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Thursday, 14 January 2021 www.newsband.in Pages 8 • Price 2 VOL. 14 • ISSUE 185 RNI No. MAHEN/2007/21778 POSTAL REGN. No. NMB/154/2020-22/VASHI MDG POST OFFICE Prices of dry fruits dip NMMC gears up for by 15-20 percent NMMC issues instructions following Sluggish demand during lockdown bird flu cases in state vaccination drive cited to be the reason The health depart- ment of the Navi Mumbai Covishield vaccine likely to arrive by Wednesday By Abhitash D.Singh 15-20 percent. This has Municipal Corporation ue to sluggish de- adversely affected the (NMMC) has issued im- By Abhitash D. Singh said, "We have been all the requisite infra- Dmand during lock- dry fruit market and it portant notices to the he Navi Mumbai intimated by the state structure is in place with down, the prices of dry may take some time for citizens in the backdrop TMunicipal Corpora- government that Navi regards to vaccination fruits have dipped by al- the market to revive. The of Bird Flu cases reported tion (NMMC) is gearing Mumbai is likely to get drive, we have been giv- most 15-20%, according demand for dry fruits in some districts of Ma- up for the vaccination vaccine consignment en ten additional large to the traders from Agri- was less during lock- harashtra. To ensure that drive, which is slated to either by Wednesday refrigerators of 250 litres cultural Produce Market down. However, now, every case of bird death start on 16th Janu- capacity each by the Committee (APMC), with normalcy returning is reported, the civic body ary, 2021 across state government,” Vashi. back, we are hopeful that has started a toll free the country. While said Bangar. The prices of dry soon the demand for dry number 1800222309, the Brihanmumbai "In the first 18002222310 and has fruits like almond, ca- fruits will increase and Municipal Corpo- phase, approxi- urged the citizens to call shew or pistachio, which the prices will become ration (BMC) has the numbers and inform mately 9500 health have high nutritional stable." about any hen, crow, pi- received the first workers will be vac- geon or other birds found consignment of cinated and in sec- dead in their area, so that Covishield vaccine ond phase 20,000 proper disposal of the from Serum Insti- frontline workers dead bird can be done by tute of India (Pune), will get the jab. In NMMC… NMMC is likely to the third phase, 50 (More on pge 3) receive it within a day. evening or by Thursday plus population and be- Speaking with the morning." low 50 with comorbidi- Around 250 hen found Newsband correspon- "Although Navi ties will be given vacci- dead in Uran poultry dent NMMC Commis- Mumbai has adequate nation shots,” informed In a span of four days sioner Abhijit Bangar cold storage facility and civic chief. around 250 hens were found dead in a poultry value and are usually Jain further added, farm of Pradip Gharat, at PCMC to launch ‘Bottle more in demand, have "The price of good qual- Jasai Naka on the Panvel fallen by around Rs 200 ity almonds which were Uran Highway. Dr. A. G for Change’ campaign per kg. earlier available at Rs Dande, Livestock Devel- Ankur Jain, owner of 1000 per kg in retail opment officer, Panchayat Bhairavnath Super Mar- market, has now dropped Samiti, Uran said that the ket, Ulwe while speak- cause of the death was down to Rs 750 per kg changes in climate and ing with the Newsband or even less. Cashew there were no signs or correspondent said, nuts, which were earlier symptoms of bird flu in "The prices of almost all priced at Rs 550 per kg, them... the dry fruits, whether are now being sold at Rs (More on page 8) almond, cashew, raisins 400 per kg. Pistachios of or pistachio, have fallen good quality were priced BJP office bearers from drastically. The prices Navi Mumbai join NCP have dipped by almost Continued on page... 6 Ahead of Navi Mum- By Ryhea George with an aim to reduce to reuse and recycle the bai Municipal Corporation aking cue from the plastic waste. The move plastic waste. For Swa- elections, a large number TNavi Mumbai Mu- will also help the civic chh Sarvekshan 2021, of office bearers and ac- nicipal Corporation to improve its in ranking we have decided to work tivists of the Bharatiya Ja- (NMMC), the Panvel in the nationwide Swach on two parameters: first- nata Party (BJP) are join- City Municipal Corpora- Sarvekshan 2021. ly to reuse, reduce and ing NCP and Shiv Sena, tion (PCMC) in collabo- Dhairyasheel Jadhav, recycle waste, for which informed District Working ration with Bisleri Inter- assistant municipal com- Bisleri has been roped President of Navi Mumbai national Private Limited missioner of PCMC said, in and secondly to work NCP, GS Patil… has decided to start ‘Bot- “We have given a green on spreading awareness (More on page 8) tle for Change’ cam- signal to this initiative of paign in its jurisdiction Bisleri. This will help us Continued on page... 5 2 Thursday, 14 January 2021 Deported criminal arrested for violating orders It is completely safe to By Crime Reporter Mumbai in February Last Monday, Assis- police caught him and consume eggs and poultry aloja police have 2020 for two years by tant Inspector of Police after further interroga- Tarrested a criminal the Deputy Commis- Sudhir Nikam of the tion, it was found that meat: Animal Husbandry who had returned to sioner of Police, zone-2. crime squad of Taloja he had been deported Taloja area before the The accused Kiran, police station and his for two years and his Commissioner completion of depor- a resident of Chindran team were patrolling sentenced period had tation period. Kiran village in Taloja, has the market and spotted not completed. He was By Chandrashekhar Hendve the toll-free telephone Harichandra Patil, 25, been booked in vari- Kiran, who immediate- later arrested by the utbreaks of bird flu number 18002330418 was deported from ous cases at Taloja and ly starting running on police for violating the Ohave been reported of the Animal Hus- Thane, Raigad and Navi other police stations. seeing the police. The deportation order. in Himachal Pradesh, bandry Commissioner- Rajasthan, Kerala Mad- ate should be informed PUBLIC NOTICE JASKHAR 93/464 77 4 0-8-8 hya Pradesh and also in immediately, appealed Notice is hereby given that my client M/s S. J. Developers through its JASKHAR 93/464 77 7 0-9-8 Maharashtra. Putting the Animal Husbandry Proprietor Shri Jacob George has agreed to purchase the plot No. 29, Sec- JASKHAR 93/464 80 4 0-6-4 at rest all the rumours, Commissioner. Dead tor-1, J.N.P.T. Nod, 2585 Sq. Mtrs. CIDCO file no. J.N.P.T. - 9, allotted to JASKHAR 93/464 84 7 0-1-4 Late Mr. Ganpat Sina Parave their Heirs 1. Late Chandar Ganpat Parave, JASKHAR 93/464 85 4 0-4-4 Animal Husbandry birds should not be 1/1. Mr. Narayan Chandar Parave, 1/1/1. Late Gunabai Narayan Parave, 1/1/2. Mr. Umesh Narayan Parave, 1/1/3. Mr. Rajesh Narayan Parave, JASKHAR 93/464 93 3 0-3-0 Commissioner, Sachin- touched or necropsied 1/1/4. Mr. Nayan Narayan Parave, 1/2. Mrs. Padmavati Bhart Kadu, 1/3. JASKHAR 93/464 93 10 0-2-8 dra Pratap Singh has or disposed of. Mrs. Lelabai Eknath Mhatre, 2. Late Mr. Laxman Ganpat Parave, 2/1. Mrs. JASKHAR 93/464 96 6 0-3-12 said that it is complete- As per Section 4 (1) Lalita Ramakant Thakur, 2/2. Mrs. Rajni Ashok Parave, 2/3. Mr. Avinash JASKHAR 93/464 101 9 0-3-4 Ashok Parave, 2/4. Mr. Anil Ashok Parave, 2/5. Mrs. Vanita Rakesh Bhoir, JASKHAR 93/464 36 1 0-3-8 ly safe to eat eggs and of the Prevention and 2/6. Mr. Ratnakar Laxman Parave, 2/7. Mr. Dashrath Laxman Parave, JASKHAR 93/464 46 12 0-3-0 poultry meat if the eggs Control of Infectious 2/8. Mrs. Manda Balkrushna Patil, 2/9. Mrs. Tulsa Sunil Kakde, 2/10. Mr. Pratibha Ramchandra Patil, 3. Late Govind Ganpat Parave, 3/1. Mr. Da- JASKHAR 93/464 46 14 0-3-4 and poultry are cooked Diseases of Animals yaram Govind Parave, 3/2. Mr. Kisan Govind Parave, 3.3 Mr. Harishchan- JASKHAR 93/464 47 2 0-2-8 for 30 minutes at 70 Act, 2009, every ani- dra Govind Parave, 3/4. Mrs. Sushila Ramdas Gharat, 3/5. Mrs. Suman JASKHAR 93/464 59 9 0-3-8 degrees Celsius. He ap- mal keeper or any other Nathuram Thakur, 3/6. Mrs. Jayvanti Laxman Mhatre, 3/7. Mrs. Nirmala JASKHAR 93/464 129 6 0-3-0 Jayvant Kadu, 3/8. Mrs. Aruna Vidyanand Gharat, 3/9. Late Kunda Chan- JASKHAR 93/464 135 3 0-6-12 pealed that misconcep- person in the State, non- drakant Thali, 3/9/1. Ms. Chaitali Chandrakant Thali, 4. Late Jaganath Gan- tions and rumours about pat Parave, 5. Late Dattatrey Ganpat Parave, 5/1. Mrs. Radhabai Dattatrey JASKHAR 93/464 135 13 0-6-0 governmental organi- Parave, 5/2. Mr. Pramod Dattatrey Parave, 5/3. Mrs. Disha Arun Thakur, JASKHAR 93/464 137 7 0-6-0 bird flu should not be zation, public body or 5/4 Mrs. Ujwala Vishwas Tandel, 5.5. Mrs. Desha Avinash Tandel, 6. Late JASKHAR 93/464 143 6 0-5-4 spread without any sci- Gram Panchayat, Vet- Hiraji Narayan Gharat & Late Janabai Hiraji Gharat, 6/1. Late Haribhau Hi- JASKHAR 93/464 144 10 0-3-0 raji Gharat, 6/1/1 Mr. Sudhir Haribhau Gharat, 6/1/2. Mrs. Sanjivani Chan- JASKHAR 93/464 144 11 0-2-8 entific basis. erinarians who are like- drahas Gharat, 6/2. Late Janardhan Hirji Gharat, 6/2/1. Mr. Amit Janardhan JASKHAR 93/464 166 3 0-7-12 If crows, parrots, her- ly to be infected with Gharat, 6/2/2. Mrs. Bharti Ashok Patil, 6/2/3. Mrs. Tanuja Kirit Patil, 6/2/4. Mrs. Anita Vikas Thakur, 6/2/5. Mrs. Kamini Santosh Thakur, 6/2/6. Mrs. JASKHAR 93/464 167 5 0-7-12 ons or migratory birds Scheduled Diseases in Nilam Santhosh Thakur, 6/3. Mr. Hasuram Hiraji Gharat, 6/4. Mr. Kamla- JASKHAR 93/464 170 9 0-5-8 are found to be dead in accordance with the kar Hiraji Gharat, 6/5. Mr. Dinesh Hiraji Gharat, 6/6. Mrs. Devyani Mohan JASKHAR 93/464 186 2 0-6-0 any of the villages in said Act should report Bhoir, 6/7. Mr. Prakash Hiraji Gharat, 6.8 Late Jayant Hiraji Gharat, 6/8/1. JASKHAR 93/464 186 3 0-6-12 Mrs. Yamuna Jayant Gharat, 6/8/2. Mr. Kundan Jayant Gharat, 6/8/3. Mr. JASKHAR 93/464 194 2 0-9-0 the state or more birds the fact to the nearest Hemant Jayant Gharat, 6/8/4. Mrs. Asmita Nitin Thakur, 6/8/5 Mrs. Kavita than usual are found to village officer or Gram Girish Mhatre, 7. Late Munabai @ Bhimabai @ Krushnabai Atmaram Kadu JASKHAR 93/464 199 14 0-2-0 7/1. Late Jayvant Atmaram Kadu, 7/1/1 Mrs. Nirmala Jayvant Kadu 7/1/2. JASKHAR 93/464 21 12 0-6-0 be dead in commercial Panchayat in-charge and Mr. Hitesh Jayvant Kadu, 7/1/3. Ms. Vanita Jayvant Kadu, 7/1/4, Mrs. Rajni JASKHAR 93/464 40 14 0-50 poultry farms, it should they should be informed Kishor Kadu, 7/1/5. Mrs. Mamta Nilesh Naik, 7/1/6. Mrs. Sunita Mahendra JASKHAR 93/464 93 9 0-3-12 Patil, 7/2. Mr. Arun Atmaram Kadu, 7/3. Mr. Yashvant Atmaram Kadu, 7/4. JASKHAR 93/464 105 28 0-5-4 be reported to the near- in writing to the nearest Mrs. Tulsabai Raghunath Gharat, 7/5. Mrs. Kusum Ramdas Pati, 7/6. Mrs. JASKHAR 93/464 115 8 0-2-4 est veterinary hospi- available veterinarian, Jayashri Vikas Mhatre, 8. Mrs. Gopibai Vasudev Tandel, 9. Late Gangabai Namdev Patil, 9/1. Mr. Santosh Namdev Patil, 9/2 Mr. Rajesh Namdev JASKHAR 93/464 134 8 0-6-8 tal immediately. Also, said Mr. Singh. Patil, 9/3. Mrs. Pushpalata Savlaram Patil, 9/4. Mrs. Prabhavati Vinayak JASKHAR 93/464 129 8 0-2-4 Mhatre, 9/5. Mrs. Kamlabai Ganesh Madvi, 9/6. Mrs. Gulab Arun Parera, JASKHAR 93/464 143 12 0-4-12 9/7. Mrs. Sharda Ganesh Kambale, 9/8. Late Sunanda Sandip Gaikawad, JASKHAR 93/464 170 10 0-5-4 9/8/1. Mrs. Gris Sunil Savle, 9/8/2. Mrs. Aster Sandip Ghatge, 9/8/3. Mr. JASKHAR 93/464 177 10 0-7-8 Sholoman Sandip Gaikawad, 10. Late Vithabai Bhudagi Patil, 10/1. Late JASKHAR 93/464 185 1 0-9-0 Ramchandra Bhudhagi Patil, 10/1/1. Mrs. Vandana Ramchandra Patil, 10/1/2. Mr. Tarang Ramchandra Patil, 10/1/3. Mrs. Ranjana Dhanaji Bhoir, JASKHAR 93/464 141 6 50-4 10/1/4. Mrs. Sangita Mangesh Gharat, 10/1/5. Mr. Gandhar Ramchandra JASKHAR 93/464 123 4 0-4-4 Patil, 10/1/6. Mrs. Krutika Jivan Patil, 10/1/7. Ms. Kashmira Jivan Patil, JASKHAR 93/25 10 10 0-4-40 10/2. Mr. Laxman Bhudhaji Patil, 10/3. Mrs. Seema Ramesh Kadu under JASKHAR 93/25 220 8 0-1-12 its 12.5% G. E. Scheme in lieu of their following lands acquired by the JASKHAR 93/464 100 27 0-1-0 CIDCO for Navi Mumbai Project. NAVGHAR 132 / 83 82 6 0-11-8 Description of land acquired by the Govt., for Navi Mumbai Project NAVGHAR 132 / 83 85 1 0-2-4 is written hereunder:- NAVGHAR 463/ 83-84 73 3 0-12-6 UNIT CASE NUMBER Surve No. Hisa No. Area SAVARKHAR 100 95 8 0-5-8 JASKHAR 93/464 15 1 0-12-8 SAVARKHAR 100 98 15 0-7-4 JASKHAR 93/464 19 6 0-7-8 SAVARKHAR 100 77 3 0-28-0 JASKHAR 93/464 29 2-3 0-11-8 SAVARKHAR 100 110 9 0-6-4 JASKHAR 93/464 32 8 0-1-0 SAVARKHAR 100 111 1 0-14-4 JASKHAR 93/464 36 5 0-6-8 SAVARKHAR 100 119 15 0-15-12 JASKHAR 93/464 129 7 0-0-8 All person/s hereby inform that not to do any transaction in respect of said JASKHAR 93/464 130 14 0-4-8 property, and having and or claiming any right, title interest, claim or de- JASKHAR 93/464 133 12 0-1-12 mand by way of sale, mortgage, lease, gift, exchange, inheritance, device JASKHAR 93/464 133 13 0-1-12 trust, partition, charge, lien, possession or otherwise howsoever and what- JASKHAR 93/464 134 14 0-6-0 soever into upon or in respect of the said above mentioned property or plot JASKHAR 93/464 121 17 0-03-0 should make the same known in writing to the undersigned Advocate at his office on following address :- B-386, First Floor, Vashi Plaza, Sector- Attention readers: While every effort is made JASKHAR 93/464 123 3 0-4-0 17, Plot No.80-81, Vashi, Navi Mumbai-400703, within 15 days from the to check the genuineness of party/parties inserting JASKHAR 93/464 128 6 0-2-8 date of publication of this notice otherwise the said right, titles, interest JASKHAR 93/464 115 28 0-1-4 claim or demand if any will be considered or deemed to have been waived, ads in this paper, we cannot be held responsible for JASKHAR 93/464 117 16 0-3-8 released abandoned and give up which may please note. the truthfulness of its contents. The publishers, Editor JASKHAR 93/464 105 37 0-2-4 Date: 14-01-2021 Sd/- and/or the staff cannot be held responsible for any JASKHAR 93/464 109 4-5 0-13-4 Adv. Dhiraj. D. Surana Add:- Office No. B-386, Vashi Plaza, Sector-17, Plot No. 80/81, loss or damage due to transactions that they may en- JASKHAR 93/464 70 2 0-8-4 Vashi, Navi Mumbai-400703, Mobile No. 8779011041 ter into guided by the ads.

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 e-mail : [email protected] website : www.newsband.in Thursday, 14 January 2021 3 MSEDCL's Nerul division begins NMMC issues instructions following drive against power theft bird flu cases in state he health department of the Navi Important instructions: Power theft worth Rs 24 lakh detected in 116 cases TMumbai Municipal Corporation Avoid contact with sick birds. If (NMMC) has issued important no- any person has influenza like illness in Nerul, Palm Beach and CBD Belapur tices to the citizens in the backdrop of (ILI) such as sore throat, fever, cold- Bird Flu cases reported in some dis- cough, he/she should immediately go special drive has been launched Beach, CBD Belapur sub-division of tricts of Maharashtra. To ensure that to the nearest primary health center of A since November 2020 to curb MSEDCL against power thieves. Af- every case of bird death is reported, NMMC and get checked. power thefts in MSEDCL's Bhandup ter checking the power connection at the civic body has started a toll free Meat and eggs should be cooked circle. The drive has been started fol- these places, 116 cases of power thefts number 1800222309, 18002222310 properly. There is no risk in consum- lowing orders of Chief Engineer of came to light. Under Section 126 of and has urged the citizens to call the ing them. However, the NMMC Health Bhandup Circle, Suresh Ganeshkar, the Electricity Act 2003, 2.53 lakh numbers and inform about any hen, Department has appealed to the citi- to crackdown electricity thefts crow, pigeon or other birds found zens to take necessary precautions and against power were detected in dead in their area, so that proper dis- co-operate with the NMMC health thieves in vari- 23 cases. Also, posal of the dead bird can be done by workers by giving the right informa- ous sections. as per section NMMC. tion who will visit to conduct survey. In the last two 135, power theft months, the of Rs 21.48 lakh Nerul division of 165228 units in the Bhandup were detected in Rafale jet kites in demand circle has un- 93 cases and a to- covered power tal of Rs 24 lakh this Makar Sankranti thefts worth Rs of power thefts By Chandrashekhar Hendve 24 lakh in 116 were detected in The market of Ka- cases. Nerul division. mothe node is filled with As per the Various cases a variety of kites, ahead order of the like tampering of Makar Sankranti. One Chief Engineer, the Superintending with the meter, inserting resistance in of the eye-catching kites Engineer of Vashi mandal, under the the meter, bypassing the meter using this Makar Sankranti are guidance of Rajaram Mane and Ex- a changeover switch, stealing elec- the Rafale shaped kites. ecutive Engineer of Nerul Division tricity by tapping the service wire Sold at a price of Rs Sinhajirao Gaikwad, a special op- etc. came to the fore and the violators 1000, these kites, which eration was launched in Nerul, Palm were penalised. have been shaped as Ra- fale jet, are the hot pick this season, say the trad- Two die while trespassing railway track ers. By Crime Reporter is Raj Gautam (19). All locomotive, which was Shrikant Repale, wo of three friends three are from Uttar heading towards Thane. who has been making Twere killed while Pradesh and reside in Both of them died on kites since his school trespassing railway Bhimnagar in Rabale. the spot. However, Raj days, has displayed an track on the Trans Har- Rajkumar, Dinesh escaped. After getting array of kites for the bor railway line be- Kumar and Raj Gau- information about the first time this year. “The tween Rabale and Airoli tam were out for a accident in the morning, kites are currently being on Sunday night. The walk around 9.30 pm Vashi Railway Police manufactured under the ing sold for Rs 50 to Rs the size ranging from 1 two have been identi- on Sunday. While they rushed to the spot and name ‘Asha’ and are be- 1,000, depending upon foot to 10 feet”. fied as Sabhajit Rajku- were walking along the took the bodies of the mar Ramapur (22) and railway line between two into custody. Vashi Dinesh Kumar Shankar Rabale and Airoli, Raj- Railway Police have Bharati Vidyapeeth Bharatiya (20). Their kumar and Dinesh Ku- registered a case of ac- COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE surviving friend's name mar, failed to notice the cidental death. (Approved by COA, New Delhi, Affiliated to University of Mumbai) Sector No.7, C.B.D., Belapur (Belpada), Navi Mumbai-400614 Thief after snatching purse from Admission Notification 2020-2021 ADMISSION FOR FIRST YEAR ARCHITECTURE Applications are invited for admission to First Year Architecture against the vacant seats after a woman flees in autorickshaw CAP rounds & Institute level seats from the eligible candidates. By Crime Reporter and the rickshaw driver. taining gold chain worth Eligibility: woman walking on The victim, Kavita about Rs 50,000, mobile • Passed the HSC (Std.XII) examination of Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher the road became Pabarekar, a resident phone, cash, ATM card, Secondary Education or its equivalent examination in PCM group OR A • Passed DIPLOMA IN ENGINEERING under 10+3 scheme of State Board of Technical victim of theft after her of Vitawa, works in a Aadhaar card, PAN card Examinations Minimum 50% aggregate marks (45% for back-ward class candidates from purse containing gold company in Mahape. and fled. However, he Maharashtra State only) OR jewellery, mobile phone Kavita had come to fell down in the scuffle • International baccalaureate Diploma after 10 years of Schooling with not less than 50% marks in aggregate and with mathematics are compulsory subjects of examination AND and cash was snatched Mahape circle in an au- and the rickshaw driver • Hold valid score at NATIONAL APTITUDE TEST IN ARCHITECTURE (NATA) conducted by a thief who then fled torickshaw at around 10 who was with him took by the Council of Architecture for the Academic year 2020-2021 Or Advanced JEE Paper –II. in a rickshaw. The inci- am on Tuesday. As she him in the rickshaw and BRANCH: B.ARCH. dent happened at Ma- was walking towards fled. Despite Kavita (5Years Full Time Degree Course) hape MIDC on Tuesday her company from Ma- raising an alarm the duo Prospectus and Admission Form Fee Rs.1000/- CONTACT: morning. Turbhe MIDC hape Shil Diaghar road, fled. Kavita reached The Principal, Tel. 022-27564646,27571451 Fax :022-27571451 police have registered a a robber who was fol- Turbhe MIDC Police E-mail: [email protected] case of robbery against lowing her forcibly station and lodged a Sd/- Sd/- the unidentified robber snatched her purse con- complaint. PRINCIPAL SECRETARY 4 Thursday, 14 January 2021

Tooth Be Told: Dental treatments during pregnancy If dental treatments whitening or some other treatments during nancy? cava which can cause are safe, when is the esthetic procedures may pregnancy? Penicillin and reduced blood pressure best time to get treat- be planned post preg- The most commonly Amoxycillin are the in the mother. Hence, ment? nancy. used type of local anes- safest antibiotics dur- dental treatments can By: Dr. Aditi Mahajani Dental treatments Can I get orthodon- thetic in India i.e. ligno- ing pregnancy. Cepha- be carried out in the sit- ental treatment is are safest during the sec- tic treatment during caine, is safe for use as losporin drugs can also ting position during the Dsomething which ond trimester. However, pregnancy? local anesthetic during be prescribed with con- third trimester. In a re- is very commonly ne- dental treatments can If orthodontic treat- pregnancy. In recom- sent from the gynaecol- clined position, dental glected in India. While be safely taken up even ment (braces) is ongo- mended amounts, local ogist. However, higher treatment can be done every article I write during the first and third a n e s t h e t i c doses for longer periods with the mother turned focuses on the impor- trimester as well. It is can be safely are not advised. Tetra- slightly to the left side tance of oral health and recommended that any used for den- cycline is an antibiotic to avoid compression on regular visits to a dental sort of dental emergency tal treatment which is contraindicated the right side. clinic, one question still during pregnancy should during preg- and should not be taken MORAL OF THE prevails. Is it safe to get be treated regardless of nancy. during pregnancy. Tetra- STORY: dental treatments during how far along the preg- How safe are cycline causes irrevers- It is of utmost im- pregnancy? The answer nancy is. Other required dental x-rays ible damage to the teeth portance to inform your is ‘Yes!’ Read on for an- dental procedures can during preg- in the foetus and hence doctor/dentist about your swers to your most fre- be taken up during first nancy? should be avoided. pregnancy. Information quently asked questions and second trimester Dental x- Which painkiller can about your pregnancy, about dental treatments considering that lying ray units have I take during preg- medicines you take and during pregnancy. down in a dental chair evolved over nancy? allergies that you may Why is dental care can be difficult -dur the years to Paracetamol is the have is vital for safe during pregnancy ing the third trimester. release mini- safest pain killer and dental treatment. Good important? However, most dentists ing, it can be continued mum radiation. This can be taken after den- oral hygiene before dur- Oral health consti- will advise that elective through the pregnancy minimal radiation can tal treatments if needed ing and after pregnancy tutes an important part procedures be taken up without stopping the be blocked with lead during pregnancy. Ibu- is essential to avoid un- of overall health. A after pregnancy. treatment. In some cas- aprons and thyroid col- profen should be avoid- toward occurrences such surge of hormones dur- Which dental treat- es, if orthodontic treat- lars which protect the ed. as gum swelling, gum ing pregnancy makes ments are safe during ment is yet to be started thyroid gland and the What if I need treat- bleeding and even more the oral tissues fragile pregnancy? it may be advised to wait foetus from radiation. ment during third serious complications and prone to gum swell- Scaling, root canal until after the pregnancy Hence, dental x-rays can trimester? such as pre-eclampsia ing and bleeding. But all treatments, extraction to get braces in order to be taken using safety During the third tri- and pre-term low birth of that can be tackled can all be performed avoid minor discomfort parameters for required mester, the foetus is al- weight among babies. with good oral hygiene throughout the course with diet. dental procedures. most fully grown and Dr. Aditi Mahajani is before, during and after of pregnancy. Elective Can local anesthetic Which antibiotics are on lying down presses Periodontist and Oral pregnancy. procedures such as tooth be used for dental safe during preg- on the inferior vena Implantologist Rendering a helping hand Bhumi pujan ceremony of new Gram Panchayat office at Kalambusare in Uran taluka held By Dinesh Pawar humi pujan Bceremony of the new building of the new Gram Panchayat office in Uran taluka at Kalambusare was performed at the hands of n order to lend a help- ences. Mr. Gharat has tara, Head of Naturopa- MLA Mahesh Iing hand to the pa- been associated with thy Centre said that at Baladi on Sun- tients undergoing treat- the organisation for al- present there are about day, 10th De- ment at the Leprosy most a decade. Youth 100 leprosy patients liv- cember. Prevention Committee Council Secretary Sub- ing with their families The chief at Nere, Youth Coun- hash Hande Deshmukh, and gave detailed infor- guests on cil Nerul, a charitable Ramesh Surve, Shivaji mation about the activi- this occasion organization, provided Shinde, Vikram Ram, ties and treatments be- were Labour food grains recently. Ravindra Karmalkar, ing implemented there. leader Ma- eral Secretary Sunil Pa- deep Naik, Deputy Senior journalist, SB Singh, VC Patil, The general meeting of hendra Gharat, Zilla til, Uran East Division Panch Sunil Patil, Rajendra Gharat, who Dattaram Ambre, Ram- the Youth Council was Parishad member Ba- President Shashi Patil, Member Umesh Bhoir, was present on the oc- chandra Naik, Chandra- also held in the same jirao Pardeshi Uran BJP Uran Taluka Vice Uran Taluka Member casion, lauded the ser- sen Kamble and Yash- hall. Subhash Hande Panchayat Samiti Depu- President Mukund Ga- Rupesh Patil, Village vice rendered by the want Gomewad were Deshmukh and Suresh ty Chairman Shubhangi onwad, Youth Leader President Rajesh Patil, committee in such a also present on the oc- Vichare were given bou- Patil, BJP Uran taluka Sushant Patil, Kalam- BJP Uran taluka secre- remote area since 1952 casion. quets on the occasion of president Ravi Bhoir. busare Gram Panchayat tary Kuldeep Naik were and shared his experi- Dr. Kamal Singh Ka- their birthdays. BJP Uran Taluka Gen- Sarpanch Nutan Kul- also present. Thursday, 14 January 2021 5 Bird flu: City based vets dole Sri Vara Siddhi Vinayaka Seva Samaj out advise to pet owners celebrates Sri Hanuman Jayanthi By Indrani Basu birds are the carrier and should take extra pre- ith Maharashtra they act as a host for caution and sanitise their Wbecoming the Avian Influenza virus. hands frequently”. eighth state to report The bird flu is a serious Dr. D.K. Patil, senior confirmed cases across threat to pet birds also, if veterinary doctor from Mumbai, Thane, Konk- and when, they are tak- Vashi, sector 16 gives an, Marathwada and en outside. The strains out the following advice other neighbouring plac- which have been found to the pet owners: “As es, there is panic among in the recent cases are there is no vaccine for citizens. As of now, no H5N1 and H7N9, and this virus, so cleanliness, confirmed cases of bird both are deadly. She so frequent sanitization of flu have come to the fore people should be care- the area, where the birds in Navi Mumbai, yet cit- ful.” are kept, proper diet as izens are unsure for how She advised, “To immunity booster, are By Lakshman Sundar After Pooja, Sankalam, long this scenario will protect your pets, keep the most important mea- ri Vara Siddhi Sri Anjaneya homam, continue. them inside the room, sures to be taken. When SVinayaka Seva Sam- Navagraha Homam and Sheila Bhat, a resi- instead of in the bal- there are pigeon drop- aj (SVSVSS) celebrated Naskshatra Shanti ho- dent of Kharghar shared, cony or on terrace. Do lets, as soon as possible Sri Hanuman Jayanthi mam were elaborately “The num- clean the area on Tuesday, January 12, performed. The man- ber of pigeons and sanitise.” 2021 at its temple prem- tra 'Om Hum Pawa- and crows are He asked the ises at Sector 29, Vashi, nanthayas Swaha’ was regular visi- citizens not to Navi Mumbai. chanted 108 times. tors in major- panic about con- Brahmasri Subram- The names, stars ity of the houses sumption of egg naya Ganapadigal per- and rasis of contributors and cleaning and chicken. He formed the homams, were read out and Vada of droplets are told, “As of now, archancnas and related Mala was placed at the the tedious job the poultry birds rituals. He explained the feet of Lord Hanuman's which we have only at some valour of Lord Hanuman large portrait on their be- do every day. places have been and the significance of special abhishegam on half. Some participants Hence the news affected. As per Vada Mala. Lord Hanu- Sri Panchamukha Hanu- sang hymns in praise of of bird flu and the government man's idol and portrait man. Then Sri Sundara Lord Hanuman. After reports of the death of not expose your pets to decision mass culling is were decorated with Kanda Parayanam, Sri Poornaahuthi and Deep- crows, chickens and stray birds. Keep check- going to be done around Vada Mala, butter and Ram Pattabhishegam aradhana, sumptuous other birds have made ing on the health of your one kilometer radius of betel leaves. and Hanuman Janana prasadams were given to us quite concerned pet regularly. If there is the outbreak.” The day began with Pararayanam followed. the devotees present. about the health of the sneezing, diarrhea, nasal “People should not family amid this Covid discharge or any other panic about the con- PCMC to launch plastic which is collect- plastic is generated un- pandemic situation.” behavioural change im- sumption of chicken and ‘Bottle for Change’... ed from various public der our jurisdiction and The pet owners are mediately report to your egg, because heat de- Continued from page...1 places, as well as many how we can collect it. frantically making calls vet doctor. Stop feed- stroys avian virus. The among the residents for active residential areas, We will soon start the to their veterinary doc- ing stray birds, pigeons, Indian style of cook- making the city cleaner will be brought back to awareness programme tors about the health crows which are visiting ing of non-vegetarian and healthier. For the Bisleri centres through in residential areas. I be- safety of their pet birds. your veranda or porch. food is completely safe. second initiative, PCMC which utility products lieve that we will collect Kharghar based veteri- If required, use bird nets Before cooking clean has coined the term ‘IEC’ like bags, tables, chairs clean plastic at a mass nary Surgeon Dr. Mad- or pigeon nets, if pos- the meat and egg, thor- (Information Education etc. will be made”, said level after educating the hurita Gupta, Director of sible. Persons who are oughly boil up to 80-100 and Communication) Madhupriya Shivaji residents”, said Madhu- Myvets Charitable Trust dealing with poultry in degree centigrade,” adds and will be working on Awate, the head of the priya. told, “Usually migratory farm house or in market Dr. Patil. this. Solid Waste Management “If clean plastic is To inform about Department, PCMC. segregated, it can be re- ‘Bottle for Change’ “The commissioner used and recycled. The initiative, the officials is very positive about the plan is under process and from Bisleri held meet- initiative and has given we are really happy that ings with the solid waste approval for this proj- PCMC has approved this management department ect. We have started re- initiative,” said Shreya of the PCMC and con- searching on how much Sudhir. ducted workshops. “The aim of the workshop was to educate the sanitation officers about the initia- tive and to inform them how to collect used clean plastic such as multi-lay- er plastic, old shampoo The Bharatiya Janata Party celebrated the birth anniversary of Yuva Chetna Swami Vivekananda bottles, dry soft drink and Rajmata Jijausaheb. BJP's North Raigad district president MLA Prashant Thakur, Panvel taluka president Arunsheth Bhagat, ward committee chairperson Hemalatha Mhatre, corpora- bottles, Bisleri bottles, tor Ruchita Londhe, panchayat committee member Bhupendra Patil, senior activist Shashikant chocolate wrappers, bis- Shelke, District President of Yuva Morcha Mayuresh Netkar, Taluka President Anand Dhawale, cuit wrappers, old plas- City President Rohit Jagtap, Amrish Mokal, Chinmay Samel and other office bearers and activ- tic broken toys etc. The ists were present on the occasion. 6 Thursday, 14 January 2021 Extension of service of daily festival special Editorial trains on Madgaon Jn. – Mumbai route Issue: 185 14 january, 2021 By Ashok Dhamija durg, Kankavali, Vaib- CSMT Mumbai at 07:10 onkan Railway in havwadi Road, Rajapur hrs from 16th January Kcoordination with Road, Vilavade, Rat- to 01st April 2021 and Countdown begins Central Railway have nagiri, Sangameshwar will reach Madgaon Jn. decided to extend the Road, Chiplun, Khed,, at 19:00 hrs on the same ith great eagerness and ex- not be incorrect to say that India service of fully reserved Panvel, Thane and Da- day. Halts en-route in- citement, the nation is await- may have to battle several challeng- W daily Festival Special dar stations in both di- clude Karmali, Thivim, ing the Covid 19 vaccination drive, es. With a population of 1.3 billion, trains between Mad- rections. Pernem, Sawantwadi which is slated to start on January the vaccination drive may not be so gaon Jn. & Chhatrapati 2) Train no. 01114 Road, Kudal, Sindhu- 16, 2021. In the first priority list easy. It is indeed a Herculean task to Shivaji Maharaj Termi- / 01113 Madgaon Jn. – durg, Kankavali, Vaib- are the healthcare workers and the ensure that the vaccine reaches all nus (CSMT) Mumbai in CSMT Mumbai - Mad- havwadi Road, Rajapur frontline workers who are estimated target populations and that both the order to clear the rush of gaon Jn. Daily Festival Road, Adavali, , Rat- to be around 3 crores, followed by infrastructure and human resources extra passenger as per Special Express nagiri, Sangameshwar those above 50 years of age and the are available to enable this. This not the details given below: Road, Chiplun, Khed, under-50 population groups with only requires adequate resourcing 1) Train no. 01112 Mangaon, Panvel, Thane co-morbidities numbering around but also proper preparation of the / 01111 Madgaon Jn. – and Dadar stations in 27 crores. ground for the effective distribution CSMT Mumbai - Mad- both directions. To ensure everything moves of vaccines. There are challenges gaon Jn. Daily Festival All the above Spe- smoothly during vaccination drives, like vaccine delivery, logistics, man- Special Express cials will consist of 22 dry runs were conducted across the ufacture and availability as also cold Train no. 01112 LHB Coaches, includ- country. Many loopholes in logistics storage. Another biggest hurdle is to Madgaon Jn. - CSMT ing One First AC, One and training that were observed are dispel myths surrounding the vac- Mumbai Special will Two Tier AC, Four 3 being plugged by the administra- cine. Fake news and views are doing leave from Madgaon Jn. Tier AC, Nine Second tion. the rounds in social media, which at 18:00 hrs from 15th Class Sleeper, Four Prime Minister Modi has been need to be checked and the concerns January to 31st March Second Class Seating holding meetings with the chief of the citizens should be addressed For representational purpose 2021 and will reach only Coaches, One Pantry ministers of all the states to review by the experts. CSMT Mumbai at 05:50 Car and Two Generator the Covid-19 vaccine rollout plan of In our fight against Covid 19, hrs on the next day. Train no. 01114 Car. Reservations for all what is being touted as the "world's it is imperative for every citizen to Train no. 01111 CSMT Madgaon Jn. – CMST the above Daily Specials largest vaccination programme". join hands and support the govern- Mumbai - Madgaon Jn. Mumbai Special will can be made at all Com- During the meeting coordination ment machinery. We have bravely Special will leave from leave from Madgaon Jn. puterized Reservation between Centre and the states were faced the pandemic. It is now time CSMT Mumbai at 23:05 at 09:15 hrs from 16th Centres and on website: reviewed to ensure efficient delivery to bring it to an end. The political hrs from 16th January January to 31st March www.irctc.co.in . of vaccination and efficient manage- parties too, should not use this as to 31st March 2021 and 2021 and will reach Passengers are re- ment of drive. election agenda, but should render will reach Madgaon Jn. CSMT Mumbai at 21:40 quested to kindly avail However, while it is indeed a all possible support for the success- at 10:45 hrs on the next hrs on the same day. the services and adhere time for jubilation and hope, it will ful completion of the drive. day. Halts en-route in- Train no. 01113 CSMT to all norms, SOPs relat- clude Karmali, Thivim, Mumbai - Madgaon Jn. ed to COVID19 during Prices of dry have not seen much de- shops are the biggest Pernem, Sawantwadi Daily Festival Special the boarding, travel and fruits dip... cline in prices." consumers of dry fruits. Road, Kudal, Sindhu- Express will leave from at destination. Continued from page...1 Mukesh Jain, one During lockdown, hotels at Rs 1300-1400 per kg. of the traders of dry and sweet shops were These are now available fruits at APMC Market closed, hence demand Trailer driver arrested for stealing at Rs 1000 per kg." informed, "The major dipped drastically." Parth Shah, one of reason for the fall in the Harsh Vyas, owner Rs 35 lakh worth of garments the traders of dry fruits prices of dry fruits, is the of Harsh Dry Fruits in Nerul said, "Dry lockdown. Also, during store said, "The sale of By Crime Reporter the accused trailer driver Investigation Squad. fruits like almonds, ca- the lockdown period, the dry fruits have come he crime branch has loaded the container with During investiga- shew and pistachios imported items could not down by almost 50% Tarrested a trailer garments worth about tion, under the guidance have registered the high- be sold. With sharp gap due to the lockdown and driver who was abscond- Rs 35 lakh from Kol- of Additional Commis- est decline in demand. in demand-supply ratio, off season. I am hopeful ing after stealing a con- kata. However, he did sioner of Police, Crime The other dry fruits like the prices fell. The hotel that the prices will again tainer full of readymade not reach the godown at Branch, Dr. BG Shekhar walnuts, figs and raisins industry and the sweet rise after April." garments worth about Kalamboli and fled with Patil, Deputy Commis- Rs 35 lakh from Kol- the container full of sioner of Police, Pravin kata to Kalamboli. The clothes and switched off Kumar Patil, Assistant Time to reach out to God container trailer driver his mobile phone. Inspector of Police Vi- Vashi based kids Sangmesh has been identified as Shabbir Khan, a rep- jay Chavan, Sub-In- Chare and Abhishek Nagrale Jitendra Kumar Suren- resentative of Inland spector of Police Yogesh make the best of the bicycle dra Rai, 34, a native of World Logistics lodged Waghmare and his team ride, with a kite in tow on the Bihar. a complaint with the Ka- checked CCTV footage eve of Makar Sankranti. One of The accused trailer lamboli police station af- and arrested Jitendra the most ancient Hindu festi- driver, was handed a vals celebrated across India on ter receiving information from Kamothe. After January 14, with much fanfare, consignment of ready- about the incident. The further investigation, the the same is dedicated to the made garments by In- Kalamboli police regis- crime branch seized the sun god. It marks the begin- land World Logistics tered a case against the container trailer worth ning of the auspicious period Company in Kalamboli trailer driver and started Rs 25 lakh and ready- of Uttarayan and the end of the on December 24 to de- searching for him. The made garments worth winter season with the onset of liver from Kolkata to a case was also being in- about Rs 35 lakh from longer days. It is believed that kite flying is a way of thanking godown in Kalamboli. vestigated parallelly by the Mumbai-Pune Ex- the God. (Text and Photo By Ashok Dhamija) According to the report, the Motor Vehicle Theft pressway. Thursday, 14 January 2021 7 Mumbai City breaches ATK Mohun Bagan fortress, extends leadership position at half way stage: Hero ISL 2020-21 Bartholomew scores the match winner for the Islanders By Ashok Dhamija iser. ATK Mohun Bagan umbai City FC ex- with 20 points from 10 Mtended their lead games with six wins and to five points at the top two draws are currently of the Hero Indian Super placed second in the 11 League (Hero ISL) 2020- team league table. 21 standings after they A delighted Mumbai secured a hard fought 1-0 City’s Head Coach Ser- win over their closest ri- gio Lobera post the match vals Atletico de Kolkata stated that he was happy Mohun Bagan (ATKMB) with his team’s perfor- early this week at the Fa- mance both in the offence torda Stadium and defence against a Striker Bartholomew The Mumbai City FC outfit led by custodian Arminder Singh dangerous side like ATK (Extreme Right) maintained the leadership position in the Hero AKT Mohun Bagan’s custodian Arindam Bhattacharja had a Ogbeche justified Head ISL 2020-21 at the halfway stage (Photos courtesy ISL). Mohun Bagan who have Coach Sergio Lobera barely conceded a goal busy day under the post, before Mumbai City FC’s striker Bar- five assists, the most by dam Bhattacharja who tholomew Ogbeche (Left) finally managed to break the dead- decision to include him during the run of play lock in the second half . in the starting XI ahead any player this season, had a busy outing under this season. The Spaniard of Mumbai City’s lead- extended his overall as- the post throughout the was also thrilled with In this league, in a short Navi Mumbai) insisted ing goal scorer Adam Le sists tally to 22 in 50 ISL match compared to the his side’s domination in time a lot can change. We that there was not much to Fondre, with a crucial outings (most by any Islanders goalkeeper Ar- the first half and admit- need to keep on with our separate the two sides and strike in the 69th minute player in the league). minder Singh who only ted that the Islanders had performances and con- he was disappointed with of the match, his fourth in The victory over AT- had dive full stretch, once worked hard on the train- tinue improving,” Lobera the performance with his the tourney. The Nigerian KMB extended the lead to keep out a free-kick ing ground to break down stressed team’s performance in forward Ogbeche capi- of the Islanders to nine taken by Edu Garcia in a resilient ATK Mohun Meanwhile, ATK Mo- the first 45 minutes. He talised on a delicate back games in ten outings as the second half. Mumbai's Bagan defence. He went hun Bagan’s Head Coach further stressed that the pass from his French team they amassed 25 points Mourtada Fall once again on to emphasize the need Antonio Lopez Habas players need to put the mate Hugo Boumous in- with eight wins and one stood tall in the company to continue their im- who was had led the then disappointment behind side the penalty area, be- draw. Earlier Mumbai of his experienced full provement even though Atletico de Kolkata (now and prepare for their next fore unleashing a power- City dominated the first backs Mandar Rao Des- Mumbai City now have known as ATK-Mohun match against FC Goa. ful curling strike into the half against their rivals sai and Navi Mumbai a five-point lead at the Bagan) to their third ISL Result: Mumbai top corner to make it 1-0, both in terms of ball pos- based Amey Ranawade top at the halfway stage. title in the previous sea- City FC 1 (Bartholomew which in the end proved session and attempts at the late in the game with “Leading the pool half- son (second under his Ogbeche 69’) beat ATK- to be decisive one in goal but failed to get past crucial clearance to deny way through the season leadership following their Mohun Bagan 0 (HT the context of the game. their rivals organized and ATKMB’s Sandesh Jhin- is a good feeling for all maiden title in the inau- 0-0). Hero of the Match: Mumbai City’s maverick disciplined defence led gan and David Williams of us. We however have gural season at the pictur- Bartholomew Ogbeche midfielder Boumous with by their custodian Arin- from finding the equal- to play 10 more games. esque DY Patil Stadium, (Mumbai City FC).

By Indrani Basu dar. “On the previous night, we s the sun’s journey to the north- Residents gear up to observe Sankranti light a fire and burn all old things Aern hemisphere or Makara raa- to signify that the old sins we have si signifies the onset of uttarayan, previous day of sankranti, we celebrate sweetly and remain friends,” she added. committed will be destroyed and people belonging to various communities the day by preparing a dish of mix veg- The people from eastern part of the to start a fresh new dawn on this Pongal will offer prayers to Sun God tomorrow etables from seven or multiple numbers country will cook Pitha, Puli, payesh day. We make offerings of ‘Sakkar–Pon- morning, to mark the auspicious occa- of fresh green vegetables and offer this made from nutan gud or newly produced gal’ which is typically cooked rice with sion of Makar Sankranti, which falls on to Sun God and house deity praying for date - jaggery. Sankranti stands for food gud and ghee. Sugarcane, raw turmeric January 14th . Bhog made from new har- prosperity, peace and wellbeing for the and cultural festival, which is rich in with leaves, raw ginger, fruits are also vest will be offered to Sun God and house new harvest season ahead.” pomp and gaiety for the people of Assam, offered. People fly kites on Sankranti for deity and the new harvest season will be In every Maharashtrian household, the Bengal, Odissa, Tamilnadu and Andhra merry making”, informed Sudha Rajmo- ushered in with great religious fervour. festival is celebrated by exchanging Til-gud Pradesh. The festival is called by different han from Vashi. Pitha, puli, payasam made from new after taking til-bath, as token of goodwill. names like Poush Parbon, Bihu, Sank- Jatin Shah, a Kharghar based resi- paddy, milk and newly produced jaggery “In the morning, we arrange five or sev- ranti, Pongal, but the essence is same. dent missed flying kite this year, which will be prepared in almost every home en small matkas applying haldi-kumkum New harvested crops, paddy, molasses is usually held in a big way in their so- across the city. Unlike previous years, the over the outer part and inside pieces of and fresh coconuts are the basic ingre- ciety. He said, “In our native place in pandemic situation may restrict the resi- five types of newly grown crops like, sug- dients used to make Pitha, ladoo, puran Gujarat, kite flying is considered as an dents to go outside and celebrate in a big arcane, groundnut, green–chana, goose- poli cooked in every kitchen on that day. art and kite-fighting is the integral part way, but individually every household will berries and til-gud are placed. These It is also a big event for the Tamils of this Uttarayan phase. The men folk perform the rituals following their respec- are then offered to five or seven married and the people of Andhra Pradesh. The do the flying and women hold the "Firki", tive traditions. ladies while saying ‘til-gud ghya, god, Telugus like to call it 'Pedda Panduga', the spool of thread, standing behind the From the previous day, the homemak- god bola’ which has a symbolic mean- meaning a big festival. The whole event man. They also tie the thread on the kites ers have been busy preparing the sank- ing for Sankranti: Accept this til-gud and lasts for four days, the first day Bhogi, and keep them ready for the man for un- ranti special sweet dishes using coconut, speak sweet words in the coming days. the second day Sankranti, the third day ending kite flying session, where the sky milk, jaggery mixed with til. Seema Khe- The under-lying thought in the exchange Kanuma and the fourth day, Mukkanuma. turns into a battlefield and neighbours as bre, a homemaker from Bhimashankar of til-gud is to forget the past ill-feelings For Tamilians, Pongal is one of the enemies. This year due to pandemic, we Society, Seawoods, informed, “On the and hostilities and resolve to speak most auspicious festivals in their calen- are missing all the fun.” 8 Thursday, 14 January 2021 NMMC chief conducts cleanliness Around 250 hens found survey in Digha and Airoli dead in Uran poultry Doctors say no signs of Bird Flu By Ryhea George well bloody diarrhoea. were no more deaths and n a span of four days The post mortem report all the chickens in Pradip Iaround 250 hens were also confirmed that the Gharat’s farm are fit and found dead in a poultry deaths were not due to fine.” farm of Pradip Gharat, at bird flu”. Uran Municipal Jasai Naka on the Panvel He further said, “If Council president, Sayali Uran Highway. Out of a bird gets infected with Mhatre said, “The death the dead hens, 150 were the bird flu, all the organs of these chickens was chicks which were just a are infected with pus. But unfortunate but not relat- month old. “I immediately con- tacted Dr. A. G Dande, Livestock Development he Commissioner of Navi Mumbai speed up the process of removing un- officer, Panchayat Sami- TMunicipal Corporation (NMMC) attended vehicles that have been lying ti, Uran who after ex- Abhijit Bangar, inspected the villages on the roads for several days. While amining the dead chicks and slum areas in Digha and Airoli inspecting the public toilets at Ram- found no signs of bird and checked the cleanliness of the toi- nagar Naka in Digha and near Digha flu. He said that the cause lets as well as of the area. Baba Mandir, the commissioner gave of the death was changes The civic chief has been checking instructions to increase the cleanliness in climate and there were the cleanliness and beautification work there. Expressing strong resentment no signs or symptoms of carried out by NMMC in the city un- over lack of cleanliness in two toilets bird flu in them,” said der 'Swachh Survey 2021'. During the in Diva village in the Airoli division, Gharat. visit, he inspected the internal cleanli- the commissioner directed immediate Speaking to News- ness, waste sorting, and beautification action. band, Dr. A.G. Dande of lanes in Digha and Diva villages as The commissioner gave clear in- said, “These birds died this was not the case with ed to bird flu. There have well as slum areas in Digha area. The structions that public and community due to respiratory issues these birds. Many times, been no cases of bird Digha lake near Thane Belapur Main toilets, especially in slums and village which occurred due to chicken get affected due flu in our area so people Road has been cleaned and beautified. areas, that are being used extensively, climate change. In bird to changes in climate and should not get worried The commissioner directed to should be kept cleaner. flu, the whole flock is af- this becomes the reason and even if we spot any- fected and they die, but for their death. We im- thing like this in our vi- this was not the case with mediately advised anti- cinity, we will take mea- Covid 19: NMMC aims at zero death rate these chicken. The birds biotics for the rest of the sures as laid down by the NMMC chief calls January 12th as “landmark day” had respiratory issues as flock. As a result, there state government.” when no Covid 19 death was reported in Navi Mumbai By Abhitash D.Singh cases have dropped sig- said, “This kind of result BJP office bearers from ver since the out- nificantly in Navi Mum- cannot be achieved with Ebreak of Covid 19 bai, but so far, not a day any particular initiative Navi Mumbai join NCP pandemic in March, passed without register- as such. The overall ef- 2020, for the first time ing a Covid death case. forts are very important on 12th January, Navi Hence, January 12th and people's participa- Mumbai did not register can be regarded as a tion is very essential. any death due to Covid landmark day for Navi NMMC undertook vari- 19. This is considered as ous initiatives and also a “landmark day” for the received good support satellite city. With an aim from the residents. In fu- to continue this trend in ture too we are expecting future as well, the Navi the same support from Mumbai Municipal Cor- the public. However, it poration (NMMC) has should be remembered now decided to work on that while the positive By Chandrashekhar Hendve State President Rupali Chakankar, the motto ‘Zero is the cases are declining, the head of Navi Mumbai Munici- State General Secretary Shivajirao new hero’. pandemic is far from Apal Corporation elections, a large Garje, Youth State President Mehboob Speaking with News- over and we should not number of office bearers and activists Sheikh, Working President Suraj Cha- band, NMMC commis- Mumbai. This has given become complacent in of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are van. sioner, Abhijit Bangar us a ray of hope and we our attitude. Although, joining NCP and Shiv Sena, informed Sangeeta Bhageria and Sandeep said, "Ever since the out- are optimistic that grad- vaccination drive will District Working President of Navi Patil said that they will work sincerely break of the pandemic ually we will come to be conducted soon and Mumbai NCP, GS Patil. to strengthen the NCP in Navi Mum- in March, 2020, for the zero Covid 19 deaths,” the future seems bright, The Navi Mumbai BJP Women bai. Navi Mumbai NCP Working Pres- first time, no Covid 19 said Navi Mumbai civic but we should give time Secretary, Sangeeta Bhageria and ident GS Patil, Navi Mumbai Women death was reported on chief. for the vaccine to act. Navi Mumbai Yuva Morcha Vice President Dr. Prajakta Mondkar, Tuesday. This is really Lauding the support Hence, we should con- President, Sandeep Patil along with Working President Sunita Deshmukh, heartening. Even though and cooperation from tinue to follow all the their supporters joined the NCP in the Nirmala Latambale, Dipesh Madhavi the positive Covid 19 the citizens, civic chief Covid 19 protocol." presence of MP Supriya Sule, Women were present on this occasion.