli-ment the services being provided by railways, BEST and ST, butshall also become the indicator of development of the city of NaviMumbai.
Sikh devotees gather in large number to seek blessingsof the specially designed palki (palanquin) of Sahib SriGuru Nanak Dev ji en-route to Pune
Managing Committee members of Supreme Council Navi Mumbai Gurdwaras, Maha-rashtra Sikh Association and Gurdwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha Vashi pose with thedignitaries which included the First citizen of Navi Mumbai Jaywant Sutar Sandip Naikformer MLA, Ganesh Naik, ex-guardian minister of Thane district and prominent socialactivists
A special spiritualprogramme organisedat Gurudwara ShriGuru Singh Sabha,
Vashi on Wednesday14th August since the
Giving details aboutthe theft, Nerul Seniorpolice official said, “OnFriday morning an un-identified person en-tered the bungalow of
former civic chief fromthe open window whichis on the back side ofthe bungalow facingRock Garden. MacBookand mobile have beentaken away by the uni-dentified thief. A casehas been registeredagainst an unidentified
person and we have al-ready started thesearch operation.”
Dr. Ramaswami,who has recently gotpromoted as Maharash-tra Maritime BoardChief Executive Officer(CEO), is still staying inthe Nerul Bungalow.
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every dish, thesoaring rates is
bringing tears in oureyes.”
Rani Dalvi, aresident of Sector-10,Vashi informed,“Onion is essential
vegetable required forcooking. It is current-ly being sold at Rs.40in the market. It isreally a pinch in thepocket.”
NAVI MUMBAI: The CT Scan facilitycenter was inaugurated at FRU, Sec-tor 10A, Vashi by Mayor Jaywant Su-tar in the presence of Deputy MayorMandakini Mhatre, Municipal Com-missioner Annasaheb Misal, StandingCommittee Chairman Naveen Gawate,House Leader Ravindra Ithape, Health
Committee Chairman Vaishali Naik,Corporator Anita Manavatkar, Trans-port Committee Member RajuShinde, Medical Health Officer Bala-saheb Sonawane, Assistant HealthOfficer Dayanand Katke, Medical Su-perintendent Dr. Prashant Jawade,Medical Officer Dr. RatnaprabhaChavan and other dignitaries.
crack of dawn whichincluded Paath, Kirtan,Katha and lectures.The day long pro-gramme was attendedby around 10000 stronggathering of Sangatfrom all over NaviMumbai and whichwas followed by the usu-al Langar. GaneshNaik, ex-guardian min-ister of Thane district,Dr. Sanjeev G Naik exMP ,Sandip Naikformer MLA, JaywantSutar, Mayor of NaviMumbai and many other prominent socialactivists from politicalfield too sought bless-ings of Guru NanakDev ji .The ceremonyconcluded with Ardas-Sikh Prayer and Huk-mnama read out fromGuru Granth Sahib ji,before the hand writtenvolume of Sir GuruGranth Sahib ji wasceremoniously installedin the flower bedeckedspecial vehicle made itsway from Vashi Gurd-wara in the form ofNagar Kirtan with re-ligous piety and devo-tion, towards its nextdestination at Pune andthen to southern statesand finally to concludeat Bidar.
Speaking to News-band MS Randhawa-Secretary SupremeCouncil Navi MumbaiGurdwaras said “ TheSupreme Council NaviMumbai Gurdwaras,Maharashtra Sikh As-
sociation and GurdwaraSri Guru Singh SabhaVashi, alongwith allGurdwaras of NaviMumbai and Mumbaihad drawn a detailedprogramme to accorda grand reception toThe Guru Nanak Devji Parkash Yatra dedi-cated to 550th ParkashPurab of Sahib SriGuru Nanak Dev ji fall-ing in November2019.The yatra start-ed from GurdwaraNanak Jhira in Bidar(Karnataka) on 2ndJune 2019 reachedVashi Gurdwara ,as perschedule, on 13th Au-gust night after visitingdifferent gurdwaras inMumbai from 11thAugust. On 14th AugWednesday, the spiritu-al programme ofPaath,Kirtan ,Kathaand lectures startedfrom 5 a.m. earlymorning. Around 10000strong gathering ofSangat from all overNavi Mumbai andMumbai attended theday long programme.Langar as usual wasserved inexhaustibly”.
He further added“Almost all speakersreferred to the uniqueteachings of Sri GuruNanak Dev ji ,whofounded the SikhFaith on the principlesof Unity of God, Uni-versal love and affec-tion and to treat thewhole of humankind ascreation of the One andOnly One SupremeLord. He strived to cre-ate classless society,and justice for all, up-
liftment of the weak,and most important ofall- to uphold the digni-ty Womanhood.*
S.Amarjeet Singh,President GurudwaraShri Guru Singh Sab-ha, Vashi, on the occa-sion thanked and hon-ored all the prominentvisitors as well the san-gat for their presencein such large numbersand cooperation Thepresident of NanakJhira Bidar honouredall the Managing Com-mittee members of allGurdwaras.
Charan Parwana,Member of the organis-ing committee furtheradded “The Yatra whichis dedicated to 550thParkash Purab of thefounder of Sikhism andthe first of the ten SikhGurus of Sahib SriGuru Nanak Dev ji ison a nationwide journeyand will cover 19 statesto mark the momen-tous occasion. Thou-sands of faithful fromacross Navi Mumbai,Mumbai, Thane, Dom-bivli, Kalyan visitedGurudwara Sri GuruSingh Sabha, Vashi onWednesday The yatraproceeded from VashiGurdwara in the formof Nagar Kirtan to-wards its next destina-tion at Pune also Yatrahalted at Kalamboli,where Gurdwara Man-aging Committees andSangat from Kamotheand Kalamboli andaround 4000 devoteeswelcomed it andserved Langar andsnacks.*
Sikh FaithfulWelcome...
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PANVEL: All India Drama Coun-cil, Panvel branch organised ‘StateLevel Mono Acting Competition’ inPanvel on Saturday 7th August inassociation with Ramseth ThakurSamajik Vikas Mandal, Panvel.
The competition was held in themandal hall, Bharat Sawale. CIDCOChairman Prashant Thakur was theChief Guest during the occasion.
The first prize in the state levelmother tongue mono acting wasbagged by Manasi Kadam who wasawarded a cash prize of Rs 5,000. Inthe group drama, the winners wereAvantika Chaugule and SuhasShinde who received cash prize of Rs3,000.
