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Public toilet in poor condition?

Share your feedbackTalk on Veer Savarkar

on 6th MarchCity based Savarkar

Vichar Sangh in coor-dination with Marathi Sahitya Sanskriti and Kala Mandal, is organiz-ing a talk on renowned Indian freedom fighter, Vinayak Damodar Sa-varkar by noted writer, orator and historian Parth Bawaskar. To be held on Saturday 6th March, 2021 at Vishnu-das Bhave Natyagruha, Vashi the same will be held between 8.15 pm and 10.15 pm. For passes kindly contact Marathi Sahitya San-skriti and Kala Man-dal, Sector 6, Vashi or call on 9930410001 / 9820262921.

Chain thief nabbed by co-passenger

A thief, who was try-ing to flee from Vashi rail-way station after snatch-ing a gold mangalsutra worth Rs 55,000 from of a woman who was going to board a Thane local, was caught by a co-passenger and handed over to the po-lice. The thief, identified as Ram Sanehi, 30, was arrested by the Vashi Railway Police…

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Install new meters in autos within 3 months:

RTOThe Regional Trans-

port Office (RTO) has given a period of three months to the auto driver to install new meters in their autos and complete the paper work. With effect from 1st March, 2021, the minimum rate has increased from Rs. 18 to Rs. 21. Till the time new meters are in-stalled, the drivers have been asked to charge as per the new meter chart given to them…

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NMMC has installed QR code in public toilets to enable citizens to share their feedback and suggestions

Vaccination centres have also been started in 7 private hospitals in Navi Mumbai

Covid-19: More than 25,000 citizens vaccinated in Navi Mumbai

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The Navi Mumbai Municipal Cor-poration (NMMC) is leaving no

stones unturned to bag number one position in the country under the Clean Survey 2021. With that aim in mind, the civic body has installed QR code scanning system to enable citizens to share their feedback/suggestions.

“If any citizen wants to give feed-back/suggestions after using the mu-nicipal toilet, he/she has to scan the QR code displayed in the toilet on the QR code scanner in his/her mobile phone. After scanning, the sender has to select ‘Sent’ option on the link that

The Navi Mum-bai Munici-

pal Corporation (NMMC) which had started Covid-19 vaccination drive, in line with the Central Govern-ment directive from 16th January, 2021, has so far given vaccination to more than 25,000 citi-zens. Out of them, 528 senior citizens and persons above 45 years with comorbidity have been given vacci-nation dose in NMMC run hospitals at Vashi,

Nerul and Airoli. To ease the rush and ensure more citizens get vaccinated in the days to come, the civic body has roped in 7 more private hospitals.

These private hos-pitals include hos-pitals registered un-der Pradhan Mantri Janaarogya Yojana, hospitals registered under Central Gov-ernment Health Scheme as well as hospitals registered under State Govern-ment Health Insur-ance Scheme - (1) Divine Hospital, Ghansoli, (2) Ma-

hatma Phule Charitable Trust (MPCT) Hospital, Sanpada. (3) RN Patil


Navi Mumbai slips to sixth position in

‘Ease of Living Index’In 2018 the city was ranked second most liveable cities in the country

By abhitash d.Singh

In the ‘Ease of Living Index’ announced by

the government of India on Thursday March 4, 2021, Navi Mumbai has slipped to sixth position in the list of most live-able cities in India. In the government Index in 2018, Navi Mumbai and Greater Mumbai, held the second and the third positions respectively. Both cities have slipped to the sixth and the 10th rank respectively in the 2020 edition of the ‘Ease of Living Index’.

Bengaluru has been adjudged as the most liveable city among 111 cities in India. It is followed by Pune, Ahmedabad, Chennai, Surat, Navi Mumbai, Coimbatore, Vadodara, Indore and Greater Mumbai.

The Index was re-leased by Union Hous-ing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on 4th March, 2021.

Sachin Bhoir, a resi-dent of Belapur while speaking about the feat said, "It is heartening

that the satellite city has bagged the sixth posi-tion in the list of liveable cities from among the 111 cities in the country. The way the Navi Mum-bai Municipal Corpora-tion (NMMC) is plan-ning to achieve the first rank in Swachh Survey 2021, in the same way the civic body should plan to achieve first rank in most liveable city in 2021."

Manmohan Singh, a resident of Sanpada said, "The civic body needs to analyse the loopholes to find out why the satellite city has slipped to sixth rank from second in 2018 ‘Ease of Living In-dex’ of the government. It is good the know that Navi Mumbai is regard-ed as the most liveable city in the country, but with little more effort, the city can come first in the country as a most liveable city."

In the "Ease of Liv-ing Index" the cities are judged on four broad parameters: governance and social, physical and

During a surprise visit, Municipal Commission-er Abhijit Bangar visited some toilets in Vashi and Turbhe node and checked the QR code scanning system

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By Crime Reporter

Vashi police have ar-rested a youth for

allegedly cheating and extorting cash from un-employed persons under the pretext of getting them job. The police suspect that the accused, Sunderkumar Anjani Kumar Singh alias Karan Singh (22), may have cheated hundreds of people. Police have now launched a search for the accused and his other accomplices.

The arrested accused Sundaram Kumar An-jani Kumar Singh alias Karan Singh and his ac-complices had set up an office called All India Secure Management and

Bouncer and Airport Job in the Haware Fantasia Business Park build-ing in Vashi Sector-30. Through the company they lured unemployed

youth by placing ad-vertisements for airport jobs, security, bouncers,

housekeeping accoun-tants. Seeing the adver-tisement, many unem-ployed persons went to his office in Vashi and gave interviews. From

the people who came to give interview, the accused and his accom-

plices used to take Rs 12,000 to Rs 15,000 and did not give any receipt.

The accused alleged-ly duped several people in this manner. However, when some unemployed people started demand-ing their money back from them, the accused Sundaram Kumar and his accomplices closed the office and fled. The victims then lodged a complaint against them at the Vashi police sta-tion. Accordingly, the police had registered a case of fraud and started searching for the ac-cused. Vashi police on Wednesday arrested Sundaram Kumar from Sanpada.

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NOTiCeNotice is hereby given that as per Govt directions on account of Corona Pandemic the twenty-Fourth Annual General Body Meet-ing of Navi Mumbai Action Committee will be held “ONliNe” on the following link.Meet.google.com/csx-txzr-xmzOn Sunday, 21st March, 2021 at 12 noon on Google Meet App to transact business as given in the Agenda.The Report, Audited Accounts, etc. are displayed on the Notice Board.Members are requested to provide e-mail i.d. and Mobile No. at Federation Office. Sd/-Place: Vashi, Navi Mumbai N. MahadevanDate: 06th March, 2021 secretary

ABHISHEK GOKHALE ADVOCATE PUBliC NOTiCe

iN The hON'Ble CiVil jUDGe seNiOR DiVisiON, ThANe AT ThANe,

MisCellNeAOUs APPliCATiON 680 OF 2020 1. MR. SUNIL BHOLAPRASAD GAUND ex.Applicant is residing at JN-2/B-4, Mahalaxmi Apartment, Probhadhan Thakare Marg, Sector – 10, Vashi, Navi Mumbai –400 703 ….Applicant That LATE SHRI. BHOLAPRASAD CHHANGUR GOND and LATE SMT. KAUSHALYA DEVI GAUND is the father and mother of Applicant expired on 03/10/2018 and 08/04/2019 at Vashi Navi Mumbai. The Said deceased left behind him the following properties: SOCIETY : MAHALXMI CO-OPERATIVE HSG.SOCIETY LTD FLAT : JN-2/B-4, SECTOR : 10, VASHI CITY : Navi Mumbai. Whereas the abovementioned applicant have filed Misc appli-cation for the grant of Heirship Certificate As per the provisions contained in Section 2 of the Bombay Regulation Act 1827 Regu-lation No VIII before the Hon'ble Civil Judge (SD) Thane. You the member of public are hereby given notice to appear in the Court of Civil Judge (S.D) Thane, in person or by pleader duly instruct-ed and to file your say/Objections if any within 30 days from the day's the date publication of this public notice, failing which the said application will be held presuming that there is no objection from anybody and the application will be finally decided. Given under the hand seal of the Court on this 09th Day of Febru-ary 2021. Sd/- Sd/- Jr Clerk Assistant Superintendent Civil Judge (SD) Thane

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PUBliC NOTiCeThis is to inform to the General Public that the Original Share Cer-tificate bearing No. 22 with distinctive numbers from 211 to 220 issued to Mr. Vaibhav Pradhan and Mrs. Swati Vaibhav Pradhan a member of Neelkanth Greens Iris Cooperative Housing Society Ltd., Neelkanth Greens Complex, Nr. Tikuji Ni Wadi, Chitalsar, Manpada, Thane (West)–400610 has been lost/misplaced. And said member lodged a complaint in Vashi Police station vide Sr. No. 0688 dated 04/03/2021. The said member has requested for issue of Duplicate Share Certificate. The Society hereby invites objections/ claims from the claimants /objectors within 15 days from the date of publication of this notice with supporting docu-ments in support of their claims for issuance of duplicate share certificate to the Secretary of Neelkanth Greens Iris Co-op. Hsg, Soc. Ltd. If no claim is received within the period prescribed above, the Society shall be free to issue duplicate share cer-tificate in such manner as is provided under the bye-laws of the Society. The claims/objections, if any, received by the Society shall be dealt with in the manner provided under the bye-laws of the Society.For & on Behalf of Neelkanth Greens Iris Co-op. Housing Society Ltd., Neelkanth Greens Complex, NR. TIKUJI NI WADI, CHITALSAR, Manpada, Thane (West) – 400610.Date: 06-03-2021 Sd/- Place: Thane secretary

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Man arrested for cheating unemployed persons

By Crime Reporter

A thief, who was try-ing to flee from

Vashi railway station after snatching a gold mangalsutra worth Rs 55,000 from of a woman who was going to board a Thane local, was caught by a co-passenger and handed over to the po-lice. The thief, identified as Ram Sanehi, 30, was arrested by the Vashi Railway Police.

Jayashree Bhoite, a resident of Kurla, was traveling from Kurla to Ghansoli on Wednesday night. At around 10 pm, after Jayshree Bhoite

alighted from Kurla train at Vashi railway sta-tion and was on her way to Ghansoli to catch a Thane local train. A thief grabbed the gold man-galsutra worth Rs 55,000 from Jayashree Bhoite's neck and fled. Bhoite immediately raised alarm. A co- passenger caught Ram Sanehi and handed him over to the railway police. Later, when the police searched him, they found the gold mangalsutra. The rail-way police have arrested Ram Sanehi for robbery and seized the gold man-galsutra.

Chain thief nabbed by co-passenger

The thief was trying to flee after snatching gold mangalsutra of a female passenger

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puBlIC TOIleT In pOOR COndITIOn?

opens in WhatsApp on their mobile. An auto-mated question will ask about the toilet system in the feedback. One can easily register their feedback on it with the

right option. This meth-od of feedback is very fast and secure”, said an official from NMMC.

NMMC under its ju-risdiction has more than 5,700 latrines, commu-nity and public toilets as well as e-toilets and she-toilets. The locations of

these toilets are avail-able on Google Maps so that citizens can locate the toilets easily.

NMMC has received ODF Double Plus rat-

ing for Open Defeca-tion free city and is now moving towards the next 'Water Plus' rating as per the Clean Survey, 2021.

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By Ryhea george

The railway commut-ers have demanded

action from the officials against people growing vegetables along the railway tracks us-ing sewage water.

Deepak Vasu-deo Parab, a fre-quent commuter said, “I am a resi-dent of Kalyan but I travel to Navi Mumbai on a fre-quent basis. I see people growing vegetables on both sides of Airoli sta-tion. Some part of Rabale station and Koparkhairane sta-tion also have such cultivation. The water that is being used to grow veggies mainly comes from sewage and gutters. This is not only limited to Navi Mum-bai. Such sights are very often seen in Mumbai as well. I have seen this in Thane, Ghatkopar, Kurla, Kalwa and even Thakurli areas.”

“These farmers or citizens living in the area use the area for cultivation. Few years back, the Bombay High Court had issued no-tices to the Union gov-ernment and the Indian Railways on a public interest litigation that alleged high toxic lev-els in vegetables grown on farms along railway tracks in Mumbai. They had suggested planting flowers instead of veg-etables as it could be dangerous for the health of the people. Now I notice it has rapidly in-creased in Navi Mum-bai. Ironically, no one is looking after the mat-ter,” stressed Parab.

Another commuter Sajil Nair said, “I used to travel every day to my college via trains and I have seen many plantations in the area between Mansarovar and Khandheshwar. The sight one sees early morning at the railway

tracks in Mumbai or in Navi Mumbai is down-right gross. Commuters can see people, throw-ing plastic wrappers and waste on the tracks. The

officials should look af-ter the issue. Nobody would like their veg-etables to be grown in water from the gutters, however, this happens

to be an unfortunate reality for Mumbaikars and Navi Mumbaikars. In monsoon, when people get particularly annoyed with the water

and filth teaming up to harm one's health, growing vegetables in such water is something everyone would detest.”

Parab further added, “While Navi Mumbai is aiming to be the number one in cleanliness, they are playing with the lives of the citi-zens by not paying attention towards such issues. I ex-

pect that the issue would be solved as the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation is known to work rapidly on com-plaints.”

Vegetable cultivation around railway tracks - Citizens demand action

PUBliC NOTiCe This is to inform all Public that my clients Mrs. Rajam sridhar has lost / misplaced the Original Document as Allotment Letter dated 31/11/2007 in respect of the Apartment/Flat No. K2-13, 4th Floor, Bldg. No. K 2, 'spaghetti-2' scheme, sector 15, Kharghar, Navi Mum-bai 410210, Taluka Panvel and Dist. Raigad, (here-inafter referred to as the said 'Property') on 01/03/2021 while walking in Sector 42, Seawood area, Navi Mumbai. My Client has informed to the NRI Sagari Police Station, Navi Mumbai on 05/03/2021 under Property Missing No. 0271/2021 about loss of the above Original Documents. If any person/s found the same, please return it immediately within Seven days at address mentioned below from the publication of this Notice. If any person/s, public or private authority, bank or financial institution have any claim, rights, objection by way of sale, exchange, mortgage, gift, lease or otherwise whatsoever in respect of the said Property, they should inform to the undersigned in writing within Seven days from the Publication of this Notice. If claims, objections are not received within the Seven Days, it will be understood that there is no encumbrances in respect of the said Property and any claim, objection thereafter will not be entertained. Sd/- Adv. harish GorePlace: Navi Mumbai Add. B-10/0:5, Sec. 1, Date: 06/03/2021 Vashi, Navi Mumbai

By Chandrasekhar Hendve

On March 4, 2021 Mathadi work-ers staged a protest in the onion

potato market of Agricultural Pro-duce Market Committee (APMC) in Turbhe, forcing the daily transaction to come to a halt. The strike was held as there is no clarification to their de-mand of capping the weight of goods beyond 50 kgs.

The strike was called off in the af-ternoon after a meeting was held un-

der the guidance of APMC Director Shashikat Shinde with APMC Chair-man Ashok Dak and Director Ashok Walunj, who assured to solve the issue within seven days.

While there is a cap on the weight of the sack at the APMC fruit market, vegetable market, spice market and grain market, it is not being imple-mented in the onion and potato market, following which the Mathadi workers staged the strike, said a protester.

Mathadi workers at APMC onion-potato division staged one-day strike

By Ryhea george

The Regional Trans-port Office (RTO)

has given a period of three months to the auto driver to install new meters in their autos and complete the paper work. With effect from 1st March, 2021, the minimum rate has in-creased from Rs. 18 to Rs. 21. Till the time new meters are installed, the drivers have been asked to charge as per the new meter chart given to them.

Speaking to the Dep-uty RTO (Vashi), He-mangini Patil said, “The rate has been increased all over MMR region. The process of cali-bration will start after the new metre is fixed. The metres will then be brought to the RTO of-fice where it will be test-ed. Our officers physi-cally check the metre by driving around 1.5 kilo-meters. The auto drivers have been given a time period of three months to change the metre and

till that time they are al-lowed to use tariff card that has been given to them by us. Even the minimum fare of taxis has now increased to Rs 25.”

The auto drivers can charge by showing tar-iff cards till May 31st. Along with the new me-

ter, the autos and taxis will also be having a new midnight meter for charges after midnight. The rates for which are Rs. 27 and Rs. 31 for auto and taxis respec-tively.

Hailing the decision to increase the minimum fare, a Turbhe based auto driver Mohammad Rais said, “The minimum fare has been increased

after almost six years. During lockdown, most of the auto drivers faced financial crunches. Even now many people are opting for buses or are travelling in autos on ‘sharing’ basis. We have been given 3 months to change the metre. It costs around Rs 700 to fix a metre after which we need to take it to Nerul RTO for testing. We are happy with the hike and hopefully the citizens too will cooper-ate.”

Pandurang Gan-garam Tatkode, a Ko-parkhairane based auto rickshaw driver said, “Till the metre is not fixed, we are bound to face difficulties as many commuters insist on travelling by meter only and do not like to be shown the tariff card. It will take 2-3 months for the residents of the city to get used to the new meter prices, till then we would have to adjust as the customers come first for us.”

The auto drivers have been given a period of three months to change meters and complete paper work

Install new meters in autos within 3 months: RTO


By Ryhea george

Sagar Savla’s love for animal started from a very young age. When he

was around 12 years of age, he saw a badly injured sparrow. The young child was highly disturbed to see the bird writhing in pain. He brought the bird at home and nursed it with great care and devotion. “The whole pro-cess of rescue, treatment and foster brought a change in me. I knew at that very moment that I would become an animal activist,” recalls Savla.

He along with two other like-mind-ed people, late Raghavji Patel (who is fondly remembered as Gaurakshak)

and Kamlesh Patel started Bhumi Jeevdaya Samvardhan Trust in 2014 to provide medical assistance to stray cattle, dogs, cats and birds.

The Trust since its inception has rescued hundreds of animals and has provided medical help. It recently con-ducted check-up and medication camp to around 400 cattle in the city.

The Trust has 12 salaried employ-ees and many animal enthusiasts who have joined as volunteers. Apart from the employees and volunteers, the Trust has fulltime 4 Junior and 1 senior veterinarian doctor. “In case we get a complicated case, we take the opinion of other veterinary doctors located in Panvel and Airoli who also volunteers with the Trust,” said Savla.

Nurturing with love The rescued cattle, dogs, cats and

birds from all around the city are brought to the Trust’s owned farm shelters in Belapur, Panvel or in other Gaushalas run by the Trust and given medical treatment.

“The cattle that we treat are the older cattle which are generally aban-doned by the farmers as they are old and cannot work in the fields or have been hit by the vehicles or left due to various illnesses. Our doctors and volunteers visit the injured animals on

site, treat them and once they are fit, they are released. In some cases, the cattle are brought to the Trust’s medi-cal centre at Turbhe where we keep them till they recover completely. The animals are released at the same place from where they were found. The Trust also has an ambulance to carry the animals,” said Savla.

Apart from rescue activities, the Trust runs cow shelters in Belapur and Panvel. Both the shelters have around 250 cows each which get frequently treatment by the Trust’s doctors. The Turbhe shelter has the capacity to keep around 125 dogs and 500 birds.

Speaking about the medical assis-tance, a junior veterinarian doctor of the Trust, Dr. Vishal Kharat said, “We usually provide basic treatment to the animals in our rescue shelter. We also provide IV’s and vaccination to the animals. Recently we even treated a calf who got hit by a vehicle in Panvel and was brought to the Panvel shelter where proper treatment was given to the calf. Apart from providing treat-ment, we also provide nutrition to the cattle and other animals. For cows, we usually give corn flour and multivita-min chewable tablets and also provide them with tonics depending on their health issues. For dogs, we provide the Anti-Rabies vaccine and other ba-sic first aid”.

He added, “Our aim is to treat as many animals as possible and to pro-vide them with shelter. People can come and adopt dogs from our shel-ters, but we do not provide birds for adoption as they are meant to fly and not be caged anywhere.”

Providing shelter and medical help to injured and abandoned animalsBhumi Jeevdaya Samvardhan Trust since inception has rescued

hundreds of stray animals and provided medical assistance

India is one of the youngest countries

of the world with me-dian age being only 27 years meaning 50 per cent population are below the above age. Further, 65 per cent of population is below the age of 35. 40 per cent of Indian population is between the age of 15 to 29 defined as “Youth” of the country. Out of the above, a large number of around 3.74 crore are students studying in various uni-versities, colleges and stand-alone institutes.

India is thus bestowed with one of the most important assets in terms of Population Dividend through young and productive human re-sources. They can really be the change agents, innovators and cre-ators of tomorrow’s India, if men-tored properly.

It is thus the responsibility of the seniors, family members, teach-ers and career counsellors to mentor these youth properly.

Attributes and Competencies of Success:

First, the Youth should be men-tored to develop the right attitude as compared to skills. It is a world where all opportunities are bagged by people with right attitude: behav-iour, personality, vibes, time disci-pline, focus, commitment, ability to work in a team, risk taking ability, leadership ability, emotional bal-ance, among others.

The youth must dream and think big. It is only by thinking big that they will be able to achieve some-thing substantial in life. History is full of stories of successful people who dreamt big.

Choosing the right career is very

important. They may listen to others but fi-nal decision has to be theirs depending upon their love and passion.

The other crucial requirement is to strive for excellence from a global standard in what-ever they do. Gone are

the days of mediocrity. The youth have to be world class if they have to survive, compete and grow glob-ally.

Competence in life-skills besides job skills is necessary to navigate successfully in life. These include higher level cognitive skills like analytical thinking, problem solving and innovative thinking.

It is difficult to achieve recogni-tion in life, if one is not in a position to communicate effectively, how-ever good one may be at work. Both reading and writing skills must, therefore, be honed.

Finally, values and integrity are extremely important. Whatever one does, all decisions taken must be right, legal and ethical. It is only eth-ics and integrity that will take any-one to longer term.

India is poised to become the 3rd largest economy in the world by 2030. Today’s youth have a great role to play in this regard. They can be the main wealth and job creators in this new and aspirational India. They thus need to develop the right competencies to be globally com-petitive.The writer is Founder and Convener, high-

er education Forum (heF). he is former Director of sies College of Management studies (siesCOMs), Navi Mumbai and

Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan’s s P jain institute of Management & Research (sPjiMR),

Mumbai. he may be contacted at [email protected] or 9821128103.

YOuTH CORNER: Much Needed Attributes

and Competencies

dr. a.K. Sen gupta

To celebrate International Women’s Day, Rotary Club of Navi Mum-

bai Garima is organising a virtual meet on 7th March from 5 p.m. to 6.30 p.m.

on Zoom (ID 5225218366) ‘Garima story of four incredible ladies’ to listen to the journey of four such successful women - each unique in her field!

Garima story of four incredible women


HEAlTH AND NuTRITIONWater soluble Vitamins

Water soluble vita-mins consist of

a large number of sub-stances. These include ascorbic acid and the B-complex vitamins. The water soluble vitamins are absorbed quickly in the body and the amounts not utilized are excreted in urine. Adequate amounts therefore should be supplied in the daily diet. Some of the water soluble vitamins are partly lost in cooking procedures. This factor has to be kept in mind while making the re-quirements.1. Thiamin helps to produce energy

needed for the cells of smooth muscles and secretory glands.

2. Riboflavin is an integral part of the coenzymes flavin and mono-nucleotide. It is essential for tis-sue health and growth of all ani-mal and plant life.

3. Niacin functions in the body as a component of two important co enzymes NAD and NADP. Nia-cin works in close association with riboflavin and thiamin in the cell metabolism system that produces energy. It is necessary for growth.

4. Folic acid is involved in the syn-thesis of nucleic acid along with vitamin B12.

5. Vitamin C performs a number of important functions in the body. It is a part of the cementing ma-terial which hold the body cells firmly in place.When we start including all the

seasonal and local vegetables in our diet the supply of water soluble vita-mins is enough in our body. Though the nutrients are lost while cooking ensure that you do not overcook or pressure cook the vegetables. Rather steam it or cook it in an open uten-

sil adding water. This way the possibilities of retaining the vitamin content is more. Here is an amazing South Indian delicacy which is rich in water soluble vitamins. Do try out this recipe.

RaSaKalanThough a simple rec-

ipe but tastes superb.Ingredients: • Pumpkin : 100

gms • Ash Gourd : 100 gms • Raw Banana : 1 • Yam : 100 gms • Drum-stick : 1 • Sour Curd : 2 cups • Grated coconut : 1 cup • Methi seeds : ½ tsp • Red chillies : 3-4 • Turmeric pow-der : a pinch • Jaggery : little • Coco-

nut oil : 2 tsp • Curry leaves : a fewMethod: Wash and cut all vege-

tables in cubes. Cook the vegetables with a pinch of turmeric and salt and a little jaggery. Boil the vegetables in water in an open pan. Grind the fried methi and red chillies with coconut adding little sour curd into a smooth paste. Once veggies are cooked, add ground paste and allow it to boil for 2 minutes. Then add the beaten sour curds. Mix well. Simmer for 2 minutes. Do not let kalan boil after adding curds. Add a sprig of curry leaves. Heat a teaspoon of oil in a pan, add mustard seeds. Once they splutter add it to rasakalan.

Delicious rasakalan is ready to be served with hot rice.

By Bhavani Swaminathan

The writer is Nutritionist and Founder of AAKANKSHA : Desire For Wellness. Contact 7021648382; e-mail: [email protected]

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in a major action conducted by Turbhe ward office, banned plastic bags weighing 950 kg were confiscated in Turbhe. The action was taken following instructions from the Mu-nicipal Commissioner, Abhijit Bangar during a special meeting. in the vegetable market, a joint vigilance team of the police and the municipal corporation officials recovered a fine of Rs 30,000 from the traders using the banned plastics bags.

NMMC’s Turbhe ward office seizes 950 kg of banned plastic


COVId-19: MORe THan 25,000 CITIzenS...

Suraj Hospital, Sanpada, (4) Acharya Shri Nanesh Hospital, C.B.D. Be-lapur, (5) Mangalprabhu Hospital, Juinagar, (6) DY Patil Hospital Nerul, (7) Suyash Hospital Nerul.

Registered profes-sionals providing medi-cal services to vacci-nate Comorbid citizens are required to carry a certificate in a special format issued by the Central Government. A sample of this certifi-cate is available on the website www.mohfw.gov.in of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India under the section Guideline Note for CO-WIN 2.0.

Co-morbidity has been determined by the Central Government and includes Pulmonary Ar-tery Hypertension and

Hypertension / Diabetes on Treatment, Angina and Hypertension / Dia-betes on Treatment (An-gina and Hypertension).

Beneficiaries in the third phase need to be registered on the official Cowin app for vaccina-tion and there are 2 op-tions for this. (1) In the open slot, the benefi-ciaries can fill up their mobile number on the website cowin.gov.in and register themselves as per the OTP coming from it. In this they can decide the time and date of vaccination session themselves.

Similarly (2) Benefi-ciaries who are not able to register themselves in the reserved slot can go to the booth and register themselves and get vac-cinated.

Each beneficiary has to take two doses and it is mandatory to take the second dose after an in-terval of 28 days to 42

days after taking the first dose. It should also be noted that a second dose cannot be taken through the portal after 42 days.

Each dose is being given free of cost to each beneficiary in Navi Mumbai Municipal Hos-pital and Rs. 250 / - per dose is being charged per beneficiary for vac-cination in 7 private hospitals as per govern-ment directive.

“More than 25,000 people in Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation area have been vaccinat-ed since the beginning of the vaccination drive on January 16 and the vac-cine is completely safe. Therefore, the citizens should not believe in any kind of rumours and when the time comes for their vaccination, every citizen should get vacci-nated against Covid 19 which provides protec-tion from Covid”, said Abhijit Bangar.

By Indrani Basu

A juvenile Sand Boa got a new lease of

life by the intervention of a good Samaritan, on the very next day of ‘World Wildlife Day’. The rescuer Sanjay Verma, a resident a Parsik Hill saved the life of the snake which had somehow crawled to the prox-imity of the human habitation.

Sanjay Verma, a former Indian Navy personnel came across a baby snake while strolling early in the morning on 4th March and res-cued it. He shared, “Early in the morn-ing at around 5 a.m. when I was stroll-ing with my dog on the hill side of Parsik hill, I saw a baby snake try-ing to crawl down at the side of the road and was being attacked by the strays. The snake was a foot long, healthy but

hardly a few days old. I saw the dogs were bark-ing at it. Immediately I caught hold of its hood, it is a non-venomous snake, I took it along with me to my home. As

it was very small, releas-ing in the wild might not have been suitable for its survival. I kept that creature in a glass jar, fed him and took care of it.”

Verma, being a

navy man was trained in catching reptiles like snake. From his earlier experience he was able to catch it easily. He then enquired in his social group and looked for

forest officer or certi-fied snake rescuer to release the snake in the forest. He told, ”First I thought it is a baby Indian Rock Python, later I came to know that it is a Sand Boa which is a protected species and hence it must be released back in the wild.”

Verma later con-tacted Punarvasu Foundation in Be-lapur and from that Foundation Tanay Juvekar, a rescuer

came and collected the creature. Tanay in-formed that he released the snake in the man-groves near Palm Beach road as Sand Boa prefer marshy, muddy land to live.

Juvenile Sand Boa gets new lease of life


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The decision of the state govern-ment to appoint controlling au-

thority for private security agencies is a good move. Today security is a major concern. The increasing crime graph, deteriorating quality of ser-vice being provided by the state se-curity agency i.e. the police and the widening gap between the supply and the demand for security in the society, are few evident reasons why the private security providing agen-cies are mushrooming up in every nook and corner, especially in the megapolises like Mumbai and Navi Mumbai. The growth in the business and constructional activities has provided a great flip to this sector, which is rapidly turning into a huge industry providing employment op-portunity to large number of unedu-cated or less educated youths. With the state now imposing strict license parameters, character and anteced-ent checks in addition to stringent training and uniform stipulations, things will improve in this sector.

Initially when the services for providing private security to the residential societies and the busi-ness establishments started, its qual-ity was superior and it seemed to have addressed the much-needed re-quirement of the society, which the state police was unable to provide. Only the limited people with sound credentials and required experience could obtain the license to run such agencies. Even the agencies had a practice of sending their guards for training in the field from the retired police personnel and the retired men from armed forces. The state secu-rity board was created to control the functioning of such agencies besides overseeing the welfare of the employees. Gradually like any other sector, considering the exces-

sive increase in demand and likeli-hood of making big money, lured many others into this sector leading to unhealthy competition and spu-rious elements entering this field. Not only the standard of recruits deteriorated, and the formal training was done away with, this sector has today become the worst exploiter of its employees. The working hours are being stretched to twelve hours and even to twenty-four hours some-times without any monetary benefits or facilities. They are being measly paid which is difficult to survive on in the megapolis where everything costs fortune. Even the minimum wages act is being flouted blatantly and in a country where there is no dearth of manpower, there are sev-eral who still willingly join such companies only to be exploited. This practice has indirectly taken toll on the quality of service being provided as there is generally no commitment on the part of the employee towards the service. They even enter into il-legal activities to make the both ends meet. Considering the illegal profits in the business and with demand exceeding supply, many agencies with doubtful integrity have also joined the bandwagon. Even there are agencies existing, which do not have even the required registration to run such business.

The residents on their part should check the registration and also in-form the local police before assign-ing them the job. The requirements to start the agency providing private security should be made more strin-gent so that professionally managed agencies do not face unhealthy com-petition from the unorganized agen-cies besides cleansing the field off anti social elements who have en-tered the sector.

Security agencies should be under strict control

By Crime Reporter

Uran police on Wednesday arrested an accused for smuggling diesel

in a tanker. In this operation, a tanker filled with 1500 litres of diesel and other items worth about Rs 16 lakh 81 thousand were seized. The police are investigating as to where the accused got the diesel.

Uran police had received informa-tion that some persons were smug-

gling diesel in the Chirle area of Uran. A team of Uran police raided Chirle area of Uran and found two persons selling stolen diesel from a tanker at Rs 60 to Rs 65 per litre. A tanker filled with 1,500 litres of diesel and other items worth Rs 16.81 lakh were seized during the operation, said senior police inspector Ravindra Budhwant. Budhwant also said that an investigation is underway.

Accused caught for smuggling tanker filled with diesel

By Chandrashekhar Hendve

F G Naik College, Koparkhairane cel-

ebrated Marathi Lan-guage Day virtually un-der the aegis of Marathi Department and Mara-thi Literary Department of the College recently .

Under Marathi Liter-ary Department various activities are conducted in the college every year such as oratory compe-tition, poetry reading competition, essay com-petition, replica exhi-bition of memorabilia, poetry lectures, story-telling etc. This year “Jagar Maya bolicha” Language Conservation Week was organized in which beautiful hand-writing competition, es-say writing competition, folk art of Maharashtra, song-singing and dance competition were held on digital platform.

The chief guest was famous story teller Jay-want Awate. F.G. Naik

College Principal Pratap Mahadik, Marathi Lit-erary Department Prof. Seema Shinde Com-mittee Member Prof. Jaiashree Dahat, Prof. Samidha Patil, Prof.

Prajakta Patil, teachers and non-teaching staff, students, parents and listeners were present.

In his introductory speech, the principal of the college, Pratap Ma-hadik paid homage to the great poet, playwright and storyteller Vishnu Vaman Shirwadkar, (Kusumagraj). He also reviewed the various programmes and activi-

ties of Marathi Literary Department.

He said that the main objective of the Marathi Literary Department is to make the students aware of Marathi lan-

guage and its rich litera-ture. He also highlight-ed the contribution of Marathi people for this country and appealed to the students for the promotion of Marathi language.

The chief guest and speaker of the program, Jaywant Awate said that the teachers should en-courage students to read Marathi literature.

FG Naik College celebrates Marathi language Day

By Crime Reporter

The Central Goods and Services Tax, Raigad department has taken action

against M/s E- Shoppe in Kharghar for fraudulently obtaining a refund of around Rs 19.2 crore by submit-ting false bills of goods and services tax without exchanging any goods.

Vishal Ahuja, a CA, was arrested in July 2017 for allegedly setting up a bogus company in his father's name and selling electronic goods through it. Also, the address of the company was shown to be in Ravechi Heights in Kharghar. Meanwhile, the Central Goods and Services Tax Department had launched a crackdown on compa-nies and individuals who had obtained refunds by submitting false bills. An in-spection of M/s E Shoppe's operations in the last 4 years revealed that the com-

pany had set up fake companies under different names.

The officials also observed that the company had received a refund of about Rs 19.2 crore by submitting false bills without exchanging any goods. There-fore, the GST team went to the compa-ny's original address at Kharghar to get more information. According to B. L Reddy, Deputy Commissioner, Central Goods and Service Tax, Raigad, took action against Ahuja, who was living with his family and was found guilty of fraudulently submitting bills.

“The Central Goods and Services Tax Department has launched a crack-down on the companies and individu-als who get refunds by submitting false bills and the CGST is taking stern ac-tion to curb such frauds,” said Tax Commissioner Manpreet Arora.

Central Goods and services Tax department takes action against

company for embezzling Rs 19.2 crore


By ashok dhamija“Need of the hour is

to lead our lives as true human beings which can be achieved by embrac-ing human values only” was the clarion call given by Sant Niran-kari Mission’s Spiritual Head - Satguru Mata Sudiksha Ji Maharaj at the concluding session of the annual Maharash-tra Samagam that was held in the virtual form in view of the pandem-ic situation early this week.

“To stay firm on this path, we need to intro-spect frequently and avoid negativity to set in; Her Holiness fur-ther guided and urged to cultivate the spirit of love, humility and mag-nanimity, to ignore the demerits instead accept the merit and to empa-thize with one another,” Her Holiness added.

Satguru Mata Ji fur-ther generalized, “while all humans consider themselves religious and reserve the teachings of the Prophets, Seers and Gurus, who have taught the world that humanity is the true religion that can make life mean-ingful by connecting themselves to God. God Realization leads to Self-Realization and this can be achieved at any age. God Knowledge can be attained in a fraction of

a moment from the True Master”.

The three day 54th edition of the Nirankari Sant Samagam was we-bcasted on Mission’s website and telecasted on Sanskar TV chan-nel. Nirankari devotees across the globe and God loving people en-joyed this blissful event in the safety of their homes, which also saw participation from the Saints from all over Maharashtra, adjoining states and from across the globe who expressed their thoughts during the course of the religious discourse. Meaningful messages based on the philosophy of the Mis-sion were given through recitation of the holy verses from Sampuran Avtar Bani, Sampuran Hardev Bani, sayings of saints and sages of by-gone eras and devotion-al songs penned by the devotees of the Mission

Earlier, on the first day of the annual Sa-magam, Satguru Mata Ji

said, “God is Formless, Omnipresent and can be addressed by any name. Every soul is a part of the Divine Super soul and for this realisation; God Realisation is a must. By connecting with the Eternal God, one can at-tain stability, peace and contentment. Once we realize that God is the doer of everything then acceptance leads to con-tentment in all upheav-als of life. When we take support of the Formless God then acceptance makes life blissful”.

Mata Ji further ex-plained that though we use our senses in daily lives for proper opera-tion of our body and in

evaluating the different situations it is impera-tive to be in control of our senses to derive ben-eficial and balanced ex-position of our activities.

The highlight of the second day was a Sewadal Rally wherein volunteers, both men and women hailing from various parts of the state showcased their talents and feats by perform-ing fitness drills such as Mallakhamba and aerial acts.

In addition, various skits too were enacted that showcased the teachings and the ide-ologies of the Mission viz. Selfless service is to surrender to the Al-

mighty, as Service to Mankind is Service to God and to attain this one should abandon the ego of the mind and maintain modesty and discipline.

In her address, later in the evening, Her Holi-ness said, “That to estab-lish stability in our lives; right choices, awareness and wisdom is essential. Negative emotions re-side only when we give them place in our hearts. On the other hand, when we give place to God in our hearts, our mind becomes pure. Life is short; to err is human hence, we need to ensure that we do not repeat our mistakes. In this way

we can contribute posi-tively in everyone’s life and make our life happy here and hereafter”.

Dwelling on the mod-ern generation thought process that does not give credence to the past and future births and are just concerned about the present; Satguru Mata Ji exhorted to better our present by invoking God as He is the only source to provide stability.

Mata Ji referred to the saints from the past, who have left a message for the world that seeing God through open eyes is possible and after receiving God Knowl-edge when we realize ourselves in the form of a soul and not a body. Saints from the past have all along maintained that life can be meaningful by connecting with God and treading the path of devotion so that our soul can be released from the bondages and attain sal-vation.

The main attraction of the concluding day of the Samagam was a Multilingual Poetic Symposium. The topic of this symposium was “Sthir se Naata Jod ke Man ka Jeevan ko Hum Sehaj Banaye”. On this occasion, various poets presented their poems in Marathi, Hindi, Sindhi, Gujarati, Punjabi and Bhojpuri languages.

embrace human values to be true humans: sNM spiritual head

sant Nirankari Mission’s spiritual head - satguru Mata sudiksha ji Maharaj

Rendition of devotional songs by the devotees of the Mission to spread the message of the mission far and wide

Nirankari volunteers always ready to serve the society

By Crime Reporter

The Turbhe MIDC police have reg-istered a case against duo and for

threatening an Uber taxi driver and the passenger and looting Rs 5,000 cash from the passenger.

The complainant, Pratik Gala (25), a resident of Dombivli, works as a fash-ion consultant. His office is in Lalbagh, Mumbai. Prateek Gala had taken an Uber taxi to Dombivli on Sunday, Febru-ary 28 after completing his office work. As the taxi approached Turbhe station on Thane-Belapur road at around 10.30 pm, two robbers on a Pulsar motorcy-cle stopped the Uber taxi and demand-ed money from the Uber driver. After

the driver told him he had no money, the two robbers took away his car keys.

Another robber then entered the taxi, grabbed Pratik Gala and demand-ed money from him. After Prateek re-fused him, the robber insulted Prateek, snatched Prateek's bag and forcibly took Rs 5,000. When the driver tried to resist one of the robbers, but he pushed him and the two robbers fled on a Pul-sar motorcycle towards APMC.

The car driver and Prateek then reached Turbhe MIDC Police Thane on Wednesday, 3 days later, and lodged a complaint. Police have registered a case of robbery against two unidentified rob-bers and are searching for them.

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economic infrastructure.Union Housing and

Urban Affairs Minis-ter Hardeep Singh Puri said, "The ‘Ease of Liv-ing Index’ is an assess-ment tool that evaluates the quality of life and impact of various initia-

tives for urban devel-opment. A total of 32.2 lakh people residing across 111 cities partici-pated in a "Citizen Per-ception Survey" holding a weightage of 30 per-cent."

Puri further added, "I congratulate all the cities which have found place in the list of most

liveable cities. Also, all the cities which have achieved till 10th rank have emerged as models of development and will inspire others to perform better."

NMMC Chief Ab-hijit Bangar even after several attempts was unavailable for the com-ments.


By Indrani Basu‘Save mother nature while toning

your body’ with this maxim, a group of young enthusiasts began their journey to pick up waste and trash while jog-ging or running in the morning. Every Sunday they flock on top of Kharghar Hill early in the morning and while trekking and jogging, they pick up lit-ters thrown away by the visitors. The group, is a community of like-minded youths including professionals and college students. They commenced their venture as eco-warriors since October, 2020. Slowly, they have been acquainted to larger part of the soci-ety through social media networking and have been approached by many youths from different parts of Mumbai

and thus made a bigger group named as ‘Mumbai Ploggers’.

Kharghar resident Rashmi Singh, 23-year-old professional, who is the founder of this group told, “Whenever I visited Kharghar hill, I noticed large amount of garbage and litters thrown away by the visitors. This made the place most untidy. Being a resident of Kharghar, I felt really bad. Once I came across a member from Pune Ploggers who motivated me to start the same activity on Kharghar hill. Me and my friend decided to begin the cleaning activity while trekking on the hill top. We were astonished to notice liquor bottles, torn clothes, medical wastes, mattresses apart from plastic and food waste. We shared our journey in social media and received a good response from young profes-sionals as well as school and college students. Slowly, number of heads in-creased in our group and that gave rise to ‘Mumbai Ploggers’. We have been carrying out our plogging activity ev-ery Sunday morning across Mumbai and Navi Mumbai.”

“Plogging” is the term used in 2016 by a Swedish trail runner when he de-cided to clean environment by picking up wastes and litters on his running regime. The term Plogging is a com-bination of Jogging and ‘plocka up’ or ‘pick up’ in Swedish. Currently, it has gripped the world and has made its way to India as well. Rashmi added, “As it is a kind of fitness drive, we have mea-sured that during a single day drive people usually burn 280-300 calories.”

The team ‘Mumbai Ploggers’ which has made its presence felt in this metro city, consists of more than 150 members and 30 local volunteers at present. While conducting plogging activity, the group is divided in groups of 10-15 volunteers and head towards

different directions every Sunday morning and pick up garbage while walking, jogging and squatting.

Shweta, a professional from Dom-bivli, joins the group every Sunday and volunteers the activity on top of Kharghar hill. She said, “Recently we have been visiting nearby community areas on the hill, like Fanaswadi village and surroundings and undertook our cleanliness activity. But unfortunately, garbage dumping has now become a regular habit of people and there is no end to our cleanliness drive.”

Last Sunday The Ploggers visited Murbi Gaon Kharghar to clean up Murbi lake and surroundings. “We got calls from the villagers of that area to help them clean the periphery of the lake. Last Sunday we visited the place and cleaned that area,” informed Rashmi. At the end of the day, they handed over the collected garbage to municipal corporation of that node.

Rashmi informed, “Before start-ing any cleanliness activity, we first do some warm up and physical exer-cises."

By ashok dhamija

Central Railway’s (CR) initiatives to align itself with national pri-

orities like energy efficiency, water conservation, handling of waste mea-sures along with increasing adoption of green standards for buildings and its environment across its zone over the years paid dividends early this week. Its bustling Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus Railway Station (CSMT), which incidentally is also its Headquarters and a World Heritage site became the first station in Maha-rashtra to be awarded the Gold certi-fication by the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) which is part of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) for implementing smart-tech amenities for its passengers, being Divyangjan & senior citizen friendly, energy efficient measures among many. In the process it bagged the honour of being the first Railway station to be bestowed with prestigious get IGBC certification for involving five elements of the nature (Panchabhutas) and being a perfect

blend of ancient architectural practices and modern technological innovations.

Sanjeev Mittal, GM - CR who along with Shalabh Goel, DRM Mum-bai and his team of Railway Officials

who received the prestigious IGBC plaque and certification from Gurmit Singh Arora, National Vice Chairman of IGBC, on the occasion appreciated the staff and officials for their consis-tent effort in implementing green ini-tiatives and motivated them to pursue such measures across the CR zone. He also thanked IGBC team for recogniz-ing their effort by conferring CSMT with Gold certification.

Mumbai Ploggers save Mother Nature while toning their bodies

CR’s CsMT awarded iGBC Gold Certification for its green initiatives

The group picks up waste and trash from community places while jogging or running

First Railway station in state to do so

Key FIneST gReen BuIldIng and paSSengeR FRIendly FeaTuReS IMpleMenTed aT CSMT:

• Station is designed to be commuter friendly for differently abled and senior citizens.• Electric charging points for some of parking spaces to encourage electric 2 & 4

wheelers in parking lot• More than 15% of the station site area is covered with trees and small parks.

Landscape area, lawns etc maintained with organic manure.• Solar Panels: CSMT station has installed o n site 245 kWp solar panels• 100% lamps have been replaced with LED fixtures at station• 17 occupancy sensors installed in various offices and waiting rooms• Energy efficient BLDC and HVLS fans are provided and installed at various locations.• Comprehensive Mechanized Cleaning Contract focusing o n platforms, con-

course, circulating areas, parking places, tracks, roof tops, shutters, waiting halls etc. The chemicals used by the contractors are bio-degradable and eco-friendly (Green Pro)

• Smart passenger amenities like Wifi, Automatic Ticket Vending Machines, Tour-ism information & Booking Centre, Food Court, Pharmacy & Medical Facility, etc.

• Measures for Plastic Ban. The station has signage installed stating “Avoid Usage of Plastic Bags”, and digital display boards to create awareness o n adverse envi-ronmental impacts of plastic bags.

Gurmit singh Arora, National Vice Chairman of iGBC (2nd from Right) hands over the iGBC plaque and certification to CR officials which included its GM Sanjeev Mittal and DRM Mumbai shalabh Goel, among others.

electric charging points for 2 and 4 wheelers are some features implemented at CsMT Railway station (For representational purpose only).

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PM inaugurates Maritime India Summit 2021

Prime Minister, Nar-endra Modi inaugu-

rated ‘Maritime India Summit 2021’ on 2nd March, 2021 through video conferencing. Minister of Transport of Denmark Mr Benny Englebrecht, Chief Min-isters of Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh, Union Ministers, Dharmentdra Pradhan and Mansukh Mandaviya were present on the occasion.

Speaking on the oc-casion, the Prime Minis-ter invited the world to come to India and be a

part of India’s growth trajectory. India is very serious about growing in the maritime sector and emerging as a lead-ing Blue Economy of the world. Through the focus areas of upgra-dation of infras t ruc-ture, boost-ing reform journey, India aims to strengthen the vision of Aatamnirbhar Bharat, he said.

He noted that instead of a piecemeal approach focus is on the entire sector as one. He in-formed that capacity of

major ports have in-creased from 870 mil-lion tonnes in 2014 to 1550 mil-lion tonnes now. Indian ports now

have measures such as: Direct port Delivery, Direct Port Entry and an upgraded Port Com-

munity System (PCS) for easy data flow. Our ports have reduced wait-ing time for inbound and outbound cargo. He also informed that mega ports with world class infrastructure are being developed in Vadhavan, Paradip and Deendayal Port in Kandla.

The Prime Minister asserted that “Ours is a Government that is in-vesting in waterways in a way that was never seen before. Domestic

India is very serious about growing in the maritime sector and emerging as a leading Blue Economy of the world: PM



Following the visit by the commission-

er of the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC), Abhijit Ban-gar to all the APMC markets in Vashi, a surprise crackdown

was conducted on 3rd March, 2021 jointly by the civic body along with the Navi Mumbai police to check the adherence of Covid 19 protocols in the market premises. Action was taken against 144 persons for violating various Covid-19 rules.

During the crack-down, a fine of Rs. 500 were imposed on 51 persons for not wearing face masks. A penalty of Rs 25,500 was collected from them. Similarly, Rs. 200 was collected as fine from 83 persons for not maintaining safe distance and a fine of Rs. 16,600 were col-lected.

Meanwhile, the offi-cials collected Rs 2000 as fine from 9 offices in APMC and collected a total fine of Rs 18,000. A fine of Rs 1,000 was levied per person for spitting in public place. During the crackdown,

a total fine of Rs. 61,100 was recovered by the police and the municipal corporation.

In this campaign, Deputy Commissioner of Police of zone 1, As-sistant Commissioner

of Police Vinayak Vasta Turbhe, Subodh Thanekar and other police and municipal officers and employees were present.

“Adherence to the Covid 19 safety rules, such as wearing mask, keeping safe dis-tance, washing hands frequently, or using sanitizer, is must and is an effective weapon to fight against the corona virus. Therefore, this action will be taken continuously so that the people who endan-ger the health of others without following the safety rules will be made aware and penalised for violating rules. NMMC appeals to the citizens to strict-ly follow the safety rules so that they do not face any action and take care of their own health and the health of others”, said Municipal Commissioner, Abhijit Bangar.

Covid 19: NMMC along with police crackdown on violators in APMC market

To ensure that Navi Mumbai becomes

the first city to be plastic free, many residents are taking pledge to 100% recycle the plastic waste. All the Rotary clubs of Navi Mumbai have joined hands with the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) and Bisleri International and have launched a drive to collect plastics for recycling and are spreading awareness on taking a pledge of 100 percent recycling of plas-tic waste.

Speaking about the impact of the drive on children Poonam Lama, President, Rotary Club of Navi Mumbai, ex-pressed, "I personally got connected with our society kids through our neighbour, Parul

Bharatiya. After she talked to them about the initiative, I started get-ting calls from few moth-ers that they are noticing

that kids are busy cutting used toothpaste tube and putting it in their plastic collection bag."

Sharing one of the experiences Lama add-ed, "One child saw a maid carrying curd so she requested her to give that empty container to

her for collection. This is the real change we look forward to. We believe small changes will bring in big difference. If at

this age, kids understand the ill impact and also the solution, than our next generation will be very safe."

Shreya Sudhir, of Bisleri International in-formed, "As per the study conducted by Un-Plastic Collective (UPC), India

generates 9.46 million tonnes of plastic waste annually, of which 40 per cent remains uncol-lected and 43 per cent

is used for packaging, most of which is single-use. There is a need of people's participation on voluntary basis to take initiative to eliminate plastic pollution in na-ture and move towards

Residents pledge to recycle plastic waste

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waterways are found to be cost effective and en-vironment friendly ways of transporting freight. We aim to operationalise 23 waterways by 2030.” He also pointed out that India has as many as 189 lighthouses across its vast coastline. “We have drawn up a programme for developing tourism in the land adjacent to 78 lighthouses. The key objective of this initia-tive is to enhance de-velopment of the exist-ing lighthouses and its surrounding areas into unique maritime tourism landmarks”, Shri Modi informed. He announced that steps are also being taken to introduce urban water transport systems in key states and cities such as Kochi, Mumbai, Gujarat and Goa.

The Prime Minister said that the Government has recently widened the ambit of the maritime sector by renaming the Ministry of Shipping as Ministry of Ports, Ship-ping and Waterways so that work happens in a holistic manner. The Government of India is also focusing on the domestic ship building and ship repair market. To encourage domestic shipbuilding approval has been given to the Shipbuilding Financial

Assistance Policy for Indian Shipyards.

The Prime Minister informed that the zand Waterways has created a list of 400 investable projects. These projects have an investment po-tential of $ 31 billion or Rs 2.25 lakh crores. Talking about the Mari-time India Vision 2030, The Prime Minister said it outlines the priorities of the Government.

The Sagar-Manthan: Mercantile Marine Do-main Awareness Centre has also been launched today. It is an informa-tion system for enhanc-ing maritime safety, search and rescue ca-pabilities, security and marine environment protection.

The Sagarmala proj-ect for promoting port led development was announced by the Gov-ernment in 2016. As part of the Programme, more than 574 projects at a cost of 82 billion US Dollars or Rs 6 lakh crores have been identi-fied for implementation during 2015 to 2035. Ship repair clusters will be developed along both coasts by 2022. Domes-tic ship recycling indus-try will also be promoted to create 'Wealth from Waste'. India has enact-ed Recycling of Ships Act, 2019 and agreed to the Hong Kong Interna-tional Convention.

The Prime Minister expressed the desire to share our best practices with the world and also the openness to learning from global best prac-tices. Continuing with India’s focus on trade and economic linkages with the BIMSTEC and IOR nations, India plans to enhance investment in infrastructure and facili-tate mutual agreements by 2026, he said.

The Prime Minister said that the Govern-ment has initiated ho-listic development of island infrastructure and ecosystem. He added that the Government is keen to promote the use of renewable energy in the maritime sector. He said the Government is in the process of install-ing solar and wind-based power systems at all the major ports across the country and aims to in-crease usage of renew-able energy to more than 60% of total energy by 2030 in three phases across Indian ports.

The Prime Minister concluded with exhorta-tion to the global inves-tors “India’s long coast-line awaits you. India’s hardworking people await you. Invest in our ports. Invest in our peo-ple. Let India be your preferred trade destina-tion. Let Indian ports be your port of call for trade and commerce.”


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a circular economy. Ac-cordingly, Bisleri Inter-national has launched ‘Bottles for Change’ ini-tiative.

Balasaheb Rajale, Deputy Municipal Com-missioner, Solid Waste Management, NMMC, expressed, "Under the guidance of NMMC Commissioner, Abhijit Bangar and Additional Commissioner, Sujata Dole the corporation in collaboration with the

citizens of Navi Mumbai is taking steps to make Navi Mumbai Number One in Swachh Survek-shan 2021 under the slo-gan 'Nischay Kela Num-ber Pahila' and 'Cleaner Today - Better Tomor-row'. Such initiatives by Rotary Club and Bisleri International will surely increase the participa-tion of people in making our city the best in the Nation."

Rajendra Sonavane, Chief Sanitation Of-ficer of NMMC ex-pressed, "The Swachh

Navi Mumbai Mission is a movement wherein almost every citizen of Navi Mumbai has shown their active participa-tion. Similarly, the drive initiated by Rotarians has also become a move-ment wherein children and women are leading the drive and involving housing societies to en-sure 100 percent plastics are recycled".

During the drive, hundreds of citizens in-cluding children took pledge to ensure 100% Plastic Recycling.


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In today’s mechanical era where all the facilities are available at

the click of mouse, physical activi-ties have become minimal. This has resulted in an alarming increase in a number of health problems right from the young age. Realising this, it was decided by the state education department to introduce examina-tion for physical education at school level.

With the advent of modern tech-nology, physical education has not been given much thought in the past. Instead of spending time outdoors in fresh air, children these days prefer to sit in the company of computers or watch television. Pressure of studies, ambitious academic programmes of the schools, ever growing number of books etc. have also made it dif-ficult for them to indulge in sports activities. The present day picture of education is young students car-rying heavy satchels to schools, spending most part of the day in the class room and coming back home to have another heavy dose of home work. This is not only taking heavy toll on the health of the children, but is also affecting their creativity. In-stead of bright and cheerful children what we see today are overburdened youngsters for whom the words “success” and “career” are the most

important. The saying “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy” has long been forgotten and what we hear these days is “Only work and no play are the keys to success”.

It is quite unfortunate that the system of education has never been given much thought in our coun-try. The studies conducted world over has proved the harmful effect of forcing the children to the me-chanical system of education. The children, especially in the initial six years, should be allowed to grow with nature till they grow strong in the atmosphere of freedom and real-ize the importance of education and knowledge. It should be realized that along with academics, extra curricu-lar activities, especially sports, are vital for the overall growth of the children and for better performance.

Children are the citizens of to-morrow on whose shoulders lie the future of our nation. Not only they have to be imparted right knowl-edge in the right manner, they have to be made emotionally, spiritually and morally strong to face the future challenges. Our main aim should be to make children not robots but human beings with mind and heart bustling with enjoyment and en-lightenment.

Health is wealth

By Ryhea george

The Pillai College of Arts, Com-

merce and Science, New Panvel unveiled the banner of its annu-al college fest ‘Alegria 2021’ recently online with the theme ‘Light the night’. While un-veiling the banner, a flash mob was con-ducted by the students of Pillai College for which a lot of appre-ciation was received via online streaming. In accordance with the theme, the per-formers wore radium light costumes.

A member for the Alegrian Committee, Joel Alex said, “This year’s theme portrays student’s life who are usually awake at night. The flash mob was conducted by Pil-lai College’s official dance teams ‘Alite’ and ‘RTN’. The per-formances were so mesmerising that we felt that we were ac-tually watching those physically. Though

Alegria 2021 is online, the enthusiasm is even more among the youngsters of the city.”

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By dinesh pawar

The residents of Uran have de-manded the MSEDCL to at once

take action and close the open DP boxes on the main road in Uran city. The residents allege that the DP boxes which are on the bus road could cause high risk and anyone would lose life if they get electrocuted by mistake.

In Uran city's Vani Aali Corner,

near Professor Courier in front of Mahatma Gandhi statue and in front of Raswanti Griha, two DP boxes of Maha Vitran have been lying open for four to five months. “Elderly persons and citizens passing through the road may be exposed to electric shock. The concerned authorities should pay at-tention to this and repair the DP boxes immediately,” said a resident.

Two open DP boxes in Uran pose threat

By Ryhea george

As dusk sets in, the CIDCO park

located in Sector 2, Kharghar next to Royal Rasoi plunges into pitch darkness- thanks to the de-funct street lights around the park. This, say the resi-dents, poses threat to the citizens and the children visit-ing the park.

AG Krishnan, a resident stated, “Many senior citi-zens visit the area during the evening and it could be dan-gerous for them. Children too come to play here and with no lights, they may hurt themselves. There are four electric-ity poles in the vicin-ity out of which only one works which does not help in dispelling

the darkness during the evenings. There are ample of lamps, but none of these are functioning. We know that it was difficult to

maintain the facilities during the pandemic, but now, when situation is becoming normal, these works should be undertaken at the earli-

est. We have tweeted about this but we have not received any posi-tive response from the officials. I request the authorities to look into

this matter and do the needful at the earliest.”

Another resident of Kharghar added, “Street lights are the basic amenities and the parks should be well lit. People can tumble over a stone or might just feel scared due to the dark area. Children are prone to feel scared if there is too much darkness in the surroundings and we do not want anyone to take advantage of

the situation to cause any troubles to the citizens. The CIDCO officials should repair all the street lights and lamps.”

Lack of street lights near park in Kharghar poses threat

Residents demand immediate installation of street lights near CIDCO park at Sector-2, Kharghar

By Chandrashekhar Hendve

A complaint has been lodged with the Nerul Police Station alleging

that the peddlers pelted stones at Nerul ward officials and attacked them with knives while they were taking action against illegal hawkers on Tuesday af-ternoon.

Ward officer Dattatraya Nagre, se-nior clerk Vijay Patil, Superintendent Prashant Gawde, sanitation inspector Nilesh Patil were attacked while they were taking action against the illegal hawkers. Vijay Patil, a senior clerk, said that the hawkers threw vegetables at the municipal team as a mark of protest against the action and the of-ficials were threatened with knives by few fruit sellers.

Following the attack, the NMMC officials lodged complaint against the hawkers at Nerul police station. Mu-nicipal officials and staff once again conducted anti encroachment drive on Wednesday morning to clean the premises and confiscated two trucks of goods, officials said.

Street vendors attack anti encroachment team in Nerul

By dinesh pawar

Here is good news for Uran citizens. The

Navi Municipal Trans-port (NMMT) bus will now ply till Uran city.

The bus service will start from Koparkhairane (route No. 31) and Ka-lamboli (route No. 30) to Uran Charphata. These two buses will ply till Pensioner Park in Uran City during morning till 9.30 am and from 8.00 pm till mid night. This

decision was taken dur-ing a meeting that was held in the presence of MLA Mahesh Baldi.

A positive discus-sion was held in the liaison office of MLA Mahesh Baldi on Mon-day (March 1) with the officials of Navi Mum-bai Municipal Transport Corporation (NMMT) regarding the launch of the bus.

MLA Mahesh Baladi, Mayor Sayali Mhatre,

Deputy Mayor Jayvin Koli, BJP Group Leader (Taluka President) Ravi Bhoir, BJP Corporator, (Uran City President) Kaushik Shah, Corpo-rator Rajesh Thakur, Chief Transport Officer of Municipal Transport Enterprise (NMMT) Anil Shinde, Transport Officer Sunil Salunkhe, Assistant Depot Man-ager Dharmaraj Bhagat were present during the meeting.

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By Chandrasekhar Hendve

Vijay Nahata of Shiv Sena, Chairman

- environment impact assessment authority, Maharashtra Chairman - Mumbai Slum Improve-ment Board, MAHADA recently met Navi Mum-bai Municipal Commis-sioner Abhijit Bangar at the corporation head-quarters and had an in-depth discussion on the confusion in the voter list and the increase in the number of voters.

During the meeting Nahata, highlighted the number of bogus voters in the draft voter list and said that there are more than 50,000 such bogus names, which have been registered since the As-sembly elections.

“Leaders behind such bogus voter’s names should be investigated through SIT and strict action be taken against the guilty leader along with the bogus voters. I will send a letter in

this regard and demand enquiry from the Ma-harashtra Chief Minis-ter Uddhav Thackeray, State Election Commis-sion and Thane Col-lector”, Nahata said.

Vijay Chowgule, city chief Vijay Mane, Praveen Mhatre, former Nagar Sevak Shivram Patil, Ramashish Yadav, Rohidas Patil, trans-port committee member Sameer Bagwantre, Shiv Sena office bearers were present.

Shiv Sena highlights anomalies in voters list

Demands thorough investigationBy Vikram gaikwad

The book 'Ayurveda Amrutyulya' by Dr.

Amar Dwivedi, Deputy Principal and Surgeon, DY Patil Univer-sity, Nerul, was unveiled by Dr. Vijay Patil, Vice Chance l lo r, DY Patil Uni-versity. The book has been published by Rigi Publica-tions.

Dr. Amar Dwivedi has written the book, Ayurveda Am-rutyulya, with the aim

of promoting Ayurveda among the citizens. In his book, Dwivedi tries to present the basic In-

dian medicines in a very simple manner.

Currently, the Mara-thi version of this book has been published and soon Hindi and Eng-

lish versions of the book will also be available, said Dr. Dwivedi. Ayurveda and Yoga will soon be recognized as important health sys-tems by the whole world. Dr. Dwivedi also said that it will play an important role in curing the

world and making India a world leader.

Amar Dwivedi's book Ayurveda Amrutatulya unveiled

Saffrons-Eventz has announced its up-

coming event "Saffrons Women’s Day Weekend Fun Drive" (2 Wheeler & 4 Wheeler). The an-nouncement was made by Vijay Kalose CMD and organizer of the event. The fun drive will start from Mumbai/Navi Mumbai/Thane to Khan-vel Resort Silvassa on 20th March and return back evening on Sunday 21st March, 2021.

The event will be flagged off by promi-nent personalities of Mumbai/Navi Mumbai/Thane for their cities.

Timing will be 7:30am at each city. The route plan and details

will be given to each in-dividual participant be-fore the event. Mr. Vijay Kalose mentioned, this is not rally but it’s fun drive. He added “The main motto behind the fun drive is to support women empowerment, support girl child and their education & sup-port the fight against child abuse”.

Participants can enjoy their fun drive with best messages on women empowerment. To encourage many to participate the organis-ers have kept prizes to various categories such as: best decorated car & bike, best slogan, best outfit, best dancer, best

model, best singer, best outstanding rider etc.

The Journey (Khan-vel Resort-Silvassa) can be completed in approx-imate 4hrs/5hrs. instead of 3hrs (the actual time). After reaching Khanvel Resort, the participants will get to enjoy pool party, fashion show, live concert, ladies’ band live performance, mo-tor cycle & car stunts by professionals, camp fire, disco night.

Taking precautionary measures, the organisers have arranged ambu-lances with doctors, & nurse, breakdown vans, car & bike navigators, first aid kit.

‘saffrons Women’s Day Weekend Fun Drive’ on 20th March

shakuntala Ramsheth Thakur of Pushpaknod Ulwa of Rayat shikshan sanstha has elected Paresh Thakur as the school committee chairman of CBse planned school. s G. Mohite, of Rayat shikshan sanshata congratulated him.

The birthday of Pan-vel Taluka Federa-

tion of Journalists Sec-retary Mayur Tambade was recently celebrated with a social event. On the occasion of his birth-day, food grains were distributed at Snehkunj Aadhargriha in Nere in Panvel taluka and food was distributed to tribal children in Nerepada.

Senior Advisor and Editor of Daily

Fort Raigad Pramod Walekar, President of Panvel Taluka Federa-tion of Journalists and Editor of Raigad Shiv Samrat Ratnakar Patil, Secretary and Repre-sentative of Dainik Lok-mat Mayur Tambade, Treasurer and Editor of Arya Prahar Sudhir Patil, Representative of Dainik, Mumbai Chauf-feur Arvind Potdar, Dainik Raigad City Edi-

tor Rakesh Pitale, Daily Fort Raigad Represen-tative Pradip Walekar, Disha News Channel Editor Sunil Katekar, Raigad Shiv Samrat Representative Subhash Waghpanje, Snehkunj Aadhargriha Trustee Ni-tin Joshi, Sangita Joshi, Social Activists Rajesh Patil, Yashwant Bidye, Avinash Roadpalkar, Sanh Bhopatrao, Preyali Bhopatrao were present.

Birthday of Mayur Tambade celebrated with social events