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VOL. 14 • ISSUE 7 RNI No. MAHEN/2007/21778 POSTAL REGN. NO. NMB/154/2020-22/VASHI MDG POST OFFICE NEWS IN Nine corona positive Western and Central BRIEF Railway resume selected cases reported in suburban services State Excise Department seizes The services operating on WR, CR 1400 litres of Ulwe in 24 hours (main line & harbour line) will be country liquor The state excise department limited only for essential staff as in Panvel nabbed an eco- The news creates ripples; civic body urges identified by the state government car that was used for trans- porting country liquor and citizens to strictly follow the guidelines By Chandrashekhar Hendve These services will seized 1400 litres liquor. The By Abhitash D.Singh 67 but on 14th June, brighter side, 58 corona NAVI MUMBAI: To fa- run as fast local train driver of the car, however cilitate the movement over Western Railway fled from the scene… NAVI MUMBAI: On 2020 the figure rose to positive patients have 13th June the total 76 with nine cases be- recovered till 14th June, of essential staff as between CCG & Boriva- (More on page 3) identified by the state li & will run as slow government, the West- beyond Borivali. Turbhe, ern Railway has start- Likewise, the Cen- Koparkhairane, ed running 73 pairs of tral Railway has also Ghansoli, Airoli its 12 car suburban ser- started its services for becoming hot spots vices between Church- essential staff as iden- The number of corona pa- tients in Navi Mumbai is in- creasing day by day. The number of corona patients in the city has now reached 3998 and the death toll has reached 121. Although the Navi Mumbai Municipal Cor- poration (NMMC) claims that 58 per cent of the total coro- na patients have recovered and gone home, the num- ber of corona patients in Navi number of corona posi- ing recorded in just 24 Mumbai has increased rap- tive cases in Ulwe were hours. However, on the Contd. on pg. 7 idly in the last fortnight. Tur- bhe, Koparkhairane, Ghan- gate & Dahanu Road tified by the state gov- soli, Airoli and Nerul have from 15th June, 2020 ernment:. A total 200 become the hot spots for Co- Three arrested for stealing with defined protocol. services will run (100 rona… These trains will run UP+ 100 DN). Follow- (More on page 3) motor-bikes during lockdown from 5.30 am to 11.30 ing is the schedule: pm with interval of ap- CSMT to Kasara/ Builder who de- prox. 15 minutes. Max- Karjat/Kalyan/- frauded 112 custom- 7 motorcycles worth Rs 4 lakh seized imum services will run 130 services (65 UP+ 65 between Churchgate & DN); CSMT to Panvel- ers sentenced to 3 By Crime Reporter Virar, but few will also NAVI MUMBAI: The years rigorous run upto Dahanu Road. Contd. on pg. 2 imprisonment Central Branch of the A first class magistrate in Pan- Crime Branch has ar- vel has sentenced Shankar rested three people for Pandurang Nangre to three stealing expensive mo- years rigorous imprisonment tor-bike during lock- and a fine of Rs 50,000 for down. One of the ac- swindling Rs 4.5 crore from cused is a 17-year-old 112 flat bookers for selling minor. The gang had flats in a housing project at robbed seven motorcy- Chiple in Panvel taluka. It cles from different ar- has also ordered the ac- eas during the lock- cused to pay the buyers 6.5 down. Police have per cent interest on their seized the seven stolen money… motorbikes worth Rs (More on page 8) Contd. on pg. 2 www.newsband.in | [email protected] 2 Tuesday, 16 June 2020 Opposition Leader Pritam Mhatre demands conversion 191 new corona cases of overhead electrical lines into underground cable in the city PANVEL: Opposition proposal in this regard break frequently, caus- As various develop- NAVI MUMBAI: A total corona in the city. leader Pritam Mhatre, has been sent to the ing frequent power out- ment works are being of 191 corona patients Meanwhile, 2,186 corporator Preeti Commis- ages. Also, in undertaken like ce- were found in Navi patients have recovered. George, Dr. Surekha sioner of many plac- ment concreting of Mumbai Municipal A total of 1434 patients Mohokar and Sarika Panvel City es, the elec- roads, beautification of Corporation area on are undergoing treat- Bhagat have demanded Municipal tricity pole lakes, beautification of Saturday. As many as ment at various hospi- that the overhead elec- Corporation. is in the Chhatrapati Shivaji 3,734 coronavirus pa- tals in Navi Mumbai. trical lines at Thane The Pan- middle of the Maharaj equestrian tients have been found 14,768 Covid patients Naka, Mhatre Hospital vel City Mu- road and in statue as well as stat- in Navi Mumbai. The have been tested so far. Complex, Nadkarni nicipal Cor- some places ue of great man Dr. number of these pa- A total of 9 523 patients Hospital Complex and poration it is near the Babasaheb Ambedkar, tients is increasing day have been quarantined Chhatrapati Shivaji area has gutter. This the work of under- by day. Five people suc- in Navi Mumbai. So Maharaj Chowk, Tapal very old pow- also affects ground cable lines cumbed to the virus on far, 32,181 patients Naka, Line Ali, Prabhu er poles and the works of should be initiated. Saturday. So far, 114 have completed the Ali in Ward No. 18 in power lines. These pow- the municipal cleaning This will make the city patients have died from quarantine period. Panvel city to be made er poles are worn out staff and puts their a new look, said Mha- underground cable. A and the power lines lives in danger. tre. Three arrested ... Western and persons permitted by ways as well as the capacity to accommo- Contd. from pg. 1 State Government of state government will date about 1,200 per- 4,8,000. cused, Assistant In- Central . ensure multiple rounds sons, only about 700 are The trio arrested by spector Rajesh Gajjal Railway... “The Railway work- of checking to ensure to be allowed per train. the crime branch have came to know that the man special trains, al- only essential staff as Further the state gov- been identified as Nu- accused involved in the Contd. from pg. 1 ready running will con- identified by the State ernment is advised to rulhaq Zainulabaddin motorcycle theft was in 70 services (35 UP+ 35 tinue to run. RPF/GRP/ Government, should stagger the timings of Labbai, 19, Afaq Mus- Uran area. According- DN). State Police will be de- board these trains,” its offices for workers tafa Sheikh, 19 and a ly, a central cell team, “These trains will ployed at various sta- says Ravinder Bhakar, coming from different 17-year-old accomplice- under the guidance of halt at major stations tions. Entry will be giv- Chief PRO, Western areas to ensure there is all residents of Nerul Senior Inspector of Po- only, as that of fast lo- no crowding at the sta- area. The three unem- lice Nivruti Kolhatkar cals. Approximately tions and inside the ployed youths had sto- arrested the accused 1.25 lakh essential staff trains,” he adds. len motorcycles from Nurulhaq, Afaq and (including 50 thousand To ensure safety, various parts of Navi their minor accomplice on Western Railway) as there will be strict im- Mumbai during the from Uran area. identified by the state position of “No Hawker lockdown. Police Com- During interroga- government are expect- and No Parking Zone” missioner Sanjay Ku- tion, they confessed to ed to travel by these in station circulating mar had ordered probe stealing motorcycles trains. These special area at 150 meters ra- into the theft of motor- from NRI, Nerul, suburban services will dius. Ambulances will cycles during the lock- Kharghar, Santacruz not be for general pas- be kept at each station down. Therefore, a spe- and other areas. Based sengers/public & will be along with the medical cial drive was launched on the information pro- strictly for essential staff to deal with the by the Crime Branch to vided, the crime branch staff as identified by the emergency situation uncover the crime of seized 7 stolen motorcy- State Government of arises during the trav- motorcycle theft. cles. The crime branch Maharashtra only,” el of commuters by re- According to the then arrested two of said Shivaji Sutar, spective Municipal Cor- Central Branch of the them and produced the Chief PRO, Central porations. Crime Branch, while minor before a juvenile Railway. Both the Central searching for the ac- court. Travelling authority and Western Railways will be applicable as per have appealed the gen- normal procedure over eral public not to rush SPECIAL OFFER WR & CR & certain to the stations as only CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENT ON REAL booking windows will be the essential staff as opened for the same, on identified by the State ESTATE (Buying /Selling /Paying Guest etc.) which respective staff Government will be per- A 20 word classified in NEWSBAND will be facilitated on mitted to travel by will cost you only Rs 200/- + GST showing their Govern- these selected suburban ment ID cards. It has en at stations strictly Railway. services. It is also re- for direct buyers and sellers. been decided to extend through ID cards of es- “The state govern- quested that travellers For details, call : 20870513, 27815380 the validity of the sea- sential staff as identi- ment has been urged to follow medical and so- son ticket to the extent fied by the State Gov- ensure all those allowed cial protocols as man- of days lost. The same ernment. Later on, the to travel, are done so dated for COVID19. shall be permitted at the staff will be issued QR after ensuring that “The public is re- ATTENTION READERS UTS counters at the sta- based E-passes which they are medically fit quested not to believe While every effort is made to check the genuineness of tions to those permitted will also bear colour and do not come from on any rumour and up- party/parties inserting ads in this paper, we cannot be held by the State Govern- coding to enable swift- containment zone. To dates as and when re- responsible for the truthfulness of its contents. 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Printed and owned by Kailash Shankarlalji Gindodia Published by Shiv Kailash Gindodia Editor : Varda Sharma Printed at Siddhakala Print Media & Publications Pvt. Ltd. Plot No. W-230, T.T.C. Ind. Area, MIDC, Khairane, Navi Mumbai – 400 710 and published at 1313/1314, 13th Floor, Real Tech Park, Plot No. 39/2, Sec. 30A, Vashi, Navi Mumbai 400 703. • RNI No. MAHENG2007/21778 • Postal Regn. No. NMB/154/2014-16/Vashi MDG Post Office • ABC Certificte No. 133/2106 Phone : 2087 0513 / 2781 5380 Telefax : 2781 5380 e-mail : [email protected] website : www.newsband.in www.newsband.in | [email protected] 3 Tuesday, 16 June 2020 Corona patients rising in Navi Mumbai State Excise Department seizes Turbhe, Koparkhairane, Ghansoli, Airoli 1400 litres of country liquor and are becoming hot spots vehicle used for ferrying By Vikram Gaikwad the number of corona ple have died due to NAVI MUMBAI: The patients in Navi Mum- Covid 19 in this fort- number of corona pa- bai has been increasing night. Alarmed by the tients in Navi Mumbai rapidly. As many as rising number of cas- is increasing day by 1796 coronavirus pa- es, the civic body has day. The number of co- tients have been found started paying special rona patients in the in Navi Mumbai from attention to the ward city has now reached June 1 to 15. The high- which has the largest 3998 and the death toll est number of 341 coro- number of patients in- has reached 121. Al- na infected patients fected with corona. It though the Navi Mum- have been found in Tur- has also started orga- bai Municipal Corpora- bhe ward. It is followed nizing mass screening tion (NMMC) claims by Airoli-306, Ko- camps in the area. Im- that 58 per cent of the parkhairane-277, Ner- mediate swab collec- total corona patients ul-271, Ghansoli-218, tion is also being done have recovered and Vashi-173, Belapur- for a person with coro- gone home, the num- 132 and Digha-78. 960 na-like symptoms. ber of corona patients people have been ad- Following is the sta- By Crime Reporter ering country liquor to car. The squad chased in Navi Mumbai has mitted to various hos- tistics of corona infect- NAVI MUMBAI: The Panvel area by a car. the car and caught the increased rapidly in pitals and returned ed patients found in state excise depart- Accordingly, on June car at Koliwada, Alibag. the last fortnight. Tur- home. the department from ment in Panvel nabbed 10, at around 8.30 pm, But by then the driver bhe, Koparkhairane, Shockingly, 48 peo- 1st to 15th June an eco-car that was a team from the state took advantage of the Ghansoli, Airoli and used for transporting excise department pa- darkness and fled. Nerul have become the Area Female Male Total country liquor and trolled at Palaspefata While the team was hot spots for Corona. 1) Belapur 45 87 132 seized 1400 litres li- on the Mumbai-Goa inspecting the car, they The number of coro- 2) Nerul 88 183 271 quor. The driver of the highway. The squad found rubber tubes car, however fled from noticed a car moving filled with liquor. na patients in Navi 3) Vashi 65 108 173 Mumbai has now the scene. suspiciously and tried Country liquor worth reached 4,000. The 4) Turbhe 138 203 341 It was learned that to stop it. However, the about Rs 4,37,000 were death toll has risen to 5) Koparkhairane 99 178 277 some gangs were deliv- driver did not stop the found inside the car. 121. So far, a total of 6) Ghansoli 77 141 218 2306 patients have been 7) Airoli 104 202 306 treated and returned Blood donation camp at Sanpada 8) Digha 23 55 78 back home. However, By: C.K. Subramaniam over the last few days, Total 639 1158 1796 NAVI MUMBAI: Tarun Mitra Mandal Navi Mumbai, Shri KVO Navi Mumbai Rickshaw Taxi Action Jain Mahajan Navi Mumbai, Maheshwari Pragati Mandal Navi Committee held meeting to discuss Mumbai and Mahaveer Interna- issues affecting the members tional Navi Mumbai By Chandrashekhar Hendve masks, sanitizer, and at Naik. The meeting jointly organised a spe- NAVI MUMBAI: Navi pills to boost their im- was held between Mr. cial blood donation Mumbai Taxi Action munity. An online meet- Patil and co-operative drive on the World Committee held a webi- ing was held to find out office bearers. All the Blood Donors Day on nar to understand the how they could help Cov- office bearers participat- 14th June, 2020 Sun- issues plaguing the rick- id 19 affected victims. ed and a proper discus- day at Chemist Blood shaw drivers and the A good resolution sion was taken to help Bank, Sanpada. office bearers. The mem- was passed under the and overcome the prob- Along with the tre- bers were given grains, chairmanship of Bhar- lem. mendous pressure on also to raise awareness icy formulated by the the Health System due of the need for regular government back in to Covid 19 and infra- blood donations to en- 2002 was to ensure eas- structure, there is cur- sure that all individu- ily accessible and ade- Two new corona positive rently a huge scarcity als and communities quate supply of safe and of blood in blood Banks have access to afford- quality blood. With across the city, with able and timely supplies great power, comes cases in Uran taluka drastically low levels of of safe and quality-as- great responsibility. As By Dinesh Pawar been tested positive in A total of 19 corona stock. On the occasion sured blood and blood a blood donor, you can URAN: Two new coro- Karanja. Out of them, positive patients are un- of World Blood Donation products, as an integral save lives, but also keep na positive patients 131 patients have been dergoing treatment at Day, the four NGOs or- part of universal health in mind that you are were found in Uran ta- discharged after recov- Kamothe MGM Hospi- ganised a voluntary coverage and a key com- responsible for the well- luka on Saturday. A 15- ery. The number of co- tal, 5 at Panvel (Covid) 'Blood Donor's Camp'. ponent of effective being of the person you year-old girl from Poon- rona patients in Uran Sub-District Hospital, This year, with the health systems. are donating for, as well ade was tested positive taluka has risen to 179. Panvel and Care Point theme "Safe blood for A ready supply of as that of yourself. for Covid-19 and a 35- Of these, 159 have re- Hospital, Bokadveera- all", World Blood Donor safe blood in sufficient Chemist Blood Bank year-old man from Na- covered and have been Uran (CCC) 6, Home Day serves to thank vol- quantities is a vital at Sanpada provides ac- gaon. discharged. While two Quarantine 2, informed untary, unpaid blood component of modern cess to safe and suffi- donors for their life-sav- health care. The aim of So far, 134 corona people have succumbed Uran Tehsildar Contd. on pg. 7 positive patients have to the virus. Bhausaheb Andhare. ing gifts of blood and the National Blood Pol- www.newsband.in | [email protected] 4 Tuesday, 16 June 2020 What happens if you Eggless Lemon Tea Cake Take a bowl and put heated oven at 180 c test corona positive? sugar and thick curd in for 30-35 mins Corona -the name it For gas method: itself is enough to make Now add melted but- Make a layer of us cringe and what if ter and lemon zest salt in a deep pan, cov- anybody is on the re- With the help of a er the lead and keep ceiving end of it. It is so hand whisker or elec- for heating on gas for difficult to imagine that tric beater mix every- 10 minutes pre-heat- you wake up one morn- thing till combined ing. ing with a headache and Sieve baking soda, Put a stand on salt. fever. You’re coughing ies show that the virus involved in both strate- By Nidhi Agarwal baking powder and Pre-heat on medium as well, but you’re not has evolved into two gies, is too much. As for This cake we can sure, if you have difficul- subtypes, L and S and the lockdown, it impos- make with or without ty breathing. Then you the two subtypes are es a severe economic an oven start wondering, if you significantly different in cost — how severe, we Ingredients have the new coronavi- terms of their geograph- are discovering slowly. Sugar ½ cup rus. What can you do ical distribution and But the immediate Hung/thick curd next, or what is your re- the proportion of the costs are all too visible ½ cup action if you are tested population they have — not only in terms of You can Use ½ cup positive? affected. The differenc- lost jobs and closed condensed milk or two Our society has wit- es between the two businesses, but in our eggs in place of curd nessed some cases re- could also mean their country in the form of Lemon zest 1 tea- cently. I talked to them transmission ability homelessness and hun- spoon and tried to gauze their and the severity of dis- ger, the searing tor- Melted butter 1/4th reaction. The first resi- eases they can cause, ment of the epic cara- cup maida. It is very impor- to low flame. dent from our society is would vastly vary. vans of workers who Flour 1 cup tant to sieve To make lemon glaze: a doctor and while serv- At the moment, the have been forced to be- Baking powder 1 Now put all these Now, let's prepare ing the society, he only way to treat Cov- come migrants. But teaspoon dry ingredients in the the lemon glaze caught the virus. As he id-19 is to treat its eventually even in the Baking soda ½ tea- wet mixture of the curd Take a toothpick is treating patients, he symptoms, such as to lockdown strategy, is spoon Now again mix the and make small holes has known the symp- Lemon juice 2 tbsp whole thing properly on the cake toms and effects and Milk 1/3rd cup Finally add lemon In a bowl, take 1 also gave me so many Yellow food colour juice mix it and then spoon condense milk insights, which I will 2 drops add milk and mix 1 spoon milk share with my readers. Dry fruits of your Lastly add yellow mix well and add lit- He has informed that choice colour tle lemon juice he made up his mind Method Grease a baking Now pour on the that this quarantine 1st make zest of the mould with the help of cake and shred some period is a trip and he lemon by scraping the butter and maida more lemon zest on is returning safely and lemon through a peel- Now pour the butter top with this positive mind- er into the mould and tap Nidhi Agarwal is the set he has emerged vic- Now peel the whole the mould 2-3 times founder of ‘Cake N Bake’ torious. He said that lemon and squeeze If you want you can and can be contacted tension increases the juice out of the add dry fruits also on 7017625598 breathlessness and fear lemon Now bake in a pre- for orders gives negativity to the take Paracetamol for the controlled spread of body so it is necessary the fever, but it is bet- the infection, until an to take precautions, ter to consult a doctor, adequate proportion of but being afraid of the but let me state the re- the population has been Gift your Father Comfort, scenario, will not help ality, doctors are not infected and, hopefully, much. When you have easily available. If you become immune. 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The term stant support; now able footwear from tomatic that is, they about herd immunity “herd immunity” is typ- it is time to take Crocs, designed aren’t displaying any and I have to admit that ically used in the con- care of his steps. with the light- symptoms. We know his thoughts are quite text of immunity pro- Make this Fa- weight Iconic that the typical symp- informative. Because to duced through vaccina- ther’s Day last a Crocs Comfort™, toms of Covid-19 are fe- define a government tion, and not by letting little longer by curated using the ver, dry cough and dif- policy is difficult and for an infection rip gifting your daddy proprietary mate- ficulty breathing, in countries around the through a population cool an all day rial and legendary some cases chest pain world, there is a diffi- — a mode of thinking long comfort and material Croslite as well. So anyone dis- cult choice to be made more appropriate to our support. This year foam cushioning, playing all these symp- between two broad pol- genocidal imagination. celebrates his ac- offering all day toms should visit the icy options: Contain- I have also talked tions in a safe and long comfort and nearest hospital to re- ment, possibly via lock- with the second person hygienic way. support, is easy to port themselves, but it down; or, alternatively, of our society, who is an With prevailing situa- fashionable with their wash and clean! is not necessary that allowing the infection 85 years old senior citi- tions when sanitizing footwear collection. So The Classic Clogs the person who is posi- to spread, in the hope zen and who has bat- via cleaning is the new you can now customize from the collection are tive has all the symp- of achieving “herd im- Contd. on pg. 6 norm for everything in your message with Contd. on pg. 7 toms. The recent stud- munity”. But the cost our day to day lives, these Jibbitz™ charms www.newsband.in | [email protected] 5 Tuesday, 16 June 2020 NAVI MUMBAIKARS SPEAK What challenges are the officer goers facing as the city unlocks itself?

Going to office itself is a big challenge today for the office While the city slowly unlocks itself with the restrictions goers. They have to venture out against the wishes of imposed by the government, the physical unlocking is their family as they fear his or her venturing out may itself not easy. While offices are allowed to open with bring home corona. Lack of proper precautions at work ten percent attendance, other businesses are allowed to place is also a big challenge as the safety of each individ- operate on alternate days. But office goers are having ual is likely to get compromised. With ban on private very difficult times. Firstly local trains are inoperative taxis and autos, the office goers have to depend on the so people staying in distant suburbs have no mode to limited public transport system which itself is challeng- reach. Buses with limited frequency are not able to ca- ing as one has to wait in long queue for the buses which is time consum- ter to the huge rush. The office goers have to negotiate this heavy rush ing. Moreover social distancing is often compromised while commuting in and compromise on his safety and also social distancing while boarding public transport. High cost of traveling is also a burden as traveling by and alighting from the buses. Unavailability of road side food stalls who bus is much expensive than traveling by local trains. Lack of medical provide food and snacks at reasonable prices is another problem. Regular support near office is also a major issue as any accident or health emer- office goers cannot afford hotel food due to their expensive rates. Long gency may be life threatening. Overall the common office goers are living queue at banks is also a major problem for them. Apart from these the a stressful time in this unlocking period. office goers have no knowledge about the corona patients in their office Chandresh Dagha, Pathologist, Vashi area and every day they have to take the risk of contact . Due to insuffi- cient staff, the office goers have to take additional work loads of their colleagues also. They have to spend lots of time on traveling and work and As far as women are concerned, as the city unlocks it- are left with little time at home. Overall the office goers have to go to their self the women office goers are also unlocking themselves office taking all the risks as they fear they will be removed from their jobs to prepare to attend office. With stress in economic con- if they don't attend. Every day they live in fear of job, corona, dangerous ditions at home, the women have to attend office as they travelling and insecurity. fear they may be replaced or shunted from their job. Dr Pratap Mudaliar, Social worker Earlier they were safe in their ladies reserved compart- ments but now they have to travel in general and have to undergo uncomfortable traveling. Due to limited staff The biggest challenge that office goers are facing is that no concessions are available to women and are pressured with lots of their confidence level is very low due to so much of fear work. With limited access and working conditions , the safety and hy- of pandemic in the society. Every person has become giene of women stands to get compromised. Additional working hours, suspicious and gives a strange look to the near passers- additional travelling hours and stressful working conditions leave them by. The government will have to remove fear from the tired when they reach home and leave them less energetic to cater to minds of the office goers. During monsoon it will be very their children and families. This apart the fear of catching corona lingers tough to maintain social distance as Mumbai is known in everyone's mind every day. Special facilities should be given to women for deadly traffic jams and this is the biggest challenge and ladies special buses should be given to ladies office goers so that they office goers will face. can cope with the city unlocking conditions. Kishore Singh, RTI Activist & Journalist, Nerul Kavita Mudaliar,Vashi Well Navi Mumbai civic authority and front line war- Coming out of lockdown, the general public still is not riors like medical and police staff have done a good job to much aware of the new guidelines. One needs to be more control Covid 19 virus. The citizens have also supported proactive and understand the risk we are living in. With- the civic body well. When going to office all citizens should out organized public transport and less frequency it take the requisite precautions like wearing of mask and makes commuting difficult for one who do not have a sanitization frequently. I wish our country and the world private vehicle. It is the need of the hour to help and be becomes corona free as soon as possible. there for each other and strong ideas are needed to sup- Pratik Yadav, Founder Parivartan Foundation, Nerul port the citizens. Work should be alternate days which enables the public to be involved and also reduce the risk! Work from Home option or all must be kept. Unlock Safely. QUESTION FOR NEXT WEEK : Sunil Acharekar, Social Activist, Ulwe Your views on the online classes for school children?

Readers desirous of contributing in this column may send their views along with their passport size picture and address to [email protected] Ranked among top ten Indian Billionaires in GCC region, Dr. Datar’s notable Philanthropic work during Covid 19 pandemic By Ashok Dhamija elevated him to the dian Leaders in The dinated with the ap- The repatriation ef- Dr. Dhananjay Da- eight position, an as- Arab World’ for the past proved bodies including forts which is undertak- tar, CMD, Al Adil Trad- cent of eight position many years. Indian consular offi- en taken by the Indian ing Co. LLC fondly from the last year in Apart from busi- cials and provided a government as part of known as the Masala ‘The Indian Billionaires ness, Dr. Datar has helping hand to those ‘Vande Bharat’ and King, has been named Club’. He was felicitat- been acclaimed for his in need by sponsoring ‘Samundra Setu’ mis- among the top ten In- ed by the rulers of philanthropic work. As their air travel, con- sion is touted as one of dian billionaires in the UAE, for his invaluable per a presser he has ducting free COVID-19 the largest initiatives Gulf Cooperation Coun- contribution to the recently extended his tests and distributing undertaken to help cil (GCC region), by the business sector. He has helping hand to the food packets to the those stranded on ac- world-renowned media been honoured with a penniless Indians who needy. As of now, Dr. count of the pandemic house Arabian Busi- number of national and have lost their jobs and Datar has organised and is expected to con- ness. Dr. Datar busi- international presti- Masala King are stranded in Dubai the travel of over 3,000 tinue for the next cou- ness registered re- gious awards. Forbes Dhananjay Datar due to the Covid 19 pan- such people including ple of months. Over markable growth and Middle East, a world demic. Desperately jobless workers, preg- 60,000 Indians from expansion throughout renowned business pub- him continuously in waiting to return nant women, children, Contd. on pg. 7 the current year which lication, has nominated their list titled ‘Top In- home. Dr. Datar coor- students and travellers. www.newsband.in | [email protected] 6 Tuesday, 16 June 2020 State Government instructs private labs to reduce charges for COVID-19 tests Issue : 7 16 June, 2020 By Ashok Dhamija The alarming rise in the num- Mental Health Epidemic ber of COVID-19 patients in Maha- The recent suicide by the famous personality has once rashtra , which crossed the one lakh again brought to the fore a very disturbing fact- the rising mental mark in a span of 96 days, the sec- ond half of which was in just 19 days health problem. According the World Health Organisation (WHO) along, with the limited number of free every year close to 8,00,000 people take their own life and there are testing facility catered by govern- many more people who attempt suicide. The study also revealed that ment labs, has forced the state gov- 7.5 per cent of the Indian population suffers from some form of men- ernment to negotiate better rates tal disorder. Mental illnesses constitute one-sixth of all health-related with private laboratories as one of disorders and India accounted for nearly 15% of the global mental, the steps to control this pandemic. neurological and substance abuse disorder burden. WHO also predicts As per State Health Minister that by 2020, roughly 20 per cent of India will suffer from mental Rajesh Tope, Chief Minister Uddhav illnesses. The figures are startling especially when we realise that we Thackeray-led Maharashtra govern- have less than 4,000 mental health professionals. ment on instructions from the Indi- an Council of Medical Research Researches conducted worldwide also reveal that there is a differ- (ICMR) had formed a four-member ence of perception when it comes to mental health in comparison to committee last week to fix the rates physical health. While most of us are aware of what is to be done and of Covid-19 tests conducted by autho- For representational purpose only what precautions that need to be taken with regards to physical health rised private laboratories in the state. including the workouts, super foods, diet etc., not many are aware of This empowered committee headed Transport Media (VTM) from hospi- steps that need to be taken with regards to mental health. Worldwide, by Sudhakar Shinde, CEO, State tal will cost a maximum of Rs 2,200 more than 70% of young people and adults with mental illness do not Health Assurance Society and includ- while charges will be Rs 2,800 if col- receive any mental health treatment from health care staff. The rea- ed Ajay Chandanwale, Joint Direc- lection from home of the suspected sons are manifold: lack of awareness, the stigma associated with it, tor, Directorate of Medical Education patient. These charges earlier were lack of trained professionals, inadequate funding and the low priority and Research, Professor Amita Joshi, Rs 4,500 and Rs 5,200 respectively. given in the healthcare budget. Grant Government Medical College As per the information shared by and Hospital along with Health Ser- Tope, there are 91 labs in the state It is disheartening to note that till date, due to lack of awareness, vices Director, has successfully ne- for COVID-19 testing and about four ignorance, shame and stigma, people suffering from mental health gotiated with the private laboratories to five new ones are also in the off- shy from reaching out to health professionals. There is a need to end to cap the rate of Covid-19 tests to ing. He further stated that if any the stigma and empower the people suffering from various mental Rs 2,200, which earlier was Rs private labs charged more than the health issues. Steps can also be taken to connect the people suffering 4,500. prescribed upper limit, legal action from such diseases with each other by forming a network, such that The Health Minister stated col- then his government would be take no one feels alienated or alone. This will also give the strength and the lecting the swabs through Viral stringent action against them. will to fight. Steps should also be taken to train and sensitize the com- munity/society to deliver immediate mental healthcare intervention Kanak’s Pen.. family was worried as people fearing that an they all are working improperly buried body to the patients. Nothing else but timely intervention, awareness about Contd. from pg. 4 and they thought ,may could contribute to the issue, availability of professional help and adequate policies will tled successfully the be the virus was spreading the virus lo- bring down the numbers. Corona virus. The per- brought by any of them cally. While doctors and Further, there is a need that more and more professionals are son is a diabetic and has .But the good thing in health officials are in- trained in this field to decrease the ever increasing gap. Also, till date hypertension also. He both the cases is, that forming again and a meagre percent of India’s health budget is devoted to mental health. said that at first he the family of both is again that unless you This needs to be changed and a significant amount needs to be allocat- could not assume even tested negative ,and come into direct contact ed on primary level care of the mentally ill patients. that it can be Corona. that is a good sign of with the body, such as He thought that it was the immunity of the by touching the skin It won’t be an exaggeration to state that India indeed is staring at a normal fever but persons. But as we are with your skin or by, a mental health epidemic. It is imperative to understand that people when he tested positive clear on Government say, hugging the body with mental illness deserve to live their lives with dignity and confi- he decided to overcome protocol of 14 days quar- as an expression of sor- dence. This can be done if all of us join hands and help people suffer- the disease. And with antine and even if we row, you have nothing ing from any mental issues by talking to them, by giving assurance his grit and determina- believe it will suffice to to fear. Apart from skin and by taking them to health professionals. It is time we review our tion and positive frame keep the virus from contact, the virus needs current mental health scenario, identify various policy implementa- of mind, he came back spreading to more peo- to be sneezed, coughed tion gaps, learn from success stories in other resource-constrained from hospital beating ple, anecdotal reports or breathed out to settings, and accordingly, shape mental health-care services. Corona. He said it is from around the coun- spread – none of which better to be admitted as try suggest a consider- a dead person can do. doctors keep check on able stigma has envel- So no idea if this Diabetes and other con- oped the status of being hybrid of lock-down and ditions also. quarantined itself. Af- herd immunity, which Letter to the Editor.... I had a question in ter public health offi- gives us the worst of mind for the family of cials placed a sticker on both options — econom- the patients also. The the door of a house with ic disaster, and a ram- An actor gone too soon doctor said that his wife someone in quarantine paging epidemic is good Sushant Singh Rajput was a very good actor and I is well informed but his inside, the house be- or bad we can’t com- don't think he has committed suicide. Hope all investiga- mother who was in the came like a zoo, people ment ,I can only quote tion into his death are carried out swiftly. Only then we will know the village started crying stopped to take pictures our doctor resident’s exact cause of his death. May his soul rest in peace. as the news and other when they pass by. suggestion that wear Sushant was best-known for his work in the TV show 'Pavitra Rishta' sources made her so Even people who have the mask, wash your and for starring in films such as 'MS Dhoni: The Untold Story', 'Detec- vulnerable to the dan- died of or with Covid-19 hands often and keep tive Byomkesh Bakshy' and 'Chhichhore'. gers lurking behind the have often not been per- social distancing. Jubel D'Cruz, Mumbai virus attack. In the se- mitted a decent or un- So stay safe every- nior citizen’s case the contested burial, with body and be positive. www.newsband.in | [email protected] 7 Tuesday, 16 June 2020 Nine corona positive... active in Ulwe are 17 and most cases have been Gift your Father... reported from Sector-18 and Sector-19. In Sector- Contd. from pg. 1 Contd. from pg. 4 2020. 18 there are 10 cases which are still active and in On 13th June, the total cases reported from Ulwe Sector-19 five cases are active while in Sector-10B incredibly light and tomizable with Jib- were as follows: Sector-3 four cases, 11 cases in there are two active cases. fun to wear, water- bitz™ charms, pro- sector 5, Sector-8 it was 7, Sector-9 only two, Sec- Speaking with Newsband Sumit Chaube, Man- friendly and buoyant; vides the Iconic Crocs tor 10B the number was 3, Sector-14 it was one, aging Director of PBC Developers informed, “Ear- weighs only ounces, Comfort™: Light- Sector-17 three cases, Sector-18 the total number lier Ulwe was in the safe zone and it was also de- the Ventila- weight of cases were 3 whereas in Sector-19 the highest clared in the orange zone but slowly even in Ulwe tion ports Flexible, number of cases were reported and the count was the corona cases are rising which is really a mat- add and 360-de- 17. In Sector-20, 21 and 23 the cases reported were ter of concern. It is essential that we all strictly breathabili- gree com- 7, 2 and 7 respectively. On 14th June eight cases follow the government guidelines and if someone is ty and help fort were reported from Sector-18 and from Sector-19 venturing out of their homes then they should take shed water Get one case. all the precautions.” and debris, yourself a According to the data from a source the death Even after several attempts by the Newsband thus easy to pair from in Ulwe till 14th June, 2020 is just one which was Correspondent the CIDCO Chief Health Officer Dr. clean and www.shopcrocs.in reported from Sector-23. The cases which are still S.M Bawaskar was unavailable for comments. quick to dry, and keep pivoting heel straps for your feet safe and your- a more secure fit cus- self health! Ranked evacuation and Datar, has performed a Exports (India) Pvt. Ltd. the later responded key role in bringing is successfully operating Blood donation camp... among top quickly by providing more than 9,000 Indian from Mumbai. Al Adil Contd. from pg. 3 ten Indian flights to Mumbai. Dr. products to UAE. The Group is in active expan- Datar has vowed to help group also produces sion mode and increasing cient blood. Blood Com- Platelets ( SDP), Cryo- Billionaires... as many people as pos- more than 700 products its outlets in other Gulf ponents available in precipitate ( Factor VIII Contd. from pg. 5 sible so that they reach within categories like countries. It has estab- the Chemist Blood ), Cryo Poor Plasma Maharashtra alone are home and reunite with readymade flours, spic- lished special trade Bank Centre are:- Chemist Bhawan is stranded in Dubai. Dr. their families safely es, pickles, jams, Nam- routes in USA, Canada, Whole Blood, Packed located in Sector 8 in Datar urged the Maha- and happily. keen and instants, un- Kenya, Switzerland, It- Red Blood Cells, Plate- Sanpada in the cutting rashtra CM, Uddhav Al Adil Trading der its own brand ‘Pea- aly, Eretria, Kuwait, let concentrate -RDP, of Gokool Hotel opposite Thackeray, to acceler- group, under the leader- cock’. His group’s Indi- Oman, Bahrain, Saudi Fresh Frozen Plasma to Sanpada's Lad Mas- ate the emergency ship of Dr. Dhananjay an arm, Masala King Arabia and UAE. (FFP), Single Donor ter Sitaram Udyan. www.newsband.in | [email protected] 8 Tuesday, 16 June 2020 Coronavirus: Plant nurseries fear closure By Dinesh Pawar negligible most of the Kid’s Zone URAN: Like many of nurseries are on the the industries, the busi- verge of closure. The ness of the plant nurs- cost for maintaining eries across the city grafted plants like have been adversely af- mango, coconut, locust, fected. “Every year dur- pomegranate, chickpea ing the beginning of the etc. are huge,” informs rainy season, the nurs- an owner of a nursery eries used to see a large in Panvel. number of customers “Every year before coming to buy their the onset of monsoon, favourite flowering and people used to buy their fruit bearing plants as favourite flowers, trees, this was the ideal time various grafted fruit for planting. However, are coming to the nurs- have to incur cost on trees, but this year, due due to the pandemic, the eries to buy plants,” maintaining the plants to the pandemic, the Ananya P. K. Singh., Grade III "A" business has come to a rues a horticulturist. like the fertilizers, buyers are not coming Ryan Christensen School, Vashi. standstill and although The cost of subsis- which are required for to the nurseries. Our the government has tence on the nursery their growth, water, business has started eased lockdown restric- has increased, while the space rent, and all this. declining,” remarked tions, not many people sale is minimal. “We However, as the sale is another nursery owner. Builder who defrauded 112 customers sentenced to 3 years rigorous imprisonment By Crime Reporter Builders. He had ad- Shankar Nangre had in the Panvel court for NAVI MUMBAI: A first vertised four years ago applied to the Alibag the last one year. class magistrate in that he was construct- Sessions Court for an- During the hearing, Treyksh Nigam, Age : 6 yrs, Panvel has sentenced ing a grand housing ticipatory bail. During the first class magis- Shankar Pandurang project called Sai Am- the hearing of the ap- trate convicted the ac- Nangre to three years ber Residency in Pan- plication, accused Nan- cused Shankar Nangre rigorous imprisonment vel taluka. On the ba- gre even returned back and sentenced him to 3 and a fine of Rs 50,000 sis of the advertise- Rs 50 lakh to the flat years rigorous impris- for swindling Rs 4.5 ment, 112 customers booking holders. How- onment and a fine of Rs crore from 112 flat booked flats in Nan- ever, the sessions court 50,000. The court also bookers for selling flats gre’s housing project rejected his pre-arrest ordered the accused to in a housing project at and paid him Rs 4 crore bail as he did not return pay 6.5 per cent inter- Chiple in Panvel talu- 54 lakh as the booking the remaining Rs 4 est to the buyers from ka. It has also ordered amount. However, even crore 4 lakhs. The Eco- the time they booked the the accused to pay the after the lapse of sever- nomic Crime Branch flat till the case is reg- buyers 6.5 per cent in- al months, when the arrested the accused istered. Ajit Chavan, terest on their money. project did not take off, Shankar Nangre in Assistant Director and The verdict has exposed the buyers took up the September 2018 and Government Prosecu- Misheeta Singh, Age: 5 yrs, Std. 1, builders who have been matter with the Eco- collected strong evi- tor, presided over the Vibgyor High School, Kharghar cheating the public in nomic Crime Branch dence against him and hearing of the case. The various ways. Unit-2 team. filed a charge sheet case was investigated The accused Shan- Khandeshwar police against him in the Pan- by senior police inspec- kar Nangre, who was then filed a case vel First Class Court. tors Vijay Waghmare, convicted in the case, is against Nangre for He has been in judicial Raju Sonawane and as- the proprietor of Shri fraud. custody since then. The sistant police inspector Sai Developers and Meanwhile, accused case has been pending Pradip Sawant. Review meeting pertaining to Covid 19 cases held NAVI MUMBAI: A meet- aggressive for transpar- ing was organized by ent management. All the Nerul Block Congress hospitals and their man- under the guidance of agement will be looked Ravindra Sawant to dis- after by the Congress in cuss the growing Covid phases. In this connec- patients in the city and tion, the Congress com- the facilities being pro- mittee will visit all the vided by the corpora- private hospitals in Ner- tion. The meeting re- ul area,” he added. viewed the work of the Present at the meet- municipal health de- while admitting pa- rates are followed by the ing were Gawli, Govind partment since the out- tients and the high private hospitals as Satam, Suresh Sadavar, break of corona cases. treatment cost at the well,” said a member. Pralhad Gaikwad, Shri “Patients and their rel- private hospitals. The “We will demand to Ghate, Rajesh Bham- atives are suffering im- corporation should im- publish the list of beds bure, Radhika Kamble, Tanvi Manoj Agarwal, Age: 14 yrs, Std. 9 mensely. There are re- plement a strict policy in the hospital. The Vasanti Pujari and oth- North Point School, Koparkhairane ports of lack of beds and ensure government Congress party will be ers.