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Saturday, 21 November 2020 www.newsband.in Pages 8 • Price 2 VOL. 14 • ISSUE 139 RNI No. MAHEN/2007/21778 POSTAL REGN. No. NMB/154/2020-22/VASHI MDG POST OFFICE Lukewarm response to Schools reopening: NMMC to train services between Nerul Commuters demand -Belapur-Kharkopar line emergency medical take decision by tomorrow room at Nerul station BMC decides to keep schools closed; PCMC to Not many commuters used the After the introduc- allow stds 9th to 12th to reopen on Monday tion of the Nerul-Be- service on the first day lapur-Kharkopar cor- By Abhitash D.Singh lowing all the Covid 19 urged to check the sta- By Pranab Jyoti Bhuyan four trains on the first ridor, Nerul became Navi Mumbai protocols. tus in their jurisdiction Navi Mumbai day, the commuters who one of the busy railway hile the Brihan- As per the state and take the decision fter the lockdown, can travel in trains, did stations on harbour mumbai Mu- government circular, accordingly. However, W the Central Rail- not rely on our services. line. However, the sta- nicipal Corporation the classes from 9th to seeing the spike in the A way (CR) started its They chose to travel tion does not have any (BMC) on Friday 20th 12th standards were to cases of Covid-19, the first train services on the by buses as they have emergency medical November, 2020 decid- Nerul-Belapur-Kharko- grown accustomed to it room till date… ed to keep the schools par line on Friday. They in the past six months,” (More on page 2) closed till 31st Decem- ran a total of four trains he said. ber, the Navi Mumbai to Kharkopar (two from Jamuna Sharma, a Review meeting on Municipal Corporation Nerul and Belapur each) resident of Ulwe said, “I the progress of Airoli- (NMMC) will take a on first day. However, travel from Ulwe to my Katai Naka elevated decision in this regard the response from the office at Sanpada by bus road project held tomorrow after tak- commuters was luke- every day. Now I know MP Dr. Shrikant ing a stock of the situ- warm. the timing of the buses Shinde, on Friday ation. The Panvel City Sudarshan Khura- held a detailed review Municipal Corporation na, manager of Nerul meeting of the ongo- (PCMC), however, has station said, “The trains ing ambitious elevated decided to allow classes re-open from Monday BMC has decided not to that left Nerul and Be- road project from Airoli from 9th to 12th to re- 23rd November, 2020 open schools in Mum- lapur for Kharkopar in – Katai naka elevated start from Monday 23rd across the state. The lo- the morning had less road phase 1 and tunnel November while fol- cal administration were Continued on page...7 phase 1 at MMRDA of- than a hundred com- fice with senior officials. muters on them. The The first phase will be Gang involved in chain snatching nabbed number of commuters and hence it is conve- completed by Septem- coming from Kharko- nient for me to board ber 2021 and the work Jewelleries worth Rs 20 lakh seized par side was even lesser. one. Also, there are a of tunnel phase No. 1 is The scenario was slight- number of buses from also underway on war ly better in the evening, Vashi to Ulwe. The Rail- footing… but definitely not up to ways on the other hand (More on page 3) the expectations.” has provided only four “There are multiple trains and those are also Citizens made alterna- reasons behind this poor divided between Nerul tive arrangements to response. First of all, and Belapur. I have not perform Chhath puja due to the restrictions found the train services The water bodies imposed by the Rail- reliable at this moment and ponds located at ways, a large number of and hence I will con- various nodes in the commuters are unable tinue to travel by bus till city wore a barren look to board the trains. Sec- we get better train ser- today as the century ondly, since we ran only vices.” old festival Chhath Puja By Crime Reporter 20 chain snatching of- Bipin Kumar Singh. witnessed a subdued Navi Mumbai fenses at various places Police Commission- celebration across he crime branch within the limits of Navi er Bipin Kumar Singh, the city respecting the Tunit-2 has suc- Mumbai Police Com- Additional Commis- guidelines laid down by ceeded in arresting four missionerate in the last sioner of Police, Crime the state government as members of a gang who ten months. The crime Branch, BG Shekhar Pa- well as the Navi Mum- used to come on motor- branch seized jewel- til and Commissioner of bai Municipal Corpora- cycle and snatched gold leries worth around Rs Police, Crime Branch, tion in the backdrop of chains and other orna- 20 lakh and two motor- Pravin Patil had directed Covid 19 pandemic… ments. The investiga- cycles from them, in- to take action against the (More on page 4) tion has revealed that formed Commissioner the gang had committed of Navi Mumbai Police Continued on page... 3 2 Saturday, 21 November 2020

PUBLIC NOTICE Commuters demand emergency This public Notice on behalf of my client Mr. Manish M Gan- gar B3/12/0:2, Sector 3, Vashi Navi Mumbai. My client already purchased from M/S Shri Shantinath Enterprises through its medical room at Nerul station proprietor Mr. Ashok Ramji Gala Plot No. 148, Sector No. 50, By Pranab Jyoti Bhuyan station normally sees High Court in 2011 had room at Vashi around Area 1300 Mtr., at Dronagiri Node Cidco File No. 279 Dronagiri. Navi Mumbai over 60,000 footfall in a ordered the Railways to two years ago. Howev- Any person / persons having any claim against or to said property by way of sale mortgage, charge, gift, lease, easement, use, trust, fter the introduc- day. Now because of the open emergency medi- er, due to some reasons possession, inheritance, lien or otherwise however is hereby re- Ation of the Nerul- restrictions imposed by cal rooms near the ma- that room has been shut quired to make the same known to the undersigned at my office ad- Belapur-Kharkopar the Railways, the num- jor stations. The Rail- for the past couple of dress given herein above, within a period of 15 days from the date corridor, Nerul became ber is less than usual. ways set up one EMR as months. If the Railways of publication hereof, with sufficient documental proof, otherwise one of the busy railway Shraddha Barve, a a pilot project at Dadar can think of developing the development agreement will be completed without reference to such claims and the same, if any, will be considered as waived. stations on harbour line. resident of Nerul said, in the same year. They such a room at Vashi, Sd/- However, the station “Except Nerul, there is also said that they would why cannot they do the BASANT T. MISHRA B.A.,LL.B. does not have any emer- no other station in Navi make available similar same at Nerul?” ADVOCATE HIGH COURT gency medical room till Mumbai which is op- units on the Central, Sudarshan Khurana, Shop No. 2, NL-1 B, LIG. 90/7, date. manager of Nerul sta- Sector - 10, Nerul, Navi Mumbai - 400 706 erating three separate Western and Harbour Date: 21-11-2020 Mob. 93237 10642 Presently, the Nerul railway corridors. Con- line stations, including tion said, “We have station is operating sidering the number of at Churchgate, Mumbai been asking the authori- three separate railway footfall it sees during Central, Bandra, And- ties concerned to start a PUBLIC NOTICE corridors. The first is normal time, this is heri, Goregaon, Malad, medical room here for a This public Notice on behalf of my client Mr. Pradeep Ramjivan Panvel-CST corridor definitely a prominent Kandivli, Borivli, Vasai long time. Last year, a Goyal, Mr. Anshul Atul Agrawal, Vashi Navi Mumbai. In cidco record which passes through station on harbour line. Road, Virar, Palghar, few officials visited the plot already transferred in the name of Mr. Manish M Gangar, Mr. Pradeep Ramjivan Goyal, Mr. Anshul Atul Agrawal. My client has Nerul. The second is Therefore, the Railways CST, Kurla, Ghatkopar, station and also con- taken share of Mr. Manish M Gangar in Plot No. 168, Sector No. Nerul-Thane corridor must pay a little atten- Mulund, Thane, Dom- ducted some surveys re- 56, Area 800 Mtr., at Dronagiri Node Cidco File No. 1162 Dronagiri. which has been ex- tion to the safety of the bivli/Kopar, Kalyan, lated to the project. But Any person / persons having any claim against or to said property tended to Panvel. And commuters and to basic Wadala Road, Vashi, the medical room has by way of sale mortgage, charge, gift, lease, easement, use, trust, the third is the Nerul- the first aid facilities Panvel and Karjat. not become a reality till possession, inheritance, lien or otherwise however is hereby re- quired to make the same known to the undersigned at my office ad- Belapur- Kharkopar here.” Suresh Jadhav, a dai- date. The higher author- dress given herein above, within a period of 15 days from the date corridor. In view of frequent ly commuter said, “The ities may do something of publication hereof, with sufficient documental proof, otherwise According to the train accidents and fa- Railways had developed about it after the Covid- the development agreement will be completed without reference railway sources, this talities, the Bombay an emergency medical 19 pandemic.” to such claims and the same, if any will be considered as waived. Sd/- BASANT T. MISHRA B.A.,LL.B. ADVOCATE HIGH COURT Shop No. 2, NL-1 B, LIG. 90/7, Sector - 10, Nerul, Navi Mumbai - 400 706 Date: 21-11-2020 Mob. 93237 10642

PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE This public Notice on behalf of my client Mr. Manish M Gangar Notice is hereby given that our client Murarilal Mool Chand Gupta Notice is hereby given that our client Mr. Parveen Goyal and Mrs. B3/ 12/0:2, Sector 3, Vashi Navi Mumbai. In cidco record plot al- and Mr. Jitesh Murarilal Gupta, residing at Kharghar Navi Mumbai Anju Goyal, residing at Kharghar, Navi Mumbai is proposes to pur- ready transferred in the name of M/S. Alliance Infra projects Pvt. is proposes to purchase an Apartment No. 502, Building No. 14, chase Flat No. 802, 8th Floor, in `A Wing' along with Car Parking Space No. SP-52, in the building known as "Regency Crest" and in Ltd. Through its Mr. Pradeep Ramjivan Goyal, Mr. Anshul Atul Type KH-4, Sector-17, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai - 410210, Taluka - Agrawal, Mr. Manish M Gangar. My client has taken share of M/S. Panvel Dist. Raigad, hereinafter referred to as "The Said Property" the Society known as "Regency Crest Co-Operative Housing Soci- ety Ltd." Plot No.40, Sector-19, Kharghar Navi Mumbai - 410210, Alliance Infra projects Pvt. Ltd. Through its Mr. Pradeep Ramjivan (more particularly described in the schedule hereunder) from Ms. Goyal , Mr. Anshul Atul Agrawal, in Plot No. 53, Sector No. 62, Meghana Vinod Sovale & Mr. Vinod Gopal Sovale residing at Vashi, hereinafter referred to as `The Said Property' (more particularly de- scribed in the schedule hereunder) from Mr. Raghunath Rajaram Area 1100 Mtr., at Dronagiri Node Cidco File No. 1159 Dronagiri. Navi Mumbai. Any person / persons having any claim against or to said property -: THE SHEDULE ABOVE REFFERED TO:- Patil residing at Kharghar, Navi Mumhai. -: THE SHEDULE ABOVE REFFERED TO:- by way of sale mortgage, charge, gift, lease, easement, use, trust, Apartment No. 502, Building No. 14, Type KH-4, Sector-17, possession, inheritance, lien or otherwise however is hereby re- Kharghar, Navi Mumbai - 410210, Taluka- Panvel, Dist. Raigad. Flat No. 802, 8. Floor, in "A Wing" along with Car Parking Space No. SP. 52, in the building known an "Regency Crest" and in quired to make the same known to the undersigned at my office ad- Any person having right, title, interest, claim, demand etc. against dress given herein above, within a period of 15 days from the date or in the afore said property by way of inheritance, mortgage, pos- the Society known as "Regency Crest Co-Operative Housing Society Ltd." Plot No.40, Sector-19, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai, of publication hereof, with sufficient documental proof, otherwise session, sale, gift, lease, lien, charge trust, maintenance, develop- the development agreement will be completed Without reference ment, easement, transfer, license, either agitated in any litigation Taluka-Panvel Dist: Raigad. Any person having right, title, interest, claim, demand etc. against to such claims and the same, if any, will be considered as waived. or otherwise or any other right or interest or who may have given or in the said property by way of inheritance, mortgage, posses- Sd/- any loan or funds or claims to have any adverse right against the sion, sale, gift, lease, lien, charge trust, maintenance, development, BASANT T. MISHRA B.A.,LL.B. said property and if any person who claims to have any interest or easement, transfer, license, either agitated in any litigation or other- ADVOCATE HIGH COURT right whatsoever are hereby required to make the same known in wise or any other right or interest or who may have given any loan or Shop No. 2, NL-1 B, LIG. 90/7, writing to undersigned within a period of 7 days from the publica- funds or claims to have any adverse right against the said property Sector - 10, Nerul, Navi Mumbai - 400 706 tions hereof. If no claims are made as required hereinabove, my and if any person who claims to have any interest or right what- Date: 21-11-2020 Mob. 93237 10642 clients will be at liberty to complete the transaction in respect of the soever are hereby required to make the same known in writing to said property without any reference or regard to any such purported undersigned within a period of 7 days from the publications hereof. claim or interest, which shall be deemed to have been waived for all If no claims are made as required hereinabove, my clients will be intents and purposes and not binding on my client. at liberty to complete the transaction in respect of the said property Attention readers: While every effort is Sd/- without any reference or regard to any such purported claim or inter- made to check the genuineness of party/parties Adv. Rajendra Agrawal, est, which shall be deemed to have been waived for all intents and inserting ads in this paper, we cannot be held 109, Haware’s Tiara Complex purposes and not binding on my client. Sector-13, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai-410210 Sd/- responsible for the truthfulness of its contents. Date: 21/11/2020 Cell: 8779357183/9890055818 Adv. Rajendra Agrawal, The publishers, Editor and/or the staff cannot be Place: Kharghar [email protected] 109, Haware’s Tiara Complex held responsible for any loss or damage due to Sector-13, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai-410210 transactions that they may enter into guided by Date: 21/11/2020 Cell: 8779357183/9890055818 Place: Kharghar [email protected] 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 Saturday, 21 November 2020 3 Dr. Srikant Shinde reviews CM asks Sthaniya Lokadhikar Samiti the progress of Airoli-Katai Naka to set up skill development institute elevated road project Daiwat rest house thrown open by Chief Minister The journey from Airoli to Katai will be completed in just 10 minutes after the completion of the project

By: Chandrashekhar Hendve, Mumbai tor Atul Sahay, MP Anil Desai, office sking Sthaniya Lokadhikar Sami- bearers of the Sthaniya Lokadhikar Ati (Committee for Rights of Na- Samiti and other dignitaries were pres- tives) to undertake creating skilled ent on the occasion. manpower required for various indus- Despite the problems due to Corona tries, chief minister Uddhav Thacker- pandemic, chief minister told that under ay appealed the committee to set up a the unlock process, Maharashtra has dedicated and state of the art skill de- received highest investment in industry velopment institute for the same. sector which is Rs. 50 thousand crores. By Chandrashekhar Hendve MP Dr. Shinde ex- tion of this project, the Chief Minister recently inaugu- Speaking on the occasion Atul Sa- MP Dr. Shrikant pressed satisfaction over journey from Katai to rated online a rest house Daiwat built hay said that investors are willing to Shinde, on Friday held the progress of work on Airoli will be just 10 by New India Insurance company at invest in various sectors in Maharash- a detailed review meet- 6 lanes from Airoli to minutes which currently Varsoli village in Alibaug with joint tra. He lauded efforts by state Govern- ing of the ongoing ambi- Mumbra (Y Junction) takes long time due to efforts by committee and insurance ment for attracting investment. tious elevated road proj- and tunnel work. After traffic snarls,” he said. employees union. The New India In- MP Anil Desai conducted the pro- ect from Airoli – Katai the completion of the MP Dr. Shinde said, surance Company managing direc- gram. naka elevated road phase road from Airoli to Mum- “As it is an ambitious Gang involved in lice, crime branch unit-2, (25) who were help- 1 and tunnel phase 1 at bra (Y Junction) and project to reduce traffic chain snatching... Ganesh Karad, Assistant ing the gang to sell the MMRDA office with Mumbra (Y Junction) to congestion on Sheelpha- Continued from page...1 Inspector of Police, San- looted jewellery. During accused by focusing on deep Gaikwad, Sharad the lockdown, the gang features of this project the chain snatching cas- Dhole, Pravin Phadtare committed a total of 20 1) Airoli-Katai Naka Road Project starts from Airoli Bridge, Thane - Be- es in Navi Mumbai Po- and his team. . chain snatching offenses lapur Road, Thane - Belapur Railway, National Highway No. 4, Diva lice Commissionerate. The crime branch ar- within the limits of Navi - Panvel Railway, etc. across the Kalyan-Sheel road to Katai Naka. Total Special squads were also rested the duo along with Mumbai Police Com- length is 12.3 km. The scope of the project has been divided into three formed for this purpose. their two accomplices missionerate - Rabale-5, phases by considering the necessary permits and land acquisition from Accordingly, the team Tashruf Baidur Rehman Kamothe and NRI-3 the Central Government, State Government, various departments like of crime branch unit-2 Sheikh alias Raja (22) each, Sanpada, Nerul Forest Department, Environment Department, etc. required for the proj- compiled a detailed in- and Harun Lala Syed and Kharghar-2 each, ect. Accordingly Part 1 - Thane - Belapur Road to National Highway No. vestigation of the chain (23) along with Shab- Khandeshwar, Kalam- 4 Part 2 - Airoli Bridge to Thane - Belapur Road and Part 3 - National snatching incidents that nam Shabbir Sheikh boli and Vashi-1 each. Highway No. 4 to Katai Naka. took place in the Navi 2) Part-I of the project is between Thane-Belapur road to National Highway Mumbai Police Com- CHANGE OF NAME No. 4 and includes partly elevated and passing through hills. The tender missionerate in the last process for the project has been completed and the work for the elevated 10 months. A skillful I have changed my name from NAZIRSHA ALISHA road has been ordered in November 2017, and for the tunnel work in technical investigation PATEL to nazir allisha patel as per Maharashtra May 2018. The estimated cost of the project is Rs. 382 crore. The length was carried out and the Government Gazette Reg No. M-2054379 dated November 5 - 11, 2020. of this road is 3.50 km. The length of the included tunnel (Twin Tunnel) gang of chain snatchers is 1.69 km. This road is a 6-lane (3 + 3 lane) cement concrete road. were located. 3) The tunnel on the Pune-Mumbai Expressway is the longest tunnel. The The main accused in width of the tunnel is 3 + 1 lane (Refuse Lane). The tunnel will be con- the gang, Tanwar Mo- structed by NATM (Control Blasting). If less than 30 RMR stones are hammad Ibrahim Sheikh found during the construction of the tunnel, permanent lining will be alias Deepak, 22, and his used. The first 7 meter wide pilot excavation will be done during the accomplice Akhil Sharif construction of the tunnel. Provision will also be made for ventilation by Khan, 25, were flee- installing fans for the tunnel. Electrification will also be done. ing to Calcutta when a team from crime branch unit-2, with the help of senior officials. The first Katai, the journey of the ta, I have been pursuing Odisha and Jharkhand phase will be completed citizens will be faster and this closely from time to police, nabbed them. by September 2021 and the residents of Kalyan- time”. Dr. Shinde also They were later interro- the work of tunnel phase Dombivali-Ambernath- mentioned that the main gated by Giridhar Gore, No. 1 is also underway Badlapur will benefit the Senior Inspector of Po- on war footing. most. “After the comple- Continued on page... 6 4 Saturday, 21 November 2020 Chhath Puja celebrated with pomp at Citizens made alternative arrangements Ulwe following Covid-19 protocols to perform Chhath puja Devotees gather at Ulwe Sector-9 Pond State government has prohibited public gathering at water bodies By Abhitash D. Singh, Ulwe really good to see that few devotees, he main ritual of Chhath Puja was inspite of coronavirus fear, came to By Indrani Basu to Bihari community to offer our argya and Tcelebrated on Friday, 20th No- celebrate Chhath Puja. This festival Navi Mumbai from the city every year prayers.” vember, 2020 and will conclude on is celebrated to pray Sun because we he water bodies flock near various water To follow the age- 21st November, 2020 with prayers consider it to be a symbol of energy, Tand ponds located bodies to offer Sandhya old rituals many have to the rising sun. However this year prosperity and progress. It is also be- at various nodes in the arghya to the setting made small altars in keeping the coronavirus pandemic lieved that sun helps in curing many city wore a barren look sun to mark the occa- open space or near local in mind, the state government has is- diseases and ensures longevity." Friday as the century sion of Chhath Puja garden. Usha Gupta, a sued guidelines where they restricted Jha added, "Offering prayer during old festival Chhath Puja and also offer prayer to senior citizen, made an the devotees from going to water bod- sunrise and sunset has special signifi- witnessed a subdued rising sun next morning. altar with mud near Ko- ies, but few devotees celebrated the cance. These are spiritually strongest celebration across the Standing in knee deep prigaon Talao in Vashi. Chhath Puja with pomp at Sector-9 times of the day." city respecting the water they lit diyas, She shared, “Without Pond in Ulwe. Sunita Shrivasta, a resident of guidelines laid down offer fruits and arghya water, this ceremony The traditions include bathing in Chhapra, Bihar who was on Diwali by the state govern- after uttering hymns and could not be performed. holy rivers, fasting, abstaining from vacation in Ulwe said, "Prayer to Sun ment as well as the shlokas in praise of Sun So, we ladies have drinking water and ensures a long life Navi Mumbai Munici- God after the arduous made altars keeping offering prayers to and also slows pal Corporation in the 36 hours fast without 6 feet distances in be- the rising and set- down the ageing backdrop of Covid 19 having food and water. tween and are offering ting sun. The fast process. I thought pandemic. The Nerul The offerings or Ar- our payers. We col- is to be broken on that it is only cel- lake or Palm Beach gya mainly the final day of the ebrated with pomp talao, which is one of consists of festival. in Bihar and North the biggest venues of ‘Thekua’ Around 100 India, but I was devotees who were dressed in the best surprised seeing the number of local costumes, along with their family and devotees attending the puja here." children flocked the pond in Ulwe. Rakesh Shrivastava, who was with They carried flowers and fruits and his family here to celebrate Chhath sang folk songs and paid homage to Puja said, "A large number of people the sun. from Bihar and North India reside in Avinash Jha, who used to be one Ulwe. This festival holds a very im- of the organisers from past many years portant & special significance for all." said, "It is the most important festi- Shardha Devi and Ruby Singh val for the people from Bihar, Uttar who came all the away from Bhandup Pradesh and Jharkhand. But in the last to Ulwe in order to celebrate Chhath Chhath and attracted or a sweet few years many people from other re- Puja said, "We came all the away from thousands of devotees product gions too, have started celebrating it. Bhandup to Ulwe to be the part of for years together, made of jaggery, wheat lected water from local We cleaned the pond and the surround- Chhath Puja. We prayed from Chhathi sported a vacant look as and ghee; coconut, water body in bottles ing areas as we expected devotees to Maiya to eradicate the corona virus Navi Mumbai Bihar As- sugar cane sticks, and used that water as come to the pond to offer prayers. It is from the globe.” sociation cancelled this banana and other sea- alternative means.” annual event because no sonal fruits served on a Members from permission was granted bamboo tray or win- Ichchapurti Samajik One arrested in Gujarat for cheating from the corporation. now. “We keep fast and Sanstha already had Entering into water abstain from drinking meeting with Vashi po- more than 22 unemployed youths bodies or lakes, gather- water to purify our body lice station and received By Crime Reporter manner. places for the last two ing near ponds beaches, and soul; thus, we make permission to use Jag- Navi Mumbai Deepak Kumar years. riverbanks for paying ourselves ready for wor- ruteswar pond located at team of Econom- Sinha, who has been On a tip off, the in- tribute to Sun God, are shipping Sun God who sector 7 Vashi. Chote- A ic Wing Branch, arrested, had lured two vestigation team then completely prohibited is considered as God of lal Jaiswal, a member unit-2 has arrested an youths from Navi Mum- went to Gujarat last this year by the NMMC energy and the source informed, “Only five accused from Gujarat bai and other places by week, but the accused to control the spread of of life force, bestowing ladies at a time could who allegedly swindled giving false promises to once again managed novel Corona virus. us with health, prosper- perform the ritual near lakhs of rupees from work as Railway Ticket to flee. After receiving Underpinning the ity and progress,” said the pond keeping 6 feet more than 22 unem- Inspectors (TCs) two information that the ac- belief that Sun God Rohini Sharma from social distance. Fol- ployed youths by giving years ago. Lakh of ru- cused was living in Vad- would protect them Koperkhairane. lowing the permission them fake appointment pees were taken from odara in Gujarat, Assis- from diseases and ail- This year, the ladies granted by the police letters. The accused, them to get the job. Fol- tant Inspector Mekhle ments, communities are bound to celebrate station, we will send identified as Deepak Ku- lowing the complaint by and his team reached from Bihar, Jharkhand the custom only inside batch by batch to the mar Jagdish Prasad Sin- the youths, the Kharghar Vadodara in Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh cele- their homes without water body to carry out ha, 48, had been wanted police had registered again on Thursday and brate the biggest festival visiting any water body the custom.” by the police for the last a case against Deepak arrested him. The ac- of that region, Chhath which is the most im- Once the morning two years. Police Com- Kumar Sinha for mis- cused was produced be- puja every year. Flaunt- portant segment of this ritual is over, devotees missioner Bipin Kumar use and forging of doc- fore the court on Friday, ing in yellow and red festivity. Rohini Sharma break their fast by tak- Singh said that the ac- uments. However, the said Dr BG Shekhar Pa- saris, coral red bangles, told, “We, the ladies, ing a bite of ginger with cused had also cheated accused Deepak Kumar til, Additional Commis- dark red vermillion and took our water tubs on sugar, later distribute the youth of Gujarat and Sinha had escaped as sioner of Police, Crime alta or red liner on their the terrace and made kheer and puree as Jharkhand in a similar he resided in different Branch. feet, women belonging alternative arrangement Prasad. Saturday, 21 November 2020 5

Health and Nutrition Pond at Sector-9, Ulwe cleaned ahead of Chhath Puja Nutritious Almonds The drive was carried out as part of the activity iron. As almonds are milk, almond butter, free from bacteria their almond oil, yoghurt to keep water bodies clean oil prevents them from made from almond By Abhitash D.Singh fermenting. Hence this milk are extremely thrown outside the pots Anyone who would like Ulwe is one of the best foods. beneficial for health. and it was in bad condi- to do the Chhath Puja They are free from These are considered lthough the state tion even after several can visit there main- toxins, uric acid and as plant based pro- Agovernment has complaints to the au- taining all the Covid-19 urea. Since the protein teins which are much imposed restrictions thorities concerned. protocols.” By: Bhavani Swaminathan found in almonds are more healthier than on public gathering at Avinash Jha, a busi- Jha informed, "Ear- Almonds are heavy of best quality, they animal based protein. water bodies on the and oily in nature. They are easily assimilated Almonds should be in- occasion of Chhath are nutritious and vital- and digested. The best cluded in our daily diet Puja, few environ- izing. Almonds contain way to use almonds as it supplies vitamin E mentalists from the best quality protein is to soak them over- which is beneficial for Ulwe, who usually and fat. They also con- night and peeling them skin and also boosts organize Chhath tain carbs, vitamins and and grinding them. memory. Try out this puja celebration at minerals such as cal- Almonds are the only amazing nutritious al- the pond, decided cium, phosphorus and alkaline nuts. Almond mond phirni. to hold the clean- up drive as part of their duty. Nutritious Almond Phirni Chhath, the Ingredients biggest festival of • Almonds - 100 the people of Bihar, gms (soaked) • Milk - Uttar Pradesh and 200 ml • Rice – 2 tblsp Eastern part of (soaked for 2 hours) • India is being cel- Condensed milk - 100 ebrated on 20th & ml • Cardamom pow- 21st November, 2020. nessman and a resident lier around 800-900 der – 1 tsp • Crushed Avinash Jha initi- of Ulwe said, "I, along devotees used to gather almonds & pistachios ated a clean-up drive with Animesh Jha, at the pond for celebrat- - Few for garnishing on Thursday morning Sanjay Gupta, Ravi ing Chhath Puja. But Method along with a few of his Singh, Dr.Anil and this year due to the Soak almonds friends and cleaned the some friends decided pandemic very less overnight. Remove the filthy pond and also the to clean the pond. We devotees are expected. skin and grind it into surrounding area. know that this year due We have decided that a smooth paste adding mix well. Then almond it in the authentic mud Earlier, the CIDCO to the pandemic, the even after the end of little water. Soak rice paste and keep mixing pots and refrigerate it had placed two Nirma- government has not Chhath Puja we will for 2 hours and make thoroughly. Now add for 2 hours. Garnish it lya Kalash during the allowed the devotees to clean up the pond regu- a smooth paste. Boil condensed milk and with crushed almonds festival for disposal gather at water bod- larly instead of doing milk till it becomes cardamom powder. and pistachios. Serve of wet & dry waste. ies but we cleaned up it on special occasions 3/4th in quantity. Now Keep it aside for cool- chilled. But all the waste was the pond as our duty. only." add the rice paste and ing. Once cooled pour The writer is Nutritionist and Founder of AAKANKSHA : Desire For Wellness. Contact 7021648382; e-mail: [email protected] Indira Gandhi Jayanti Website: http://aakankshadfw.com. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and subscribe to our Channel. observed at Konkan Bhavan Three arrested for possessing unlicensed country pistols By Crime Reporter, Navi Mumbai Wednesday. Police later arrested Abhi- he Central Branch of the Crime jit Sambhaji Pawar (28) and Kasim Ab- TBranch has arrested three persons dul Kalam (38) who were traveling in from Khandeshwar area for illegally a scooter from the area in a suspicious carrying home-made pistols and two manner. The police arrested the two for By Chandrashekhar Hendve Development Girish maintain unity, integrity live cartridges. The country made pis- illegal possession of firearms and in- Navi Mumbai Bhalerao paid floral and sovereignty of the tols and two live cartridges were seized terrogated them further. They said that he first woman tribute to the statue of country. She sacrificed from their possession. they took the pistol from Rahit Mano- TPrime Minister of late Indira Gandhi. He her life for it. The Central Branch of the Crime har Pawar (25), a resident of Sukapur India, Bharat Ratna late also took an oath of Girish Bhalerao Branch had received information that area of Panvel. Indira Gandhi’s Jayanti striving towards na- Deputy Commissioner a person living in Khanda Colony had Accordingly, the police also arrest- was observed at Konkan tional unity along with (Development), Manoj an unlicensed country made pistol. Ac- ed Rohit Pawar. During the operation, Bhavan marking her the officers and staff Ranade Deputy Com- cordingly, Assistant Inspector of Po- police seized two live cartridges along 103rd birth anniversary present. missioner (General) lice NB Tambe and his team had set a with a homemade pistol and an Activa and National Unity Day. Late Indira Gandhi and other officials were trap in Khanda Colony Sector-13 last Scooty. Deputy Commissioner worked all her life to present on the occasion. 6 Saturday, 21 November 2020 Editorial Trivandrum - Veraval - Trivandrum Issue: 139 21 november, 2020 weekly Express special via KR route By Ashok Dhamija, Panvel Ankola, Karwar, Madgaon Jn., Kar- ailways have decided to run fully mali, Kudal, Ratnagiri, Khed, Panvel, Time to boost sports Rreserved Weekly Express Special Bhivandi Road, Vasai Road, Vapi, Train between Trivandrum and Ve- Valsad, Navsari, Surat, Ankleshwar, n India, cricket is perhaps the only it for the personal gains of few indi- raval via Konkan Railway route from Vadodara Jn., Anand, Maninagar Isport which gets recognition. The viduals at the helm of affairs of such 7th December 2020 until further ad- (Only for Train no. 06334), Ahmeda- other sports and sports persons are clubs. The membership of such clubs vice with halt at Panvel too. The de- bad Jn., Viramgam, Surendranagar, relegated to the background. Hock- is literally being auctioned, again to tails are as under: Wankaner, Rajkot, Bhakti Nagar, ey, too, is the victim of this. While the disadvantage to the middle and Train no. 06334 Trivandrum - Ve- almost all the Indians would be fa- lower class of the society who are raval Special will leave from Trivan- miliar with the names of the cricket unable to afford such exorbitant fees. drum at 15:40 hrs every Monday from team, very few would be able to re- Sometimes, memberships are sold at 7th December 2020 and reach Veraval call the names of even the famous undisclosed cash premiums besides at 15:45 hrs on the third day. Train no. Hockey players. The cricketers hog the legitimate though exorbitant 06333 Veraval - Trivandrum Special the limelight and even the big com- membership fees. Such schemes are will leave from Veraval at 06:40 hrs mercials, while the other players are being viewed as a means of minting every Thursday from 10th December For representational purpose only. simply forgotten. money and many times scrupulous 2020 and will reach Trivandrum at In our nation, the sportspersons elements enter such schemes, form 04:00 hrs on the third day. The above Gondal, Navagadh, Junagadh and Ke- have to rely solely on themselves clubs and there are instances where Special will comprise of One AC-2 shod stations for furthering their talent. Abhinav huge amounts collected as member- Tier, Six AC-3 Tier, Ten Sleeper Class, Train no. 06333 on the other hand Bindra, who won a Gold medal in ship fees have been swindled by a Two Second Class Seating Coaches in will also have halts at Virama, Boisar, the Beijing Olympics, was lucky to few individuals in the committee addition to One Pantry Car and Two Payyanur, Kannapuram, Vadkara, have been born in an affluent fam- and the club could not see the light Generator Cars. Quilandi, Ferok, Parpanangadi, and ily who could provide international of the day. Halts en-route includes Kollam Jn., Trivandrum Petta stations also . level training, the others are not so The state authorities like NMMC, Mavelikara, Chengannur, Tiruvalla, Reservation for above Weekly Ex- fortunate. The facilities need to be CIDCO or other sports authorities Kottayam, Ernakulam Town, Aluva, press Special can be made at all Com- developed and provided at affordable should take the task of providing Thrisur, Shoranur Jn., Pattambi, Kut- puterised Reservation Centres and on prices by the state authority or any facilities where people from all sec- tipuram, Tirur, Kozhikode, Telicher- IRCTC website www.irctc.co.in. Only welfare association. Citing dearth of tions of society can enter and utilize ry, Kannur, Kanhangad, Kasaragod, passengers having confirmed tickets funds the state authorities of late are it. In the long run this shall also pro- Mangaluru Jn., Udupi, Kundapura, will be permitted to board these Spe- shying away from providing such fa- vide young talents at state and na- Mookambika Road Byndoor (H), cial trains. cility and it is left to the welfare asso- tional levels who could participate in ciations or the private society to take sports events and end the drought be- the initiatives. As a gesture, state has ing felt at international sports events. Man who killed an elderly nabbed been making lands available at nom- D.Y. Patil Stadium at Nerul has be- inal costs to the welfare or sport au- come Navi Mumbai’s pride, but the thorities for creating such facilities. city needs more such facilities so within 48 hours of committing crime But, this has its fallouts. Many clubs that the upcoming sportspersons can By Crime Reporter metal in the Taloja area der case and obtained or associations avail such benefits boost their talent and bring laurel to Navi Mumbai for ten years. Fifteen confidential information from the government and later utilize the country. ithin 48 hours days ago, while Shakun- about the fifteen days Wof committing tala Thakur went to the ago fight between the crime, a team of crime mine to wash clothes, two. Rupesh Pawar appointed as President branch unit-2 nabbed accused Vijaykumar On the basis of this a man who murdered Mandal also went there information, Giridhar Shakuntala Thakur, a for a bath. At that time, Gore, Senior Inspector of Sulzer Pumps Workers Union 65-year-old woman from he had an argument with of Police, crime branch By Chandrashekhar Hendve General Secretary. Nagzari village in Taloja Shakuntala Thakur. Fol- unit-2 and his team ar- Navi Mumbai Madhav Sakpale will area, and robbed her lowing which Shakun- rested the accused Vijay upesh Pawar has be the treasurer and jewellery. The accused, tala Thakur insulted and Kumar Mandal from Rbeen appointed as Kisan Bhor will be identified as Vijaykumar pelted stones at Vijay Taloja area under the the president of Sulzer the secretary. Ranjit Muneshwar Mandal, 30, Kumar. guidance of Additional Pumps Workers Union Mhatre will be the was assaulted and stoned Following the hu- Commissioner of Police, replacing Rajan Raje. joint secretary. Ketan by Shakuntala Thakur 15 miliation Vijay Kumar Crime Branch, Dr. Shek- Mayur Upadhyay has Kangane, Sanjay Bharti days ago when he went last Sunday morning, har Patil and Deputy been elected as the and Santosh Manjrekar for a bath in a mine. The followed Shakuntala Commissioner of Police, Vice President and have been appointed as investigation has con- Thakur to the mine and Crime Branch, Pravin Sanjay Ambre as the members. cluded that the accused killed her by throwing Patil. After further ques- committed the murder stones on her head. After tioning by the police, he Dr. Srikant Shinde the Urban Development collaboration with the out of anger. that, he forcibly removed confessed to have killed reviews the... Department for the work Thane Municipal Corpo- The deceased gold chain and earrings Shakuntala Thakur by Continued from page...3 of Phase No. 2 (Phase ration. Shakuntala Thakur, a of Shakuntala. After the throwing stones at her feature of the project is 2) and after getting the During the inspec- resident of Nagzari vil- incident, Taloja police head. the longest tunnel on the approval, the process of tion tour, MP Dr. Shinde lage in Taloja area, used registered a case of mur- Police Commissioner Pune-Mumbai Express- land acquisition will be inspected the two works to go to the village quar- der against an unidenti- Bipin Kumar Singh has way. started soon with all the of elevated road 1 (Phase ry to wash clothes regu- fied person and started lauded the Crime Branch Dr. Shrikant Shinde necessary permissions. 1); tunnel phase 1 and larly. The accused Vijay investigation. A team of Unit-2 team for uncover- informed that the pro- Rehabilitation of the af- directed to complete the Kumar Mandal, a native crime branch unit-2 also ing the sensitive crime posal for final approval fected people is also be- work ahead of the sched- of Nepal, had been col- conducted a parallel in- within 48 hours and ar- has been submitted to ing done by MMRD in uled time. lecting and selling scrap vestigation into the mur- resting the accused. Saturday, 21 November 2020 7 Mumbai City Gears Up For The NorthEast CR to operate Traffic & Power Block United Opening Test: Hero ISL 2020-21 on Main Line on Saturday and Sunday By Ashok Dhamija League star Adam Le Fondre, who is on By Ashok Dhamija Titwala), Train no. bivali during the block or a team that has started every ISL loan from Sydney FC will add muscle on Mumbai 01094 Varanasi-CSMT period. Fseason with ambitions of taking the tro- the attacking front. entral Railway Special (at Khadava- ii) Diversion of phy home - Mumbai City FC’s new normal Goalkeeper Amrinder Singh who will CMumbai Division li), Train no. 02617 trains: Train no. 03201 in this abnormal. pandemic-hit season has lead the Mumbai City outfit also joined his will operate back to Ernakulam-Hazrat Patna-LTT Special, been brought about by a complete over- coach on the eve of their match and shared back Traffic and Power Nizamuddin Special Train no. 02187 Ja- haul across the board. Be it a new majority how remaining in quarantine has helped blocks for launching of (near Diva) and Train balpur-CSMT Special, owners (City Football Group), him get better as a player and 76.67 m long open web no. 04151 Kanpur- Train no. 02168 Mandu- new coach (Sergio Lobera), a human being. “We have been girder across railway LTT Special will be adih-LTT Special, Train new players (Ahmed Jahouh, following the fitness routines tracks for Patri Pool rail regulated enroute for 15 no. 01055 LTT-Gorakh- Hugo Boumous, Mourtada Fall, even during the quarantine. over bridge at Kalyan minutes to 105 minutes pur Special, Train no. Mandar Rao Dessai to name a Spending lot of times on work- this weekend as per the and arrive destination 02542 LTT-Gorakhpur few) and new philosophy (at- ing our deficiencies and have schedule given below behind schedule Special and Train no. tacking football). a fantastic atmosphere in the and its repercussion on iv) Rescheduling of 01061 LTT-Darbhanga To be held behind closed locker room. The club has really Suburban and Outsta- trains: Train no. 01071 Special will be diverted doors and bio-secure bubble managed us very well," shared tion Services : LTT-Varanasi Special to run via Diva-Vasai till March 2021 due to COVID- Seventh edition of the Hero India international Amrinder Indian Super League (Hero A) Block 1 on Sat- will leave at 2.00 pm Road-Jalgaon. These 19 pandemic, the new Hero ISL Singh. ISL) will witness 11 teams urday 21st November Special trains will also season will be the first major and 115 games before a win- At the time of going to press on 21st November ner will be decided next year 2020 and Train no. 01093 halt at Bhiwandi Road live sporting action to be held in March. Former champions ATK Mohun in India and will be played be- Bagan and Kerala Blasters was From: 10.15 am CSMT-Varanasi Special and Diva for the conve- tween 11 teams including debutants SC yet to kick-off in the seventh edition of the to 2.15 pm nience of passen- East Bengal in a double round-robin for- Hero Indian Super League (Hero ISL) tour- i) Cancellation gers of Kalyan. mat followed by playoffs and finals across nament opener at the GMC Stadium, Goa of Suburban trains: iii) Regulation 115 games. on Friday 20th November, 2020 Suburban trains of trains: Train Even as the islanders gear up for their Key Facts Of Hero ISL 2020-21 will be cancelled no. 08225 Hatia- opening tie against NorthEast United on • Will be staged at three venues in the between Dom- LTT Special (at Saturday 21st November at the Tilak Maid- football passionate state of • 11 teams to bivali and Kalyan Titwala), Train no. an Stadium, Goa, the experienced Spanish play double round-robin format followed stations between 01094 Varanasi- Coach Lobera is confident that his side are by playoffs and final. • All clubs will have a 9.50 am to 2.15 CSMT Special (at up for the long ISL season and the bench minimum of five and a maximum of seven pm. Special ser- Khadavali) and strength, “The club management has done foreign players in their squad one of whom vices will be run Train no. 02617 very well to give us the best players and its must be Asian Football Confederation between Kalyan Ernakulam-Hazrat our duty to accept the challenge and that (AFC) affiliated. Only five of these will be in and Karjat/Kasara, Nizamuddin Spe- is to win and infuse joy among our fans. action along with six Indians at any point of CSMT and Kurla/ cial (near Diva) Though its going to be a difficult season a game along • The maximum number of Thane/Dombivali will be regulated I remain positive” shared Mumbai City FC substitutes has been increased from three during the block For representational purpose only for 20 minutes to Head Coach Lobera.in Pre match Press to five, keeping in mind the welfare of play- period. 105 minutes Conference. ers amid the ongoing pandemic. Teams can ii) Diversion of of 22nd November will iv) Rescheduling of He further stated that the message to use their five substitutes over a maximum trains: Train no. 02168 leave at 01.00 am o¬n trains: Train no. 01071 my players is to either they can complain or of three intervals, and it doesn’t include Manduadih-LTT Spe- LTT-Varanasi Special take it as a challenge and solve it as a fam- the changes at the half-time break. • At the same night ily. Adaptability and following all necessary least two ‘Developmental Players’ –-born cial, Train no. 01059 B) Block 2 o¬n will leave at 1.40 pm is the key and we should be thankful to the on or after January 1, 2000 to be part of LTT-Chhapra Special, Sunday 22nd Novem- o¬n 22nd November club for providing us the necessary facilities. the Club’s match day teams. • Maximum Train no. 02542 LTT- ber, 2020 , Train no. 02188 True to Lobera’s attacking philosophy, number of substitutes increased from three Gorakhpur Special and From: 9.50 am to CSMT-Jabalpur Special the club has beefed up its midfield and to five, keeping in mind the welfare of play- Train no. 01061 LTT- 1.50 pm will leave at 2.55 pm attacking riches. Boumous, who was the ers amid the ongoing pandemic. • Live Darbhanga Special will i) Cancellation o¬n 22nd November Player of the Season in 2019-20, will be action to be telecasted and live streamed be diverted via Diva- of Suburban trains: and Train no. 02586 the bedrock of the Mumbai midfield, along in 82 territories across the world. Star Net- Vasai Road-Jalgaon. Suburban trains will LTT-Barauni Special with Jahouh, Raynier Fernandes, Rowllin work to exclusively telecast ISL matches in These Special trains be cancelled between will leave at 2.00 pm Borges, and Hernan Santana. Ex Kerala India Online streaming will be available on also halt at Bhiwandi Dombivali and Kalyan o¬n 22nd November Blasters Bartholomew Ogbeche and A- Disney+ Hotstar VIP and JioTV. Road and Diva for the stations between 9.20 Passengers are re- convenience of passen- am to 1.50 pm. Special quested to bear with the gers of Kalyan services will be run railway administration Super Smelly forays into hair care products iii) Regulation of between Kalyan and for the inconvenience trains: Train no. 02812 Karjat/Kasara, CSMT caused due to this infra- and launches two new fragrances Hatia-LTT Special (at and Kurla/Thane/Dom- structure block. Mumbai: Super gunk and enriched with Smelly, 100% toxin-free natural goodness. Apart Schools reopening: Mumbai after analysing Deshmukh while speak- personal care brand for from its innovative NMMC to take the situation in Mumbai ing with the News- Gen Z, has launched hair products, Super Continued from page...1 on Friday morning. In band correspondent an exciting new range Smelly has also added bai till 31st December, the NMMC jurisdiction informed, "In PCMC of products to mark two new products to 2020. too, we will check the jurisdiction, as per the 2020’s festive season. its fragrance collec- Speaking with the situation and accord- state government guide- The super cool brand tion. Super Smelly has Newsband correspon- ingly decision with re- lines, we will be re- for teens and young launched two variants dent NMMC Commis- gards to the opening of opening the 9th to 12th adults has forayed into of its hair gels and two sioner Abhijit Bangar schools will be taken by standard schools from the hair category with new playful scents that said, "The BMC took the tomorrow evening." Monday 23rd Novem- safe styling gels that are perfect for active decision regarding clo- The PCMC Com- ber, 2020 following all are devoid of the toxic teens. sure of all the schools in missioner Sudhakar the norms of Covid-19.” 8 Saturday, 21 November 2020

Yoga enhances flexibility and boosts immunity: Anand G, well known Yoga Instructor

Mr. Ananda G, a well-known participants and design classes to suit Yoga instructor has been teach- individual need keeping in mind their ing Yoga since 8 years. He is medical conditions as well. I try to yoga instructor at Sahaja Yoga coordinate with the participants and Foundation Bangalore and also counsel on lifestyle and diet issues to at Sri Kalabyraveshwara Swamy ensure healthy body and mind. Ayurvedic Hospital and Research We start our class with the basic ex- Centre. He was a participant in ercise. After that, we complete some the International conference on of the asanas, followed by Suryana- Yoga Naturopathy and Arogya maskar and the pranayama. We have EXPO 2012, International Yoga step by step measurements, certain Festival Government of Puduch- techniques that are useful which erry 2013, Yogakshema Yoga & need to be followed by everyone. We Naturopathy Research Centre introduce breathing exercises which 2015 and Morarji Desai National are very important for our overall Institution of Yoga, New Delhi health. I try to introduce variations to in 2014. In an exclusive inter- make classes interesting and unique. view with Varda Sharma, Editor, Newsband, he talks about the It is equally important to inform the benefits of Yoga on mind and participants about the effects of vari- body especially during the cur- ous forms of asanas on body and rent scenario. Following are the mind. The students have benefitted excerpts: immensely from the meditation and breathing techniques which have Why did you think of learn- contributed in improving their life- ing yoga? Since how long style and fighting with diseases. Q:have you been practising? These days, due to the pandemic I started learning Yoga at the situation, I have started taking on- A:age of five. My father has been line sessions and the response is teaching Yoga for 40 years. I used pranayama and the breath condition. It is a form overwhelming. People are joining the to watch him doing all the asanas and learnt of exercise that enhances flexibility and concen- classes from different parts of the country, espe- it at a young age. I became certified Yoga in- trates on the entire structure of the body. cially from Mumbai. structor from the Institution in Mysore and have been teaching Yoga for the last eight years. I : The benefits of Yoga are now well What advise would you give to the have also completed Diploma in Yoga education. Qknown. The International Yoga Day is Q: yoga beginners? How many times in I teach people from different age groups and celebrated every year on 21st June. Like- a week one should practise yoga in your take individual as wise, for the post Covid 19 treatment, it is view? well as group ses- advised to practise Yoga. Can you please Consistency is very important. Regular sions. tell us how Yoga helps in boosting immu- practise of 5-10 minutes of Pranayam, nity? A: How is 5-15 minutes of certain type of other asanas, Q : Yoga The asanas in Yoga, whether Surya Na- Suryanamaskar of around 10 minutes will defi- different from A:maskar or the Pranayam help in boosting nitely keep us healthy and energetic. This is very other forms of immunity. Likewise, there are different forms important, especially during this pandemic situ- exercises? of Kriyas which are very useful in keeping us ation. It is important to do atleast 20-25 minutes healthy. One of my students, for example, was of Yoga every day. Keep it a regular practise. It Yoga con- admitted for Covid 19 treatment. I used to con- will improve flexibility, and boost immunity. As A:centrates not duct online session for him and helped him do regards diet, we can eat whatever we wish but only on the body, some of the Pranayams and asanas. This defi- in certain limits. We need to have self-discipline, but also nitely helped him to recover faster. which is highly essential and will go a long way mind, in keeping us healthy and energetic. l i k e Q: Can you please tell us the importance the of Shavasana and Pranayam? Both Pranayams and Shavasanas are very helpful in boosting energy and A:in removing stress. However, these need to be conducted under expert guidance as various conditions play an important role and we design the classes as per that. : What makes your yoga classes unique? And what challenges do Qyou face? I, first of all, monitor the fitness A:level and requirements of all the 4Vol. 24 4 No 24 4Navi Mumbai 4 21 - 27 NOVEMBER 2020 4RNI No. 71478/97 4Pages 4 4Price 2/- Number of accidents and deaths on JNPT to develop mangrove park at Uran Harbour and Trans Harbour railway Months of campaign by NatConnect fructifies Navi Mumbai comes after months of lines drop drastically this year n a significant devel- campaign for it by en- By Vikram Gaikwad tionwide lockdown. As a Iopment, India’s larg- vironmental group Nat- Navi Mumbai result, the entire railway est container port JNPT, Connect Foundation he number of acci- service was disrupted which has been accused which had taken up the Tdents and deaths on for a few months. In the of destroying thousands mangrove destruction the Harbour and Trans subsequent period, local of mangroves, has de- case with the then Ports Harbour railway lines services were started on a have come down drasti- limited basis only for the cally this year. As a re- employees working in the sult of the lockdown, lo- emergency services. Lo- cal traffic on the Harbour cal services on the Trans and Trans Harbour routes Harbour were closed un- have been very low this til August. Even during year. A total of 38 people this period, 38 accidental died and 39 were injured Citizens are constantly urged by the railway ad- deaths were registered on this year. Last year, 169 ministration not to cross the railway line, and action the Harbour and Trans people were killed and is being taken against them. But even after that, Harbour route and 39 234 injured on the route many passengers are seen crossing the railway people were injured. Of during the same period. tracks without caring for their lives. Many of them the dead, 10 have not been Due to the large num- have been crossing the railway tracks with head- identified yet, railway po- ber of people crossing the phones in their ears and are unable to hear the local lice said. railway line from Har- horn. The railway administration has been trying to Vishnu Kesarkar, bour and Trans Harbour, stop the people crossing the railway tracks by build- Senior Police Inspector- the number of accidents ing a wall on the side of the railway tracks, however, Vashi Railway Police, and deaths on this rail- it is seen that the citizens cross the railway tracks by Thane, said, “Accidents way route is high every breaking the wall. on the Harbour and Trans year. Every two days a Accidents Injured Identified Harbour railway lines passenger dies on this Deaths bodies have come down this year railway line. The highest Jan. to Dec. 2019 169 234 55 as local services were number of deaths occur Jan. to Oct. 2020 38 39 10 closed due to the lock- while crossing the tracks, down. The number of cided to develop a Man- Minister Nitin Gadkari followed by falling from a been identified yet, according to dead and injured is also grove and Ecology Park and the Maharashtra running locomotive. Last year, in the Vashi Railway Police Sta- low. The main reason for the ac- in Uran. Government. 2019, 169 people were killed and tion. cidents are crossing of railway The Park, which will “We had discussed 234 injured in train accidents on Meanwhile, the local trains lines by the commuters. The citi- be developed at a cost of the issue in January 2019 the Harbour and Trans Harbour were shut down earlier this year zens should use railway bridges Rs 5 crores in phase-1 lines. Of the dead, 55 have not due to the pandemic and the na- without using shortcuts. as a tourist destination, Continued on page... 2 Nine underpasses lying unused on Sion-Panvel highway for six years By Pranab Jyoti Bhuyan, Navi six years. LP Bridge in Nerul, near tion. Therefore, to cross Mumbai As many as nine un- Uran Phata Bridge, near the road during the peak he residents of Navi derpasses have been ly- SBI colony in Belapur, hours has become virtu- TMumbai have been ing unused on this road Kamothe and near Talo- ally impossible,” said asking for more infra- between Vashi and Ka- ja road. Meenu Hegde, a resident structures to cross the lamboli since 2014. The “Due to unusable of Nerul. busy Sion-Panvel high- pedestrians cannot use condition of the under- “The scenario is way for the past several them as those are filled pass, the pedestrians equally bad at Kharghar. years. While the public with either rainwater or have to wait for up to The buses going towards work department (PWD) debris. Thus they have to five minutes to cross the Panvel, Kalamboli, Ka- is not taking efforts to illegally cross the high- road near the LP Bridge mothe, Ulwe and Uran develop new infrastruc- way risking their lives. in Nerul. Vehicles com- stop at this junction. To tures, they have not even These underpasses ing from Mumbai, board those buses peo- made the existing under- are located at Vashi, Panvel, MIDC and the passes usable in the past Sanpada, Kharghar, near Nerul meet at this junc- Continued on page... 3 2 21 - 27 November 2020 Editorial Residents of Rabale-MIDC Issue: 24 21-27 NOVember, 2020 demand speed breakers By Chandrashekhar Hendve, Navi Mumbai accelerators without any fear of pot- he residents of Rabale MIDC holes. Near Rabale MTNL and near Planning traffic- Not by thumb rules Thave demanded speed breakers Gavdevi Hotel, the speed breakers in the area. It is alleged that after the have been completely removed and n the past few years the vehicu- riding surface, properly functioning Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation this is causing problem to the pedestri- lar population in Navi Mumbai of traffic control aids, traffic mark- I (NMMC) has concre- ans, said a resident. has grown manifold. The modes of ings are some of the ways of reduc- tised the road the ve- “All the roads transport have multiplied and the ing road accidents. Since a large hicles are over speed- in MIDC have been vehicular density is increasing ex- number of accidents involve pe- ing. With no speed concretised by the ponentially with every passing year. destrians, it is necessary to devote breakers to check the civic body, which is However the quality and quantity of attention towards their safety. An speed, there could be heartening. However, the road network and traffic control adequately designed and encroach- an accident. the speed breakers aids have not kept pace with the de- ment free pedestrian pathways are The project-af- too have been re- mand. The traffic discipline has de- essential for segregating the vehicu- fected rickshaw asso- moved. As vehicles teriorated and there seems to be no lar and pedestrian traffic and they ciation has demand- come speeding, ac- respect for the traffic rules and the can provide the much desired sense ed immediate speed cidents are likely to traffic authorities. Rather the young of safety and protection to the pe- breakers and repair occur. Therefore, the generation seems to enjoy flouting destrians. Special attention should of old speed breakers civic body should the traffic rules and seems to take be given towards lighting pedestri- at few spots. Roads make speed break- pride in driving fast but rash imi- an cross walks and junctions. in Rabale MIDC ers and repair those tating Bollywood movies. Many of An effective way of controlling have been concre- which are in bad them take pride in driving vehicles and curbing accidents is the strict tised by the NMMC. condition” said, Ji- even before they attain the manda- implementation and enforcement With smooth riding tendra Jhagde, Ra- tory qualifying age of 18 years, to be of traffic rules. The driving license surface, the motorists bale- MIDC, Shakha eligible to possess a driving license. should be issued only after rigorous are pressing on the Pramukh, Shiv Sena. They do not have even the slightest examination process. While helmets inkling that by their behavior they should be made compulsory to the are not only playing with their lives, riders of two wheelers and fastening JNPT to develop land is about 50 hectare the burial of mangroves but are also putting to risk the lives of seat belts should be made manda- mangrove park... which was measured us- off NH348 where about of other commuters. It is very un- tory for the drivers of four wheel- Continued from page...1 ing Google Earth appli- 20 acres of sea plans fortunate that the statistics for the ers. By imposing other legislative with the then Konkan Di- cation. It is surrounded have been buried by road accidents are increasing at an measures like introducing fines visional Commissioner by grassland and shrub truckloads of earth and alarming pace, matching the pace at for flouting rules, imprisonment or Jagdish Patil who agreed land on South-west, debris. which the people are driving these endorsement on licenses for reck- in principle and made it South-east and North- There has been a modern machines. less driving, road accidents can be part of his agenda,” said east sides, and a bound- widespread destruc- While a number of factors are re- minimized. The other field which B N Kumar, director of ary wall of the container tion of mangroves and sponsible for road accidents, prime needs immediate attention is traffic NatConnect Foundation. yard on the North-west wetlands due to various reasons are blatant flouting of traffic planning. It is today a very special- The High Court ap- side. Once a part of infrastructure projects, rules and most importantly primi- ized field and cannot be designed pointed Mangrove Pro- coastal mudflat, this site including NMSEZ and tive and inadequate traffic control by thumb rules as is being done to- tection and Conservation is now isolated from the JNPT SEZ in the recent aids. Traffic signals are effective day by the authorities. It needs un- Committee took it up at sea, and has become an past and in many places means of regulating traffic. How- derstanding of the subject besides its meeting in February inland wetland that gets free flow of tidal water ever if these are installed before studying the traffic behaviour and 2019 and asked JNPT to completely dry in the has been blocked. The proper survey, they can become a the psychology of the commuters in pursue it. summer months, BNHS water channels must be nuisance for the motorists and pe- a particular region / city. So there is The Park will come report says. opened and mangroves destrians alike. In Navi Mumbai the immediate need to have the traffic up at Belpada and will The state mangrove be allowed to sprout on authorities seem to have installed study carried out by professionals be developed by the For- cell will play an advi- their own, Kumar point- traffic signals haphazardly without and long term planning done with est development Corpo- sory role in the proposed ed out. carrying out a proper survey of the futuristic approach, for Navi Mum- ration of Maharashtra, it mangrove park, Chief NatConnect called traffic. The diversions are also made bai, to optimize the infrastructure is learnt. Conservator of Forests for reversing the man- without proper planning. and to have easy and speedier and The baseline survey Virendra Tiwari con- grove loss by creating a Adequate street lighting, smooth safe commuting. of birds at the proposed firmed. mangrove park either in Navi Mumbai Interna- Kumar expressed his JNPT or in JNPT SEZ, tional Airport by BNHS happiness that the park creating water channels shows Belpada is located will see the light of the cutting through the rec- in the southwest direction day soon. Another envi- lamation and allow free of the proposed NMIA ronmentalist Nandaku- flow of sea water which adjacent to speedy ser- mar Pawar, head of Shri will facilitate growth vices container yard, and Ekvira Aai Pratishtan, of mangroves, develop next to JNPT toll plaza. apprehended that the mini-tourism, mangrove, Attention readers: While every effort is made to check the genuineness This site is reachable mangrove park could be flamingo rides for the of party/parties inserting ads in this paper, we cannot be held responsible for from Panvel-JNPT road, a hogwash as JNPT con- entertainment of those the truthfulness of its contents. The publishers, Editor and/or the staff cannot be at about 2-3 kilometres tinues to damage man- working in the SEZ and held responsible for any loss or damage due to transactions that they may enter from Jasai village. groves in its projects. maintaining proper se- into guided by the ads. The area of the wet- The latest in the series is curity.

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. 71478/97 • ABC Certificte No. 133/2107 Phone : 2087 0513 / 2781 5380 e-mail : [email protected] website : www.newsband.in 3 21 - 27 November 2020 Covid 19: Rapid antigen tests at Navi Mumbaikars violated norms during Diwali railway stations from next week Bombs & rockets were used; Government had given By Pranab Jyoti Bhuyan everything goes accord- day,” he said. permission for only sparklers and green firecrackers Navi Mumbai ing to our plans, we will Conducting the tests he Navi Mumbai do it from Monday,” at the railway station By Abhitash D.Singh with us. Even the public are very much TMunicipal Corpora- said a senior health of- is, however, likely to Navi Mumbai aware about the coronavirus and they tion (NMMC) has decid- ficer from NMMC wish- be challenging as de- n the backdrop of Covid 19, the also know that the dangerous virus is ed to conduct rapid anti- ing not to be named. spite restrictions, a huge Istate government as well as the still there but they themselves are not gen test for Covid-19 at “Presently, we are number of commuters Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation following the guidelines set by the the city railway stations conducting such tests are coming to board the (NMMC) had urged the citizens to state government as well as the civic from next week. The in the areas that fall un- trains. only use sparklers and green firecrack- body." commuters who come der MIDC. Recently, The officer said, “It ers on the day of Diwali but the Navi Bipin Kumar Singh, Navi Mumbai to board trains at the we also started this at is true that conducting Mumbaikars violated the norms and Police Chief said, "We had appealed station will have to un- the construction sites. the tests at the railway used both rockets as well bombs dur- to all the citizens not to use any ex- dergo this test while stations won’t be an ing the festival. plosives which can be more dangerous entering the station easy task. At the ini- Earlier ahead of Diwali, Maharash- during the festival and pandemic. We premises, a senior of- tial stage, we may do tra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray didn't impose strict policing thinking ficer said. it at one or two sta- said that they will not be banning the that the citizens will themselves fol- The rapid antigen tions. After that, all firecrackers in the state but the citizens low the state government guidelines test for COVID-19 is stations, where the themselves should avoid the usage of during the pandemic but they did not a rapid point-of-care trains halt, will be bombs & rockets which could be dan- follow it. We will initiate strict ac- nasopharyngeal swab covered. This test, at gerous during the pandemic. tion against all those who violated the test that directly de- the railway stations, NMMC Chief Abhijit Bangar and rules.” tects the presence or will play a big role in Navi Mumbai Police Commissioner Satyanand Pandey, Environmental- absence of corona- terms of stopping the Bipin Kumar Singh appealed to all the ist and Activist from Ulwe Sector-17 virus antigen in the spread of Covid-19 in residents to celebrate safe Diwali and said, "Even after appeals from the state patient’s body. These the Mumbai region.” asked them to avoid usage of bombs government and local bodies from the tests are designed to Vishal Mane, a and rockets but it was violated. Now city many people in Ulwe and across detect a specific pro- daily commuter from the activists from the city are waiting the Navi Mumbai used both bombs tein in the virus that elic- A huge number of la- Belapur said, “This is a for the action on those who violated and rockets in large numbers. Due its the body’s immune bourers who had been good move. But NMMC the state government guidelines. to explosives there was lots of pollu- response. to their hometowns dur- should also ensure that Speaking with the Newsband cor- tion in Navi Mumbai from the day of “We had planned to ing the lockdown, are the commuters do not respondent NMMC Chief Abhijit Diwali on 14th November, 2020 till start conducting this test now returning back to miss the trains for un- Bangar informed, "The civic body had now. People should have themselves at the railway stations the city. Therefore, it is dergoing the tests. No appealed to all the citizens of Navi followed the discipline. Police and lo- before Diwali. However, very important to check one will leave home ear- Mumbai to avoid the usage of fire- cal bodies should initiate strict action due to various reasons, if there is any Covid-19 ly to undergo the tests. crackers, bombs and rockets. Several against all those who were involved in we could not do that. patients among them. Therefore, the NMMC times ahead of Diwali, through vari- usage of firecrackers and bombs and Now we have decided to We are now conducting should plan it well, be- ous mediums including social media, rockets for celebrating Diwali during do it from next week. If around 2,500 tests in fore executing it.” we asked the citizens to cooperate the pandemic." New executive of Panvel Taluka Kali Puja… Noble Cause… Press Sangharsh Samiti announced Ratnakar Patil appointed as Chairman of the committee and Mahadik as Vice Chairman

Panvel Chairman of the working committee, In the backdrop of Covid 19 pandemic Kali he annual general meeting of while Sanjay Kadam, a journalist, was puja was performed at the Kali Bari inside TPanvel Taluka Press Sangharsh elected as the chairman and Kewal Ma- the Navi Mumbai Bengali Association, Vashi Samithi was held at the Government hadik, the editor-in-chief of Kon-kan by the temple priests behind closed doors in Rest House in Panvel under the chair- Sandhya, was elected as the vice-chair- presence of the committee members on Satur- Post home delivery of over 700 packets of day 14th November, 2020 (Kartik Amavasya). Bhog to well-wishers, patrons and devotees manship of Sunil Potdar, Senior Jour- man. Leader's representative Ravindra Among the various rituals that were per- nalist and Advisor to the Committee. on the occasion of Govardhan Puja also known Gaikwad, Arya Prahar's editor Sudhir formed on the occasion that went on well the as Annakut (Inset) on Monday 16th November, A new executive was elected for the Patil as joint secretary, Haresh Sathe past midnight included pushpanjali, balidaan, 2020, NMBA President Nemai Gorai instructed year 2020 to 2021. Ratnakar Patil, edi- of Rampra-har elected as treasurer deep daan (lighting of the 108 diyas) and Ho- his volunteers to distribute the excess of food tor of the weekly Shiv Samrat news- and Anil Kurghode, editor of Panvel mam in order to seek blessings of goddess (prasad) to the poor and down trodden in and paper, was elected unopposed as the Vaibhav were elected as co-treasurers. Kali, an emblem of Shakti (By Ashok Dhamija) around Vashi (By Ashok Dhamija) 4 21 - 27 November 2020 Singapore Tourism Board in collaboration with BookMyShow launches consumer engagement initiative ‘My Singapore Connect’ Aim is to bring artists from India and Singapore together

n a bid to engage with consumers among the line-up of international Talking about the partnership and now that I have seen locations that Ifrom one of the fastest growing artists at the off-track entertainment the initiative, Marzdi Kalianiwala, were as yet hidden away to a tour- traveller-markets – India, the Singa- gala at the 2016 Formula 1 Singapore Head – Marketing and Business In- ist." pore Tourism Board (STB) has part- Grand Prix and see them perform their telligence, BookMyShow said, “In- Ranveer Brar: “For me, food and nered with BookMyShow (BMS), popular music sets and chat about dia and Singapore have a shared cul- travel always go hand in hand because India’s leading entertainment desti- how they keep their fans engaged dur- ture with love and enthusiasm for all I connect with a cuisine better when I nation, to give users a glimpse of the ing this pandemic and the urge to per- out-of-home experiences. BookMy- have understood how it has evolved. iconic culture and beauty of Singa- form live once again. Varun Thakur, Show’s extensive capabilities of ro- I have fond memories of my last few pore. A part of STB’s latest consumer the crowd-favourite Indian comedian bust data analytics, customer insights visits to Singapore and exploring its engagement experience ‘My Singa- who performed in Singapore in 2018 and an entertainment-loving user diverse culture and cuisine, especial- pore Connect’, this initiative brings and Sharul Channa, Singapore female base of millions of loyal consumers ly, street food. I am super excited to together acclaimed talents from India stand-up comedian artist will remi- along with STB’s rich and deep un- team up with Chef Bjorn Shen, with and Singapore, through a four-part nisce the time they met in Mumbai, derstanding of the cultural ethos of whom I discovered a lot of common web series which will be released ex- upcoming gigs they are planning and Singapore as one of the most loved ground, not just w.r.t food, but life clusively on the streaming platform test each other on who can remember global travel destinations meant this and business too! All this and more BookMyShow Online, on November the most number of shopping brands partnership was a natural fit. We are coming your way, thanks to ‘My Sin- 28th & 29th and December 5th & at the Changi airport. excited to extend this unique experi- gapore Connect’ by Singapore Tour- 6th. This first-of-its kind partnership ence to and offer our consumers, an ism Board and BookMyShow.” A true reflection of the initia- between STB and BookMyShow will opportunity to be a part of enriching Varun Thakur: “Singapore was the tive’s tagline ‘Where Passions Meet’, leverage the ever-growing and evolv- conversations amongst renowned art- first international destination I went the web series celebrates creativity ing virtual medium, keeping audienc- ists across cinema, music, comedy to as a child so it always holds a spe- across various art forms, including es engaged and entertained in these and food through the virtual experi- cial place in my heart. Going there as film-making, music, food and com- extraordinary times. While entertain- ence of the ‘My Singapore Connect’ an adult last year brought all the fun edy through interesting, candid con- ing audiences with lesser known facts initiative.” memories back and helped me make versation between renowned artists about the artists from both countries, Beyond the episodes, the partner- some more. I’m grateful to ‘My Sin- across India and Singapore. Each epi- the videos will also showcase the ship will also look to take ‘My Sin- gapore Connect’ for the opportunity sode will be headlined by an Indian different locations in Singapore and gapore Connect’ to the next level by to collaborate with Sharul, someone artist in an engaging interaction and the affinity between the artists, thus enabling the artists to meet in person whose personality, vibe and comedy conversation with their Singaporean furthering the initiative’s underlying in Singapore, when normalcy returns I admire a lot. I’m excited to chat counterpart, giving consumers a rare theme of ‘My Singapore Connect - and travel is possible, to turn their with her about food, music, culture opportunity to catch them as they Where Passions Meet’. inspirations to reality across their art and get all possible tips and tidbits share stories of their passion for their Speaking about this initiative, G forms. for my next Singapore visit. I want to respective crafts. B Srithar, Regional Director, India, Speaking on their association with thank the Singapore Tourism Board The exciting line-up will feature Middle East & South Asia (IMESA), ‘My Singapore Connect’, the artists and BookMyShow once again for Chef Ranveer Brar, MasterChef India Singapore Tourism Board (STB), said: this opportunity that’s bringing artists judge partner with Chef Bjorn Shen, said, “India and Singapore share Zoya Akhtar: "The appetite for together from both countries.” MasterChef Singapore judge to share many cultural similarities and we cinema is fast continuing to evolve, Prateek Kuhad: “While I only got their culinary pursuits, passion for want to use this opportunity to further with audiences across the globe hav- to travel to Singapore in 2016 for the food and what keeps them busy when highlight and strengthen the emotion- ing access to content like never be- Music Matters festival and a couple of they are not cooking. Zoya Akhtar, al connect between both countries. fore! Cinema as an art form has been shows at the F1, I’d love to find more critically acclaimed director-produc- We are delighted to bring together transcending geographical barriers of a ‘My Singapore Connect’ with the er of ‘Gully Boy’ and ‘Zindagi Na these virtual experiences and contin- for decades now but technology has city. I’m looking forward to chatting Milegi Dobara’ and Boo Junfeng, an ue reaching out to people of common enabled it to reach everyone. My as- with Myrne to understand and learn award-winning Singapore film direc- passions. The STB’s association with sociation with ‘My Singapore Con- more about Singapore, its music and tor will share how they unwind after BookMyShow reaffirms our commit- nect’ - an initiative by the Singapore the food surprises they have to of- a hectic filming schedule, why food ment to innovatively engage with our Tourism Board and BookMyShow is fer. Hopefully our stories of touring plays a prominent role in deciding a consumers by bringing together re- a true reflection of that evolution. I and travels make for an interesting shoot location and what first excited nowned artistes from both countries am so excited to catch up with Boo conversation for you guys. Shout them to pursue filmmaking. to collaborate and deliver engaging, Junfeng and see the world through his out to Singapore Tourism Board and Audiences will witness the can- entertaining content. We hope that films, his eyes as he takes me through BookMyShow for putting this piece did bonhomie between Singapore’s the ‘My Singapore Connect’ videos some of the most iconic locations in together!" home-grown DJ and music producer will delight the viewers and inspire Singapore, a country that remains one Registration Link: https:// Manfred Lim (Myrne) and Prateek visits to Singapore, when the time is of my most favourite destinations to in.bookmyshow.com/events/my-sin- Kuhad, singer-songwriter who was right.” visit and I can’t wait to shoot there gapore-connect/ET00300898 Nine underpasses Kharghar. “We are trying to open exactly when those will lying unused.... This Sion-Panvel the underpass near Ka- be thrown open to the For inserting advertisements Continued from page...1 highway is playing a mothe and we hope to public. We had also re- ple haphazardly cross crucial role in the state finish the task by early quested the NMMC and in Newsband the highway. 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