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Sunday, 18 October 2020 www.newsband.in Pages 8 • Price 2 VOL. 14 • ISSUE 112 RNI No. MAHEN/2007/21778 POSTAL REGN. No. NMB/154/2020-22/VASHI MDG POST OFFICE Rs 64 crore auditorium State allows women to at Airoli to be ready Durga Puja performed in travel by local trains; by 2023: NMMC households amid Covid 19 pandemic By Pranab Jyoti Bhuyan since then. Navaratri celebra- Railway Board yet to decide Girish Gumaste, tion has begun with fter missing mul- executive engineer of ceremonious Ghat Western railway apprehensive of the Atiple deadlines, the NMMC said, “The ten- sthapana, reading Navi Mumbai Municipal dering process was start- holy scripture or Du- decision, Central railway will decide soon Corporation (NMMC) ed a few times after that, on Saturday said that the but we did not find any rga Saptasati amid By Abhitash D.Singh proposed four-storied reliable contractor for Covid 19 pandemic. Navi Mumbai auditorium at Airoli will the project. We could not Households are fully hile the state gov- be ready by 2023. do anything about it in devoted this year in ernment on Fri- W In an effort to pro- the first nine months of house puja without day, October 16, 2020 vide the residents of this year due to the pan- much funfair, sans issued a circular giving Airoli with a state-of- demic. A few days ago, guests and friends the nod for women to the-art auditorium, the we restarted the tender- (More on page 7) travel by the Mumbai civic body had started ing process and hope to local trains, the officials working on this project find a good contractor Health and blood from the Western Rail- back in 2014. Their ini- this time.” donation camp at way expressed inability tial plan was to develop “If everything goes Uran-Bori today to restart the services a 550 seater auditorium according to our plans, On behalf of Nav- citing difficulty in durga Navratrautsav ensuring social distanc- Mandal at Bori in ing. The Central Rail- Uran city, a health way officials said that held by high authorities As per the reports check up and a blood as the offices remain on Monday October from Western Railway donation camp have closed on Saturday and 19, 2020 and further the matter has been been organized at Sunday, the meeting course of action will be referred to the Railway Rotary English Medi- in this regard will be decided. Continued on page... 4 um High School Bori, in association with Navi Mumbai Mu- Board examinations: Students nicipal Corporation Blood Bank, Vashi on and teachers in dilemma Sunday, October 18th from 10 am to 5 pm. The state education department has not yet notified about the pattern with a budget of Rs 34 the contract will be The camp has been of Board examinations that are usually held in February-March crore. However, they lat- awarded by this year- organized with the er reworked on the plan end and the work at the help of Councilors By Vikram Gaikwad instructions on how to dents, parents and the and decided to make it site will be started by Atul Thakur, Sudesh Navi Mumbai divide the marks for the teachers. The education 865 seater, with a budget early next year. It will Salunkhe, Nandan ore than 30 lakh regular examinations of department should im- of Rs 64 crore. take us almost two years Pansare, Hershal Mstudents and their Class X-XII; whether mediately clarify these The Bhumipujan to finish it. Thus, we can Samel, Shankar parents are a worried lot, the examinations will points,” demanded Su- of the project was con- say that the project will Malusare. as the State Board dhir Ghagas, secre- ducted on August, 26, in be ready by early, 2023,” of Secondary and tary of the Educa- 2014. However, the con- Higher Second- tion Revolutionary struction firm, which had Continued on page... 2 ary Education has Organization. received the contract, not yet announced “There is bound was extremely slow in its decision on the to be some changes their work. In one year, Class Xth and XIIth in both the exami- they had just dug up a examinations which nation and mark- trench for developing are usually held in ing pattern for the the basement. Annoyed February-March. be conducted online or X-XII exams due to the with the slow pace of the Teachers, students offline and what will be pandemic. It is impor- work, the NMMC termi- and parents are also the pattern of marking. tant that we are commu- nated the contract after a confused as the schools “There is lots of con- year and the trench has have not been given any fusion among the stu- Continued on page... 2 been lying unattended 2 Sunday, 18 October 2020 Shri Raghoba Dev Motor Training Two arrested for robbing 10 TVs School inaugurated from a boarding lodge in CBD By Crime Reporter home. That same night, police inspector NB Navi Mumbai the thieves broke the Kolhatkar. Later, Assis- he Central Branch sliding windows of the tant Inspector of Police Tof the Crime Branch lodging and stole 10 TVs Rajesh Gajjal, Naik Ko- has arrested two burglars and other items from the parkar and Rahul Wagh for stealing 10 TVs and lodge. arrested the accused Sal- other items from a board- A case was registered man Khan and Satyam ing lodge residency in at the CBD police station Harijan from Lonavala.

By Dinesh Pawar, Uran Training School welcomed the guests. hri Raghoba Dev Motor Training Chief guests on this occasion were SSchool at Uran was inaugurated by Uran Municipal Council Mayor Saya- Sector 23, CBD Belapur. the next day after the During interrogation, popular Marathi actor Santosh Juvekar li Mhatre. BJP Uran Taluka President The thieves have been incident came to light. the duo confessed to the and Sachin Patil, Motor Vehicle In- and Corporator Ravi Bhoir, Corpora- identified as Salman Ki- The Central Branch of crime. Police arrested spector RTO Panvel. Pritam Maruti Pa- tor Snehal Kasare, Pritam Patil, Tejas fayatula Khan (45) and the Crime Branch then the two and seized 9 of til, owner of Shri Raghoba Dev Motor Patil were present. Satyam Keshav Harijan launched a parallel in- the 10 TVs they stole. (22). The police have vestigation into the case. The accused, Satyam Rs 64 crore audito- “In this part of the city, men and women, Main recovered nine of the 10 During the investiga- Harijan, was found to rium at Airoli... there is no place for en- entrance and lobby, ex- stolen TVs. tion, the CCTV footage be involved in a temple Continued from page 1 tertainment. Our kids hibition area. The duo had looted was checked. The case theft case within the lim- he said.z can never go to watch a First floor– Makeup the Tvs from Hill View was investigated under its of the NRI police sta- Presently, the NMMC drama or a cultural eve- room, two toilets for Residency Lodging the guidance of senior tion as well. has only one auditorium ning. We are glad that men and women, toilet Boarding at Turning (Vishnudas Bhave audi- NMMC has decided to for persons with disabil- Point Building in CBD torium) in Vashi. Once make an 865 seater au- ity and canteen. Sector-23 which has this auditorium is ready, ditorium and complete it Second floor– Green 15 rooms. The lodging Picture Perfect the residents of Airoli in two years.” room, administrative of- boarding had been closed and Digha will be able to The new plan of the fice and multipurpose for a few days as paint- enjoy dramas and other auditorium: auditorium. ing work was going on. cultural prgrammes with- Basement 1 and 2 Third floor – Offi- On September 9, af- out travelling to Vashi. – Parking facility for 94 cer’s office, guest room ter the painting of the The local residents cars and 41 two wheel- and canteen. lodging was completed, have welcomed the ers. Fourth floor – VIP all the workers locked move. SK Deshmukh, a Ground floor – guest room and officer’s the lodge and left for resident of Airoli said, Ticket office, Toilets for office. Board examinations.. its decisions at the earli- of the syllabus should should be proper notifi- Continued from page 1 est regarding the pattern be submitted,” stressed cation for the examina- nicated well in advance of Board examination as Padmakar Pachpande tion of other classes as about these changes so well as examination for (Co-Teacher). well. Although in the that the doubts can be other classes,” remarked Sandeep Sangve (Ma- backdrop of Covid 19 clarified and the stu- Ashok Jadhav, a parent. harashtra State Board of pandemic, the schools dents can prepare for ‘Teachers, students Secondary and Higher are closed across the the exams accordingly,’ and parents are con- Secondary Education, country, online classes said Arun Joshi, Princi- fused as there are no Divisional Secretary are going on. However, pal, Radhikabai Meghe, suggestions and deci- - Mumbai Divisional there are many students A view of Marine Drive in the evening. (Photo courtesy: C.K. Vidyalaya, Airoli. sions regarding school Board), remarked, “No from low and middle- Subramaniam) “Against the back- and state board exams. decision has been taken class families in the drop of Corona, the There should be an im- yet regarding the 10th state, who are facing dif- government has closed mediate implementation and 12th examinations ficulties as they do not Attention readers: While every effort is made schools but online of the plan for the regu- and as it is a strategic have smart phones or to check the genuineness of party/parties inserting classes are going on. lar examinations of class decision, the Education any other means. While ads in this paper, we cannot be held responsible for Students have started X-XII, how to divide the Minister will take a de- conducting examina- the truthfulness of its contents. The publishers, Editor acquiring knowledge marks, whether the ex- cision on it. A decision tions, these vital factors and/or the staff cannot be held responsible for any through online as well amination is online or will be taken after that.” should be taken into loss or damage due to transactions that they may en- as self-study. The gov- offline, and how many The parents have consideration, say the ter into guided by the ads. ernment should clarify marks, and how much also demanded that there parents.

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 Sunday, 18 October 2020 3 Service road from McDonald's-Marble Metro trains to resume Market to Taloja Link Road near Panvel Sion from 19th October, 2020 Highway in bad shape, allege residents By Abhitash D.Singh again from October 19. government guidelines Navi Mumbai The Urban Develop- didn’t clear about the By Chandrashekhar Hendve taxer’s money has been holes resurfaced. Both he state govern- ment Department will availability of services Panvel wasted”, he alleged. the lanes have been Tment has allowed take into consideration for common passen- he service road from The 2.5 km long paved near the petrol the metro train to the SOP issued by the gers, the Navi Mumbai- TMcDonald's-Marble service road has been pump for namesake, say restart in Mumbai in a Ministry of Housing kars expressed happi- Market to Taloja Link constructed from Ka- the residents. phased manner under and Urban Affairs. ness over the decision Road near Panvel “The condition its scheme ‘Mission MMOPL spokes- and said now their Sion Highway is in of the service road Begin Again’. The person speaking with journey till Versova pathetic state. The is pathetic in Mar- metro authorities, the media personnel will be shorter. motorist alleges ble Market. There while thanking the informed, “We have re- Satish Jadhav, a that the City and are potholes near Maharashtra Industrial Develop- Kamothe signal. govern- ment Corporation Overall, the road is ment said (CIDCO) has com- in a very bad condi- that they pletely ignored the tion. At some plac- are ready issue. Motorists es, the potholes are to operate who come to fill as deep as 2.5 feet the ser- petrol face a lot of causing damage to vices from inconvenience. CI- the vehicles. Most October 19, DCO has spent Rs. of the vehicles on 2020. The 6 crores, however, the road go to pet- decision will the entire money rol pumps for refu- help several appears to have lit- elling. These pits commuters. erally gone into the pose great deal of Uddhav drain. lamboli Circle to Taloja difficulty”, said a motor- Thackeray Panvel City Mu- Link Road along Kalam- ist. speaking nicipal Corporation boli side. But in the few The Marble Market with the media said, ceived an official com- resident of Ulwe who (PCMC) corporator days of rain, the asphalt at Roadpali is consid- “The metro rails will munication from the travels to Andheri daily Rajendra Sharma has on the road near Marble ered to be the largest be allowed to operate state government about for his work said, "The demanded an inquiry Market has got washed market in Panvel area. in a graded manner and starting the metro resumption of Metro into the matter against away. When the rain had Thousands of vehicles the SOPs for the same services. We were al- train from Ghatkopar the contractor and con- stopped, CIDCO carried load and unload goods will be issued soon by lowed to operate from to Versova will be a cerned officials for such out repair work at some here. Traders say that the the Urban Development October 15 but we will relief for all the people shoddy work. “The road places. But without per- pits often cause damage Department.” operate from Monday from Navi Mumbai is so bad. The Panvel manent remedy, pot- to marble and granite. The Mumbai Metro October 19, 2020. We who are using the One Private Lim- have already initiated bus or other modes of ited (MMOPL) which safety inspections and transportations to go operates the Versova- trial runs and are set to for their work in And- NMMT appeals to commuters Andheri-Ghatkopar restart operations from heri. Now the journey corridor in the city Monday. We are not will be shorter. But to wear masks inside buses soon after the govern- yet clear that the com- one will need to wait By Pranab Jyoti Bhuyan men) to wear masks Sirish Aradwad, ment decision took to mon passengers would and check whether the Navi Mumbai in an Uran bound bus. general manager of twitter said the services be allowed to use the service is only for es- n an effort to ensure She also insisted that NMMT said, “We had on the route that were services.” sential service provid- Isafety and well-being if they did not wear instructed our conduc- suspended since March Even though the ers or it is for common of the commuters, the masks, they would have tors not to allow anyone 2020, will resume MMOPL and the man too." Navi Mumbai Munici- to get down from the board the buses if he pal Transport (NMMT) bus. Finally, both the or she does not wear a has appealed to the city men covered their noses mask. Many of them residents to wear masks and mouths with their are now following this An eight-foot-long python while travelling in their handkerchiefs. rule. However, I will buses. Rupali Shinde, personally look into rescued in Nerul, MIDC area The civic trans- a resident of Kopar the matter again. If I By Chandrashekhar Hendve port body had earlier Khairane said, “We too find any conductor not Navi Mumbai made it compulsory have noticed a lot of paying due attention to n eight-foot-long for everyone to wear people travelling in the this, I will take strict Apython was rescued mask before boarding NMMT buses without action against him.” from the residence of their buses to prevent wearing masks. This “Wearing mask is Rahul Shinde at Ma- the spread of Covid-19. is harmful for all the advisable for all of us hatma Gandhi Nagar in However, a section of commuters. Surpris- during this pandemic. Nerul, MIDC. city residents is still ingly, the conductors Therefore, the com- Shinde immediately travelling in the buses of those buses do not muters should follow informed Deepak Gai- without wearing such say anything to such this rule for their own kwad, a snake activist masks. people. It is sad that in benefits. We appeal to from Wildlife Welfare On Friday evening, our country people do the city residents to be (WWA), over the phone. a middle-aged woman not follow the rules, careful and wear marks The rescued snake was had to force two of her unless they are forced while travelling in our released into the forest fellow commuters (both to do so.” buses,” he further said. area. 4 Sunday, 18 October 2020

State allows Daily life, business and from the State Govern- women to travel... jobs of many have been ment regarding initi- Continued from page 1 affected severely due ating the local train Inspire: Who gave her all Board. “Once the ap- to the closure of trains services for the women. proval is received from from March 23, 2020. On Saturday and Sun- to (Part I) the Railway Board, then It is known fact that day, the railway offices such permission can be millions of people in remain closed. So, on a rousing call to all sacrifice” wrote swamiji communicated. Without MMR live away from Monday, the senior au- present in his lectures in one of the letters to getting permission, it the city and depend on thorities will convene a to come forward and her. But the work that would not be possible the railways for their meeting and the future spread the message of she had to do was still to permit ladies dur- daily commute, and the course of action will be God. ‘He said Christ not clear. Swami ji had ing the stated hours delay in approval from decided then. As per did it with the help of started R K Mission in from 17th October 2020 the railway authorities the state government only 10 of his disciples, India then. His focus onwards in suburban is only adding to the and ministry of railway I need just 20 people. now shifted to women. trains. Further, it is also troubles and inconve- we have initiated action By: Dr. Vandana Mahajani Can any of you come Here, he clearly told important to assess the nience.” and started many trains Yes, this is exactly forward?’ Margaret that she want- quantum of passengers Sumit Thakur, for the essential service what is written on the Margaret constantly ed a lioness, and none likely to increase due to Chief Public Relation- providers and have marble tablet memorial asked questions that would be better than her the above stated stream ship Officer, Western included Dabbawalas at Darjeeling where Sis- arose in her mind about in this work here. Now of traffic. In this con- Railway said, “We have and Advocates too. In ter Nivedta was cremat- God. What drew her fi- the goal was clear and nection it is suggested received the letter by the days to come the ed. “Expansion is life, nally to Hinduism was her mind ready to leave that a joint meeting be- the state government railway board and the contraction is death” said the inclusiveness of it. England for good. tween Railway officials recently which stated ministry of railway will Swami Vivekananda. She had good knowl- She was welcomed and State government that the services can be decide to start the local Margaret Noble lived edge of Christianity and warmly by Ma. Sarada should be organised to resumed for the women trains for common men just like he said. Born Devi, Ramakrish- work out the modali- from October 17, 2020. too.” in Ireland, her family na Paramhansa’s ties. Further course of However, we have clari- Partial service for moved to England. wife and who used action will be taken fied that the approval local trains was an- She started teach- to fondly call her accordingly,” reads needs to be taken from nounced on June 15, ing at a very young daughter. She started the letter written by the Board before ap- 2020. Currently, a age and soon started a school for girls that Western Railway to the proving the same. The special pass is being school of her own was later attended by Secretary of Disaster railway officials and issued to commuters. there. Later under women mostly young Management, Relief members from the gov- Only members with the influence o Swa- widows of the place. and Rehabilitation. ernment need to have QR-code based passes mi Vivekananda she Swami Viveka- As of now the ser- a meeting to quantify are allowed to board came to India, be- nanda had warned vices in Mumbai local the number of passen- the trains. Earlier in came a Hindu monk her that the climate trains are limited and gers to be permitted. September the govern- despite being the of India was hot, sec- only the workers from Guidelines and SOPs ment also allowed Dab- child of a Christian ondly even people the essential services will be drawn about bawallas to commute father who and devoted also Buddhism, but she of her country may not are permitted to travel. maintaining social dis- via local trains as their her life for this nation. was aware of exclusiv- welcome her warmly, Beena Singh, a tancing and other safety services were depen- What greater expansion ity of some issues in it. but still Nivedita ac- resident of Kamothe measures. Following dent on the Mumbai can be for a person in In her book “The master cepted all challenges while speaking with this, a final call will be local. Presently the one life than to be born as I saw him” Margaret and came to India to be- the Newsband Cor- taken on the matter.” Central Railway is run- in one and die for the mentions that she was come a loving daughter respondent said, “The A K Singh, Public ning 481 daily services cause of another nation? impressed and drawn by of this motherland railway services should Relationship Officer, while Western Railway Rabindranth Tagore the spiritual knowledge, Dr Vandana Mahajani be started for women Central Railway while is running 700 services said of her” We may personality and expe- is Nagar Pramukh, commuters. I am speaking with the as against their regular give time, money even rience of religion pos- Vivekananda desperately waiting to Newsband Correspon- 1,774 and 1,367 services our life for the cause sessed by Swami Vive- Kendra, Kanyakumari, travel by local train for dent said, “We have respectively. of our people- but we kananda. Navi Mumbai the last seven months. received the proposal have not been able to “The best have to To be continued...... give with our hearts, but Nivedita (as she was Covid-19: known later) did it. She Celebrating Navratri landed at Madras on 24 Six test January 1898 at 110.00 am in morning. After positive in three days she landed in Uran taluka Kolkatta where swamiji On Saturday (Octo- along with other mem- ber 17), 6 patients tested bers, including mem- positive for Covid-19, bers of Tagore family taking the tally to 2012 welcomed her. in Uran Taluka. Of She could not attend these, 1807 have been his talk at world par- cured and discharged. liament of religion in 101 corona positive pa- Chicago, but attended a tients are undergoing small meeting arranged treatment and 104 coro- at the home of lady Isa- na positive patients have bel Margsan in the year Women staff of Terna Specialty Hospital and Research Center 1895. After that she at- Despite pandemic and amalgamation of Syndicate Bank with died till date, said Uran at Nerul Navi Mumbai celebrated the first day of Navratri by Canara Bank, the spirit of the lady staff still lives up to the rep- Tehsildar Bhausaheb wearing clothes in grey colour with masks and observing so- tended a number of his utation as they dress up with grey on the first day of Navratri. Andhare. cial distance (By Chandrashekhar Hendve) lectures. He would give (Photo courtesy: C.K. Subramaniam) Sunday, 18 October 2020 5 When Less is More Than Enough Panvel resident, Aishwarya Sridhar bags laurels for her photo 'Light of Passion' large pile of things that began, most of our ex- we use more frequent- penses were restricted ly. Yet, that does not to items of need, help- Her photo won ‘Highly Commended’ award at the stop us from shopping ing us to introspect 56th Wildlife Photographer of the year contest for more. and differentiate be- As we step out into tween our ‘needs’ and By Indrani Basu, Panvel went through multiple owned broadcaster) and a shopping mall or a ‘wants’. As we washed his is indeed a great rounds. It was duly veri- has helped protect the By Dr. Monica Khanna store, without the in- the same set of clothes Tachievement for fied as well scrutinised last remaining wetlands tention of making a every alternate day, 23-year-old Panvel resi- thoroughly to ascertain of Mumbai. She is “Minimalism is in- purchase, we are lured they became softer dent, Aishwarya Sridhar its authenticity and orig- working with the local tentionally living with by the signboard that and more comfortable, as she has bagged the inality, its technicality, fishing communities, only the things I really mentions the word while a certain sec- prestigious Wildlife whether any manipula- NGOs and the state need—those items that ‘sale’. The discounted tion of our wardrobes photographer of the towards policy support my purpose. I price (whether authen- remained untouched. Year 2020 award level protection for am removing the dis- tic or otherwise) en- Then, after non-essen- at the 56th Wildlife wetlands in Maha- traction of excess pos- tices us to look twice, tial products became Photographer of rashtra and is the sessions so I can focus almost hypnotising us, available online, even the year contest in youngest member more on those things and before we know the ‘discounts’ and the adult category of the State Wetland that matter most,” what we are doing, we constant promotional (18 plus). She Brief Documenta- says Joshua Becker, find ourselves at the messages from innu- became the first tion Committee. author of The More of billing counter with a merable stores did not Indian woman to She has recently Less and The Mini- seem as tempting as achieve this award completed filming malist Home. The they used to before in that category. the most iconic concept of minimal- Covid times. We had Her wildlife photo and photographed ism may at one time started spending a titled ‘Light of wild Bengal Tigress have seemed incom- little more cautious- Passion’ has won from the forests of prehensible and un- ly and consciously. ‘Highly Com- Central India. imaginable – but the While we have now mended’ award. During the lockdown has given entered the unlocking The announcement COVID-19 lock- us an opportunity to phase, a large num- was made at the realize that it is in- ber of people are still Natural His- deed possible to live thinking twice about tory Museum in with just the things venturing into malls London where that we need, and has - not just for health Sridhar bagged also helped us to fo- and safety reasons, this coveted cus on the things that but also because their award among are most important wants have somehow 50000 entries for us – our families. diminished in the last from 80 coun- M i n i m a l i s m six months. tries, wherein dissuades unneces- trolley that is full and While all of us may 100 entries had sary accumulation of a wallet that is empty. not embrace minimal- been selected things that clutter our And even if we do not ism as a way of life, for awards. She homes, not merely tak- have money in our we have certainly be- won the award ing up space, but also wallet, our credit card come more conscious in the Behav- leading us to crave allows us to spend ex- of our priorities and iour invertebrate more and give in to travagantly; for we still expenditure, and the categroy. the temptation of buy- have time before we need to save for a rainy While describing her tion had been done or down, she directed and ing negligently. Our start worrying about day, for we never know effort of clicking that not, etc; and finally, it presented an 8-part wardrobes are often paying our bills. If it when the sky will be picture she shared, “the was declared as one of digital series for WWF- adorned with clothes, is not the discount, it clear and blue, and image was captured in the best creations.” India which focuses shoes and accessories may be the persuasive when the grey clouds Canon1dx Mark ii and Aishwarya Sridhar on inculcating the love that cost us an arm and skill of the sales person will be overcast, with Canon16-35mm lens.” is a 23-year-old wildlife for wildlife in children a leg, but that we have that convinces us to the booming sound of She narrated, “In June film-maker and present- through Origami. Cur- barely worn a couple of buy items that we don’t thunder and electric 2019 I went to Bhan- er, who loves to explore rently, she is the host times. We hoard some need – or even the at- flashes of lightning … dardhara and availed the wilderness. Sridhar for ''Nature For Future'' of these for years, and tractive display of the The writer is Associate the opportunity to click feels blessed to be a res- on Discovery Channel ultimately give them product on a man- Professor, Indira the picture when I came ident of Navi Mumbai India, a unique wildlife away or throw them nequin, or quite sim- Institute of Business across fireflies hovering because she can explore chat show focusing out because they have ply our desire to own Management, Con- around in the dark of the flora and fauna of on India's most en- started to look faded something that appears sultant, Indian School midnight. I clicked a the city. She categori- dangered species. Her and worn out, simply appealing. of Management and series of pictures back cally loves to click her work has been featured lying underneath a When the lockdown Entrepreneurship to back and after com- shots at Panje in Uran, in international and piling them together, at Talawe wetland next national newspapers I created that picture to NRI complex and and magazines like which brought me a also at Karnala Bird BBC Wildlife, Guard- global laurel.” Sanctuary. ian, Mongabay, Digital She revealed, Her debut documen- Camera, Times of India, “After entering into the tary was telecast on DD Sanctuary Asia, Saevus competition, my work National (India's state- to name a few. 6 Sunday, 18 October 2020 Vasco-Da-Gama - Patna weekly superfast Editorial festival train from 21st October onwards Issue: 112 18 October, 2020 By Ashok Dhamija, Panvel ailway Board has To halt at Panvel Jn too Rdecided to run ful- at 10:05 hrs on the third the third day. Crime against senior citizens ly reserved Train No. day. The above Superfast s per the figures of 2019 re- soft target to the criminals. 02741 / 02742 Vasco- B) Non-Monsoon Festival Special will in- Aleased by the National Crime Although the government has Da-Gama - Patna - Vas- Timings clude One Two Tier AC, Records Bureau (NCRB), Maha- enforced the laws for welfare of co-Da-Gama Weekly Train No. 02741 Two 3 Tier AC, Eleven rashtra for the third consecutive elderly people and there are many Superfast Festival Spe- Vasco-Da-Gama - Patna Second Class Sleep- year accounted for most crimes government aided NGOs which are cial in coordination with Weekly Superfast Fes- er, Five Second Class against the elderly. The state ac- working for the same, yet the senior Konkan Railway and tival Special will leave Seating and Two SLR counted for 22.3 per cent of the citizens continue to be the most vul- South Western Railway from Vasco-Da-Gama Coaches. Halts en-route offences committed against the el- nerable section in our country. This with halt at Panvel Jn at 19:05 hrs every includes Madgaon Jn., derly in India’s 29 states and seven can be due to the fact that either too as per the following Wednesday from 4th to Thivim, Sawantwadi Union Territories last year. A total they are not educated enough about schedule: Road, Ratnag- of 26,562 offences were commit- their rights or they are depressed A) Mon- iri, Chiplun, ted against people aged above 60 in enough with the changing scenario soon Timings Panvel, Ka- 2019. More than half of these crimes of family patterns. It is important Train No. lyan Jn., Ig- took place in the three states of Ma- that the government spreads aware- 02741 Vasco- atpuri, Nasik harashtra (6,163), Madhya Pradesh ness about the provisions of the act Da-Gama - Road, Manmad (4,184) and Gujarat (4,088) and the through public media (television/ Patna Weekly Jn., Bhusawal Union Territory of Delhi (1,076). radio) or print media at regular in- Superfast Festi- Jn., Khandwa, In this era of rapid urbanisation tervals. val Special will Itarsi Jn., Ja- and modernisation, the rise in the The senior citizens on their part leave from Vas- balpur Jn., crime against senior citizens could need to initiate some basic steps co-Da-Gama at Katni Jn., Satna also be because of isolation of old for ensuring their own safety like 18:00 hrs every Jn., Prayagraj people in the society. Increasing for instance, building a platform of W e d n e s d a y C h h e o k i , P t . trend of nuclear families is one recreation where they can socialise from 21st to 31st 25th November 2020 Deen Dayal Upadhyaya of the major causes for the rise in with each other for providing emo- October 2020 and will and will reach Patna at Jn., Buxar and Ara Jn. crime against the senior citizens. tional support. They must provide reach Patna at 12:10 hrs 12:10 hrs on the third Stations in both direc- Senior citizens living alone are con- details of their domestic helpers or on the third day. On its day. On its return jour- tions. Passengers are re- sidered as the most vulnerable vic- tenants to the nearest police station. return journey Train No. ney Train No. 02742 quested to kindly avail tims for theft, cheating, physical as- Elderly people must learn about 02742 Patna - Vasco- Patna - Vasco-Da-Gama the services and fol- saults, burglary and murders. Lack their rights and educate themselves Da-Gama Weekly Su- Weekly Superfast Fes- low all norms of State of neighbourhood involvement, liv- enough to deal with any kind of un- perfast Festival Special tival Special will leave & Central Government ing isolated in the society, erosion pleasant situations occurring in the will leave from Patna from Patna at 14:00 hrs regarding COVID-19 of traditional values, disintegration families. at 14:00 hrs every Sat- every Saturday from 7th including social dis- of joint family structure, changing It is important that we provide urday from 24th to 31st to 28th November 2020 tancing, sanitization etc values, dependency on domestic a quality life to the elderly through October 2020 and will and reach Vasco-Da- in trains and at the Rail- help are some of the other factors various measures so that they can reach Vasco-Da-Gama Gama at 08:55 hrs on way stations. that make the senior citizens, the lead a quality life with dignity. Temporary attachment of sleeper coach on Duranto weekly special between H. Nizamuddin - Ernakulam Saraswati College of Engineering holds By Ashok Dhamija Weekly Special via day 17 October, 2020. inspirational interactive webinar with Real Hero Panvel Konkan Railway (KR) B) Train no. 02283 orthern Railway route with halt at Panvel Ernakulam Jn. – H. The webinar was organised to mark the 88th Indian Air Force Day Nhas decided to Junction on the follow- Nizamuddin Duranto augment extra coach ing days: Weekly Special ex. Er- Navi Mumbai Second Class Sleeper A) Train no. 02284 nakulam Jn. on Tuesday n the occasion of Coach on a temporary H. Nizamuddin - Er- 20 October, 2020. O88th Indian Air basis in H. Nizamuddin nakulam Duranto Passengers are re- Force Day, NSS Unit – Ernakulam Jn. – H. Weekly Special ex. H. quested to kindly avail of Saraswati College of Nizamuddin Duranto Nizamuddin on Satur- the services. Engineering, Kharghar organized a webinar on 'Indian Air Force - Pride of India' under the guid- ance of the principal Dr. Manjusha Deshmukh and Program Officer of National Service Scheme, Dr. Sunita Pal. The special guest during the webinar was retired Wing Commander SK Singh. He not only shared knowledge about Panvel City Municipal Corporation House Leader Paresh Thakur inspected the on- Air Force, but also nar- commander. This was followed by a going nallah at Market Yard during the clean-up operation. Municipal officials present rated his experiences of being a wing question-answer session. at the time were instructed to complete the work at the earliest. Sunday, 18 October 2020 7 Durga Puja performed in households CR to run 62 Puja / Festival special amid Covid 19 pandemic trains to & fro from Mumbai on By: Indrani Basu, Navi Mumbai significance. To attain dharma religion, avaratri celebration has begun artha or material prosperity , kama or various routes this week onwards with ceremonious Ghat sthapana, enjoyment and moksha- all the four N By Ashok Dhamija, Mumbai reading holy scripture or Durga Sapta- goals of human life could be fulfilled (12 Trips) will leave Kanpur Central at entral Railway (CR) have decided sati amid Covid 19 pandemic. House- by worshipping Mother,” said Anuja 16.30 hrs o­n every Monday and Friday to run fully reserved Puja / Festi- holds are fully devoted this year in Gupta from sector-16 Vashi. She and C from 23rd October to.30th November, val Special trains between Lokmanya house puja without much funfair, sans her mother Neelam Gupta have been 2020.(12 Trips) and arrive LTT, Mum- Tilak Terminus (LTT) / Chhatrapati guests and friends. performing Devi durga puja for sev- bai at 15.30 hrs next day. The above Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT), “The ceremonies are very low-key eral years. She put a Kalash on sacred Special will include One­ AC-2 Tier, Mumbai- Manduadih,/ Kanpur Cen- affair. We only -per soil and put seven Five AC-3 Tier, Eight Second Sleeper tral/Chhapra, to clear the extra rush of formed copper ka- types of seeds in Class and Seven Second Class seating passengers. lash puja after put- that soil. The sprigs coaches Halts en-route includes Ka- The details are as under- ting symbolic Mung are considered very lyan, Igatpuri, Nashik Road, Bhusaval, A) Lokmanya Tilak Terminus – in it and coconut on auspicious. She of- Khandwa, Itarsi, Jabalpur, Katni, Sat- Manduadih Bi-weekly Specials top. We performed fers bhog. Every day na, Manikpur, Prayagraj and Fatehpur Train No.02167 Bi-weekly Spe- arti on our own with- she and her mother stations in both directions. cial will leave LTT, Mumbai at 00.35 out calling a priest,” together offer a C) Mumbai-Chhapra Festival hrs o­n every Monday and Friday from shared Kotak family Charawa or offering Special 19th October to.30th November, 2020 from Vashi. Their in the form of coco- Train No. 05101 Festival Special (13 Trips) and arrive Manduadih at ancestral Navaratri nut, sindur, cloth and will leave Chhapra at 21.15 hrs o­n 04.25 hrs next day Train No. 02168 Bi- puja which has sweet to Devi Maa. every Tue from 20th October to 24h weekly Special will been continued for Gupta shared, “ we November, 2020 (6 leave Manduadih at several years saw get a positive vibra- Trips) and arrive 09.50 hrs o­n every a subdued celebra- tion after lighting the Chhatrapati Shivaji Tuesday and Satur- tion being held for Akhand jyot in the Maharaj Terminus day from 20th Octo- nine days. “Follow- form of Diyas which Mumbai (CSMT), ber to 1st December, ing the regulation, is a regular custom Mumbai at 06.15 hrs 2020 (13 Trips) and we will have to im- for all nine days.” o­n third day. Train arrive LTT, Mumbai at 12.25 hrs next merse the kalas inside our home , this Puspa Tiwari, a resident of Khanda No. 05102 Festival Special will leave day. The above Special will include year,” informed Hema Kotak. colony New Panvel keeps Devi’s ghat Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Termi- O­ne AC-2 Tier, Four AC-3 Tier, Eleven Chandi is the symbolic form of for nine days, performs puja arti, keeps nus (CSMT) Mumbai at 15.30 hrs o­n Second Sleeper Class and Six Second Shakti and is worshipped during Na- fast. According to tradition she puts every Fri from 23rd October to.27th Class seating coaches. Halts and tim- varatri as Navadurga with four arms jawar seeds on the soil sacred to Devi. November, 2020 (6 Trips) and arrive ings will be as per regular Train No. and on Dasshera as Mahishasur-Mar- During nine days the sprigs come out Chhapra at 04.40 hrs o­n third day. The 12167/12168 Lokmanya Tilak Termi- dini with ten hands carrying ten weap- and on Dashmi she performs immer- above Special will comprise of 17 Sec- nus-Manduadih Express ons gifted by the Gods from heaven. sion of Ghat ceremoniously. This year ond Class seating coaches. Halts en- B). Lokmanya Tilak Terminus – Chanting Devi Mahattyam, reading she did not invite her extended family route includes Kalyan, Nashik Road, Kanpur Central Bi-weekly Specials Durgasaptasati, Devi Chandi puja and members due to Covid 19 pandemic. Manmad, Bhusaval, Khandwa, Itarsi, Train No.04152 Bi-weekly Special Gata Sthapana are some of the religious She is ready to follow the rules and Bhopal, Jhansi, Orai, Kanpur Central, will leave LTT, Mumbai at 16.55 hrs rituals performed in many households will engage herself to solemnise the Aishbagh, Badshahnagar, Gonda, Bas- o­n every Tuesday and Saturday from every year. The ladies from the fam- puja rituals for nine days. Said she “I ti, Gorakhpur, Deoria Sadar, Bhatni 24th October to 1st December,.2020 ily keep fast during nine days for the keep sanitizer handy and before the and Siwan stations in both directions. (12 Trips) and arrive Kanpur Central at wellbeing of their children. commencement of the ceremony sani- Reservation for all the above Spe- 15.25 hrs next day. On its return jour- “Worshipping durga has its own tize the puja area on my own.” cials have commenced at all PRS Cen- ney Train No. 04151 Bi-weekly Special ters and on­ website www.irtc.co.in. Final touches… Navrotsav...

City based artist Rupesh More gives final touches to an idol of Goddess Durga at a workshop in Vashi on the eve of Navratri. KCM Youth Club, ‘D’ Type Building, Sector 1, Vashi will be cel- To be celebrated over a period of nine nights and 10 days ebrating Navrotsav for the 21st year, without fanfare this time across the nation by community wherein nine forms around due to the prevailing Covid-19 pandemic. The devotees of Goddess Durga will be worshipped. The same will begin on will be performing daily aartis of Goddess Durga during the 17th October with ghatasthapana and end on October 26 with course of the nine-day festival. President: Mahadev Dumbre; Vijay Dashami and Durga Visarjan (immersion of the idol), this Secretary: Pradeep Shinde; Treasurer: Ambadas Thodkar. (By Navdurga Navratrautsav Mandal at Uran-Bori celebrated 46th year (By Ashok Dhamija). Ashok Dhamija) year of Navratri (By Dinesh Pawar) 8 Sunday, 18 October 2020 Book lovers rejoice as Fountains at Vashi Shivaji libraries in NM re-open Chowk lying defunct for a year All the guidelines issued by the state The fountains have become breeding spots government will be strictly followed for mosquitoes, allege residents By Abhitash D.Singh ers near the door of book lover and an avid Navi Mumbai the library. It would reader, I am very happy ook lovers have ex- be mandatory for the with the state govern- Bpressed happiness citizens coming to the ment’s decision to open with the opening of li- library to first sanitise the libraries. The stu- braries under ‘Mission their hands. Likewise, dents too will be highly Begin Again’. All the li- it is mandatory to wear benefitted and they can braries in Navi Mumbai masks. Further, we will now study and prepare have started operating be maintaining a book for their exams in the se- from Thursday October ‘Covid-19 Readers rene atmosphere. I went 15, 2020. According to the li- brary officer, Prashant Patil from the state gov- By Pranab Jyoti Bhuyan fountains more attrac- proximity to the Vishnu- ernment run District Navi Mumbai tive. We would go there das Bhave auditorium, Library Office in Nerul, n an effort to beautify in the evening and enjoy and its nearby markets, “The state government Ithe Shivaji chowk at the view sitting at one Shivaji chowk is a famil- gave permission to all Vashi (near the bus de- corner. But now they iar place for the residents the libraries to re-open. pot), the Navi Mumbai all have turned into an of both Navi Mumbai Accordingly, all the li- Municipal Corporation eyesore. We don’t un- and Mumbai. braries in Navi Mumbai (NMMC) had developed derstand, despite having Sujit Shinde, an- are now open. On the four fountains at four cor- sufficient resources, why other resident said, “If first day of the opening, ners of the circle back in the civic body is so indif- the NMMC has no in- not many people came September, 2008. How- ferent to their own iconic tention of keeping the to the libraries. How- ever, due to negligence structures?” said Namita fountains in good shape, ever, we received lots of of the civic officials, all Patil, a resident of Vashi they should demolish the calls from the book lov- four fountains have been sector 17. existing concrete struc- ers and readers inquir- lying defunct for the past “The civic body had tures and fill up the pits. ing about the timing of one year. spent a huge amount of Because of their negli- the library.” Since the fountains taxpayers’ money to de- gence, we are grappling Patil further added, book’ in which the de- to the District Library are not working now, velop those fountains. with mosquito menace “As per the state gov- tails of the readers will Officer Office, Nerul on rainwater has accumu- So, it is their moral re- in this area.” ernment guidelines we be recorded. The librar- the first day of the open- lated in the pits, and they sponsibility to maintain Surendra Patil, city have done the sitting ar- ies are open from 10 am ing of the library itself. have turned into mosqui- those. We hope they engineer of NMMC said, rangement of the read- to 5:30 pm.” The experience was to breeding spots, allege will do the needful very “I will ask our officials ers following the social Balchandra Mane, highly satisfying and it the local residents. soon,” she further said. from Vashi division to distancing norms. Also, a social worker and a was nice to read books “The NMMC, at one Due to the statue of look into the matter and arrangements have been book lover from Nerul in the library after al- point, also used colour- Shivaji Maharaj at the take requisite action as made to keep sanitiz- Sector-21 said, “As a most seven months.” ful lights to make the centre of the chowk, its early as possible.” CIDCO to transfer 4,500 sq.m. of land for Navi Mumbai- Kalwa-Airoli elevated route to Central Railway By Chandrashekhar Hendve have to change ferred their land to MP Rajan Vichare has been Navi Mumbai train at Thane Railways for this pushing for the construction of he City and Industrial railway sta- ambitious project. Kalwa Airoli Elevated Railway TDevelopment Corpora- tion. Once the Only CIDCO's Line and Digha Railway Sta- tion (CIDCO) has decided to Airoli elevated land had not been tion for the last five years. Both transfer 4,500 square meters of railway line is transferred yet. these projects are now well un- land for Navi Mumbai-Kalwa- constructed, the After MP Vichare derway and their follow-up has Airoli elevated route to Central passengers will directed the CI- been a success. Railway. With this, the major no longer be DCO administra- “There were several hurdles hurdle in the way of this am- required to do tion to transfer the in both the Airoli elevated rail- bitious project, which aims at this. land immediately, way line and Digha railway reducing the load at Thane rail- Shiv Sena Sanjay Mukherjee station projects, all of which way station has been removed. MP Rajan Vich- Managing Director Kailash directed the ad- have now been removed. The The transfer process will be are called a meeting of CIDCO Shinde, MRVC Director Vijay ministration to take immediate issue of transfer of CIDCO initiated soon through both the and Central Railway officials Nathawat, SS Khurana, Project action. This positive role of CI- land for the elevated route has authorities. in Navi Mumbai yesterday. Deputy Manager SK Chaud- DCO has succeeded in remov- now been resolved. The work Presently, citizens com- The meeting was attended by hary, and Assistant Engineer ing the biggest hurdle in the of Digha railway station will be ing from Kalyan-Dombivali to CIDCO Managing Director CP Kuldeep. MIDC and the construction of Kalwa-Airoli completed by December 2021, Navi Mumbai and vice-versa Dr. Sanjay Mukherjee, Co- state government have trans- Elevated Railway. said MP Rajan Vichare.