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NMMC’s “Plastic-man”concept receives

good response fromstudents

The Navi MumbaiMunicipal Corpora-tion (NMMC) whichis leaving no stonesunturned in encour-aging students to be-come environmentconscious throughvarious fun- filled ac-tivities, had initiateda ‘Plastic man’ con-cept three monthsback. This is receiv-ing overwhelming re-sponse from the stu-dents. The studentswere asked to collectvarious plastic wrap-pers from their houseand put it into theplastic bottles andhand it over to thecivic body…

(More on page 3)

Traffic departmentimposes ‘No Entry’restriction near SS

High SchoolTo ensure safety of

school children, theNavi Mumbai TrafficDepartment has de-cided to impose ‘NoEntry’ restriction forvehicles at sector 44,Seawoods, opposite SSHigh School and Jun-ior College from boththe ends, from 12.00pm to 12.40 pm…

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Duo snatch gold chainof senior citizenIn yet another

chain snatching inci-dent, a senior citizenlost her gold chainworth Rs. 90,000.

As per the com-plainant, SamaritaChowdhury, 60, wascoming back home af-ter dropping hergrandchild at a play-group near herhouse…

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By Crime Reporter

NAVI MUMBAI: TheRegional Transport Of-fice of Panvel has sus-pended the driving li-censes of 1735 motor-ists for violating trafficrules during the sevenmonths from April 1 toOctober 31, 2019. Mostof the offenders werecaught for over speed-ing.

As per the data, ac-tion was taken against837 drivers for overspeeding, 486 werefined for jumping sig-nals, 326 for drink anddrive, 72 motoristswere caught for accom-modating more passen-gers and 14 for ferrying

Panvel RTO suspendslicense of 1735 drivers for

violating traffic rules

Drink & Talking Jumping Over- FerryingDrive on Signals speeding passengers in

Mobile Cargo Vehicles

1st April to 31 October 2019

72 486 326 837 14

1st April 2018 to 31st March 2019

164 685 410 1588 39

1st April 2017 to 31st March 2018

135 187 81 0 0Contd. on pg. 5

NAVI MUMBAI: Thecity doctors havehailed the decision ofthe states like Kerala,Karnataka, Telanga-

na, Tamil Nadu andGoa to introduce ‘waterdrinking breaks’ inschools to ensure thatchildren drink ade-quate water.

“It is indeed a gooddecision and should beimplemented by all theschools across thecountry. Water not onlyhelps in regulatingbody’s temperature butalso helps in digestingfood and excretingwaste. The body loses

Water drinking breaksshould be introducedin every school, say

city doctors

Five states have already made

it mandatory for schools to

have two such breaks

water throughout theday through sweating,breathing and urinat-ing. It is important toreplace the water that

is lost to prevent frombecoming dehydrated.Water drinking breaks

By Jim George

VASHI: The Post Of-fice Passport Seva Ken-dra (POPSK) located atVashi Post Office inSector 16A has provedto be a boon for the cit-izens residing in andaround Navi Mumbai.Since its formal inau-guration on July 13th,2019, the Kendra hasissued around 6,000passports.

“Almost hundredpeople arrive every dayto apply or renew theirpassports. Since the in-ception of POPSK,

Passport Seva Kendra - A boonfor the citizens of Navi Mumbai

Almost 6000 passports issued since

its inauguration in July this year

around six thousandapplications had beenfiled and almost the

same number of pass-ports have been is-sued”, said Vikas Gup-

ta, the current Assis-tant Superintendent ofPOPSK.

“About six monthsago, we had to go allthe way to Thane torenew passports. ThePassport Seva Kendraat Vashi has come as aboon not only for theresidents of Vashi butalso for the people fromnearby places like Pan-vel”, said AchammaEapen, a citizen.

Citizens can takeappointments online.

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CHANGE OF NAMEStudents of Bharti Vidyapeeth Nursing Collegespread awareness on organ donation

Organ donation is the best gift

By Staff Correspondent

NAVI MUMBAI: Thestudents of BhartiVidhyapeeth’s Nurs-ing College, Khargharare trying to spreadawareness on organdonation and also dis-pel common mythssurrounding it. Thestudents are holdingstreet plays at variousrailway stations andalso many parts of thecity on the importanceof organ donation.

By donating or-gans after death, aperson not only is ableto give new lease oflife to many but canstill be a part of theworld after death. TheRotary Club officer

Gopal Sharma underRashtriya Seva Yojnais carrying out thisinitiative along withthe students of BhartiVidyapeeth NursingCollege in Khargharunder the guidance ofCollege Principal

Talking about theinitiative, VaishaliJadhav said, “It is un-fortunate, that thereare lots of myths sur-rounding organ dona-tion. The students aretrying to dispel thesemyths through vari-ous activities, which isgetting good responsefrom the residents.Hope our initiativesbears fruits and moreand more people comejoin hands with us.”

The initiative wasalso supported byDhanraj Babu, Headof Street Play SushmaNikam, Natasha Ma-hajan, NSS ProgramOfficer and all the col-lege students.

Vaishali Jadhav. Thestudents throughstreet plays not onlytalk about this nobleinitiative but also ex-plain the variousmyths prevalent inthe mindset about or-gan donation.

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Water drinking breaks...Contd. from pg. 1

ensure that childrendrink water and keepthemselves hydrated,”says Dr. SangitaShrivastava, Physi-cian and Surgeon.

“Children don’talways realize thatthey are thirsty, andif they are not encour-aged and reminded,they may forget todrink. Also as waterhelps in controllingthe body’s tempera-ture, it is the firstline of defense against

heat-related illnesseslike heat exhaustionand heatstroke. Bothare related to dehy-dration,” says Dr.Anjana Thadani,Consultant Develop-mental Pediatrician.“Along with water,children should alsobe encouraged to usewashrooms at regularintervals. However,for this it is essentialthat the toilets anddrinking waterfacilities in schools

are upto the mark,”she adds.

“It is indeed a goodinitiative. While wehave not yet takenany decision in thisregard, but we willdefinitely look into itand see what stepsthe Navi MumbaiMunicipal Corpora-tion (NMMC) canundertake towardsthis,” said AnnasahebMisal, NMMC Com-missioner.

“There are 55primary and 18secondary schoolsunder NMMC. We are

ensuring that all thecivic schools haveclean drinking waterfacilities. From timeto time, awarenesssessions are held onthe importance ofdrinking water aswell as the need tocurb its misuse.NMMC is also con-templating of intro-ducing ‘water drink-ing breaks’ in schools,but it is still inthinking stage,” saidNitin Kale, DeputyMunicipal Commis-sioner (Additional incharge Education).

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By Chandrashekhar Hendve

URAN: JawaharlalNehru Port Trust(JNPT), India’spremier container portcelebrated SamvidhanDivas to commemo-rate the adoption ofConstitution of Indiaon Tuesday, November26, 2019 with greatenthusiasm andparticipation of all theofficials and staff ofJNPT.

The Preamble ofthe Constitution ofIndia was read outby Shri Sanjay Sethi,IAS, Chairman,JNPT in the presenceof Head of Depart-ments, officers andstaff of JNPT. “On

JNPT Observes 70th Constitution Day

this day, we celebratethe spirit of freedomand democracy of thisgreat country. Todaywe pay our homage tothe father of Indianconstitution, Dr.Babasaheb Ambedkarfor capturing the truespirit to make India aSovereign, Secular,Socialist, Democraticand Republic Nation.The right to life andthe freedom of speechempower citizens tolead a life according totheir choice. JNPT isproud of its contribu-tion to the nation andof upholding theconstitutional values,”said Shri Sethi.

It was on Novem-

ber 26, 1949 that theConstituent Assemblyof India formallyadopted the Constitu-tion of India, whichsubsequently cameinto effect on January26, 1950. Accordingly,November 26 iscelebrated as thecountry’s ConstitutionDay every year tovalue and preserve therich heritage and thecomposite culture ofIndia. This year,JNPT will be holdingyear-long activitieshighlighting citizens’duties through talks,rallies and otheractivities as part ofthe awareness cam-paign.

A cobra was

rescued on

Thursday at

around noon

from Bonasari

Village, near D.

R Patil quarry

area. Shailesh

Bhawale who

saw the snake,

called the snake

activist, Deepak

Gaikwas. The

five and a half

foot cobra was

rescued and was

later released

into the forest.(By Chandrashekhar

Hendve)

Tata Steel BSL introduces smartclasses in Raigad district

Aims to raise the standard of education

of students from local schools

PANVEL: Tata SteelBSL (formerly Bhush-an Steel) has startedsmart classes for thestudents from schoolslocated in the vicinity oftheir company inRaigad district.

These smart classeshave been introducedunder the LearningImprovement by theVibrant Education-“Live” initiative withthe aim to upgrade thequality of education,reducing school dropouts and introducinginnovative teachingmethods using modern-ized effective teachingsystem.

This innovative ini-tiative has been intro-

duced in seven schoolsin Raigad district: fourzilla parishad primaryschools and three gov-ernment-run highschools, in partnershipwith Essence PrivateLimited, which has longexperience in providingsuch services and

Navneet Group as partof its social responsibil-ity activity.

Talking about thisinitiative, Tata steelBSL’s Khopoli Execu-tive Plant head KapilModi said, “About 1200

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NMMC’s “Plastic-man” concept receivesgood response from students

NAVI MUMBAI: TheNavi MumbaiMunicipal Corpora-tion (NMMC) whichis leaving no stonesunturned in encour-aging students tobecome environmentconscious throughvarious fun- filledactivities, hadinitiated a ‘Plasticman’ concept threemonths back. This isreceiving over-whelming responsefrom the students.The students were

asked to collectvarious plasticwrappers from theirhouse and put it intothe plastic bottlesand hand it over tothe civic body.

The innovativeinitiative was imple-mented in schools inthree divisions i.e.Belapur, Nerul andVashi. More than350 bottles werefilled with smallpieces of plastic suchchocolate wrappers,shampoo and similar

plastic pouches andsashes, food wrap-pers and later thesebottles were handedover to the NMMC.

Plastic-man waslaunched by MayorJaywant Sutar onIndian Indepen-dence Day. Educa-tional institute andschools can joinhand and contactvolunteers of AnkurSanstha on8879620770/9653486963 to participatein this programme.

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Issue : 176 29 November, 2019

Water drinking breaksRealising that many students do not drink

sufficient water which sometimes leads todehydration, many states in the country havenow made it mandatory to provide ‘waterdrinking breaks’ in schools. The concept ofwater breaks was first introduced in Keralaand later other south Indian states followedsuit including Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Te-langana and now even Goa has made it man-datory for schools to introduce two waterdrinking breaks of two minutes duration.

Keeping hydrated is crucial for health andwell being. Around 60 percent of the body ismade up of water. However, many of us, es-pecially children do not consume water orsimply forget to keep themselves hydratedfrom time to time.

Moreover, studies have revealed thatdrinking water can help students in stayingfocused, creative, and energized. The brainworks on a complex electrolyte formula anddepends on suitable hydration to functionproperly. There is a tendency, especiallyamongst the youngsters, to quench thirst byconsuming aerated drinks. While soft drinksmay temporarily relieve thirst, they actual-ly work as a diuretic, making the body losewater faster than it can be utilized. To pro-cess the sugar content of sodas, the body pullsout water from extracellular fluids, thus leav-ing the body less hydrated than before thesoft drink.

While there is no universally agreedquantity of water that must be consumeddaily, as it is dependent on various factorslike body weight, age, climate and daily ac-tivities, it is commonly recommended todrink eight glasses of water of eight ouncesper day. We generally get about 20 percentof our fluid needs from the food we eat andvarious other beverages. However, the re-quirement for the other 80 percent of ourfluids needs to get fulfilled each day fromdrinking pure water. We lose fluids on a con-tinuous basis from sweating, breathing andurinating. When the body loses more waterthan is being replaced, dehydration occursand brain functions get affected. However,as per the doctors, when the brain is operat-ing with plenty of water, students are able tohave greater clarity, creativity, focus andquicker thought process. Drinking adequatewater also prevents urinary track infectionand constipation.

Pure water is the best solution for hydra-tion. It is important to inculcate the habit ofdrinking water right from childhood. Wateris the pre-eminent beverage that can keepthe mind and body energized and operate attheir best. Water drinking breaks should beintroduced by all the states in the schools toensure that children remain hydrated at alltimes. Schools should also spread awarenesson the importance of drinking water to thestudents so that it becomes a habit.

MUMBAI: Atthe 24th edition of theSangit Kala KendraAwards function,Padma BhushanUstad ZakirHussain was namedthe recipient of thecoveted AdityaVikram Birla Kalash-ikhar Puraskar.Alongside, two risingstars, inthe firmament ofIndian ClassicalInstrumental music –Ms. Ragini Shankar(violin) and Mr. AbirHossain (sarod) wereawarded the AdityaVikram Birla Kalaki-ran Puraskars.Ustad Fazal Qureshireceived the award onbehalf of his brotherZakir Hussain.

Addressing thegathering Mrs.Rajashree Birla,President, SangitKala Kendra, saidthat these awards area magnificent cele-bration of the creativespirit of Sangit KalaKendra’s visionaryfounder, Shri AdityaVikram Birla. Mrs.Birla cited his pas-sion and his connectwith the performingarts, reminiscing,“Adityaji, was apainter, an actor anda singer. He believedthat this was acreative way ofexpression, which inhis time and dayneeded a strong push.This led to thespawning of the SKK.Through his personalinvolvement, he didhis best to stoke greatinterest in music,dance, theatre andother forms of art atthe national level. Adityaji lent statureto Sangit KalaKendra. In hismemory and to carryforward his legacythe SKK Awards wereinstituted in 1996”.

Padma BhushanDr. N. Rajam theworld’s most re-nowned violinist wasthe Chief Guest.

Padma Bhushan Ustad ZakirHussain honoured with the AdityaVikram Birla Kalashikhar Puraskar

Fazal Qureshi receiving the Aditya Vikram Birla Kalashikar Puraskar 2019 on behalf ofhis brother Ustad Zakir Hussain.Also seen in the pic are Rajashree Birla, Dr. Rajam andNeerja Birla

Chief Guest Dr.Rajam ad-dressing the gatheringArijit Singh performing at the Aditya Birla Puraskar 2019

Ragini Shankar and Abir Hossain performing at the Aditya Birla Puraskar 2019

Kumar Mangalam Birla,Fazal Qureshi, Rajashree Birla and Dr. Rajam at Aditya BirlaPuraskar 2019

Addressing him Mrs.Birla said, “Reck-oned, as the unparal-

leled violin virtuoso,you are truly un-matchable. The love

of the violin is a

Contd. on pg. 10

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By Jaspal Singh Naol

KALAMBOLI: Directorateof Industrial Safety &Health, Raigad Region(DISH), Raigad in as-sociation with TalojaManufacturers’ Associ-ation (TMA) & MutualAid Response Group(MARG) had organizedone day training pro-gram on Tank FarmSafety and PowderHandling Safety on28th November, 2019at Hotel Devanshi Inn,Kalamboli for Manag-ers, Supervisors, Engi-

One day training program held on Tank FarmSafety and Powder Handling Safety

neers relevant to tankfarm and powder han-dling Industries basedat Raigad region.

Chief Guest Dr. Ma-hendra Kalyankar(IAS) Labour Commis-sioner and Director In-dustrial Safety &Health, MaharashtraState inaugurated thesaid training pro-gramme. Other Digni-taries M R Patil JointDirector DISH, Shek-har Shringare, Presi-dent TMA andMangesh Kulkarni Ex-

Cibatech Pvt Ltd, whoare expert in the fieldof Manufacturing pro-cess safety & Powderhandling safety. Thesubject of the saidtraining programmewas important, infor-mative & useful relat-ed to safety aspects inthe Industries, said theparticipants.

DISH, TMA &MARG Group had tak-en efforts for makingthis training pro-gramme grand suc-cess.

ecutive Director, Tech-Nova Imaging Sys-tems (P) Ltd werepresent.

Around 250 repre-sentatives from vari-ous Industries attend-ed the programme.

The faculty for this pro-gramme were VijayBhujle and GaneshKumar from GVS

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Panvel RTO suspends...Contd. from pg. 1

passengers in cargo ve-hicles.

“Traffic policeinitially penalized themotorists for violatingtraffic rules and latertheir licenses weresent to the RTO forsuspension. Theoffenders were caughtfor over speeding,jumping signals,using mobile phoneswhile driving, notusing seatbelts, non-use of helmets,driving under theinfluence of alcohol,over loading passen-gers, ferrying passen-gers in cargo permitvehicles etc.,” saidLaxman Darade, RTOof Panvel.

Alarmed by the

rising number of roadaccidents, the RoadSafety Committee,headed by retiredjudge of the SupremeCourt, has suggestedvarious measures toreduce the number ofroad accidents.Accordingly, the statetransport departmenthas given stronginstructions to allpolice commissionersand police superinten-dents of the state aswell as regionaltransport departmentto carry out driveswith an aim to reduceroad accidents. It alsoordered strict suspen-sion of driving licensefor violating trafficrules.

After verification andprocessing of the docu-ments given by the ap-plicants and as per thenorms, the passports

are sent by mail to theapplicant.

The POPSK wasinaugurated on March10th but had notstarted functioninguntil July due to lackof staff and infrastruc-ture.

Passport SevaKendra..Contd. from pg. 1

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JSW Cement receives EPD International Certification for Its PSC offering

The first Indian company to achieve it in cement industry

By Ashok Dhamija

JSW Cement LtdIndia’s leading produc-er of Green Cement andpart of US$14 billionJSW Group Indian con-glomerate with inter-ests in Steel, Energy,Infrastructure, Ce-ment, Private Equity,Furniture and Paintsadded another featherto its cap for receivingthe prestigious EPDInternational Certifica-tion by Sweden’s EPDInternational AB. Theendorsement for PSCcement for its lowestglobal warming poten-tial in the cement in-dustry in India high-lights JSW’s strategyfor combining growthwith environmentallysustainable operations.

As part of the pro-cess JSW Cement con-verts Blast FurnaceSlag from steel plants,an industrial by-prod-uct, into Cementitiousproducts. Its flagshipproduct, JSW PortlandSlag Cement (PSC) is ablended cement thathas higher finalstrength as compared toconventional cementproducts available inthe market and is also

resistant to chemicalattacks. JSW PSC withits lower clinker ratiohelps conserve naturalresource viz. Lime-stone, solid fuel viz.Coal & Pet coke, andwater. It also consumesleast amount of electri-cal energy compared toall other types of cementproducts in the Indianmarket. The same isbeing used in variousmajor infrastructureprojects of the likes ofMumbai Metro &MBPT Oil Berth Jettyin Western Region;Kolkata Metro Rail,RVNL, West BengalState Electricity Trans-mission, West BengalPolice Housing andCoal India Project inEaster Region; APTID-CO, APGENCO PowerProject, Krishnapat-nam Port, NCC PowerProject and AP StateHousing Projects in

Southern ZonesCurrently, JSW Ce-

ment is ranked amongIndia’s Top 10 cementcompanies with a man-ufacturing footprintacross West, South andEast regions of India.This enables the com-pany to service custom-er needs for green ce-ment in these regions.It has a vision to growits cement manufactur-ing capacity to 25MTPA by 2023. This isa quantum increase ofits earlier capacity tar-get by 25% and is aimedat capitalizing on thegrowing cement de-mand in the country.Upon achieving thiscapacity target, JSWCement will rankamong top 5 cementcompanies in India.

Speaking at its JSWHeadquarters in ParthJindal, Managing Di-rector of JSW Cement,

said “The EPD Interna-tional certification en-dorses our strategy ofcombining growth withenvironmentally sus-tainable operations.Green material is tak-ing centerstage drivenby increasing focus onsustainable infrastruc-ture development inIndia. As part of ourstrategy to play a sig-nificant role in India’sInfrastructure growthstory, we are revisingour overall cement ca-pacity targets to 25MTPA by 2023. Uponcompletion of this ca-pacity expansion, wewill rank among top 5Indian cement compa-nies.”

About JSW CementLtd: JSW Cement Ltdis part of US$14 billionJSW Group Indian con-glomerate with inter-ests in Steel, Energy,Infrastructure, Ce-

ment, Private Equity,Furniture and Paints.JSW entered the ce-ment market in 2009with a vision to ensurea sustainable future forthe country by produc-ing eco-friendly ce-ment, using industrialby-products such asslag. Its manufactur-ing units at Vijayana-gar in Karnataka,Nandyal in AndhraPradesh, Salboni inWest Bengal, Jajpur inOdisha and Dolvi inMaharashtra utilizeslag from Steel manu-facturing units to pro-duce Portland Slag Ce-ment and GroundGranulated Blast Fur-nace Slag (GGBS).Through its innovativeconversion of industri-al by-product into auseful end-product,JSW Cement greatlyhelps reduce the car-bon footprint of JSW

Group.About

JSW Cement Ltd: Part of the US$14

billion JSW Group In-dian conglomeratewith interests inSteel, Energy, Infra-structure, Cement,Private Equity, Fur-niture and Paints.JSW entered the ce-ment market in 2009with a vision to ensurea sustainable futurefor the country by pro-ducing eco-friendly ce-ment, using industri-al by-products such asslag. Its manufactur-ing units at Vijayana-gar in Karnataka,Nandyal in AndhraPradesh, Salboni inWest Bengal, Jajpurin Odisha and Dolvi inMaharashtra utilizeslag from Steel man-ufacturing units toproduce Portland SlagCement and GroundGranulated Blast Fur-nace Slag (GGBS).Through its innova-tive conversion of in-dustrial by-productinto a useful end-prod-uct, JSW Cementgreatly helps reducethe carbon footprint ofJSW Group.

Chest infectionsare common, espe-cially after a cold orflu during autumnand winter.

Although mostare mild and getbetter on their own,some can be seriousor even life-threaten-ing.

The main symp-toms of a chestinfection can include:

a persistentcough

coughing upyellow or greenphlegm (thickmucus), or coughingup blood

breathlessness orrapid and shallow

breathingwheezinga high temperature

(fever)a rapid heartbeatchest pain or

tightnessfeeling confused

and disorientatedYou may also

experience moregeneral symptoms ofan infection, such as aheadache, fatigue,sweating, loss ofappetite, or joint and

muscle pain.What causes chestinfections?

A chest infection isan infection of thelungs or airways. Themain types of chestinfection are bronchitisand pneumonia.

Most bronchitiscases are caused byviruses, whereas mostpneumonia cases aredue to bacteria.

These infectionsare usually spreadwhen an infectedperson coughs or

sneezes. This launchestiny droplets of fluidcontaining the virus orbacteria into the air,

where they can bebreathed in by others.

The infections canalso be spread toothers if you cough orsneeze onto your hand,an object or a surface,and someone else

shakes your hand ortouches those surfacesbefore touching theirmouth or nose.

Certain groups ofpeople have a higherrisk of developingserious chest infec-tions, such as:

babies and veryyoung children

children with

Chest Infections developmentalproblems

people who arevery overweight

elderly peoplepregnant womenpeople who smokepeople with long-

term health condi-tions, such as asthma,heart disease, diabe-tes, kidney disease,cystic fibrosis orchronic obstructivepulmonary disease(COPD)

people with aweakened immunesystem – this couldbe due to a recentillness, a transplant,high-dose steroids,chemotherapy or ahealth condition, suchas an undiagnosedHIV infection

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HEALTH AND NUTRITION

By Bhavani Swaminathan

Diet plays veryimportant role in ourphysical and mentalhealth status. Manycommon health prob-lems can be prevent-ed or treated by con-sumption of a gooddiet.

Traditional Indianvegetarian diet main-ly consists of legumes,vegetables, milk,curd/yoghurt & clari-fied butter (ghee).Apart from the ingre-dients used in cookingthe different masalasused aids indigestion. Moreover theutensils used in cook-ing also plays a veryimportant role whichin turn has immensehealth benefits. In an-cient times, peoplecooked in earthernpots which is stillpractised in temples

in India. The porosityand natural insulatingproperties ofclay helps heat andmoisture to circulatethroughout the claypots. This causes themoisture and nutrientloss while cooking inclay pots to be muchlower compared tocooking in metalor enamel lined uten-sils.

About the Ingredients

used in food :

1. Clarified Butter(Ghee) : Ghee canbe stored for a longtime without re-frigeration. It isconsidered as puri-fier that absorbsand expels toxinsfrom the body. It isfar superior inproperties & digest-ibility than anyvegetable oil.

2. Dals (Pulses) : Themain source of pro-tein is dal in Indi-an diet. Thereforethey accompanymeals. There aremany ways to pre-pare dal which var-ies from state tostate. The diversityin cooking style isdue to the differencein climatic condi-

tions. The mostpopular and simpleway to make dal inIndia is by simplyboiling it in wateradding salt and tur-meric powder.

3. Flour : These arethe cheapest sourceof calories. It con-tributes as much as

70 to 80 percent ofthe calories in theIndian diet. Floursare also good bind-ing material andenhance the fla-vour. But refinedflour should not beused in the diet asit sticks to the in-testine and causesconstipation.

4. Nuts & Seeds :Nuts & seeds arepopularly used inIndian sweets anddrinks. Nuts are

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Importance of Indian traditional vegetarian diet

excellent source ofprotein, fat & cer-tain carbohydrates;they contain vita-mins A,B,C andminerals such ascalcium, phospho-rus, magnesiumand iron. The pro-tein in nuts of highquality are even

higher than that inmilk, meat andeggs. This protein ineasily digestible bythe system as milk.Spices : Spices

makes dals easy to di-gest and removes thegas producing quality.Masala means anynumber of spice combi-nations. Cumin, blackpeppercorn, cardamom(black or green) are thefrequently used spices.Garam masala means“spicy mixture”. It is

used with other spicesor in recipes which areoily and heavy.

Biggest Challenge:When to eat and howmuch to eat?

This is the mostcommon question forwhich most of the peo-ple are looking for theright answer. The con-cept of breakfast, lunchand dinner is takenfrom the west. Thoughit is important to con-sume 3 meals a day tomaintain good health,but the question of thequantity to eaten re-mains unanswered. Asper Ayurveda, theJatharagni (digestivefire) is at its peak aftersunrise and continuestill 3 hours. So the besttime to eat the firstmeal is before 9:30 am.One can eat as much ashe wants including allhis favourite food itemsbecause the food eatenbefore 9:30 am will bedigested very easily, nomatter how muchquantity you have con-sumed. Also the proper-ly digested and assimi-lated food will supplyall the required nutri-ents to each cell of thebody. The second mealshould be taken be-

tween 1:00 pm – 1:30pm and the quantityshould be less com-pared to what wasconsumed in themorning. This is thetime when the“Jatharagni” is slowand the digestionpower is weak. Henceone should not overeat and burden the di-gestion process. Theundigested food willstart turning into tox-ins thereby giving riseto different healthproblems. Hence theafternoon food shouldbe lesser than themorning food. Againthe “Jatharagni” is atits peak during sun-set. So it is advisableto eat dinner beforesunset or maximumhalf an hour aftersunset. Before goingto bed one glass ofmilk should be taken.

If this principle ofeating food is followedalong with somephysical exercise andbreathing exercisethen one can main-tain a good health.

R e m e m b e r“Health is an Invest-ment”. So “Let’sMake Life HealthierAnd Happier”.

NAVI MUMBAI: Cityresident, Ajay Jhalanireceived the presti-gious Times LeadingIcon Award at anawards ceremonyconducted at theCourtyard Marriot onWednesday, November27. The event wasorganised by OptimalMedia Solutions, aTimes Group compa-ny, to celebrate thevision and victories ofentrepreneurs inMumbai. It was gracedby celebrities likeactress Amisha Patelof Kaho Na Pyar Haifame, Shazahn Pad-amsee who starred in

City resident wins TimesLeading Icon Award

Rocket Singh: Sales-man of the year, anddance choreographerSandip Spoarrkar

Managing Directorof Winner Technoplast,

Ajay Jhalani hailsfrom Madhya Pradeshand holds a postgraduate degree in

Contd. on pg. 10

Panvel: Due to the

efforts of Tejas

Kandpile, Chairman

of Panvel Municipal

Division Committee

‘D’, the work of road

asphaltation has been

undertaken. The road

from Hanuman

Temple to the Vispute

College at Podi No.1

was in poor condition

for many years. Tejas

Kandpile followed up

with MLA Prashant

Thakur. Accordingly,

MLA Prashant

Thakur sanctioned

funds for the work.

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MUMBAI: Essel-World, India’s ultimateentertainment destina-tion hosted 3500 chil-dren from MCGMschools today. Studentsfrom grade 4 and7 will be visitingthe amusementpark until 20thDecember 2019 asa part of anedutainment trip,which is an initia-tive in collabora-tion with the Edu-cation Depart-ment of The Mu-nicipal Corpora-tion of GreaterMumbai.

The daylongvisit schedule willcover an educational aswell as recreationalitinerary for the stu-dents’ outing at the

EsselWorld to host more than60,000 children from MCGM schools

from 25th November onwardsamusement Park. Notonly will they enjoy thethrilling rides and rel-ish on to some deliciousfood for breakfast,lunch and evening

snacks, but they willalso experience an edu-cational nature and con-servation tour. They

will be given a firsthand experience of Es-selWorld’s rainwaterharvesting process andwill also get an oppor-tunity to get acquaint-

ed with the horti-culture and ver-miculture activi-ties practiced atthe Park throughthe educationalsegment plannedas a part of thetour.

Over the courseof next 25 days,more than 60,000students are ex-pected to visit Es-selWorld and enjoyfun-filled ridesspread across the

Park while also learn-ing about nature sci-ence as a part of Envi-ronmental Studies.

students from seven lo-cal schools are receivingthe benefits of this live

program. We will belaunching many otheractivities to speed upthis process. E-learninginfrastructure has beenset up in four zilla par-

ishad primary schoolsand three government-aided high schools in

Khalapur Nagar Pan-chayat, Savaroli GramPanchayat, DevanhweGram Panchayat inRaigad district.Through this initia-

Tata Steel BSL introduces...Contd. from pg. 3

tive, the school’s curric-ulum is introduced in amodern way on the bigtelevision screens, mak-ing it a very differentand attractive learning

experience for the stu-dents. A team of expertsis monitoring whetherthe desired objectivesare being met throughthis initiative.”

By Ashok Dhamija

CBD BELAPUR: In view of the wide spread patronage by its passengers toits services via Konkan Railway route, Railways has decided to augmentextra

Permanent Augmentation Of CoachesIn Express Trains Via KR Route

Passengers are requested to kindly avail the services.

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Duo snatch gold chain of senior citizenBy Crime Reporter

NAVI MUMBAI: In yetanother chain snatch-ing incident, a seniorcitizen lost her goldchain worth Rs.90,000.

As per the com-plainant, SamaritaChowdhury, 60, she

was coming back homeafter dropping hergrandchild at a play-group near her house.As she was returningback at around 11.30pm, one of the robberswho was sitting pillionon the motorcycle,pulled her chain from

the back and fled. Theincident occurred nearReliance BeverleyPark building.

Despite raising analarm, the duo fledfrom the spot. Follow-ing which with the helpof her daughter shefiled a police complaint.

Panvel - MLA Prashant Thakur along with Taluk President Arun Bhagat, Avinash Koli,Panvel in-charge Deepak Behre, Youth wing president Dinesh Khanavkar, Ramesh Nairand office bearers paid tribute to Mahatma Jyotiba Phule on the occasion of the greatleader’s death anniversary.

Restriction of 40 minutes from 12.00 to 12.40 pm

By Crime Reporter

NAVI MUMBAI: To en-sure safety of schoolchildren, the NaviMumbai Traffic De-partment has decidedto impose ‘No Entry’restriction for vehiclesat sector 44, oppositeSS High School andJunior College fromboth the ends, from12.00 pm to 12.40 pm.

“The road in frontof SS High School and

Junior College in Sea-woods Sector-44 is 20feet wide and 80meters in length andabout 3500 studentsstudy in the School.During morning,when the school startsand afternoon, whenthe schools closes,there is a huge rush ofstudents and parents.This leads to trafficsnarls and with otherprivate vehicles also

passing through thelane, the scenario be-comes worse”, saidSunil Lokhande, DCPTraffic.

He further said asan alternative route forother vehicles for the40-minutes during‘No-entry’ block, wehave decided to divertvehicles from the TejasCo-op Housing Societyto turn left and go tothe desired destination.

Traffic department imposes‘No Entry’ restriction near

SS High School

NCP corporators who had joinedBJP are a worried lot now

By Abhitash D.Singh

NAVI MUMBAI: WithShiv-Sena chief Udh-hav Thackeray takingoath as Chief Ministerof Maharashtra,around 49 Corporatorsfrom the NationalistCongress Party (NCP)who had joined theBharatiya Janta Party(BJP) on 11th Septem-ber, 2019 along with theNavi Mumbai’s strongman and the formerGuardian Minister inthe Congress-NCP alli-ance governmentGanesh Naik withpomp, are a worried lotnow. One of the biggestreason cited by Naik forjoining the saffron par-ty ahead of the Maha-rashtra Vidhan Sabhaelections was betterportfolios and politicalprospects. However,this appears to bebleak.

It may be recalledthat after the resultswere announced infavour of BJP-Shiv-Sena and other allianceand the political dramathat followed, there wasno consensus amongthe party over seatsharing. This made the

relationship bitteramong the two old alli-ances. Shiv-Sena thenbroke its 25 years rela-tionship with the BJPand joined hands withNCP and Congress toform the government.

Ganesh Naik, avery senior leader andalso a strongman of the

satellite city, foughtelections on his young-er son Sandeep Naik’sticket from Airoli con-stituency and won witha thumping votes.There were specula-tions that Ganesh Naikwill get good portfolio inthe Maharashtra gov-ernment. Now, thatprospect has received abig jolt.

The future of all the

NCP defectors in thecity also seems to begrim. Dr. Jayaji Nathsenior leader and Cor-portor from BJP now,who is very close to bothGanesh Naik and Shar-ad Pawar said, “WhenGanesh Naik thoughtof joining the BJP par-ty we were skeptical

and asked him to re-think about it. He toowas not so keen on join-ing the BJP party butsince his younger sonSandeep Naik hadjoined BJP, he wantedhis father to join theparty too. The NMMCelections are close athand. We need to workreally hard if we wishto win civic body elec-tion.”

Chicken Tikka with Spiced RiceIngredients

4 skinless chicken breasts • 150g potlow-fat natural yogurt • 50g tikka paste• 100g/4oz cucumber, diced • 1 tbsproughly chopped mint leaves • 1 red on-ion, cut into thin wedges • 140g easy-cooklong grain rice • 1 tbsp medium currypowder • 50g frozen pea •1 small red pep-per, diced

MethodSlash each chicken breast deeply with

a knife 3-4 times on one side. Put in abowl and add 50g of the yogurt and the tikka paste. Mix well, coverand marinate in the fridge for 30 mins. Make the raita by stirring thecucumber and most of the mint into the rest of the yogurt. Seasonwith black pepper, cover and chill.

Heat oven to 240C/220C fan/gas 9. Scatter the onion wedges over afoil-lined baking tray. Remove the chicken from the marinade, shakeoff any excess and place on top of the onion wedges. Cook for 20 mins.

Meanwhile, tip the rice, curry powder, peas and pepper into a panof boiling water and simmer for 10 mins or until the rice is just ten-der. Drain well and divide the rice between 4 plates. Add the chicken,roasted onion and remaining mint. Serve with the cucumber raita.

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They are not criminals;Drop all charges against them

The 29 Aarey protesters who were arrested onOctober 4 and 5, 2019 and slapped with criminalcharges by the Mumbai police under various sec-tions are not criminals nor are they rioters. They were only peacefulprotesters doing their duty to protect the environment from being dam-aged. Most of them arrested were college students who have only raisedtheir voices to protect the environment from being damaged. The crim-inal charges slapped against them under various sections should be with-drawn immediately as they will not be able to apply for a job nor renewtheir passports or apply for a new one.

Jubel D’Cruz, Mumbai

History is written in the politics of MaharashtraNobody would have imagined it few weeks ago, but on 28th Novem-

ber history was written in the politics of Maharashtra as never beforeany from the Thackeray family has come into politics directly and hereit was Uddhav Thackeray becoming the first CM from the family ofThackerays. It was always believed that Bal Thackeray never contestedor held a post of office but the remote control of the government re-mained in his hands.

Never did one think Shiv Sena NCP and Congress would join handsto keep BJP out of power, an art well specialised by the latter.

The other historic event would be meeting of Uddhav and Raj Thack-eray. It all depends how this cordial gesture is taken up by both to nar-row the bridge.

How well this government works would depend on the agenda theyfocus upon. If they stick to farmer’s issues, education, unemploymentthey will not only success but will get the support of every section of thesociety. Ànd if they fall into the Mandir Masjid issue and other divisivepolitics they will fail miserably for in that game they will be up againstthe master of these issues viz BJP.

Syed Abdul Monim, Tata Vidyut, Sector 9A,Vashi

Letter to the Editor.... Rewards-based paymentsplatform TWID enters into

strategic alliance with Ola MoneyUsers of both platforms can now make payments at any of the

TWID’s partner brands using their Ola Money wallet balance

and the postpaid balance in a single click checkout

TWID, the Rewardbased Payment Net-work app that seam-lessly pools multipleloyalty/reward pointsof banks, retail, enter-tainment, F&B, trav-el, etc and makes themredeemable for con-sumers, has partneredwith Ola Money to of-fer its wallet balanceon twid network andseamless checkout op-tion. Through this as-sociation, customerswill be able to makepurchases at any of theTWID’s partnerbrands with their Re-ward Pool, Ola Moneywallet and post-paidbalance in a singleclick checkout. Theycan settle the paymentmade from their Olapostpaid once in 15days.

A mobile-first plat-form, TWID empowersits users to track all therewards and loyaltypoints at one place, andspend them just likecash across many on-line and offline retailstores, making theirexisting and future re-ward points valuable. By teaming up with OlaMoney, one of the larg-est digital wallets in thecountry, TWID endeav-ours to leverage the con-venience of easy pay-ment checkout and en-sure a simple and seam-less payment experiencefor consumers shoppingthrough its platform.

Speaking on thelaunch of this revolu-tionary product, RishiBatra, Co-Founder &COO of TWIDsaid, ”Through thisstrategic tie-up, we areintroducing single-clickcheckout where the ex-isting balance of OlaMoney Wallet getsclubbed with TWID’spartner reward pool andusers get more buying

power. Further, OlaPostpaid allows extracredit to the users tomake seamless check-out across the TWIDnetwork.”

Speaking on the as-sociation, Prateek Jin-dal, Business Head,Ola Financial Servicessaid ”This associationis a significant step to-wards creating a holis-tic digital payments ec-osystem that enableseffortless purchases atTWID’s partnerbrands through bothOla Money wallet andOlaMoney Postpaid bal-ance. Ola Money userscan have extensive op-tions to use Ola Moneyalong with the consoli-

dated rewards the con-sumer has, thus en-suring consumer de-light.”

Within the firstyear of operation,TWID has been aggres-sively aiming to on-board additional 50+brands and banks withtheir rewards pool, over3 Lakh+ merchantbase to accept TWIDas a mode of payment

and over 3 million ac-tive users to transactatleast 5 times amonth using TWID. Asthe company built aGlobal Payment Net-work using Rewards asa base, it brings in ad-ditional currency forusage in the economy.It will introduce newproducts for users toengage with and mer-chants along withbanks to better com-municate with the con-sumers. At present,the platform is work-ing towards digitizingthe transactions in thecountry and bringinginnovative solutionsand offering for its con-sumers and partners.

passion, that purpos-es your life eventoday. You havecreated, a new zonein this space. Youhave put India on theworld map.”

She also expressedSangit Kala Kendra’sgreat pride in namingUstad Zakir Hussain,for the KalashikharPuraskar. Shereaffirmed his cre-ative genius parexcellence on thetabla. “The award isa testament to hisinvaluable contribu-tion to Indian Classi-cal Music. ZakirHussainji is a mar-vel, whose drumbeatsresonate in India andworld over. He is thefinest ambassador ofIndian music acrossthe globe”, addedMrs. Birla. As Ustad

Zakir Hussain couldnot make it to thefunction due to anexigency, his brotherUstad Fazal Qureshiaccepted the awardon his behalf. It wasgreat to have thetabla maestro gracethe occasion. He haswon internationalacclaim, for his deftgenre mixes, withjazz and westernclassical music.

Mrs. Birla con-gratulated Ms. RaginiShankar and Mr.Abir Hossain, therecipients of theAditya Vikram BirlaKalakiran Puraskar.

The panel ofjudges who chose therecipients weremarquee artists –Pandit ShivkumarSharma, PanditArvind Parikh,Pandit Shekhar Senand Dr. Saryu Doshi. The expertise andexperience, the rigorin the process ofevaluation has beenthe greatest positive,

which the panel ofjudges have broughtto bear from the startto date. Consequent-ly, the SKK Awardshave become aspira-tional.

Incidentally, thisaward’s function wasunique in manyways. For the firsttime, the Chief Guestwas an artist – Dr.Rajam, easily beyondcompare globally. Forthe first time again,the twosome RaginiShankar and AbirHossain performed onstage. It was alsodifferent because ofthe scale, the expanseand the ambiencecreated at NSCI’sDome.

The event conclud-ed with a soul-stirring and rivetingperformance bypopular singer ArijitSingh, who belted outsome of his Bollywoodchartbusters and hadthe audience on theirtoes right through theevening.

PadmaBhushan

Ustad ZakirHussain...

Contd. from pg. 4

Plastic Engineeringfrom CIPET, Bhopal.He has had an illustri-ous career spanningthree decades. Heworked in CHEP, anMNC for ten years,prior to which he wasassociated withrenowned companieslike Bright Brothers

Ltd. and SupremeIndustries. Deeplycommitted to socialservice, he wasAssistant Governor ofRotary International,Mumbai in 2016-17.

His companyWinner Technoplast isa subsidiary of WinnerInter Plas Co., basedin Thailand. Thecompany deals inplastic pallets andcrates, and is South

East Asia’s largestcompany, with plans ofstarting a manufactur-ing unit in India in2020.

“It is a great honourto receive this esteemedaward,” said Jhalani.“Recognition by theindustry is always amotivating force thatpropels an individual tostrive harder, expandand diversify one’sbusiness.”

City residentwins Times...

Contd. from pg. 7

staff

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Friends! It is aword with a very beau-tiful meaning behindit. To most of us,friends are known asour pals, buddies oracquaintances. Themore friends we have,the merrier, they al-ways say! The morefriends you have, thewider is your horizon.With the ample pres-ence of social network-ing sites these dayssuch as Facebook,WhatsApp, Linkedinand Twitter, it be-comes much easier tobe connected to peoplefrom the other side ofthe world than it usedto be earlier. With justa few clicks of themouse, you will be-come friends or be con-nected virtually to peo-

Real friends vs. Facebook friendsple from the other sideof the continent.

However, friends,particularly in Face-book and friends in reallife are quite different.On Facebook, yourfriends’ list may con-tain people whom youare completely oblivi-ous to. These are, infact, virtual friends.You have no clue aboutthem and neither dothey. This is due to acertain section of peopleon Facebook today whosimply add friends justto have a large numberof acquaintances in hisor her friends’ list.They do this in order tobe famous, virtually.Wouldn’t anyone find it

a bit awkward if you’rebarely into working lifebut have so-calledfriends from aroundthe world who are en-trepreneurs and assuch?

U n f o r t u n a t e l y,these are usually theones who are victims ofmalice and scams onthe Internet. They ac-cept friends’ requestswithout checking theother person’s profileor background. In fact,these are the ones whothe criminals enjoy tar-geting. A naïve, atten-tion-seeking person isthe easiest target.Even though you mayhave hundreds or eventhousands of friends on

Facebook, nothing canbeat ONE real friend.

Real friends willhelp you out anytime,anywhere and anyhow.“A friend in need is afriend indeed!” so goesthe saying. Realfriends are real indi-viduals whom you seeface-to-face and have aconversation with. OnFacebook, you are notseeing each other, as itis nothing but a virtu-al conversation.

A friend is notsomeone who just com-ments on your rant ora picture of your dog.A real friend calls youup when you’re sick orwhen you’re sad. Afriend is someone who

lives far away, but stillfinds time to visit you.Or a friend is someonewho refuses to move toofar away from you de-spite their plans or de-sires. A real friend issomeone who buys youa Christmas gift andgives it to you onChristmas, not some-one who sends you ane-card. A friend is nota digital text but a faceand a hug and tearsand smiles and reallaughter, not LOL’s. Afriend is someone whowants to remain yourfriend, even when youlose common interestsor common geographyor common ground.

A friend is someone

you can chat withabout movies or otherinteresting topics. Afriend is someone whoasks how you are be-fore telling you aboutthemselves, not some-one who posts theirdaily minutiae on your“wall”. A friend issomeone who gives ev-erything and asks fornothing. Not someonewho simply telephonesyou or sends you anemail when they wantsomething. A friend issomeone who’s happyto sit by your side anddo nothing but justhear you talk.

A real friend issomeone you’re reallylucky to have. A friendis someone you knowwith your heart andnot your keyboard.

The writer is freelancer

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By Jim George

NAVI MUMBAI: Withthe onset of latestmigration period offlamingos, the Fla-mingo boat ride fromthe Coastal andMarine BiodiversityCentre in Airoli,which has restartedfrom October 26, isreceiving an over-whelming responsefrom nature enthusi-asts. The boating triptakes place on days ofhigh tides and thetimings also aredependent on the tide.

“Around 1000

Flamingo boat rides receive overwhelming responseAround 1000 flamingos arrive as the latest migration period begins

flamingos havearrived so far. Theyare of two types, thegreater flamingos andthe lesser flamingos”,said an employee atthe Centre. However,this number is lesscompared to previousyears.

“I would definitelylike to go for boatrides to see theflamingos. I heardthat the centre is alsovery interesting withinformative andinteractive session,”said Sunil Agarwal, anature enthusiast.

The prices of boatrides vary from threehundred and thirtyrupees per person onweekdays to fourhundred and fortyrupees on weekends.Only a maximum of24 people are allowedon to the boat, butrequires at leastseven or eight peoplefor the boat ride tostart.

The next boatrides will take placeon 29th, 30th Novem-ber and 1st of Decem-ber, according to theorganisers.Photo courtesy: Pavan K Sahu

By Divakar Gore

VASHI: The thirdWorld Cancer Con-gress Day was held re-cently in Vashi. Dr.M.G. Desai along withDr. Hiral Shah ofNavjeevan, NAMS de-livered an outstandingpresentation on his re-search on Non-Phar-ma, result oriented sci-ence and successfulpost treatment healerservices to patients suf-fering from cancer,stubborn & impossiblediseases. The useful-ness & merits of his lec-ture for patients, whohad no hope after tak-ing all possible latestand high tech medica-tions, was hailed bymany senior researchscientists.

The most effectiveextract of his lecturewas effective pain con-trol from the very firstday and painless exten-sion of healthy lifebased on his extensiveresearch. He also dealtwith how to minimizeor nullify the side ef-fects of high-tech inva-sive medications,wrong lifestyle anderring (faulty) diet. Ac-cording to Dr. Desai,the main disease caus-ing factors are: (1) to-bacco consumption, (2)erring diet not suitableto body, against princi-ples of nature, (3) effect

3rd World Cancer Congressheld in Vashi

Dr. M.G. Desai along with Dr. Hiral Shah, of Navjeevan –NAMS giving presentation at the 3rd World Cancer Con-gress in Vashi.

of radiation and (4)chemical adulterationin life & food. Dr. De-sai also gave guidelinesfor prevention.

Recently, Dr. Desaiwas invited by FrenchPeople Organization toFrance & France ruledcolonies to help andcontrol prostate cancer& pesticide caused can-cer in their country.The first batch of 81 pa-tients treated by alter-native NAMS treat-ment for various laststages of cancer andpatients showed satis-factory progress at theend of 10 days. Dr. De-sai was invited to Pres-ident’s office of the as-sociation and was

honoured. He was of-fered to open 40 clinics& research centres intheir country.

The overseas teamunder Deputy Presi-dent Mr. SergeLechimy will be visit-ing Dr. Desai’s clinic inIndia in early February2020 to understandmethodology, technique& success of Navjee-van (NAMS) Treat-ment. Mr. SergeLechimy is in-chargeof National ProstateCancer Project in hiscountry.

Dr. Desai was felic-itated for his outstand-ing presentation onCancer & stubborn dis-eases on the occasion.