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JNPT bags ‘Public Portof the Year (container)’

at the ”SamudraManthan Awards”Jawaharlal Nehru Port

Trust (JNPT), due totheir enhanced handlingcapacity and operationalefficiency along with thestate-of-the-art equipment& technology won thePublic Port of the Year(Container)’ in the7th edition of the ”SamudraManthan Awards” a lead-ing award for the IndianMaritime Industry…

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NMMC organizesMayor Marathon forclean Navi Mumbai

The Navi Mumbai Munici-pal Corporation (NMMC)is organizing Mayor Mar-athon on 5 th January,2020 with an aim to pro-mote its motto of clean andgreen city in 2020. NMMCin association with SterlingInstitute, Nerul have orga-nised a smart concept ofMayor Marathon…

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Senior citizensparticipate with great

zeal and enthusiasm inGreenathon MarathonAround 103 senior citizensof Navi Mumbai Senior Cit-izen Health Care Founda-tion, Airoli participated withgreat zeal and enthusiasmin the Greenthon marathonorganised by Airoli SportsAssociation…

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Kharghar Hills set onfire for the third time

Environmentalists demand stern action

By Ryhea George

KHARGHAR: TheKharghar hill near theTaloja Jail in sector 35was again set on fire forthe third time on Mon-day, 16th December,2019. “50 percent of thehills was destroyed inthe fire and the saplingsand trees that we hadplanted and nurturedwere completelycharred,” said Dhar-mendra Kar, an envi-ronmentalist.

While the reasonbehind the fire is stillbeing ascertained, it isfelt that some miscre- Contd. on pg. 2

ants who work in themines on the other sideof the hill are responsi-ble.

“It was at 2.30 am

when the residents inKharghar learnt aboutthe fire and immediate-

NAVI MUMBAI : Envi-ronmentalists protest-ing against the killingof close to 5,000 fullygrown mangroves offNH-348 in JNPT areahave won their pro-longed battle as tidal

Greens win prolongedbattle to save mangroves

at NH 348 in Uran

Fisherman activist Nandakmar Pawar displaying thecrabs caught off NH 348

Tidal water flow unblocked, fishing

resumes, though in a small way

water flow to the seaplants has been re-sumed.

The water flow hadbeen stopped over ayear ago due to the con-

Contd. on pg. 9

Contd. on pg. 5

By Abhitash D.Singh

NAVI MUMBAI: Thecommuters of bothNavi Mumbai andMumbai know thestruggle of dailytravel from one end ofthe city to another. Ittakes almost twohours to travel fromSouth Mumbai toNavi Mumbai. Inorder to reduce thetravelling distance,the City and Industri-al DevelopmentCorporation (CIDCO)and the MaharashtraMaritime Board(MMB) had planned tointroduce hovercraftservices in the year2018, which was tobecome a reality inFebruary, 2019.

Hovercraft service tobecome a reality in 2020

Project was planned 2 years backHowever, all did notgo as per the plan andhovercraft servicesfailed to take off. Butnow according to

Chairman of MumbaiPort Trust (MPT), thehovercraft service willbe a reality in theyear 2020.

Speaking with theNewsband CIDCO

Public RelationshipOfficer Priya Ratam-be informed, “With anaim to reduce travel-ling time, CIDCO

along with MMB hadplanned to starthovercraft servicesfrom Navi Mumbai toGateway of India in

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PUBLIC NOTICENotice is hereby given to the public at large that our client Mrs.Kunda Kailash Koli have decided to Purchase and Mr. JohnLeo Dsouza has agreed to sale her a residential Flat moreparticularly described in the schedule written hereunder.Flat No. 1104 admeasuring 715 Sq. Ft. Carpet area on the11th floor, together with 2 car parking Space No. P2-316(L)&P2-317(L) in the podium Level 2 car parkingspace, in the ‘F’ wing of the building known as ‘PALMBEACH RESEDENCY of the AMEY Co-operative HousingSociety Ltd’, on Plot Nos. 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, & 29, situatedat Sector-4, Nerul, Navi Mumbai, Tal. & Dist. Thane.Therefore any person(s) having any claim in respect of theabove referred Flat or part thereof by way of sale, exchange,mortgage, charge, gift, maintenance, inheritance, possession,lease, tenancy, sub tenancy, lien, license, hypothecation, transferof title or beneficial interest under any trust right of prescription orpre-emption or under any Agreement or other disposition orunder any decree, order or Awarder otherwise claiming,howsoever, are hereby requested to make the same known inwriting together with supporting documents to the undersignedat Office No. 001, Royal Pride Building, Plot No. 113,M.C.C.H. Society, Opp. to RDCC Bank, Panvel- 410206,Mobile No. 9820637175, within a period of 07 days (both daysinclusive) of the publication hereof failing which the claim off suchperson(s) will deemed to have been waived and/or abandoned.Date: 18-12-2019Place: Navi Mumbai.

Sd/-MR.SHARAD R. JADHAV B.com.LLB

Advocate,Reg No. MAH 3586/2008

Office No. 001, Royal Pride Building,Plot No. 113, M.C.C.H. Society,

Opp. to RDCC Bank, Panvel- 410206,Mobile No. 9820637175

PUBLIC NOTICEThis is to inform to the public at large on behalf of our clientSHRI. PRATAP VASANT PALANDE, residing at 10,Government Servant Quarters, L.T. Marg, G.T. HospitalCompound, Mumbai 400 001 that SMT. OMANA THANKAM,the legal heir and representative of Late Shri. Vinod BabuDamodaran and T.S. Shreeja, is the lawful owner of Apartmentno. 705, 7th floor, Swami Samarth Co. Op. Hsg. Society, PlotNo. E/1-C, Sector-12, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai, Tal. Panvel,Dist. Raigad. (Hereinafter referred to as the said Apartment)This is to further inform to the Public at large that by registeredAgreement to Sale dated 25.04.2019 our client has agreedto purchase the said apartment from SMT. OMANATHANKAM. This is further to inform to the Public at large thatSMT. OMANA THANKAM has somewhere lost and /ormisplaced Original share certificate bearing no. 1171 to 1175,Member Registration no. 37, and other original documentsin respect of the said Apartment and the same are not traceableinspite of due and diligent search.This therefore is to inform to the Public at large that if anyperson/persons find the aforesaid original document kindlyarrange to send the same to SMT. OMANA THANKAM onthe aforesaid addressor to the under signed on their address.Date: 18-12-2019Place: Navi Mumbai.

Sd/-MRS. VANDANA N. DALVIMR. SURESH N. KAMBLE

Advocates, High Court,12, Prabhat Centre, Sector-1A,C.B.D. Belapur, Navi Mumbai,

Phone No. 27570699

PUBLIC NOTICEPublic notice is hereby given that my client M/S. DIYAGROUP THROUGH ITS PARTNERS 1) MR. GAGAN-KUMAR SHIVKUMAR JOSHI & 2) MRS. MANISHAKETAN KHAIRE are having an intention to take the follow-ing property of Mr. Balkrishna Kanu Khaire and 10 others,situated at Pushpak, Wahal (Ulwe), Raigad, Navi Mumbai,for development on 50%-50% basis.

Description of Property

Node Sector No. Plot No. Area in Sq. mtrs.

Pushpak (Ulwe) 24 272 510.00

Any person, persons, company, firm, society having anyclaim against the said property by way of sale, mortgagecharge gift lease, use trust, possession, inheritance lien orotherwise hereby informed to contact to undersigned at hisoffice within 15 days. Any claim received after 15 days willnot be entertained and considered as waived and my clientwill be free to proceed with development work.Date: 18/12/2019.Place: Navi Mumbai.

Sd/-Adv. MR.SIDDHESH PATILADVOCATES HIGH COURT

SP ASSOCIATESSS-4/273,SECTOR-2,VASHI,

NAVI MUMBAI 400 703.Mob:- 9867780746.

I have changed my name from GIGITHA JOSEPHPEREIRA to JIJITHA DOMNIC ISSAC as per affidavit dated17th December 2019.

CHANGE OF NAME

PUBLIC NOTICE

This is to inform all Patients / Relatives that as perthe policy of our D. Y. Patil Hospital, Nerul Navi Mum-bai. We will be discarding all Medical Record Ex-cept (MLC/DEATH) of the patient were treated hadavailed the facility before 2014, therefore you arerequested to note the same and if required, collectthe xerox copy of IPD file within 1 month of the dateof publishing this notice.

NMMC Hospital, Vashi to conductBlood donation camp

Camp to be held at ITM Kharghar on 18th December, 2019

By Ryhea George

KHARGHAR: TheNavi Mumbai Munici-pal Corporation’s(NMMC) Vashi Hospi-tal will be conducting ablood donation camp atITM Business SchoolKharghar on 18thDecember, 2019. Lightrefreshments will beprovided after the blooddonation. The hospitalalso collaborates withdifferent NGOs andconducts blood donationcamps in differentareas of Navi Mumbai.

Blood Bank In-charge, Dr. PreetiSanghani said thatapproximately 500blood bags are collectedevery month duringblood donation camps.These blood bags areusually collected forthe hospital and forthe people having thevoluntary donor cardas per the hospital’spolicy. People whousually donate bloodon a regular basis areprovided with thisvoluntary donor card.

Dr. Sanghani alsoadded that the stu-dents from differentcolleges participate inlarge numbers.“NMMC hospitalfrequently visits Fr.Agnel and KarmaveerBhaurao Patil Collegein Vashi for such blooddonation camps,” sheadded.

The least donatedblood in these bloodbanks are blood typeAB negative and Onegative, while Opositive is most

collected blood duringthe camps. All theblood bags used by thehospital are disposableones which are totallysterilized and made ofEco-friendly material.People between the ageof 18-65 are eligible todonate their blood,their weight should beabove 45 kg and theirhemoglobin levelshould exceed 12.5units. One can contacton the 27888750 inorder to donate theirblood.

ly called the fire station.As the fire station wasunable to get an extrafire brigade and watertanker right away, ittook a long time forthem to reach the spot,after which the firementook a total of five hours

to extinguish the fire,”said Mr. Kar. By 8 amthe fire was totally ex-tinguished.

“This is the thirdtime in a month the hilland the greenery havebeen burnt. People arespeaking about climatechange and crying overit and here we are de-stroying it with our ownhands,” said Mr. Kar.

Residents aroundthe area claim that fire

on the hillock has be-come a regular feature.“The fire not only de-stroys the greenery butthe smoke causesbreathlessness amongthe people,” said a resi-dent. “There is a need totake stern action

against the miscreants.Measures should be un-dertaken by the author-ities to ensure that suchactions do not get re-peated and the greeneryis saved,” said Mr. Kar.

When contactedArun Deshmukh, SE,Kharghar, CIDCO said,“We will look into thematter and see whatmeasures can be under-taken by us in this re-gard.”

Kharghar Hills set....Contd. from pg. 1

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By Chandrashekhar Hendve

AIROLI: Around 103senior citizens of NaviMumbai Senior CitizenHealth Care Founda-tion, Airoli participat-ed with great zeal andenthusiasm in the Gre-enthon marathon orga-nised by Airoli SportsAssociation.

Senior citizens participate with great zealand enthusiasm in Greenathon Marathon

They participatedin various categories- 5km running, 2 kmwalk etc. “It was heart-ening to see the enthu-siasm with which the84 year old Ram La-khan Mishra partici-pated in the contest.There were many par-ticipants who are un-

dergoing treatment fordiseases like paralysisand heart disease. In-spite that not only par-ticipated in the compe-tition but successfullycompleted it,” said amember from AiroliSports Association.

Nandkishore Ja-gannath Bharti won

2nd place in the 2kmwalk. President of theorganization, BabanraoPatankar, BharatMhatre, SanjayJadhav, Mahadev In-gle, Shantaram Visheand all the executivemembers and othermembers also partici-pated in the event.

NMMC organizes Mayor Marathon for clean Navi Mumbai

Mayor & Commissioner appeal citizens to participate in large number

By Abhitash D.Singh

NAVI MUMBAI: TheNavi Mumbai Munici-pal Corporation(NMMC) is organizingMayor Marathon on5th January, 2020 withan aim to promote itsmotto of clean andgreen city in 2020.

NMMC in associa-tion with SterlingInstitute, Nerul haveorganised a smartconcept of MayorMarathon. Themarathon will start atNMMC Headquarterin Belapur and it willconclude on the Palm

Beach Road.The marathon will

have different catego-ries: 21km HalfMarathon, 10 and5km fun run for bothmale and femalegroup and it will beorganised at statelevel. In order toregister for themarathon, it ismandatory to registerthrough onlineon bit.ly/mayormara-thon. All who registerthemselves online willget a T-Shirt and a kitalong with participa-tion certificate and

medal.In this marathon

the girls and boysbelow 17 years fromNavi Mumbai schoolscan participate inindependent 3km runand girls and boysbelow 14 years canparticipate in 2kmindependent run. Thestudents can registerthemselves offline forthe run at RajivGandhi Stadium inCBD-Belapur atSector-3A. Theparticipants will beprovided with T-Shirtand participation

certificate.The winner of

Mayor Marathon willbe awarded with thecash prize of Rs 3.84Lakh.

NMMC MayorJaywant Sutar andCommissioner Anna-saheb Misal haveappealed all thecitizens to come aheadin large numbers andparticipate in theMarathon. Themessage of the Mara-thon is “One StepAhead for NaviMumbai City towardsCleanliness”.

The body of 8 year old boy found in plasticbag identified through social media

Police suspect the hands of relative or his nearby in the murderBy Crime Reporter

URAN: The policehave succeeded in iden-tifying the 8 year old boywhose body was found ina plastic bag on Mondaymorning in the bound-ary of Kundevahal vil-

lage in Panvel. Policeafter finding the body ofthe boy posted his pic-ture on social media toknow the identity of theboy. Seeing the poster ofthe boy on social mediafew people recognised

him as a Suraj aliasMonu Upendra Sahi(8).

Ajay Landage, Se-nior Police Inspector in-vestigating the case

Contd. on pg. 5

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Contd. on pg. 7

Christmas celebra-tions are never com-plete without a Christ-mas crib and a beauti-fully decorated Christ-mas tree. Also referredto as Nativity Scene orManger Scene, Christ-mas crib representshow Jesus was born.Christmas crib exhibitsfigures that representinfant Jesus, his moth-er, Mary, and her hus-band, Joseph. There arevarious other charac-ters that are part of theChristmas crib. Thesecharacters includeshepherds, sheep andangels. As described inthe ‘Gospel of Luke’, allthese characters aredisplayed near the man-ger in a barn (or cave)

Christmas crib creationwhich is projected to ac-commodate farm ani-mals. A donkey and anox are also a part of thisscene and Magi andtheir camels are alsoincluded. These charac-ters are described in the‘Gospel of Matthew’.

However, there are var-ious cultures which addcharacters that may ormay not be Biblical.

The celebration forChristmas is on and asa Mumbaikar enjoy thecosmopolitan atmo-sphere here. Putting up

the crib is the most ex-citing aspect of Christ-mas. As children wewould use all our cre-ativity and imagina-tion to depict Christ’sbirth. Even today 12days before the festivalwe sow grains like ragi

and wheat which wouldgrow into tiny cropsthat are then used todecorate the crib. Tomake mountains wewould like to use brownpaper and dry hay to

By C K Subramaniam

Myopic educational policyAn illiterate nation cannot progress. This universal truth is

all the more visible in our country, which in spite of all the re-sources still appears amongst the list of the developing nations.Unfortunately in spite of the sound vision of the stalwarts whodrafted our constitution and gave the education sector the dueimportance, even after more than five decades the country islargely illiterate and is lagging far behind. Enough attention hasnot been given so far to the education sector. Every govern-ment since independence has viewed spending on education asexpenditure rather than as sound investment for future. Due tothis hindsight policy what we developed is a pool of illiterateman power which is being viewed more as a liability rather thanan asset in this machine age.

After achieving independence, the first step should have beento transform the teeming millions, largely illiterate, into edu-cated lot as it would have strengthened the nation. In spite ofclearly laid down fundamental right for education in the consti-tution, various governments both central and states failed mis-erably in providing education to most of the children on ac-count of poor vision and lack of will. Incidentally the privatesector could realise the enormous commercial opportunity inthis vital field, which the governments failed to comprehend.To do their bit, the governments treaded the easier path byformulating policies which apparently indicated government’scontribution to this sector like making available plots at nomi-nal costs to the trusts for running educational institutions. Thisturned out to be doubly beneficial for the trusts generally head-ed by some politician, who not only commercialized this oncenoble profession to their gain, but also started dictating termsand conditions for admission to these institutions, thus indi-rectly controlling the education sector. However, this was pos-sible only due to the connivance with the educational depart-ment of the government. Since the avenues for education didnot grow commensurate to the population, these institutionscame in demand and they started the policy of auctioning theseat in the institution by way of donations. Since the demandcould be met only by the privileged few, the gap between thelearning opportunities for the poor and socially disadvantagedand the effluent lot, has widened. The absence of educationalinstitutions run by government has made the matter worse.

In Navi Mumbai too, although in the past few years, a num-ber of good educational institutions have come up, but still thereis a scarcity. More institutions should be developed so thatthere is opportunity for all. It shall be ensured that the institu-tions permitted on concessional plots follow the fee structurecontrolled by the government and that they do not resort todonations and have transparency in the admission procedure.

It is time that government realizes the importance of curb-ing illiteracy by making due investments in the education sec-tor besides effectively controlling the private institutions. Thisway it can convert huge human resource, which is being viewedmore as a liability into asset, as is being visible in the IT sec-tor. Most of the countries of the world are today selling theireducational assets to foreign students for revenues besidescross subsidizing education for the students of their country.With educational institutions like IITs and IIMs having madetheir presence felt on the global map, we can also establisheducational institutions of repute and lure foreign students forrevenue, for cross subsidizing the education cost for studentsof our country.

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Navi Mumbai Tamil Sangam give awardsto the winners of various competitions

By Lakshman Sundar

NAVI MUMBAI: Navi Mumbai Tamil Sangam host-ed an Awards Function amid its building expan-sion celebration on the auspicious day of Sri. Sanka-

Winners of competitions along with NMTS’ top officials & dignitaries

tahara Chathurthi on Sunday, December 15, 2019at its premises in sector 9A at Vashi. The awardswere given to the winners who contested in theBharathiyar Birthday Celebrations 2019 Competi-

A -ESSAY COMPETITION

Group I

I Prize C. Kalpana Goshala U.P.S.English SchooL

II Prize R. Maheswari Goshala U.P.S.English School

III Prize Harish Lingam V Saraswathi Vidyalaya

Group II

I Prize Kodiyarasi Kamban High School

II Prize Anandi Periasami Kamban High School

III Prize Sanjay Kumar Kamban High School

B- ELOCUTION COMPETITION

Group I

I Prize Prithi Raju Nawab Tank MunicipalHigh School

II Prize Jyoti Priya K.D.Gaikaward MunicipalHigh School

III Prize Puwan Raja People Welfare High School

Group II

I Prize Mathi Poorni People Welfare High School

II Prize Subba Lakshmi People Welfare High School

III Prize Anis Fatima Goshala UPS (English)Municipal High School

C- RECITATION COMPETITION

Group I

I Prize Venkatesh SBOA Public School

II Prize Mahalakshmi SBOA Public School

III Prize Manikandan Saraswathi Vidyalaya

Group II

I Prize Pranit Haridas Saraswathi Vidyalaya

II Prize Yadav Abinaya Saraswathi Vidyalaya

III Prize Achari Vaishnavi Saraswathi Vidyalaya

D. MUSIC COMPETITION

Group I

I Prize Sriram Sudharshan ChemburFine Arts

II Prize Anaga Manikandan Lokamanay TilakInternational School

III Prize Raga Vasant Reliance High School

Group II

I Prize Smrithi Smt. Lakshmi PadmanabhanMusic school

II Prize Archana N. Chembur Fine Arts

III Prize Abishek Thikku Saraswathi Vidyalaya

tions on December 11, 2019. The awards were pre-sented by Dr. Velumani, CMD, Thyrocare and Shri.Thyagarajan, IAS, Tamil Development Depart-ment, Tamil Nadu Government.

FOLLOWING IS THE LIST OF AWARDEES

2018. After theintroduction ofhovercraft service,the commuters cantravel from Nerul toGateway of India inless than 30 minutes.Currently it takesabout two hours tocover the samedistance.”

As per the infor-mation from thesenior officials fromMaharashtra Mari-time Board thehovercrafts are beingpurchased from aRussian based compa-ny. The said vesselswill be able to hold acapacity of 50 peopleper hovercraft.

Sanjay Bhatia,Chairman of MumbaiPort Trust speakingwith the Newsbandsaid, “It is true thatthe hovercraft serviceis being planned fromGateway of India toNavi Mumbai. Firstthe hovercrafts will betested based on whichthe services will bestarted. Hopefully, in2020 the services maystart.”

The MaharashtraMaritime Board(MMB) Chief Execu-tive OfficeDr.Ramaswamy N.was unavailable forthe comment eventafter several attempts.

Hovercraft service...Contd. from pg. 1

By Crime Reporter

NAVI MUMBAI: Ateenager boy aged 17lost his life when hismotorcycle was dashedby Eco car at KillaGaothan in Belapur onSunday evening. TheCBD-Belapur policehave registered a caseagainst the Eco cardriver.

Motorist dies after collision with Eco car

Police file complaint against Eco car driverThe deceased identi-

fied as Abijit VilasShinde (17), a residentof Raghunath ViharBuilding at KhargharSector-14 stayed withhis family. On Sundayevening Abhijit went tomeet his friend in Sea-woods for some work.He went on his HondaShine motorcycle to

meet his friends. Whenhe reached the KillaGaothan in Belapurand was standing at thesignal the Eco car, mov-ing towards Uran,dashed into his bikefrom behind. Abhijit felldown from the bike andwas seriously injured.

According to theBelapur police, “After

getting hit from theEco car Abhijit was se-riously injured and hewas taken to the near-by D Y Patil Hospitalfor the treatment. Thedeceased lost his life ataround 11:15 am dur-ing the treatment. Wehave registered thecase against the Ecocar driver.”

said, “Soon after finding the dead body of a minorboy we posted his picture on social media so that wecan know his identity. The boy was identified as aSuraj who had been living near the Panvel railwaystation. We suspect that he has been murdered byhis close relatives or nearby. We are investigatingthe case and accordingly we will arrest the culprit.”

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Evolve Business School celebrates Annual Fest ‘Urja’

The annual fest is the event that students eagerly wait for

VASHI: Evolve Busi-ness School, Vashi cel-ebrated its fifth Annu-al fest ‘Urja’ on De-cember 14, 2019 at itspremise. The pro-gramme started withthe lighting of the lampby Dr. Vijay ShuklaVP Lokmat, SanjayBakliwal ChairmanEBS, Seema BakliwalVice Chairman & An-shul Sharma, DirectorEvolve Business Schoolfollowed by GaneshVandana by studentsinvoking the blessingsof the Lord Almighty.The Soulful dancenumber created anambience of serenity.

Host Deepak Shet-ty, Anjani Sharaf &Rushikesh Mirajkarinduced high energyamongst audience &participants.

Other than theEvolvites, studentsfrom various collegesacross Mumbai andNavi Mumbai partici-pated in ‘Danzathon’,dancing competitionthe main attraction ofthe event. The Guestsof Honor, AudreyMoses (social worker),

Actor Jiten Mukhi, CAJaywant Tandel, Mrs.India Earth Kiran Ra-jput, Raigarh VidhyaGhare applauded theperformances and con-gratulated the staff

and the students fortheir efforts in present-ing a programme parexcellence.

The performance by‘Lakshya Academygroup’ was awarded as

the best performancewhich highlighted howtoday’s youth is spoil-ing their life just bymere addiction to mo-bile games. There wasa lesson to renounce de-

pendency on phones.Special performanceby Sumeet Jadhavtook everyone’s breathwith his mesmerizingmoves in his perfor-mance.

The students ofEvolve Business Schoolperformed Ramp Walkfollowed by a QuestionAnswer Round where-in their ability to thinkon their feet wasgauged. Apart from thetitle, students wereawarded in differentcategories like : Mr &Miss Popular. AksheyShedge & Ms Siddhiwere awarded the win-ners.

The Vice Chairper-son of Evolve BusinessSchool, Mrs. Seema

Bakliwal welcomed theaudience. Director MrsAnshul Sharma in heraddress, inspired andmotivated the studentswhile appreciating theperformances and pre-sented an overview ofthe happenings in theinstitute.

The chairman ofEvolve Business School,Mr. Sanjay Bakliwalemphasized on perfec-tion and excellence andbeing the responsiblecitizens of this country.He said that self disci-pline takes the peopleand society to greatheights.

All the studentswere felicitated fortheir sporting partici-pation in the event.

Top Indian and Internationalplayers for HCL-SRFI India Tour

By Ashok Dhamija

HCL, a leading glo-bal conglomerate, todayannounced that thethird PSA event underthe HCL-SRFI IndiaTour will be held inMumbai between De-cember 17 and 21, 2019at the WillingdonSports Club. The HCL-SRFI multi-city PSAChallenger tour is host-ing nine tournamentsacross different cities,covering all regions.

For the first time inIndia, a series of ninePSA-level tournamentsare being hosted with-in one year and it is al-ready helping Indianplayers improve theirinternational rankingsignificantly. The up-coming tournament inMumbai will witness

India No 2 Mahesh Mangaonkar will lead the nation chal-lenge

participation from topIndian and internation-al players from 10coun-tries including Spain,Italy, Japan, Malaysiaand Scotland.

The Men’s field willbe led by World No 46.Karim Ali Fathi ofEgypt, followed by In-dia’s No 6 Aditya Jag-tap who will be the 2ndand 3rd seed while theWomen’s draw will be

headed by World No 41Rachel Arnold of Malay-sia followed by LucyTurmel and Anna Kim-berley of England. Su-nayna Kuruvilla (4thseed) and Tanvi Khan-na (7th seed) will alsofeature in the top 8.

Talking about theinitiative, Sundar Ma-halingam, Chief Strat-

Contd. on pg. 7

In the Maharashtra Assembly winter session at Nagpur, Navi Mumbai Shiv Sena’scorporator met Minister Eknath Shinde. Ghansoli Local corporator Prashant Patil andothers raised the issue of rehabilitation of the Navi Mumbai Project Affected Person(PAPs) and demanded regularization of their houses and distribution of property cardto them. (By: Chandrashekhar Hendve)

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JNPT bags ‘Public Port of theYear (container)’ at the

”Samudra Manthan Awards”

Award for being India’s premier container

port in terms of volume and efficiency

NAVI MUMBAI: Jawa-harlal Nehru PortTrust (JNPT), due totheir enhanced han-dling capacity and op-erational efficiencyalong with the state-of-the-art equipment &technology won thePublic Port of the Year(Container)’ in the7 th edition ofthe ”Samudra Man-than Awards” a leadingaward for the IndianMaritime Industry.

The category ‘Pub-lic Port of Year’ evalu-ated the Ports acrossvarious parameterslike Productivity, Ca-pacity, Handling of Dif-ferent type of cargo inTonnage, Automationprocess used for effi-cient port operation(Savings: cost, timeetc.), Coverage of Car-go in India, Infrastruc-ture, to name a few.JNPT showed remark-able growth across all

these parameters, be itcrossing the 5 MillionTEUs milestone in con-tainer handling for a fi-nancial year or the var-ious projects underwaysuch as the on-going de-velopment of the 4thTerminal, the megaroad infrastructure de-velopment project, de-velopment of Dry Ports,JNPT –SEZ project,automation & digitiza-tion of services andmany similar initia-tives focused on Portexpansion and enhanc-ing operational efficien-cy.

On winning thisprestigious award, ShriSanjay Sethi, IAS,Chairman, JNPT said,“We believe this awardis a symbol of recogni-tion for our efforts andquality service that weprovide our customers.With the aim of encour-aging country’s trade,we ensure that the en-

tire family of JNPT putsin efforts to constantlyevolve our operationalefficiency and the port’scapacity by maintainingthe global standards.Being ranked amongstthe top 30 ports global-ly, we strive to furthertransform and upgradeour services to the mar-itime sector.”

With the theme ‘Cel-ebrating Height of Suc-cess on High Seas’Bhandarkar ShippingOrganized and present-ed the awards at anevent on 13th December2019 on the Cruise shipAngriya. At this edi-tion, the industry’snoteworthy and influ-ential players were re-warded and their effortswere recognized, right-ly so because the mari-time industry againstmany odds, is success-fully serving the coun-try and contributing tothe Indian economy.

egy Officer of HCL Cor-poration said, “Welaunched the HCLSquash Podium Pro-gram earlier this yearto push the pedal onbringing Squash to thecentre stage of Indiansports. I believe thatIndian players are al-ready performing wellat international plat-forms and this is onlyset to improve. We have

received a hearteningresponse for our earliertournaments in NOIDAand Chennai both fromplayers and audienceand I look forward towitnessing the same inMumbai.”

Cyrus Poncha, Sec-retary General, SRFIsaid, “These are impor-tant times for IndianSquash. The prece-dence set by senior In-

dian squash stars onthe international stagehas made it even morepressing to ensure thatthe next generation ofsquash talent receivesthe right guidance tocontinues India’s win-ning streak. The HCLSquash Podium Pro-gram that we have co-created with HCL is acrucial part of our en-deavour to provide In-dian talent the essen-tial experience and ex-posure to emerge aswinners.”

Top Indian andInternational players...

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Celebrating the FestivalOf Love, Joy And Peace

By Ashok Dhamija

NAVI MUMBAI : Dr.A. F. Pinto, Chair-man, Ryan Interna-tional Group of Insti-tutions which hasbranches pan India in-cluding Navi Mumbaiand Panvel MunicipalCorporation limitsshares his views on theforthcoming Christ-mas festival celebrat-ed worldwide withNewsband readers.The excerpts of thesame is detailed below:

Christmas is thebusiest time of theyear for people aroundthe globe. Everyone isfully engrossed in dec-orations, cooking, buy-ing and shopping dur-ing this season. Thecity squares are all litup to welcome peoplefor Christmas parties. It is wonderful to seethe joy of celebrationin the air, creating thewarmth of together-ness and comradeship.But it is sad that‘Jesus’ the focal pointof Christmas is seennowhere in the pic-ture. The story ofChristmas takes usback nearly about2,000 years ago in amanger where Jesuswas born. The word‘Christmas’ comesfrom the old English“Cristes maesse”meaning Christ’sMass. Christmas is allabout Christ. The sig-nificance of Christmasis that God so loved theworld that He gave Hisone and only son Jesusas a gift to the wholeworld and that whoev-er believes in Himshall have eternal life. Jesus was born to save

Dr. A. F. Pinto, Chairman,Ryan International Groupof Institutions

people from the clutch-es of Satan and all hisevil works. He died onthe cross as the great-est sacrifice for thesins of humanity androse triumphantly togive eternal life to allthose who believe inhim.

The very essenceof Jesus’ life symbolis-es sacrifice, peace andabove all love that isbeyond the boundariesof time and culture. His life was a life ofunconditional love. Every Christmas is aninvitation from Jesusto each one of us to fo-cus on the relevance ofhis birth on earth. Itis upon us to makehim relevant even to-day. We are called toshow enough of matu-rity in the choices thatwe make and the ac-tions that follow. HelenSteiner Rice has beau-tifully said, “Peace onearth will come to stay,when we live Christ-mas every day.” Cele-brating Christmas iscelebrating the gifts ofLove, Joy and Peacethat Jesus came to giveand tell us that we areall God’s loved childrenand that through giv-ing and forgiving thatwe can be reconciled

with one another. LetChristmas be a spe-cial, joy-filled time tohear and understandthe message of Jesusthat will drive us tosearch for somethingbeyond ourselves andreach and impact thecommon good of all.

During thisChristmas, encourageyourself to engage inActs of Kindness to-wards your familymembers. Reach outto those in need espe-cially the less fortu-nate. One may visitan orphanage withyour parents to shareyour time and giftswith them. Alterna-tively share the Gift ofyour Time and Tal-ents, this can be justwhat someone mayneed. One can also in-dulge in Communityservice activities as aVolunteer duringevents. Most impor-tantly one should sup-port and help theirown parents as muchas one can. These arejust a few ways tomake your Christmasmeaningful experi-ence for you. I urge youdear children to striveto be agents of peaceand love to this worldwhich is plagued withhatred, war, violenceand terrorism. Letlove, peace and happi-ness rein in the heartsof all.

Prayerful wishes toyou and to your fami-ly as you celebrateChristmas this sea-son. May Lord JesusChrist fill you withjoy, peace & prosperi-ty the whole yearthrough 2020.

Celebratingthe Festival...

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make the set look likea stable. Once the cribis set we light ‘kuthuvilakku’ instead of can-dles on Christmas Day.Our parents alwaysmade sure that we usedless paper to decoratethe crib and encouragedus to use fresh flowers

instead. It’s a family tradi-

tion to put up the cribtogether. Each year Iused to bring down thebox that has all the dec-orations and my grand-son takes keen interestto decorate and bringout the best in Christ-mas tree and this yearhe plans to make acrib. The tree is wherewe try and experiment

more and use newer or-naments and seriallight and complete withmost attractive decora-tions collected and pur-chased for the very pur-pose. The crib buildingis a creativity and youcan keep in mind thehistory and bring outthe best with your imag-ination.The writer is freelancer from

Sanpada, Navi Mumbai

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By Dr. Neel

In this article, Iintend to focus exclu-sively on a very im-portant aspect of men-tal health, specifical-ly dealing with hu-man emotions andfeelings along-with lit-tle more insights onhuman brain. Physi-cal difficulties in al-most all cases, be it inself or in others can beseen and felt very eas-ily which helps theindividual or nearand dear ones torush to an appro-priate heath carecenter.

Negative emo-tional experiencesof a person can’t bemany times clear-ly understood bythe person or thenear and dear oneswhich makestimely help verydifficult. Most of thetimes it’s OK and Iwill be fine soon be-comes a socially con-ditioned approach.

Most of the timeswhen people approachme for diagnosis andhelp, I find them to betoo late. As an expertI would like to sharesome very key behav-ioural indicatorswhich can help inseeking or extendingtimely help.• Noticeable change

in behaviour.• Crying on any-

thing and every-thing.

• Loss of concentra-tion and drive tofocus.

• Feeling very low inenergy not feelingthe motivation toperform.

• Almost every daydragging self to thework place.

• Feeling lost andlonely.

Never ignore: Seek help & save life• Uncontrolled fear of

failure, darkness,moving in elevatorsetc.

• Feeling not gettingemotionally connect-ed to people around.

• Uncontrollable an-ger (suppressed orexpressed).

• A thought that thelife is not worth liv-ing and bouts of Sui-cidal thoughts.

• Feeling cheateddeeply or a victimwho has been usedalways.

• Sense of deep insecu-rity.

• Feeling that I can’tbe successful, addedby a feeling of beingborn unlucky.

• Obsessive compul-sive disorders like

continuous washing,cleaning or checkinglocks or feeling thatI have not done itproperly.

• Hearing externalvoices, seeing shad-ows or vague figures,feeling that some-body is talking orguiding or being pos-sessed.

• Feeling highly pos-sessive about somerelationship or anobject.

• Feeling that I amputting all my ef-forts but unable toperform.In addition to above

watch out these alarms

in children:

• Continuous poor ac-ademic perfor-mance.

· Constantly com-plaining and blam-ing friends or teach-ers for poor perfor-mance.

• Lack of interest instudies but sayswants to perform in

other fields likesports, acting,painting etc butshowing no will-ingness to excel orputting efforts.

Some of the common

reasons why behaviour

degeneration is ignored:

• Parents think thatthe child is throw-ing tantrums.

• They feel that theycan use their ownk n o w n / l e a r n tmethods.

• Dominance of theold societal sayingthat “family mat-ters should remainindoors”.

• Fear that peoplemay judge you/family if you go toa mental healthprofessional.

Whenever youobserve NOT OK,it’s important thatyou must immedi-ately express it tothe right mentalhealth professionalwho can help youdiagnose the rea-sons behind it andtreat. When peopleapproach, I haveseen that most ofthe times that in-

dividual or family hasalready enduredenough of sufferings,trauma, difficultiesand fought within fora long time. The morethe delay the longer isthe time for cure.

Undoubtedly won-derful solutions areavailable to come outof every type of psy-chological difficulty ifattended to on time.Timely help also saveson money, traumaand time in healingprocess.

Do seek timelyhelp to cure psycho-logical/behaviouraldifficulties. Life is tru-ly a divine gift and ev-eryone can enjoy lifejourney 100%.

The writer is a

consulting councellor

and Psychologist at

Vedanta Health Care &

NMIMS, Kharghar.

Mobile: 9324507182

E-mail :

solutions4excellence

@gmail.com

Union Government announcesnew Public Provident Fund Rules

Yesterday, Decem-ber 17, 2019 the UnionGovernment had noti-fied new Public Provi-dent Fund (PPF) rulesunder which theamount in the PPF ac-count will not be liablefor attachment. Thenew rules called, Pub-lic Provident FundScheme 2019, have re-placed all the previousPPF rules with imme-diate effect.

An individual canopen an account bymaking an applicationin Form-1. An individ-ual can also open oneaccount on behalf ofeach minor or a personof unsound mind ofwhom he/she is theguardian.

Only one accountshall be opened in thename of a minor or aperson of unsoundmind by any of theguardian. No jointPPF account is al-lowed.

The maximum de-posit limit is inclusiveof the deposits made inthe subscriber’s ownaccount and in the ac-count opened on behalfof the minor.

Key features

Protection of PPF Bal-ance From Attachment:Amount in PPF Ac-count will not be liableto attachment underany order or decree ofany court in respect ofany debt or liability in-curred by the accountholder.

PPF Deposit Limit:Not less than Rs 500and not more than Rs1.5 lakh in a financial

year. The maximumdeposit limit is inclu-sive of the depositsmade in the subscrib-er’s own account and inthe account opened onbehalf of the minor.

Discontinued PPF Ac-count: Any account inwhich the accountholder, having deposit-ed five hundred rupeesin the initial year, failsto deposit the mini-mum amount in the fol-lowing years, shall betreated as discontin-ued.

PPF Account Revival:Discontinued accountcan be revived duringthe maturity period bypaying Rs 50 alongwith arrears of mini-mum deposit of Rs 500for each year of default.

The balance in a dis-continued account notrevived by the accountholder before its matu-rity will continue toearn interest at therate applicable to theScheme from time totime.

The account holderof a discontinued ac-count will not be eligi-ble to open a new ac-count before closure ofsuch discontinued ac-count after maturity.

PPF InterestCalculation: To be cred-ited to the account atthe end of each year.The applicable interestrate (7.9 per cent perannum at present) willbe eligible for a calen-dar month on the low-

est balance at the creditof an account betweenthe close of the fifthday and the end of themonth. Interest will becredited at the end ofthe year irrespective ofthe change of the ac-count office due totransfer of the accountduring the year.

PPF Withdrawal FromAccount: To be allowedany time after the ex-piry of five years fromthe end of the year inwhich the account wasopened, the accountholder may, avail with-drawal by applying inForm-2, from the bal-ance to his credit, anamount not exceedingfifty per cent of theamount that stood tohis credit at the end ofthe fourth year imme-diately preceding theyear of withdrawal orat the end of the pre-ceding year, whicheveris lower.

Extension of PPF Ac-count with Deposits AfterMaturity: The accountholder on the expiry offifteen years from theend of the year in whichthe account was opened,may extend his accountand continue to makedeposit for a furtherblock period of fiveyears by applying to theaccounts office in Form-4. The option of exten-sion of account shall bemade by the accountholder before expiry ofone year from the ma-turity of the account.

By Lakshman Sundar

Every Hard-earned Money Counts!

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(L-R) Mandar’s Mother, Dr Rajesh Joshi (Professor, Division of PediatricEndocrinology, BJWHC), Patient Mandar, Dr Shakuntala Prabhu(Medical DirectorBJWHC), Dr Sangeeta Mudaliar, HOD, Hematology Oncology, BJWHC

Bai Jerbai Wadia Hospital For Children successfully treats a14-year-old Titwala boy with rare Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor

The tumor was producing a hormone - adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) that stimulated

the adrenal gland to produce more cortisol, he also developed Cushing’s disease

MUMBAI: Pancreaticneuroendocrine tumors(PNETs), is a group ofendocrine tumors aris-ing in the pancreas, arethe rarest representing1-2% of all pancreatictumors. A team led byDr Rajesh Joshi, Pro-fessor, Division of Pedi-atric Endocrinology, BJWHC gave a newlease of life to a 14-year-old boy from Titwala,Thane district, who suf-fered from this rare tu-mor, with the help ofsurgery, chemo, andradiation. Now, the pa-tient who was unable togo to school wishes toresume school after 7months.

At 14, when otherchildren of MandarAnant Waghmare’s agewould go to school, Man-dar would just be athome owing to hyper-pigmentation. Soon, itbecame a matter of con-cern for his family ashe stopped venturingout of the house. Thisshook him and result-ed in low self-esteemand anxiety. Moreover,his health deterioratedfurther when he alsoexhibited other alarm-ing symptoms like ab-dominal pain. His fam-ily ran from pillar topost to help me getback on track, and for-

tunately, the patientwas referred to BJWHCwherein the doctorssaved his life.

Dr Rajesh Joshi,Professor, Divisionof Pediatric Endocrinol-ogy, BJWHC, said,“Mandar was admittedin April 2018 with com-plaints of hyperpig-mentation, abdominalpain, high blood pres-sure, and headache. Af-ter examining him, itwas thought to be aproblem with the adre-nal gland (these aresmall glands in the ab-domen). But, hormonalchanges were notedand his cortisol washigh (49 ug/dl). Usual-ly, when a child visitsthe hospital with theproblem of skin pig-

mentation, the cortisolis low. Further, his CTscan revealed that hesuffered from Pancreat-ic Tumorlater con-firmed on biopsy asPNET”.

Dr. added, “It was arare poorly differentiat-ed grade 3tumor of thepancreas. Due to the aggressive nature ofthis tumor, the two-year survival rate isapproximately 60% andthe five-year survivalrate is only 16%.”Thetumor was producingone hormone calledadrenocorticotropic hor-mone (ACTH) whichstimulated the adrenalgland to produce morecortisol. The ACTH isnormally produced inthe pituitary gland. But

in this patient, this tu-mor was surprisinglyproducing a highamount of ACTH in-stead of the pituitarygland producing it andthis is called EctopicACTH syndrome (EAS).This results in hyper-pigmentation andhypercortisolism. Hence,the patient underwenttumor removal surgeryin November 2018. Thesurgery lasted for 6hours. The patient wasadmitted in PICU for 5days and was dis-charged within 7 daysof surgery.”

After surgery, hishormonal parametersreturn to normal. “Butafter 6 months, he de-veloped a conditioncalled cushings disease

(it occurs when yourbody is exposed to highlevels of the hormonecortisol for a long time),metastasis in the abdo-men, and hyperpigmen-tation, and the diseaserelapsed. With the helpof the oncology team, hewas given 24 cycles ofradiation, completed4months ago, and 6 cy-cles of chemo, complet-ed a month ago. Thepatient’s cushings fea-tures disappearedwhich was confirmedby hormonal tests.However, he needs tofollow up lifelong for arelapse,” underscoredDr Joshi.

A teary-eyed Man-dar Waghmare stated,“Last year when I wasin 8th standard, afterthe last paper of my fi-nal examination, I wasadmitted to the hospi-tal, owing to stomachpain and hyperpigmen-tation. After surgery, Iwas fine, but the dis-ease recurred. My fam-ily was worried butthey were therethroughout the thickand thin. In 2019, Iunderwent treatmentand am recovering now.I have been advised tocut down on junk andnon-veg food. I want tothank the doctors forhelping me start the

new innings of my life.I have missed school formore than 7 months, soI intend to resumeschool, and meet myfriends.”

Dr Minnie Bodhan-wala, Chief ExecutiveOfficer of the WadiaHospitals said, “Thehospital is always com-mitted to serve the pae-diatric patients, andhas always been at theforefront in introducingcutting edge medicaltechnology, expertise,and equipment. Itstrives to make afford-able healthcare for all,a reality. The hospitalworks relentlessly, andorganizes drives, cam-paigns, and activitiesto spread awarenessregarding various ail-ments.”What do you need to know?

• Pediatric NET israre, seen usually in gutand lung. PancreaticNET are rarest have anincidence of

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Letters to the Editor....Road casualtiesA large number of casualties on our roads

can be attributed to rash driving and negligentriding by the ever-rising number of bikers. Thereis no rule in the traffic book that is not violatedby bikers.

Riding zigzag, jumping lanes, overloading,without helmet, jumping traffic signals, tailingtoo close to bigger vehicles, overtaking from thewrong side, disregarding the rest of vehiculartraffic and pedestrians, taking risky turns, re-fusing to give way to the following traffic, talk-ing on mobile phones while speeding and carry-ing hazardous articles are some of the majorviolations committed by two-wheeler riders.

If only these riders observed restraint and fol-lowed traffic safety rules, the number of casual-ties on our roads could be drastically cut down.

Jubel D’Cruz, Mumbai

Misinterpretation ofCitizenship Amendment Act

The entire students’ fraternity across Indiais seemingly up in arms against the controver-sial Citizen (Amendment) Act with the policehaving to resort to extreme measures to controlthe situation, especially in the National Capi-tal, New Delhi. A day after the police and pro-testers opposing the amended Citizenship Actclashed in Jamia Millia Islamia and the areassurrounding it, students from various institu-tions across the country took out rallies in sup-port, including those from Indian Institute ofScience in Bengaluru, TISS in Mumbai and the

Bombay University. Violence had erupted in thearea surrounding Jamia in which scores were in-jured as the police was forced to resort to lathi-charge and firing of teargas shells. Students havethe right to protest. But violence of this nature isnot justified,

Why are the protesters protesting? The CAAdoesn’t affect them. They are just opportunistsbeing led by opposition leaders who want to createchaos. These leaders should be taught a lesson ortwo. It is unfortunate that adolescents are beingdrawn to unholy arenas of protest and violence,at the beck and call of unscrupulous politicians.The distraught leaders are concerned with mak-ing trouble, but students should not be made theirpawns. Misinterpreted secularism of the countrydeprive intelligentsia in open category for sevendecades. We earnestly wish for redressal of apart-heid in reverse gear.

Misinformation by political leaders and lack ofinformation provided by newspapers because theyare all run for ideological reason not with the aimto educate public by reading the nitty gritties ofthe law or may they are plain incapable to pro-vide proper information. This most likely to bemuch ado about nothing. Students in spite of theirIntelligence are the victims of the all oppositionleaders who have lost their identity in the lastelections.

All the Governmental institutions on date inIndia are completely politicalised by the extrem-ist elements sponsored by the anti national ele-ments and opposition leaders. Some intelligent

people are being purchased by foreign countrieson the campuses and leaving India.

The CAB has nothing to do with Indian citi-zens, it’s about giving refuge to minorities inneighbouring Islamic countries where they arepersecuted. Violence spread with protests andthus internet data services were stopped instant-ly. The violence was described as “largely spo-radic” by the officials as it was confined to set-ting fire on vehicles, damaging few trains andshops. Law and Order may be given full powersto maintain. Ethics are simply forgotten by allincluding educated and intelligent also.

C.K. Subramaniam, Millennium Towers,Sector 9, Sanpada

Paying price for protestsProtests in Delhi and other parts of the coun-

try had less to do with the Citizenship Amend-ment Act and more to do with the alleged policehigh handedness on Jamia Millia Islamia cam-pus and it is possibly a sign of the times we livein in this country. What started as a spontane-ous student protest in the national Capital hasspread like a wild fire, across the country, cityafter city, university after university.

Thousands of incensed students hit thestreets yet again. Unemployment has toucheda new high and that has given scope for pro-tests and more and varsities join the bandwag-on. It is time to have an unilateral view on pro-tests as we pay very high price for protests with-out wishful thinking.

Nikhil Akhilesh Krishnan, Hare Krishna,Palm Beach Road

PM Modi’s slogan “Mera Khata Bhagya Vidhata”By Vinod C. Dixit

Mera KhataBhagya Vidhatameaning – my bankaccount, the creator ofthe good fortune. Withthis slogan, honour-able Prime Ministerlaunched PradhanMantri Jan DhanYojana (PMJDY) on28th August 2014 toattach each and everyIndian citizen to thebank account for thepurpose of savingmoney safely. Sincecoming to power, theModi government hasmade many reforms tostrengthen theeconomic condition ofthe country and forthe development of thecountry. Our country,under the aegies ofMr. Narendra Modi,the honorable PMModi is witnessingdynamic transforma-tion in recenttimes.He had an-nounced about thescheme on 15th ofAugust in 2014 whileaddressing the nationat Red Fort however

launched two weekslater. It aims toexpand and makeaffordable access tofinancial services suchas bank accounts,remittances, credit,insurance and pen-sions. Run by theDepartment of Finan-cial Services, Ministryof Finance, under thisscheme 15 millionbank accounts wereopened on the inaugu-ration day itself. ByJune 27, 2018, over318 million bankaccounts were openedand over ¹ 792 billionwere deposited underthe scheme. UnderPMJDY, the dearth offinancial literacy ispoised to be neutral-ized once and for all.Just like the moveof demonetization thatclamped down theblack money mobilityin the economy fromthe root, PMJDY hasrightly targeted togrant at least onebank account to everyhousehold, free debitcard that would come

with a facility ofaccident insurance ofRs. 1 lakh, mobilebanking, internetbanking and channel-ing all possiblebenefits of the CentralGovernment to theaccountbeneficiaries. It is anational mission forfinancial inclusionwith an objective ofproviding one bankaccount for eachindividual.

Since taking overthe governance of thenation in 2014, theBharatiya JanataParty has madeseveral efforts towardsthe cause of Indiancitizens, especially forthose who belong tothe lower economicstrata. According tothis scheme, aroundone crore bankaccounts were to beopened on the first dayof launch. Moneysaving scheme is verynecessary to make anend level developmentin the India which canbe started and

achieved by makingpeople living in therural areas morecouscous about theirsaving. India is acountry that is stillcounted amongdeveloping countriesdue to the backward-ness of people living indeceptive areas. Dueto improper education,inequality, socialdiscrimination andmany social issues,the rate of peopleliving below thepoverty line in India ishigh.

Many programmeshave been implement-ed to make thisscheme a successfulscheme. Around60,000 enrolmentcamps has been set upin the rural areas todraw people’s mind,explain them aboutthe processes andbenefits of openingbank account as wellas make them awareabout the importanceof bank accounts.However, still there isnot much awareness

of these beneficialgovernment schemesin the country. It isvery necessary toincrease the aware-ness among peopleabout the moneysaving habit so thatthey can be indepen-dent and grow someconfidence to dosomething better inthe future. Throughthe saved money theycan help themselvesin their bad dayswithout the need ofother. When each andevery Indian peoplehave their own bankaccount they canbetter understand theimportance of moneysaving.

Pradhan MantriJan Dhan Yojana is awelfare scheme for alland it would prove tobe a mile-stone in theprogress of the coun-try. It is also recogn-ised by the GuinnessBook of World Recordsfor the most bankaccounts opened inone day. PMJDYpolicy is also an

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astounding example infront of all developingeconomy in the globalpodium which wouldteach and inspirethem to move in thesame lines as well.PMJDY is fullyoperational inIndia. Today it hasbeen beneficial for alland has encouragedsaving habits amongmasses which willincrease economicgrowth and reducepoverty.The writer is freelancer,

writer and cartoonist.

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Simple activities toengage your childduring vacation

By C.K. Subramaniam

During this Christmas vacation evensimple activities will keep your childrenengaged. Kids, being little balls of curiosity,get bored of the same activity very quicklyand are constantly looking for new and newchallenges. This often leaves parents cluelessas to how to engage a child. Make them getinvolved in some sort of activities and thatwill in turn develop to know and get newavenues for doing such multi facet activitiesin the long run.

Like painting, paper craft activities alsoallow your child to express and are useful inenhancing creativity. One of the mainadvantages is that, by using old newspapersand books, you can teach your child aboutrecycling. Or, you can simply use colouredpapers and craft papers to get them startedand introduce recycling later. Start out by

crafting small things like paper boats andpaper planes and gradually introduce newideas. Paper craft activities take a lot of timeand requires patience. So, it’s a good idea tocreate something interesting yourself first andpresent it to your child. They will peek his/hercuriosity and thus help him/her get started.But care must be taken and see that thescissors used in cutting papers should notinjure children in any way.

As the children grow, they love to learnboth Maths and Science. Teach them about thenumbers and how to add and subtract withoutusing a calculator. Mental calculations willdevelop their minds to do greater things intheir career. Science plays a pivotal role in ourdaily life. Start with a small experiment ofteaching how the pressure in the water in-creases in a vessel when it goes down byhaving three outlets in that vessel at differentheights in that vessel and show how waterpours at different levels because of pressure.Knowledge about space shuttle, rocket, steam,

Kid’s Zone diesel and electric engines to know how itfunctions in different ways.Children wish to see mobile phones and

sit on PC and play games. It is time toguide the children to reduce the habit ofseeing the screen all the time. As a remedyyou can convince your family child specialistto advice and get rid this habit once for all.But at the same inculcate the habit ofmaking interesting videos, so that they candisplay the latent talent available in them onvarious subject of interest. Anything donewithin the limit will help to reach variousmilestones in life.

Use your dinner and lunch time usefully. Even bed time stories with real moral valuewill help the children to face different chal-lenges in life. Making your children engagedin different activities helps children to developand know the real value of life. Teach youngbuddies yoga and make them learn religiousmantras to get a good beginning. After allknowledge is power and learning more andmore about various subjects will prove to be alearning experience.The writer is freelancer from Sanpada, Navi Mumbai

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Josephians bag first Runner’s-up trophy at 174th Ryan Minithon

Shreya and Tanvi win individual titlesBy Ashok Dhamija

PANVEL: The Ryangroup strongly be-lieves that the holisticdevelopment of achild’s personality isvital and thereforeinculcating athleticsand sports skills alongwith other co-curricu-lar activities is a steptowards achieving thesame. With this visionin mind, the 174thRyan Minithon washosted by RyanInternational Group ofOrganization at St.Lawrence HighSchool, Borivali (West)on Sunday 15thDecember 2019. Thesame witnessedenthusiastic participa-tion from nearly11,000 students invarious age groupsheld over variousdistance. New Panvelbased St. Joseph’sHigh School SSCBoard once againcame up with asterling performanceand bagged the FirstRunner’s up trophy.The star performerswere Shreya Chachlea standard VI athleteand Tanvi Kadam astandard IX student Dignitaries flagging off the 174th edition of the Ryan Minithon

St. Joseph’s High School (SSC), New Panvel athletes along with their coaches are all elated after winning the FirstRunner’s-up Trophy

who topped the U- 12and U-16 Girlscategory. UditaChoudhary and RiyaVaishe (both StandardIX) came in fifth andsixth respectively inthe U-16 Girls catego-ry, while ManavChonkar (StandardVIII) came in sixth inthe U- 14 Boyscategory.

”It is a proudmoment for our schoolthat over youngathletes competedwith the best andmade a mark invarious age groups inthe Boys and Girlscategory. Theirperformance ensuredthat our school camesecond overall. Thesame would not havebeen possible withoutthe dedication andhard work put in byour athletes under thesupervision of ourcoaches. The winnersof different age groupswere awarded in ascintillating ceremonywith a number ofdistinguished guestsin attendance” sharedFarzana Tungekar,Principal of theinstitute .

NMMC Commissioner meets civic body officialsand inspects “Swach Survey” 2020 initiatives

Appeals the citizens to support and get the city in the top three rankBy Abhitash D.Singh

NAVI MUMBAI:The Navi Mumbai Mu-nicipal Corporation(NMMC) has beenmaintaining their topposition in the Cleanli-ness Survey that takesplace every year. “Thisyear, in the CleanlinessSurvey 2020, NaviMumbai should occupyone of the top three po-sitions. We should keepthis goal in mind andplay our role according-ly,” said NMMC Com-missioner

Annasaheb Misalwhile addressing themunicipal officers andworkers at NMMCheadquarter in Be-lapur.

Present during themeet were MahavirPendhari (Additional

Commissioner), TusharPawar (Deputy Com-missioner, Waste Man-agement), DadasahebChabukswar (Deputy

Commissioner) and theassistant commissionerof all the departments,ward officers, executiveengineers, deputy engi-neers, branch and jun-ior engineers and also

cleanliness officers,cleanliness inspectorsand deputy inspectors.

During the meet,civic chief expressed his

happiness about thefact that the public rep-resentatives, officers,workers and city resi-dents are coming aheadto make the city excelat national level in

matter of cleanliness.He told them to pay at-tention to not only ur-ban areas but alsoGaothan and hutment

areas. The municipalcommissioner advisedthe officials to find waysand means to improvetheir method of main-taining cleanliness onday to day basis.