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VOL. 13 • ISSUE 180December

2019WEDNESDAY

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By Jim George

NAVI MUMBAI: Onion is an inte-gral part of most Indian cuisine.However, with the price of the vege-table shooting northwards, the bulbis bringing tears not only while cut-ting it, but also with its high cost.The humble vegetable has not justaffected families but also eateries,which are now exploring substitutefor it. Presently, a kilogram of onionis being sold between Rs. 100-140.

“We require onions for makingalmost every dish. Hence, the in-creasing prices have hit homemak-ers the most. Recently, I bought akilogram of onion for hundred andforty rupees,” said Achamma Eapen,a resident.

Vegetable ven-

Traffic diversion forthe upcoming

Satsang of SwamiNarayan

In view of theupcoming Satsangof Swami Narayanbeing organized onWednesday eveningat Dr. D Y Patil Sta-dium in Nerul andwith many devoteeslikely to attend theprogramme, theNavi Mumbai Traf-fic Department haschanged the routesin and around thevenue. An officialfrom the traffic de-partment said thechange in route hasbeen done to ensurethere are no trafficsnarls near the sta-dium…

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Raigad DistrictCollector handoversGarbage Collecting

Van and schoolbags

As part of its in-itiatives to contrib-ute its bit toSwachh BharatMission, Tata SteelBSL, formerlyBhushan Steel, do-nated a GarbageCollecting Van forthe local people. ..

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Promised job abroadman loses Rs 7 lakh

Lured by a joboffer as a supervisorin Canada, a manhas been duped ofRs 7 lakh 91 thou-sand by an uniden-tified gang. Sanpa-da police have fileda case of cheatingand have launcheda search…

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NEWS IN

BRIEF

Soaring Onion pricesmaking people teary-eyed

Contd. on pg. 2

By Abhitash D.Singh

Navi Mumbai: Thecivic schools, whichusually get irontablets to be distribut-ed to the studentsalong with the middaymeal, in the beginningof the academic year,have received it justrecently. Due to thedelay in distribution,the shelf life of thetablets will expirewithin two months.The matter has beenbrought to the fore bythe local corporatorfrom Shiv-SenaRanganath Auty, whohas asked the Munici-pal Commissioner tolook into the matterand ensure that thesetablets are not distrib-uted to the studentsafter their expiry date.Annasaheb Misalquickly responding tothe request has askedthe concerned officialsto look into the matterand also stop thedistribution of irontablets on prioritybasis.

Ranganath Auty,while talking with the

NMMC schools

receive iron tablets

after 7 months

Corporator raises concern as

tablets’ shelf life will expire soon

media said, “Thestudents in the civicschools receive irontablets after themidday meal. Theseare supplied by theNavi Mumbai Munici-pal Corporation(NMMC). As thetablets were distribut-ed late, the expirydate is just twomonths away. It isnecessary to ensurethat these tablets arenot distributed tochildren post that.”

He further added,“It is important thatthe school authoritiesas well as studentsand the parents checkthe expiry date of thetablets being distrib-uted to them in theschool. It is also the

Contd. on pg. 4Contd. on pg. 9

NIAMS- an onlinesystem inaugurated Initiated for online construction permission at NAINA

By Abhitash D.Singh

NAVI MUMBAI: TheVice President andManaging Director ofthe City and IndustrialDevelopment Corpora-tion Limited (CIDCO),Lokesh Chandra initi-ated NAINA IntegratedApproval ManagementSystem (NIAMS) forthe online permission ofcarrying out construc-tion in the Navi Mum-bai Airport Influence

Notified Area (NAINA)on 2nd December, 2019.

Addressing thegathering, Mr. Chan-dra said, “The onlinesystem and the NIAMSwill help in promotingthe mission of digitalIndia and e-gover-nance. This is an im-portant step in ensur-ing transparency, easyand fast process in car-rying out constructionactivities in NAINA

area by the developers.”Present during the

inauguration werePrashant Naranvare(Assistant ManagingDirector, CIDCO),Nisar Tamboli (ChiefVigilance Officer), VVenugopal (Chief Plan-ner, NAINA) and manyother officials from CI-DCO.

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PUBLIC NOTICETO WHOMSOEVER IT MAY CONCERN

This is to notify that we 1) Mr. Vithal T. Jadhav, 2), Mr. Dilip T. Jadhav,3) Mr. Ashok T. Jadhav are the joint owners of the property being shopNo. 2, Ground Floor, Building known as Kaypee Heritage Co-operativeHousing Society Ltd., Plot No. 41, Sector – 7, Koparkhairane, NaviMumbai – 400 709, Tal. & Dist. Thane, admeasuring about 284.49 Sq.Ft. Carpet area, having registered at SRO Office, Thane videRegistration No. TNN-3/2029/1995 on 08/08/1995.That while going through the title documents of the said shop it is foundthat the original RR Receipt No. 1181303 of Agreement for sale dated08/08/1995, bearing Registration No. TNN-3/2029/1995 was foundwith us. However the Original Agreement for sale was not receivedby us from SRO office Thane. The said agreement was not found inSROs Office, Thane too. After delight search at SRO Office Thane, itis declared that as “misplaced/not found”.Henceforth, we the owners agreed to execute a Declaration for thesame for not being received by owners from the SRO office and nonavailability in the said SRO Office too. The original possession letter isalso not found.If anybody found the said agreement for sale & original possessionletter of the said property, kindly return the same either to the abovenamed owners or to the SROs Office, Thane within 7 days of thisnotice.Any person/s having any claim against or in the aforesaid shop byway of inheritance, mortgage, possession, sale, gift, lease, charge,trust, maintenance, development, easement, transfer, license, or anyother transaction or any other rights or interest whatsoever are herebyrequire to make the same known in writing to the undersigned within 7days from the date of publication of this notice thereof.If no claim is made as required herein above, we the owners will beat liberty and free from use, transfer or mortgage or any other transactionin respect of the said property without any reference or regard to suchpurported claim or interest which shall be deemed to have beenwaived for all intend purposes and not binding on us.Owners of the Property.1) Mr. Vithal T. Jadhav2) Mr. Dilip T. Jadhav3) Mr. Ashok T. JadhavMobile No. 9867043451PUBLIC NOTICE

My Client Shri. Rajesh Khetshi Thakker is the owner ofFlat No. 301, of the Building No. 48, FAM Co-OperativeHousing Society Limited, Plot No. 19 & 19A at Sector-11,Koparkhairane, Navi Mumbai-400709, his Flat documentslost/misplaced the Allotment Letter / Possession Letter, issuedby FAM Co-Operative Housing Society Limited for the abovementioned flat, and Agreement Page No. 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15,16, 17, 18 & 19, Registered on 22/06/2006 Sub-RegisterIndex No. II 2891/2006, Registered with Joint Sub-RegistrarThane.My Client has approached the Housing Society for issuing aduplicate Allotment letter / Possession Letter If anybody ishaving any objection for the same is advised to contact Advo-cate R. G. Biradar, having address at E-6/1:1, Sector-1,Vashi, Navi Mumbai-400 703, within 7 days from the date ofpublication of this Notice.Sd/- Sd/-Clients Signature R. G. Biradar B.A., LL.B.

Advocate & Notary (Govt. of India)E-6/1:1, Sector – 1, Vashi,

Date : 04-12-2019 Navi Mumbai – 400 703

PUBLIC NOTICEThis is to notify the public that I, Rohit Suresh, father ofSidarth Rohit (minor), who holds Indian PassportNo.N4577879 issued at Thane on 2nd November 2015, dohereby change his name from Sidarth Rohit to Sidarth

Rohit Suresh with immediate effect.Sd/-Rohit Suresh(Holder of Indian Passport No.J5002265Issued at Trivandrum on 19-04-2011)Permanent resident of Thoppil, T.C.5/2549-2,Krishna gardens, Golflinks,Kowdiar P.O., Trivandrum, Kerala-695041Presently residing at518-19 Barberry PL, North York,ON, M2K3E3, Canada

I have changed my name from MOHD. IBRAHIMto MOHAMMED IBRAHIM RAHAMATHULLA LUBBAIas per Maharashtra Government Gazette Reg No. M-1989455dated 31 October - 6 November 2019.

CHANGE OF NAME

dors are having a hardtime as well as the pric-es of many vegetableshave increased. Howev-er, the rise in onionprice has hit them thehardest. “Due to therecent floods, the onioncrop was adversely af-fected due to whichthere has been an un-precedented increase inprices from previousyears”, said a vendor inSector 9, Vashi.

Restaurants havedecreased the quantityof raw onions beingserved as a comple-

mentary dish alongwith the main course orhave started to chargean additional amountfor it. Some eaterieshave also increased thecost of other disheswhich contain largequantities of onion in itor have completely re-moved them from themenu altogether. “Wehave decreased thequantity of onions usedin our dishes due to itsincreasing price”, saidKamlesh Gupta, a res-taurant owner inVashi.

Soaring Onion prices...Contd. from pg. 1

By Chandrashekhar Hendve

NAVI MUMBAI: AkhilBharatiya VidyarthiParishad (ABVP) andKarmaveer BhauraoPatil College, Vashi(Women’s Empower-ment Committee), withan aim to raise the self-confidence of the youngwomen, have jointlyinitiated a projectnamed ‘Mission Sahasi’for the students all overIndia.

The inauguration ofthe programme wasdone by the newly elect-

Mission Sahasi launched at KBP College, Vashi

ed National MinisterAniket Oval of (ABVP)and Deputy Principal ofthe college C D Bhosle.While guiding the stu-dents, Aniket Owalurged the studentslearn self-defense.

Condemning the dis-turbing incident of Dr.Priyanka Reddy, ProfSujata Bote, Head ofthe Women Empower-ment Committee saidthat every girl/ ladyshould learn self-de-fence to protect them-selves.

During the pro-gramme, ABVPs NaviMumbai district presi-dent Prof. NilakanthaBijalgaonkar, coordina-tor Amit Dhomse, co-

coordinator ShankarSangpal, college headKrishna Dubey, dis-trict coordinator AjitDhaigude werepresent.


Raigad District Collectorhandovers Garbage Collecting

Van and school bags

PANVEL: As part ofits initiatives to contrib-ute its bit to SwachhBharat Mission, TataSteel BSL, formerlyBhushan Steel, donateda Garbage CollectingVan for the localpeople. Dr. VijaySuryawanshi, DistrictCollector, Raigad for-mally handed over the

van to Devnahave GramPacnhayat of KhalapurTaluk in presence of MrKapil Modi, ExecutivePlant Head, Tata SteelBSL, Khopoli. Around800 villagers from thevillage will be benefitedfrom it.

Following it, DrSuryawanshi also for-mally launched theambitious – e-Learningprogramme of the steelmajor- Learning Im-provement through Vi-brant Education –(LIVE), which is beingimplemented in associ-ation with eSansepvtLtd, a group companyof Navneet, in four Zil-laParishad PrimarySchools- Savroli andDevnahave and twoKTSP High SchoolsSwami VivekanandHigh school of Khal-

apur. This will benefit1200 students. He alsohanded over School Kitsto the students. Theselight weight bags withinbuilt small table,notebooks, drawingbook, sketch pen, com-pass box etc. were dis-tributed to 700 studentsof the school.

Commending Tata

Steel BSL for the initi-atives, Dr Suryawan-shi urged the childrento make best use of theLIVE e-learning sys-tem and said thesekinds of interventionswill go a long way inmaking governmentschools more produc-tive and making chil-dren more interested inlearning.

Thanking the dis-trict administrationand community fortheir continued supportto Tata Steel BSL’s ini-tiatives, Mr Kapil Modisaid, “We will ensure allthe best possible sup-port to the local schoolsand villages near ourplant. Along with sup-port on education, TataSteel BSL will keep sup-porting the communityin other sectors as well

for the inclusive growthof Khopoli region.”

Dr Suryawanshialso visited DevnahaveZilla Parishad PrimarySchool, Savroli ZillaParishad PrimarySchool and Swami Vive-kanand High SchoolKhalapur school wherehe interacted with thestudents and teachers.

The LIVE pro-gramme is being imple-mented in four ZillaParishad PrimarySchools three Govern-ment aided HighSchools includingKTSP High SchoolSavroli, Devnahave andSwami VivekanandHigh School Khalapurunder Raigad district ofMaharashtra.

Mr Pranav Dham-naskar, Manager eS-anse Pvt Ltd, explainedto Dr Suryawanshi,about the e-learninginfrastructure that hasbeen installed by TataSteel BSL in 15 out of31 classrooms in fourZilla Parishad PrimarySchools and how audio-video format in a bigscreen television mak-ing learning attractivefor the students.


GHANSOLI: RotaryClub of satellite cityconducted a motiva-tional session withgroup activity for high-er secondary studentsof Prerana PublicSchool, Ghansoli.

The speaker Sheeb-ha Varghese spoke tothe children on the im-portance of working asa team and demon-strated as to how the

Motivational Session for

children in Ghansoli

kids should make awin-win situation forthemselves, ratherthan putting each oth-er down with teambuilding games.

Rotary Club of Sat-ellite City President,Rtn V R Sai Ganeshsaid “Teaching a classfull of motivated stu-dents is enjoyable forteacher and studentalike. Some studentsare self-motivated,

with a natural flair forlearning. But even withthe students who donot have this naturaldrive, a great teachercan make learning funand inspire them toreach their full poten-tial.”

Later, a hygiene ses-sion for primary kidswas conducted on theimportance of handwashing and savingwater.

NAVI MUMBAI: Palm Beach Aiyappa Seva Sangham willbe celebrating its 15th Mandala Pooja-2019 on 20th, 21st

and 22nd December, 2019 at Shri Budheswar Shiv MandirComplex Sector 14, Sanpada.

Mandala Pooja

By Crime Reporter

NAVI MUMBAI: Inview of the upcomingSatsang of SwamiNarayan being orga-nized on Wednesdayevening at Dr. D Y Pa-til Stadium in Neruland with many devo-tees likely to attend theprogramme, the NaviMumbai Traffic De-partment has changedthe routes in andaround the venue. Anofficial from the trafficdepartment said thechange in route hasbeen done to ensurethere are no trafficsnarls near the stadi-um.

40 to 45 thousanddevotees are expectedto attend the pro-gramme. In order toavoid traffic congestion

Traffic diversion for the upcomingSatsang of Swami Narayan

in the Nerul area, allvehicles coming fromThane-Belapur Roadwill turn right from LPBridge to Nerul onWednesday, December4 from 5 to 11.30 pm.All vehicles arrivingfrom Belapur and Ner-ul will not be allowedto take a right turn.

As per the changein route from 5 pm to11.30 pm on Wednes-day i.e. 4th Decemberall vehicles enteringNerul through Thane-Belapur route will ac-cess from Uranfata i.e.Apollo Circle and cango to other sectors inNerul.

Likewise, the roadon the service road ad-joining the stadium, aswell as Ramesh Ga-rage to Bhimashankar

Kat, have been de-clared as no parkingzone on both sides ofthe road. Bhimashan-kar Kat-Uran Fata-LPJ u n c t i o n - S h i v a j iChowk-Shani mandir-Ayyappa Temple-R Pa-til Udyan on both sidesof the road have alsobeen declared as no-parking zone.

Access to all heavyvehicles going fromUranfata through Ga-vanfata from 2B hasbeen banned. Instead,the vehicles have beenen-routed on the Na-tional Highway 4B, ve-hicles will go straightahead via D-Point, Pan-vel Bypass and takenalternate route fromKalamboli Circle totheir desired destina-tion via Taloja Silafata.


Issue : 180 4 December, 2019

Never ending woesThe recent hike in the prices of essential commodities like

food grains, fruits and now onions and other vegetables havedepressed the sentiments of the masses. Ironically, even thosewelfare sectors which are considered noble and essential likeeducation and medical facilities have become far too expensive,crippling even the average middle class families.

To some extent, the rise in prices is unavoidable due to vary-ing demand and supply situation vis-a-vis rapidly increasing pop-ulation in India. Unfavourable weather conditions also result inprice hike. Further, lack of warehousing facilities, cold storag-es also result in the post harvest losses. However, more thananything else, the major reason for rising prices is lack of anytimely effective measures taken by the government departmentsto check malpractices of unscrupulous traders who create arti-ficial shortages and charge exorbitant prices. Moreover, in In-dia, inflation or price rise is not just an economic concept butthey are also a political tool, often used by the opposition par-ties to launch attack on the ruling government.

Today, to provide even the basic education to their wardshas become a Herculean task for an average man. It has be-come almost impossible for many parents to muster the hugesums which are often demanded as donations by many schools.In the face of strict orders by the government, the word dona-tion has now been toned down and new words like ‘deposits’ or‘charities’ have been coined which ultimately mean one and thesame thing- drain of finances of the common man.

Similarly, over the past few years, the prices of medicineshave steadily gone up, while the medical facilities have woeful-ly deteriorated. Even for the treatment of common ailment quitea large amount is spent on medicines while the treatment ofdeadly diseases will soon become the privilege of very few.

A slight rise in prices is not a bad thing. It accounts for thegrowth in economy rise in employment, better scales for work-ers etc. However, sudden and acute rise in prices causes an all-round spiral effect on prices that makes the life of common peo-ple miserable. There is a rippling effect resulting in an overallrecession, sluggish economy and black marketing.

It is high time that the government plans a regular and aneffective system of maintaining control on rising prices of atleast essential commodities and life saving drugs, to offer somerelief to a common man from this increasing burden of risingprices. Parties after parties assume power with a pledge to bringan end to the spiralling prices as their main electoral plank. Butso far, none seem to know the reason or have done anything inthis regard other than blaming the previous government for theunfortunate price situation. If prices of essential commoditiescontinue to rise unchecked, it will not be long before a largesection of the society will find their place below the poverty linegraph.

Alternatives to plastics

The greatest man-made disaster towardsgreen environmentcomes from useof plastic, especiallythe thin film variety.This writer while tour-ing vast areas of South-ern India, I was pleas-antly surprised to seethe strict enforcementof plastic ban. Duringmy visit to Maha-baleshwar, Auranga-bad, Pune last year. Ihave noticed aware-ness about ill effects ofplastic. It is hearteningto note that by andlarge India has becomea c t i v ein banning plastic totally.

Partial ban on plas-tic bags that several lo-cal bodies in the coun-try implemented at var-ious stages has fallenflat so far primarilydue tofaulty implementation.Secondly, the non-availability of feasiblealternatives has beendissuading administra-tors from opting for acomplete ban. Cloth isthe next choice, thoughthe non-woven bagsthat pass off as clothbags in most shopsthese days are equallyor even more danger-ous than plastic bags.

Plastic bags play anegative role in chock-ing the drainage sys-tem. Reuse old poly-thene bags. Make sureyou do not burn poly-thene bags as theycause a lot of pollution.With so many options,finding the right alter-native for plastic carrybags is a tricky matterand only large-scaleawareness at the grassroot level can ensurethat another hazard-ous material does notsubstitute plastic.

Though paper is thefirst option, it cannot becounted as an environ-

ment-friendly optionconsidering the large-scale destruction oftrees for paper pulpand also because theycannot hold muchweight. Though recy-cled paper bags havebecome a trend, com-mon people may notfind them pocket-friendly. Up-cycled pa-per bags using newspa-pers may be used forpurposes other thanpackaging liquid andsemi liquid products.

The third option isbiodegradable plastic thatcomes in several vari-eties. There are starch-based bio plastics thatare soluble in hot wa-ter. There is also com-postable plastic thatdisintegrates and joinsthe soil within 90 to 180

days. Plastic bags,thermocol, disposablecups and plates, cut-lery, non-wovenpolypropylene bags,plastic pouches andpackaging areall banned.

Bamboo is one of thelargest members of thegrass family and is thefastest growing woodyplant on the planet. Itsgrowth rate varies ac-cording to the soil andclimate, and is bestknown as a major foodsource for pandas.Bamboo is also used forculinary and medicinalpurposes in manyparts of the world, aswell for constructionmaterials, furniture,textiles, musical in-struments, bicycles,clothing and more. Asa packaging material,bamboo is strong, du-rable and sustainable.

It is one of the moreremarkable naturalmaterials available tous. The Economist re-cently quoted that bam-boo is literally, thegreen equivalentof plastics. This, be-cause it is renewableand low-carbon. It alsosaid bamboo is nowpart and parcel of ourpackaging material.

There are plenty ofbiodegradable and non-petroleum based plas-tic alternatives, butmany do not providethe lightweight, dura-bility, or convenienceof plastics. But, thereis one product thatseems to be on the riseas a sustainable andbiodegradable alterna-tive to plastic. Bam-boo Fiber Composites

are a result of mixingbamboo fiber into apolymer matrix, res-ins, or glue, resultingin a lightweight, biode-gradable plastic alter-native. The new pro-cesses used in the man-ufacturing of bamboofiber composite materi-als recently becamemore eco-friendly andorganic too. The newprocessing methods aredone completely me-chanically, rather thanwith harsh chemicals.

Bamboo fiber alsohas several advantag-es over other naturalplant based compos-ites. For one it is thefastest growing woodyplant in the world. Cer-tain species have beenknown to grow up to 35inches in a single day. The second advantage

By C K Subramaniam

Contd. on pg. 11duty of the officials toensure that the

NMMCschools

receive...Contd. from pg. 1

tablets are dispatchedto schools on time.”

NMMC Commis-sioner AnnasahebMisal said, “As per theinformation receivedfrom the local corpora-

tor Ranganath Auty, Ihave asked theconcerned officials tolook into the matterand also asked themto stop the distribu-tion of iron tablets.”


135th birth anniversary of India’s firstPresident celebrated in Kharghar

By Abhitash D. Singh

NAVI MUMBAI: Rash-triya Bihari PrawasiSangh, an organisationfor the people of Bihar inthe satellite city, celebrat-ed the 135th birth anni-versary of India’s firstpresident Dr. RajendraPrasad at Hotel DesiTaste in Kharghar onthe evening of1st December. The birthanniversary of Dr. Ra-jendra Prasad is cele-brated across the coun-try on 3rd of December,but the organisation cel-ebrated it on Sunday sothat more people couldparticipate.

Rajesh Srivastava,Owner of hotel DesiTaste and also the mem-ber of Rashtriya BihariPrawasi Sangh in-formed, “During the cel-

Rasthriya Bihari Prawasi Sangh initiated the event where

knowledge were exchanged on Dr. Rajendra Prasad

ebration we discussedabout the various impor-tant and inspiring jour-neys in the life of greatleader. There was ex-change of knowledge andideas among all the at-tendees about the greatleader’s life philosophy,thought process, disci-pline, political and edu-cation career and alsohis role in the formationof the Indian Constitu-tion.”

Srivastava added,“One day, of course, isinsufficient to talk dwellon the teachings andphilosophy of Dr. Pras-ad, one of the most dy-namic leaders of thecountry. All those whowere present in the cele-bration pledged to im-bibe the teachings andphilosophy of Dr. Pras-

ad in their lives.”On the occasion, the

Rashtriya Bihari Pra-wasi Sangh declaredthat on 22nd March,2020, Bihar Diwas willbe celebrated in a bigway in Kharghar.

At the end of thebirth anniversary cele-bration there was a dis-tribution of the favouritedish of Bihar which hasgot an international rec-ognition that is ‘LittiChocka from the ownerof Desi Taste. The dishwas enjoyed and liked byall who were present.

Rakesh Sinha one ofthe members of the or-ganization proposed thevote of thanks. Theevent concluded withnational anthem andvarious patriotic songs ofBihar.

By Dr. Neel

Everything goingon in our life ispredominantly drivenby two types ofcommunications. Oneis the communicationwith own self and theother is what wecommunicate withothers. As a psycholo-gist, I was blessedwith an opportunityto be a member of aglobal research teamand worked to findthe impact of commu-nication in a person’slife. As a team wespoke to all types ofpeople :• Academically very

qualified andabsolutely illiter-ate.

• Highly rich andhighly influentialto people fromslums.

• Absolutely physi-cally strong tochallenged anddisabled.People came out

with various answersto ourquestions. Manypassionate Physiolo-gists, Philosophers,Doctors and greatthinkers contributedimmensely. Theoutcome could besummarized as peoplecommunicate morethan 90 % with ownselfand communicationwith others is found tobe less than 10%.

It is confirmed,without any doubt,that we must under-stand with totalclarity the importanceof communication ofwhat we do 24 hoursnonstop within ourown self. It was suchan awakening learn-ing to also know thatwhat we speak toothers have alreadybeen spoken within

Communication is Life Line (Part 1)

own self multipletimes.

It means peoplewho are found con-stantly complaining,sad or crying arecommunicatingwithin own self thatthey have no joys inlife. On the contrarypeople who are abso-lutely fine, enjoyinglife and are spreadinghappiness, love,knowledge are com-municating the sameemotions within ownself. Hence if we haveto change our life weneed to look into thetype of communicationgoing on 24 hourswithin own self (manytimes the internalcommination isliterally unknown tothe self)

Another importantprinciple states“Manasa VachaKarmana” whichmeans inHindi ”Mann se,Vacchan se ya Karmse” (because of ourthoughts speech andactions) we shouldnever damage our ownself.

Negative thoughtsmake our speechnegative leading tonegative actions andnegative results. Ourinnermost thoughts,speech and actionsshould always be filledwith great power. Ihave successfullyhelped many peoplewho have gonethrough bad experi-ences in life bycoaching them inchanging their innercommunication usingvarious powerfulproven tools whichhas helped them tolead a fulfilling life. Tosummarize, the firststep to be taken tobring about a changein our life is we needto choose a mentorwho will help us tomake our life goaloriented and full ofhappiness. Summaryto understand:• Communication

within self is thecreator of mentalhealth and impactsself-concept life-

long.• If a person is not

mentally feeling okor is stressed thenit will be of greathelp to get aninsight on theinternal communi-cation going onwithin self.

• It is not alwaysabout positivethoughts it is moreto do with practicaland healingthoughts.

• Our internalcommunicationdecides how we feelabout own self,rate own self andunderstand deserv-ability which endsup impactingeverything we doin our life.Learning about

internal communica-tion is a complex anda lifelong process.During childhoodpeople who have gonethrough negative andpoor internal commu-nication process anddid not get timely helpand grew up as adultsmay remain negativethroughout their life.

The key to successand make life easier isto work always undera mentor with openmind and with awillingness to trans-form own life.

Kid’s

Zone


Picturesqueatmosphereof a villagescenario

By Nikhil Krishnan, Std.1, Reliance FoundationSchool, Koparkhairane

Ms. Neha Palav, Std. VIII-C, Ryan International School, Sanpada

Adnan Kazi, Pre Vocational I, Swami Brahmanand Prat-ishthan

CR Observes NationalPollution Control Day

By Ashok Dhamija

Central Railway’sMumbai Divisionobserved NationalPollution ControlDay on Monday 2nd

December, 2019with an aim to raiseawareness about theproblem caused byincreasing pollution.

On the occasionvarious measureswere taken whichincluded putting ofinformative bannershighlighting the illeffects of pollutionand ways to avoid it.An exhibition toowas organised at thesuburban platformat ChhatrapatiShivaji MaharajTerminus, Mumbai.In addition a Public-ity Awareness Rallyat passenger’sinterface areas bythe house keepingstaff to bring aware-ness amongst thegeneral public tomaintain the clean-liness & avoid use ofplastic etc

Awareness Public-

An awareness rally organized by the house keeping staffof CR was well received by the public and passengers atlarge.

ity Booths too wereset up at variousstations to spreadawareness amongstthe suburban andlong distance trainpassengers. Demon-strations of ModernCleaning Machinesfor training ofcleaning workers(Safai Karmacharis)to operate the samewas well received.Video films on the

subject too wereshown at variousvenues so as to reachout to a wideraudience. An onlineflip book titled“National PollutionControl Day” con-taining details aboutvarious steps takenby Central Railwaytowards PollutionControl was alsoreleased on theoccasion.

PANVEL: MLAPrashant Thakurreiterated that PrimeMinister NarendraModi is working hardfor the overall develop-ment of thecountry and I aman activist of theBharatiya JanataParty working forthe cause ofdemocracy.

In the wake ofnew politicaldevelopments,many rumours arecropping up, inwhich news isbeing circulatedthat BJP MLAswill return to their oldparties. Responding tothis, MLA Prashantsaid ‘I will leavepolitics, but will notquit BJP’.

Calling the ru-mours baseless, MLA

‘I will leave politics, but will notquit BJP’- Prashant Thakur

Prashant Thakursaid, “The party gaveme the responsibilityas the President ofRaigad district andthe CIDCO which is

important from thepoint of view of theproject affectedpeople.”

“The party hasentrusted me with theresponsibility and Iam duty bound to

fulfil it. In Raigaddistrict, RavishethPatil has been electedfrom Penn andMahesh Baldi as anIndependent, so we

are three BJPMLAs in thedistrict. The BJP isestablishing itselfin the district. As aBJP worker, we arealways striving tomake the partymore inclusive inthe district,” hesaid.

The party,under the leader-ship of party’snational president

Amit Shah, has takena big leap. PrimeMinister NarendraModi is taking severalimportant decisions,which are essential forthe overall develop-ment of the country.



NAVI MUMBAI: TheCentral Industrial Se-curity Force, westernzone of the Central Gov-ernment in Khargharhave launched a clean-liness drive in variousareas from December1st to 15th December,2019. The campaignwas launched byONGC Central Indus-trial Security OfficeCommander, LalitShekhar. The menpresent on the occasionpledged to keep theirhomes, cities and coun-try clean. He also ad-vised the citizens to getinvolved in the cam-paign.

CISF launches cleanliness drive

China B2B Expo On Homelife &Machinex India to be a grand affair

By Ashok Dhamija

NAVI MUMBAI: The7th edition of the Chi-na Homelife India 2019and China MachinexIndia 2019 - India’slargest China SourcingB2B Expo – is sched-uled from 11 th to13th December 2019, inHall no. 1, 2 & 3 atBombay ExhibitionCentre, NESCO Com-plex, W.E.Highway,Goregaon East,Mumbai from10.00 a.m. to6.00 p.m

The annualexpo which fo-cuses on increas-ing trade andbuilding sustain-able relation-ships betweenChinese and In-dian companiesand is also heldin 11 other coun-tries across fourcontinents is sup-ported by IMCChamber ofCommerce andIndustry, CII and oth-ers Business chambers,Association and Educa-tional Institute

This twin exhibitionwhich will witness par-ticipation from over1500 exhibitors willshowcase over 25,000products from HomeElectronics, Textile &Garments, Household

items, Gift Articles,Furniture, Kitchen &Bathroom Products,

Lighting, Luggage &Bags and Shoes. MetalProcessing Machinery,Packaging & PrintingMachinery, Plastic Ma-chinery and Molds,Construction Machin-ery, Electricity & NewEnergy, Auto Parts &Accessories, Hardwareand Tools, Food Pro-cessing, MachineryEquipment and Parts.

Held under one roof itenables thousands ofvisitors to witness large

numbers of prod-ucts at the sametime, to evaluateand comparethem, to attenddemonstrationsand ask detailedquestions. Onthe occasion, sev-eral conferencestoo are sched-uled. This in-cludes one onE m b r a c i n gDeeper EconomicIntegration, In-dia – China Tex-tile, Machinery& Electronics Co-operation Forum

etcThe city based IMC

Chamber of Commerceand Industry hasurged its interestedmembers to pre-booktheir visit atwww.chlmx.com whichwill enable faster fast-track entry, conferenc-es and close network-ing with premium Chi-nese manufacturers

City based IMC Chamber of Commerce and Industry isone of the supporting association for this annual ChinaB2B Expo

China Homelife India & China Machinex IndiaLogo

By Ashok Dhamija

NAVI MUMBAI: One ofIndia’s leading fashionand beauty destination,Shoppers Stop Ltd., in-augurated its 10th storeat the sprawling at Sea-woods Grand CentralMall in Seawoods, NewMumbai. Popular TVactress Dipika KakarIbrahim visited thenewly launched Shop-pers Stop store the thirdin the city for a meetand greet session withher fans and customersat the store. In additionthe 2018 winner of real-ity show Big Boss 12,Dipika also engagedwith customers throughan interesting radio in-

India’s Leading DepartmentalStore Shoppers stop launches

Its 3rd Outlet In City

Popular TV actress, DipikaKakar Ibrahim during hervisit at the ShoppersStop’s newly opened storein Seawoods, Grand Cen-tral Mall

A large number of her fans and customers waited patiently outside the sprawlingSeawoods based store to interact with Dipika Kakar

tegration in-store.Spread over a retail

space of approximately15,000 square feet, thestore offers the latest on-trend fashion andmasstige to premiumbeauty brands. Inspiredby the energy of the vi-brant emirate, the storedesign reflects the vari-ety of urban experienc-es visitors expect in con-cept stores. To empha-sise the diversity of prod-ucts and categories inthe store and to give thecustomer intuitive ori-entation at the sametime, each departmentsuch as apparels, beau-

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Radiant, Rapturous & Resplendent Rameswaramsins that he might have committed during hiswar against the demon-king Ravana in SriLanka. According to the Puranas , upon the ad-vice of sages, Rama along with his wife Sita andhis brother Lakshmana, installed and worshippedthe lingam (an iconic symbol of Shiva) here toexpiate the sin of Brahmahatya incurred whilekilling of the Brahmin Ravana To worship Shiva,Rama wanted to have a lingam and directed histrusted lieutenant Hanuman to bring itfrom Himalayas. Since it took longer to bring thelingam, Sita built a lingam, made of just Sands ofthe shores, which is also believed to be the one inthe sanctum of the temple This account is wellsupported by the original Ramayana authoredby Valmiki were it is written in yudha kanda .

Longest Corridors

We were spell bound by the beauty of the corri-dors which are sculpted and painted artistically.The total length of these corridors is about 3850feet. There are about 1212 pillars in the outer cor-ridor. Each of their height is from 25 to 30 feet fromthe floor to the center of the roof.

Floating Stones!

We were astonished to see 20 kg stone floatingon the water. It’s incredible! These amazing float-ing stones only found in coastal region ofRameswaram. According to Ramayana, floatingstones were used in the construction of Ramasethubuilt more than 1.75 million years ago. There are4 to 5 floating stones, each weighing 10 to 20 kgs

By Lakshman Sundar

Last week I visited with my wife the renownedtemple town of Rameswaram that lies on the southeastern tip of mainland India. It is about 1600kilometres from Mumbai. Since it is an island, itis connected from mainland India by PambanBridge. The approach to Rameswaram is both

enchanting and exciting. Seas on both sides butof different color. On one side it is blue and on theother side it is light green. Sri Lanka is just 40kilometres away. Busloads of tourists pour intoRameswaram throughout the day and night.There are lots to see in this sacred town.

We visited the Sri Sankara Mutt, Ra-manathaswamy, Kothandaramaswamy and Pan-chamukhi Anjaneyar Temples, Sri Ramar Theer-tam, Sri Lakshmana Theertam, Sri NatarajarDhyan Mandir , lovely beaches and Dr. APKKalam House. There are many restaurants serv-ing both South Indian and North Indian foods.Rameswaram has enormous tourist potential.

Sri Ramanathaswamy Temple

It is the most iconic historic landmark of thetown. Located in the centre oftown, Ramanathaswamy Temple is a famous Hin-du temple dedicated to the Lord Shiva. The tem-ple is one of the 12 Jyotirlinga shrines, whereShiva is worshipped in the form ofa Jyotirlinga (pillar of light). It is also one of the275 Paadal Petra Sthalam temples ( glorified inhymns ) by the three of the most revered ShaiviteNayanar saints Appar, Sundarar and TirugnanaSambandar. The main tower or rajagopuram is 53m tall and it is visible from 10 miles afar.

Genesis

Rameswaram means “Lord of Rama” (Râma-îúvaram) in Sanskrit, an epithet of Shiva, thepresiding deity of the RamanathaswamyTemple. According to Hinduepic Ramayana, Rama, the seventh avatar of thegod Vishnu, prayed to Shiva here to absolve any

kept in Rameswaram temple. Few more stonesare there in Panchamukha Hanuman Temple.This bridge made of floating stones can still beseen between India and Sri Lanka from Ramesh-waram, the place where Lord Ram prayed to lordShiva and started the construction of the bridge.These stones are similar to any other stone andpossess the same features, physical and chemicalcomposition. It is a world wonder but not receivedenough publicity. Thousands of pilgrims every-day, show high interest in seeing the floatingstones. I even touched a floating stone inside Pan-chamukhi Anjaneyar Temple like other tourists.

Dhanushkodi

Dhanushkodi , the southernmost tip of the is-land is 18 km way from the centre of the townand can be reached by road. It houses the SriKothandaramaswamy Temple dedicated to LordRama. Though Dhanushkodi was washed awayduring the 1964 cyclone, the temple alone re-mained intact. It is where Vibhishana, a brotherof Ravana surrendered before Rama in theepic Ramayana.

We went by auto and the driver was drivingat top speed. On both sides miles of beaches againof different colors , longer and brighter and notbroader than the Marina Beach at Chennai. Thetowering Sri Ramanathaswamy Temple atRameswaram is clearly visible from here. Wewaked on the sands, visited temples and ate man-go slices peppered with chilli powder.

Dr. A.P.J. Kalam House

We went to the House of Kalam that attractsstream of visitors throughout the day. The Houseof Kalam is the childhood home of India’s belovedformer president, late Dr APJ Abdul Kalam.It wasestablishedas museumin 2011.

Thoughlate DrKalam wasborn insmall hutlocated inthe exactsame placewhere thisone storeybuilding is,it was onlyover the years that the house was worked on anddesigned to make it comfortable for his family tolive here. Today, the gallery houses photographsfrom the president’s childhood and his transfor-mation from a small-town boy to one of the mostvalued scientists in the country. The museum hasalso made note of Dr Kalam’s achievements inthe field of research through his formative years,his awards and recognition that he received bothnationally and globally. Adjacent to this buildingthere is an arcade in his name run by his brotherselling gift items and other products.

Pamban Bridge connecting Rameswaram Island FromMainland India

The writer in front of Sri Ramanathaswamy Temple

One Of the exquisite corridors Inside Sri Ra-manathaswamy Temple

Sri Panchamukhi Anjaneyar Temple & its wall depictingthe Construction of a Bridge

Sri Kothandaramaramaswamy Temple

Before Dr. APJ Kalam House


Fed-up of illness womancommits suicide

By Crime Reporter

NAVI MUMBAI: A wom-an residing in Sector14, Vashi allegedly com-mitted suicide by hang-ing herself in her resi-dence. The woman,identified as SnehaDwivedi, 45, is suspect-ed to have committedsuicide due to prolonged

illness.She hung herself

from the ceiling fanwhen she was alone inthe house. The incidentcame to light when herhusband SanjaykumarDwivedi returned backhome.

Subsequently, Mr.Dwivedi informed

Vashi police about theincident. Vashi policerushed to the spot andrecovered her body. Thepolice found a letterwritten by her beforesuicide. The letter writ-ten in English by Sne-ha reads, “I am ex-hausted, so I’m endingmy life’”.

By Crime Reporter

NAVI MUMBAI: In viewof the upcoming Sat-sang of Swami Naray-an being organized onWednesday evening atDr. D Y Patil Stadiumin Nerul and withmany devotees likely toattend the programme,the Navi Mumbai Traf-fic Department haschanged the routes inand around the venue.An official from the traf-fic department said thechange in route hasbeen done to ensurethere are no trafficsnarls near the stadi-um.

40 to 45 thousanddevotees are expected toattend the programme.In order to avoid trafficcongestion in the Nerul

Traffic diversion for the upcomingSatsang of Swami Narayan

area, all vehicles com-ing from Thane-BelapurRoad will turn rightfrom LP Bridge to Ner-ul on Wednesday, De-cember 4 from 5 to 11.30pm. All vehicles arriv-ing from Belapur andNerul will not be al-lowed to take a rightturn.

As per the change inroute from 5 pm to 11.30pm on Wednesday i.e.4th December all vehi-cles entering Nerulthrough Thane-Belapurroute will access fromUranfata i.e. Apollo Cir-cle and can go to othersectors in Nerul.

Likewise, the road onthe service road adjoin-ing the stadium, as wellas Ramesh Garage toBhimashankar Kat,

have been declared as noparking zone on bothsides of the road. Bhi-mashankar Kat-UranFata-LP Junction-Shivaji Chowk-Shanimandir-Ayyappa Tem-ple-R Patil Udyan onboth sides of the roadhave also been declaredas no-parking zone.

Access to all heavyvehicles going fromUranfata through Ga-vanfata from 2B hasbeen banned. Instead,the vehicles have beenen-routed on the Na-tional Highway 4B, ve-hicles will go straightahead via D-Point, Pan-vel Bypass and takenalternate route fromKalamboli Circle totheir desired destinationvia Taloja Silafata.

Promised job abroad manloses Rs 7 lakh

The Sanpada police has launched a

search for unidentified gang

By Crime Reporter

NAVI MUMBAI: Luredby a job offer as a su-pervisor in Canada, aman has been duped ofRs 7 lakh 91 thousandby an unidentifiedgang. Sanpada policehave filed a case ofcheating and havelaunched a search.

The victim, hasbeen identified asKrishnarao Shinde, 44,is a resident of Sector10, Sanpada. He waslooking for job and haduploaded his bio-dataon various job portalsduring September. Anunknown gang ap-proached Krishnaraovia email from a mannamed Nicolas, whoproclaimed himself asthe manager of theGreen Garden LiveFarm House Company

in Canada. He askedfor Shinde’s details andinformed him that hehad been selected forthe post of supervisor.

Accordingly, withinthree days, Krishnaraosent all his informationvia email. He was senta job offer letter byemail from this gang.He was also asked topay Rs 25,000 for thevisa and was informedthat an Indian agent,named Amita BowmanIrani will contact if hewanted the entire fam-ily to travel to Canada.Accordingly, Krish-narao contacted agentAmita and sent her allthe educational docu-ments and passports,Agent Amita sent thebank account informa-tion and asked him totransfer Rs 1 lakh in the

account. Accordingly,Krishnarao transferredthe money.

Amina later askedKrishnarao to transferadditional money to dif-ferent bank accounts,citing various reasonssuch as family’s medi-cal insurance, workpermit, tax etc. Ac-cordingly, Krishnaraokept sending moneythrough NEFT andRTGS. In this way, thegang took Rs 7 lakh 91thousand from the vic-tim within a month.After few days, thegang demanded anoth-er Rs 3 lakh 50 thou-sand rupees. Followingwhich Krishnarao gotsuspicious and stoppedsending money. Hethen lodged a com-plaint with the Sanpa-da police station.

ty, fashion accessoriesand home among othershas been designed as adistinct neighbourhood.Each category zone ischaracterised with indi-vidual materials andarchitectural elementswhich will appeal to ourcore customers compris-ing of young families,professionals and youth.The interior materialsand colour palette to-gether creates an envi-ronment to sharplyhighlight the brandsfashion offerings. Thetrial rooms are designedespecially for the catego-ry they are servicingwith the use of interest-ing forms and graphics.

As part of its 25thanniversary celebrationthe K Raheja Corp.owned Indian depart-ment store chain alsolaunched its first andforemost retail loyaltyprogramme – First Cit-izen. With over 6.5M

customers, the brandhas become most covet-ed and longest runningloyalty programme inthe country. Under thisprogramme, customerswho sign up for the FirstCitizen membershipwith Shoppers Stop canenjoy several exclusiveoffers and special privi-leges. With the launchof the new store, thefashion and beauty des-tination is currentlyspread across 85 storesin 40 cities.

Commenting on thelaunch of the new store,Uma Talreja, Custom-er Care Associate, Chiefof Marketing & Cus-

tomer Officer said, “TheCompany aspires to bean omnichannel onlineleader in the fashionand beauty offeringsthrough a strong foot-print backed by tech-nology innovations. Wehave 2 existing storesin New Mumbai and tocater to the evolvingneeds of our customersin the nearby vicinity,the 3rd store is openedas a boutique store atSeawoods. We needstores closer to wherepeople hang out tospend more time andmoney on experiencesand premium offer-ings.”

A royal experience for customers across all age groups(Photos by Author)

India’sLeading

DepartmentalStore...

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NIAMS -an online...

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Mr. Chandra said, “TheNIAMS system is thesecond digital systemafter the successfullaunch of the online sys-tem COPAS. The sys-tem will make the workeasy for the citizens andit will also help in get-ting the constructionlicense in a transpar-ent manner within theprescribed period. It isalso a significant effortby the planning bodytowards achieving theease of doing business.”

Vijay Gupta, Con-sultant with Softechbriefed about the work-ing of the NIAMS sys-tem and also gave apresentation for all theattendees. LaterLokesh Chandra pre-

sented the live demo ofconstruction permissionand also gave away theconstruction initiationcertificate to two con-struction developers.

CIDCO, which is thespecial planning body, iscoming up with a NAI-NA project near the pro-posed Navi Mumbai In-ternational Airport(NMIA) in 474 sq.km.

NIAMS system hasbeen developed by thewell-known informationtechnology companySoftech from Pune. Thesystem was preparedafter thorough studies ofconstruction permissionmethod applied in vari-ous organisations acrossthe country.

After the initiation ofNIAMS all the construc-tion work application,fees payment, gettingpermission and many

other work relatedthings can be done on-line. An internal inde-pendent help cell hasalso been set-up whichwill help in explainingthe NIAMS rules andsystem. Manuals willalso be made availableto citizens on the officialwebsite of CIDCO

Manjula Naik ofNAINA Division whocontributed in the cre-ation of the NIAMS sys-tem, Shubhangi Kale(Senior Planner) andShubhangi Bhish-nurkar (AssociatePlanner) and all theAssistant Plannerswere honoured by CI-DCO MD Lokesh Chan-dra.

The program wasmoderated by PriyaRatambe, Public Rela-tionship Officer of CI-DCO.


By Vinod C. Dixit

Recently our Forestand climate changeminister Prakash Jav-adekar said in the Ra-jya sabha that tiger pop-ulation in the countryhas increased by 750 inthe last four years to2,976. Hunting andkilling of animals hasbecome a form of recre-ation. Murdering hu-mans is considered acrime. But killing andwiping out an entiregenre is hardly givenconsideration.Like forests, wild-life is also a na-tional resource,which not onlyhelps us in main-taining the eco-logical balancebut is also bene-ficial from eco-nomic, recre-ational and aes-thetic points of view. Itwas a time when hu-man interference wasminimum, the numberof wild animals wasquite high and therewas no problem of theirprotection or conserva-tion. But, with the ex-pansion of agriculture,settlement, industrialand other developmen-tal activities and main-ly due to greed of man,the number of wild an-imals are gradually de-creasing day by day.

We must under-stand that the wildlifeis a precious gift Godhas given to this plan-et. The term ‘wildlife’not only caters to wildanimals but also takesinto account all undo-mesticated life formsincluding birds, in-sects, plants, fungi andeven microscopic or-ganisms. For maintain-ing a healthy ecologicalbalance on this earth,animals, plants andmarine species are asimportant ashumans. Hunting hastradition and the sup-port of very powerfulpeople on its side andwith their influencehunting has been leftuntouched by legisla-tion - the Protection ofAnimals Act only cov-

Need to conserve ournational pride- the Tiger

ers captive and domes-tic animals. High offi-cials, who are supposedto be the guardians oflaw, often abuse theirpowers to shield therich and powerful. Ourcountry is unique inhaving a significantnumber of tigers in thewild, in spite of grow-ing population and re-source extraction pres-sures on their habitat.Tigers are the heritageof our country, evokedin the vedas, puranas

and many other litera-ture for their unparal-leled strength and aes-thetic beauty. The de-struction of forest cov-erage by Maoists maybe one of the reasons forthis decrease. Wild an-imal deaths were alsoreported from AndhraPradesh, Assam, Kera-la, Karnataka and Ut-tarakhand. No doubt,the world wild life Fundis the internationalagency, which is doingcommendable work inpromoting the protec-tion of wildlife andthere are number ofnational agencies en-gaged in the conserva-tion of wildlife.

We should knowthat we are not justanimals, but that webelong to the same fam-ily tree as other mam-mals, that our physiol-ogy and bodily process-es are just like theirs,and that our mentalprocesses too are fromthe same general pat-tern. The protection ofthe national animal hasbeen a significantachievement till now.Hope this continuesand leads to a signifi-cant rise in the comingyears. Among animals,some are fewer in num-ber than the others, If

proper care and securi-ty are extended tothem, the rare animalswould survive. Only thefuture can tell whethernational animal willsurvive to maintain themuch-needed ecologicalbalance. If we delaynow, it might be toolate.

Tigers play a largerole in sustaining thebiodiversity of forests,in maintaining healthyecology, habitat conser-vation and the liveli-

hoods of ruralcommunities. Thetiger populationhas decreased inthe states of Te-langana &Andhra Pradesh.The destructionof forest coverageby Maoists maybe one of the rea-sons for this

decrease. Wild tigerdeaths were also report-ed from AndhraPradesh, Assam, Kera-la, Karnataka and Ut-tarakhand. During thefirst six months of theyear, 30 deaths werereported. The protectionof the national animalhas been a significantachievement till now.Hope this continuesand leads to a signifi-cant rise in the comingyears. Credit must alsobe given to Aircel forinitiating “Save Tiger”campaign, along withNew Delhi Television(NDTV), who played anactive role in creatingawareness among thepeople on dwindling ti-ger population inIndia. The number ofwild tigers has gone upto 3,890, from the ear-lier 2010 estimate of3200, according to theWorld Wildlife Fundand the Global TigerForum. A new Tigercommando force shouldbe created to protect ti-gers from the poachers.Government must tryto put in more efforts toimprove the arrange-ments to conserve thenational pride - the Ti-ger.

The writer is freelancer,

writer and cartoonist.

By Ashok Dhamija

Railways have decided to divert permanently CSMT- Nagarcoil and Da-dar- Tirunelveli Express trains originating from Mumbai via Salem-Nama-kkal-Karur instead of Salem-Erode-Karur as per the schedule datesmentioned against each. The details are as under:-

Train no. 16339 CSMT- Nagarcoil Express JCO o-n and from 1 Dec, 2019and Train no. 16340 Nagarcoil- CSMT Express JCO o-n and from 2 Dec,2019. These trains will not halt at Erode Jn. Station.

Train no. 11021 Dadar- Tirunelveli Express JCO o-n and from 7 Dec,.2019and Train no. 11022 Tirunelveli- Dadar Express JCO o-n and from 9 Dec,2019. These trains will not halt at Erode Jn. Station.

The revised timings after diversion via Namakkal by passing Erode Jn.with stoppage at Namakkal will be as under:-

Diversion of CSMT- Nagarcoil andDadar-Tirunelvali Express trains

Letters to the Editor....

Accepting the need for anincrease in tariff rates

With prices set to increase for data and callingfor Airtel, Vodafone Idea and Jio subscribers in thenext few days, people are skeptical about how theincrease will affect their lives on a monthly basis? However, the decisionwas expected after telecom giants suffered massive losses in subsequentquarterly analysis leading up to a deficit of over twenty three thousandcrores. The service providers cannot be blamed for increasing the rates asthey had no other choice.

It was only a few years ago that rate for internet connectivity was sohigh for each gigabyte of data. We have come a long way from spendingtwo hundred and forty nine rupees for one GB per month to getting twoGB per day for a month for just under five hundred rupees. It will be alittle hard for people to adjust to the increased rates, but Indians havealways been up to the challenges imposed on them. Hopefully, telecom-munication companies do not go into more debt and leave a monopoly fora single company to exploit later on. This is why we need to accept theincreasing tariffs.

Jim George, Vashi


of bamboo fiber compos-ites is the abundance ofbamboo across theglobe. Coupled with be-ing extremely light andelastic, bamboo seemsto be a sustainable, en-vironmentally friendly,and advantageous al-ternative to petroleumbased products.

It is no secret-there’s a lot of garbageout there. From plas-tic bags and bottles toforest-guzzling papermills, everyday prod-ucts are wreaking hav-oc on our environmentin a plethora of ways.Fortunately, people arebecoming increasinglyaware of this. The ne-cessity for sustainable,

earth-friendly and re-cyclable materials inthe manufacture of ev-eryday items has be-come apparent, andconsumer demands areincreasing as a result.

Enter Bamboo. Hav-ing existed as an alter-native material for mil-lenniums, this amaz-ingly strong and versa-tile plant is a natural-ly Eco-friendly re-source. Cultivatingbamboo requires nopesticides, herbicidesor irrigation, and in-stead relies on naturalrainfall. Just like thelawn in your back-yard, bamboo has as e l f - r e p l e n i s h i n ggrowth cycle, so noneed for replanting ac-tivities that result insoil erosion or damageto the surrounding en-

vironment. Further-more, bamboo produc-es up to 35% more oxy-gen than trees, thushelping to offset car-bon-dioxide emissions.It’s easy to see whybamboo is a favoritewhen it comes to sus-tainable materials.

Bamboo is one of thebest Eco-friendly prod-uct in world, It cleansthe environment andno pollution. Usage ofbamboo products like:bamboo chairs, bam-boo household thingslike bamboo houses areunique. With banningof plastic and plasticmade items, bamboocan become a suitablesubstitute to overcomethe ban on plasticsvery much.The writer is freelancer from

Sanpada, Navi Mumbai

Alternativesto plastics..

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MUMBAI: CentralRailway has decided torun two Special trainsto clear the extra rushof passengers on ac-count of Dr. BabasahebAmbedkar ’s Ma-haparinirvan Divas.The details of are asunder-

Special Train No.01319 will leave Kala-buragi at 18.25 hrs onThursday 5 Dec, 2019and arrive ChhatrapatiShivaji Maharaj Ter-minus (CSMT), Mum-

CR To Run Special TrainsOn Mumbai - Kalaburagi Route

bai at 08.20 hrs nextday.

Special Train No.01320 will leave CSMT,Mumbai at 00.25 hrson Saturday 7 Dec,2019 and arrive Kala-buragi at 13.40 hrssame day. The aboveSpecial trains will havehalt at Dadar, Kalyan,Karjat, Lonavala,Pune, Daund, Kurdu-wadi and Solapur sta-tions. The above Spe-cial will comprise of SixSleeper Class and One

General Second Class.Bookings of Special

Train no 01319 on Spe-cial charges will openon Wednesday 4 Dec,2019 at all PRS centresand on websitewww.irctc.co.in.

* General SecondClass in these Specialtrains will run as un-reserved coaches andtickets can be bookedthrough UTS systemwith normal chargesapplicable for superfastmail/express trains.


International Day of Disabled Persons observed at NMMC

Calendar with Divyang’s messages released on the occasion

NAVI MUMBAI: TheNavi Mumbai Munici-pal Corporation(NMMC) celebrated In-ternational Day of Dis-abled Persons on 3rd

December with variousprogrammes. On theoccasion, MunicipalCommissioner Annasa-heb Misal released aunique desk calendarfocusing messages byDivyangs on 12 differ-ent public interestthemes at a specialevent held at the civicbody’s amphitheatre.

The calendar,brought out by Drz-yashakti Trust, dealswith different themeeach month with pho-tographs and messagesfeaturing the different-ly abled that are withDowns Syndrome,Learning Disorder andAutism, said the NGOfounder Geeta Poduval.Drzyashakti Trust is aMumbai-based charita-ble trust that works incapacity building of thedifferently abledthrough training, iden-tifying employment op-portunities for themand promoting inclusiv-ity in the society.

The differently abledchildren portrayed inthe calendar includeSneha Verma, a DownsSyndrome girl, who hadbrought the Gold Med-al to India in SpecialOlympics in swimmingheld in Los Angeles.

Mr Misal said thedisabled have their owntalents and at timesprove to be muchsmarter than the ablebodied. “All that theyneed opportunity andcare,” he said while ap-plauding the ETC cen-tre and Drzyashakti fortheir efforts to harnessthe talent among thedisabled and trainthem.

Environmentalist BN Kumar, Director ofNGO NatConnectFoundation, said thecalendar “is a laudablestep towards inclusivi-ty as it seeks to educateand remind the peopleabout the issues thatconcern each and everyone of us.” “The month-ly themes, includingthe ones on environ-ment, are unique andhopefully the message

will reach the society atlarge as one flips thepages every month,” hesaid.

The idea of the deskcalendar was conceivedwith a dual purpose - tospread awareness onthe issues facing Indiaand to highlight thepower of the differentlyabled to represent it,said Ms Poduval.

The calendar high-lights 12 themes con-cerning India incorpo-rating the importanceof Clean India, EducateThe Girl Child, RespectThe Senior Citizens,Save Trees, Water Con-servation, Anti-Obesity,Unity In Diversity, Sec-ularism, Gender Equal-ity, Anti-Hunger, Hy-giene And SanitationAnd Anti-Mobile Addic-tion.

The making of the

desk calendar is sup-ported by Galaxy Sur-factants while the de-signing handled by Cog-nigix, a company thatspecialises on end-to-end customized learn-ing solutions.

Helen Keller Insti-tute for Deaf and deaf-blind staged a skit fo-cusing on the need tocare for the differentlyabled. Noted social ac-tivist Danesh Kanaga-raj spoke on the chal-lenges involved in ac-cessibility for the dis-abled.

Jesth Nagrik Sangh, Sanpada celebrates monthly birthday meeting for its members.On 30th November, 2019 birthday celebrations were combined with in house CarromBoard competition as well as prize distribution. Mr. Namdeo Patil from Sanpada Gaonwon the first prize in carrom singles with a resounding win in the finals. (Photo cour-tesy: C. K. Subramaniam)

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