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CR Mega blockon Sunday

Central Railway(CR) will operateMega Block on itsSuburban sections(Harbour, Trans-Har-bour, Fourth Corri-dor-Harbour andMain) for carryingout maintenancework for infrastruc-ture upkeep and safe-ty o-n Sunday 15 De-cember, 2019. Servic-es on all four routesHarbour, Trans-Har-bour, Fourth Corri-dor-Harbour andMain to be affected..

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College cultural event‘Urja’ on 14th December

Evolve BusinessSchool is conductingthe 5th edition of theirCollege CulturalEvent “Urja” on 14thDecember, 2019 topromote and enableCultural caliber of thestudents. The eventaims to promote andbring out the hiddentalent in the culturalfield and empoweringthe students in confi-dently facing thestage and also discov-er and recognize allthe students contrib-uting significantly intheir over-all self-de-velopment process…

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NMMC organises variouscompetitions for women

Celebrates birth anniversary of Krantijyoti Savitribai Phule

NAVI MUMBAI: Withan aim to encouragewomen from the city,the Navi Mumbai Mu-nicipal Corporation(NMMC) is organisingvarious programmesand competitions tomark the birth anni-versary of KrantijyotiSavitribai Phule.

Like every year thisyear too, there will be

competitions for wom-en, girls and womenself-help group (bachat-gat). There will be com-petitions such rangoli,mehendi, essay, sing-ing, drama, cookingand salad competition.

Speaking about thecompetition an officialsaid, “Savitribai Phuleis a pioneer figure whorelentlessly fought for

the upliftment of wom-en and demandedequality in educationduring the period whenthis was unheard of. Tomark her birth anni-versary, NMMC will beorganising variousevents. However, thisyear the themes for thecompetition will be dif-

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By Abhitash D.Singh

NAVI MUMBAI: Themulti storeyed parkingproject of the NaviMumbai MunicipalC o r p o r a t i o n(NMMC) received aset back at thestanding commit-tee meeting held onFriday, 13 th De-cember, 2019.Standing Commit-tee Chairman

Navin Gavte, withoutletting the membersdiscuss about the

project, stayed it. Thissparked anger amongthe corporators who felt

that an importantproject like this,is unnecessarilybeing delayed.The membersfrom Shiv Senaeven walked out ofthe meeting inprotest.

Multi-storeyedparking project gets

further delayedSC Chairman stays the project without

allowing members to discussBy Abhitash D.Singh

PANVEL: For the res-idents of Panvel, apassport office in theirnode remainsa distantdream. Al-though thethen ministerof external af-fairs, SushmaSwaraj in theyear 2017 hadgiven greennod for thepassport office insidethe Panvel Post Office,it is yet to see the lightof day.

The ministry of ex-ternal affairs had or-dered that both Vashiand Panvel should havethe passport office forthe benefits of residentsthere. While, Vashi hasalready got the pass-port office at the Vashipost office, Panvel hasnot been so lucky.

The issue was also

Panvel Passportoffice yet to seethe light of day

Raigad district residents have

to go all the way to Thane for

passport related work

raised recently by theShiv-Sena Member ofParliament from Mavalconstituency, Shrirang

Barne in theparliament.“Why the resi-dents ofRaigad districtshould sufferdue to the in-different atti-tude of the of-ficials of thePanvel post of-

fice?,” he asked.Kishore Singh, a

resident of Panvel said,

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CHANGE OF NAMECR Mega block on Sunday

Services on all four routes Harbour, Trans-Harbour,

Fourth Corridor-Harbour and Main to be affected

By Ashok Dhamija

NAVI MUMBAI: Cen-tral Railway (CR) willoperate Mega Block onits Suburban sections(Harbour, Trans-Har-bour, Fourth Corridor-Harbour and Main)for carrying out main-tenance work for in-frastructure upkeepand safety o-n Sunday15 December, 2019 asper the followingschedule:

A) P a n v e l -Vashi UP and DNHarbour lines

From: 10.03 amto 4.01 pm

UP Harbour lineservices towards Chha-trapati Shivaji MaharajTerminus (CSMT),Mumbai leaving Panv-el from 11.06 am to 4.01pm and DN Harbourline services to Belapur/ Panvel leaving CSMT,Mumbai from 10.03 amto 3.16 pm will remainsuspended. However,special local trains willrun between CSMT,Mumbai and Vashi sta-tions. Panvel - Andheriservices will remain can-

celled during the block.B) P a n v e l -

Thane UP and DNTrans- Harbour lines

UP Trans-Harbourline services towardsThane leaving Panvelfrom 10.12 am to 3.53pm and DN Trans-Har-bour line services fromThane to Panvel leavingThane from 11.14 am to3.20 pm will remainsuspended. Trans-Har-bour line services how-ever will be availablebetween Thane-Vashi/Nerul stations duringthe block period.

C) Belapur-Sea-woods-Kharkopar /Uran UP & DN

Fourth Corridor-Harbour lines

On Fourth Corridor-Harbour UP line (Be-l a p u r - S e a w o o d s -Kharkopar / Uranroute) services to Be-lapur/Nerul leavingKharkopar from 11.30am to 4.16 pm andFourth Corridor-Har-bour DN line services toKharkopar leaving Be-lapur from 11.02 am to3.32 pm and will re-main suspended.

D) Kalyan –Diva UP Fast Mainline

UP Fast services

leaving Kalyanfrom 10.54 am to 3.56pm will be diverted o-nUP slow line betweenKalyan and Thane sta-tions halting at all sta-tions and further re-di-verted o-n UP Fast linebetween Thane andChhatrapati ShivajiMaharaj Terminus(CSMT), Mumbai halt-ing at Mulund, Bhand-up, Vikhroli, Ghatko-par, Kurla, Dadar andByculla stations andwill arrive destination15 minutes behindschedule. DN Fast ser-vices leaving CSMT,Mumbai from 10.16 amto 3.21 pm will halt atGhatkopar, Vikhroli,Bhandup, Mulund andDiva stations in addi-tion to their respectivescheduled halts andwill arrive destination15 minutes behindschedule.

Due to these blocks,suburban trains arelikely to be more crowd-ed than usual. Passen-gers are requested not totake any risks whiletravelling.

For representational purpose only

ferent. For the rangolicompetition the themeis ‘women empower-ment’ or ‘water conser-vation’. For essay com-petition the topic is‘Stree ShikshancheJanak’ (Women-Pioneerin Education). The par-ticipants can write ineither Marathi or En-glish. For women inter-ested in cooking, a cu-linary competition hasbeen organised. Womencan showcase their tal-ent in vegetable carv-ing, salad making etc.For women interestedin art and craft, thetheme is best out ofwaste. Interested par-

ticipants need to fill inparticipation formavailable at respectiveward offices before De-cember 21, 2019 or atthe Social DevelopmentDepartment, at theNavi Mumbai Munici-pal Corporation, head-quarter 1st Floor, Sec-tor 11, C.B.D Belapur.

The Rangoli andMehendi competitionwill be held on Decem-ber 24 from 11 am to 2pm and from 2 p.m to4 p.m. respectively. OnDecember 25, 10 am to2 pm, dance and dra-ma competition will beheld at the Navi Mum-bai Municipal Schoolno. 28, sector 15, 16,Vashi.

There will be an ex-clusive exhibition cum

sale were women canshowcase their productsand the application forthe same should be sub-mitted before December27 at Social Develop-ment Department,Navi Mumbai Munici-pal Corporation, Be-lapur Bhavan, 1stFloor, sector 11 CBDBelapur. For further

NMMCorganises...

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details about the com-petition contact27567279 and for theBelapur and Nerul con-tact Dadasaheb Bhos-ale (9372106976), Dasa-ratha Gambhir(9702309054), SundarPardeshi (9594841666),while for Airoli andDigha contact PrakashBlanket (9969008088).

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Evolve Business School organizesCollege cultural event ‘Urja’

NAVI MUMBAI:Evolve BusinessSchool is conductingthe 5th edition of theirCollege CulturalEvent “Urja” on 14thDecember, 2019 topromote and enableCultural Caliber ofthe students. Theevent aims to promoteand bring out thehidden talent in the

cultural field andempowering thestudents in confident-ly facing the stageand also discover andrecognize all thestudents contributingsignificantly in theirover-all self-develop-ment process.

EBS invitesstudents from variousother institutes based

all across Mumbai aswell Navi Mumbai.

A part of contribu-tion received will beutilized for socialcause, it is learnt.

MLA Ganesh GNaik; Former MayorSudhakar Sonawaneand Senior V.P.Lokmat, Vijay Shuk-la will grace theoccasion.

Take immediate measures to controlincreasing air and water pollution inNavi Mumbai, says MP Rajan Vichare

By Chandrashekhar Hendve

NAVI MUMBAI: Rais-ing concern over thefalling air quality andincreasing air pollutionwhich is having an ad-verse effect on thehealth of citizens, MPRajan Vichare demand-ed immediate actionplan to tackle the issue.He raised the issuewhile speaking at thezero hour parliamentsession.

With rampant ur-banization in the satel-lite city, the number of

vehicles has increasedmanifold, causing airpollution. Besides,

there has been numer-ous factories, which aredischarging chemicalwater into the drainage

system, thus pollutingthe water body. Furtherdebating on the issue,he showed the CentralAir Pollution ControlBoard’s report whichshowed 179 as the airquality index in NaviMumbai city, while thenormal range should bebetween 0 to 50.

He further demand-ed central administra-tion to impose restric-tions on companies andtake legal actionagainst them for violat-ing norms.

Mayor releases calendar by MaitriSocial Group, a city based NGO

By Abhitash D.Singh

NAVI MUMBAI: NaviMumbai Mayor, Jay-want Sutar launchedthe 2020 calendar of asocial organisation“Maitri Social Group”on Sunday in Nerul.The Unique SellingProposition (USP) ofthe 2020 calendar isthat it has the detailedinformation about thefestivals and importantevents of all the reli-

gions.Jaywant Sutar who

launched the calendarsaid, “I am happy thatI was invited forlaunching such an in-teresting calendarwhich highlights theimportant festivals andvarious events of all thereligions. Apart fromthat, the achievementsand also various socialand festive activitiescarried out by the NGO

till date have been men-tioned.”

Present during thelaunching of the calen-dar were Maitri SocialGroup members likePrakash Jain, KiranJoshi, Anuj KumarPandey and many oth-ers.

The design and alsothe ideation of the cal-endar is getting appre-ciation from all the cor-ners of the city.

The 2020 calendar mentions all the important events of all religions

By Chandrashekar Hendve

NAVI MUMBAI: Alldoes not seem to be wellwithin the Maharash-tra Navnirman Sena(MNS), Navi Mumbaidivision. Soon aftersome of the party work-ers resigned from theparty, the city Presi-dent Gajanan Kale, also

With water level increasing at Vashi mini seashore, fishermen are doing brisk business(Photo bySumit Renose).

MNS city President Gajanan Kale resigns

Party secretary urges Kale to meet MNS Chief

submitted his resigna-tion from the post. Thiscreated flutters in theparty and also in thepolitical circle. Specula-tions have been doingrounds that there areseveral internal differ-ences among the partymembers due to whichthe members are re-

signing.With an aim to urge

Kale to re-think abouthis decision, MNS Sec-retary Sandeep Desh-pande and secretary ofAmit Thackeray, Ma-hesh Ove met him.They requested Kale tomeet the MNS ChiefRaj Thackeray.

NAVI MUMBAI: 16 year old MasterJeffrin Jossy, college student fromKharghar met with a road accidentand suffered head injury. He wasbrought to D Y Patil Hospital for thetreatment. During treatment, theteam of experts (Dr. Amit Nagpal,Dr. Ashok Kumar and Dr. JayendraYadav) found him to be brain dead.

When the parents came to knowthe fact that their son is going to diebut can save the lives of others bydonating organs, they decided to do-nate organs. On December 9, 2019,a team of doctors under the guidance

Brain dead college student givesnew lease of life to others

of Transplant Surgeon, Dr. KailashJawade and Dr. Taher Shaikh, re-trieved his liver and 2 kidneys forthe purpose of transplantation.

“Under the leadership of our Pres-ident Dr. Vijay Patil, D Y Patil Hos-pital is trying to provide hi-tech ad-vance medical services to needy pa-tients from all sectors of communi-ty. Hospital is going to continueworking towards more number ofdonations and developing successfulkidney and liver transplant pro-gramme for the needy patients in thecoming future,” said a spokespersonfrom D Y Patil Hospital.

Youth’s parents agree to donate liver and two kidneys

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Santa Claus coming soon

Santa Claus, alsoknown as FatherChristmas, SaintNicholas, Saint Nick,Kris Kringle, or simplySanta, is a legendaryfigure originating inWestern Christian cul-ture who is said to bringgifts to the homes ofwell-behaved childrenon the night of Christ-mas Eve or during theearly morninghours of ChristmasDay.

The myth ofSanta Claus hasenthralled childrenand even adults fora long time. The fig-ure of SantaClaus has been thebeacon of hope forcrying children,was the reason usedby parents to en-courage their chil-dren to be good forthe year and has be-come the universal sym-bol for laughter and joy.The “Real” Santa Clausblurs the boundary be-tween reality and fic-tion.

Waiting for theSanta to visit home ona winter night with car-ol singers and receivinga surprise gift at a par-ty from the whitebearded man is some-thing that everyonelooks forward to duringChristmas, especiallychildren. The SantaClaus is the mostsought after person.Donning the roleof Santa Claus, depict-ed as a fat, jolly, whitebearded man wearing ared coat with white col-lar and cuffs, red trou-sers, boots who goesaround with a red bagslung behind, however,is no easy job. Greetingus with Finnish choco-lates and the trade-mark, “Ho Ho Ho!”, the“Real Santa Claus” satwith a buoyant smile,personifying the spiritof Christmas.

Nobody wants tovolunteer for the role.Besides dressing up inadvance and being afun loving person,Santa needs to knowhow to manage a mobof children, and partwith the gift on theChristmas eve. Manychurches identify youthto play the part; theyfit in the role with welltucked pillow bags act-ing as tummy andloads of energy to keepthem going for hourstogether. Finding a dif-ferent person to dressup as Santa every yearmakes the choicetougher in manychurches as the identi-

ty of the person insidethe mask should not beguessed easily.

Santa is a much-loved part of both reli-gious and secular cele-brations of Christmas.Santa Claus is morethan someone who justcomes and gives you apresent, it’s this wholespirit of giving andmagic that you get to bea part of and celebrate.Parents have beentalking to kids aboutSanta since 1986.

Many non-Christianparents embrace Santabecause they seeChristmas serving as asecular as well as reli-gious holiday. Some ex-perts say that anotherreason children believein Santa is becausethey are imaginativeand love to pretend.Experts have debatedthe Santa myth foryears. Some argue thatperpetuating it discour-ages healthy skepti-cism in children andrequires adults to car-ry on an elaborate lie.

Santa Claus entertainchildren on the eve ofChristmas.

As a world- re-nowned figure, we usethe myth of SantaClaus to reach out tochildren and adultsalike, to spread themessage of kindnessand serve as a diplomat-ic ambassador to spreadthe message of loveamong the children andSanta Claus play themediator role in thisact.

With just few daysleft, Christmas prepa-rations are on to makeit a grand one thisyear. The festival ofChristmas or the birth

anniversary ofJesus Christ is cel-ebrated with greatcheer and enthusi-asm all over Indiaby the Christians.Christmas is alsoan occasion of fam-ily reunion. Themembers of thefamily living andworking at a dis-tance and differentplaces join togetherin merry-makingat one place andenjoy themselves. The man behind the

story of Christmasand Santa Claus assumedmuch importance. St.Nicholas was a Bishopwho lived in the fourthcentury in a placecalled Myra gave a shotto celebrate the festivalwith much fanfare. Hewas a very rich manbecause his parentsdied when he wasyoung and left him a lotof money. He was will-ing to part gift and thatbecame a practice. Inthis year’s demonetiza-tion may not lose thespirit of Santa Claushanding over gifts tochildren

As Christmas iscoming on the eve ofNew Year the celebra-tions assume greaterimportance with spe-cial prayers for Jesus. Mid-night prayers takeplace on the eve ofChristmas and culmi-nate with people of allages participate inmass prayers.The writer is freelancer from

Sanpada, Navi Mumbai

By C K Subramaniam

By Ashok Dhamija

PANVEL: CentralRailway (CR) has de-cided to augment threeadditional 3-Tier ACcoaches on followingLokmanya Tilak Ter-minus (LTT), Mumbaiand Madgaon routewith halt at Panvelstation too o-n follow-ing AC Double-DeckerExpress Temporarybasis to clear the extrarush of passengersduring winter andChristmas 2019.Thedetails are as under:

Train no. 11085/11086 Lokmanya TilakTerminus-Madgaon ACDouble-Decker Expresswill be augmentedwith Three AC 3-Tiercoaches Ex. LokmanyaTilak Terminus (LTT),Mumbai w.e.f. 23Dec,2019 to 9 Jan, 2020and Ex. Madgaon w.e.f.24 Dec. 2019 to 10 Jan,2020.

CR to attach three additional coacheson AC Double-Decker Express trains

On Mumbai- -Madgaon Route

Train no. 11099/11100 Lokmanya TilakTerminus-Madgaon ACDouble-Decker Expresswill be augmentedwith Three AC 3-Tiercoaches Ex. LokmanyaTilak Terminus w.e.f.21.12.2019 to 11.1.2020and Ex. Madgaon w.e.f.22.12.2019 to12.1.2020.

11085/11086 Lok-manya Tilak Termi-nus-Madgaon AC Dou-ble-Decker Expresswill be augmentedwith Three AC 3-Tier

coaches Ex. Lokman-ya Tilak Terminus(LTT), Mumbai w.e.f.23 Dec, 2019 to 9Jan,.2020 and Ex.Madgaon w.e.f . 24Dec, 2019 to 10 Jan,2020.

Reservation forthese additional ACcoaches is already openat all PRS locations,through Internet andon IRCTC Websitewww.irctc.co.in. Pas-sengers are requestedto please note and availthe facility.

CR to Run Four One-way Weekly Winter /Christmas Specials Via Panvel

Change in Route of Pune – Ernakulam Jn. AC Weekly Specials

By Ashok Dhamija

PANVEL: Central Railway (CR)will run four Weekly O-ne-way Special Trains between Pune –Karmali and Karmali – Nagpurwith halt at Panvel Junction too, inorder to clear the extra rush of pas-sengers during winter / Christmas2019. The details are as under:-

A) Pune – Karmali WeeklyOne-way Specials

Train no.01497 Weekly Specialwill leave Pune at 20.55hrs o-n Mon-day 23 and 30 Dec, 2019 (2 trips)and arrive Karmali at 12.30 hrs nextday. Halts en-route includes Chinch-wad, Lonavala, Kalyan, Panvel,Roha, Mangaon, Khed, Chiplun,Sangameshwar Road, Ratnagiri,Vaibhavwadi Road, Kankavali,Sindhudurg, Kudal, SawantwadiRoad and Thivim stations .

B) Karmali – NagpurWeekly O-ne-way Specials

Train no. 01498 Weekly Specialwill leave Karmali at 13.00 hrs o-nTuesday 24 and 3 Dec, 2019 (2 trips)and arrive Nagpur at 14.30 hrs nextday. Halts en-route includes Thivim,Sawantwadi Road, Kudal, Sindhu-durg, Kankavali, Vaibhavwadi Road,Ratnagiri, Sangameshwar Road,

Chiplun, Khed, Mangaon, Roha,Panvel, Kalyan, Igatpuri, NashikRoad, Manmad, Bhusaval,Malkapur, Shegaon, Akola, Badnera,Dhamangaon and Wardha stations

C) Change in Route of Pune– Ernakulam Jn. AC WeeklySpecials

It has been decided to run TrainNo. 01467/01468 Weekly Specials viaLonavala – Kalyan – Panvel insteadof Lonavala-Karjat-Panvel.

Reservation: Bookings for Trainno. 01497 and 01498 Winter Spe-cial trains on Special charges willopen from Sunday 15 Dec, 2019 atall PRS locations through Internetand IRCTC Website. www.irctc.co.in.General Second Class coaches willrun as Unreserved coaches and tick-ets can be booked through UTS asapplicable for superfast Mail/Ex-press trains.

By Crime Reporter

NAVI MUMBAI: Fourhouse break in inci-dents were reported ona single day in Ko-perkhairane. Thepolice have launched asearch for the thievesinvolved in the inci-dent which occurred onThursday.

The first incidentwas reported at thehouse of Dr. ManojBhangade, a resident

Four house break-inin single day in KK

of Lovankur Buildingin Sector-19. Dr.Bhangade had left forwork at 9am. Whilehis wife had gone tothe market to buyvegetables at 10am.The thieves broke intothe house and stolevaluables worth Rs. 1lakh 15 thousand.

In the secondincident the house ofSmitakumari Atha-wale, a resident of n

Balaji Coop Society inSector-17, was looted.Valuables worth Rs 1lakh 30 thousandswere looted. In thethird case RanjanaKanaujia, a residentof sector 18 lostvaluables worth Rs.29 thousand whileSantosh MahadevChavan’s house wasbroke in and valuablesworth Rs 68,000 werelooted.

Multi-storeyed parking...Contd. from pg. 1

NMMC hasidentified a plot formulti-storeyed park-ing facility in BelapurSector-15 at plot No39 with an estimatedbudget of Rs.27,66,03,695. Thecontract was about tobe allotted to Ms. UCCInfrastructure PrivateLtd and the proposalwas tabled at SC meetfor approval. Butwhen the subjectcame for discussion,the ruling partycorporator and stand-ing committee mem-ber Ravindra Ithapesaid that MahavirInfrastructure PrivateLtd have also senttheir interest for theparticular project.Their detailed propos-

al which runs in 40pages, requires eightdays’ time to studyand hence the propos-al should be stayed forthe time being. SCChairman acceptedthe request of Ithapeand stayed the propos-al for further discus-sion.

Shiv-Sena Corpora-tor Ranganath Autiwhile opposing thedecision of the SCChairman said, “Wefail to understand whythe ruling party isshowing interest inthe proposal sent byMahavir Infrastruc-ture Private Ltd.?Already Ms. UCCInfrastructure PrivateLtd has been shortlist-ed. Then why the

name of anothercontractor is comingup for discussion?Already this projecthas been delayed forlong. We will nottolerate the dictator-ship attitude of thestanding committeechairman as well as ofthe ruling partymembers.”

NMMC CityEngineer SurendraPatil said, “NMMCMayor through letterinformed that theproposal of MahavirInfrastructure PrivateLtd should also beexamined. MahavirInfrastructure PrivateLtd had requested theMayor and the NMMCCommissioner to seetheir 40 page proposal,which was handedover to them on 12th

December, 2019.”

The Vein Center introduces Venasealtechnology to cure varicose veins in 30 min

Dr. Saurabh Joshi conducted an awareness campaign on

Varicose Veins, where he introduced Venaseal technology

which is painless and non-anesthesia procedure

MUMBAI: Considering the growinglifestyle issue Varicose Veins. Mum-bai based leading varicose veins spe-ciality clinic chain – The Vein Centerorganized a health awareness cam-paign. In India, Varicose Veins affectsmore than 10 million Indians everyyear. As part of its awareness initia-tive, Dr. Saurabh Joshi had conduct-ed screening and awareness activitiesabout the latest technology name Ve-naseal, which is painless, no anaes-thesia required or saline injectionneeds to be given. Importantly, it canbe treated within 30min. Venaseal isthe only USFDA Approved Adhesivebased instant varicose veins closuresystem in the world. It is the onlymethod which does not require exten-sive use of stockings after the proce-dure.

Varicose veins are swollen, tortu-ous, and sometimes painful veins thatare filled with an abnormal collectionof blood. They are known to be com-mon among professionals such as jour-nalists, traffic police, teachers, nurs-es, shopkeepers, and bus conductors,

performing artists, surgeons, hospi-tality industry, who have to stand fora long time daily. If left untreated, itcan lead to several complications suchas ulcers, bleeding, and thromboem-bolism. The Vein Center, in particu-lar, is addressing lifestyle and riskfactors such as standing for a longtime daily, obesity, pregnancy, smok-ing, and family history through itsscreening and awareness campaign.

“The major reason of getting var-icose veins is a lifestyle issue wherepeople are dedicated to sit in the sameposition for a longer duration or standfor a long period of time on the fieldand have no knowledge of controllingit. Newer techniques like Venasealwould help in curing more fellow In-dians faster and more comfortably. Itis a real boon for the older populationwith advanced vein disease like se-vere pain, skin damage and openwounds which earlier could not betreated as they would not be fitenough for anaesthesia,” says Dr.Saurabh Joshi, MD, FNVIR, Founderof The Vein Center, Mumbai.

“Due to the non chalantattitude of the post officeofficials and their firmdecision of not providingthe space for the pass-port office, the residents

of Panvel are suffering.We have to go all theway to Thane for all ourpassport related work.”

Shrirang Barne,Shiv-Sena MP said,“Few weeks back I hadraised the issue in theParliament and alsoasked the concernedministry to look into thematter and start the

passport office in Pan-vel at the earliest. I ampersonally taking upthe issue and doing aregular follow-up withthem so that the pass-port office can soon bea reality in Panvel. Iam confident that in2020 the Panvel resi-dents will have a newpassport office.”

PanvelPassportoffice...

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Amway strengthens its NutriliteTraditional Herbs Range

Farhan Akhtar launches Nutrilite Madhunashini, Shunti

& Twak and Nutrilite Vasaka, Mulethi & Surasa to support

glucose and respiratory health respectively

MUMBAI : AmwayIndia, one of the coun-try’s leading direct sell-ing FMCG companieshas expanded its popu-lar Nutrilite Tradition-al Herbs range with thelaunch of NutriliteMadhunashini, Shunti& Twak and NutriliteVasaka, Mulethi &Surasa. The new prod-uct innovations werelaunched by the leadingBollywood actor andfilmmaker, FarhanAkhtar. Known for hisphysical fitness andyouth appeal, FarhanAkhtar is the brandambassador of Nutri-lite, the world’s No 1brand of vitamins anddietary supplementswith a strong legacy ofmore than 80 years inthe plant-based ap-proach to supplementa-tion.

Announcing thelaunch, Anshu Budhra-ja, CEO, AmwayIndia, said, ”At Am-way, we strongly be-lieve that smart health-care with food supple-mentation provides un-paralleled value to hu-man life. Nutrilite hasestablished itself as theleader in the vitaminand dietary supplementmarket globally. As acore business categoryfor Amway India, Nu-trilite contributes over50% to the company’sbusiness revenue, ac-counting for more thanINR 1,000 crores. Withour successful and sus-tained growth trajecto-ry as well as the cate-gory potential, we aimto double the size of thenutrition category by2025 through relevantinnovations. The Nu-trilite Traditional

Herbs (NTH) Range isone such innovationwhich has achieved phe-nomenal success sinceits launch, and we arefurther strengtheningit by adding relevantproducts to the portfo-lio.”

Speaking at thelaunch event, FarhanAkhtar, Bollywood ac-tor and Nutrilite brandambassador, said, “Nu-trilite is an iconic brandand is recognized glo-

bally for its plant-basedapproach to dietary sup-plements. The brand’slegacy and approach ofbringing ‘Best of natureand Best of science’ issomething that Istrongly believe in. Iam delighted to intro-duce the new revolu-tionary products in theNutrilite TraditionalHerbs range - NutriliteMadhunashini, Shuntiand Twak and NutriliteVasaka, Mulethi andSurasa to support glu-cose and respiratoryhealth respectivelywhich will go a longway in helping peoplelive healthier lives.”

Speaking on theherbal nutrition range,Ajay Khanna, Vice Pres-ident- Wellness, Amway

India, said, “India is notonly the diabetic capitalof the world[2] but manyIndian cities are also con-sistently ranked amongthe world’s most pollut-ed[3]. Additionally,changing lifestyle anddietary habits have re-sulted in the need forpremium herbal solu-tions to supplement one’sdiet and fortify the bodyto fight againstboth internal and exter-nal influences. Leverag-

ing traditional Indianwisdom and best of na-ture best of science, ournew products under theherbal nutrition catego-ry are targeted at help-ing people support theirimmunity as well as sup-port glucose and respira-tory health. We are de-lighted to have FarhanAkhtar launch our newproducts as he epitomiz-es Health & Fitness andis also the brand ambas-sador of Nutrilite.”

Nutrilite Madhu-nashini, Shunti &Twak and NutriliteVasaka, Mulethi &Surasa are sold exclu-sively by Amway DirectSellers across India andto know more, visitcompany’s websitewww.amway.in.

CII Awards Motherhood Hospitalsfor ‘Active Customer Engagement’

Becomes 1st time to qualify out of 150 applicants

MUMBAI : Mother-hood Hospital, a lead-ing network of Women& Children’s Hospitalin the country wonaward for “Active Cus-tomer Engagement” bythe ‘Confederation ofIndian Industry (CII)Award for CustomerObsession, 2019. Theresults were an-nounced at the Le Me-ridien, New Delhi. Theaward was distributedby B.N. Satpathy,Former Senior Advisor,NITI Aayog. The awardwas conferred upon thehospital for its ability toadapt to the CII IQ Ex-cellence Framework forManaging Customerexperience and BaldrigeExcellence Frameworkand get evaluated asper the global higheststandard of evaluation.

Customer experi-ence is the outcome ofan interface betweenthe customer and anorganisation that tendsto include extendedarms of its value chainat all stages of the cus-tomer life cycle. Theexperience in the pro-cess can be emotional,rational or physical.

Hence, customer-fo-cused excellence is avalue, embedded in thebeliefs and behavioursof high–performingOrganisat ions . Inorder to promote cus-tomer-centric cultureamong Indian Indus-try, Confederation ofIndian Industry (CII)developed a frameworkand instituted the ‘CIIAward for CustomerObsession’ in the Year2016.

The aim of CIIAward is to recogniseCustomer-Centric or-ganisations where Cus-tomer is at the Centreof all that they do. Italso helps organisa-tions to understand var-ious elements that arecritical for deliveringsuperior customer expe-rience across the valuechain. The award isgiven to promote cus-tomer-centric cultureacross the valuechain, recognize cus-tomer-centric organiza-tions and promote the“Customer First” ap-proach.

Mr. VijayarathnaVenkatraman, CEO,Motherhood Hospitals

said, “We are honouredto receive the covetedCII Award for Custom-er Obsession. Thisaward is a reflection ofour continuous effortto offer consistent ex-perience to all the pa-tients and their fami-lies who come to Moth-erhood. We aim to de-liver an exceptionalhealthcare experienceto women, children,and their familiessteered by the higheststandard of compe-tence, care, and ser-vice excellence.”

He added, “Our pa-tient is our priority. Weare passionately com-mitted to the serviceswe provide to women,children and their fam-ilies. We promote a lis-tening, engaging andcaring environment.The relentless pursuitof perfection enables usto reach higher and setnew standards in all wedo. We demonstrateownership, determina-tion, and integrity, andtransform individualefforts into high-perfor-mance teams who em-brace and drivechange.”

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By Dr. Firuzi Mehta

The writer is B.H.M.S.

(Bom.) H.M.D. (Lon.)

Winter is a timewhen several ailmentscrop up, the common-est being the notoriouscolds and coughs. Aswinter sets in, due tothe cold temperature,water droplets in theair cool to saturationand form the visible col-lection of minute waterdroplets suspended inthe atmosphere nearthe earth’s surface.This is what is knownas fog, however in pol-luted areas, esp. cities,fog combines with thepollution in the atmo-sphere to form smog.This happens becausethe pollution in the at-mosphere settles at alower level in winter.As a result, we arebreathing in muchmore polluted air thanusual during winter.In susceptible individ-uals, this leads to easyinfections, coughs andcolds, which some-times last through theentire winter season.

Colds and coughsdevelop more easilywhen we are in closeproximity with other

Winter Troublespeople. Damp, crowdedconditions, such as bus-es, trains, shops, etc.,can help any airborneinfection to spread rap-idly, especially coughsand colds. We tend tokeep windows closedduring winters, think-ing that preventing ex-posure to cold air willhelp prevent coughsand colds, but this is afallacy. Circulation ofclean, fresh air is im-

portant to preventcoughs and colds andhence regularly airingrooms is necessary. Inwinter, we also drinkless water than usual,but it is important tomaintain a regular 8-10glasses of fresh waterper day. Water serves toflush out toxins andkeep our inner passag-es moist and function-ing well.

One thing that wetend to overlook iswashing our hands fre-quently. Doorknobs areknown to harbour a lotof germs and transmitinfections very com-monly. If you have

caught a cold, try notto transmit it further.Use tissues and disposeof them in the bin af-ter using them. Coveryour mouths and nos-es while coughing andsneezing. It is benefi-cial to eat foods thatare energeticallywarming with morespices. Warm spiceshave anti-microbialproperties that are pro-tective and also cura-

tive in the early stagesof a cold.

Black mustard, asa-foetida, ginger, garlic,black pepper, cuminseeds are some suchspices. Homeopathy of-fers treatment for win-ter coughs and coldsand also has the addedbenefit of improvingthe person’s suscepti-bility, thereby reduc-ing the frequency ofcatching infections.The acute treatment isalso gentle and does notinvolve harsher chem-ical drugs, hence re-covery is quicker andwith no weakness asan after effect.

Vanitha Iyer, a hearing-impaired girl from Ghansoli who was recently presented with the“Best Employee” Award by the Indian Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu at a function inDelhi was felicitated by the Chairman and Managing Director of New India Assurance,Mr. Atul Sahai on 11th December, 2019. GM Mr Renjit Gandagadhar, GM Jayanti, Compa-ny Secretary Ms Jayasree Nair, Mr. Joshi DGM, NIACL RO (Belapur), DM Mr Vijay Mohare(DO- Vashi) and others were present. The Karmachari Union also felicitated her with abouquet.

Khelega India, Jeetega India

By Ashok Dhamija

NAVI MUMBAI: In or-der to recognize the im-portance of sports in achild’s life, the Sanji-vani InternationalSchool organized itsAnnual Sports Day forits Pre-Primary sectionstudents with fanfare atits ground in Khargharrecently.

The event beganwith the tiny tots wel-

The dignitaries young athletes for their achievements during the Annual Sports Day

Age no barrier when it comes to sports and fitness

A young athlete sprinting her way to glory in one of the race events

coming the parents andthe Chief Guest, Sub-ash Patil, Referee, In-ternational TaekwondoFederation and a Goldmedalist winner at theWorld TaekwondoHwarang Festival atKorea. He was accom-panied by the Guest ofHonour. Hiralal Chetri,a skilled football playerwho has led variousfootball teams acrossIndia. The event wasalso attended by Renu-ka Kolhe, Trustee ofthe school.

The fun-filled eventsaw children and theirparents engage in in-teresting and innova-tive games like the veg-etable race, butterflyrace etc… which waseducative and informa-tive too! The young ones

added more colour andcheer to the event withtheir enthralling per-formance on ‘Chak deIndia’ and the massdrill. The selfie pointsattracted parents toclick pictures withtheir children to takeback joyous memoriesof the event.

The Chief Guest,Subash Patil, in hisspeech emphasized onthe ‘All work and noplay makes Jack a dullboy’ proverb. He urgedparents to encouragetheir children to takeup sports as much asthey would do for aca-demics. Renuka Kolhe,too impressed upon theparents that SanjivaniInternational Schoolhas always promotedsports and the new

building promises ofbetter and improved fa-cilities for sports. ThePrincipal, Dr. VandanaSaxena on the occasionstressed on the need tocurb use of mobile andelectronic gadgetsamong children since ithinders their creativethinking, instead theyshould be encouraged totake up sports.

The prize distribu-tion ceremony conclud-ed the event where thestudents were delight-ed to receive their med-als and certificates. Itwas indeed an exhila-rating moment for thestudents, parents andorganizers of the eventas they left the venuewith pleasant memoriesand motivating feed-backs about the event.

Issue : 189 14 December, 2019

Life is preciousIt is alarming to note that over 5,000 people were killed in Ma-

harashtra last year for not wearing helmet. In addition, more than 600motorists and over 1,000 co-travellers died for not wearing seat-belts last year. What is even more disturbing s the fact that the stateis among the top five in India to have the highest road fatalities.

While we are all aware how important it is to follow traffic ruleswhich have been framed for our own safety, most of us tend to havea casual attitude towards this. It has become a habit to follow rulesand regulations only if there is strict and stringent implementationof rules by the government. The general excuse for not wearinghelmets are: It is uncomfortable and hot; it messes up my hair; I amonly going a short distance etc. etc.

According to reports, injuries to the head and neck are the maincause of death, severe injury and disability among users of motorcy-cles and bicycles. Globally, there is an upward trend in the numberand use of motorcycles and bicycles, both for transport and recre-ational purposes. This is being accompanied by a considerable in-crease in the number of head injuries and fatalities that will onlycontinue to increase if present trends continue unchecked.

Trauma to the brain can occur as a result of an impact, which cancause a concussion or open skull fracture, or a jarring motion, suchas a quick turn or sudden stop. Even seemingly mild head injuries,where you don’t lose consciousness, can cause permanent behav-ioural and cognitive problems, such as memory loss, inability to con-centrate, sleep disorders and, in some cases, permanent disabilityor death.

Studies have shown that wearing a helmet can reduce the risk ofa serious brain injury and death because during a fall or collision,most of the impact energy is absorbed by the helmet, rather thanyour head and brain. However, just as important as wearing a hel-met is, it is equally important to wear the right helmet. A helmet thatdoesn’t fit properly or offer sufficient cushioning can give you a falsesense of security while not actually providing the level of protectionyou need. Along with the riders, the pillion riders, irrespective ofage, too should wear helmets.

It is unfortunate that compliance to traffic safety rules is linkedto enforcement on the ground by the police. With limited manpow-er, it is really impossible for the traffic officials to be present at allthe place at all the time. Moreover, it should be understood thatlaws are made to save people from potential threat. Without a hel-met the ride may sound thrilling, but it is not safe. Riding a bikewithout a helmet does not just jeopardise the rider’s life, but that ofthe others’ as well. It is time that each one of us realise the impor-tance of abiding by traffic rules and protect not only our lives butthat of the others.

By C.K. Subramaniam

KHARGHAR: Aimedat spreading aware-ness of wetlands andthe need to conservethem, the KhargharWetlands Group is or-ganizing a ‘WetlandDiscovery Walk’ onDecember 15, 2019.

The walks are freefor the general publicbut prior registrationis mandatory. Basic in-structions will be pro-vided by those whohave seen and experi-enced these wetlands.

Wetland Discovery WalkPeople are encouragedto come with camerasand binoculars, if pos-sible, say the organis-ers.

As the locations arefragile and full withfauna, the participantswould have to maintainsilence (except wheninstructions are re-quired, at low vol-umes); plastic free ac-tivity and general eti-quette towards one an-other and the nature.

The participantswould be required to

wear long sleevesshirts, a pair of trackpants, dull colors thatgoes well with thegrassy greens. As thewalk will be at least1.5 hrs into the trek,some hydration andsmall amounts ofhealthy snacks likedry fruits/candies willbe desirable to carry.Tickets for WetlandDiscovery Walk can bebooked at Sanjivani In-ternational School, 72,Vastu Vihar, Sector 18,Kharghar.

LaLiga inducts Indian ace cricketerRohit Sharma as its first ever non-footballer

Brand Ambassador globally

By Ashok Dhamija

Indian ace cricket-er Rohit Sharma wasroped in by LaLiga -Spain’s top divisionfootball league as itsBrand Ambassador inIndia on Thursday 12Dec, 2019. In the pro-cess the Indian ViceCaptain whose love forthe football is wellknown became thefirst ever non-footballerto be appointed by La-Liga globally. As theface of LaLiga in Indiaand a proven leader,Rohit who is currentlyICC World No. 2 andthe only batsman in thehistory of the game, tohave scored 3 doublehundreds in the 50-overs format includingthe world record 264will represents the vir-tues that LaLigastands for viz. Excel-lence, Teamwork, Au-thenticity, Respect,Commitment and Pas-sion. With his motiva-tional and inspiration-al stature in the coun-try as an individualand athlete, Rohit willhelp catalyse thegrowth of footballacross the country.

On the association,Rohit Sharma, said,“Football in India, is inits global growth tra-jectory and it is heart-ening to see that weare no more consideredas the ‘sleeping giant’.Over the course of thepast five years, wehave witnessed a sig-nificant growth in theinterest for football inIndia be it through In-dian Super League, I -League or FIFA U-17Men’s World Cup thatwas held in India in2017 . Credit must begiven to everyone asso-ciated with it, includ-ing the fans who lookforward to witnessthese games in largenumbers. I am trulydelighted to be associ-ated with LaLiga. It’sencouraging to see theSpanish giant havemade inroads into theIndian football ecosys-tem through their

Jose Antonio Cachaza, Managing Director, LaLiga Indiashares his vision for Indian football to succeed at globalstage

Rohit Sharma becomes LaLiga's first ever Brand Ambas-sador in India and non cricketer globally

grassroots programme.Personally, I see thisas an interesting jour-ney for me into thebeautiful game withLaLiga. I look forwardeagerly to connectingwith the football fansin India.”

Rohit who likes toplay as a mid-fielderdue its importance bothup during attack anddeep while in defence,like cricket furtheradded “ Football assuch is played by Indi-an cricketers as part ofits warm up session asit creates instant bond-ing and provides thenecessary boost to theenergy level in onesbody to carter to thevigorous demands ofcricket”.

Jose Antonio Cac-haza, Managing Direc-tor, LaLiga India said,“India is a very impor-tant market for LaLi-ga from a global per-spective, we came herein 2017 to get a better

understanding of thepulse of the nation.Over the past twoyears, and after sever-al ground-breaking in-itiatives, it is obviousthat India has a hugeappetite for football.Rohit Sharma is theperfect example of this,inspite of being themost renowned face inIndian cricket rightnow, he is also an ar-dent football and LaLi-ga fan. In his personaon and off the field, Ro-hit embodies the LaLi-ga standards and prin-ciples. We are elated tohave him as LaLiga’sfirst ever non-footballerbrand ambassador andas the face of our brandin India.”

Speaking to News-band on the roadmapof the association andLaLiga in India, headded” The associationwill definitely be a longone as I foresee. LaLi-

Contd. on pg. 7

Mardaani 2Producer: Aditya ChopraDirector: Gopi PutranCast: Rani Mukherji, Vikram Singh Chauhan,

Shruti Bapna etc (Sequel to 2014 film” Mardaani” featuring Rani

Mukerji as police officer who goes against a youngand ferocious 21 year old man on a raping andmurdering sprint)

Positive Points:Raniis back with a bang andproves that she is one ofthe finest actor. Her act-ing is intense with fewhard hitting dialogues.She is good in action too.Vishal Jethwa, who playsthe villain, has delivereda power packed perfor-mance with the rightamount of thrill and fear.His Rajasthani accentadds spice to the character.Due to the franchisevalue, film will surely lure audience to the theatres,especially women.Debut Director (Gopi Puthran)(Writer: Mardaani) has done a commendable joband has handled such a sensitive issue rightly. Ac-tion sequences are well executed. The editing(Chaaru Shree Roy) is crisp. The music and back-ground score (Music: Anu Malik, Score: John Stew-art Eduri) are in absolute sync with thefilm.Locations of Kota are a good match with thesetup.

Negative Points: Film lacks freshness in sub-ject. Many cinematic liberties have been taken,especially to showcase the character of Vishal Jeth-wa. His thought process and planning does notmatch with his early 20s age making it difficult forthe audience to digest the criminal brain he has.The reason for his brutal mentality has been show-cased in the climax which keeps the audiencewondering throughout the justification for his acts.Story is a pure work of fiction; though Screenplayis good but could’ve been better. Dialogues lackpunches.

Box Office: Film has created a good buzz dueto promos, but it’s quite unlikely that it’d get adecent opening. Hence, last week’s film “Pati Pat-ni and Woh” would continue to rule the box officein the second week too.

Ratings: 3/5

By Abhitash D.Singh

Mamangam: Malyalam film(dubbed in Hindi)

Producer: Venu Kun-nappilly

Director: M.PadmakumarCast: Mammootty,

Unni Mukundan, PrachiTehlanTarun Arora.

(The biggest project inMalayalam film industry sofar. Based on true historicfacts of 18th century, is thecostliest film ever made.The first half slows downthe story, while the secondhalf promises more action.It pays too much attention to flashback creating con-fusion with the main story line. The highlight is Mam-mootty’s female avatar in the first half. While themegastar does look a bit stiff in action scenes, hebrings a certain lively authenticity to his feminineportrayal. Locations, photography and stunt scenesare superb. Due to poor promotions, film will gowidely unnoticed in Hindi belt but will do well inSouthern states)

Ratings: 2.5/5Other Released Films

The BodyProducer: Viacom 18

Motion Pictures & SunilKheterpal.

Director: Jeethu Jo-seph

Cast: Emraan Hashmi,Rishi Kapoor,SobhitaDhulipala, Vedhika etc

(The story of “TheBody” revolves around apolice officer’s search fora body gone missing froma morgue. It is an official

remake of 2012 Spanish film ‘The Body’). Thefilm’s air of mystery and thrill may create an at-mosphere of anticipation. Emraan Hashmi (withstring of flops like Why Cheat India, Baadshaho,Raaz Reebot, Humari Adhuri Kahani) had a poorrun at the box office for the past 3 years, which islikely to continue. Poor promotions will hamperbusiness and would go widely unnoticed.

Ratings: 1.5/5

Jumanji: The Next Level(English/Hindi)

Producer: Dwayne Johnson, Dany Garcia,Hiram Garcia, Matt Tolm-ach, William Teitler, JakeKasdan

Director: Jake KasdanC a s t : D w a y n e

Johnson,Jack Black,KevinHart,Karen Gillian,Nick Jo-nas etc

(Jumanji:The NextLevel is the fourth install-ment of the Jumanji fran-chise)

It’s an enjoyable stressbuster, sequel for kids aswell as adults; though the reviews are not verypositive, but it tries to infuse the original idea witha couple new ideas while setting the stage for moreexciting adventures to come.

Ratings: 2.5/5

Sound Of WaterProducer: Shravan Kumar RathoreDirector: Shravan Kumar RathoreCast: Ramesh Goyal,Abraam Pandey,Jaspreet

Kaur etc The film will go unnoticed due to the absence

of any big star castRatings: 1/5

UnfreindsProducer:Uttam Kumar HiraDirector:Ashfaque ShaikhCast: Mousumi Biswas,Sahil Akhtar,Himayat

Mudda 370 J & KProducer:Atul KrishnaDirector:Rakesh SawantStarring:Hiten Tejwani,Manoj Joshi,Anita Raaj

& Zarina Wahab.

ga on the other handhas a huge fan follow-ing in North and SouthAmerica in addition toNorth Africa and Mid-dle East too. As part ofour initiative to pro-mote the LaLIga whichis one of the most re-spected league in theworld we always thriveto add value to it be itdigital connect whichis a pioneering broad-cast partnership with

Facebook to provide all300+ matches for freefor Indian audience ormultiple outreach pro-grams where we orga-nise public screeningfor our fans across mul-tiple cities or launch ofa one of its kind grass-roots development pro-gramme with LaLigaFootball Schools acrossIndia including that inEuro School, NaviMumbai or bringing atop European club, Gi-rona FC to India for thefirst time and manymore with our limitedresources.” (Photos byAuthor).

LaLigainductsIndia...

Contd. from pg. 6

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Avial - Kerala DelicacyBy Jayanthy Subramaniam

Avial can perhaps be referred to as one of themost popular vegetarian

dishes in Kerala. Several vegetables arecooked together in a perfect

blend and texture to create this timeless clas-sic. Garnished with

coconut oil, to give it an irresistible aroma.

Ingredients

01. Yam – 15 g02. Snake gourd – 5 g03. String beans (Achinga) – 5 g04. Carrot - 10 g05. Drumstick – 10 g06. Cucumber (yellow) – 15 g07. Padattikaaya - one half08. Raw mango – a little09. Coconut oil – 3 tsp10. Turmeric powder – 1 tsp11. Chili powder – 1 tsp12. Salt – to taste13. Coconut grated – ½ of one coconut14. Cumin seeds – 1 tsp15. Green chilies – 10 g16. Curry leaves – one sprig17. Coconut oil – 3 tsp

Preparation

01. Slice the yam into thin long pieces andplace it in water.

02. Slice the drumstick, snake gourd, stringbeans, carrot and

cucumber into thin long pieces and place it

R E C I P Eall in water in another

vessel.03. Chop the padattikaaya into small pieces

and soak it in water separately.04. Slice the raw mango and keep aside sepa-

rately.05. Heat coconut oil in a small frying pan, and

add the drumstick,string beans, snake gourd and carrot one by

one.06. The yam must then be placed on the top.07. Place the cucumber on top of the yam.08. The cucumber must be right at the top or

the yam might turn darkerin color.09. The vegetables are placed in this way be-

cause they are to becooked without water.10. Finally add the turmeric powder, chilli pow-

der and salt carefullyon top of the arranged vegetables.11. Close the vessel with a lid and cook on a

low flame. When it boilswell, mix it all well together.12. When the yam is three- fourths cooked,

add the padattikaaya andthe raw mango and keep the vessel closed with

a lid to cook.13. When all the vegetables are cooked, open

the lid and make a smallhole in the center of the vegetables.14. The water that collects in this hole should

be scooped out with abig spoon and poured over the vegetables.15. When all the water has gone, mash well

together the gratedcoconut, cumin seeds and green chilies along

with the curry leavesand blend it well together.16. Now add the coconut oil to this, heat it all

well and remove fromthe flame and use.

Guava CheeseBy Jubel D’Cruz

Guava Cheese is a sweet Goan recipe that with

leave your mouth watered by its tempting taste.This easy-to-make recipe is made with over-ripeguavas, lemon juice, water, salt and sugar. Oneof the perks of making this palatable recipe isthat the dish is made with simple ingredientsthat are easily available to you in your kitchen.

Ingredients:

2 kg over-ripe guavas10 cups water1 tsp salt4 tbsp lemon juice4 cups sugarFood colourVanilla essence

Method:

Wash and cut the guavas. Take a deep bot-tomed pan, keep it on medium flame and pourwater in it. Bring it to a boil and to this boiledwater, add the guavas. Cook it for at least 10minutes until the guavas turns mushy and ten-der.

Once done, remove the pan from the flameand transfer the content in a big sieve. Nowgently press the guava mixture in the sieve toseparate the skin and seeds of the guavas fromthe guava pulp. Keep this pulp aside.

In a pan kept on medium flame, add the guavapulp, sugar, lemon juice and salt. Cook for 15minutes at least until you get a jelly-like tex-ture. Add two to three drops of any food colourand half a teaspoon of vanilla essence to it

Transfer the mixture in a greased plate andcut into desired shape while the mixture is stillwarm. Once done, allow it to cool and store it inan airtight container. Eat whenever needed.

PhonePe crosses 5 billion transactions on the App;Shows a phenomenal 5X year-on-year growth

MUMBAI : PhonePe,India’s leading digitalpayments platform to-day announced that ithas crossed 5 billiontransactions on its app.PhonePe had crossedthe 1 Billion transactionmilestone in November2018, and has grown aphenomenal 5x in thelast one year.

This landmark hasbeen achieved byPhonePe’s reach andadoption across thecountry. PhonePe isaccepted as a paymentoption across 80 lakhMSMEs in over 215 cit-

ies in India. Over 56%of its transactions arenow driven by users inTier 2 and Tier 3 cities.From recharges tomoney transfers, billpayments, to buyinggold and investing inmutual funds, PhonePehas the widest varietyof use cases and hasemerged as the pre-ferred payment appacross the country.This year, PhonePe alsointroduced new use cas-es to make a custom-er’s experience on itsplatform more seamlessand convenient includ-

ing ‘Switch’, which doesaway with the need fordownloading multipleapps. Switch allowscustomers to seamless-ly switch betweenPhonePe and theirfavourite food, grocery,shopping and travelapps from within thePhonePe app, with justa single tap. The

PhonePe platform fea-tures ‘Stores’, whichhelps customers discov-er hyperlocal shops intheir vicinity. Custom-ers can pay using theirpreferred paymentmodes like UPI, Wallet,Credit or Debit Cards atany of these stores.

PhonePe also has150+ million bank ac-

counts linked on itsplatform, a testamentto the trust that con-sumers repose in thecompany. In addition tobeing the market lead-er in UPI, PhonePe alsohas over 56 Mn savedcredit & debit cards onits platform.

Commenting on themilestone, Sameer Ni-gam, Founder & CEO,PhonePe said, “We aredelighted to reach thismilestone and arethankful to our custom-ers and merchant part-ners for reposing theirtrust in us. Our jour-

ney over the last 4 yearshas been incredible, notjust in terms of thegrowth of the platform,but also in realizing thesocial impact that pay-ments and financial ser-vices can create. In par-ticular, we believe theMSME sector is the coreengine of the Indianeconomy and there is aneed to create compel-ling solutions for MS-MEs to thrive. We willcontinue working on so-lutions that providebest-in-class experienceto consumers and mer-chants alike.”

MUMBAI : Myntraannounces the launchof ‘Pernia’s Pop-UpShop’, the luxuryfashion store for menand women offeringexclusive designermerchandise fromleading names in theworld of fashion.With this association,Myntra will now offera range of designerwear for women fromover 25 leadingIndian designersincluding RituKumar, Masaba,Mandira Wirk andNamrata Joshipura

Myntra launches Luxury Fashion brand, Pernia’sPop up shop ahead of the wedding season

among others.Customers can

take their pick acrossa range of designersarees, lehengas,dresses, kurta setsand gowns cateringto traditionaloccasions, weddingtrousseau, eveningsoirees and cocktailparties. The collec-tion will be availableon Myntra at a pricerange of rupees10,000 to rupees1,50,000.

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FICCI India Sports Awards 2019Rani & Saurabh bag ‘Sports Person of the Year’ Award

The Winners of FICCI India Sports Awards 2019 pose for a group photo in presence of Siddharth Upadhyay - Co-Chair, FICCI Sports Committee,Founder & Secretary General and other dignitaries

By Ashok Dhamija

Indian Women’sHockey Team CaptainRani and 2018 AsianGames Gold Medallistin shooting SaurabhChaudhary, baggedthe grandest honoursat the FICCI IndiaSports Awards 2019,as they won theSports Person of theYear Awards at thegrandeur ceremonyheld at the FICCIFederation House inNew Delhi onWednesday evening.

The coveted FICCIIndia Sports Awardsare an attempt byFICCI to acknowledgeand recognize thecontribution of sportspersons and variousstakeholders whodeliver excellentresults during theyear. The event wasgraced by the pres-ence of Honorable

Minister of Sports,Government ofOdisha Shri Tushar-kanti Beheraand Secretary-cum-Commissioner,Department of Sports& Youth Services,Government ofOdisha Shri VishalKumar Dev, whopresented the awardsto the winners.

“The year 2018has been eventful forthe Indian Women’sHockey Team as wenot only booked aticket to 2020 TokyoOlympics, for thefirst time in thehistory of the gamepost the creditablevictories againstquality sides likeSpain, Ireland,Japan, China, Korea,England among othercountries. The factthat people neverexpected any great

result from theIndian Women’sTeam always both-ered us. No oneexpected us to win,just a participationwould bring satisfac-tion. But now I seethat attitude changetowards the IndianWomen’s HockeyTeam. We haveproved with ourperformances in 2018and 2019 that we canachieve greatness too.I would like todedicate the award tomy colleagues andcoaches SportsPerson of the YearAward at the FICCIIndia Sports Awards2019", stated Raniafter winning theFICCI India SportsPerson of the YearAward 2019 in thefemale category.

The FICCI IndiaSports Awards 2019

Manasi Joshi (Badminton)Breakthrough Sports

Person of the Year - AmitPanghal (Boxing)

Special RecognitionBreakthrough SportsPerson of the Year - Esow Alben (Cycling)

Coach or SupportStaff of the Year – Satyanarayana (ParaAthletic Coach)

Lifetime AchievementAward (Administrator) - Govindaraj Kempareddy(Basketball)

Lifetime AchievementAward (Athlete) - PankajAdvani (Cue Sports)

Best State Promot-ing Sports – Odisha (Fororganising series ofinternational sports eventsof the likes of Asian JuniorWomen’s Rugby tourna-ment, World HockeyLeague, Asian AthleticsChampionship, OdishaHockey Men’s World Cup-2018, Hero Super Cup,Men’s FIH Hockey SeriesFinals, CommonwealthTable Tennis Champion-ships and Hockey OlympicQualifiers).

Best Sports Journal-ist - Kamesh Srinivasan(The Hindu)

Special Recognitionon the theme of BuildingNew India throughSports & Fitness -

Chitharesh Natesam -India’s First Mr Universe

have been conferredby a jury headed byMukul Mudgal,Retired Indian Judge,Delhi High Court,and Chief Justice ofPunjab and HaryanaHigh Court.

FICCI India SportsAwards 2019 - List ofAwardees:

Best CompanyPromoting Sports(Public Sector) - CentralCoalfields Limited &

Railway SportsPromotion Board

Best CompanyPromoting Sports(Private Sector) - Centrefor Sports Science

Best NGO PromotingSports - SubrotoMukherjee Sports Educa-tion Society

Special RecognitionNGO Promoting Sports - My Angels Academy

Best ProfessionalServices Company - TheSports School

Best Sports Start-up- FanCode Powered byDream11

Best National SportsFederation - NationalRifle Association of India

Sports Person of theYear (Female) - RaniRampal (Women’s HockeyTeam Captain)

Sports Person of theYear (Male) - SaurabhChaudhary (2018 AsianGames Gold Shooting)

Para-Athlete of theYear - SandeepChaudhary (Javelin)

Special RecognitionPara-Athlete of the Year -

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PAP’s still waiting forbasic amenities

Few villagers have refused to vacateland if demands remain unfulfilled

By Abhitash D.Singh

NAVI MUMBAI: Whilethe Navi Mumbai In-ternational Airport(NMIA), one of themega projects of thesatellite city, is gainingmomentum, manyproject affected peoplewho are unhappy withthe compensation andthe basic amenities,have refused to vacatetheir land.

The City and Indus-trial Development Cor-poration (CIDCO) havealready set 15th De-cember, 2019 as thedeadline to relocate.The planning authori-ty have also providedthe project affected

families with alternateland in Ulwe itself.Many villagers haveeven signed deals withthe builders to buildhouses on their respec-tive plots. However,there are many villag-ers who are unhappy

with the compensationbeing provided.

Prashant Bhoir whois advocating andfighting for the rightsof affected villagerssays, “It is reallyshame that the plan-ning authority is try-

ing to mislead us. Iknow that there arestill several project af-fected families whohave not been compen-sated properly eventhough the airportwork has already be-gun. Some villagershave been given com-pensation but manybasic amenities likebus depot, cremationground, schools, drink-ing water, markets,hospitals have not beenprovided to us so wehave decided to rejectthe compensation andalso not to vacate theland.”

PCMC’s transportbody- A distant

dreamInsufficient budget and lackof man-power cited to be the

reason for the delay

By Abhitash D.Singh

PANVEL: It seemsthat the people of Pan-vel city and its sur-rounding area will haveto wait more for bettertransportation facili-ties. Due to lack ofman-power and insuf-ficient funds, the Pan-vel City Municipal Cor-poration (PCMC) is un-able to initiate its owntransport wing.

Earlier the PCMCCommissioner GaneshDeshmukh had re-quested the Navi

Mumbai MunicipalTransport (NMMT) toincrease bus servicesin the Panvel area tillPCMC has its owntransport wing.

It is learned thatthe request of PCMCcommissioner wasturned down by theNMMT saying thatthey themselves areunable to provide moreservices in the NaviMumbai area andmoreover, the existingservices in Panvel isturning out to be a loss

for the transport body.Ganesh Desh-

mukh, PCMC Com-missioner informed,“We have been trying tostart our own transportwing, but due to lackof staff and funds, theplan has failed to takewings. Neverthelesswe will continue tomake efforts to startthis initiative.”

Deshmukh added,“We approachedNMMT and requestedthem to increase theirservices in our area till

we get our own trans-port wing but we havenot received any posi-tive response fromthem yet.”

Shirish Aradwad,NMMT general man-ager said, “Our mainaim and motto is tofirst provide better ser-vices in our own areaand after achieving itwe will think about ex-tending services in sur-rounding areas. As ofnow we are running

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Christmas decors get costlierBy Ryhea George

VASHI: With Christ-mas just around thecorner, all the shopshave started display-ing Christmas tree de-cors. However, com-pared to last year, theprices of most of thedecorative Christmastree essentials havescaled up this year, saythe traders.

“A lot of new Christ-mas decor have comethis year. Christmastrees ranging from 2feet to 10 feet are avail-able with their pricesranging from Rs 350to Rs 1600 respective-ly. There are variationsin the type of Christ-

mas trees as well.There are the normalChristmas trees, pineChristmas trees andeven led lit Christmastrees,” informed atrader from APMC.

According to theshopkeepers peopleusually come to buy 5ft to 6 ft tall Christ-mas trees whereasschools and churchespurchase the biggerones that is around 9feet and 10 feet Christ-mas trees.

“Christmas trees ofcolour white, yellow,silver and even goldenare available in the

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He further added,“Even CIDCO has de-clared 15th December,2019 as a final deadlinefor relocation but untiland unless we get prop-er compensation wewill not leave and wewill stick to our de-mands.”

Bhoir said that therent offered by CIDCOis “peanuts”. “The

rent of Rs.12 persquare ft and that toofor the limited periodof 18 months showsthat they are playingwith us. Also they havenot decided any ade-quate compensationfor the fishermen tilldate. Fishermen willnot only be going tolosing their land andhouse but they willalso be losing theirlivelihood. Is it possi-ble for them to earn aliving if they move to

another area?”, heasks.

One of the villagersinformed, “ We havebeen given the com-pensation according tothe calculation in 2011while the compensa-tion should be calcu-lated according topresent financial year.The market rates willnot be similar today. Iam unhappy becausethe compensationwhich I have receivedis really not enough.”

PAP’s stillwaiting...

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Misuse of water has to be stoppedIt is a common fact that if corrective measures are not taken im-

mediately, there is going to be acute shortage of fresh potable drink-ing water in the near future. There is a need to increase public aware-ness on the importance of conservation, preservation and protectionof water resources and drinking water supply. After air, water is thesecond most essential lifeline for the survival of human beings. Na-ture created adequate resources for their survival, however becauseof meddling by the human beings, the resources have not only beenpolluted, they have also been depleted due to gross mismanagement.Pollution from land-based sources is greatly affecting the aquatic bio-logical resources and biodiversity. Rampant use of pesticides is fur-ther making the fresh water resources unusable.

Though water is one of the replenish able resources, yet due todepleting green cover because of excessive deforestation and conse-quent reduction in rainfall, perennial drought like situation has beencreated in many parts of our country. It is because of this reason ithas become all the more important to conserve water, besides findingmeans to replenish the aquifers. While each one of us can do our bitby conserving water at home and being more cautious while using it,the real solution lies in rainwater harvesting, which has to be followedreligiously wherever possible.

Rainwater harvesting technique is two pronged. Firstly, by collect-ing rain water from roof tops and open catchment areas and storing inhuge underground sumps and secondly by arresting the surface runoff into the rivers and seas by constructing percolation chambers torecharge the aquifer. The former has a limitation that it can be adopt-ed only during monsoons. Besides, it requires huge investment by wayof construction of water retaining structures. The latter is a long-term solution and shall go a long way in making this vital resourceavailable for human consumption. Even for places like Mumbai/ NaviMumbai, where sub soil water is not potable in many areas, collectionof surface run off into artificially created lakes after treating themfor water retainment, can provide viable solution. This rainwater af-ter treatment can be used for all purposes. Further, the sewage treat-ment plants can be provided in the residential complexes as the recy-cled water can be used at least for washing vehicles and horticulturepurposes. Besides, this shall prevent pollution of water bodies intowhich this sewage would have been otherwise discharged.

It is heartening that many of the schools, colleges and residentialcomplexes are utilizing this technique and are thus contributing im-mensely in conserving water. The town planning authorities shouldalso implement this in letter and spirit and thus save the human civ-ilization from evident disaster in making on account of depleting wa-ter resources.

buses on 22 routes inPCMC area. But theresponse is not so good.Only in select routes,we are making profit,while in the rest of theareas, we are incurringlosses. Hence, present-ly to start additionalservice is not financial-ly viable.”

One of the PCMCofficials on the condi-tion of anonymity said,“It is sad that theNMMT is not respond-ing in a positive way. So

now the residents of Pan-vel do not have any oth-er option but to continuewith the existing servic-es.”

According to thePCMC data, PCMC ju-risdiction covers 29 vil-lages of Panvel talukawhich also includesRasayani and five othernodes developed by CI-DCO like Taloja,Kharghar, Kalamboli,Kamothe and New Pan-vel which covers110 sq.km.

Rani Shreedhar, aresident of Khanda Col-ony said, “One can noticethat there is constant

PCMC’stransport...

Contd. from pg. 1

increase in the popula-tion of PCMC area dueto the migration of peo-ple from different partsof the state. The Civicbody should improvethe transportation fa-cilities in this areawhich has a populationof around 9 lakh. As ofnow the transportationfacilities is not up tothe mark due to whichmany residents are in-convenienced. We arehopeful that soon thecivic body will initiateits own transport wingand we will not have todepend on others forproviding facilities.”

market. Some newdecorations such as the2-ft-tall snowman hascome in the market,which is drawing a lot

of attention especiallyamong the kids. A newtype of Christmas staris visible in the mar-ket which doesn’t needextra lighting as it ismade of glitter mate-rial which makes itlook sparkly,” in-

Christmasdecors...Contd. from pg. 1

formed another traderfrom Vashi.

A lot of shops alsohave Eco-friendlyChristmas bannerswhich are not made upof thermocol but ofnormal cardboard pa-per.

Mission Indradhanush 2.0gets good response

BELAPUR: The Cen-tral and State Govern-ment’s flagshipscheme, Mission In-dradhanush 2.0, whichis aimed at immuniz-ing children under theage of 2 years and preg-nant women againstseven vaccine prevent-able diseases, is receiv-ing good response inthe satellite city. Thefirst session of the cam-paign was launched bythe Navi Mumbai Mu-nicipal Corporation(NMMC) in December2019.

Vaccination is an ef-fective means of reduc-ing the mortality andmorbidity in children.Recent surveys havefound that half-vacci-nated and non-vacci-nated infants get sickor die sooner than ful-ly vaccinated children.The campaign aims tohelp all the childrenget vaccinated.

Municipal Commis-sioner, Annasaheb Mis-al recently held a meet-ing with the represen-

tatives of various civichospitals and medicalofficers. In the meet-ing, the Commissionersuggested that everymedical officer shouldmake special efforts to

fulfill 100% of the tar-get.

The first phase ofthe campaign was im-plemented from De-cember 2 to December9, 2019. A total of 139pregnant mothers and582 infants were tar-geted in the first stage.

However, NMMC wasable to achieve morethan the target. A to-tal of 146 pregnantmothers and 603 chil-dren were vaccinated.

The IMI covers vac-

cines for diphtheria,whooping cough, teta-nus, poliomyelitis, tu-berculosis, measles,meningitis and Hepa-titis B. The vaccines ofBCG, B-OPV, HepatitisB, Pentavalent, F-IPV,

Contd. on pg. 5

Swastika Ghosh ranks sixthin the world in TT

NAVI MUMBAI:Swastika Gosh, atable tennis playerfrom Navi Mumbai,is now ranked sixthin the world rankingin the junior group.She is the first Indiantable tennis player toreceive this honour.

Janardan BhagatShikshan PrasarakSamiti Chairman,

former MP Ramsh-eth Thakur, MLAPrashant Thakur,President of theInstitute Y. TDeshmukh felicitat-ed Swastika for herstupendous achieve-ment.

The 81st UTTJunior and YouthNational TableTennis Tournament

was recently held inJammu and Kashmir.Swastika led Maha-rashtra in thiscompetition. Shedisplayed extraordi-nary leadershipquality through herbrilliant performanceand defeated theBengal team in theUnder-18 group andwon the gold medal.

By Vikram Gaikwad

NAVI MUMBAI: TheNavi Mumbai Munici-pal Corporation’s CityEngineer has orderedan enquiry and the for-mation of a committeefollowing reports of ir-regularity over the de-velopment work of DrBabasaheb AmbedkarMemorial Bhavan atAiroli, a multipurposebuilding being con-structed at sector 14,Vashi and the construc-tion work of subway atT-junction on Thane-Belapur road.

For the first time in28 years, such a dras-tic measure is being un-dertaken to prevent cor-ruption in the civicbody. The decision tak-en by the authority hasbeen widely welcome bythe citizens.

The committee ap-pointed will inspect thetechnical matters fromthe perspective of thesafety of the citizens inthe development workundertaken by the mu-nicipal corporation,check the suitabilityand financial viability ofthe work, and the engi-neers, architects, con-sultants and contrac-tors responsible for thedevelopment work. De-tailed information re-port of the work hasbeen ordered to be sub-

NMMC forms committee to checkconstruction irregularities

The committee will examine the work undertaken at

Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Memorial Bhavan; multipurpose

building at Vashi and T junction on Thane-Belapur

mitted within eightdays.

The inquiry commit-tee appointed by the CityEngineer comprises ofExecutive EngineerShubhangi Dode, Depu-ty Engineer Vivek Mu-lay, Branch EngineerNilesh More. EPCONConsultant Pvt. will as-sist the committee in

checking the works be-ing carried out for Dr.Babasaheb AmbedkarMemorial Bhavan andMultipurpose Buildingat Vashi. On the otherhand, construction ofsubway line at Airoli T-Junction and improve-ment of gutters will bechecked by TPF Engi-neering Pvt. Ltd.

“The structure ofthe dome at Dr. Babasa-heb Ambedkar Memori-al Bhavan has beenunder controversyright from the begin-ning. An aluminiumbolt worth crores of ru-

pees, which has fittedon the marble hascaused the structuraldamage to the dome. Inthe future, who will beresponsible if the mar-ble falls and an accidenthappens? Therefore, thetask of determining theresponsibility of the of-ficers, architects andconsultants will be done

by the committee, “saidthe city engineer Suren-dra Patil.

Likewise, while con-structing a multipur-pose building at Vashi,due to the negligence ofthe contractors andmunicipal officials, whofailed to properly exam-ine the structural de-sign of the building, theslab of the three-sto-reyed building is 20 cmless and the structurehas been damaged dueto this. In the future,who will be responsibleif anything happens?,”asks Patil.

VASHI: Here is agood news for thetheatre aficionados.Vishnudas BhaveAuditorium, whichhad been closed forrenovation for the pastten months, will be re-opened with new lookand facilities, on thefirst day of the NewYear- 1st January,2019. The datecoincides with theanniversary of theNavi Mumbai Munici-pal Corporation(NMMC).

Vishnudas Bhavein Sector 16 A, Vashiis the only auditoriumin Navi MumbaiMunicipal Corporationarea. The repair workof the theatre wastaken over by the civicbody and it was closedfrom 11 March, 2019.This caused great dealof inconvenience to thetheatre lovers whohad to go to Mumbai,Thane and Panvelareas for watching

New Year bonanza

for Navi MumbaiitesVishnudas Bhave Auditorium to re-open on 1st January, 2020

dramas.“It is indeed

heartening to knowthat Vishnudas BhaveAuditorium will bereopened on 1st

January, 2020. It is

indeed a New Yearbonanza for theresidents,” saidSudhakar Desai, aresident of Vashi.

NMMC hadsanctioned Rs. 11crore for the repairand renovation workof the auditorium. Thework was scheduled to

get completed inNovember, 2019.During the inspectionby the municipalcommissioner, anadditional amount ofRs 2 crore was sanc-

tioned for completingthe remaining work.

“The renovationwork of the Auditori-um is in the finalstage. The auditoriumwill be reopened fromJanuary 1, 2020,” saidAnnasaheb Misal,NMMC Commission-er.

Rota, Govar Rubella,TD, DPT are givenfree under the regularvaccination in NMMCarea and new syringesand needles are usedfor each injection. May-or Jaywant Sutar hasappealed the citizens toavail the facility andprotect their childrenof upto 5 years of agefrom the various dis-eases. The IMI 2.0 willbe carried out betweenDecember 2019 andMarch 2020.

Mission

Indradhanush...Contd. from pg. 1

BJP, Uran unit to organizea grand Vijay Melava

NAVI MUMBAI : Uran Taluka BJP is organizinga grand vijay melava in the presence of formerMP Ramsheth Thakur at Maharashtra BhushanDr. Nanasaheb Dharmadhikari Marathi Schoolground at Pension Park in Uran city on Satur-day, 14th December. During the melava, the partywill felicitate MLA Prashant Thakur, Uran MLAMahesh Baldi and Ravi Patil. City President Say-ali Mhatre, Vice President Jayanth Koli, DistrictGeneral Secretary Chandrakant Gharat, TalukaPresident Raviseth Bhoir, City President Kaush-ik Shah, Youth Morcha President Shekhar Tan-del, Labor Leader Sudhir Gharat, Vice PresidentJitendra Patil, Sunil Patil, Vice President PrakashThakur, BJP supporters will be present.

NAVI MUMBAI: TheVice President and Man-aging Director of theCity and Industrial De-velopment Corporation(CIDCO), Lokesh Chan-dra visited the construc-tion site of Kharghar,Kharkopar RailwayStation, Bambandongri

Railway Station, Talojain Navi Mumbai andreviewed the currentstatus of the housingscheme. During the vis-it Mr. Chandra madeimportant suggestionsto the CIDCO officialsand representatives ofthe concerned agenciesand told them to com-plete the work on time.

Shri. Sanjay Chata-lia, Chief Engineer,Navi Mumbai, Sh.Ramesh Giri, Superin-tending Engineer, Shri.Rajaram Naik, Super-intending Engineer,Shri. M. P. Priests, Su-perintending Engi-neers, Mrs. Priya Rata-mbe, Public RelationsOfficer, other CIDCO

Vice President and ManagingDirector, CIDCO visits construction

site of the 95k housing projectofficers and representa-tives from L&T, Capes-ite and Sapoorji Palanjiwere also present.

CIDCO has proposedto construct 95, 000houses in the four-courtarea of various bus andtruck terminals andrailway stations in Navi

Mumbai under ‘CidcoMega Housing Scheme-2019’ under the Primeminister housingscheme.

Houses will be devel-oped at the bus termi-nals at Kharghar,Kalamboli, Navi Panv-el and Taloja nodes un-der this housingscheme; while houseswill be developed at thetruck terminals atKalamboli and Vashiand houses will be con-structed in the forecourtarea of Sanpada,Juinagar, Kharghar,Bamdongari, Kharko-par, Mansarovar andKhandeshwar railwaystations.

20,448 houses will be

developed under thefirst phase; 21,564 hous-es will be developed un-der the second phase;Under the third phase,21,517 houses and23,432 houses will beconstructed under thefourth phase. In addi-tion, 7905 houses will

be constructed.Each phase develop-

ment has been assignedto different companiesfor the construction ofthe house. Accordingly,under first phase theconstruction contracthas been allotted to B GShirke ConstructionsTechnology Pvt. Ltd.;while the second phasethe construction con-tract has been allottedto Capsite InfraprojectsLtd, third phase theconstruction contracthas been allotted toShapoorji Palonji &Company Ltd. Andfourth phase the con-struction contract hasbeen allotted to Larsen& Toubro.

My Ability is stronger than myDisability, proves city girl

Vanitha Iyer from Ghansoli wins National Award for the 2nd time

By Abhitash D.Singh

NAVI MUMBAI:Vanitha Iyer, 31 yearold hearing-impairedgirl from Ghansoli, hasmade the city proud bywinning NationalAward for the secondtime. At a glitteringfunction held at Vigy-an Bhavan, Delhi on3rd December, 2019,Indian Vice-PresidentVenkaiah Naidu pre-sented her the BestEmployee award.

Vanitha, who is amartial arts expert,classical dancer,swimmer and engi-neer, was detected with100 percent hearingimpairment, when shewas just six years ofage. However, Vanithaand her parents decid-ed to face the challeng-es with grit and deter-mination.

Vanitha studied inthe normal school andcollege and neverfound it difficult tocommunicate in En-glish and competewith her classmates.She was a student ofSt. Mary’s Convent,Vashi and later com-pleted BE (Electronicsand telecommunica-

tion) from SIES Col-lege, Nerul with firstclass.

Despite being hear-ing-impaired, Vanithahas set the bar high forherself. She earned ablack belt in karate atthe age of nine; is atrained classical danc-er and swimmer andhas also acquired herdriving licence for bothtwo and four wheelers.

Earlier in the year2013, on 3rd December,the Ministry of SocialJustice and Empower-ment recognised herefforts and awardedher with the “Role Mod-el” for the people withdisability. The awardwas given to her at thehands of former Presi-dent Pranab Mukher-jee.

Presently, sheworks with New IndiaInsurance Companyas an administrativeoffice. Earlier whileworking with theBank of Baroda in2013, she was present-ed with the “Role Mod-el” award.

Speaking with theNewsband Vanithasaid, “I feel extremelyproud to have been se-

lected out of the innu-merable applicationsreceived from acrossthe country for theBest Female Employeeaward. My parents,teachers, friends andmy husband have beenthe pillar of strength.I studied with normalchildren and consid-ered my brother as mybiggest competitor. Ialways felt the need tochallenge him in what-ever he did and that’sthe reason I havelearned so manythings. If there is awill and determina-tion, no hurdle can stopa person from realizingtheir dreams.”

BalasubramanianIyer, Vanitha’s fatherinformed, “We consid-er ourselves as proudparents. Today peoplerecognise us because ofher.”

“I would like to ap-peal all the people withdisabilities not to losehope and actively par-ticipate in everythingthat interests them.My request will also beto the parents to sup-port their children inovercoming difficul-ties,” says Vanitha.

Workshop to help parents understand physicaland psychological changes in children

AIROLI: With an aimto help parents under-stand the physical andpsychological changes inchildren, Aapla KattaSanstha is organizing aworkshop on 15th De-cember, 2019 at Tera-panth Bhavan, NearAbhudaya Bank, Sec-17,Airoli from 5.30 p.m.

“Every parent needsthat their child must be

perfect in all aspects ofhis life. As a parent weare more concernedabout their future.When an adolescentchildrefuses to do whatis being asked to showsattitude over stuff, theparents are at a loss tounderstand how totackle the situation,”says a member of theSanstha. The workshop

will help in bridgingthe gap between theparent and the child.The workshop will beheld under the guid-ance of Dr. BharatiMorey (MD, FICOG,Consultant in Obstet-rics & Gynecology) andDr. Vikas Deshmukh(MBBS, MD, Neuropsy-chiatrist & Sexologist).Entry is free.

MKCL launches new workbased degree course

NAVI MUMBAI : Maha-rashtra Knowledge Corpo-ration Limited (MKCL) haslaunched a new work-baseddegree Course for 12th passstudents in collaborationwith Indira Gandhi Nation-al Open University (IG-NOU). This is an innova-tive course for the 12th

grade students, who cannow earn a degree inBachelor of Business Ad-ministration (BBA SM)and get stipend too. In-dira Gandhi NationalOpen University (IG-NOU) and MKCL have re-cently signed a Memoran-dum of Understanding.

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