NEWS IN BRIEF Three arrested in connection with the murder of a builder Three men have been ar- rested for killing Prabha Vishwanath Tayde, a build- er from Ghansoli. The as- sailants have been identi- fied as Jayesh Lalchand Patil (37), Santosh Rajen- dra Dora alias Guddu (22) and Devendra Hiraman Mali (22). Police have seized two pistols and six live cartridges used in the case…(More on page 3) No water supply tomorrow on June 10 Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation is undertaking pre-monsoon maintenance work on Main Waterway and Bhokarpada Water Treatment Plant on Wednesday 10th June 2020. The water supply on the aqua duct for this work will be on Wednesday. Therefore, water supply will not be available in Belapur, Nerul, Vashi, Turbhe, San- pada, Koparkhairane, Ghansoli and Airoli divisions of the Navi Mumbai Munic- ipal Corporation area on 10th June 2020 in the evening. Also, direct tap connection to the waterways in the municipal area and water supply from Kamothe node in CIDCO area will be closed during this period. Similarly, on Thursday, June 11, 2020, water will be supplied to these sec- tions with less pressure and for lesser time. RNI No. MAHEN/2007/21778 POSTAL REGN. NO. NMB/154/2020-22/VASHI MDG POST OFFICE The Dynamic Daily Newspaper of Pages 8 • Price ` 2 Navi Mumbai VOL. 14 • ISSUE 2 Wednesday, 10 June 2020 www.newsband.in Contd. on pg. 3 15 year old boy from Panvel donates his piggy bank savings of Rs. 5900 to Panvel Mayor's Relief Fund Generous act of young boy towards the Nation’s fight against COVID-19 is lauded By Abhitash D.Singh Panvel: The resi- dents of Panvel and also from surrounding ar- eas are highly touched by the generous act of a student named Fakir Chand Shaikh from Panvel who has donat- ed all his savings amounting Rs. 5,900 from piggy bank to Pan- vel Mayor's Relief Fund for the country’s fight against Covid 19. On the occasion of his 15th birthday Fakir Chand Shaikh donated the amount for supporting all the needy suffering from COVID-19. Shaikh visited the Panvel City Municipal Corporation (PCMC) building and handed over Rs.5,900 in the presence of PCMC Joint Commissioner Jamir Lengarekar. Joint Commissioner of PCMC Jamir Len- Contd. on pg. 6 NMMT starts plying 215 buses with 858 trips daily Services will be increased further as per the demand By: Abhitash D.Singh NAVI MUMBAI: After Maharashtra Govern- ment announced the gradual unlock- ing of the state under ‘Mission Begin Again’ from Monday 8th June, 2020, the Navi Mumbai Munici- pal Transport (NMMT) has started plying 215 buses with daily 858 trips. Earlier when the first lockdown was declared on 25th March, 2020, NMMT was plying just 112 bus- es. Personnel on essen- tial services were al- lowed to board the bus on showing their valid identity card. But from Monday 8th June, 2020 under ‘Mission Begin Again’, NMMT is al- lowing all those who have been asked to join the work force. The gov- ernment has allowed work in offices with 10 percent strength. Speaking with Newsband corre- spondent NMMT general manager Shirish Aradwad informed, “As per the demand, from June 8th NMMT is providing 215 bus- es with 858 trips daily. Earlier, 112 buses were plying with 398 trips and carrying 10,000 essen- tial service passengers. We have now added 103 additional buses on 22 routes.” By Vikram Gaikwad NAVI MUMBAI: While the government’s school education department has not yet given any instruc- tion with regards to starting educational institutions, many schools have strongly warned all their employees to report to work based on the Finance Department’s order dated June 5, 2020. Also, it is said, that those teachers and non-teaching staff who fail to attend school, would face pay cuts. This has caused furore as well as confusion among the Teachers and non-teaching staff in dilemma over school attendance teachers and non- teaching staff who have demanded proper instructions and guidelines. The state govern- ment has closed all schools and colleges since last March to prevent the spread of corona. As a result, all the educational institutions have been closed for the last three months and the examinations of the students have not been held. Although the new academic year begins on June 15, the Corona crisis is not over yet. Therefore, the govern- ment has not yet taken any decision to start schools and colleges. “The Department of School Education has not yet decided as to when the education- al institutes will reopen. However, Many schools have asked the teachers and the non-teaching staff to report to work
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NEWS INBRIEF
Three arrested inconnection with themurder of a builder
Three men have been ar-rested for killing PrabhaVishwanath Tayde, a build-er from Ghansoli. The as-sailants have been identi-fied as Jayesh LalchandPatil (37), Santosh Rajen-dra Dora alias Guddu (22)and Devendra HiramanMali (22). Police haveseized two pistols and sixlive cartridges used in thecase…(More on page 3)
No water supplytomorrow on June 10
Navi Mumbai MunicipalCorporation is undertakingpre-monsoon maintenancework on Main Waterwayand Bhokarpada WaterTreatment Plant onWednesday 10th June2020. The water supply onthe aqua duct for this workwill be on Wednesday.Therefore, water supply willnot be available in Belapur,Nerul, Vashi, Turbhe, San-pada, Koparkhairane,Ghansoli and Airoli divisionsof the Navi Mumbai Munic-ipal Corporation area on10th June 2020 in theevening. Also, direct tapconnection to the waterwaysin the municipal area andwater supply from Kamothenode in CIDCO area will beclosed during this period.Similarly, on Thursday,June 11, 2020, water willbe supplied to these sec-tions with less pressure andfor lesser time.
RNI No. MAHEN/2007/21778 POSTAL REGN. NO. NMB/154/2020-22/VASHI MDG POST OFFICE
The Dynamic Daily Newspaper of
Pages 8 • Price ` 2
Navi Mumbai
VOL. 14 • ISSUE 2
Wednesday, 10 June 2020 www.newsband.in
Contd. on pg. 3
15 year old boy fromPanvel donates his piggy
bank savings of Rs. 5900 toPanvel Mayor's Relief Fund
Generous act of young boy
towards the Nation’s fight
against COVID-19 is lauded
By Abhitash D.Singh
Panvel: The resi-dents of Panvel and alsofrom surrounding ar-eas are highly touchedby the generous act ofa student named FakirChand Shaikh fromPanvel who has donat-ed all his savingsamounting Rs. 5,900from piggy bank to Pan-vel Mayor's Relief Fundfor the country’s fightagainst Covid 19. Onthe occasion of his 15thbirthday Fakir ChandShaikh donated theamount for supportingall the needy sufferingfrom COVID-19.
Shaikh visited the
Panvel City MunicipalCorporation (PCMC)building and handedover Rs.5,900 in thepresence of PCMC JointCommissioner JamirLengarekar.
Joint Commissionerof PCMC Jamir Len-
Contd. on pg. 6
NMMT starts plying 215buses with 858 trips dailyServices will be increased further as per the demand
By: Abhitash D.Singh
NAVI MUMBAI: AfterMaharashtra Govern-ment announced thegradual unlock-ing of the stateunder ‘MissionBegin Again’ fromMonday 8th June,2020, the NaviMumbai Munici-pal Transport(NMMT) hasstarted plying 215buses with daily858 trips.
Earlier whenthe first lockdown wasdeclared on 25thMarch, 2020, NMMTwas plying just 112 bus-es. Personnel on essen-
tial services were al-lowed to board the buson showing their valididentity card. But from
Monday 8th June, 2020under ‘Mission BeginAgain’, NMMT is al-lowing all those whohave been asked to join
the work force. The gov-ernment has allowedwork in offices with 10percent strength.
Speaking withNewsband corre-spondent NMMTgeneral managerShirish Aradwadinformed, “As perthe demand, fromJune 8th NMMT isproviding 215 bus-es with 858 tripsdaily. Earlier, 112buses were plyingwith 398 trips and
carrying 10,000 essen-tial service passengers.We have now added103 additional buses on22 routes.”
By Vikram Gaikwad
NAVI MUMBAI: Whilethe government’sschool educationdepartment has notyet given any instruc-tion with regards tostarting educationalinstitutions, manyschools have stronglywarned all theiremployees to report towork based on theFinance Department’sorder dated June 5,2020. Also, it is said,that those teachersand non-teaching staffwho fail to attendschool, would face paycuts. This has causedfurore as well asconfusion among the
Teachers and non-teaching staff indilemma over school attendance
teachers and non-teaching staff whohave demanded properinstructions andguidelines.
The state govern-
ment has closed allschools and collegessince last March toprevent the spread ofcorona. As a result, allthe educational
institutions have beenclosed for the lastthree months and theexaminations of thestudents have notbeen held. Althoughthe new academicyear begins on June15, the Corona crisisis not over yet.Therefore, the govern-ment has not yettaken any decision tostart schools andcolleges.
“The Departmentof School Educationhas not yet decided asto when the education-al institutes willreopen. However,
Many schools have asked the teachers and
the non-teaching staff to report to work
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garekar said that hewas surprised by the 15year old boy's generousact. Lengarekar alsothanked him for hisgenerosity and wishedShaik on his 15thbirthday and asked himwhat he would like tobe after completing theeducation. While wish-ing the boy all the luckfor his future endeav-our, Lengarekar giftedhim motivational booksfor reading.
Lengarekar alsogave him a very inspi-rational and importantadvice that during thisyoung age many young-sters are involved in
making Tik-Tok videosand they are wastingtheir time in it but youshould utilise your timeby doing somethingimportant which will behighly beneficial in life.
Day by day the coro-navirus cases are ris-ing in the country.PCMC is also in theRed Zone. All the coro-na warriors are tryingtheir level best to bringdown the cases andmake the city a coronafree city.
Earlier PCMC Mu-nicipal Commissionerhad appealed all the cit-izens to support the civ-ic body in fightingagainst COVID-19 anddonate generously inthe Panvel MunicipalCorporation Mayor's
Relief Fund. The ap-peal from the civic chiefgot a very good responseand many people cameahead and donated gen-erously. Fakir ChandShaikh too came aheadand instead of celebrat-ing his 15th birthdaywith a big blast hethought of doing some-thing generous for thesociety by donating allhis savings of aroundRs.5,900 to the Mayor’sRelief Fund. Shaikhhas set an example forothers to follow.
Shaikh, apart fromdonating Rs.5,900 inthe mayor relief fund,also distributed biscuitboxes to the Covid-19patients at Panvel Hos-pital and sanitizer tothe Panvel City, Talu-
ka Police Station.Fakir Chand Shaikh
said, " I am turning 15,but the country is goingthrough a very difficulttime. Covid-19 pandem-ic is creating havoc andmany have lost theirlives. I decided to donateall my piggy bank sav-ings to the Relief Fundand help the people inwhatever way I can.The time is not to cele-brate birthday but tosave mankind from thejaw of death and standfor humanity. Last butnot the least I can saythat let's hope for thebest and pray to Al-mighty that everythingwill be okay again and"Fir Jeet Jayega Indiaaur Muskurayega In-dia"."
15 yearold boy...Contd. from pg. 1
Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana (SSY)- A SaviourBy Jayanthy Subramaniam
Sukanya SamriddhiYojana is a small depos-it scheme of the Gov-ernment of Indiameant exclusively for agirl child and islaunched as a part ofBeti Bachao BetiPadhao Campaign. Thescheme is meant tomeet the education andmarriage expenses of agirl child.
Sukanya SamriddhiYojana (SSY) is a smalldeposit scheme for thegirl child launched as apart of the 'Beti BachaoBeti Padhao' campaign.One of the reasons whythis scheme has be-come popular is due toits tax benefit. It comeswith a maximum taxbenefit of Rs 1.5 lakhunder section 80C of theIncome-tax Act. Fur-ther, the interest ac-crued and maturityamount are exemptfrom tax.
If you are planningon investing in thescheme, you can usethe Sukanya Samrid-dhi Yojana calculator to
calculate the maturityamount at the end ofthe tenure. You can usethe calculator to findout how much you canapproximately save viathis scheme for thedaughter's higher edu-cation and/or marriage.
Who can use an SSY
calculator?
To use this calcula-tor, one must satisfy theeligibility conditions ofthe Sukanya Samrid-dhi scheme. Accordingto the rules, the follow-ing people are eligible toopen a Sukanya Sam-riddhi account:
a) Age of girl childshould not exceed 10years
b) She should be aresident citizen of India
c) Account cannotbe opened for more thantwo girl children in asingle family
How to use Sukanya
Samriddhi calculator?
If you satisfy eligi-bility conditions, thenthe calculator will askyou to provide the ageof your daughter/s andamount that you want
to invest in the scheme.The minimum amountyou can invest is Rs1,000 and maximum isRs 1.5 lakh in a singlefinancial year. With ef-fect from 5 July, 2018,the government has re-duced the minimuminvestment amount toRs 250.How the calculator works?
The calculator,based on the amountentered by you, calcu-lates the approximatevalue that will be re-ceived by you at matu-rity. The scheme willmature after the com-pletion of 21 years fromthe date of opening ofthe account.
According to thescheme rules, a deposi-tor is required to makedeposits every year tillthe completion of 15years from the date ofopening of account.Here, the calculatorassumes that you havemade all the depositsevery year of the sameamount as selected byyou.
Between the 15th
year and 21st year, nodeposits are required tobe made. However, youwill be earning intereston the earlier depositsmade. The calculatortakes into account theinterest that will be ac-crued to you duringthose years.
What does the calculator
show?
Depending on theinformation provided byyou, the calculator willshow you the year inwhich the account ma-tures, the maturity val-ue, interest rate usingwhich the maturity val-ue is arrived at. It alsoshows the break-up ofamount that you caninvest monthly in thescheme.
While arriving atthe maturity value, wehave assumed an inter-est rate of 8.1 per centper annum throughoutthe next 21 years as itis currently offered inthe Sukanya Samrid-dhi Yojana.The writer is a freelancerfrom Sanpada, Navi Mum-bai
PUBLIC NOTICERe: Shop No G-64, admeasuring 142.88 Sq Mtrs CarpetArea, on the Ground Floor of the SATRA PLAZA CHS,standing on Plot No 19 & 20 Sector -19D, Vashi, Navi Mumbai400703, Tal & Dist Thane.THIS is to notify the public at large that my Client intends to acquireShop No G-64, admeasuring 142.88 Sq Mtrs Carpet Area ,on the Ground Floor of the SATRA PLAZA CHS, standingon Plot No 19 & 20 Sector -19D, Vashi, Navi Mumbai 400703,Tal. & Dist. Thane, (said premises) from M/s. TESTUBESMECHANICAL INDUSTRIES.Any person/s, Bank/s, Financial Institution/s, Organization/s,Company/ies, or any other Govt. /Concerned authorities havingany right, title, interest, claim, demand etc. against or in the aforesaidPremises by way of inheritance, mortgage, possession, sale, gift,lease, lien, charge, trust, partnership, maintenance, development,easement, transfer, licence, either agitated in any litigation orotherwise or any other right or interest whatsoever are herebyrequired to make the same known in writing, with documentaryproof, to the undersigned within a period of 7 days from the date ofpublication hereof.If no claim is made as required hereinabove, my Client will be atliberty to complete the aforesaid transaction in respect of the saidPremises without any reference or regard to any such purportedclaim or interest, which shall be deemed to have been waived forall intents and purposes and not binding on my Client.
Sd/-Adv. M.T.Thacker
ADV.M.T.THACKER & ASSOCIATESAdvocates, High Court,
URAN: Followingthe intervention ofUran MunicipalCouncil Mayor SayaliMhatre, DeputyMayor Jayvindra Koli,Corporator Ravi Bhoir,Uranshahr BJPPresident and Corpo-rator Kaushik Shah,Corporator Rajesh
Thakur, CorporatorDhananjay Kadve,Corporator MerajSheikh, CorporatorDamayanti Mhatre,Chief Engineer,Electricity Distribu-tion Board, EngineerJhalke, and his teamstarted the work onthe power supply inthe region.
NAVI MUMBAI : Onthe occasion of WorldEnvironment Day cele-bration, a 1000 saplingplantation drive of en-demic species asKaranj, Jamun, Arju-na, Kadamba, Neem,and Gulmohar was car-ried out by Shri SanjaySethi, IAS, Chairman,JNPT, Shri UnmeshSharad Wagh,IRS Dy. Chair-man, HoDs andother senior of-ficers.
JNPT hasinitiated vari-ous environ-mental upgra-dations andGreen Port Ini-tiatives like 4MLD sewaget r e a t m e n tplant, ElectricCart for move-ment in Porto p e r a t i o n a larea, ShorePower Supply to Tugs/Port Crafts, E-Toiletsat Wharf. JNPort hasalso installed SolarPanels of around 822KW on the rooftops ofthe public buildings ofJNPT, which is gener-ating electrical power ofabout 80,000 units permonth and have alsoswitched to LED lightsat the port area to low-er energy consumption& decrease carbonfootprint. In addition,the Port also regularlyconducts seminars andknowledge sessions toraise awareness on var-ious aspects of qualityand health of Ports
This World Environment DayJNPT Highlights its Green Initiatives
for a Sustainable Futurewherein environmentplays a critical role.
Commenting on theinitiatives beingtaken, Sanjay Sethi,IAS, Chairman, JNPTsaid, ”It is importantfor every business houseto be mindful of theirresponsibilities towardsthe environment. AtJNPT, we are constant-
ly looking for eco–friendly options, in ourendeavor to be a GreenPort. We will continueto remain a sociallyconscious organization,committed to the envi-ronment”.
As part of Environ-mental Managementand Monitoring Plan,JNPT authorities regu-larly monitor the envi-ronment where ambientair, marine water, ma-rine ecology, drinkingwater, garbage disposalplant, electric cart andnoise level is monitoredthrough IIT Madras.JN Port’s Environmen-tal Management and
Monitoring Plan(EMMP) has been pre-pared by CSIR- NEERIMumbai and an EMMPImplementation reviewmeeting of EMMP Nod-al officers is conductedevery month.
The port is also plan-ning to develop an EcoPark in association withMangrove Cell, Forest
Department and a MoUis being finalized forimplementation of theProject, which essential-ly comprises Interpreta-tion centre, watch tow-er for birds, parkingplace, Garden, restau-rant and toilet blocks,for tourists to enhanceEco-tourism and educa-tion on biodiversity.
JNPT not only aimsto obtain economic effi-ciencies, but also focus-es on ecological and so-cial stability. Thus en-vironmental protectionwill continue to be anintegral part of JNPort’s planning and op-erations.
By Crime Reporter
NAVI MUMBAI: Threemen have been arrest-ed for killing PrabhaVishwanath Tayde, abuilder from Ghansoli.The assailants havebeen identified as Jaye-sh Lalchand Patil (37),Santosh RajendraDora alias Guddu (22)and Devendra Hira-man Mali (22). Policehave seized two pistolsand six live cartridgesused in the case. An in-vestigation has re-vealed that the murderwas caused following acommercial dispute.
The main accusedin the incident, Jayeshand the deceased Tay-de, both worked asbuilders in Ghansoliand surrounding ar-eas. The two had beenat loggerheads sincethe past few monthsover the supply of ma-
Three arrested in connectionwith murder of a builder
terials. Praveen Taydehad started takingmany jobs of JayeshPatil. This led to an ar-gument between them.Angered by this, Jaye-sh Patil planned to as-sassinate Pravin Tayde.
On June 4 ataround 3 pm, asPravin Tayde was re-turning by scooter withDattatraya Jogdand ata construction sitenear the Gavdevi tem-ple in Talwali, JayeshPatil hit Praveen'sscooter with his carand knocked himdown. Praveen wasthen shot by two ofJayesh's accompliceswho were standing onthe road and fled fromJayesh's car. Praveenwas shot in the headand died on the spot.His colleague Dat-tatraya Jogandad wasinjured. After the inci-
dent, Rabale policefiled a case of murderagainst the unidenti-fied killers and inves-tigated the CCTV foot-age in the area.
Later on Mondaymorning, accusedJayesh Patil and San-tosh Dora were on ascooter near NEFTCollege in Khargharwhen police arrestedthem and seized twopistols and live car-tridges from them. Ateam comprising se-nior police inspectorYogesh Gawde, policeinspector GiridharGore, assistant policeinspector Tukaram Ni-balkar and sub-inspec-tor Amit Shelar of Ra-bale police station un-covered the case andarrested the accused.The court has remand-ed the accused in policecustody till June 15.
By Chandrashekhar Hendve
KHARGHAR: PanvelDistrict NCP YouthCongress PresidentShahbaz Patel on theoccasion of NCP’s anni-versary on June 10 or-ganised a blood dona-tion drive in Sector 34,Kharghar. Hemantra-je Dhayagude PatilBlood Foundation Ma-harashtra State andNavi Mumbai BloodBank made special ef-forts for this initiative.District President of
Blood donation camp marksNCP’s 10th June
Panvel City National-ist Youth Congress Pra-mod Bagal, WorkingPresident Shahbaz Pa-tel, Vice President Vil-as Kharatmol, ImranSubhedar, IsanurSheikh, VishalGhadge, Tushar Man-kar, Baliram Netke,Krishna Mardhekar,Mahesh Raut werepresent.
NCP State Presi-dent and Water Re-source Minister JayantPatil, State Deputy
Chief Minister AjitPawar, Health MinisterRajesh Tope and NCPYouth State PresidentMehboob Sheikh hadappealed for blood dona-tion camps to be orga-nized across the statefollowing all the rulesof social distance as pa-tients suffering fromcorona need largequantities of blood.
125 donors partici-pated in the fightagainst Corona by do-nating blood.
some headmastershave misquoted theFinance Department’sorder dated June 5,2020 and have strong-ly instructed theirteachers and non-teaching staff toattend school,” saidMK Sangle, a teacheractivist.
“The public
transport systemshave not yet startedsmoothly. As a result,many staff are unableto attend school.However, someheadmasters haveslapped an eight-daypay cut on suchabsent teachers andnon-teaching staff,”said Secretary,Maharashtra RajyaShishan KrantiSangetna, SudhirGhagas.
Ramnath Mote,president of the
Teachers andnon-teaching
staff....Contd. from pg. 1
Maharashtra RajyaShishan KrantiSanghatna, haswarned the educationdepartment toimmediately issue acircular to all theschools to stop theinjustice againstteachers and non-teaching staff.Attendance in schoolsis a major challengefor teachers and non-teaching staff unlessthe public transportsystem startssmoothly.
Mumbai cricketers bat for humanityDonate Blood Voluntarily
By Ashok Dhamija
You don’t have to bea doctor to save a life.Responding to the advi-sory from the Ministryof Health and FamilyWelfare (MoHFW) forvoluntary blood dona-tions during the novelCOVID-19 pandemic,over 90 current and exMumbai Ranji Cricketteam players voluntari-ly donated blood on Mon-day. The blood donationdrive was organised byMumbai Cricket Associ-ation (MCA) in an actof selfless service to hu-manity, in associationwith JJ Hospital, Mum-bai, Vishnu VamanThakur CharitableTrust, VIVA College andMCA affiliated VasaiTaluka Cricket Lovers,Sainath Sports Clubsand Our’s Cricket Club.
Among them werecurrent Ranji playerssuch as Vinayak Bhoir,Royston Dias, and Har-dik Tamore the latteralso plays for the Nerulbased DYPSA in variousMCA affiliated tourna-ments.
As may be recalledthe MoHFW has as-
sured the citizens of In-dia that there remainsno precedent for the oc-currence of respiratoryviruses being transmit-ted by transfusion.
Besides the cricketplayers, Ajinkya Naik,Apex Council Member,MCA, Pankaj Thakur,former Vice President,MCA, Shikhar Thakur,Treasurer, VIVA Collegeand Kshitij Thakur,BVA MLA from Nallaso-para were among otherswho also donated bloodvoluntarily during thedrive.
Ajinkya Naik said“Volunteering for blood
donation will help savemany lives. We are inthese tough timeswhen there is, unfortu-nately, an abundance ofpatients and dearth ofblood for them. Theplayers have set an ex-ample for the wholestate and country tocome up and serve thenation"
Pankaj Thakur said“These cricketers havebatted for humanity inthese troubling times ofCoronavirus. It alsogoes on to show theneed for prime fitnessand health going for-ward into the future".
Blood donation drive in progress
Volunteers register for the Blood Donation drive
On Sion Panvel Highway, a bus collided head-on with a dumper heading towardsMumbai at Jakat Naka Mankhurd. One person was seriously injured in the incident. Hewas admitted to a hospital in Mumbai (Sumit Renose)
By Dr. Neel
As we continue todive deeper to get in-sights on human lifeand behaviour, itwon’t be wrong to saythat whatever hu-mans are today aredue to various learn-ings during theirgrowth on this planetearth and it’s a con-tinuous journey.
“Hypocrisy is Neg-ative” is a deep-rootedtalk within society.Hypocrisy is found ev-erywhere. Now thequestion arises fromwhere the humanshave learnt hypocri-sy? No child is born asa hypocrite. The factis the child learns hy-pocrisy during thegrowth period fromparents, teachers, so-ciety & media to namethe few. The way hu-man express theirfeelings have a largeimpact on children.We claim to be fight-ing against hypocrisyand we express disap-pointment whensomeone is found to bea hypocrite. But thereality of hypocrisy isthat it is cautiouslytaught, nurtured &has become a way ofliving life. Talkingagainst hypocrisy hasbrought along with ita great business op-portunity too.
Let’s take someexamples to under-stand. Most of the TV/Print and others werecrying loudly andclaiming that Nirb-haya’s rape and mur-der has shaken up en-tire India. But if youcan recollect, you willget some insights.News channels wereconstantly shoutingand showing whathappened with Nirb-haya and were de-
Hypocrisy- a fact checkmanding justice, but atthe same time after ev-ery 15 mins they wereshowing advertise-ments filled with somuch of joy e.g. cars ofgreat capability, peopledoing stunts, goodnessof spices, children en-joying, couple’s lovefilled life and manysuch fun filled and joyfilled advertisements.Let’s talk about whathappened on November2019, the gang rape andmurder of a 26-year oldveterinary Doctor inS h a m s h a b a d ,near Hyderabad, whichpresumably sparkedoutrage across India. Itwas claimed that theentire country wasburning. But in reality
was entire countryburning? Definitely asection of society wasfeeling sad and an-gered. But if you lookback at that day’snewspapers you couldsee wonderful & verypositive news and ad-vertisements were pub-lished showing no exist-ence of anger across thecountry. News channelwere showing all typesof advertisementsshowing people enjoy-ing. I have seen manycolonies had family cel-ebrations/ birthdays orother events on thesame day.
The question arisesis what are we teachingour children? The an-swer is that we areteaching them to speakone thing and also acttotally differently.When we say the entirecountry celebrated aparticular religious ornational festival, thetruth is that only somegroups or sections ofsociety might have cel-ebrated.
If we really want toend hypocrisy, then wehave to start a mecha-nism which can facili-
tate it. Every wordwhat we speak mustbe aligned with ac-tions.
Many statementsare made only to pleaseothers. On one handwe talk about savingelectricity and the oth-er hand the shoppingmalls are beautifullylit well beyond busi-ness hours. See hous-es of rich and famous,they use electricitymulti-fold more thanwhat they need. Fullnight the hoardingswith advertisementsare lit, wasting elec-tricity. The poor peo-ple are tortured bypreaching to save elec-tricity by askingthem to switch off the
only bulb which theyhave in every room.Saving electricityshould be demonstrat-ed by rich people andbusiness centers.
At this point wemust understand thathypocrisy is here tostay and it has becomea powerful businesstool. Humanity willcontinue to die and hy-pocrisy will continueto climb up the ladder.Before we criticizeanyone, we have tokeep in mind that hy-pocrisy is the way hu-mans have learnt toexpress. Even talkingagainst hypocrisy ishypocrisy. We all area part of it. So, be withit & accept. The truthabout hypocrisy is thatit exists everywhere,and it is here to stay.
Find reasons to behappy and not reasonsto create hatred andmake a business outof it. Life is simple andblessed so enjoy beingclose to mother natureof love.
kle a little maida on the surface.Place a sheet of paraffin paper atthe bottom.
2. Cut the cherries, walnutsand lemon peel into small piecesand immerse them along with theraisins in the rum.
3. Cream the butter and sug-ar along with the vanilla essence.
4. Add in the eggs gradually
Vanilla cake
mixing all the while. Fold in themaida and baking powder. Mix inthe rum with all the ingredientssoaked in it. Pour the cake batterinto the tin and bake at 160° Cfor about 15 to 20 minutes.The writer is a young chef from Mum-bai
By Dr. Prashant Chhajed
Air pollution andpoor indoor air qualityhave been linked tohigher rates of illnessand mortality. Indoorair pollution is consid-ered as a major globalpublic health problem.According to reports,the concentration of in-door pollutants can bemany times higher ascompared to outdoors,primarily due to poorventilation. Also, peo-ple are spending mostof their time indoorswith the current COV-ID-19 pandemic andthe lockdown mea-sures, so exposure toindoor pollution be-comes a is a majorhealth concern.
Causes of IndoorPollution – Particles>10 μm are usually re-moved at the upper air-ways, whereas those<10 μm may be depos-ited in the airways and
Indoor Air Quality andAsthma during COVID-19
alveoli. Some bio-aero-sols of concern inhomes are indoor aller-gens i.e. dust mites,pet allergens, Cock-roaches, moulds. Somecommon sources mayinclude:- Environmental to-
bacco smoke- Cooking using bio
mass fuel- Cleaning and reno-
vation activities- Unvented gas and
Kerosene heatersused indoors
- Smoke from in-cense sticks, dhoop,etc.
- Burning of Cam-phor and mosquitocoilsThese are of major
concern for an Asthmapatient, as they can ag-gravate their Asthmaand lead to flare ups.Other common house-hold air pollutants in-clude dust, pollen, per-sonal care products,pesticides and house-hold cleaners. Decreas-ing air pollution athome to reduce thelikelihood of Asthmaflare ups is easy toachieve. A few recom-mendations to reduceindoor air pollution in-cludes:- Stop smoking- Use fragrance-free
household products- Minimize carpeting
in the home- Use of an exhaust
hood while cookingis a must
- Keep the windowsopen and keep thehouse well ventilat-ed
- Dehumidifiers andair conditioningmay help preventmold and also helpto reduce dustmites, which don’tsurvive at humidi-ty levels below 35%
- Air purifiers or fil-ters may help totake care of the petdander that is light-weight and floats inair
- Vacuum cleaningcarpets and uphol-stery regularly canalso help to reducedust mites and dustparticles
- Washing bedding,cushion covers,blankets regularlyhelps to keep theseallergens under con-trol
- Avoid burning in-cense sticks anddhoop at home
The writer is HOD-Respi-ratory Medicine, Hiranan-dani Hospital, Vashi andFortis Hospital, Mulund
By Chandrashekhar Hendve
On the occasion ofSharmila Raj Thacker-ay’s birthday, MNSKharghar city presi-dent Prasad Parab andMNS Panvel TransportSena secretary RahulChavan carried out a
Special disinfectantspraying drive conducted
special disinfectantspraying drive atKharghar police sta-tion and traffic policeoutpost and its sur-roundings. PrasadParab said that thepolice personnel havebeen on duty round the
clock for a month. Thepesticides were sprayedto prevent the policepersonnel from gettinginfected with corona.MNS office bearerSushil Vishwas waspresent on the occa-sion.
The Covid 19 pandemic has necessi-tated the need to bring about severalchanges in our lifestyle. Even in educationsector, the scenario has changed consid-erably and the virtual classes, which weretaken during lockdown to complete thesyllabus, now requires detailed analysis asthese appear to stay for a longer period.
While the benefits of virtual classes areseveral, the foremost of course during thepandemic, is social distancing. With mostof the parents and even the educators ap-prehensive of starting the schools and col-leges, digital classes appear to be the onlysolution, at least till situation as far as Covid19 is concerned,comes undercontrol.
F l e x i b l eschedule, easyaccess are theother benefits.Moreover, it isfelt that onlinelearning canhelp studentsharness theirstrengths and minimize weaknesses. How-ever, in Indian scenario, where many ar-eas still face internet connectivity, digitalclasses may pose a challenge. Moreover,virtual classes require self-discipline. Fur-ther, keeping up with assignments mayalso become challenging to students whoare not well versed with digital function-ing. Then of course, one basic loophole isthat there is no one-on-one interaction withthe peers and teachers. This becomes par-ticularly difficult for the toddlers whoseattention span is very limited and who re-quire constant pat and appreciation fromthe teachers and a cheer from the otherchildren.
Moreover, many teachers are still notquite comfortable with e-learning. Howev-er, in the present scenario, it would bewiser to go for digital classes. However,this would require a detailed analysis. Itwould be essential for the educators towork out ways so that there is uniformityand learning is both fun and effective. Tobegin with introductory workshops shouldbe conducted for teachers so that theybecome accustomed to the new system.Secondly, to create virtual classrooms, eclassroom etiquettes could be adopted.The students, for instance, could be askedto wear uniforms, to sit properly on a chairand with no interruptions in between.
Like in other areas, education sectortoo requires a complete revamp and thesooner it is done, the better it is.
By C K Subramaniam
Time to support parallel media
The newspaper in-dustry faces a doublesqueeze: the print busi-ness continues heavilyto subsidize digitaljournalism, which can-not pay for itself by at-tracting enough adver-tising or subscriptionsor a mixture of the two;and the new digitalplayers put increasingpressure on newspapercirculation, readership,and the business itself.Thus far we have at-tempted to provide abird’s eye view of thequantitative trends inorder to place India inglobal media context.
What about theroles and functions ofthe news media andtheir qualitative perfor-mance? In order to be-gin to answer this ques-tion, we need to delveinto history. The mediain India is perhaps oneof the strongest and themost free in the world.It is perhaps becauseyoung people who wantto become journalistsare given the right ad-vice. With Coronaviruspounding the people allover the place, the printmedia is struggling forsurvival during pan-
demic days.It is time to keep
parallel media to sur-vive in this competitiveworld. News today as-sumes greater impor-tance and people glue totheir television sets toget the latest informa-tion. We have now"Breaking News" to pro-vide the much neededexcitement. Punchlines occupy the top pri-ority. Moreover, peoplego out in less numbersand housing societiesare not allowing news-paper vendors to enterhousing complexes.Newspaper stands arelosing importance aspeople prefer to readonline newspapers andthereby the sale in thestands will diminishover a period of time.
Newspaper produc-tion is an act that ac-tually starts from thegathering of news sto-ries, articles, opinions,advertorials and adver-tisements to printingand folding of the socalled Hard Copy. Usu-ally the news is print-ed onto newsprint. It isa matter of tough com-petition that makesnewspapers offeringfreebies to extend theirsurvival in the mediaworld.
By bringing the bestin parallel media, wecan see light at the end
of the tunnel and in-crease the readershipmarginally better.
The coronavirus cri-sis has changed theworld completely in thelast few months. All ofus have been lockedinto our homes, eco-nomic activity has cometo a near standstill.Everyone has been im-pacted. Including yourfavourite English andother languages news-papers. Throughout thecountry both the print-ing and distributionchains have been se-verely disrupted acrossthe country, leavingreaders without accessto newspapers. News-paper delivery agentshave also been unableto service their custom-ers because of multiplerestrictions.
In these difficulttimes, we, the freelanc-ers have been workingcontinuously every dayso that you are in-formed about all thedevelopments – wheth-er on the pandemic, onpolicy responses, or theimpact on the world ofbusiness and finance.We have been workinground the clock to keeptrack of developmentsso that you the readergets accurate informa-tion and actionable in-sights so that you canprotect your jobs, busi-
nesses, finances andinvestments.
We are trying ourbest to ensure the news-paper reaches you an e-copy or an availablehard copy. We have alsoensured that even ifyour paper is not deliv-ered, you can access itin the e-paper formatjust as it appears inprint. Print media web-sites and apps too, areupdated every minute,so that you can accessthe information youwant anywhere, any-time.
But all this comes ata heavy cost. As you areaware, the lockdownshave wiped out almostall the revenue stream.Sustaining best qualityjournalism has becomeextremely challenging.That has been managedso far. I appeal to all ourreaders to help printmedia to navigate thesechallenging times andhelp parallel media tosustain one of the trulyindependent and credi-ble voices in the worldof Indian journalism.Doing so is easy. It istimely help simply bysubscribing to digital ore-paper editions. A lit-tle help from you canmake a huge differenceto the cause of qualityjournalism!The writer is freelancerfrom Sanpda, Navi Mumbai
CR To Extend The Run Of Special Parcel TrainsBy Ashok Dhamija
Central Railwaywhich has been run-ning special parceltrains for sending es-sential commoditieslike medicines, perish-ables, etc. for the pastcouple of months tomany part of the coun-try due to COVID19pandemic in India.With the extension ofthe lockdown period inmany states includingMaharashtra till June30, 2020, it has beendecided to extend therun of following specialparcel trains as per thedetails given below:
A) CSMT-Shali-mar Parcel Trains:
Train No. 00113
CSMT-Shalimar parceltrain will leave dailyupto Tuesday June 30,2020. Train No. 00114Shalimar-CSMT parceltrain will leave dailyupto ThursdayJuly 2, 2020
These parceltrains will leaveat existing tim-ings, Path,Halts and com-position.
B) CSMT-Chennai CentralParcel Trains:
CSMT – ChennaiCentral Parcel trainwill run via Wadi - Se-cunderabad -Vijaywadaas per the followingtimings.
Train No. 00115
CSMT- Chennai Cen-tral parcel train willleave CSMT at 19.35hrs daily upto TuesdayJune 30, 2020. and ar-rive Chennai Central at
23.25 hrs next day.Train No 00116 Chen-nai Central - CSMTparcel train will leavedaily Chennai Centralat 12.30 hrs daily uptoJuly 2, 2020 and arriveCSMT at 16.20 hrsnext day. These parcel
trains will halt atLonavala, Pune, So-lapur, Wadi, Secunder-abad, Vijaywada in bothdirections.
Parcel loaders and e-commerce companieswho want to send essen-tial commodities whomay like to avail thisopportunity can contacton the following mobilenos: Mumbai - 8828110963 / 8828110983 /7972 279217; ChiefParcel Supervisor(CSMT): 9730536767 /7400098800; ChiefParcel Supervisor(LTT): 9967447343 /7666653802; ChiefParcel Supervisor:(Kalyan): 9869142069.
Letters to the Editor....School fees should be reduced by atleast50%: Parents
Every school has decided to collect full fees forthe Academic Year 2020-21 and they will provideOnline classes. With this system and procedure theywill make big amount and their recurring expendi-ture will be reduced to 60% as they will be savingon Electricity Bill, monthly overhead expenses andother expenses.
We, the parents, have burden of paying fees atthis pandemic situation and none of the schools havedecided to reduce the fees. As per the current situa-tion of Covid-19 in Mumbai, none of the school willstart functioning till September or may be furtherand we parents are in pain to pay the school feesforcibly.
I request Maharashtra Education Minister tolook into the issue at earliest and give their valu-able opinion on School Fees.
Many of the people are facing financial crunch.They are unable to manage even their home withhard earned savings.
I request everyone to give their opinion whatschool Management has to do, how they should takeforward the classes, how much fees to be chargedfor Online classes, what support can be sought fromthe government so that we can overcome this situ-ation.
We are not against paying fees, but we request
the Government, Maharashtra Education Minister,School Management, School Trustee to reduce the feesto 50% and support everyone during this pandemicsituation.
Dr Binu Varghese, Social Activist/Journalist.
Precaution to be taken as city opens upDuring this time of Coronavirus, buy vegetables
early in the morning and leave it for 6 hours. After 6hours, consider it as safe as it used to be before Coronaexisted.
Avoid buying vegetables in the evening; it’s theleftover of all day, touched by hundreds of people whocame to the shop and chose the best of the lot.
Once you have cooked vegetable, there are no chanc-es of Corona being still active in it. Its completely safeto be consumed.
Avoid eating raw vegetables and fruits as soon asyou bring them home. Also avoid keeping them in thefridge. Keep them soaked in water or in open if theyare not too perishable.
Higher chances of infection is when you touch themat the shop itself or when you exchange cash with theshopkeeper. He comes in contact with hundreds ofpeople everyday and goes to crowded wholesale mar-kets everyday to purchase them. These days, thewholesale markets of vegetables and fruits are the big-
gest carriers of Coronavirus.Stock non perishable items for a week, if possi-
ble. Also, reduce your frequency of visiting the mar-ket.
As soon as you come home, wash your handsproperly, possibly take a bath and keep the clothesaway which you wore to the shop.
Do not use sanitizer or disinfectant on fooditems.
Do not let your kids touch them before 4-6 hoursof being brought and you should not touch the kidsbefore you take a bath or at least wash your hands.
Try to pay online as much as possible. Thesedays even small shops accept paytm and phone pe,etc.
Do not wash vegetables and fruits with soap orany such chemicals like handwash. A professor andsafety specialist in North Carolina State Universi-ty, Benjamin Chapman came forward saying thatthe use of dish soaps or any kind of soap has al-ways been harmful for consumption and may leadto various health problems. He said, “We’ve knownfor 60 years that there are toxicity issues aboutconsuming household dish soaps. Drinking dishsoap or eating it can lead to nausea. It can alsolead to an upset stomach. It’s not a compound thatour stomach is built to deal with. He advised peo-ple to wash their fruits and vegetables with coldwater instead as it gets 90-99% of germs out.
NAVI MUMBAI: Whiletaking various mea-sures to curb the grow-ing spread of corona,under the guidance ofNavi Mumbai Munici-pal Commissioner An-nasaheb Misal, a massCovid 19 screeningcamp has been initiat-ed and 2414 citizenswere examined.
In this camp, the cit-izens were thermallyscanned and examinedby doctors and are be-ing given proper treat-ment after medical ex-amination. A pulseoximeter is used tocheck the oxygen levelof a person in case of fe-ver symptoms and swabtesting is being done in
2400 people screened in Turbhe,Khairane, Airoli nodes
case of corona-likesymptoms in a person.
The medical team ofDY Patil Hospital ex-amined 425 citizens.Similarly in Sector 2,Airoli, 174 citizens
were examined.A total of 344 citi-
zens were screened atthe mass screeningcamp held at Chinchpa-da Airoli. The medicalteam of Terna Hospital
Ayush Chaurasia (10 yrs), Std. V,DAV International School, Kharghar
at Nerul along withChinchpada CivilHealth Centre werepresent here.
Similarly, a massscreening camp wasalso organized in Hanu-man Nagar Turbhearea. In it, the medicalteam of Amrut PrernaSevabhavi Sansthaalong with IndiranagarCivil Health Centerconducted a massscreening examinationof 1471 citizens.
In the same way,mass screening campswere conducted on 5thJune at Sector 20 Tur-bhe, Hanuman NagarTurbhe, Sector 26 Tur-bhe, Sector 1 Airoli andChinchpada Airoli.
By Sumit Renose
NAVI MUMBAI: Aftertransporting mangoes,the state-run transportbody also known as SThas now started trans-porting onions in thecity. The onions arrivedin Mumbai AgriculturalProduce Market Com-mittee in Navi Mumbaifrom ST on Tuesday.The aim was to help thefarmers as there are notmany buses availableand the farmers werefacing issue.
12 tonnes of onionswere transported fromAkole and Sangamnercosting Rs 16,000, whilethe ST has spent Rs13,000.
State Transport buses ferry 12 tonnes of onions
With an aim to keep the city clean and green a two-day clean-up drive is being carriedout in Ward 19 under the guidance of BJP’s North Raigad district president MLAPrashant Thakur. House leader Paresh Thakur, corporator Anil Bhagat, corporator Dar-shana Bhoir, Ruchita Londhe, Pawan Soni and others participated in this campaign.
