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SIES to hold ‘Mehfilm’on 21st Dec., 2019SIES College of Nerul

will be holding its most await-ed ‘Mehfilm’, an open mov-ie night on 21st December,2019. This is the pre eventof the Frames Film Festival.A panel of films are selectedand out of these, one is se-lected for the movie night.Students can attend theevent free after presentingtheir College ID.

PAPCs requestextension of time for

relocationThe demand of the ex-

tension of deadline for relo-cation by the project affect-ed persons (PAPs) of theNavi Mumbai InternationalAirport (NMIA) project hasbeen ceded by the City andIndustrial DevelopmentCorporation (CIDCO). Thenew deadline set for relo-cation is now 5th January,2020 as requested by thePAPs… (More on page 4)

Two Tax Assistants inthe GST office in the

net of ACBThe Thane unit of the AntiCorruption Bureau (ACB)has arrested two tax officialsin the goods and servicestax office (GST) in KonkanBhavan on Thursday alleg-edly for taking a bribe of Rs10,000. The duo had de-manded Rs. 40,000 for can-celing the GST number froma hotel businessman. Thetwo were arrested while ac-cepting their first installmentof Rs 10,000, it is learnt..(More on page 3)

By Ashok Dhamija

NAVI MUMBAI: Un-seeded Riya Bhatia andqualifier Zeel Desaikept the Indian tri-co-lour flying as they en-

7th Edition of Navi MumbaiInternational Women’s TennisChampionship gets underway

Indian duo of Riya and Zeal register contrasting win; enter pre-quarters

tered the second round(Singles Main Draw) ofthe 7th Edition of theNavi Mumbai Interna-tional Women’s TennisChampionship (IWTC)

$25000 Tournament(Shri Ganesh Naik’sinitiative) being playedat the picturesque Navi

Guest of Honours Dr. Jürgen Morhard, Fr S Almeida, Tushar Doshi along with NMSA VPDilip Rane & his organizing team, Representatives of Navi Mumbai Police, ITF officialsand Players pose during the official inauguration of the 7th edition of the US$ 25KInternational Women’s Tennis Championship ((Shri. Ganesh Naik’s Initiative) at theNMSA Tennis Complex, Navi Mumbai. (Photos by Author).

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NAVI MUMBAI:Disturbed by therampant illegaldumping of debris atPanje wetland in eco-sensitive Uran area,

Greens renew bid to savePanje as bird sanctuary

Uran tehsildar takes action against illegal dumping

the environmentalistshave called fordeclaring the place asa bird sanctuary andprotect it from landsharks.

Green groups suchas NatConnectFoundation and ShriEkvira Aai Pratish-

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Security measures tightenedat NMMC headquarter

Wearing of identity cards by

officials /employees now mandatory;

visitors’ timings fixed

By Abhitash D. Singh

NAVI MUMBAI: Withan aim to tighten se-curity at the NaviMumbai MunicipalCorporation (NMMC)headquarter at CBD-B e l a p u r,the civicchief hasi n i t i a t e dfew mea-s u r e s .With effectfrom today,the entrywill be per-m i t t e dfrom Gate no. 1 only.No one will be allowedto enter from the oth-er gate of the NMMCbuilding. It is nowmandatory for all the

NMMC officials, em-ployees to wear theiridentity card duringthe working hours.Also all the workerswho are employed bythe contractors have to

wear their identitycards as well. The tim-ings for the visitorstoo have been fixed.

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PUBLIC NOTICENotice is hereby given on behalf of my client MR. SHABBIR N.MERCHANT, the lawful owner of Apartment No. RH-1, H-49,Sector-7, Vashi, Navi Mumbai – 400703.That my client has lost the following Original Documents in respectof above said Apartment No.RH-1, H-49, Sector-7, Vashi, NaviMumbai – 400703, more particularly described hereinafter and forthe same my client has already lodged document missing complaintbefore Vashi Station, bearing Lost Property Registration No.4203/2019 on dated: 18/12/2019.LIST OF ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS LOST BY MY CLIENT

1. Original Allotment Letter issued by CIDCO Ltd.2. Original Hire-Purchase Agreement executed between CIDCO

Ltd and the Original Allottee Mr. D.N.Rao.3. Original Payment receipts of payment made to CIDCO Ltd.

SCHEDULE OF THE PROPERTYApartment No.RH-1, H-49, Sector-7, Vashi, Navi Mumbai –400703, Tal. & Dist. Thane, within the limits of Navi MumbaiMunicipal Corporation.Hence all those concerned or who have any information about thedocuments or having claim, charge or lien upon the property moreparticularly described in the schedule are hereby invited to put theirclaims, objections in writing at the office of the undersigned within15 days of publication of this Notice. It is further informed that afterthe period of 15 days from Notice no claim of whatsoever will beentertained.Dated this 20th day of December, 2019.

Sd-Adv. Aqil Gilane, B.Sc. LL.B

Advocate High CourtSS4/236, Ground Floor, Sector-2Vashi, Navi Mumbai – 400703.

Date : 20-12-2019 Contact No: 9833622231

PUBLIC NOTICE[Re: Flat No.B-102 admeasuring 472 sq. ft. built up area onthe first floor in the B-Wing of the building namedKANCHANJANGA in SHREE KANCHANJANGA Co-operativeHousing Society Limited, on Plot No.12(GES), situated atSector-12A, Koperkhairane, Navi Mumbai, Tal. & Dist. Thane.THIS is to notify that my Client is the Owner of the Flat No.B-102admeasuring 472 sq. ft. built up area on the first floor in theB-Wing of the building named KANCHANJANGA in SHREEKANCHANJANGA Co-operative Housing Society Limited,on Plot No.12(GES), situated at Sector-12A, Koperkhairane,Navi Mumbai, Tal. & Dist. Thane.The original documents i.e. Allotment letter & Possession letterissued by M/s. JINSONS LAND DEVELOPERS PVT.LTD. infavour of MR SHESHNARAYAN TUKARAM PAWAR are lost,misplaced by my client on 29th November 2019 while travelingfrom Koperkhairane Station to home and the same are not traceableand a complaint was lodged with Koperkhairane Police Station on18th December 2019 and recorded the same under Property missingregister no.3089/19 dated 18th December 2019.Any person/s, Organization/s, Company/ies, Institution/s, Bank/s or any other Govt. / Concerned authorities having any right, title,claim etc. against or in the aforesaid Flat or by virtue of the loss ofaforesaid documents, by way of inheritance, mortgage, possession,sale, gift, lease, charge, trust, maintenance, development,easement, transfer, licence, either agitated in any litigation orotherwise or any other right or interest whatsoever are herebyrequired to make the same known in writing to the undersignedwithin a period of 15 days from the date of publication hereof.If no claim is made as required hereinabove, my client will be atliberty to deem that such right/s, if any, have been waived for allintents and purposes and shall not be binding on my client.

Sd/-ADV M.T. THACKER

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Date : 20-12-2019 Ref: no.1909045

PUBLIC NOTICETake notice to the general public ON BEHALF OF MY CLIENTShri Pawan Ganesh Gosavi at Bhangarpada Ulwe Dapoli Tal-Panvel Dist-Raigad already purchased from 1) Shri Moresh-war Harishchandra Koli 2) Shri Madhukar Harishchandra Koli3) Smt. Chayabbai Jayram Guddey 4) Shri Vishnu Dama Koli5) Shri Dattatry Dama Koli RESIDING AT Gavahan UlweTal.Panvel, Dist-Raigad. My client is Decree Holder underSpecial Civil Suit No.465/2013 for plot no.12, Sector-19, ad-measuring area 150 Sq.Mtrs, under CIDCO file no.627 UlweNode in Panvel Court on dated 05/09/2013. After obtainingDecree my client filed Special Dharkhast bearing no.14/2017in Panvel Court and Court has appointed court commission-er Adv. Shailesh D. Naik on behalf of Farmer who will trans-fer the plot in the name of my client in CIDCO LTD.ANY PERSON, Body, Institution etc. have any claim and or objec-tion in respect of or amongst, or relating to or touching upon the saidland described herein above, by way of sale, lease, mortgage, gift,easement, maintenance or otherwise, SHALL communicate thesame to the undersigned at his address within 15 days from thepublication of this notice, with the documentary evidence in supportof thereof FAILING WHICH the client of the undersigned shallcomplete the transaction deeming the Said Land to be FREE FROMENCUMBRANCES and Claims etc, of whatsoever nature.

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tan (SEAP) havepointed out that thewetland has beenunder constant attackand the latest onebeing the massivelandfill that hasbegun.

B N Kumar,director of environ-ment focused NGONatConnect Founda-tion, pointed out thatthe City and Industri-al DevelopmentCorporation (CIDCO)has leased out partsof the wetland toNMSEZ. “CIDCO

declared the wetlandas a holding pond as aflood control mecha-nism. One wonders asto how can wetlandand holding pond beallotted for propertydevelopment?” heasks.

“The Bombay HighCourt appointedMangrove Monitoringand ConservationCommittee in itsmeeting held lastmonth had instructedCIDCO to maintainPanje as wetlandthough it might notfigure in the wetlandatlas, the area has allfeatures of a wetland,the committee noted,”says NandkumarPawar, head of Shri

Ekvira Aai Pratish-tan.

Moreover, Pawarsaid, the Maharash-tra Coastal ZoneManagement Authori-ty (MCZMA) has inits affidavit before theHigh Court admittedthat Panje andKaranja wetlands dofall under CRZ-1 andhence any construc-tion has to have itsclearance.

Speaking toNewsband, UranTehsildsar, Bahusa-heb Andhare said thaton the complaintsreceived from theenvironmentalists, heinspected the area on17th December, 2019.“We spotted a truck

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dumping debrisillegally and tookstrict action. We haveeven filed an FIRagainst the culprit.Strict action will betaken if there is anyillegal dumping in thearea.”

Environmentalistshave long been com-plaining against therepeated attacks onPanje by blocking freeflow of tidal water andpreventing the entry offishing communityand bird watchers.

“A huge boundarywall has been built onthe property for whichCIDCO blamesReliance IndustriesLimited,” says BNKumar.

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SIES to hold ‘Mehfilm’on 21st December, 2019By Ryhea George

Winters is the time when allthe college students get excited. Itis the season of Fests in colleges,from PR activities to the preevents, from the flash mobs to thestreet plays- everything is gamesand fun for the students.

SIES College of Nerul will beholding its most awaited Mehfilmon 21st December, 2019. Mehfilmis an open movie night usually con-ducted in the SIES Campus. Thisis the pre event of the Frames Film

Festival. A panel of films are se-lected and out of these, one of it isselected for the movie night.

There will also be food stalls forthe students attending this preevent. Students can attend theevent free after presenting their col-lege ID. Flammable substancessuch as perfume and deodorantswon’t be allowed inside the cam-pus. The previous year studentshad watched the Hriktik Roshanand Farhan Akhtar starrer ‘Zinda-gi Na Milegi Dobara’.

By Lakshman Sundar

KHARGHAR: The much awaitedBalvihar Winter Camp-2019 will beheld at Chinmaya Prerana Ashram(Shree Mahalakshmi Mandir), PlotNo.29, Sector-5, Kharghar from De-cember 25th (Wed) to December28th (Sat) (both days inclusive).

Eligibility :

Class 3rd to 8th only. (Boys &Girls ). Topic: “5G Attitude of Grat-itude”. It includes: Workshops,

Balvihar winter camp-2019 Activities, Sessions, Bhajans,Games, Yoga & Outbound trip (Pic-nic). Parents & friends can also joinus for Picnic only. Picnic is on theFirst day i.e., 25th Dec (Wed)-Morning to Night (Lonavala). LastDate for Registration : 21st Dec,2019 (SAT) before 8 pm.

For further details, call: CP San-tosh Nair, Manager Chinmaya Pre-rana – Kharghar, Landline: 022-2774 8811

By Chandrashekhar Hendve

AIROLI: The Maharashtra SevaSangha, Airoli Branch has orga-nized lectures at the MaharashtraSeva Sangh Auditorium, Airoli Sec-tor 17 from Friday, December 20to December 22, from 6.30pm to8pm.

On December 20, DurgeshParulkar, a renowned writer andlecturer, will talk on topics of Kar-

Maharashtra Seva Sanghaorganizes lectures

mayogi Tilak. On December 21, theauthor and director Dr. Aparna Be-dekar will be giving a lecture onthis subject. On December 22,Chandrashekhar Vazhe, presidentof Sanskrit Bharati Konkan willbe giving a lecture on the topic ofVidur Niti in the Mahabharata.

Entry is free. Organizers haveappealed the citizens to participatein large number.

AIROLI: With an aim to reviveancient sports, ‘Aapla Katta Sanst-ha’ is organizing a workshop ‘ChalaKhel Kheluya’ on 22nd December,2019 at Saraswati Vidyalay, Sector5, Airoli from 8 am to 2 pm. Theworkshop is being organised for the7th consecutive year.

Children will be trained in tra-ditional outdoor games such as gil-idanda, lagori, marbles, tops, atya-patya etc. Along with it, children willalso be introduced to other boardgames such as Mokshpat (snakesand ladder), pachisi, chaturanga,baghchal, aathchallas etc. which aremade on wood and cloth board. Chil-dren will get an opportunity to playall these games.

“There were days when we keptourselves quite occupied without any

Chala Khel Kheluya - A workshopon reviving ancient games

of today’s modern technologies. Chil-dren used to jump, run everywhereon the playground with no bound-aries which was helpful in improv-ing the immune system and stimu-lated mental and physical growth.India has a tradition of playing boardgames. Chaduranga is one of the an-cient board games, which is fromIndia and now we play it as chess.Pachisi which is the national boardgame of India, which is also playedin many parts of the world,” saidPankaj Bhosale, a member of theSanstha.

“The main aim of organizing thisworkshop is to introduce ancientboard games as well as outdoorgames,” he added.

For participating in the workshopcontact: 98210 09137/88506 74797

By Abhitash D.Singh

PANVEL: Aboli Mahi-la Rickshaw Sangha-tana of Panvel throughMaharashtra StateGovernment scheme ofproviding free auto driv-ing training to the wom-en of Panvel has initi-ated a free auto drivingtraining camp whichwas inaugurated by theformer Member of Par-liament RamsethThakur in Panvel.

The initiative is alsosupported by the Panv-el RTO. During the in-auguration, DeputyRTO officer HemaginiPatil guided all thewomen who will be get-ting training during thecourse.

Ramseth Thakurcongratulated all thewomen and welcomedthem and also encour-aged them for taking upthe new responsibilityin their life.

Thakur said, “I amreally happy that now-adays women are finan-cially supporting theirfamilies. They are nowrubbing shoulders withmen in all the fields.The women rickshaw

Women to get free trainingin autorickshaw driving

Former MP Ramseth Thakur inaugurates

the training course in Panvel

driver who will be get-ting the training fromthe Aboli Mahila Rick-shaw Sanghtana willdefinitely work hard

and will support in thegrowth of their familyearnings.”

The training cost forall the women who willbe participating in theauto rickshaw drivingcourse will be borne byAboli Mahila RickshawSanghtana.

Aboli Mahila Rik-shaw SanghtanaFounder and PresidentSantosh Bhagat whohas initiated the coursesaid, “I have started the

course for the under-privileged and the needywomen of Panvel for freeof cost. The response forthe course is overwhelm-

ing. The training coursewill continue till we givetraining to at least 35-40 women autorick-shaw drivers.”

Bhagat further add-ed, “Due to inflation andthe rising cost of essen-tial commodities, it hasbecome difficult to makeboth ends meet. Thewomen too are thinkingof pursuing business tosupport the family, but

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Two Tax Assistants in theGST office in the net of ACB

for accepting bribeBy Crime Reporter

NAVI MUMBAI: TheThane unit of theAnti CorruptionBureau (ACB) hasarrested two taxofficials in the goodsand services tax office(GST) in KonkanBhavan on Thursdayallegedly for taking abribe of Rs 10,000.The duo had demand-ed Rs. 40,000 forcanceling the GSTnumber from a hotelbusinessman. Thetwo were arrestedwhile accepting theirfirst installment of Rs10,000, it is learnt.

The complainant inthis case has a beershop in Kamothe areaand also has a petrolpump. Since thecomplainant wanted tostart a Chinese hoteltwo years ago, he hadregistered a GSTnumber and opened aGST account. But forsome reason he couldnot start a hotelbusiness. So his GSTaccount remaineddormant.

As per the order, aperson has to pay taxfor operating the GSTaccount. The mattercame to the notice of

the tax assistant atthe goods and servicestax office in KonkanBhavan, who had senta letter to the com-plainant asking themto pay the GSTaccount income taxfor withdrawingmoney.

Subsequently, thetax assistants,contacted the com-plainant and told himthat he would have topay Rs 1.5 lakh byway of fine andincome tax as he didnot close the GST

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Issue : 194 20 December, 2019

Timely action is the need of the hourThe Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation appears to have sud-

denly realized its role as an authority for regulating developmentactivity in Navi Mumbai. Its decision to demolish unauthorizedconstructions appears to be a step in this direction.

Illegal constructions grew rapidly especially in Gaothan areasfew years back. Hundreds of these have either been sold or rent-ed out. NMMC instead of taking action against appears to be en-couraging their growth by providing them with all the essentialamenities like drinking water, electricity, drainage connections etc.In many residential buildings, ground floors or stilts have beenconverted to commercial shopping complexes, garages, workshopsetc. but no action is ever taken against them. Had the timely ac-tion been taken, the menace could have been curbed in its infancy.However, only recently NMMC seems to have undergone a changein its policy. It has now started unleashing its whip against theillegal structures.

While there is no denying that illegal constructions should notbe encouraged and the defaulters should be severely punished,but to demolish the structure especially when these are occupiedby the residents, is not the correct step. The best course of actionat this stage would perhaps be to regularize these illegal or irreg-ular constructions. The builders should be fined heavy penaltiesand the illegal constructions, if not yet sold, should be taken overby the authorities. Only those structures which hinder the devel-opment process like extension to the hotels, shops etc. which blockthe footpaths and the pathways should be demolished. Action ofregularizing illegal structures should not generate a feeling of weakadministration. To avoid that, the builders should be fined in geo-metric progression to their offence. Since the authorities are equal-ly responsible for such constructions stern action should be takenagainst them as well. These measures would go a long way in theproper planning of the development activity in Navi Mumbai. Reg-ularising rather than demolishing the unauthorized structures withpenalties to the builders would not only save the already createdassets but will also save the traumatized residents from sleeplessnightmares.

By Abhitash D.Singh

NAVI MUMBAI: Thedemand of the extensionof deadline for reloca-tion by the project af-fected persons (PAPs) ofthe Navi Mumbai Inter-national Airport(NMIA) project hasbeen ceded by the Cityand Industrial Develop-ment Corporation (CI-DCO). The new dead-line set for relocation isnow 5th January, 2020as requested by thePAPs.

Earlier, CIDCO hadasked all the villagersfrom ten villages toshift by December 15,2019. However, whilesome villagers shiftedto the assigned areas,there were few villagerswho refused to relocate.They too, after themeeting with MD CI-DCO have now agreedto relocate but haveasked for extension oftime. According to theCIDCO officials few vil-lagers from Waghivli,Targhar, Ulwe, Kom-badbhuje and Ganesh-puri are yet to shiftfrom the upcomingNMIA area.

Pundalik Mhatre,who is heading the co-ordinating committee ofthe villagers said, “CI-DCO who is initiatingthe NMIA project hadgiven us time till15th December, 2019 toshift but every year wekeep the annual puja atUlwe temple and it isour big celebrationwhere people from oth-er villages too join inthe celebration. This

PAPs request extensionof time for relocation5th January is now the final deadline

time the puja is sched-uled from December 27to January 3. We haverequested the CIDCOthat we will start shift-ing from 5th January,2019. Since the newtemple is still not ready,we will be performingpuja in the old templein Ulwe. Once the newtemple is ready, we willshift the deity there andwill start performing

puja there.”Mhatre further add-

ed, “We are happy thatUddhav Thackeray hasbeen elected as the Ma-harashtra Chief Minis-ter and we are sure thathe will hear our prob-lems. We will try tomeet him with some ofour demands like therehabilitation of villag-es which were badly af-fected in the heavy rain-fall; we should be giventhe priority in jobs atthe new airport, newfishing jetties and alsoplots for their homes.”

Speaking with theNewsband CIDCO Pub-lic Relationship OfficerPriya Ratambe said,“The villagers have re-quested us for an exten-

sion of deadline to Jan-uary 5 and we have ac-cepted it. They willstart shifting from Jan-uary 5th and then theNMIA work will speedup.”

According to the CI-DCO all the affectedpeople from the NMIAhave been given thepromised compensationand even the increaseddemand. The other

pending work will alsobe completed soon. Allthe houses which arenear the village have al-ready been vacated andsome of them will startvacating their homessoon.

In Ulwe 133 fami-lies and 252 families inKombadbhuje are yet toshift.

Macchindra Bhagat,a resident of Ulwe vil-lage said, “Few villagerslost their family mem-bers last year and arewaiting legal heir certif-icate. CIDCO needs toclear out all the thingsand give us all the pa-pers before 5th January,2020 so that the shift-ing process can be com-pleted peacefully.”

The visitors can nowmeet the officials be-tween 3 to 5pm on allthe working days.

Speaking with theNewsband the NMMCCommissioner Anna-saheb Misal informed,“NMMC Headquarteris an iconic structureand it is important to

tighten security here.Moreover, we felt itwas imperative to fixtimings for meetingthe officials. Thiswould help both thecitizens and the offi-cials. With timingsfixed, the citizenswould be assured thatthey will be able tomeet the officials andthe employees. The of-ficials, on the otherhand, would be able

to complete theirwork without inter-ruption.”

“I have also or-dered the officials andemployees not to en-tertain any agent whocomes at NMMCbuilding with market-ing and business pur-pose. The officialshave been asked tostrictly follow the mea-sures being initiated,”said Misal.

Securitymeasures...

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they don’t get the righttraining, so we identi-fied that issue andthought of providingfree autorickshaw driv-ing training to enablewomen to become selfreliant.”

It is essential to getbatch, licence and rick-shaw driving trainingto start the auto drivingbusiness. Aboli MahilaRickshaw Sanghtanawill support the needywomen by providingthem with batch, li-cense and free training.

The women with yel-low ration card can takethe benefit of the initia-tive which was startedon Thursday 19th De-cember, 2019. The ini-tiative has been under-

taken by SantoshBhagat, SulochanaBhagat and ShaliniGurav(Vice President ofAboli Mahila RickshawSanghtana), Vilas More(Secretary), Lalita Raut(Treasurer).

Panvel Deputy RTOOfficer Hemangini Pa-til while addressing andguiding the womensaid, “Most of the wom-en are now becomingself-employed and theyare also competing withtheir male counterpartin every field. The wom-en should be encour-aged to start their ownbusiness. I appreciatethe initiative taken bySantosh Bhagat. Anywoman who faces prob-lems while doing theauto driving businesscan contact me at anygiven period of time.”

Panvel Traffic PoliceSenior Police Inspector

Abhijeet Mohite said,“Many times whenwomen drive the au-torickshaw few miscre-ants create problems forthem. I request all thatduring such emergencydon’t panic and contactand complain to us sothat we can take a sternaction against the mis-creants.”

Present during theinauguration were Pan-vel Deputy RTO OfficerHemangini Patil, Ab-hijeet Mohite (PanvelTraffic Police Sr.PoliceInspector), Ankush Khe-dekar (Kalamboli Traf-fic Police Sr.Police In-spector), Editor of DailyNewspaper VadalwaraVijay Kadu, NileshSonawane( Panvel Talu-ka Patrakar SangharshSamiti Chairman), AnilBhole (Panvel PressClub President) andmany other dignitaries.

Women toget free...

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Socio-welfare complex at Nerul Balaji temple to open in 6 months

Construction in full swing; Trust seeks public helpNAVI MUMBAI: The

socio-welfare and cul-tural complex at Balajitemple, Nerul, is all setto be functional withinsix months, it is reli-ably learnt.

The Rs. 18 croreproject will have mar-riage hall, conferencefacilities, Yoga andVeda classes apart fromaccommodation forAcharyas and visitingdignitaries, said GopalShetty, chairman of SriLakshmi NrisimhaSabha (SLNS).

The entire templecomplex is on a 3,000 sqmtr plot and half of itis allocated for the so-cio welfare and cultur-al complex.

To give a sneak pre-view of the complex, acut-out will belaunched on Sunday,December 22 in thepresence of guests ofhonour, MPs Gopal Sh-etty, Rajan Vichare andMLAs Ganesh Naik,

Manda Mhatre.Construction is in

full swing and the Sab-ha has sought financialassistance, variousmaterials in kind, spon-

sorship of equipment’slike car lifts, passenger

lifts, parking stacks,kitchen utilities, watersupply and sanitary fa-cilities, firefighting, DGsets, etc.

The Sabha has built

a magnificent templecomplex which com-

prises of shrine for LordSri Balaji as the presid-ing deity. It also hous-es shrines for Devi Pad-mavathi. Lord SriVidya Ganapathy, Lord

Sri Sudarshan, LordSri Yoga Anjaneya, LordSri Nrisimha and Na-vagrahas. As such thetemple complex projecthas been fully complet-ed and made availableto devotees. The entiretemple complex wasconstructed out of dona-tions received frombroad spectrum of gen-eral public.

Thousands throngthe temple on weekendsand during utsavams.

The temple structure isunique as it is con-structed out of granitestones brought fromMahabalipuram, TamilNadu as against the

conventional brick andmortar and sculptedadhering to the SouthIndian iconography. Assuch, this temple com-plex has become aunique architecturallandmark in NaviMumbai.

On completion of thetemple project, the Sab-ha has now taken upthe construction of So-cio-Welfare & CulturalComplex (SWCC). Allthe statutory approvals

for construction ofSWCC have been ob-tained from the con-cerned authorities. TheSWCC building will beconstructed in a multi-level structure com-prising basement,ground plus five floorswith an overall con-structed area admea-suring approx. 57,000sq. ft. The usage planincludes a spaciousmarriage hall, pra-vachan hall, space forfine arts viz music andclassical dances, vediceducation, meditation,yoga, discourses hall,library, premises forproviding annadanam,medical and rehabilita-tion services, etc. – allpublic service and wel-fare oriented. The totalproject cost is estimat-ed at around Rs. 18.00crores as on date.

The project has pro-gressed fairly well andthe remaining construc-tion work is in fullswing so as to completethe framework of thebuilding by March2020. The entire projectis expected to be com-pleted by June 2020.The complex providesadequate car parkingand is one of the projectwith one of its kind inthe neighbourhood.Easy accessibility is anadded locational advan-tage of this project.

account. They alsotold the complainantthat his fine could bewaived off, if he paidthem Rs 40,000.

The complainantthen inquired fromhis CA about the GSTaccount. The CA told

him that his GSTaccount was canceled atthat time. Also, sincehis GST income taxwas zero, he did nothave to pay anything.The complainant thenfiled a complaint withthe Thane Anti-Corrup-tion Bureau.

According to thecomplaint, the ACBteam started investigat-

ing the case and laid atrap at the KonkanBhawan office onThursday. The ac-cused were nabbedwhile accepting theirfirst installment of Rs10,000 from thecomplainant near thecanteen in KonkanBhavan and werearrested by the ACBteam.

Two TaxAssistants...

Contd. from pg. 3


Mumbai Sports Associ-ation (NMSA) TennisComplex, Vashi

Riya (WTA ranked379) who broke her Rus-sian opponent Ekateri-na Yashina openingserve, led 2-0 at onestage, found herself atsquare-one after beingtied at 3-all. Riya, how-ever, found her range asshe won the next threegames and with it thefirst set 6-3 in 37 min-utes. In the second setRiya who had won hermaiden ITF World Ten-nis Tournament in La-gos in October earlythis year jumped toimpressive 5-1 lead, be-fore being broken byEkaterina in the sev-enth game. The Delhibased player who is In-

7th Editionof Navi

Mumbai...Contd. from pg. 1

Photo Riya Bhatia: (L to R) Riya Bhatia in a relaxedframe of mind interacts with other Indian players of thelikes of Saumya Vig, Sathwika Sama, Mahak Jain whotoo are taking part in the tourney

Artists from Vashi based RAIPAW and Zumba instructorKhusbhoo Doshi entertained the gathering with theirperformance.

NMSA athletes and Tennis players are volunteering as Ball Boys and Girls at the pres-tigious international tournament

Nitin Kannmwar, Tournament Supervisor being offered afloral bouquet by NMSA Hon. Committee Member AshokH Patil in presence of S B Bargaje, Executive Secretaryon the occasion.

Qualifier Zeel Desai man-ages a smile during thecourse of the tournament

dia’s top ranked unseeded player in the tourna-ment in the absence of Ankita Raina (the currentIndian No. 1 in women’s singles and doubles cham-pion) returned the favour in the next game to Eka-terina to wrap the set 6-2 and the match in Onehour and 11 minutes.

Twenty year old Zeel who made to the maindraw following her hard fought three set win overKorean Ji-Hee Choi, once again had to dig deepinto her reserves in her opening round tie againstfellow Chinese qualifier Jia-Qi Kang. Overcom-ing a set deficit Zeel who is ranked 754 in theworld currently, won the next epic second set inone hour 25 minutes after trailing 0-2. Showinglot of perseverance and self belied the Indian young-ster showed lot of zeal won four point in a row inthe 13th game (tie break). Leading 4-0 in the finalset the Indian qualifier won the tie after Ji-Hee retired due to injury to hand Zeal the match 1-67-6(6) 4-0.

The tall lanky Russian qualifier Olga Doroshi-na on the other hand created the first upset in thetourney following her two straight sets win overeight seed Hiroko Kuwata of Japan 6-4 6-2 in 90minutes which included four aces.

Two time reigning champion and top seed Bar-bara Haas (WTA Ranked 147) from Austria alongwith second and former champion Jia Jing Lu(WTA Ranked 178) of China too sailed into thesecond round. On one hand Barbara found the go-ing tough in the opening set against unseededDabin Kim of Korea before winning the same in57 minutes in tie-break 7-6(4). The 23 year Aus-trian however found her rhythm soon after andblanked her opponent 6-0 in 20 minutes. Secondseed Jia Jing was in top gear from the onset andeven served three aces against 19 year old un-seeded Sathwika Sama of India, who had recentlywon the South East Asian Gold in both the Teamand Individual Women’s event, before wrappingher opening round match 6-0, 6-0 in 56 minutes.

The tall lanky Russian qualifier Olga Doroshi-na on the other hand created the first upset in thetourney following her two straight sets win overeight seed Hiroko Kuwata of Japan 6-4 6-2 in 90minutes which included four aces

Earlier an impressive march past to the beat ofbrass band by over 70 students form city basedAnchorwala Education Academy, Vashi who accom-panied the players from 23 participating countriesmarked the official inaugural function of the In-ternational Women’s Tennis Championship Tour-nament that was held on Tuesday 17 Dec, 2019. The tourney which is hosted by NMSA in conjunc-tion with International Tennis Federation (ITF),All India Tennis Association (AITA) and Maharash-tra State Lawn Tennis Association (MSLTA) witha vision to provide Indian players a platform tocompete with some of the leading players at theglobal stage was officially inaugurated by Guest ofHonours Dr. Jürgen Morhard, Consul General,Consulate General of Germany; Fr. S. Almeida,Director, Fr Agnel Institute; Sir. Dr. HuzaifaKhorakiwal, Executive Director of Wockhardt Ltd,Promoter- Family of Wockhardt Group, TusharDoshi DCP Training Police Centre, Mumbai inpresence of the Tournament Director and VP ofMSLTA Dr. Dilip Rane, Nitin Kannmwar, ITFTournament Supervisor and other NMSA Man-aging Committee members. (Photos by Author).

Results (Singles Qualifiers):# First Round: [1] Victoria Muntean (FRA) beat Vaidehi

Chaudhari (IND) 6-2 6-4; [12] Steffi Carruthers (SAM) beat SohaSadiq (IND) 6-1 6-1; Corinna Dentoni (ITA) beat Avika Sagwal(IND) 6-0 6-0; [10] Miyu Kato (JPN) beat (WC) HarshitaBangera (IND) 6-1 6-0; [3] Olga Doroshina (RUS) beat (WC)Shrivalli Rashmikaa Bhamidipaty (IND) 6-1 6-3; Humera Be-gum Shaik (IND) beat [15] Saumya Vig (IND) 6-2 6-3; [4] Ne-fisa Berberovic (BIH) beat Salsa Aher (IND) 6 2 3-0 (Retd);(WC) Arthi Muniyan (IND) beat [16] Sarah Pang 6-1 6-1; [5]

Jia-Qi Kang (CHN) beat Lakshmi Sahithi Reddy Vutukuru (IND)6-2 4-0 (Retd); Pareen Shivekar (IND) beat [11] Mihika Yadav6-4 4-6 [10-6]; [6] Sunam Jeong (KOR) beat Dakshata Girish-kumar Patel (IND) 6-2 6-0; Sravya Shivani Chilakalapudi(IND) beat [14] Ramya Natarajan (IND) 2-6 6-3 [10-5]; [7] Ji-Hee Choi (KOR) beat Aaliya Ebrahim (IND) 6-1 6-1; [9] ZeelDesai (IND) beat Prathiba Narayan Prasad (IND) 6-1 6-2; NaRi Kim (KOR) beat [8] Alicia Smith (AUS) 6-3 6-3; [13] JenniferLuikham (IND) beat (WC) Malvika Shukla (IND) 6-1 6-2.

# Finals Singles: [1] Victoria Muntean (FRA) beat [12] SteffiCarruthers (SAM) 6-3 6-7(4) [10-7]; [10] Miyu Kato(JPN) beat Corinna Dentoni (ITA) 7-5 3-6 [10-7]; [3] Olga Dor-oshina (RUS) beat Humera Begum Shaik (IND) 6-4 6-0; [4]Nefisa Berberovic (BIH) beat (WC) Arthi Muniyan (IND) 6-4 6-0; [5] Jia-Qi Kang (CHN) beat Pareen Shivekar (IND) 6-0 6-0; [6] Sunam Jeong (KOR) beat Sravya Shivani Chilakalapudi(IND) 6-2 6-0; [9] Zeel Desai (IND) beat [7] Ji-Hee Choi (KOR)6-7(3) 6-4 [10-5]; Na Ri Kim (KOR) beat [13] Jennifer Luikham(IND) 6-2 6-2.

Main Draw (Singles):# First Round: [1] Barbara Haas (AUT) beat Dabin Kim

(KOR) 7-6(4) 6-0; Nudnida Luangnam (THA) beat Risa Ushiji-ma (JPN) 5-7 6-3 6-2; Amina Anshba (RUS) beat (WC) MahakJain (IND) 6-2 6-0; Diana Marcinkevica (LAT) beat (Q) NefisaBerberovic (BIH) 6-7(5) 6-3 6-3; [3] V Savinykh (RUS) beat NaRi Kim (KOR) 7-6(3) 6-2; Anna Morgina (RUS) beat (Q) Victo-ria Muntean (FRA) 5-7 6-3 6-4; Valeriya Strakhova (RUS)beat (WC) Akansha Nitture 6-4 6-3; [7] M Caregaro(ITA) beat (LL) Ji-Hee ChoI (KOR) 6-2 6-1; [6] P Plipuech(THA) beat Daria Mishina (RUS) 3-6 6-1 6-2; Riya Bhatia (IND)beat Ekaterina Yashina (RUS) 6-3 6-2; (Q) Sunam Jeong (KOR)beat Shalimar Talbi (BLR) 6-1 6-1; [4] Ulrikke Eikeri(NOR) beat (WC) Sowjanya Bavisetti (IND) 7-5 6-3; (Q) OlgaDoroshina (RUS) beat [8] Hiroko Kuwata (JPN) 6-4 6-2; (Q)Miyu Kato (JPN) beat Sandra Samir (EGY) 6-3 4-6 6-1; (Q)Zeel Desai (IND) beat (Q) Jia-Qi Kang (CHN) 1-6 7-6(6) 4-0Retd; [2] Jia-Jing Lu (CHN) beat Sathwika Sama (IND) 6-0 6-

Russian qualifier Olga Dor-oshina created the firstupset in the tourney by de-feating eight seed HirokoKuwata of Japan in twostraight sets


By: Ashok Dhamija

VASHI: Lions Clubof New Bombay Vashi,organized a ‘Lions Mar-athon’ on 15th Decem-ber 2019, at TandelGrounds, Palm BeachRoad, Nerul. Around693 people attended theevent and around28,650 people werereached through socialmedia. Chief Guest onthe occasion was Addi-tional Commissioner ofIncome Tax, RajeshKumar Mishra.

Also present werePDG Ln. SubhashBhalwal, PDG Ln.Surender Sharma, DCfor Diabetes Ln.Mukesh Taneja, GMTCoordinator Ln.A.K.Sharma, MJFLn.Purshotam Jad-waniji, RC Ln.BharatDuttji, RCLn.Mahanubahavji,Cabinet Member Ln.A.S.N.Murthy

Following were thewinners:

10Km Male (15-30yrs)1) Shubham Kad-

am 2) Pranav Patil 3)Rupesh Patil10Km Female (15-30yrs)

1)Shambhavi 2)Vri-

Lions Marathon receivesoverwhelming response

HEALTH AND NUTRITION

By Bhavani Swaminathan

Phool Makhanasor Lotus seeds, alsoknown as Fox Nutsfinds its significancein in India, especiallyduring Navratri. Ma-khanas can be roast-ed or fried in littleghee. They pop up andresemble popcorn.The beauty of theseseeds are in their ver-satility. They can betossed with black saltas healthy snack op-tion or can be used tomake delicious kheer.

Paste of makhanas iseven used as a key in-gredient in many Japa-nese and Chinese dess-serts.

Fox Nuts come withgreat health benefits :1. They are ideal snack

as they are low incholesterol, fat andsodium.

2. Due to its high mag-nesium and low sodi-um content they arebeneficial for thosesuffering from highblood pressure.

3. They are good for di-abetics too due totheir low glycemicindex.

4. Astringent proper-ties of fox nuts bene-fits kidneys. It helpsto strengthen spleenand kidneys.

5. They are glute-freeand protein rich.This is why theymake such an im-

Ingredients

Makhanas - 1 small bowlTomatoes - 2 ( cut into cubes)Green Chilli - 1Ginger - 1 small cubeGhee - 2 tspTurmeric Powder - 1/4th tspKashmiri Red Chilli Powder - 1/4th tspTej Patta - 2Corriander leaves - finely choppedCorriander powder - 1/2 tspMustard seeds - 1/4 tspCumin seeds - 1/4 tspWater - 2 Glasses approxSalt to taste

For Gravy

Make a fine paste of tomato, gin-ger, tej patta, turmeric powder, Kash-miri red chilli powder, green chilli.

Method :

Add ghee in a pan and add mus-tartd seeds. Let it splutter. Now addcumin seeds and coriander powder.Saute for few seconds. Now pour thegrinded mixture. Stir till the masa-la leaves the sides of the pan. Nowadd water to and let it boil. Take an-other pan and dry roast makhanas.Once makhanas are nicely roasted,transfer it to the gravy pan. Coverwith lid and boil for 10-12 minutestill the right consistency is attained.Sprinkle finely chopped coriander leaves.

Serve hot with phulkas or rice.

portant part of fast-ing food. A handfulof makhanas pro-vide energy to lastthe entire day.

6. They have anabundance of anti-oxidants and hencea great anti-ageingfood.

7. Fox nuts aids influshing out thetoxins from thebody.

8. Fox nuts also haveanti-bacterial prop-erties.This power packed

makhanas can be in-cluded in our diet inany from right fromhealthy snack to maincourse and dessert aswell. I am sharing asuper easy and tastymakhana gravy currywithout onion and gar-lic. Its yummy duringwinters with hot phul-kas or rice.

Comeback of Fox Nuts

Makhana Gravy

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ti Agarwal 3)ManishaGalande

10 Km Male (30-44yrs)1)Sagar Patil 2)

Deepak Tawde 3)MilanRai10Km Female (30-44yrs)

1)Madhuri Shetty2)Dr.Shreya Ayare3)Mamta Gupta

10Km Male (44+yrsabove)

1)Rajat Malhotra2)Harjeet Virdi3)Dinesh Kumar

10Km Female (44+yrsabove)

1)Sunita Tickoo2)Ratnaprabha 3)Vee-na Shrma

5Km Male (15-30yrs)1)Nikhil Gole 2)Jay-

ant Nakti 3)Tusmar

Koppe5Km Female (15-30yrs)

1)Nivedita Hosa-durga 2)SukhvinderKaur 3)GousiaMasharath

5Km Male (30-44yrs)1 ) T a m e s h w a r

Shukla 2)HemkantMhatre 3)Ashwin Sh-etty

5Km Female (30-44yrs)1 ) S u k h v i n d e r

2)Sushma Debadwar3)Shilpa Shetty

5Km Male (44+ yrsabove)

1)Amrut Karanjkar2)Ricky Parris

5Km Female (30-44yrs)1)Rajni Goel 2)Sus-

hmita 3)Ipshita Saran-gi


Hark the Herald Angels Sing!

By Jubel D’Cruz

Christmas isdeemed as a celebrationof the birth of JesusChrist. But what ismost important is theremembrance not onlyof His birth but of histeachings of love, giv-ing, sharing, and grat-itude too.

What does a childlove most about Christ-mas? He loves the fun,joy, laughter, hap-piness, together-ness and of course,the gifts that areexchanged, themystery of SantaClaus and thebeauty all around.This is the magicof the Christmasspirit — goodnessand abundanceoverflowing fromevery corner oflife. What doesChristmas meanfor an adult — foryou and me? Werenew our hope forblessings, we re-member the prom-ise that God madeto all His children togive us a redeemer andwe look to the gift ofeternal life that ismade possible throughJesus Christ, whosebirth we commemorate.We celebrate the factthat we are among thechosen ones to receivethese wonderful gifts,sure of the fact that weare the most loved andcherished of God’s peo-ple.

Both as childrenand adults, Christmasis a time for receiving,a time in which we ex-pect great joy to enterour lives. It is a time forhope; it is a time for allthings that signify hap-piness. And, as Chris-tians, our primary dutyis to share with othersthe same things that wereceive. It is a time to

give just as God gave tous.

Love is the cheapestbut most powerful giftof all. Start by givinglove to your family —unconditional and all-embracing love. Forgetand forgive all the ar-guments you have hadwith them, the differ-ences and the words ofanger you have ex-changed. Reach out andtell them how much youlove them, how muchyou value their pres-ence in your lives andre-assure them thatyou will always lovethem through all theups and downs that youwill see in the future.In doing this, you willbe taking the first step

towards the kind of lovethat God shows to you.

Look around you. Inyour community andbeyond, there are al-ways people who are inneed. Some are in needof love, some needprayers, and some longfor somebody to sharetheir problems withand others need supportto fulfil their basicneeds. Over the seasonof advent leading up toChristmas, make thatspecial effort to connectwith those who are un-derprivileged in manyways. Be aware of thosearound you. Show com-passion and kindness tothose who have becomehard and cynical andtry to make a differencein the lives of a few peo-ple. This will be yourgift to baby Jesus. We,

as mortals, cannotmatch the divine offer-ing that God has givenus in the form of Hisonly son; we can onlygive thanks for it andpass it on by sharingthe message that JesusChrist brought us,through our actions.

Give yourself a gift.Take one thing that youdo not like about your-self and promise tochange that over thenext year. If one is de-pressed and anxious,promise yourself thatyou will walk towardspositivity and light. Ifyou think you are beingcaught in the web ofmaterialism, make theconscious effort to turndirection and involve

yourself in activi-ties that are altru-istic and selfless.If you have takenon a habit thatyou know is notright, be braveand put a stop toit. Make a change.Your awarenessabout yourself andyour weaknesswill make you abetter person anda better Christian.What better wayto commemoratethe birth of Christthan trying to belike Him?

The word‘Christmas’ comes

from the Old EnglishChristes Maesse or‘Christ’s Mass’. De-cember 25 is not theactual birth date ofJesus Christ. The datewas selected as the dayof Christmas because itwas around the time ofvarious Pagan festi-vals, such as the Ro-man Saturnalia.

Most people knowthat Christians cele-brate Christmas as thebirthday of JesusChrist, but it alsomeans much more. Itmeans having fun withyour family, spendingtime with them, seeingall the beautiful Christ-mas lights, decoratingthe Christmas tree,spending time in prayerand eating all the richfood and sweets.

The writer is freelancer

MUMBAI: Tata Motors has unveiledIndia’s Own Electric SUV – the Nex-on EV, an aspirational SUV for per-sonal car buyers looking for a thrill-ing, connected drive experience withzero emissions. Powered by the cut-ting-edge Ziptron technology, this ve-hicle promises an efficient high volt-age system, zippy performance, long-range, fast charging capability, ex-tended battery life and class leadingsafety features. Scheduled to belaunched in January 2020, the Nex-on EV is expected to be priced betweenINR 15 to 17 Lakhs.

Available in three variants – XZ+LUX, XZ+ (both in 2 tone) and XM (insingle tone), the NEXON EV will comein three exciting colour options – Sig-nature Teal Blue colour, Moonlit Sil-ver and Glacier White. The car willadditionally come with a warranty of8 years or 1,60,000 kms (whichever isearlier) on battery & motor.

Speaking at the unveiling ceremo-ny, Mr. Guenter Butschek, CEO &MD, Tata Motors said, “After intro-ducing our cutting-edge EV technolo-gy, Ziptron, we are thrilled to unveilthe first EV featuring this technology– The Nexon EV. This is a high per-formance, connected vehicle that isuniquely suited to address the aspira-tions of Indian customers and breakall barriers for EV adoption. We areconfident that this development willmark an important milestone in In-dia’s electrification journey, and fur-ther reinforce our commitment to-wards developing sustainable and re-sponsible mobility solutions for India.”

Futuristic DesignThe new Nexon EV sports a bold

and confident design that brings intoplay the IMPACT DESIGN 2.0 lan-guage. The new design further accen-tuates the already strong and purpose-ful stance of the Nexon, resulting in aroad presence that makes it stand out& apart. The slim, wide grille-cum-lamp entity is underscored by the TataMotors Humanity Line running fromlamp to lamp, adding a touch of pre-miumness through its chrome treat-ment and more three-dimensionalform. Completing the new design ofthe front end is the bumper with itssporty central grille, detailed with theTata Motors signature Tri-Arrows.

On the inside, the Nexon EV cab-in comes with modern design, spaciousinteriors, and premium sound man-agement to deliver a comfortable tran-quil drive. The vehicle also comes witha 7 inch Harman infotainment sys-tem offering top-notch connectivityand unmatched acoustics. It also sup-ports Android Auto and Apple CarPlay.

Tata Motors unveils India’s ownElectric SUV, the Nexon EV

Offers a cool, stylish, practical and real-world

solution for faster EV adoption in India

Delivering a Zippy performanceNexon EV is equipped with a pow-

erful and high-efficiency 129 PS per-manent-magnet AC motor powered bya high capacity 30.2 kWh lithium-ion battery. The motor produces 245Nm of instant torque from a stand-still, enabling Nexon EV to acceler-ate from 0 to 100 kmph in just 9.9seconds. The EV comes with a best-in-industry dust and water proof bat-tery pack which meets IP67 stan-dards. This high-density battery packis liquid-cooled to excel in Indian con-ditions. The battery pack is placedunderneath the vehicle body, givingthe SUV a center of gravity moreakin to that of a sedan or a hatch-back, ensuring maximum stabilityand excellent dynamic performanceon winding roads.

The vehicle comes with two drivemode options – Drive and Sport. Itutilizes smart drive tech features -Regenerative Braking to charge thebattery while coasting, Hill Ascent &Descent Assist to make driving onslopes more convenient and SmartRegen with Creep feature allows userto tackle congested city traffic with-out fatigue.Addressing range and charging barriers

Nexon EV delivers an anxiety freelong range of more than 300 kms ona single charge with zero emissions.When plugged into a Fast DC Charg-er, the Nexon EV will replenish 80%battery capacity within 60 minutes.In addition, the Nexon EV can becharged from any 15 amp plug point.

ZConnectNexon EV offers 35 Mobile App

based connected features, rangingfrom remote commands, vehicletracking, driving behavior analytics,navigation and remote diagnostics.The ZConnect App enables owners tolocate the nearby charging points,TML service stations, set-up speedalerts, track vehicle location andmany more features.

The Nexon EV retains all its learn-ings from the Nexon Global NCAPrating and comes with class leadingsafety features. Proving its reliabili-ty, the car has been rigorously testedacross 1 million kms across thetoughest terrains in India, coveringhigh altitudes, unpaved roads, steepgradients and under extreme weath-er conditions.

The all new Nexon EV can be pre-booked for an amount of Rs 21,000starting December 20, 2019, eitherthrough company’s official website orthrough select authorized dealers. Toknow more about the Nexon EV, visitNexonEV.tatamotors.com.


By Ashok Dhamija

Central Railway(CR) will run six Super-fast Weekly Specialtrains between Chha-trapati Shivaji Maha-raj Terminus (CSMT),Mumbai and Nagpuron special charges toclear the extra rush ofpassengers during Win-ter / Christmas /NewYear. The details asunder:

Train No. 02035Superfast Weekly Spe-cial will leave CSMT,Mumbai at 00.20 hrson every Saturday(midnight of Fri/Sat)

CR to run superfast weekly specialtrains on Mumbai – Nagpur route

from 21 Dec, 2019 to 4Jan 2020 and will ar-rive Nagpur at 15.10hrs on same day. On itsreturn journey TrainNo. 02036 SuperfastWeekly Special willleave Nagpur at 15.30hrs on every Sundayfrom 22 Dec, 2019 to 5Jan 2020and arrive atCSMT, Mumbai at06.15 hrs next day. Theabove Weekly Specialwill comprise of ThreeAC-3 Tier, 14 SecondSleeper Class and SixGeneral Second Classcoaches. Halts en-routeincludes Dadar, Kaly-

an, Igatpuri, NashikRoad, Bhusaval,Malkapur, Shegaon,Akola, Badnera, Dha-mangaon and Wardhastations.

Reservation forabove Weekly SpecialTrains on SpecialCharges have openedfrom Thursday 19 Dec,2019 at all PRS loca-tions and on websitewww.irctc.co.in.

* General SecondClass coaches of thesespecials will run as un-reserved coaches andwill be booked throughUTS system.

By Ashok Dhamija

MUMBAI: CentralRailway’s Mumbai divi-sion has set a newrecord with 8.33 lakhpassengers booked tick-ets using UTS MobileApp on 16th December,2019 amounting to Rs67.93 lakh worth oftickets. This is almost11.86% of its total pas-sengers booked by CRpassengers in MumbaiDivision.

Other divisions ofCentral Railway alsoregistered similar re-sponse for UTS Mobileapp. The number of pas-sengers bookedthrough Mobile UTS

Mobile tickets in CR Mumbai divisionusing UTS App register peak sales

app on 16.12.2019 onBhusaval Division4,686 passengers, Nag-pur Division 9478 pas-sengers, Pune Division5908 passengers andSolapur Division 1122passengers.

As may be recalledthe Commercial De-partment of CentralRailway, Mumbai divi-sion is at the forefrontin initiating severalcampaigns to popu-larise the UTS Mobileapp. Several driveshave been conducted atvarious stations to ed-ucate passengers aboutthe features of the UTSapp, the procedure to

download it and how touse the same. In addi-tion to this, UTS apppromotion is also beingdone by advertising onticket rolls, animatedvideos and radio jingles.Besides, the bonus of5% and the ease of book-ing season ticketsthrough the UTS apphas been widely appre-ciated.

The UTS Mobile apphas greatly improvedoverall passenger expe-rience and has simpli-fied the ticketing pro-cess for passengers sav-ing time, thus makingtheir journey more com-fortable.

Covestro India appoints Mr. AnandSrinivasan as the New Managing Director

MUMBAI: CovestroIndia, one of India’sleading producers ofadvanced and high-per-formance polymers an-nounced the appoint-ment of Mr. AnandSrinivasan, currentlythe Head of Polycar-bonates, as its newManaging Director.Srinivasan shouldersthis role, effective 18thDecember 2019, fromMr. Ajay Durrani whoserved as the Manag-ing Director of Coves-tro India for six years.Mr. Durrani has beena part of Covestro forover two decades suc-cessfully handling hisresponsibilities at var-ious positions.

Mr. Anand Srini-vasan has been workingclosely with Mr. Durra-ni to allow a smoothtransition of businessensuring continuity ofleadership. After mov-

Mr. Anand Srinivasan

in the world and weare happy to haveAnand as the Manag-ing Director of Coves-tro India. He under-stands the vision of thecompany intrinsicallyand we are confidentthat he will effectivelylead in his new role”.

“I am extremelypleased to take overthis role at an excitingphase of the company.Together with ourteam and partners ourfocus will be tostrengthen our part-nerships and build newrelationships for futuregrowth. We are com-mitted to build ourproduct portfolio andtake initiatives thattouch many lives andmake the world abrighter place”, saidAnand Sirinivasan,Managing Director,Covestro (India) Pri-vate Limited.

ing to India from USA,Anand took over as thePlant Manager of Ankle-shwar facility and wenton to head the SupplyChain Center in Mum-bai. Currently, he headsthe Polycarbonates busi-ness in India.

Commenting on theappointment, StephanRosenthal, Head ofcountry platform man-agement, Covestro AGsaid, “India is one ofthe growing markets

A rare ‘white tiger’with a pale skin colorhas been spotted forthe first time in theNilgiris by a wildlifephotographer, arous-ing interest amongconservationists andforest officials onwhether it is a truegenetic mutant.

The white tiger orbleached tiger is a pig-mentation variant ofthe Bengal tiger,which is reported inthe wild from time totime in the Indianstates of MadhyaPradesh, Assam, WestBengal and Bihar.The scientific name ofthe White Tiger isPanthera tigers, sinceit is merely a differentcoloured version of theBengal subspecies. Asexpected, the White

Indian White TigerTiger is far lighter inits colouring than themore common BengalTiger. The majority ofits coat is a l ightcream colour, withvery light brown orgrey stripes.

Tiger is known fornot staying in groups

and are solitary ani-mals. However, man-made environmentmay force them intounnatural socialgroups. Bengal tigersoften live in the densejungles of Asian coun-tries like India andChina, while Siberiantigers are found inRussia. White tigersare generally Bengaltigers born with a ge-netic defect that pre-vents the orange pig-mentation for whichtigers are typically

known.White tigers have

been repeatedly inbredto preserve the colourof the coat. The WhiteTiger is a Bengal Ti-ger which is a specieslisted by the IUCN asendangered and there-fore severely threat-

ened in its surround-ing environment. Es-timates of around100,000 Tigers foundin the jungles andmangrove swamps ofAsia were made at thebeginning of the1900s, but today thereare thought to be lessthan 8,000 Tigers inthe wild, with around2,000 of these beingBengal Tigers. Thereare no White Tiger in-dividuals known to be

By C K Subramaniam

Contd. on pg. 10

Uran MLA Mahesh Baldi demandscompensation for fishermen

Baldi made the demand during

winter session in Nagpur

By Abhitash D.Singh

URAN: The Memberof Legislative Assem-bly, Mahesh Baldi,while speaking duringthe winter session inNagpur demanded thecompensation for thefishermen of Uran andalso Panvel area whichhe represents.

Baldi said that mostof the villagers in Uranand Panvel area dependon fishery business fortheir livelihood. Most ofthe fishermen were notable to do proper busi-ness due to untimelyrainfall and also manynatural calamities thisyear.

“The Maharashtragovernment has an-nounced the compensa-tion for the farmerswho suffered due toheavy rainfall. I willrequest that even thefishermen should alsoget the compensation ofRs.25, 000 from the gov-ernment,” said Baldi.


Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall,Humpty Dumpty had a great fallThe U.S. President is accused of abuse of power and

obstruction of Congress, both related to the Ukraine scandal. DonaldTrump became the third President in American history to be impeachedwhen a majority of Representatives voted in favour of the two articles ofimpeachment drawn up by House Democrats. The articles, essentiallythe charges against the President, accuse Mr. Trump of abuse of powerand obstruction of Congress, both related to the Ukraine scandal. It wascertain before the vote that the impeachment resolution would go throughthe House of Representatives, which is controlled by the Democrats. Inthe 435-member House, the Democrats have 233 members, while theRepublicans have 197. The House voted on the impeachment articleslargely along the party lines. However, Republicans control Senate wherethe move will eventually fall.

C.K.S. Ramaniam, Millennium Towers, Sector 9, Sanpada

Showing mercy to the poor is the true spiritof Christmas celebration

As we celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ in a few days from now, letus not forget to show mercy to the poor, the helpless and the orphans.We must celebrate Christmas fully within our financial limits. And atthe same time, we must remember to give thanks to God for the good-ness He has shown in our lives throughout this year. Specifically, at theend of the year, we must spend some days in prayer and fasting for theNew Year’s blessings and for God’s guidance. The New Year will cer-tainly be a blessing for us then.

Jubel D’Cruz, Mumbai

RIP Dr. Sreeram LagooDr. Sreeram Lagoo’s death on December 17, 2019, is a loss to the

nation. His roles in Marathi plays such as ‘Natsamrat’ and ‘Himalaya-chi Saoli’, and movies like ‘Pinjra’ made him popular. He was not onlythe best actor but also the best director. With his death, we have lost aversatile personality. My condolences to his family and fans. I enjoyedwatching his movies, both Marathi and Hindi. He will always be re-membered by the people of my generation who grew up watching hismovies. May his soul rest in peace.

Jubel D’Cruz, Mumbai

Run riot by Rohit and RahulTeam India after losing the first game against West Indies came

back strongly to beat the Caribbean side rather convincingly. A 107 runswin against all odds to level the three match series 1-1 and go to thefinal game at Cuttack with their head high. The architect of India’s winwas Rohit and Rahul’s rollicking opening wicket stand, which saw theteam putting up a mammoth total against a resurgent West Indies side.A double century partnership for the opening wicket gave the momen-tum to put up a sizeable score of 387. In reply, the touring team wasunder tremendous pressure and started losing wickets at regular inter-vals and a fine hat-trick by Kuldeep Yadav saw the Indian team finish-ing the formalities in style. Mohd. Shami took 3 wickets and became thehighest wicket taker for the year 2019 with consistent bowling display.

Gundu K. Maniam, Millennium Towers, Sector 9, Sanpada

Letters to the Editor.... Citizenship Amendment Act(CAA) 2019 Explained

Security Guards on alert in Delhi

The Citizenship (Amendment)Act, 2019 seeks to grant Indian cit-izenship to refugees from Hindu,Christian, Sikh, Buddhist and Par-si communities fleeing religiouspersecution from Pakistan, Af-ghanistan, and Bangladesh, andwho entered India on or before De-cember 31, 2014. The Act has seenprotests from various parts of thecountry with some of it even tak-ing violent turns resulting in in-juries. Burning buses is not democ-racy but only mobocracy. A demo-cratically elected government hasthe mandate from the people toexecute policies and programs. Thestudent and opposition have everyright to protest in a peaceful waybut no right to riot and destroypublic properties. Consequently,People have been rioting withouteven knowing or understandingwhat CAA is about. Presented be-low is the crux of the issue stem-ming from CAA that you want toknow:1. What is Citizenship Amendment Act?

The Citizenship AmendmentAct proposes to provide Indian Cit-izenship to the minorities from the3 neighbouring countries - Afghan-istan, Bangladesh and Pakistan,who are persecuted because of theirfaith. This applied to All Minori-ties in those countries.2. What does the bill provide?

The bill proposes to provide Cit-izenship to those minorities fromthe 3 countries who entered Indiaon or before December 2014. Mi-nority refugees have been stayingin India for the last 4 decades.3. Why is this bill required now?

These minorities have been liv-ing in India without much rightsor dignity. Most came in the late70s and early 80s, and had norights till this bill was passed a fewdays ago. They have nowhere to goas they left everything in theircountry and fled to India to protecttheir lives. This bill provides themrelief, so they can start their livesand contribute to society.4. What is the plight of the minoritiesin those countries?

Hundreds of thousands of mi-nority women were raped, mur-dered and forcibly converted to Is-lam. In many instances, such per-secution had the explicit or tacitapproval of the government in pow-er. The minority population de-clined by 20 percent in the last fewdecades.5. What is NRC and are they linked?

The National Register of Citi-zens (NRC) is a register main-tained by the Indian Governmentfor the identification of Indian cit-izens of the Assam state. The NRCin Assam was conducted as per

accord signed by Rajiv Gandhi Gov-ernment in 1985 and per the Su-preme Court ruling.

NRC and CAA are not linked.As of now, there is no nationwideNRC.6. Is this bill against Indian Muslims?

Absolutely not. It is not againstMuslims. It is a blatant lie that In-dian Muslims are affected by thisbill. This bill only applies to thosewho are NOT Indian Citizens andthose who have taken refuge in In-dia and living in India for over 5years, due to persecution in theirrespective country for NOT follow-ing the religion of the state. No In-dian citizen will be asked to pro-duce any document to prove citi-zenship.7. Can Muslims from these countriesapply for asylum in India?

Yes, just in last 5 years Indiahas granted citizenship to over 550Pakistani nationals, Adnan Samiand thousands of Muslim nation-als from other countries8. If CAA is about religious persecu-tion, why Shias, Ahmediyyas, Balochsare not included?

All these groups are Muslims,they are not recognized as separatereligions anywhere in the world. AsMuslims, they are NOT minoritiesin their respective countries. Theycan apply for Indian Citizenshipthrough several other provisionsthat exist in India’s CitizenshipAct. India has granted citizenshipto many Muslims from other coun-tries.9. Why some people are raising a hueand cry about it?

People are victims of deliberatemisinformation campaign run byanti-social elements. Some Politi-cal parties and groups that wantto divide communities for theirselfish interests are stoking vio-lence and damaging public proper-ties.10. Did India give citizenship to othersfrom different countries or is this thefirst time?

India has been generously giv-ing citizenships to persecuted peo-ple from different countries likeChina, Sri Lanka, Uganda andmany other countries.The writer is freelancer from Navi Mumbai

found outside of cap-tivity.

The White Tiger(also known as theWhite Bengal Tiger)is a subspecies of Ti-ger, found throughoutthe Indian subconti-nent. Although therange of the White Ti-ger is historically verylarge, these animals

are incredibly rare astheir colourization isdependent on a defec-tive, recessive genethat is passed on fromtheir parents. Overthe past couple of cen-turies the White Tigerhas become even rar-er in the wild due totrophy hunting or cap-ture for the exotic pettrade. There havebeen no recordedsightings of these elu-

sive predators for thepast 50 years. Today,the White Tiger canstill be found in ahandful of zoos andanimal sanctuariesaround the world withthese large and beau-tiful felines often beingthe star attraction. Itis time to preserve theendangered species.The writer is freelancer

from Sanpada,Navi Mumbai

Indian White...Contd. from pg. 9

Friday, 20 December 2019www.newsband.in | [email protected] 11By Vinod C. Dixit

Kudos to Bank ofIndia one of the mosttrust branded banks inIndia for organizing‘Star Mahotsav HarGhar Dastak’. BOI haslaunched ‘Har GharDastak’ campaignacross the country withmain objective to ex-pand its MSME, Retail,Agriculture, Digital in-itiatives and achieve 10Trillion business mix bySeptember 2020.

It is to generatemore leads and morebusiness under retailassets, liabilities andenhance mobile bank-ing, digitization. As apart of the ‘Har GharDastak’ campaign, thebank informs its cus-tomers about its vari-ous initiatives and prod-ucts for empowering

Har Ghar Dastakthem, especially women.Har Ghar Dastak is adoor to door campaignunder which the entirebank staff including topofficials of the bank ap-proach and meet existingas well as prospectivecustomers soliciting fur-ther business from them.The programme at thebranch level has beenvery successful in con-necting with customers,small or large and under-stand their needs to ad-dress. In fact, we are oneof the premier banks inimplementing the con-cept of digital village inwhich villages are con-verted into digital bank-ing practices. This helpsin enhancing instanceengagement with cus-tomers.

The Bank has alwaysbeen a frontrunner in the

area of Priority Sectorand Agriculture lending,harnessing the vast po-tential of the rural mar-ket through its wide net-work. This clearlyshows that bank’s cus-tomers and sharehold-ers have reposed theirunstinted faith in BOI.Amongst all banks BOIremains one of the frontrunners in the commit-ment and implementa-tion of financial inclu-sion initiatives. Cus-tomers’ acquisition andintroduction of newprojects, campaigns andproducts as well as ser-vices have given a newimpetus.

Relationship beyondbanking has been the

style of Bank of Indiaduring the past & thepresent and Bank ispursuing it on a sound-er platform in the fu-ture. For Bank of India,there have been manysatisfying milestones,but what the BOI real-ly prides itself on, is itscustomer orientationand the joy of winningtheir trust.

The pioneering rolethe bank has played inthe rural and microcredit areas deservesthe highest praise. Un-der the “Star Mahotsav,Har Ghar Dastak” ini-tiative the branch staffmet the existing as wellas prospective custom-ers by visiting their res-

idence and soliciting fur-ther business fromthem. With the launchof innovative consumerconnect programknown as “Har GharDastak”, the bank ofIndia has been generat-ing more business leadsunder RAM (Retail, Ag-riculture and MSMEs)schemes.

BoI has time aftertime invested its mon-ey and its faith in thepeople of India. Bank ofIndia has been able todischarge its role as oneof the leading develop-ment banks in the coun-try and has adapted wellto changing times andtechnology on par withother banks. The pio-neering role the bankhas played in the ruraland micro credit areasdeserves the highest

praise. Preserving, pro-tecting and nurturingtrust has been the cen-terpiece for BOI.

Top Managementshas initiated very goodreforms in bank and isreviving very fast. BOIhas shown good growthin past quarters despiteamidst several challeng-es. There is no doubtthat the huge force ofBOI has ability to turnaround the Bank fromany adverse situation.

Albert Einstein oncesaid “Life is like ridinga bicycle. To keep youbalance you must keepmoving.” The huge forceof BOI has the capacityto walk an Extra Mileand put in extra effortsby “Working More” and“Working Better”.

The writer is freelancer,writer and cartoonist.


Vijay Lakhani takes charge as the President of MCHI

By Chandrashekhar

H e n d v e

NAVI MUMBAI: Inthe 5th AnnualGeneral Body Meet-ing of MCHI whichwas held on 14th

December, 2019,president of formermanagement com-mittee, PrakashBaviskar handedover the charge tothe newly electedPresident, Vijay S.Lakhani. MadanlalJain is the SeniorVice President of theCommittee.

In the meetingvarious difficultieswhich are beingfaced by the Develop-

ers of the satellitecity pertaining totheir projects andother related issuesof real estate werediscussed at length.The other relevantaspects of theirprojects such asgetting approval forthe development ofprojects, electric,water and drainageconnections fromNMMC, NAINA,MSRDC were alsodiscussed.

Mr. Lakhanithanked the mem-bers for electing himas the President andurged the newlyelected Management

Committee to workhard in fulfillingtheir duties andresponsibilities. Healso thanked theformer managingcommittee andsought their supportand guidance.

Following are themembers of thenewly appointedmanagement com-mittee:

President: Vijay S.Lakhani

Sr. Vice President:Madanlal Jain

Vice President:Manoj Awasthi

Vice President:Manohar Shroff

Secretary: San-

gram Patil Jt. Secretary: Jeetu

HiraTreasurer: Miss.

Priyaa GurnaniJt. Treasurer:

Anshul Agarwal &Punit Sabhlok

Committee Members:Nirav Shah; NandlalRajpal; GovindAdvani

NMMC’s public toilet at Sector 2, Vashi remains plunged in darkness as there is noelectricity due to which the residents are highly inconvenienced. (Photo courtesy:Chandrashekhar Hendve).

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