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NMMC mulls overimparting globallyaccepted quality

educationBlood donation

camp andShradhanjali tomartyrs of 26/11

To pay homage to allthe martyrs who laid theirlives in 26/11 carnage,Muslim Ekta Foundation isorganizing an event‘Shradhanjali: The 26/11heroes who laid their lives’and ‘Blood donation camp’in coordination withNMMC Hospital – BloodBank at Vashi RailwayStation Premises on Tues-day, 26th November 2019between 10:00 am and4:00 pm.

Flea marketat Four Points,

VashiAsian Kitchen at Four

Points by Sheraton, Vashiis bringing food, art andnature everything alto-gether this Sunday withtheir flea market. Whetheryou are a food lover orinvested in local art or lovegardening, there is defi-nitely something for ev-eryone this weekend. Withmusic playing in the back-ground and specially cu-rated food at differentcounters ranging from fa-mous Street Chaat dishesto American Hot Dogs toMexican, there would bediverse shopping experi-ences. The market will fea-ture in house decorativesmall planters and bonsaifrom Go Green nursery,book stalls with stacks offew authors like KhaledHosseini, Kate Atkinson,Denise Robertson. Art lov-ing guests can also in-dulge in purchase of no-ticeable artwork andpaintings by emerging art-ist Komal Patil who hasexhibited her talent atmany notable events thisyear.

NEWS INBRIEF

Initiative to help studentsfrom two civic schools to expand

their horizon globally

By Abhitash D.Singh

NAVI MUMBAI: Withan aim to improve thequality of education inits schools, the NaviMumbai Municipal

Corporation (NMMC)is planning to intro-duce international cur-riculum in two of itscivic schools.

According to a se-nior NMMC official,"The proposal, which isstill in its planningstage, will be first sentto the general body forapproval. Post which,it will be sent to thestate government forthe final nod.

"In the first phase,the civic body plans to

introduce the interna-tional curriculum intwo of its civic schools.The process of choosingthe two schools is go-ing on. Soon after

choosing the schoolsthe proposal will besent to the generalbody for approval and

Contd. on pg. 2

By Abhitash D.Singh

NAVI MUMBAI:While the node ofUlwe is growing at arapid pace with apopulation of around40,000 people, thefacilities have failed togrow commensurate-ly. The residentsallege that the node,till date, does not havea garden due to whichthe fitness enthusi-asts as also the seniorcitizens have to go toKharkopar andBamandongri stationpremises for walking

Ulwekars demandproper gardens

Lack of gardens forces them to exercise at Kharkopar

& Bamandongri railway station premises, they say

and for doing exercis-es.

The City andIndustrial Develop-

ment Corporation Ltd(CIDCO) has identi-

Contd. on pg. 4

Schools to hold awareness sessionon waste management daily

NMMC issues circular to schools making it mandatory

to have 10 minutes’ daily session for a month

By Jim George

NAVI MUMBAI: With the threat ofpollution and improper wastedisposal techniques looming large,the Navi Mumbai MunicipalCorporation (NMMC) has issued acircular to every school making itmandatory to have a ten minuteawareness session daily aftermorning assembly on the adverseimpact of plastics on the environ-ment and the proper disposal ofwaste as part of the SwachhSarvekshan 2020 Campaign. Theschools have been asked to holdsuch sessions for a month.

The sessions are supposed tohelp students understand thenegative impact of plastics in ourdaily lives, the need to separate dryand wet waste, the proper usage oftoilets, the importance of personalhygiene and anawareness on the Contd. on pg. 5

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later it will be forward-ed to the state govern-ment for final approv-al," said another seniorofficial.

He further added,"The aim of such ini-tiative is to train thestudents for Interna-tional examination likethe Programme for In-ternational StudentAssessment (PISA).

Such type of initiativewill help the studentsin expanding their ho-rizon globally."

NMMC Commis-sioner Annasaheb Mis-al said, "The thenNMMC CommissionerDr. Ramaswamy N hadtaken many initiativesto improve the qualityof education in the city.He was of the opinionthat good educationwill help in makingstudents good citizens.I am taking his initia-tives further. We con-duct teacher's training

NMMCmulls over

imparting...Contd. from pg. 1

programmes on a reg-ular basis with an aimto keep the teachersabreast with the latestdevelopment in thefield of education sothat they can impartquality education."

Misal added, " Weare also planning tostart educational ex-cursions for the stu-dents of civic schoolsoutside Navi Mumbai.The excursions outsidethe city for primaryschools were conductedwithin the NMMC ju-risdiction. But now we

will initiate and takethe students to variousplaces in Mumbai andalso its peripheral ar-eas."

Anuj Pandey, Edu-cationist from Nerulinformed, "It is good tohear that the NMMC iscoming up with a verygenuine initiativewhere the students oftwo civic schools willbe imparted educationin international cur-riculum. This will def-initely boost the enthu-siasm of students aswell as their parents."

RPI woman president and herhusband injured in accident

By Crime Reporter

NAVI MUMBAI: The Republic Party of India (RPI)Women Wing President Shilatai Bodde and herhusband were injured in a car accident when atruck collided with their car. Mrs Bodde was trav-eling from Mahape to Vashi along with her hus-band, when the incident took place on Saturdaynight. The two are undergoing treatment at PKCHospital in Vashi. APMC police have arrested thetruck driver, Jiluji Pamaji Rajput.

NMMC conducts special workshop on the psycho-socialwell-being of people in times of disaster

By Staff Reporter

NAVI MUMBAI: TheNavi Mumbai Munici-pal Disaster Manage-ment Department andUNDP Commissionerlaunched a two-daystraining workshop on'Psycho-Social Care inDisaster Risk Reduc-tion' at the KnowledgeCentre at the NaviMumbai Municipalheadquarters on No-vember 25.

While interactingwith the attendees onthis occasion, Munici-pal Commissioner An-nasaheb Misal, said, inthe past, when a disas-ter occurred, everyoneat the local level had torun for help as therewas no source. Howev-er, over time communi-cations increased,awareness has in-creased and disastermanagement proce-dures have been initiat-ed at the corporation

level. Incidental trau-ma caused by disastersin micro planning alsoaffects people's psyche.Therefore, in additionto spreading awarenessamong the citizens toface the disaster and

help them get out of it,it is imperative to helpthem deal with psycho-social impact that thesedisasters have on thepsyche,” said Misal.

He appealed all thetrainees to share the

knowledge with others.Deputy Commis-

sioner Dadasaheb Cha-bukswara, sharedtypes of disasters: phys-ical, mental, social andfinancial. He said thatthat the idea of having

such a training work-shop came to him afterhe attended a NationalTraining Program inDelhi on this topic.

On this occasion,Deputy Commissionerof Disaster Manage-

ment Department, Da-dasaheb Chabukswar,Commissioner Dr. Dat-tatreya Nagar and Pro-fessor at Nimahan'sDisaster ManagementCentre, lecturer at theworkshop were

present. Sanjeev Ku-mar Manikappa,UNDP CoordinatorGrace Khote and mem-bers from variousNGOs, NMMC staffand others werepresent.

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By C.K. Subramaniam

SANPADA: Chan-drakakant Shivekar, aprofessional carromplayer, arranged an in-house carrom tourna-ment for the senior cit-izens of the Nagarik

Barrister Dr. Babasaheb AmbedkarRemembered on National Constitution Day

By Chandrashekhar Hendve

VASHI: To commemorate the Na-tional Constitution Day (which iscelebrated on November 26) inmemory of Barrister Dr. BabasahebAmbedkar, Nagrik Sahayta Sami-ti organised a function at Guravhall in Vashi on November 24.

Dr. Suresh Haware, Chairmanof the Shri Saibaba Sansthan Man-

agement Trust, Shirdi and founderpresident of the Belapur based Na-grik Sahayta Samiti speaking onthe occasion said, “Some people fol-low the Bhagwad Geeta, some theQuran, some the Bible, but thewhole nation follows the IndianConstitution. Hence the constitu-tion is very important.”

A musical program of patrioticsongs was presented by ShubhangiVaadya Vrunda of Chembur on theoccasion.

Dr. Gnyanraj Gaikwad, a doc-torate in Hindi and an author, saidthat Barrister Dr. BabasahebAmbedkar was called upon to framethe constitution for India as earlyas 1935 for the Home Rule pro-claimed by the British governmentfor India in that year.

Stating that the Indian Consti-tution is the most voluminous in theworld, Dr. Suresh Haware informedthat Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar stud-ied the constitution of 15 nationsand incorporated the best of themto frame the constitution for the In-dian form of parliamentary democ-racy.

Citing Dr. Babasaheb Ambed-

kar's Chavdar pond agitation in1927, in which he led thousands ofpeople from the backward commu-nities to drink the water of the pondin Mahad in Raigad district, whichwas denied to them by the uppercastes, Dr. Suresh Haware stressedthe need to understand the thoughtsof Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar and notlimit him merely to the 3 Ps viz.Pustak (Books), Pratik (Fame/Im-age) and Putlya (Statues).

Representatives of organizationsand individuals active in propagat-ing the life and teachings of Dr. Ba-basaheb Ambedkar were felicitatedon the occasion. Dr. P. Joshi, Go-palrao Gaikwad, Krishna Pandit,Santosh Kanade were among thedignitaries who graced the occa-sion.

Carrom tournament forsenior citizens

Sangh Sanpada, whichreceived an overwhelm-ing response.

In the Singles, thefollowing were the win-ners: 1st: Namdeo Pa-til; 2nd Suresh Devle-kar; 3rd Sanjay Shirke

and 4th MadhusudanJoshi.

In the Doubles,Salkar and ArvindJoshi bagged the firstposition, while Mano-har Patil and B.B. Bhorstood second.

By Dinesh Pawar

Shiva Sena officebearers of Urancarried out a morcha

Shiv Sena carries out a morcha

to Uran Tahsil Office

to the Uran Tahsiloffice demandingcompensation for thefarmers and fisher-

men who facedextreme losses due tothe deluge.

By Crime reporter

NAVI MUMBAI: TheAPMC police has regis-tered a case of negli-gence against the de-ceased Sanjit KumarPurve (24), who died dueelectric shock whilewelding an iron grill onthe second floor of theCentral Facilities build-ing in APMC last

Youth succumbs to electric shockmonth. As per the inves-tigation it has beenfound that Purve hadnot put on proper safetytools.

The deceased Purve,who resided near Gana-pati immersion pond inKoparkhairne Sector-19, had taken up weld-ing work of grill on thesecond floor of the Cen-

tral Facilities Buildingin APMC. While he waswelding an iron grillwith an electric drill onthe second floor, he sus-tained shocked. As a re-sult, he fell down fromthe second floor. He wastaken to Vashi Munici-pal Hospital. However,doctors declared himdead on admission.

By Crime Reporter

NAVI MUMBAI: A thief who was tryingto flee with mobile phone and a bag fromthe passenger who was sleeping in a lo-cal train, was caught by the Vashi Rail-way Police on Friday. The accused Jav-ed Zuber Ahmed Khan, 30, has beenarrested and the police have recoveredthe valuables from his possession.

The complainant Mehboob AbdulSheikh, 32, a painter who lives inPratap Nagar in Bhandup West visit-ed Seawoods for work. After complet-ing working Sheikh boarded 10.30 pm

Thief trying to flee nabbed by alert policelocal from Seawoods to Bhandup lastFriday. However, as he fell asleep inthe train, he could not get down atCSTM and once again came back toVashi at 12.30 pm. At that time theaccused Ahmed robbed Sheikh of hisvaluables. Despite attempt to nab theaccused, he tried to flee as a resultSheikh raised an alarm. The railwaypolice who were at the station imme-diately started chasing the accusedand nabbed him and took away thevaluables under his possession andarrested him.

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Issue : 173 26 November, 2019

Health is wealth“Health is wealth” thus goes the (old) say-

ing. In the present times this saying, howev-er, seems to have lost its meaning at leastfor a large section of urban populace. Leav-ing those in show biz and sports, rarely dowe find people giving due importance tohealth. The lifestyles in cities have becomesedentary and “late to bed and late to risemakes a man wealthy and wise” has replacedthe otherwise popular saying. The health towealth relationship is inversely proportionalin the present scenario where earning wealthif required at the cost of even health, is moreprevalent.

The health has taken backseat in today’slife, but this is not the end but beginning ofmore difficult problems, sometimes evengrave than the dearth of wealth. Obesity andits associated problems of heart diseases anddiabetes have multiplied at an alarming rate.The sheer pace at which these urban diseas-es are growing has pressed the panic buttonin the urbanites. Sooner or later they arerealizing that striking a balance between thedesire to earn and requirement of maintain-ing a good health is mandatory in the longterm. This has led to the need for urbanhealth care centres, more so in environmentwhere people have money to spend and noimpulse to take care of health the naturalway. Health care centres equipped with phys-ical trainers and loads of imported machineshave propped up in every nook and corner ofthe city luring people with catchy advertise-ments. Their promise to set the things rightin the shortest possible time is all the moreluring, as time is one commodity, which isscarce in the metropolis. Even if this serviceis available at an exorbitant cost.

In the days when most of the health carecentres are making hay, many spurious cen-tres have also propped up in the neighbor-hood to have the piece of cake. They arepromising wonders at nominal cost withoutany expert trainers or methodologies. Somehave come up with magic equipments, oth-ers with wonder drugs or wonder drinks prom-ising to solve all health related problems with-out any medicine or exercise. Many of suchcentres are fly-by-night operators who col-lect fee from large number of people and windup one fine night. Also, there have been in-cidences where more damage has been done,than any good, due to ignorance and ill-trained instructors.

Maintaining health the natural way is thebest solution. If at all, in an environmentwith cut- throat competition, it becomes un-avoidable to pay less attention to health as amatter of survival, then choosing a good re-puted health care centre is the right solu-tion. Also the government should formulatesound regulations in issuing licences to thesecentres so that an average citizen does notget cheated by the spurious operators.

Plant more trees and prevent earth from dying

Innovation makes itpossible to produce var-ious new products, butit lags behind in find-ing out ways to makeenvironment friendlyproducts as we see theamount of trash is in-creasing. Let us thinkon the lines of makingproducts like ediblecones used in cone ice-cream, where conealong with ice creamcan be consumed, un-like ice-cream served incups with plastic spoon,which litters the road.Let us all contributetowards the environ-ment and plant moretrees and prevent earthfrom dying.

By the next 10years, earth will be-come 4 degrees hotterthan it is now. Hima-layan glaciers are melt-ing at a rapid rate mak-ing it imperative for allof us to understand thegravity of the situationand lend our hand infighting global warm-ing. The only remedyleft is to plant moretrees and it must beour priority not towaste water. Burningof plastics should be to-tally prevented to avoidair pollution. It is timeto adopt one tree as perthe request of NMMC.

In the past, numberof trees were cut in the

By C K Subramaniam

name of developmentand it is time for us toplant more trees to com-pensate the huge loss oftrees in the city envi-ronment.Trees clean the air we

breathe and thatgives us disease freelife. Our youngstersneed to breathefresh air and morn-ing walk provide thebest atmosphere forthe same. One treecan alone absorb 22Kgs of Carbon-di-ox-ide in a year. So, toavail that benefit we

should allow thetree to exist and wecan reap the benefitof it throughout theyear and year afteryear. Trees are de-stroyed to make pa-per cups. Instead ofgoing in for papercups make it com-pulsory to use reu-seable mug. Everyday a tree is supply-ing oxygen for up to4 people and that isa great relief for con-gested cities likeMumbai / NaviMumbai.

1. Deforestation mustbe followed by affor-estation.

2. Air pollution can becombated by wayvery careful plan-ning and location ofindustries, betterdesigning of plantequipment, machin-ery and proper oper-ation.

3. Control of automo-bile emissions to bedeveloped.

4. To limit Globalwarming to theminimum extent,new methods of har-nessing renewableenergy resourcessuch as wind, solar

and ocean currentshave to be adopted.

5. A crusade to protectthe ozone layer fromfurther depletion tobe launched.

6. We have to developbio degradable pesti-cides, educate farm-ers to use selectiveand relatively safechemicals.

7. To fight water pollu-tion, effluent treat-ment systems to beincorporated as anintegral part of theIndustry.

8. Bio gas productionto be encouraged.Emphasis to be giv-en to methods of

turning wastes towealth.

9. Treatment of sew-age checking pollu-tion should be doneperiodically.

10.Alternate energysources to be madeuse of. Solar ener-gy and Windmillcan be used to pro-duce electricity.NMMC's initiative

to give wide publicityfor planting trees in thesatellite city is laud-able. Planet earth is thesole planet that sup-ports life. The surviv-al of the species is madepossible by a balancedenvironment on earth.Man has made greatscientific advancement,albeit, at the cost of ourenvironment. Themain cause for environ-mental degradation ispollution. Toxic sub-stance released by In-dustries pollute the airand contaminates wa-ter, causing hazardousdiseases in human andanimals.

So, here is how wecan save ourselves:1. Plant Trees2. Ensure better plan-

ning and location ofIndustries

3. Put in place automo-bile emission con-trols

4. Educate farmers touse bio-degradablepesticides and safechemicalsWe can save Planet

earth from dying andthat is the message forthe World Environmentday.

The writer is freelancer

from Sanpada,

Navi Mumbai

fied few plots in Ulwefor developing gardensin the node, but nosteps have been takenin this regard.

Pravina Naik, aresident of Sector-17in Ganga ViharApartment in Ulwesaid, “I bought a flatlast year as I was toldthat a garden will be

coming in front of myapartment. However,the plot is lyingvacant with no signsof any development.Hope the authoritieswake up and develop agarden on a prioritybasis. I go all the wayto Kharkopar stationalong with my threeyear old son formorning walk. Hopethe authorities giveUlwekars a garden asNew Year bonanza.”

Shahid Khan, aresident of Prabhat

Heights in Sector-9,Ulwe said, “There isa small pond inSector-9 which has adeveloped area wherethere are a few ridesfor the children andalso a walking track,but it is not a propergarden. Most of thetime it is emptybecause of mosquitomenace. The resi-dents have beendemanding gardenfrom last few yearsbut our request hasfallen into deaf years.

CIDCO officialsshould come andinspect the areathemselves. Onlythen they will under-stand the resident’sproblems. We need aproper garden.”

CIDCO PubicRelation Office PriyaRatambe whilespeaking with theNewsband said,“CIDCO has alreadyidentified few plotsand very soon theUlwekars will havegarden for them.”

Ulwekarsdemandproper...Contd. from pg. 1

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BJP's Kusum Mhatre has been elected unopposed as the chairman of the Women and Child Welfare of Panvel CityMunicipal Corporation. (picture)

By Dinesh Pawar

URAN:ShreeAnirudh Academy ofDisaster Management

Blood donation camp held at Uran

24th) at KDS CollegeUran. Around 136donors donated blood.The camp was organ-

and MulekhandCentre organized ablood donation campon Sunday (November

ised in associationwith Dr. D Y PatilHospital, Nerul.

By Crime Reporter

NAVI MUMBAI: AShivshahi bus driversustained injuries whilesaving motorcycle andrammed the bus intothe underpass at Ma-hape on Sunday morn-ing on the Thane-Be-lapur road. Followingthe accident, the trafficat the underpass cameto a standstill and wasrestored to normalcyafter an hour. TheShivshahi bus has beenseverely damaged in theaccident.

The Shivshahi busfrom Thane reached theunderpass at Mahapeon the Thane-Belapurroad at around 7am on

Bus rams intothe underpass

at Mahape

Sunday morning.Around that time amotorcyclist, who wason the slope suddenlyapplied brakes. The busdriver, with an aim tosave the motorcyclist,also applied suddenbrake and hit the un-derpass wall.

The driver of the bussustained minor inju-ries. He was sent to thehospital for treatment.The accident was re-ported at Turbhe MIDCpolice station. Due tothe large amount ofdamage to the Shivsha-hi bus, passengerstraveling from this bushad to be shifted to oth-er bus.

need to keep sur-roundings clean.

Through thechildren, the civicbody aims at reachingthe parents as well.“Even if proper bottlesare provided tostudents by NMMC,the students prefer touse plastic bottleswhich are easier tocarry. This is becausestudents are stillunaware of the healthhazards of plastics.The new awarenesssessions are started asa means to provideinformation directly tothe children”, saidNitin Kale, Deputy

Municipal Commis-sioner of Vehicle,Sports & Cultural.

The circular alsostates that NationalService Scheme (NSS)and National CadetCorps (NCC) studentsshould take initiativeand go to slums andvillage areas andspread awareness onthe waste disposaltechniques. Theawareness sessionsshould be held in sucha way that if people inthese areas havedoubts, the studentsshould be able toanswer the questionsput forward by them.

Schools to hold awareness...Contd. from pg. 1

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City Students Interact With International Author’s Dav Pilkey

Inspired to do good & be creativeBy Ashok Dhamija

NAVI MUMBAI: Aca-demic enrichment isan integral part of ed-ucation and Ryangroup strives to reachdesired goals in allScholastic fields bypromoting non-tradi-tional materials prod-ucts which are typi-cally not used to teachsyllabus-related top-ics.

One such initia-tive saw over 50 stu-dents from Class VI toVIII from Ryan Inter-national School, San-pada along with theirteachers participatingin an interactive ses-sion with worldwidebestselling and Calde-cott Honour-winningauthor and illustratorDav Pilkey at the Roy-al Opera House, inMumbai last week

Organised by Scho-lastic India, children’spublishing, educationand media company,the enthusiastic stu-dents from the cityalong with tens of hun-dreds of others got anonce in a life time op-portunity not only tointeract with the not-

It was a once in life time opportunity for the Ryan Sanpada students and teacher to be part of the unique event whichwas conducted by Scholastic India

Caldecott Honor-winningauthor and illustrator DavPilkey had the studentsengaged throughout

The renowned international author Dav Pilkey, poses with the girls students of Ryan Sanpada

ed writer of variouschildren’s book seriesand graphic novels,that has won thehearts of millionsacross the globe.These includes ndear-ing characters of thelikes of Dog Man se-ries, the Captain Un-derpants series, theDragon series, ThePaperboy and manymore. In addition theyoung participantsfrom various schoolsincluding Ryan San-pada took part in var-ious fun activities, livedrawing sessions, pre-

Contd. on pg. 8

Aai Baba Garden in Vashi gets open gym

By Chandrashekhar

Hendve

VASHI: The resi-dents of Sector 7,Vashi have reasons tocheer. They can nowexercise in theoutdoors, free of costat the Aai BabaGarden. The facilitywas inaugurated on24th November, 2019by senior citizens,residents of ward 64in the presence of

their corporators,Divya VaibhavGaikwad. This is thethird open air gym inher ward, which has12 gardens.

Constructed at acost of Rs. 4 lakhs,the garden now haschest press, forearmtwirl, aerial stroller,hip twister and absboard among others.

“Studies haveshown that outdoor

physical activity hasgreater advantages.Fresh air helps infighting insomniaand improves thequality of sleep.Getting sunshine,which has become arare treat, is anadded advantage.Sunshine providesthe vitamin D andalso enhances energygeneration in themuscles and oxida-

tion of the tissues,”said Divya.

“The majority ofthe gyms in ourneighbourhood areusually in basementsand play loud musicwhich is not comfort-able for the seniorcitizens like me.Open air gym is aboon for us as we canexercise in the openair without anydistractions,” said a

resident.“For a student

away from home, Icannot afford thehigh gym fees. Thesegyms are a blessing

not only for me butmany other studentswho live and study inmy neighbourhood,”said a student fromSector 11, Vashi.

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When we talkabout Diabetes manyof us know how thisaffects any individualeither physically orpsychologically. I amtalking from personalexperiences and I am adiabetic from 10 years.I know every daymany medicines andtherapies are coming tothe market but despiteprogress in the devel-opment of therapiesand devices to treat di-abetes, the burden ofliving with the diseaseremains high. Peopleacross cultures andcountries report nega-tive experiences fromdiabetes, not only withregard to glycemia, butalso regarding physi-cal, emotional, social,and financial healthmetrics. I can say thatDiabetes is a 24/7 un-wanted job with no va-

Diabetes and life

cations, breaks, or set-it-and-forget-it phoneapps, but it is makingyou remember it all the

time whether eating orsitting. Research isdone to better under-stand the impacts of

diabetes on daily life. Inthis research a surveywas done. In this sur-vey the respondents

were asked to respondto following :

I will be very happy if our civic body decides to developplay grounds. It is much needed. Our present genera-tion kids cannot find any open space to play, due to toomany construction activities taking place and we havealmost become like a concrete jungle in the name of de-velopment and urbanisation. It is high time to thinkabout wellness of kids, youth and people by giving themopen space to keep themselves physically fit. Now let’s

make Navi Mumbai the most lovable and liveable city in India. I stronglysupport and wish our civic bodies to reserve and develop playgrounds forNavi Mumbaikars’ fitness goals.Nivedita Shreyans, Director (Public Relation & Corporate Communications), Vashi

NAVI MUMBAIKARS SPEAK Your views on civic body planning to develop playgrounds

There are very few open playgrounds in Navi Mumbai.Kids and youth are getting confined to TVs and Smart-phones, which is reducing their activity.There should be enough number of playgrounds whileutilizing the open areas. I would expect each playgroundshould be designed to good standards having atleast ba-sic and some advanced facilities, sheds to escape rainsand hot sun, toilets, enough dustbin, flood lights for lateevening and early morning visibility, long range CCTV

cameras, missing item deposits and claims counter, sports library, smallfood canteens, designated places for different sports ranging from athlet-ics, cricket, football, tennis, badminton, basketball etc. Maintenance ismost important along with safety, security and first aid facility. Safetyfrom wild reptiles and snakes should be ensured. People should be en-couraged to use the grounds and also participate in maintaining the same.Pramod Mahajan, AAP, Navi Mumbai Spokesperson, Koperkhairane

QUESTION FOR NEXT WEEK:

Your views on NMMC planning to introduce International curriculum in select civic schools?Readers desirous of contributing in this column may send their views along with their passport size picture and address to dailynewsband@yahoo.co.in

There are many parks and playgrounds in the NMMCjurisdiction but they are required to be maintained prop-erly. A senior citizen’s open shed is required to be put ineach and every park. There should be facilities for Yogaand open gyms tracks in the parks. Maintenance of itshould be given to reputed NGO with some financialhelp.Anuj Kumar Pandey, Ex Army, Social activist, Nerul

Planning to develop playground is really fresh feel tomind. Everyone have their own space at home and in abuilding / society area. But it's mostly used for vehicleparking slots. Children, youth even senior citizen needplayground where they develop their health, energy andlife too. Playground is the need for us.Amit Jadhav, Palm Beach, Sanpada

At present, Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation doesn'thave state of art sports complex. Playground is one suchpart of it. Maximum playgrounds of city is with schoolswhich is not easily accessible for people or with gymkha-nas which is not affordable for the common men. Thereare illegal/temporary playgrounds which get sold by thedevelopers. We need world class sports facility centre.Moreover grounds reserved for playground should havereservation status and no further development over itshould be allowed.Saurabh Pandya, Sector 11, Koperkhairane

If developing with clear intention for the use of public,then it is fine but if there is a plan to privatise it forearning revenue, then it is wrong. Playgrounds are lungsof the city & they need to be developed.Abbas Mulla, Anjuman Khairul Islam Trust, Navi Mumbai Trustee

Kid’s Zone

Asmit Kumar Shrivastav

Ulwe is a city sit-uated in Raigad dis-trict (Maharashtra).It is also a part ofNavi Mumbai. It is adeveloping city. It hasnumerous high-rises.As of now, it has plen-ty of open spaces. Itis like a green citywith high-level amen-ities standard.

But still the peopleliving in Ulwe are fac-ing problems. There arenot enough schools.There are only a fewgood schools in Ulwe.There are not enoughhospitals also in Ulwefor the citizens. The cit-izens are forced to go toother cities of NaviMumbai or Mumbai fortreatment.

There are a lot ofopen spaces but notwell-developed parksand garden for kids.There is only one parkin Ulwe. So the kidsstart playing on theroad which is very dan-gerous. It can cause asevere road accident.Ulwe does not haveproper internet andmobile network also.

People who live inUlwe face networkproblems daily. OnlyJio has good network.

The roads of Ulweare in the worst con-ditions. They are notconstructed well andhave many potholes.The roads are notproperly cleaned.

The N.M.M.Cshould constructsome schools, hospi-tals and parks. Theyshould also repair andclean the road. Theyshould also buildsome network towersin Ulwe.

Asmit KumarShrivastav is Class –VII student and stud-ies in M.N.M Vidya-laya & T.N.G. Jr. Col-lege of Science, Ulwe

Contd. on pg. 8

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• The factors thathad the greatestimpact on day-to-day life with diabe-tes, including hy-poglycemia, timec o m m i t m e n t ,weight manage-ment, and stigma

• The barriers to bet-ter diabetes man-agement

• To assess the im-pact of diabetes onvarious aspects oflife, including self-confidence, abilityto take on life’schallenges, and re-lationships

• To give informationon demographics,technologies andtherapies used, A1Cvalues, and thepresence of compli-cationsThe participants of

the survey also had theopportunity to provideopen-ended commentsabout how diabetes af-fects their daily livesand how a new medi-cation or technologycould be most useful forpeople living with dia-betes. The result of thesurvey showed thatonly 37% of respon-dents with type 1 dia-betes and 54% of thosewith type 2 diabetesreported having A1C

goal of an =6.5%. Al-most half of those withtype 1 diabetes and al-most one-third of thosewith type 2 diabetesreported taking medi-cations for depression.Two-thirds of thosewith type 2 diabetesreported having highblood pressure, 58%reported having highcholesterol, 26% re-ported having nervedamage, and 25% re-ported having feet prob-lems. These resultswere reported despiteusing medications.This is only shows thathow difficult it is tomaintain your qualityof life when you arehaving diabetes. It is ademanding disease,and it can affect yourlife in many ways.Managing his or herdiabetes is stressful foranyone. The way youfeel when your bloodglucose levels are lowor really high makesyou quite stressed.There are the worriesthat you might devel-op complications, andthe burden of dealingwith any complicationsyou may already havemakes you so nervousthat no wonder manypeople feel that diabe-tes affects their quali-ty of life. Everyonewants to have the bestpossible quality of life,

so that it feels good tobe satisfied and happy.When you are feelinggood about your life ingeneral and aboutyour life with diabetes,you have more energyto take good care ofyour diabetes. Andwhen you are able totake good care of your-self, you are likely tofeel better day-to-dayand to stay healthier inthe long run. So, feel-ing better and stayinghealthy give a furtherboost to your quality oflife and it activates aself-reinforcing positivecycle. Every diabeticsknows the never-end-ing demands of diabe-tes care, such as eat-ing carefully, exercis-ing, monitoring bloodglucose, and schedul-ing and planning. Ifyou are struggling un-der the burden of dia-betes and other respon-sibilities, you deservehelp, even if you arenot depressed. Manydiabetes health careprofessionals aretrained to help theirpatients adjust treat-ment regimens to easethe burden of diabetesmanagement whilemaintaining good bloodglucose control andgood health. They mayalso be able to help youimprove your day-to-day diabetes coping

skills .You can also en-rol in a diabetes edu-cation program in yourarea. These programsare designed to helppeople with diabeteslive better with theirdisease,

To maintain yourdiabetes you have totake care of many fac-tors and the most im-portant is food thanmedication and exer-cise. Healthy eating isnecessary for healthyliving — with or with-out diabetes. But if youhave diabetes, then youshould know how foodsaffect your blood sugarlevels. It's not only thetype of food you eat butalso how much you eatand the combinations offood types you eat. Solearn about carbohy-drate counting and por-tion sizes. A key tomany successful diabe-tes management plansis learning how to countcarbohydrates as theyhave the biggest impacton your blood sugar lev-els. You should learnwhat portion size is ap-propriate for each typeof food. Simplify yourmeal planning by writ-ing down portions forthe foods you eat oftenand meal well balanced.You should plan for ev-ery meal to have a goodmix of starches, fruitsand vegetables, proteins

and fats. Some carbohy-drates, such as fruits,vegetables and wholegrains, are better foryou than are others asthese foods are low incarbohydrates and con-tain fibre that helpskeep your blood sugarlevels more stable. Co-ordinate your meals andmedications and avoidsugar-sweetened bever-ages as they tend to behigh in calories and of-fer little in the way ofnutrition and becausethey cause blood sugarto rise quickly, it's bestto avoid these types ofdrinks if you have dia-betes. Physical activityis another importantpart of your diabetesmanagement plan.When you exercise,your muscles use sug-ar (glucose) for energyand regular physicalactivity also helps yourbody use insulin moreefficiently. You shouldcheck your blood sugarlevel before, during andafter exercise, especial-ly if you take insulin ormedications that lowerblood sugar. Drinkplenty of water or oth-er fluids while exercis-ing because dehydra-tion can affect bloodsugar levels. Alwayshave a small snack orglucose tablets withyou during exercise incase your blood sugar

level drops too low.With this medication isrequired to lower yourblood sugar levels whendiet and exercise alonearen't sufficient formanaging diabetes. Butthe effectiveness ofthese medications de-pends on the timingand size of the dose.Medications you takefor conditions otherthan diabetes also canaffect your blood sugarlevels. So you shouldlook for patterns andkeep careful track ofyour blood sugar read-ings from month tomonth. Adjust your di-abetes treatment planas needed. Your doctormay recommend chang-es in your meal plan,activity level or diabe-tes medications to makeup for blood sugar vari-ation and you shouldfollow religiously. Ifyou're stressed, the hor-mones your body pro-duces in response toprolonged stress maycause a rise in yourblood sugar level.

In all Diabetes ismay be a complicateddisease but with prop-er care you can keep itin check and lead ahealthy life. Many ce-lebrities are leadingnormal life with Diabe-tes and making laurelsin their professionallives.

Kanak’s pen...Contd. from pg. 7

Residents of Gulsunde village demand proper water supplyURAN: With an aim

to ensure that the res-idents of Gulsunde Vil-lage get regular andabundant water sup-ply, the recently elect-ed MLA Mahesh Baldiheld a meeting withthe Group Develop-ment Officer Tatgure,Water Supply OfficerChavan, GulsundeGram Panchayat Sar-

panch HarichandraBande, SarpanchShantaram Malusareand others.

Currently Gulsun-de, Ladivali, Akulwadi,Turade, Kashtakirna-gar, Waweghar,Shawls, Deololi,Dapivali and other vil-lages in the area arenot receiving properwater supply.

sentation by DavPilkey, and photo op-portunities with a DogMan costumed charac-ter too, as part of the‘Do Good’ campaignwhich aimed to high-light the many waysbooks inspire how on

an individual levelthey too can help oth-ers to make a positivedifference whereverthey are.

“The unique eventsaw around 1600 kidsand teachers who par-ticipated and experi-enced the noted inter-national author’s DavPilkey sessions It wasan interesting and cre-

City StudentsInteract...

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ative exploration forthe students. Theylearnt about the au-thor’s techniques ofstory writing andabout the characters ofhis books. The 53 yearold American authorDav also interactedwith the students andbrought out their cre-ativity through vari-ous sketches and cari-

catures. He also auto-graphed copies of theever popular Dogmanseries (26 million cop-ies in print to date)that were on sale. Itwas a fun way of in-creasing knowledgeabout books and au-thors and the childrenthoroughly enjoyed thesession” shared Muri-el Fernandes, Princi-

pal of Ryan Interna-tional School, Sanpa-da, Navi Mumbai.

“I’m truly gratefulfor the support fromeducators, parents,and volunteers who arespreading the impor-tant message of doinggood and bringingcommunities togetherto celebrate reading,”said Dav Pilkey, who

has been vocal abouthis difficulties inschool when he was of-ten banished to thehallways. With strongsupport from his par-ents, he began to drawand create comics andsince then shared hisjourney and his strug-gles with ADHD anddyslexia while interact-ing with the kids.

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By Ashok Dhamija

Defending PremierLeague Champions,Manchester City Foot-ball Club who defeatedformer championsChelsea by a margin of2-1 after overcoming aN’Golo Kante goal (26th

minute) deficit halfwhich saw Kevin DeBruyne equalisethrough a deflected equ-aliser from Kevin DeBruyne against the runof play and a brilliantsolo goal from RiyadMahrez in in a dramat-ic first half, celebratedthe launch of the com-munity football project

Man City Flags- off Community Football Project To Promote Education

‘Goals for Life’ in Mum-bai during its three-citytour of India last week.Legendary City foot-baller Micah Richardswas on hand to helpdeliver a football ses-sion to local childrenand meet the inspiringYoung Leaders who’ll bechanging lives throughfootball

As part of City’s glo-bal community work,the Goals for Lifeproject, which is deliv-ered in partnershipwith local NGO OSCARFoundation, the samewill see young leadersempower the lives of

portance of educationwith the aim of sup-porting children to com-plete their education.

Additionally, extra-curricular support andmentoring will be pro-vided to children at riskof dropping out ofschool. Under the Goalsfor Life project, a foot-ball-based STEM edu-cation curriculum willalso be developed to fur-ther improve educa-tion.

Commenting at theevent, former City cen-tre-back Micah Rich-ards, said: “Communi-ty has always been atthe heart of Manches-ter City and it’s been anabsolutely privilege tobe here today and meetthe inspiring YoungLeaders. The Goals forLife project is an impor-tant platform that em-powers individuals to bechange makers in theirown communities. Theresponse and supportfor this cause has beenoverwhelming. Theability, passion and de-termination shown bythe Young Leaders, andparticipants will em-power and pave the wayfor the next genera-tion.”

Ashok Rathod,Founder-Director ofOSCAR Foundation,commented: “OSCARFoundation is delightedto join hands withManchester City fortheir 2019 Trophy Tourin Mumbai. What’smost remarkable forme about this tour isthat Man City is not

only connecting withtheir local fans but alsohonouring Young Lead-ers from Mumbai’sslums who have beenengaged in various‘football for develop-ment’ initiatives. I be-lieve that football hastremendous power toinfluence social issuesand together we canmake a real differenceby using football as atool for development.”

The project is partof City’s Cityzens Giv-ing initiative, whichgives fans the opportu-nity to choose howfunds, donated by CityFootball Group and itspartners, fund youth-led community footballprojects around theworld. The projects,run by young people foryoung people, use foot-ball to tackle social is-sues affecting theircommunities. Underthis initiative £400,000has been pledged to sup-port causes includinggirls’ empowerment,connecting communi-ties, social inclusion,safe water, educationand safe spaces acrosssix cities globally. Overthe six-week campaign,fans will have thechance to vote for theirfavourite projects; themore votes a projectgets, the greateramount of funding itwill receive. To vote forthe Goals for Life projectand find out more onthe projects Manches-ter City support in In-dia, visit mancity.com/cityzensgiving.

The start of a new chapterwith a Zippo click

Wedding seasoncomes with loads tolook forward to. Withcolorful clothes tocountless sweets, thereis happiness allaround. It is undoubt-edly the most specialday for the couple andthe start of a new chap-ter in their lives.Butwhat precedes thesecelebrations is thequest for the perfectgifts – something thatthe newlyweds wouldremember you by.

Zippo offers the per-fect solution to this pre-dicament with ZippoWindproof Lighters.These elegant lighterswith their all metalbuild and stunning de-signs are sure to leavethe groom in awe. Fea-turing intricate design

details engraved intothe high quality metalgives the lighters a pre-mium feel. These light-ers come with a lifetimewarranty making thema lifelong memento ofyour love for them.

Choose from an ar-ray of new designsavailable on the ZippoIndia website http://www.zippo.in/, and inthe 28 William Pennstores and 3 shop-in-shop operations across10 cities.

More than a lighterWith over 80 years

of history, Zippo has aninfluential and dedicat-ed fan base. The brandhas transcended itsfunctional benefits tobecome a cultural iconand regularly featuresin films around the

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date stamping, afford-ability and rich histo-ry of the Zippo lightersmake them a greatitem to collect, and thevast number of collec-tors and lovers of Zip-po lighters continues toincrease daily. In theUnited States alone itis estimated that thereare around 4 millionZippo Windproof Light-er collectors and thereare 11 official collectors’clubs worldwide. Thefull range of new de-signs are available onthe William Penn On-line Shop https://www.williampenn.net/, and in 28 WilliamPenn stores and 3shop-in-shop opera-tions across 10 cities.

children in their com-munity by using foot-ball as a tool to tacklesocial challenges. Theproject is Man City’sthird community foot-ball project in Indiahaving previously sup-ported safe water andhealth and hygieneprojects in Bengaluruand Kolkata respective-ly.

Supported locallyby Club technologypartner Cisco, theGoals for Life project isdesigned to promote ed-ucation among childrenby delivering footballactivities on a weeklybasis in three commu-nities in Mumbai. Ituses football to teachchildren about the im-

Man City’s former profes-sional footballer and cen-tre-back Micah Richardswho represented Englandin various age group inter-national tournaments en-joys a football session onthe side line with the kids

Manchester City launched its third community football project in India to promote education, mid-way through the Club’s three-city, as part of its global Trophy Tour. Photoshows the various stake holders from the City and NGO Oscar Foundation along with underprivileged students pose with the silverware.

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Catholic weddingsA wedding in a Catholic family is a beautiful

occasion for relatives and friends to gather aroundthe bride-to-be or groom-to-be in support or encour-agement and also to bless them.

Traditional ceremonies like the roce for Goans and Mangaloreans andthe Umbracha Pani for East Indians (Maharashtrian Catholics) have addedto the fun and excitement in preparation for the wedding day. The appli-cation of coconut juice and milk as a sign of ritual cleansing or a bathwith the water drawn from the village well has a certain significance forthe person going to get married.

But unfortunately, over the years, these ceremonies have degeneratedinto meaningless rituals because the 'fun' element has meant the unnec-essary smashing of eggs or the pouring of chilled beer or other smellyconcoctions on the persons going to get married.

Someone should enlighten on this unique East Indian custom of ‘Um-bracha Pani’ to the modern generation who know very little about thistradition and customs of the community.

During the celebration of weddings and other events, one should re-member the orphans and donate a small portion of their budget to them.These children who have no one to take care of them, except the religioussisters, will feel happy and have a smile on their faces.

Jubel D’Cruz, Mumbai

Letter to the Editor....

By Ashok Dhamija

PANVEL: Railways has decided to replace Sleeper Class Coach with 3 TierAC Coach in the following Express Trains via Konkan Railway route withhalt at Panvel Junction as per the schedule given below:

Upgraded Replacement Of Coach On SouthBound Express Trains Via KR Route

Passengers are requested to kindly note the same.

Over 6500 Partake In Walkathon

To Promote Fitness

By Ashok Dhamija

The second edition ofSkechers PerformanceWalkathon was flaggedoff by noted Bollywoodcelebrity Taapsee Pan-nu on Sunday in Mum-bai. Over 6,500 enthu-siastic participants inthree categories 8 Km,5 Km, and 3 Km toopart in the event.

To add more life tothe event, well known

influencers of the likesof choreographerMelvin Louis, singerAnushka Manchanda,Winner of India’s NextTop Model Season 4Urvi Shetty along withothers entertained thegathering with theirsterling performancesat the end of the walk-athon.

Speaking on the oc-casion Tapsee Pannu,Bollywood Actress said,“I am delighted to be as-sociated with the brandfor the 2nd edition ofSkechers Performance

Bollywood celebrity Taapsee Pannu flags off the Walkathon in presence of Rahul Vira,CEO, Skechers India

Mumbai Walkathon. Ireally appreciate theinitiative taken bySkechers to educate peo-ple about the impor-tance of walking and in-corporating the idea ofstaying fit in their day-to-day activities. I per-sonally love walkingand exercising as myprofession demands meto be fit and healthy allthe time.”,

Rahul Vira, ChiefExecutive Office,Skechers India on theother hand said, “Walk-ing, in the recent timeshas been the most un-derrated form of physi-cal activity. This is thereason why Skecherstook up the challenge tospread awarenessamong people of all agegroups about the bene-fits of walking. One ofthe easiest ways to getourselves started withthe habit of walking isa pair of good comfort-able walking shoes and

Skechers provides youwith a wide range ofthem. Our focus is notonly on professionalathletes but beginnersas well and we aim toencourage more andmore people to stayhealthy and fit by walk-ing every day.”

About Skechers:

An American perfor-mance and lifestylefootwear, is a perfect

blend of innovation,style and technologygiving people & ath-lete’s access to some ofthe most technological-ly advanced footwear.Skechers India, de-signs, develops andmarkets a diverserange of performanceand lifestyle footwearfor men, women andchildren and nowstretching head to toewith their latest addi-tion of apparel and ac-cessories. Skechers isavailable in India andover 160 countries.

Over 6500 citizens across all age group took part in the Skechers Performance MumbaiWalkathon to promote fitness in day to day life

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NAVI MUMBAI: Na-tional security and na-tional unity, defendingthe nation from exter-nal aggression and in-ternal threats, andmaintaining peace andsecurity within its bor-ders has been the coremission of IndianArmy. Having foughtfour major wars withneighbouring Pakistanand one with China, ithas been also involvedin tackling insurgencyand other low intensitywars. This has madethe land-based branchand the largest compo-nent of the IndianArmed Forces an emi-nently and efficient bat-tle trained, war ma-chine. Touted as thethird largest army inthe world, India Army

ARO Mumbai To Conduct Army RecruitmentRally In Various Categories Next Month

which has a total of 1.4million active armyand 11.55 reserve forc-es, as well as 20 lakhparamilitary forces.

The life of an Indianarmy soldier is a presti-gious and dignified one.Anyone can apply for ajob in the Indian army,irrespective of his caste,religion, or class. Theonly criteria for recruit-ment, other than pass-ing the age barrier isthat the candidateshould meet the educa-tional, physical, andmedical standards asprescribed by the Indi-an army.

In order to generate

employment for theyouth of Maharashtrathereby giving them anopportunity to serve themotherland and lead adignified life, an Armyrecruitment rally is be-ing by organised by theArmy Recruiting Of-fice, Mumbai from 13

For representational purpoe only

to 23 December 2019.To be conducted at Man-niya Shri Abdul KalamAzad Sports Stadium,Kausa Valley, Mumbra,District – Thane, thesame is being carriedout in various catego-ries. These includes Sol-dier General Duty, Sol-

dier Technical, SoldierTechnical (Aviation &Ammunition Examin-er), Soldier Technical(Nursing Assistant),Soldier Technical(Nursing Assistant/Vet-enary), Soldier Trades-man, Soldier Clerk/Store Keeper Technical,Sepoy Pharma, Havil-dar Surveyor Auto Car-tographer and JuniorCommissioned Officer(Religious Teacher).

Those candidateswho are domiciles of sixdistricts of Maharash-tra ie Mumbai City,Mumbai Suburban,Nashik, Raigarh, Pal-ghar and Thane (in-

cluding Navi Mumbai)are eligible to apply.Those found physicallyand medically fit willundergo the entrancetest in January andFebruary 2020. Thecandidates selected inthe final merit will thenbe called upon to jointhe Indian Army for ser-vice of the Nation

Army officials intheir have advise allthe candidates not tofall prey to touts as theentire recruitment pro-cess is very fair, trans-parent and free. Anytout approaching anycandidate must apprisemilitary officials/Police.

For registration,application or queriesvisit Indian Army web-site www.joinindianarmy.nic.in or contact022-22153510.

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Workshop on ‘Citizen Journalism’ receives overwhelming response

Importance of social and print media explained to the attendees

By Abhitash D.Singh

NAVI MUMBAI: TheVishwa SamvadKendra, Mumbai onSaturday 23rd No-vember, 2019 organ-ised a free workshopon “Citizen Journal-ism” at Yog NiketanKendra in Vashiwhere 47 male and 22females from the cityparticipated. Theinitiative was under-taken to make thepeople understand andknow the importanceof social and printmedia and how to be apart of citizen journal-ism.

In order to moti-vate the citizenjournalists and makethe proverb “Be thechange you wish tosee in the world” true,few like-minded peoplefrom Vishwa SamvadKendra formed ateam. They joinedhand together andcame up with themodule.

The topics which

were discussed duringthe workshop includedscope and limitationsof print, electronic anddigital media, theimpact of media onsociety and gover-nance, basic rules/laws regardingjournalism, what isnews, how to findnews, how to writenews, presentation ofnews or text, how toshoot news via mobile,basic techniques andknowledge of upload-ing and effective use ofsocial media.

The sessions weredivided into two parts.One was for PrintMedia and the otherwas for Social Media.In a four-hour sessionwhich was held from4pm to 8pm twosenior journalistsfrom Mumbai guidedthe participants.Swati Joshi (FreelanceJournalist) andSomesh Kolge (Sub-Editor, Dainik Mum-bai Tarun Bharat and

web platform MahaMTB) were invited asa guest journalists toguide all the partici-pants. Mohan Dav-likar, one of themembers of VishwaSamvad Kendra, wasalso present.

The main aim andmotto of the freecitizen journalismworkshop was tomake the commoncitizens and also thestudents be moreaware about theimportance of citizenjournalists. All thestudents were provid-ed with the requiredinformation and theywere also taught as tohow it will developtheir overall personali-ty.

One of the organis-ers of the free citizenjournalist workshopsaid, “Today everyonewho has sharp eyesand ears for the news,is considered as ajournalist. Presentlythe growth of social

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