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Sena’s DineshPatil wins JNPT’s

Labour trusteeelections

In the election held onTuesday, February 11,2029, for the post of twoLabour Trustees of theJNPT, Dinesh Patil, thepresident of the JNPT La-bour Unit Association andformer district chief of ShivSena, was elected for thethird time in a row with thehighest number of 534votes…

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524 objections/suggestionsreceived for

division wisecivic electionsOn February 14,

2020 the authorized Offic-er from the State ElectionCommission, PrincipalSecretary (Energy) AsimGupta along with other of-ficials heard the sugges-tions and objections atNMMC, Headquarters atCBD Belapur. 257 objec-tions/ suggestions werereceived for ward no. 21and 22 and 168 objections/ suggestions for ward no16. A total of 524 objec-tions / suggestions werereceived…

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By Crime Reporter

NAVI MUMBAI: Afteralmost four years,Ashok alias MamaNamdev Ghodekar, 49,has been sentenced byThane Sessions Courtto five years of impris-

Man sentenced to 5 years’imprisonment for molesting minor girl

The incident had taken place in May, 2016

onment and a fine ofRs. 5,000 for molestinga five year old girl. Theincident took place inMay 2016 at HanumanNagar in TurbheNaka.

The accused and the

victim lived in thesame area in Hanu-man Nagar at TurbheNaka. On May 27,2016, when the victimwas playing in front of

Contd. on pg. 2

By Abhitash D.Singh

NAVI MUMBAI: TheMinister of state for So-cial Justice and Em-powerment, RamdasAthawale was conferred

D Y Patil Universityconfers Doctorate degree

to Ramdas AthawaleMinister of State for Social Justice and

Empowerment honoured for his social work

with the doctorate de-gree in literature by DY Patil University,Nerul on Thursday,13th February, 2020 forhis contribution in the

field of social serviceand leadership qualityduring the University’sannual convocation cer-

Contd. on pg. 7

By Chandrashekhar Hendve

NAVI MUMBAI: Thestate level conferenceof the BharatiyaJanata Party (BJP)will be held at TernaCollege Nerul on 15th

Februaryand at thelateRamabhauKapseNagar,RahejaUniversalGround inNerul on16th

February,2020. Theconference, which willbe attended by thenational president J P.Nadda, state presidentChandrakant Patil,former chief ministerand opposition leaderDevendra Fadnavisand other dignitariesfrom across the city,will discuss importantissues.

This is for the firsttime, the state’s BJPunit is holding meet-ing in Maharashtra.

BJP to holdstate conference

in the cityVarious issues like theincreasing violenceagainst women in thestate; loan waiver forthe farmers etc. aswell as the party’selection agenda will be

discussed.More than 500

delegates are expectedto attend the meeting.

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PUBLIC NOTICETHIS NOTICE IS HEREBY given that my clients have agreed topurchase the property more particularly mentioned in the schedulewritten hereunder from Mr. Pravin B. Parmar, of which the 1) OriginalAllotment Letter issued by MANJULIKA Co-op. Hsg. Soc. Ltd.,and 2) Original Agreement executed between Mrs. Varsha DeepakWadhwa & Mr. Deepak Varandmal Wadhwa and Mr. Pravin BParmar and other related documents are lost/misplaced & same arenot traceable. A police complaint for the same has been lodged withVashi Police Station, on 11/02/2020, which is recorded in PropertyMissing Registration No.485/2020. Further Sale Deed dated 28/02/2001, is duly executed & registered by Mrs. Varsha Deepak Wadhwa& Mr. Deepak Varandmal Wadhwa through their Constituted AttorneyMr. Pravin B. Parmar.All persons having any share, right, title, benefit, interest, claim,objections & demands in respect of the property or any part thereofby way of sale, exchange, assignment, mortgage, charge, gift,trust, inheritance, occupation, possession, tenancy, sub-tenancy,leave and licenses, care-taker basis, lease, sub-lease, lien,maintenance, easement, release through any agreement, conveyancedeed, writing devise, contracts/agreements or encumbrance orotherwise howsoever are hereby requested to make the same knownin writing along with documentary proof /sufficient evidence within14 days from the date of publication hereof, failing which or asotherwise the sale of the said property shall be completed withoutany reference or regard to any such claim or interest which shall bedeemed to have been waived.

SCHEDULE OF PROPERTYFlat No.A-2, on Ground Floor, admeasuring about 615 Sq. ft. Built-up area, MANJULIKA Co-op Hsg Soc Ltd., Plot No.28, situatedat Sector-2, Vashi, Navi Mumbai-400 703, Tal & Dist. Thane.

Sd/-MRS. MINAL B. KHONA,

Advocate High Court & NotaryPlace: Navi Mumbai 108, J. K. Chamber, Plot No.76,Date: 15-02-2020 Sector-17, Vashi, Navi Mumbai-400 703.

PUBLIC NOTICETHIS NOTICE IS HEREBY given that Ms. Surjit Kaur AmrikSingh Mata, is the owner of the property more particularly mentionedin the schedule written hereunder. Now she has decided to gift thesaid property, of which 1) Original Allotment Letter issued by theNANDKUTIR Co-op. Hsg. Soc. Ltd., and 2) Original Agreementdated 14/08/1994, executed between Mr. B. Kumar Aiyer and Mrs.Vijaymala Bhujangrao Kadam and Deed of Declaration dated 24th

March, 1999, duly registered with the Sub-Registrar of Thane-3, on 24/03/1999, under Serial No.2233/1999, executed by Mrs.Vijaymala Bhujangrao Kadam, along with its registration receipt andall other related documents are lost/misplaced & same are nottraceable. A police complaint for the same has been lodged withKoparkhairane Police Station, on 11/02/2020, which is recordedunder Property Missing Register No.327/2020.All persons having any share, right, title, benefit, interest, claim,objections & demands in respect of the property or any part thereofby way of sale, exchange, assignment, mortgage, charge, gift,trust, inheritance, occupation, possession, tenancy, sub-tenancy,leave and licenses, care-taker basis, lease, sub-lease, lien,maintenance, easement, release through any agreement, conveyancedeed, writing devise, contracts/agreements or encumbrance orotherwise howsoever are hereby requested to make the same knownin writing along with documentary proof /sufficient evidence within14 days from the date of publication hereof, failing which or asotherwise the title of the said property shall be declared at free fromall encumbrances and the gift of the said property shall be completedwithout any reference or regard to any such claim or interest whichshall be deemed to have been waived.

SCHEDULE OF PROPERTYFlat No.A-303, on Third Floor, admeasuring about 400 sq.ft.Carpet area, NANDKUTIR Co-op. Hsg. Soc. Ltd., Plot No.21,Sector-3, Koparkhairane, Navi Mumbai-400 709, Tal. & Dist. Thane



PUBLIC NOTICETHIS NOTICE IS HEREBY given that Mr. Subhajit Mandal, isthe owner of the property more particularly mentioned in theschedule written hereunder of which the Original Deed of Assignmentdated 03/07/2008, duly registered with the Sub-Registrar of Thane-3,on 03/07/2008, under Serial No.3968/2008 executed between Mr.Mahindra Singh Thakur and Mr. Subhajit Mandal and other relateddocuments are lost/misplaced & same are not traceable. A policecomplaint for the same has been lodged with Nerul Police Station, on12/02/2020, which is recorded under Missing Register No.597/2020.All persons having any share, right, title, benefit, interest, claim,objections & demands in respect of the property or any part thereof byway of sale, exchange, assignment, mortgage, charge, gift, trust,inheritance, occupation, possession, tenancy, sub-tenancy, leave andlicenses, care-taker basis, lease, sub-lease, lien, maintenance,easement, release through any agreement, conveyance deed, writingdevise, contracts/agreements or encumbrance or otherwisehowsoever are hereby requested to make the same known in writingalong with documentary proof /sufficient evidence within 14 days fromthe date of publication hereof, failing which or as otherwise the title ofthe said property shall be declared at free from all encumbranceswithout any reference or regard to any such claim or interest whichshall be deemed to have been waived.

SCHEDULE OF PROPERTYFlat No.G-9/0:2, on Ground Floor, admeasuring about 85.020 Sq.Mtrs. Built-up area, SUYOG Co-op Hsg. Soc. Ltd., situated atSector-18, Nerul, Navi Mum-bai-400 706, Tal & Dist. Thane.



I have changed my name from MS. ANJALI BHAUPANMAND to MS. ANAJLI BHAU PANMAND as per affida-vit no. AS235682

CHANGE OF NAME

PUBLIC NOTICENOTICE IS HEREBY given to Public at large that my clientMR. BANDI ASFAQHUSEN MOHAMMEDYASIN, aged about33 years, Indian Inhabitant, having address at Shop No.06, OmArcade Premises Co. op. Society Ltd, Plot No. 1, Sector 20,Turbhe/ Vashi, Navi Mumbai-400705.The following original documents such as: 1) Allotment Letter issuedby M/s. Himgiri Dealcom Pvt. Ltd. to Mrs. Vandana A. Jalanawalla& Mr. Ashok N. Jalnawalla, dated 05/06/2008, 2) PossessionLetter issued by M/s. Himgiri Dealcom Pvt. Ltd. to Mrs. VandanaA. Jalanawalla & Mr. Ashok N. Jalnawalla, 3) Various SocietyMaintenance Bills in respect of Shop No.48 & 79, Ground Floor,Om Arcade Premises Co-operative Society Ltd., Plot No.1,Sector- 20, Turbhe-Vashi, Navi Mumbai, Tal. &. Dist. Thane-400703 has been lost from my client and Police Complaint hasbeen duly lodged by him with APMC Police Station, NaviMumbai under its Property Missing Registration No. 0236/2020,on 12/02/2020.All persons claiming an interest in the said property or any partthereof by way of sale, gift, lease, inheritance, exchange, mortgage,charge, lien, trust, possession, easement, attachment or otherwisehowsoever are hereby required to make the same known to theundersigned at my office within 14 days from the date hereof, failingwhich the transaction will be completed by client, without anyreference to such claim and the same, if any, shall be consideredas waived.

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Advocate High Court.04, Vardhaman Chambers, Sector No.17,

Date: 15/02/2020 Vashi, Navi Mumbai-400703. Tel:-27894503

By Dinesh Pawar

URAN: In memory of late Baldhin Krishna Pa-til and late Satyawan Patil, a limited over crickettournament ‘Vighnaharta Cup’ is being organisedat Jai Hanuman Mithagar Maidan, Govthane.

The tournament will be inaugurated by UranMLA Mahesh Baldi in the presence of BJP Urantaluka president Ravi Bhoir, Uran city president

Limited over cricket tournamentSayli Mhatre, BJP Raigad district transport as-sociation president Sudhir Gharat, BJP Khalapurpresident Bapu Ghare, BJP Govthane presidentRaj Suraj Mhatre, Raj Bhajat Mahrahat, UranTaluka Vice President Prakash Thakur, SahyadriSocial Organization President Santosh Vartakand others.

her house, the accused Ghodekar lured her witha biscuit and took her to his house and molestedher. The incident came to light after the victimtold her mother about the incident, followingwhich the victim’s mother filed a complaintagainst the accused at Turbhe MIDC police andthe accused was arrested under POCSO Act.

At that time, the then Assistant Police Inspec-tor Pravin Shedege of Turbhe MIDC Police Sta-tion had completed the investigation of the caseand filed a charge sheet against the accused inthe Special Sessions Court in Thane. The testi-mony of six witnesses was recorded during thetrial. The testimony of the victim, her parentsand neighbours was important. Then, on Thurs-day, Judge S B Bahalkar on Thursday convictedthe accused on the basis of the arguments madeby the victim’s Advocate, Varsha Chandane.

Man sentenced to 5 years...Contd. from pg. 1

I have changed my name from MIZANOOR SHEIK toMIJANUR SHAIKH as per affidavit dated 14th February 2020

CHANGE OF NAME

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NAVI MUMBAI: Cen-tral Reserve PoliceForce (CRPF), NaviMumbai organised ablood donation camp inassociation with TATAMemorial Hospital,

CRPF, Navi Mumbai organizeblood donation camp

Kharghar at Taloja.Around 40 units of bloodwas collected during thecamp.

Sanjay A. Lathkar,IG, Western Sector,CRPF, S. Radhakrish-nan (DIG), D.S.

Mishra, Command-ment and other seniorofficers and personneldonated blood.

The camp was orga-nised in recognition ofmartyrdom and sacri-fice by CRPF martyrs.

By Dinesh Pawar

URAN: Veer WajekarCollege and Teachingin association with HT Wajekar Vidyalayahas organised variousevents on the occasionof death anniversary ofVeer Wajekar, chair-man of the managingcouncil of the RayatEducation Institute on

Veer Wajekar College toorganise various events

15th February. FormerMP RamshethThakur will bepresent. Chairman ofthe Raigad depart-ment of the RayatEducation Instituteand MLA BalaramPatil will be presentas the chief guestduring the pro-gramme.

Sena’s Dinesh Patil wins JNPT’sLabour trustee elections

This is his third consecutive win

By Dinesh Pawar

URAN: In theelection held onTuesday, February11, 2029, for the postof two Labour Trust-ees of the JNPT,Dinesh Patil, thepresident of the JNPTLabour Unit Associa-tion and formerdistrict chief of ShivSena, was elected forthe third time in arow with the highest

Sheva Port (Internal)General Secretary,Bhushan Patilsecured the secondposition.

Ravindra Patil,the general secretaryof BJP-run JNPTWorkers’ Union, whowas elected for thefirst time as a LabourTrustee in the lastelection, lost theelection. He securedonly 237 votes.

number of 534 votes.With 283 votes,

Citu Pranit Nhava-

524 objections/suggestionsreceived for division wise

civic elections


NAVI MUMBAI: On February 14,2020 the authorized Officer from theState Election Commission, Princi-pal Secretary (Energy) Asim Gupta,Industries, Energy and Labour De-partment, Ministry, Konkan Divi-sion officer Manoj Ranade, ThaneDistrict Collector officer B J Nipurte,Deputy Commissioner, Election De-partment, Amrish Patnigere andNMMC commissioner AnnasahebMisal heard the suggestions and

objections at NMMC, Headquartersat CBD Belapur.

The hearing, which began at11am in the headquarters received257 objections/ suggestions for wardno. 21 and 22 and 168 objections /suggestions for ward no 16. A totalof 524 objections / suggestions werereceived. Authorized Officer AsimGupta said, “The demands of each

applicant would be taken into consid-eration.” He instructed the ElectionDepartment to make all informationavailable to the citizens through thewebsite.

The reservation draw for the NaviMumbai Municipal Corporation’s(NMMC) ward election was recentlyheld at Vishnudas Bhave Auditorium.The general election will be held inApril, 2020.

It may be recalled that the stategovernment has decided to hold the

division-wise elections due to local oppo-sition. On January 28, Secretary of theState Election Commission Kiran Ku-rundkar had ordered the municipal elec-tion department to change the reserva-tion status for the various wards in theeight divisions. Accordingly, a reserva-tion draw was held. Deadline for sub-mitting objections, suggestions wereaccepted from February 3rd to 10th.


NAVI MUMBAI,Ayurvedic Health Cen-ter is organizing a 2days free camp and freehealth counselling atKharghar, Navi Mum-bai at Ayush ShaktiAyurveda Health Cen-ter, Office No-34, 2ndFloor, Crystal Plaza,near HiranandaniComplex, Sector-7,

Free health examinationand guidance at Kharghar

Kharghar from 15th to16th February 2020,from 11am to 7pm.

Counselling will begiven on various ill-nesses such as asthma,joint pain, diabetes, pso-riasis, back pain, obe-sity, chronic fatigue,high blood pressure, in-fertility, epilepsy, asth-ma, allergies to chil-dren, gallbladder dis-

ease, gastrointestinaldiseases and many oth-er debilitating illness-es. Dr. Sita Narum, co-founder of Ayush Shak-ti Ayurveda Health Cen-ter has appealed the cit-izens to avail this oppor-tunity. For more infor-mation and to registercall on 022- 27747681or toll free number18002663001.


Time managementis the process of plan-ning and organizingtasks or events. It is theexercise of consciouscontrol over theamount of time spenton specific activities,especially with a viewto increasing effective-ness, efficiency or pro-ductivity. One has towork for greater pro-ductivity and efficiency,a better professionalreputation, lessstress, in-creased oppor-tunities for ad-v a n c e m e n t ,greater oppor-tunities toachieve impor-tant life and ca-reer goals.

Time iselastic. It canstretch and saglike a ham-mock, and itcan shrink andsnap like a rubberband. When you have alot to do, it seems likeyou’re running aftertime and it is time towork overtime. One ofthe most basic and ur-gent problems of 21stcentury is to under-stand about time man-agement and how toutilize one’s valuabletime properly and pur-posefully. How it can beutilized effectively, con-structively and produc-tively. Time manage-ment is the process oforganizing and plan-ning how to divide yourtime between specificactivities. Good timemanagement enablesyou to work smarter –not harder – so that youget more done in lesstime, even when time istight and pressures arehigh. Failing to man-age your time damagesyour effectiveness andcauses stress.

Plan your day wellin advance. Prepare a

Manage your time‘to do’ list or a taskplan. Have check list ofthings to do on a par-ticular day. Jot downthe important activitiesthat need to be done ina single day against thetime that should be al-located to each activity.High Priority workshould come on top fol-lowed by those which donot need much of yourimportance at the mo-ment. Complete pend-ing tasks one by one. Donot begin fresh workunless you have fin-ished your previoustask. Tick the ones youhave already complet-ed. Ensure you finishthe tasks within thestipulated time frame.

Develop the habit of

doing the right thing atthe right time. Workdone at the wrong timeis not of much use.Don’t waste a completeday on somethingwhich can be done inan hour or so. Also keepsome time separate foryour personal calls orchecking updates onFacebook or Twitter.After all human beingis not a machine. In alarge campus, free timecan lead to complacen-cy. Make the most ofthe opportunities. Tocrack any competitivetest, especially themother of all competi-tive tests in India, theCAT, managing time isessential. Even an ex-cellent student who hasextraordinary abilitiesbut cannot managetime will not be able tocrack it, whereas anaverage student withproper time manage-ment and selection ofquestions can crack theCAT.

Time managementis the coordination oftasks and activities tomaximize the effective-ness of an individual’sefforts. Essentially, thepurpose of time man-agement is enablingpeople to get more andbetter work done inless time. Elements in-clude organization,planning and schedul-ing to best take advan-tage of the time avail-able to the individual,while also taking intoaccount that individu-als particular situationand relevant charac-teristics.

The benefits of effec-tive time managementapply equally to boththe business and its

employees. When em-ployees’ working hoursare managed to best ef-fect, they tend to behappier, more creativeand less prone to burn-out. For the business,that translates to low-er absenteeism andturnover rates andmore productivity, inno-vation and employeeadvocacy — which inturn provide more ben-efits, such as an en-hanced corporate repu-tation and employee re-cruitment. Keep a jour-nal of activities for aweek to identify thetimes of day when youare likely to be mostproductive. Use thatinformation to guidescheduling tasks.There lies the real suc-cess of time manage-ment. It is ideal to workon a time schedule andreap maximum bene-fits.

The writer is freelancerfrom Sanpada,Navi Mumbai

By C K Subramaniam


MUMBAI: The ApexGroup of Hospitalscelebrated Valentine’sDay with patients intheir four hospitals.The patients weregiven roses and othergifts. Not only nursesand doctors, variousstaff members work-ing in the hospitalparticipated in theprogram and inquiredabout the patients.

“Most of thepatients in the hospi-tal are suffering fromheart problems andmany other seriousconditions, moreover,the frustration causedby the treatmentmake them panic. Bycelebrating Valentine’sDay with them, wetried to boost theirconfidence,” said Dr.Tanvi Shah.

Valentine’s Day celebrationwith a difference

Apex Hospitals celebrate ‘Valentine’s Day’

with patients in their four Hospitals

LIC Housing Finance adopts Google Cloudfor newly launched App with HomY Mascot

MUMBAI: LIC Housing FinanceLtd. has adopted Google Cloud to pow-er its next generation digital mobileplatform and serve the needs of homeloan applicants.

The app launch and unveiling ofMascot HomY was done at the handsof Shri M R Kumar, Chairman, LICof India and LIC Housing FinanceLtd. The new mobile application en-ables LIC Housing Finance to reacha broader audience of customers withan easy-to-use mobile interface andefficient process. With the ability toassess the eligibility of each applicantonline, the app minimizes the lengthypaper-based loan application process.Other requirements such as submis-sion of documents needed and back-ground checks of the aspirants thatmake up the pre-loan approval stagewill also become faster.

The mobile application providesinstant eligibility for pre-approvalhome loan based on the KYC and oth-er data provided by the applicants.Furthermore, the new mobile appli-cation can be used by LIC HousingFinance Limited agents in the fieldto engage with customers and provideservices in real time.

The MD & CEO of LIC HousingFinance, Mr Siddhartha Mohanty,said, “The new app will enable us to

speed up the entire process of grant-ing loans to new applicants as wellas facilitate the services being availedby the existing beneficiaries. Work-ing with Google Cloud, we have theability to scale automatically to han-dle peak customer loads securely, andserve the needs of our customers na-tionwide.”

Compatible with Android and iOS,LICHFL home loan app is built on amicroservice-based architecture thatruns on Google Cloud KubernetesEngine, LIC Housing Finance wasable to increase developer productivi-ty on the app with faster time to mar-ket. The app also features an inter-active chat application built on Fire-base and DialogFlow that enables LICHousing Finance to respond to loanqueries from customers, with securi-ty managed by Cloud Armour.

Kamolika Peres, Director of Sales,Google Cloud in India, “We’re honoredto partner with LIC Housing Financeto launch their new home loan appand help accelerate their digital trans-formation strategy. The advanced fea-tures and reliable performance of theapp will enable LIC Housing Financeto engage a new generation of cus-tomers across India, and providegreater convenience and choice forhome loan applicants.”


Direct Port Delivery plays a major role in improvingEase of Doing Business: Sanjay Sethi, Chairman JNPT


MUMBAI: Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT),India’s premier container port along with Jawa-harlal Nehru Custom House (JNCH) organized asession on Direct Port Delivery (DPD) and Autho-rized Economic Operator (AEO) in Mumbai. ShriSanjay Sethi, IAS, Chairman, JNPT and ShriVivek Johri, IRS, Chief Commissioner of Customs,JNCH highlighted the importance for DPD andAEO.

Direct Port Delivery plays a major factor inimproving ease of doing business, trade facilita-tion and reduction in cargo release time and en-sures the import containers are delivered directlyto pre-approved clients at the port itself instead ofwaiting in a CFS located outside for clearance,which reduces the cargo dwell time and cost forshippers. DPD has also eliminated the need forCFS storage for OOC document, which has re-sulted in saving of 120 hours and USD 70-270 perTEU cost saving for Trade.

Addressing the delegates, Shri Sanjay Sethi,IAS, Chairman, JNPT said, “Direct Port Deliv-ery (DPD) ensures significant reduction in trans-action cost and time for the EXIM Trade. Todayclose to 58% of the cargo handled is already rout-ed through DPD system. Also, the importers whohave not availed the benefit of the DPD schemetill now, due to lack of awareness may join theprogramme with certainty”.

Niteen Borwanakar, CMT, JNPT described theDPD registration procedure to the importers whointend to avail DPD facility from the port

DIRECT PORT DELIVERY (DPD) REGISTRATIONPROCEDURE

Method 1: Click the link http://dpdreg.jnport.com, Thereafter create user loginby clicking to create login. Valid e mail id andmobile numbers are required to create user login.

Only one registration is allowed against each email id. Sign in/login by providing a usernameand password. Fill the “DPD APPLICATIONFORM” correctly and upload the following self-attested documents namely PAN card, GST CER-TIFICATE and COPY OF PERMISSION LET-TER OF JAWAHAR CUSTOMS. These 3 docu-ments shall be in JPG/PDF format and size notto exceed 300 KB. Please accept the terms andconditions, enter place, name and designation ofthe person submitting the form and enter SUB-MIT. You will get a reference number is given.Thereafter registration shall done and DPD codeshall be issued.

Method 2: DPD application form is available atwww.jnport.gov.in Scanned copy of the duly filled“DPD APPLICATION FORM” along with 3 docu-ments mentioned above can also be can also be

sent to email id : [email protected] Uponscrutiny of the documents, DPD code shall be com-municated to the importer online.

For further details please visitwww.jnport.gov.in and in case of any clarificationsneeded, please contact JNPCT DPD cell at follow-ing telephone numbers: 022 6781 5229/5047

JNPT has taken various steps to improve DPDincluding, removal of the threshold of a minimumvolume criteria of 300 TEUs, so that importerswith smaller volume can also avail DPD; JNPThas stopped the practice of high deposits demand-ed earlier by the PPP Terminals; reduction of DPDcharges by PPP Terminals to one shifting charge;simplifying the registration process with very fewdocuments like Customs permission, PAN Cardand GST Certificate. Additionally, a DPD Cell cre-ated in all terminals to encourage and make theshipping lines aware of DPD.

Considering the benefits of DPD, the Govern-ment has fixed a target of 80% of all clearancesunder DPD, which has been a game changer inimport clearance. The persistent and sincere ef-forts have started converting into results, as theDPD clearance has reached to almost 60%. In amove that drastically alters the way the levy iscollected, the Centre has allowed Direct Port De-livery (DPD) clients and Authorized EconomicOperators (AEO) to pay Terminal Handling Charg-es (THC) directly to the Port Terminals.

Additional Coaches for TutariExpress this weekend

By Ashok Dhamija

PANVEL: With aview to clear extrarush of passengersduring AnganewadiFestival, CentralRailway in coordina-tion with KonkanRailway havedecided to augmentOne AC 3 Tier coachand Two Sleepercoaches to the existingcomposition of19 coaches in Train

No. 11003 / 11004Dadar - SawantwadiRoad - Dadar TutariExpress with halt atPanvel Jn too, ontemporary basis. Theperiod of augmenta-tion of revised compo-sition of 22 coaches onboth these trains willbe on 15th and 16thFebruary, 2020.

Passengers arerequested to kindlyavail the services.


24th Grover Zampa VineyardsInter-Club Golf Championship toWitness State’s leading amateurs

By Ashok Dhamija

The two-day Grov-er Vineyards Inter-Club Golf Champion-ship will tee off atMumbai’s premier golfcourse, The BombayPresidency Golf Clubon Saturday 15th Feb-ruary, 2020. In to its24th edition of the com-petition will bring to-gether players from thefour leading golf clubsin Western India:United Services Club(USC), Bombay Presi-dency Golf Club(BPGC), WillingdonSports Club (WSC) andPoona Club Golf, mak-ing it the biggest ama-teur golf tournamentin Maharashtra.

The one of its kind

in the country Inter-Club Championship isbeing sponsored byGrover Zampa Vine-yards since its incep-tion while Ameya Lo-gistics will be the co-sponsor for the eventwith Ador as the asso-ciate sponsor. The golfballs for the teams havebeen given by Titleist,the event is promotedby Evolution Sport andthe online scoring plat-form by Golf EZ.

Defending champi-ons USC are the onlyteam to have won onBPGC club soil in thepast and have been pre-paring hard to retainthe title. WSC will alsobe looking to reasserttheir supremacy after

a narrow defeat in aplayoff last year. How-ever, with the lowesthandicap averageamong all teams BPGCthe home club are thefavourites this year.

Speaking at the oc-casion Mr. Kapil Grov-er, Mentor, GroverZampa Vineyards said,“We are pleased topresent yet anotherseason of the Inter-Club Golf Champion-ship. The event hasgrown in stature yearon year and we arecommitted to taking itto new heights movingforward. The GolfTournament is a life-style sport that has di-rect synergy with ourproduct range.”

Kapil Grover Mentor, Grover Zampa Vineyards , Nirupam Dhar (PGC), Brig. D.S Yadav(USC), Akshay Kilachand (WSC) and Kuldeep Sandhu (BPGC) during the Captainsmeet on the eve of the two day Inter-club Golf Championship

By Dr. Firuzi Mehta

Arthritis is definedas inflammation of ajoint. The mostcommon and preva-lent type of arthritisseen today is osteoar-thritis, which occursdue to degeneration ofthe cartilage at thejoint and ultimatelyleads to growth ofbone ‘spurs’ thatinflame surroundingtissue. All joints canbe affected, but it ismost common infingers, feet, knees,hips and spine. Sincethis is a degenerativecondition anddevelops due tostress on the jointscaused by activityand aging, it iscommonly seen inadults over 45years of age.Injury to the jointlining can alsolead to it inyoungsters.Almost all adultsover 50 tend tohave some degreeof osteoarthritis.

Patients maycomplain of• Joint stiffness and

pain, includingbackache. Weatherchanges, especiallycold, damp weath-er, may increaseaching.

• Limited movementand loss of dexteri-ty in affectedjoints.

• No redness, heat orfever in affectedjoints (usually).

• Swelling of affectedjoints (sometimes),especially fingerjoints.

• Cracking orgrating soundswith joint move-ment (sometimes).The risk of develop-

ing osteoarthritisincreases with a poorposture, obesity and in

Treating Arthritis with Homeopathypersons with occupa-tions that stressjoints, such as danc-ers and footballplayers, as thesefactors lead to extraand unusual strain onthe joints. Hence toprevent osteoarthritis,it is essential tomaintain normalweight and also toremain physicallyactive, but to avoidactivities that lead tojoint injury, especiallyafter age 40. Tryregular stretching oryoga exercises. Inadvanced cases,osteoarthritis can leadto crippling. Due tothe pain, we try not touse the joint, and thisleads to the musclesaround the jointgetting smaller andweaker, with result-ant greater strain onthe joint. Henceretaining a comfort-

able degree of activityis a must. Rest isimportant only duringacute phases of thedisease when jointsare very painful.Resume normalactivity as soon assymptoms improve.General Meaasures

* To relieve pain,apply heat to painfuland stiff joints for 20minutes 2 or 3 times aday. Use hot towels,hot tubs, infrared heatlamps or electricheating pads. Swimoften in a heated poolor move around in awhirlpool spa.• Massage the

muscles aroundpainful joints.Massaging thejoint itself is nothelpful and cancause damage,

hence Do NotMassage Joints.

• If osteoarthritisaffects the spine,sleep on your backon a very firmmattress or on thefloor.

• Keep a positiveoutlook on life.Don’t think ofyourself as aninvalid. Remainactive to preventwasting of mus-cles.

HOMEOPATHIC TREAT-MENT

A detailed Homeo-pathic history isessential if one wantsto deal with osteoar-thritis from its depth.Superficially actingremedies can be usedduring the acutephases and to getsome relief, but toprevent furtherdeterioration andpossibly aim at a cure,

the Homeopathicphysician willneed to considerhereditary factors,causative factorsetc., and prescribedeep actingremedies to suitthe individualpatient. Classicalhomeopathy isbest used, follow-ing the properrules and methodsof the homeopathicscience. For such

chronic conditions,please allow enoughtime for homeopathyto work – do notexpect cure in a coupleof months. If yourhomeopath followsproper homeopathicrules, you will defi-nitely be much betterin about 6-9 months’time.Dr. Firuzi Mehta qualifiedin homeopathic medicinein 1997 and then com-pleted her HMD from theBritish Institute ofHomoeopathy, London.She recently graduatedfrom the prestigiousInternational Academy ofHomeopathy, Greece. Sheis also qualified in thepractice of Mistletoetherapy for cancer. Shepractices from her clinicin Tardeo, Mumbai. http://www.homoeopathie.in

A major fire erupted in Morea Global Company, a chemical company situated in PavaneIndustrial Estate. The fire erupted at around 8 pm on Thursday. Fire tenderers fromPavane, Rabale, Nerul MIDC tried to douse the fire. Luckily no one was injured in theincident. The cause of the fire is being ascertained. (By Sumit Renose)


RIS Sanpada organises Graduation Day Ceremony for its Montessori Students

By Ashok Dhamija

SANPADA: Ryan In-ternational School,Sanpada organised theGraduation Day cere-

mony for its Montes-sori pass-outs at itsschool premises onThursday 13 Febru-ary, 2020 with grandfanfare. Amidst an ar-ray of distinguishedguests, parents andthe Creative Directorof Ryan group SonalPinto who was theChief Guest on the oc-casion, the pro-

Chief Guest and Creative Director of Ryan group Sonal Pinto honoured the RyanPrince and Princess from different class

‘Angels and Melodies’ the Montessori Choir members mesmerise the gathering withtheir melodious voice

gramme based on thetheme ‘Together WeCan’. Conducted in twosessions and was pre-luded with prayers and

worship songs by thetiny tots who were onthe cusp of receivingtheir first graduationcertificate.

’ Angels and Melo-dies’- The MontessoriChoir members mes-merised the gatheringwith their symphonicand tuneful voice andswayed in unison asthey crooned number

of songs. Later theyoung children per-formed dressed in vi-brant and colourfulcostumes showcased

their artistic talentwith well-choreo-graphed dance presen-tation based on thetheme, ‘Together WeCan’.

The GraduationCeremony which fol-lowed soon was a grandbut solemn affair wherethe tiny tots in theirdazzling graduationcaps and gowns re-

ceived their rolls withconfidence. Few of themin their thanksgiving

address to the audienceacknowledged the cru-cial role of their school,their moms and dadsand teachers in theirsuccess.

Prizes were award-ed to achievers fromthe hand of the Cre-ative Director of Ryangroup who latter ho-noured the RyanPrince and Princess of

each class by present-ing them with sash andcrown. The guests

spoke glowingly aboutthe programme andcomplimented theteam. Sonal Pinto inher address thankedthe audience for theirpresence and also ap-preciated the efforts ofthe teachers and stu-dents. She also con-gratulated the Montes-sori children on theiraccomplishment and

praised them for theprogramme.

Principal, of the in-

stitute MurielFernandes thanked ev-eryone for their cooper-ation and presence. Sheexpressed her gratifica-tion to the Ryan Chair-man and its ManagingDirector for their con-stant support and valu-able guidance and theRyan Creative Directorfor her gracious pres-ence.

Young children dress in vibrant and colourful costumes showcased their artistic tal-ent with well-choreographed dance presentation based on the theme, ‘Together WeCan’.

The tiny tots ruled dressed in dazzling caps and gowns pose with their Graduation Dayscrolls in presence of the dignitaries, Montessori supervisors and their Principal


Issue : 243 15 February, 2020

Overstretching libertyAbsolute liberty or independence often tends to dilute the rules

and regulations and consequently, many times, leads to indisci-pline. This is true in most of the spheres of life. Over stretching ofthe definition of liberty is evident in the present society and spe-cifically in the educational field. The modern day colleges appearmore as a get together point for the youths rather than seats oflearning.

As soon as the students complete their schooling and enter thecollege, there is inherent feeling amongst students to break awayall the shackles of the school life. Not only they wish to feel liber-ated, they also feel that they have grown up in life. The idea of cooland casual life of the college campus elates them. The present dayconsumerism catches fast on them and modern dresses, mobilephones, bikes and cars, canteens, parties, etc. tend to becomebare minimum needs. For many, education takes a back seat andmere qualifying exams are the ultimate dream. This has not onlyspoilt the results, but has also in turn brought down the reputa-tions of the institutions.

As a corrective measure, few colleges in Mumbai, Navi Mum-bai have brought in regulations to control dress code, use of cellu-lar phones, loitering in campus, ban on smoking in campus etc. tocurb the erosion of standards. They have brought in similar re-strictive rules for the teaching staff as well. This has not trickleddown well both with the students as well as the teachers who feelthat their liberty has been encroached upon. Though it may ap-pear so, the dress code always brings a sense of discipline besidesa sense of fraternity feeling amongst the students of a particularcollege. Also it shall help isolate outsider, who enters the campus.The ban on mobile phones shall provide uninterrupted lecturesand more concentration.

The college life develops citizens of tomorrow. Too much ofrules and too much of liberty, both are harmful. The right combina-tion shall provide ideal atmosphere for the young brains to grow.It is definite that onslaught of consumerism on education has to becurbed to prevent the seats of education from becoming the fash-ion ramps or a get together place for gossiping.

NMSA To Host All India CS – 7 Under14 Tennis Tournament From Today

Karan Rawat and Gauri Mangaonkar

top seeds in the qualifiers

City based Om Verma and Isha Mohite take part in theQualifying round draws of All India CS – 7 Under 14Tennis Tournament in presence of Tournament Supervi-sor Sejal Kenia and NMSA’s Tennis In charge, DattatrayGorde.

Budding Tennis players from NMSA warm up for the All India CS – 7 Under 14 TennisTournament (Photos by Author).

By Ashok Dhamija

NAVI MUMBAI: Citybased Navi MumbaiSports Association(NMSA) is all set toorganize the MSLTAYonex Sunrise NMSAAll India RankingChampionship Series(CS) – 7 Under 14Tennis Tournament2020 at its interna-tional standard hardcourts in Vashi.Around 54 players(Boys and Girls) willbe seen in action in

two day the Qualify-ing round whichcommences fromSaturday 15th Febru-ary, 2020 for a placein the Main Drawwhich in fact willcommence fromMonday.

The Boys chal-lenge among 39participants in thequalifying round (adraw of 64) will be ledby Karan Rawat whois the top seed, whileKeshav Nahata is thesecond seed, KrishMerchant and AyaanQureshi follow the

suit.Gauri Mangaonkar

who has been seededno. 1 among 15participants will aimfor one of the eightspots in the MainDraw. Greta Anil,Akanksha Agnihotriand Rivaa Mehta whoare seeded two, threeand four respectivelyon the other hand towill hope to make it tothe Main Draw.

Arun Patil is theTournament Director,while Sejal Kenia isthe TournamentSupervisor.

Residents urged to participate in the online survey

Citizens’ feedback will help NMMC to upscale

ranking in the Swachh Bharat Survey 2020

NAVI MUMBAI: Withan aim to scale up theranking in theSwachh BharatSurvey 2020, the NaviMumbai MunicipalCorporation(NMMC) has startedan online feedbacksystem for its citizensinitiated by the UnionMinistry of Housingand Urban Develop-ment.

The official fromthe civic body saidthat the citizens livingunder the NMMCjurisdiction are urgedto give their feedbackson “Ease of LivingIndex 2019” by logginguntil February 29 onhttps://eol2019.org/cirizenfeedback.

“It is important

that citizens partici-pate in large numberand give their feed-

back”, said MayorJaywant Sutar.

“Citizen will have

to give feedback to the24 questions on the“Ease of Living Index

2019” and the samewill be examined bythe Central Govern-

ment. One can registerto eol2019.org/cirizen-feedback and thefeedback should endwith #MyCityMyP-ride”, said MunicipalCommissioner Annasa-heb Misal.

He further said, thesurvey will be based onvarious criteria likewater, electricity,sanitation and solidwaste management,accommodationfacilities, security,environment, recre-ation, education,transport, livingstandards, availabilityof green spaces etc.


IMC organises an impactful digital marketing seminar By: Lakshman Sundar

“Twitter is the pow-erhouse of transmis-sion of ideas free ofcost”– Manish Mahesh-wari

MUMBAI: The IMCChamber of Commerceand Industry organized‘IMC Digital MarketingSeminar’ on February13, 2020 at IMC, Mum-bai. The event was sup-ported by Zee Enter-tainment EnterprisesLtd and the MediaPartners were The Hin-du Group and the FreePress Journal. Theevent was headed byMr Ramesh Narayan,Chairman of IMC’sBranding and PR Com-mittee. There was alarge turnout of peoplefrom all walks of soci-ety.

In his key note ad-dress Mr Manish Ma-heshwari MD, TwitterIndia exhorted busi-nesses to use twitter asa platform for transmis-sion of ideas and sellingof information. He saidthe medium can beused for a good brandbuilding exercise andgave the example of Tes-la to convey the brandthat it is building.

Brand building anddigital marketingworkshops and semi-nars help understandhow business enhancetheir digital foot printsfor increased revenuesand customer engage-ments. IMC organizeda digital marketingseminar on 13th Feb-ruary which was ad-dressed by who’s who ofthe digital marketingsector.

Many interestingtalks centered aroundthe need for bringing arevolution in brandbuilding which the so-cial media formats have

been bringing about inidea, content and mar-keting of the goods andservices. With in-creased focus on cus-tomers, brand buildingunder the typical for-mats have given way toa new breed of movers

of public opinion – theinfluencers.

The Influencers

Ms. Neena Dasgup-ta of Zirca Digital,spoke in detail aboutthese influencers whohold key to the accept-ability of a product or aservice. She said thatlarge number of follow-ers of influencers, en-sure its increased trans-parency and monitor-ing. She further saidthat an affordable mo-bile phone with anequally affordable inter-net connectivity hasbrought a resurgent inIndia, with a major con-tribution to marketingcampaigns from therural India, which hasbroken the barriers oflanguage and geogra-phy.

Need

Mr. Neeraj Roy,Founder & CEO of Hun-gama Digital Servicestalked of the need tohave a friendly digitalmedia which could lookat both external and in-ternal systems to suit

the business needs. Hesaid that the entertain-ment platforms are nowleading viewers to e com-merce and thus alteringthe entire system atwhich the typical enter-tainment canvas used tooperate earlier.

Decoding

Ms. Punitha Ar-mugam, Founder ofArumugam & Consult-ants spoke about Decod-ing the Digital Chaos.

Training Ground

Mr. Janak Sarda,Founder & CEO, BlueLogic Digital Advertis-ing LLC said that with5 Bn users, covering60% of global population,BOT eco system is nowdriving the customerservices and has placedIndia at the forefrontwith the vibrant young

population using themessaging platformsextensively. He said In-dia is a training groundfor the likes of Googleand FB to leverage theirupcoming models of en-gaging digital market-ing to suit business in-

terest.E-commerce

Mr Uday Sanghani,KPMG felt that tier 2and 3 cities, with grow-ing e-commerce prefer-ences and using cash-less B2C formats, isemerging as the largestmarket for businessesand digital marketingcompanies should en-cash on the growingtrend as the tradition-al radio, TV and printmedia is showing a de-clining trends.

Good Websites

Mr. Hareesh Tibre-wala, Joint CEO,Mirum Digital Market-ing company stressedthe need to build goodwebsites and increasethe usage of Google asit allowed sharp target-ing of their marketing

needs of the companies.What’s journalism?

Toward the end ofthe seminar, AwardWinning JournalistMs. Faye D’Souza ofMumbai Mirror TV,spoke on the need tohave self-regulation in

journalism. She saidthe basic tenant of jour-nalism, which is toserve humanity withfairness and impartial-ity, has sadly given wayto sensationalism and apartisan journalism.She called upon theviewers to use their dis-cretion when subscrib-ing and viewing thenews channel.

About IMC

The IMC Chamberof Commerce and In-dustry, popularlyknown as The IMC, is alegendary organizationwhich has relentlesslypursued the agenda ofidentifying opportuni-ties, addressing criticalissues and driving Indi-an businesses with thesingle-minded focus ofsustainable growth.

IMC’s members andits network have beeninstrumental in influ-encing policy frame-works and changes to-wards this goal and con-tinually strengtheningsectors that are criticalto India’s new phase offlourish. Set up in 1907,in the wake of the‘Swadeshi Movement’to represent Indianbusinesses, IMC is apremier Chamber oftrade, commerce andindustry in India.

Headquartered inMumbai and a strongpresence in Delhi, theChamber has morethan 3000 members,comprising a cross sec-tion of the businesscommunity. It plays anadvocacy role on a widerange of matters andacts as an impetus togrowth and develop-ment of businesses, onpolicy and implementa-tion matters. It repre-sents the interests of avariety of sectors. IMCorganizes interactivemeetings with minis-ters, senior bureau-crats and others to ex-press and drive homeits views.

The Ladies Wing ofIMC gives special focusto entrepreneurial de-velopment for womenand IMC’s Young Lead-ers Forum provides in-teractive platform toyoung entrepreneursand professionals. IMChosts foreign delega-tions visiting India andprovides a platform forinteraction to expandbusiness ties.

IMC’s vibrant Eco-nomic Research andTraining Foundationcarries out research ina variety of areas andsupports various initi-atives of expert com-mittees.

The IMC HQ in Mumbai & eminent speakers and audience at the digital marketing seminar on February 13, 2020

emony.A large number of

supporters from theRepublican Party of In-dia (A) were present tocheer their President.Thousands of studentswere awarded with de-

grees during the convo-cation ceremony.

Rejoicing the mo-ment Ramdas Athwalewhile speaking with themedia said, “It is a mo-ment of great joy andpride to receive the doc-torate degree in litera-ture from the greatleader and former Gov-ernor of Tripura and

Bihar and founder of DY Patil. I whole heart-edly thank D Y PatilUniversity for confer-ring me with such anhonour.”

He further added, “Iwill continue to workfor the betterment ofthe society. With thisdoctorate degree, myresponsibility towards

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the people becomes allthe more.”

Present during theconvocation ceremonywere Dr. D Y Patil, Vi-jay Patil, Ajinkya Pa-til, Mumbai Universi-ty Vice ChancellorProf. Suhas Pednekarand many other digni-taries from the educa-tion field.

Free Cancer checkup camp

VASHI: The Navi Mumbai Municipal Corpo-ration, Samaj Vikas Department, Health De-partment and Indian Cancer Society, Mumbaiis organizing a free Cancer check up camp forthe ladies of ward 64, Vashi on 15th Februaryfrom 10 am to 3 pm at NMMC urban healthcentre, next to MSEB office, sector 1, Vashi.


Letter to the Editor....Divisive politics has reachedsaturation point

Was it the over dose of Shaheen Bagh andPakistan narrative by the BJP that led to theirdownfall? To a large extent it could be becausethe obvious question one would be having asfar as Shaheen Bagh episode was concernedwas that why was Amit Shah, the country’sHome Minister, and probably the most power-ful man not taking action against the protest-ers even when the Delhi Police falls under hisministry? Why was BJP desperately highlight-ing the problems faced by other citizens due toroad block at Shaheen Bagh, but not doing any-thing even when the actual solution rested intheir hands?

It probably exposed itself for being the realculprit in not solving the issue and infact want-ed it to milk the same for their political bene-fit. The days of divisive politics has reachedsaturation point and no more people would voteon it in future too, if they are given a choice ofeducation jobs and development. In that sensethe victory of Aam Aadmi Party is very cru-cial as it will definitely shift the focus of cam-paign on positives in future rather than thesame old sick communal narrative of the past.

Syed Abdul Monim, Vashi

Accepting dowry is a social evil

It is a common practice in Indian societywhere the groom’s father demands dowry fromthe bride’s father prior to the fixation of mar-riage. Thus weddings have become a very cost-ly affair and a mere business deal among manyfamilies today. Some men even claim that theynever wanted dowry but were forced to acceptit by their parents. It is surprising to see menwho are strong-willed, turn into spinelessmeat when it comes to taking a stand againsttheir dowry-seeking parents. If these men hadany convictions, they would not have allowedtheir parents to accept it in the first place. Itis highly shameful that even as India has po-sitioned itself as an upcoming global superpow-er, practices such as dowry continue to plagueour society. Many men claim that they don’t

believe in the practice of accepting dowry buttolerate it on their family’s instance. How canthe youth of today, so loudly demand about thecauses they believe in, allow dowry to continueeven without a murmur of protest?

Some men say that it is justified that theirparents who have spent so much of money ontheir education deserve to receive some moneyas dowry from the girl’s parents. But the girl’sparents too have spent money on her education.Why doesn’t the boy too offer money to the girl’sfather for giving him an educated girl? Even ed-ucated people indulge in this practice and manymarriages have been called off as the bride’s par-ents have been unable to meet the exorbitantdemands made by the groom’s parents, leavingso many young women in a state of emotionalturmoil. Dowry is the money or gifts given to adaughter by her parents at the time of her mar-riage. The boy’s family considers it as their rightto make demands and a lot of unpleasantness iscaused at the time of marriage. Sometimes peo-ple even call off the marriage if the dowry amountreceived by them is inadequate.

The girl is also very often tortured by herhusband and her in-laws for not bringing enoughdowry. Sometimes, she is even compelled to com-mit suicide to escape the ill-treatment. Worsestill, people even resort to murder to eliminate abride who has not brought enough dowry. Whomdo you blame for the practice of dowry existingin India? It starts in our homes itself. The veryset of parents that demand dowry become thevictims during the time of their own daughter’smarriage. Some men justify their acts by say-ing that their parents will require the money tooffer as dowry when their sisters get married.Behind every case of dowry there is also a moth-er-in-law or sister-in-law. Mindset and beliefsdon’t change easily and the only way to addressthem is through education and awareness. Thesemeasures yield results over a period of time. It’stime we stood up and smell the stink. If we don’ttake a stand today, our very own daughters couldbe the next victim. Dowry and expensive wed-ding celebrations are responsible for increasingcorruption besides being a social evil. Providingour daughter with a good education and encour-

aging her to pursue a career of her choice isthe best dowry we can give to our daughters.

Jubel D’Cruz, Mumbai

Sign of patriotismIt is heartening to note that singing Na-

tional Anthem before any public programmewill be made compulsory in all colleges of Ma-harashtra from February 19, 2020 as directedby the Education Minister of Maharashtra.This is a right step in the right direction.

The decision has been taken that the na-tional anthem should be sung before collegework starts. This practice is a pro-active ap-proach by the government and will be imple-mented on the occasion of Shiv Jayanti. Thegovernment notification has directed all col-leges and universities in Maharashtra to playthe National Anthem at the beginning of theirpublic programmes. It will definitely infuse asense of national pride in young students. Ithas come at the right time in inspiring thenational spirit in the best way possible.

Anadambal Subbu, Navi Monica,CST Road, Kalina

Congress must reviveand reinvent

Congress is going through a very lean patchand the national party is slowly and steadilylosing its identity. Initially the party was run-ning second to BJP and slowly slipped to num-ber 3 status as the regional parties took thelead in the state. Now the situation haschanged totally as Congress candidates arelosing deposits also leave alone winning oddseats.

Congress leaders have to reinvent them-selves to come out of the rut. The party is slowlyand steadily losing its relevance. The arro-gance shown by the leaders of the age old par-ty is reflected in the Delhi elections. The slidehas started and it is time to check the slide orthe party will lose its identity once for all. It isnow or never situation and well expressed byits veteran leaders.

Gundu K. Ram, Joy Homes,LBS Marg, Bhandup

Collaboration & Convergence, Sustainability will be the growth engines ofIndian Chemical Industry: Vijay Sankar, President, Indian Chemical Council

Chemicals Industry in India covers more than 80,000 commercial products

and it is expected to double its size at USD 300 billion by 2025.MUMBAI: With the

growing challengeslike environmentalsustainability,climate change andtrade flow restrictionsand trade wars, theIndian ChemicalIndustry is bringingin meaningful solu-tions in order toaddress these multi-faceted challenges.Indian ChemicalCouncil, the apex

national body dedicat-ed for the growth anddevelopment ofchemical industry,outlined vision 2025for the chemicalindustry. The keytrends identified weredigitalization, globalmergers and acquisi-tions, and focus ondownstream specialtychemicals.

The chemicalindustry is an indus-

try-of-industries witha combined turnoverof USD 160 billiongrowing at 100 basispoints faster thanIndia’s GDP, makingit an importantsector to propel thegrowth of the na-tion’s economy.Being one of themost diversifiedindustries, thechemical industry inIndia covers more

than 80,000 commer-cial products and isexpected to double itssize at USD 300billion by 2025.

Speaking at theconference, Mr. VijaySankar, President,Indian ChemicalCouncil, said “Theuse of chemicals inour modern life isindispensable, nowmore than ever, withmost modern indus-

tries being deeplydependent on thechemical industry,ranging from soaps toautomobiles. It is oneof the most diversifiedindustries, and Indiahas observed highgrowth in the pastdecade while holdingsubstantial potentialfor future growth aswell.”

“Sustainabilityand Safety is a key

focus ICC has beenadvocating though itsNicer Globe andResponsible Careinitiatives. It is nowimperative to create anew ecosystem for theIndian ChemicalIndustry movingcloser to customerneeds with collabora-tion and convergenceas the new mantra ofgrowth,” adds Mr.Sankar.


TEXOROCIL organises Ind-Texpo Edition 2.0 at Coimbatore (TN)100 plus importers from 25 plus countries will visit the specialised Reverse Buyer Seller Meet

MUMBAI: Ind-Texpo2020 – a specialisedReverse Buyer SellerMeet in its 2ndedition, will take placeat CODISSIA TradeFair Complex, Coim-batore, Tamil Nadufrom 17-19 March2020. This one-stopsourcing platform fora variety of textilesacross the value chainis organised by TheCotton Textiles ExportPromotion Council(TEXPROCIL). It issupported by Ministryof Commerce &Industry and Ministryof Textiles, Govern-ment of India.Show Highlights

• Featuring over100+ quality import-

ers visiting from over25+ countries/regions

• 75+ IndianTextile companies toexhibit with the latestproduct offerings

• ShowcasingIndian Textiles “Farmto Fashion”

• Textile Innova-tions showcased byselective suppliers

• Sourcing madesimple under one roof

The 2nd editionwill witness 100+quality importersvisiting the show fromover 25+ countriesand regions in theirpursuit for de-riskingtheir businesses anddeveloping alternativesources of supplies onaccount of the shut-

down in China due tooutbreak of 2019 –nCoV.

The event showcas-es top quality yarns,apparel fabrics, denimfabrics, and choicesthome textiles toinclude range of livingroom, bed, bath andkitchen products‘Made in India’.

Buyers fromcountries includingColombia, Chile, Peru,Paraguay, Ecuador,Bangladesh, SriLanka, Vietnam,UAE, Middle East,Ethiopia, Kenya, etc.have already con-firmed their registra-tion to visit the show.There have also beenincreased enquiries

from importers in EUand other countries tosource Indian yarn,fabrics and hometextiles.

Over 70+ Indiancompanies are expect-ed to exhibit at theshow with their latestproduct offerings andselective innovationsto connect with the

leading buyers frominternational mar-kets.

As a part of itsbusiness matchmak-ing program, Ind-Texpo 2020 will alsofeature exclusive B2BMeetings for theexhibiting companiesto spend quality timewith overseas buyersbased on a pre-determined scheduleof time slots duringthe exhibition.

Ind-Texpo, since itslaunch edition, hasbeen successful inintegrating the textilevalue chain at a singleglobal trading plat-form. Alongside theexhibition, the eventalso facilitates ex-

change of high qualitymarket intelligence tosupport industryefforts to attain acompetitive edge andmove up the valuechain with a renewedvigour and betterunderstanding ofglobal trade.

Ind-Texpo 2020holds the promise ofbeing a perfect plat-form to take theindustry forward.With just a few stallsavailable, Dr. K.V.Srinivasan, Chairman- TEXPROCIL appealsto Indian companies tocome and explore thebusiness opportunitiesmade available at thisunique one-stopsourcing platform.


Sixteen Beauty contestants to vie for Miss Navi Mumbai CrownBy Ashok Dhamija

NAVI MUMBAI: ‘Ifyou believe you willachieve’, Inspired bythis inspirationalquote, along with aspirit of self-belief,hard work anddedication 16 beautycontestants fromacross Navi Mumbai,Mumbai in the agegroup of 18 to 25years made the cut forthe grand finale of theninth edition of theMiss Navi Mumbai tobe held later thismonth at CidcoExhibition Centre,Vashi

The annual beautypageant which is thedream project of theChairman of U&IEntertainmentSurinder SinghGupta is being held toprovide a platform tothe youthof Navi Mumbai andneighbouring areas.“U&I initiated MissNavi Mumbai nineyears ago to provide aplatform to the youthof our city and neigh-bouring areas consid-ering the fact therewas no such opportu-nities existing forthem to show casetheir talent. Duringthis nine year journeythe U&I team hasworked extremelyhard to enhance theshow year after yearand today it is one ofthe most prestigiousbeauty pageantswhich providesinnumerable opportu-nities and exposure tothese young ladies.Our aim is to unearthbeautiful faces withintelligence. As such aholistic personalitycan go a long way inmaking a mark on theinternational plat-form” said SurinderSingh Gupta during apress conference heldrecently.

“After a lot of

scrutiny and a toughaudition process fromhundreds of partici-pants only top 16make it to the finale.These shortlistedcontestants fromvarious walks of lifeare then groomed andtrained by the U&Iteam of experts. Oneof our early contes-tant, Suman Rao whowas the recipient ofour Miss NaviMumbai 2018 run-ners-up award, hassince then made amark by winningthe Miss India crown2019 and the 2ndrunner-up position atMiss World 2019 too,which is a satisfyingexperience for all ofus . We hope thisbecomes a regularaffair and will bepresenting such newfaces and personali-

ties who have thepotential to win suchinternational pag-eants and make Indiaproud at the globallevel internationally.This is our agenda forMiss Navi Mum-bai 2020 which willonce again be a grandaffair and witnessnumber of uniquepresentations for thegathering too,” addedHarmeet Singh - MDU &I Entertainment.

The top 16 contes-tants will be trainedin ramp walk andstyling by RunwayModel Amardeep KaurSyan Gupta who wasFemina Miss IndiaGujarat 2017. ThePersonality Develop-ment and soft skillstraining will beconducted by Psychol-ogist and PersonalityDevelopment mentor

Inderpreet KaurGupta who will chiseltheir personalities forthe finale to be held

The event wasgraced by Four PointsDirector Sales RahulBansode & AssociateDirector F &B AlokAnand, MD of S KBuilders & DevelopersSanjeev Kumar,Shikara HotelsOwner Ashok Mehra ,Dr Vandana Jain -Surgeon and Directorof Advanced Eye

Hospital and Institute(AEHI).

Manmeet SinghGupta, Lead vocalistfor Sanyaas the Bandwith his fellow artistsSoham Doshi andRohan Jadhav whowill performingduring the finaleentertained thegathering with hismelodious perfor-mance on the occa-sion.

Names of the top16 shortlisted contes-

Lead vocalist for Sanyaas the Band, ManmeetSingh Gupta entertaining the gathering withhis mesmerizing voice.

Sixteen top beauty contestants from various walks of life will vie for the Miss Navi Mumbai Season9 crown this month end. (Photos by Author).

Harmeet Singh - MD U &I Entertainment addressing the media in presence of various dignitaries and U & I team including its Chairman SurinderSingh Gupta

tants:1) Issheeta Shah; 2)

Smriti Dwivedi; 3)Shivani Padmanabh;4) Nikita Mhatre; 5)Riyanka Acharya; 6)Kahkashan Thakur;7)Tanvi Surve; 8)Bhaavika Vachani; 9)Prachi Singh; 10)Dolly Khatri; 11)Prakruti Rao;12) ArtiGhindani; 13) Sania;14) Lalita Dudani; 15)Nimisha Parashar;16) Riya Mekkattuku-lam.

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NAVI MUMBAI: Fol-lowing the poor re-sponse to the air-condi-tioned local trains thatwere flagged off withgreat enthusiasm on30th January, 2020 ontrans-harbour, MP Ra-jan Vichare recentlymet the Union RailwayMinister Piyush Goleand urged him to re-duce the tariff rate ofthe air conditioned localand handed over a let-ter in this regard.

In his letter, MPRajan Vichare said thatmost of the railway pas-sengers traveling toNavi Mumbai on theTrans Harbour routeare working class em-ployees and hail from

Reduce tariff of air conditionedlocal trains: MP Rajan Vichare

middle class back-ground and hence it isdifficult for them to af-ford an exorbitant tick-et fare. “If the tariff is

reduced many will optfor the air-conditionedlocal services,” he said.

The AC train whichdeparts from Thane

station reaches Vashistation at 8.37 am andthe same train departsat 8.45 am from Vashi.

“Not only there is aneed to reduce the farebut also to increase thefrequency of the air con-ditioned trains. The fareis too high and hencenot many commutersare opting for this facil-ity,” said Deepak Bhoir,a commuter.

Rita Verma, anothercommuter while speak-ing with Newsband saidthat while this is a goodinitiative by the rail-ways but “with currenttariff, the trains arelikely to go empty. If tar-iff is reduced, more peo-ple are likely to avail thefacility.”

NAVI MUMBAI: Envi-ronmentalists and localpeople are up in arms asUran Municipal Coun-cil (UMC) continues todump garbage and sew-

er water on mangrovesat Bori Pakhadi despitethe High Court appoint-ed committee’s directiveto stop it and the Raigaddistrict administrationfiling an FIR against thecivic body.

“The groups haveknocked at the doors ofthe State Environmentdepartment and theMaharashtra CoastalZone Management Au-thority (MCZMA) forjustice as the people con-tinue to suffer with res-piratory problems,” saidB N Kumar, director ofNatConnect Founda-tion.

Uran residentscontinue to gasp under

mounting garbageHC panel’s two month-old order,

FIR against civic body go in vain,

allege Environmentalists

It might be recalledthat the state revenueadministration had filedan FIR under the Ma-harashtra Environ-ment Act on January 19,

2020 against UMC forchoking mangroves bydumping city garbageand sewer water on thevital sea plants follow-ing a series of com-plaints by local resi-dents and environmen-tal groups in the 12-year-old case.

The dump is danger-ously close to an ONGCvalve station and the oilcompany too raised ared flag. But nothingdeters the MunicipalCouncil, Kumar la-mented. “The instruc-tions from the High

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Winners of Navi Mumbai Mayor statelevel mono acting competition felicitated

‘Brahmastra’ bags first prize; 21 plays were staged during the competition

NAVI MUMBAI: TheNavi Mumbai Munici-pal Corporation felici-tated the winners of theNavi Mumbai Mayorstate level mono actingcompetition on 12th Feb-ruary, 2020 at Vishnu-das Bhave auditorium,Vashi. ‘Brahmastra’,presented by MaharishiDayanand CollegeParel Mumbai bagged

the first prize in theNavi Mumbai MayorState Level Mono-act-ing competition. Kaly-an Disha Theatersbagged the secondprize, while the thirdprize was bagged byAnjani Pratishthan,Airoli group for the play‘Surya’. The consola-tion prize was baggedby Gyan Samaj Deval

Club Kolhapur for theplay ‘It Happens’ andGandharva GurukulTitwala for the play‘Star’.

A special prize forthe best mono act in theNavi Mumbai Munici-pal Corporation was giv-en to “Bhu-Bhui”staged by Shivranbhu-mi Prashant Pratish-than Seva Sansthan,

Navi Mumbai. Individ-ual awards includedBest Director Prize,which was bagged byRohit Mohite and RohitKotekar (Brahmastra),Best Actor’s Prize wasbagged by Rohan Surve(Brahmastra), Best Ac-tress Prize was baggedby Nikita Ghag


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Court appointed Man-grove Protection andConservation Commit-tee dated December 9have also been ignored,”he added.

“Now, UMC is alsospraying pesticides inlarge volumes furtherincreasing serioushealth hazards for thepeople living around,”said local residentSamir Ashrit.

Two consecutive in-spections by the reve-nue-forest combineteams have earlier con-firmed the death of man-groves and the menace

of the stinking garbagefaced by the residents,yet the local administra-tion did not budge. Fedup with endless waitingand official inaction, theresidents, includingscores of women, filed aseries of 80 identicalcomplaints against thecivic officials at the endof a protest march tothe Tehsildar office un-der the leadership UranYuva platform on Jan-uary 18, 2020.

“It is shocking thatthe administration hasso far not taken any ac-tion to check the dump-ing despite orders fromthe High Court appoint-ed Mangrove Commit-tee to stop the nuisance

immediately and findalternative place forgarbage,” said Nanda-kumar Pawar, head ofNGO Shri Ekvira AaiPratishtan.

The residents hadeven complained to thePrime Minister but thePMO closed the case onthe UMC’s assurancethat proper care wouldbe taken while disposingof the garbage, saidAshrit.

“We requested theMaharashtra PollutionControl Board to take animmediate action, with-out waiting for furtherinspections, and ensurethat the environmentalpollution is stopped,”Kumar said.

Uranresidents...

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Quality of traffic control aids:Cause for concern

In the past few years the vehicular population in Navi Mumbaihas grown manifold. The modes of transport have multiplied andthe vehicular density is increasing exponentially with every pass-ing year. However the quality and quantity of the road networkand traffic control aids have not kept pace with the demand. Thetraffic discipline has deteriorated and there seems to be no re-spect for the traffic rules and the traffic authorities. Rather theyoung generation seems to enjoy flouting the traffic rules andseems to take pride in driving fast but rash imitating Bollywoodmovies. Many of them take pride in driving vehicles even beforethey attain the mandatory qualifying age of 18 years, to be eligibleto possess a driving license. They do not have even the slightestinkling that by their behavior they are not only playing with theirlives, but are also putting to risk the lives of other commuters. Itis very unfortunate that the statistics for the road accidents areincreasing at an alarming pace, matching the pace at which thepeople are driving these modern machines. The gravity of thesituation has forced the government to direct its attention towardsroad safety measures and to seek solutions to the problem. Cele-brating “Road Safety Week” every year is a feeble attempt in thatdirection.

While a number of factors are responsible for road accidents,prime reasons are blatant flouting of traffic rules and most impor-tantly primitive and inadequate traffic control aids. Traffic signalsare effective means of regulating traffic. However if these are in-stalled before proper survey, they can become a nuisance for themotorists and pedestrians alike.

Adequate street lighting, smooth riding surface, properly func-tioning of traffic control aids, traffic markings are some of the waysof reducing road accidents. Since a large number of accidents in-volve pedestrians, it is necessary to devote attention towards theirsafety. An adequately designed and encroachment free pedestrianpathways are essential for segregating the vehicular and pedestri-an traffic and they can provide the much desired sense of safetyand protection to the pedestrians. Special attention should be giv-en towards lighting pedestrian cross walks and junctions.

An effective way of controlling and curbing accidents is the strictimplementation and enforcement of traffic rules. The driving li-cense should be issued only after rigorous examination process.While helmets should be made compulsory to the riders of twowheelers and fastening of seat belts should be made mandatoryfor the drivers of four wheelers. By imposing other legislativemeasures like introducing fines for flouting rules, imprisonmentor endorsement on licenses for reckless driving, road accidentscan be minimized. The other field which needs immediate atten-tion is traffic planning. It is today a very specialized field and can-not be designed by thumb rules as is being done today by the au-thorities. It needs understanding of the subject besides studyingthe traffic behaviour and the psychology of the commuters in aparticular region / city. So there is immediate need to have thetraffic study carried out by professionals and long term planningdone with futuristic approach, for Navi Mumbai, to optimize theinfrastructure and to have easy and speedier and safe commuting.

(Bhokarwadi ch Shad-du), Best Writing wasbagged by Sudharshan.Prize for best lightingwas bagged by ShyamChavan, Best MusicAward was bagged byShubham Dhekle, Tan-may Chavan, Gurupras-ad Ganga (Brahmas-

tra), Joy Bhambal andShardaman Kamble.

The department ofSports and Culture ofthe Navi Mumbai Mu-nicipal Corporation(NMMC) had organisedmono acting competi-tion between 10th to12th February, 2020 atVishnudas Bhave Au-dotorium, Vashi withan aim to provide plat-form to the local ar-tistes to showcase theirtalent at state level

Winners ofNavi MumbaiMayor state..

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competitions.In this competition

more than 21 plays werestaged. The competitiondid not have any prelim-inary round and the ar-tistes performed direct-ly in the final round.

Judges for the com-petition were DirectorPurushottam Berde,Actor Vijay Patkar andPallavi Patil. And theprized distribution washeld on 12th February,2020.


NAVI MUMBAI: CentralRailway in its endeavorto provide better servic-es to bonafide rail usersand also to curb the tick-etless travel, has regu-larly conducted inten-sive campaign againstticketless and irregulartravel. During themonth of January-2020,Central Railway earnedRs 12.95 crore asagainst Rs 11.44 crorein January-2019, there-by registering an in-crease of 13.20%.

During the month ofJanuary-2020, 2.82 lakhcases of ticketless/irreg-

Central Railway tightens nooseagainst ticketless travellers

Registers earnings of Rs 168.09 crore

in the period April-2019 to January-2020

ular travel including un-booked luggage were de-tected as against 2.51lakh cases in January-2019, an increase of12.35%.

During the periodApril-2019 to January-2020 a total of 32.71 lakhcases of ticketless/irregu-lar travel and un-bookedluggage were detected asagainst 29.56 lakh casesin the corresponding pe-riod last year therebyshowing an increase of10.65%.

The earnings realizedfrom such ticketless/ir-regular travel registeredRs.168.09 crore in the pe-

riod April-2019 to Janu-ary-2019 as compared toearnings of Rs.147.00crore registered duringt h ecorresponding periodlast year showing an in-crease of 14.35%.

During the month ofJanuary-2020, 247 cas-es of transfer of reservedjourney tickets were de-tected and Rs 1.99 lakhrecovered as penalty.

Central Railway ap-peals to the passengersto travel with properand valid railway tick-ets in order to avoid in-convenience and travelwith dignity.

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NAVI MUMBAI: TheNavi Mumbai Munic-ipal Corporation(NMMC) recently in-augurated a senior cit-izen centre at Tala-wan, ward no. 110Karvegoan. The cen-tre was inauguratedby MLA Ganesh Naik.

Mayor JaywantSutar, Corporator Vi-nod Mhatre, FormerChairman of Trans-port Committee Vi-nayak Mhatre,Former CorporatorSudhakar Mhatre andRekha Mhatre, formereducation board mem-ber Ravindra Naik,Executive EngineerAjay Sankhe, Sub-hash Sonawane andother dignitaries were

Senior Citizen Centre inaugurated at Karavegoan

Centre is spread overan area admeasur-ing 488 sq ft area.Apart from the se-nior citizen centre, asubway too has beendeveloped f romKravegoan to PalmBeach route nearGanesh Talav andhas been named Bam-andeo Subway.

present.Speaking on this

occasion, Mayor Jay-want Sutar said thatthe municipal corpora-tion has been striving

to provide civic servic-es and hence NaviMumbai is consideredas the leading city inthe country. NaviMumbai has always

been first in imple-menting various ser-vices in various fieldslike water supply, sol-id waste management,sewage management,

education, health,parks etc.

Corporator VinodMhatre said, “The se-nior citizens centre isa good place as seniorof the node can comeduring morning andevening and chit-chat,play indoor games andread”.

The senior citizen

By Dinesh Pawar

URAN: A work-shop on disastermanagement wasorganized recently bythe Department ofZoology at VeerWajekar College ofArts, Science andCommerce of theRayat EducationInstitute. The chiefguest at the inaugu-ration was M KMhatre, AssistantDeputy Controller,Civil Defense Team,

Workshop on disaster managementheld at Veer Wajekar College

Uran. 128 studentsparticipated in thisworkshop.

Speaking duringthe occasion Mr.Mhatre said, “Theyoung generationshould be trained tocope with disasters inindustrial areas likeUran. The workshopaims to educate thestudents aboutvarious disasters andthe measures thatcan be taken byindividuals to mini-

mize the loss of life”.The workshop waspresented by Dr.Amod Thakkar, co-ordinator of theworkshop.

In this workshop,Mr. MK Mhatreexplained to thestudents aboutvarious disasters;how to carry thewounded.

Prof. Dr. RahulPatil proposed thevote of thanks alongwith Prof. S R Patil.

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Railway Board Chairman visits JNPTto discuss important Rail projects


NAVI MUMBAI: Shri Sanjay Sethi,IAS, Chairman, JNPT met Shri Vin-od Kumar Yadav, Chairman, RailwayBoard, along with key officials of Rail-ways & DFCCIL to discuss the ongo-ing rail projects at JNPT. In the meet-ing, key avenues for mutual supportand opportunities for growth of therail share were stressed upon. A briefpresentation was also given onJNPT’s overall operations, infrastruc-ture developments, especially newtechnological advancements imple-mented to improve the efficiency andquality of business at the Port.

In course of the meeting, JNPTChairman highlighted the increase inRail Traffic and the significant de-crease in the Dwell time of importcontainers moved by rail. For the pe-riod (Apr 18 to Mar 19) the Dwell timehas improved from 116.09 hours to66.16 hours. The major initiativesundertaken like simplification of pro-cesses, digitization & new ITRHOAgreement have helped in increasethe overall rail share at JNPT. Lastyear, JNPT along with the privatePort Terminals (DP World, APM Ter-minals and PSA Terminal) in coordi-

nation with CONCOR reached out tothe Trade at Ludhiana where the com-mencement of a weekly dedicated trainfrom Ludhiana to JN Port every Sat-urday was announced as per the sug-gestion by the trade community in Lu-dhiana.

Today, JNPT serves more than 50different ICD locations all over thecountry and additionally there are railmovements to 3 CFSs which have railconnectivity. Currently the JNPT-DFCC Loading yard is under construc-tion and will be ready by June 2021.DFC will be a game changer by pro-viding freight only corridor, making itan economical, faster & more reliableoption to move goods between JNPT &the Northern hinterland. Upgradingof transportation technology, increasein productivity and reduction in unittransportation cost are also the focusareas of the DFC project.

During the meeting, Shri SanjaySethi, IAS, Chairman, JNPT and ShriVinod Kumar Yadav, Chairman, Rail-way Board agreed upon to form a com-mittee of officials from Central Railway,DFCCIL, CONCOR & JNPT to fast-track the ongoing railway projects atJNPT.


NAVI MUMBAI:Continuing theircrusade to savewetlands in MumbaiMetropolitan region(MMR), environmen-talists have uppedtheir ante against thedestruction of a 25-acre water body atUran for the Railwayproject.

The activists havefiled complaints withthe High Courtappointed mangrovecommittee and theEnvironment depart-ment seeking immedi-ate halt to the work.

“A large stretch isnow facing burial asthe landfill is inprogress,” said B NKumar, director ofNatConnect Founda-tion.

“This is a seriousissue since burial ofwetlands and killing ofmangroves has alreadycaused floods in Urantaluka during the last

Uran Railway station work isdestroying wetland/mangroves,

allege environmentalists

monsoon and duringnon-monsoon monthsof February 2019,”said NandakumarPawar, Head of EkviraAai Pratishtan.

Kumar pointed outthat Ramsar conven-tion defines wetlandsas: “… areas ofmarsh, fen, peatlandor water, whethernatural or artificial,permanent or tempo-rary, with water thatis static or flowing,fresh, brackish orsalt, including areasof marine water thedepth of which at lowtide does not exceedsix metres.”

India is one of thesignatories to theconvention and yet wesee rampant destruc-tion of wetlands underthe garb that they arenot covered by thewetland Atlas, heregretted.

The activists havealready drawn the

Mangrove Commit-tee’s attention toanother wetlandburial at Navghar forthe Railway project.

Uran area has beenthe target of wetlandand mangrove destruc-tion for huge infraprojects and thefishing community hasto bear the brunt, saidDilip Koli of Paaram-parik MachhimarBachao Kruti Samiti,a fishermen’s forum.“Our source of incomeis also rapidly disap-pearing with theburial of water bodiesand mangroves,” hesaid. “We are notallowed to go forfishing even in the seaaround ONGC, JNPTand the Navy due tosecurity. Thus we areforced to go deep intothe sea,” saidTukaram Koli,another member ofthe fishermen’sforum.

Mayor Jaywant Sutar inaugurated the road work of Thin White Topping (TWT) on MainStreet at Shirvani, No.81. Bhoir, Gangadhar Patil, citizens of the division were presentin large numbers. (By Chandrasehkahr Hendve)

CBD Belapur gets a selfie point

NAVI MUMBAI: Seeingthe overwhelming re-sponse to the selfiepoints in the city, theNavi Mumbai Munici-pal Corporation(NMMC) inaugurated aselfie point and a pointwith Swami Vivekanan-da’s thoughts at Sector6, CBD Belapur alongthe Sion Panvel high-way. The selfie point was

inaugurated by MayorJayvant Sutar.

On this occasion,Cultural Program andSports CommitteeChairman and local cor-porator Dr. JayajiNath, CorporatorAshok Gurkhe and Sa-roj Patil, former corpo-rator Shaila Nath, Be-lapur Ward OfficerShashikant Tandel and

other dignitaries werepresent.

The selfie point hasa replica of the NaviMumbai MunicipalCorporation’s iconicHeadquarters. “Theselfie point looks re-splendent especiallyduring evening due tocolourful lights,” re-marked Geeta Desai, aresident of Belapur.

PANVEL: In supportof Citizenship Amend-ment Act (CAA), a mo-torbike rally was orga-nised by BJP NorthRaigad District Presi-

Motorbike rally held to support CAA

dent, MLA PrashantThakur. The rallystarted from KhandaColony. People held plac-ards in support of CAA.The rally was attended

by Mayor Kavita Chout-mol, Paresh Thakur,Arun Bhagat and manyelected representativesof Panvel City Munici-pal Corporation.

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