Bharat Bandh Evokes Mixed Response in Navi Mumbai
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The Dynamic Daily Newspaper of Navi Mumbai Wednesday, 9 December 2020 www.newsband.in Pages 8 • Price 2 VOL. 14 • ISSUE 154 RNI No. MAHEN/2007/21778 POSTAL REGN. No. NMB/154/2020-22/VASHI MDG POST OFFICE Not many buyers for Bharat Bandh evokes Christmas decorations this Covid-19: Death year, say APMC traders tally touches 1000 in Navi Mumbai mixed response By Ryhea George are available from Rs 500 On Monday 7th De- Navi Mumbai to Rs 1800 respectively. cember, 2020 the Navi hile Christmas is Tinsels and streamers Mumbai Municipal in Navi Mumbai Wjust around the which used to be Rs. 30 Corporation (NMMC) corner and all the shops last year, are now being reported 80 fresh cas- Many shops and offices were functioning; started displaying deco- sold at Rs. 60-70. There es of Covid-19 in its All the five markets in APMC remained shut rative items from the first are variations in the type jurisdiction taking the week of December itself, of Christmas trees as yet the sales have not well. One can find the tally of positive coro- By Abhitash D.Singh picked up till now, say normal Christmas trees, navirus cases up to Navi Mumbai the shopkeepers from the pine Christmas trees and 49,092. The death tally he nationwide call APMC mar- in the satellite city has Tfor Bharat Bandh on ket in Vashi. touched 1000, accord- Tuesday 8th December, Not many ing to the NMMC daily 2020 by the farmers’ as- people are Covid-19 report... sociations and also all coming to (More on page 2) the 14 opposition parties the shops to evoked a mixed response Ulwe residents buy goods in Navi Mumbai. While for the fes- demand local train all the APMC markets from 7:15 am tival, they participated in the Bharat say. The Aamhi Ul- Bandh protest and re- wekar Mitra Mandal, “ T h i s mained fully closed, year many a registered Non- many offices, shops, new Christ- Governmental Organi- business establishments Mixed response from shop owners to the Bharat Bandh on Tuesday in Vashi (Photo by Ashok Dhamija) mas decor sation from Ulwe has and also the transport ser- have come written a letter to the vices in the satellite city The Sikh commu- nity from Navi Mum- CONTINUED ON page... 4 to the mar- central railway senior functioned normally. ket. Howev- divisional commercial er, the sales manager at Chattra- till now pati Shivaji Maharaj PCMC concretizes major have been Terminus (CSMT) re- quite low. The prices of even led lit Christmas cently with a request roads around Panvel station the decorative items have trees. According to the to start the local train By Pranab Jyoti Bhuyan gone up this year, com- shopkeepers people usu- services early. The Navi Mumbai pared to last year, but this ally come to buy 5 ft to members have urged n an effort to provide is not the main reason for 6 ft tall Christmas trees the railway authorities Ithe railway commut- the dip in sale. The main but as many schools and to start the first train at ers with better transpor- reason is the pandemic. churches are not setting around 7:15am from tation facility, the Panvel People fear to come to up trees this year, there Kharkopar to Nerul and City Municipal Corpora- the market,” says a trader are no sales for the big- Belapur tion (PCMC) is concret- from APMC, Vashi. ger ones yet. far, they have completed second road, which is (More on page 2) izing three major roads Christmas trees rang- around the Panvel rail- around 70% of the con- around 500 meter long, ing from 2 feet to 10 feet CONTINUED ON page... 2 Civic schools to way station. cretization work, a se- connects the railway sta- get CCTV cameras These roads were in nior officer informed. tion to the NH 4.” after February bad shape for the past Sanjay Katekar, ex- “The length of the The civic schools several years and the ecutive engineer (proj- third road Rs 1.3 kilo- in the jurisdiction of commuters had been ect) of PCMC said, meter. It too starts from the Navi Mumbai Mu- facing a lot of troubles “The first road that we the railway station, runs nicipal Corporation because of that. Finally, are concretizing now, is parallel to the NH4 and (NMMC) will get CCTV the civic body decided around 400 meter long. finally merges into it. cameras only after to concretize these roads It starts from the railway We are developing sew- February, 2021. earlier this year and a station and goes towards age lines on both sides the Panvel town behind (More on page 3) budget of Rs 19 crore was allocated for it. So the ST bus depot. The CONTINUED ON page... 3 2 Wednesday, 9 December 2020 Ulwe residents demand local train from 7:15 am Members of NGO ‘Aamhi Ulwekar Mitra Mandal’ give letter of request to the Sr. DCM of CSMT By Abhitash D.Singh, Ulwe tire Ulwe node is five lakh. Most a registered NGO, to the senior he Aamhi Ulwekar Mitra of the staff who come under es- divisional commercial manager TMandal, a registered Non- sential category and also women, at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Governmental Organisation who are permitted by the railway Terminus (CSMT) and requested (NGO) from Ulwe has written a him to start morning trains from letter to the central railway senior Kharkopar to Nerul and Belapur. divisional commercial manager at Many people from Ulwe are fac- Chattrapati Shivaji Maharaj Ter- ing practical hardship due to non- minus (CSMT) recently with a re- practical train timings like 9:15 quest to start the local train servic- and 10:15 am. Many people from es early. The members have urged essential categories are reach- Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar, the sculptor of the Indian state con- the railway authorities to start the ing late to their offices due to the stitution, was offered prayer on the occasion of Mahaparivan Din at the Nerul Congress office. A large number of women first train at around 7:15am from train timings. Hence, we have re- including Navi Mumbai District Congress Secretary, Vidya Kharkopar to Nerul and Belapur. authorities, depend on trains to quested the Senior DRM of CR to Bhandekar, Mrinali Bagde, Sakshi Lote were present on the The letter given to the senior travel to their respective offices restart the earlier scheduled train occasion. (By: Chandrashekhar Hendve) official of Central Railway by the from Ulwe node on a day to day services as per the timetable be- Aamhi Ulwekar Mitra Mandal basis. So we would request you fore the lockdown. It is expected NOT MANy BUyERS very less this year and we states, "We, the people of Ulwe to initiate the early train from that restarting of suggested trains FOR CHRISTMAS... don't expect to find any CONTINUED FROM page...1 node, would like to inform you Kharkopar at around 7:15 and will carry more number of essen- major scale of sales in about the ground hardship regard- 8:15 am instead of the first train tial category staff and will be con- Many new types of the days to come. There ing train timings which restarted starting at 9:15 and then another venient for all Ulwekars." Christmas decor like the has been a dip by almost after Unlockdown between Nerul/ one at 10:15am." Raje further said, "We have fancy Christmas watches 60% of sales this year in Belapur-Kharkopar in down di- Speaking with the Newsband got the assurances from the senior and spectacles for chil- comparison to last year. rection. Ulwe node covers the correspondent Sachin Raje, a so- officials from the central railway dren are available in the Hardly 10-12 people can area of two railway stations that cial activist from Ulwe said, "We and we hope that in the coming market this year. A lot be seen visiting the shops is Kharkopar and Bamandongari have given the letter on behalf of days, the railway authorities will of shops have kept eco- on a daily basis. Nothing and the total population of the en- Aamhi Ulwekar Mitra Mandal, take action on our request." friendly Christmas ban- but the pandemic is to ners which are not made be blamed for the lesser up of thermocol but of sale,” says Anil, a sales- Covid-19: Death tally touches 1000 in Navi Mumbai normal cardboard paper. person from APMC's By Abhitash D.Singh, Navi Mumbai saw 12 new positive cases from civic body is to reduce the mor- "The sale has been Gift corner. n Monday 7th December, Belapur, 22 from Nerul, 6 from tality rate and we have been suc- O2020 the Navi Mumbai Mu- Vashi, 7 from Turbhe, 12 in Ko- cessful considerably on this front. MATA VAISHNO CO-OP. HOUSING LTD. nicipal Corporation (NMMC) re- perkhairane area while six cases Amidst the fear of second wave (Regd no. NBOM /CIDCO/HSG[OH]2150/JTR/YEAR 2005/2006) 1) Invitation : ported 80 fresh cases of Covid-19 were registered in Ghansoli and of coronavirus in the satellite city, A) Sealed tenders are invited on behalf of Mata Vaishno CHS in its jurisdiction taking the tally 14 from Airoli and just one from we are trying our level best to Ltd, Plot No. 12&21,Sector-42,Seawoods ,Nerul(w), Navi of positive coronavirus cases up Digha area. While the recovered see that the cases do not increase Mumbai-400706 for terrace waterproofing work. to 49,092. The death tally in the cases in the city was: 39 from rapidly like in other parts of the B] Total area of roof 8000sqft C] Tender issue date : 16/12/2020 satellite city has touched 1000, Belapur, 15 from Nerul, 15 from country." D] Last date for Tender submission : 02/01/2021 according to the NMMC daily Vashi, 12 from Turbhe, 20 from Meanwhile the death toll of E] Tender opening date : 03/01/2021 at 4:00 pm Covid-19 report.