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• RNI No. MAHEN/2007/21778 • POSTAL REGN. NO. NMB/154/2020-22/VASHI MDG POST OFFICE PAGES: 8 PRICE : 2.00 New guidelines City based banks join issued for movie Onion-potato prices dip as new crops ar- in nationwide strike halls, hotels, offices rive in the market With the arrival of the Oppose privatisation of public sector banks These establishments except related new crop, the price of to health and other essential services onion and potato, con- sidered to be the staple to work with 50% of attendance ingredients of the kitch- By Chandrashekhar Hendve wearing of masks as en, has dipped. With n view of the rising well as maintaining the arrival of additional ICovid 19 cases across social distances by all 100 trucks of onion and , the state visitors all the times. potatoes in the Agricul- government has issued “In case of violation ture Produce Market new guidelines for of this order, concerned Committee (APMC), the movie halls, hotels and cinema hall/ hotels/ price of onion has come offices. As per the new restaurants shall have down to Rs. 15-20 per guidelines, all these to remain closed for a kg and the potatoes to establishments, barring period until the COVID Rs. 10-12 per kg in the health and other es- 19 pandemic stays noti- wholesale market... sential services, would fied as a Disaster by the operate at 50 per cent (More on page 7) By Ryhea George get on February 1, the privatised IDBI Bank by Central Government. capacity. any banks in Navi Finance Minister Nir- selling the majority stake Violation shall also As per the guide- Shiv Sena leader partici- mala Sitharaman had in the lender to LIC in attract penalties under M lines that were issued Vijay Nahata meets pated in the nationwide announced the priva- 2019 and has merged 14 the disaster act for the by Chief Secretary NMMC chief strike on 15th and 16th tisation of two public public sector banks in owner of premises,” Sitaram Kunte on With an aim to March opposing the sector banks (PSBs) as the last four years. The states the order. Monday, all cinema solve various civic re- move to privatise the part of the government's employee unions now No social, cultural halls (single screens and and political gathering lated issues under the public sector banks. Af- disinvestment plan. The multiplexes)/ hotels/ will be allowed and any Navi Mumbai Municipal ter presenting the bud- government has already Continued on page... 2 restaurants and malls violation may attract the Corporation’s (NMMC) have to operate with same action as hotels jurisdiction, Shiv Sena Abducted 3-month-old child reunited 50% capacity with fol- and restaurants. The Deputy Leader, Environ- lowing restrictions: No guidelines also said that mental Combat Author- with mother within six hours entry will be allowed not more than 50 people ity Maharashtra State without proper wearing will be allowed for a President and Chair- The baby was abducted under the pretext of giving polio vaccine of masks; temperature wedding and up to 20 man of Mumbai Slum By Crime Reporter have lauded the efforts The woman's husband measuring devices to be people will be allowed Improvement Board, n a shocking incident, of the Uran police for is a truck driver and used to ensure no one for a funeral. For home Vijay Nahata met the Ia 3-month-old baby finding the child within they have been mar- with fever gets an entry; isolation of Covid pa- Commissioner of Navi was abducted by a wom- six hours. ried for ten years. The adequate hand sanitiz- tients, a board should be Mumbai Municipal Cor- an in Uran's Navghar woman, who desper- ers to be kept at various put on the door for 14 poration (NMMC), Abhi- area under the pre- ately wanted to have convenient locations; days from the beginning jit Bangar.. text of giving polio a child, had gone to concerned establish- and a home quarantine (More on page 8) vaccine on Monday. Navghar area of ​​Uran ments have to ensure stamp should be affixed presence of enough However, Uran police at around 11 am on Continued on page... 2 Green warrior from traced the woman in Monday. A 3-year- manpower to enforce Kharghar aims to just six hours and ar- old girl was sitting make the city thermo- rested her from Kand- outside the house col waste free ha colony area. The with her 3-month-old With an aim to get abducted baby was brother. The woman rid of thermocol waste, rescued and handed pretended to take the a resident of Kharghar, over to her mother. baby to the Angan- Jyoti Nadkarni has The investigation has The woman arrested wadi to give him a polio made arrangement for revealed that the woman is a native of Jalna dis- dose, ran away with the its proper disposal... had abducted the baby trict and is currently toddler. as she was unable to (More on page 8) living with her husband conceive. The residents in Jasai area of ​​Uran. Continued on page... 2 2 Wednesday, 17 March 2021 New guidelines Three women arrested for issued for movie... Married woman committs suicide Continued from page...1 running flesh trade in Turbhe on the positive patient. over family issues in Turbhe By: Crime Reporter instructed the Anti- hu- Further, the members By Crime Reporter Bikhi and her son-in- her at Solanki's house, of the family have also he Anti- Human man trafficking cell to married woman liv- law Surekha Parmar they found her hanging Trafficking Preven- take action against the been advised to restrict ing in Turbhe Sec- were making tea at their from the fan. T their movements out- A tion Cell of Navi Mum- women. According to tor-21 committed sui- house around 4 pm on Upon learning of bai Police has arrested the report, the Anti-hu- side to the extent pos- cide by hanging herself Saturday. This time the incident, APMC sible, and never without three women for run- man trafficking cell vis- at her relative's house Bikhi was out of the police rushed to the spot ning prostitution in the ited the Janata Market Mask. “Any violation on Saturday evening. house under the pretext and took possession of to isolation shall lead to Janata Market area of​​ in Turbhe on Saturday The victim, identified as of fetching milk for tea. Bikhi Parmar's body. Turbhe. evening and found some immediate movement to Bikhi Kalpesh Parmar, Bikhi then went to the It is being speculated Covid Care Centre des- Police had received women standing in the 27, is suspected to have house of Mukesh So- that Bikhi Parmar may complaints that some electronics market and ignated by local author- committed suicide due lanki, a relative living in have committed suicide ity,” reads the order. women were standing for were inciting them for to family issues. Sector-22, and commit- due to family issues. prostitution in the Jana- flesh trade by mak- Further, except The deceased was ted suicide by hanging Accordingly, the APMC health and other es- ta Market area in Turb- ing obscene gestures. identified as Bikhi herself from fan. As police have registered he and that they were The women have been sential services, of- Parmar, who was stay- she did not return for a an accidental death fices have been asked to harassing the citizens booked at the APMC ing with her family at long time, her relatives in the case and have of the area, especially police station and hand- work with 50 per cent Sadguru's apartment started searching for her. started further investiga- attendance. women. The senior offi- ed over to the police for in Turbhe Sector-24. And when they checked tion. cers of the crime branch further action. City based banks “We wholeheartedly Abducted 3-month- with the baby. After re- join in nationwide... support the agitation old child reunited... alizing that the woman Continued from page...1 of the bankers. During Continued from page...1 had taken the baby in a fear that this move will the budget presentation, After some time rickshaw towards Pan- lead to unemployment. the privatization of two when the mother of the vel, the police traced A Navi Mumbai public sector banks was child came to know the woman through the based banker Alankrit announced. We oppose that the woman had ab- CCTV footage in the Shulka, said, “The pri- the privatization move ducted the child, she im- Panvel area including vatisation will make the of the government. We mediately contacted the Uran. The woman was poor suffer more. As want the government to Uran police. Senior po- later detained by police per the recent survey, hear our pleas and take lice inspector Ravindra at Krishna Hospital in the per capita income people like watchmen, the banks are highly note of our demands.” Budhwant took serious Kandha Colony in the of a person in the coun- guards, maids, drivers, understaffed while the Mukesh Ubale, an- note of the incident and evening. The police ar- try comes to Rs. 1 lakh will be able to survive demands of the custom- other banker said, “As immediately dispatched rested the woman and 30 thousand per year. in this kind of banking ers are increasing day a banker, we do under- a team to search the handed over the baby to This means that their system? Secondly, the by day. With such less stand the state of the woman who had fled the mother. monthly income comes poorer section of the manpower, how can economy, sensex and to around Rs. 10 thou- society, which includes we give the best ser- how it is fluctuating. CHANGE OF NAME But privatization move sand per month. When villagers, who do not vices to the people?” I has changed my name as will not help the general Pratibha devi a person goes to open even earn Rs. 10,000 Saurabh Mishra, mrs pratibha srinivasa rao as per the Maha- an account in a private can be expected to have who is a member of the public. It will create a rashtra State Gazette No. 10 Vol 7, dated 11th March bank, the minimum an account with such a All Nationalised monopoly where only a 2021, under serial no. M-20130586 balance required is Rs. big minimum balance? Bank Officers’ Fed- handful of people will 10,000. How can the If they get burdened due eration (AINBOF) said, have authority.” people who earn around to this norm, they will Rs 10,000 a month have eventually move out a savings account with Document Missing of the banking system. Notice is hereby given that the original Share Certificate bearing minimum Rs. 10,000? We are protesting for No. 17 dated 30.06.2000 No. of Share Certificates 5 Distinc- How will the service the people. Currently, tive Nos. from 81 to 85 issued by Shree Krishna Premises Co- op. Society Ltd. Registration No. NBOM/CIDCO/GNL(C)1610/ JTR/1999-2000 Plot No. 12 (Next to MSEB 100kv-sub-station), Palvit Foundation extends Sector - 19C, Vashi, Navi Mumbai - 400703 to its member (Tar- sem Singh Bonsra) owner of office No. 102 has been lost while travelling from Vashi to Koparkhairane on 05.03.2021 it is not school facility for children with traceable. Any member of the public who finds / has found the said Share special abilities Certificate is requested to arrange for returning to same to sec- By: C.K. Subramaniam retary of the society or above mentioned address. In case of information about lost share certificate is received within 15 alvit Foundation located at Pushpanjali, plot No. days from the date of publication it shall be deemed that share Attention readers: While every effort is made 23 Sector 16 A, Nerul is extending school facili- certificate has been lost for good and society shall then initiate P to check the genuineness of party/parties inserting ty for children with special abilities. The Foundation process of issue duplicate share certificate to its affected mem- ber Tarsem Singh Bonsra. ads in this paper, we cannot be held responsible for will be conducting classes in Art and Craft, Dance, Sd/- the truthfulness of its contents. The publishers, Editor Music Therapy, Day Care, Computer, Yoga, Sports Tarsem Singh Bonsra and/or the staff cannot be held responsible for any for the differently abled children. The school com- Shree Krishna Premises Co-op. Society Ltd. loss or damage due to transactions that they may en- menced operation from 7th March and the admis- Sector - 19C, Vashi, Navi Mumbai - 400703 Date: 17-03-2021 Contact No.: 09820223972 ter into guided by the ads. sion is open till 20th March, 2021.

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/154/2020-22/Vashi MDG Post Office • ABC Certificte No. 133/2106 Phone : 2087 0513 / 2781 5380 e-mail : [email protected] website : www.newsband.in Wednesday, 17 March 2021 3 NMMC chief inspects Covid-19 Police search for robbers who vaccination centre at CBD Belapur decamped with Rs 2 lakh By Crime Reporter money lending business. gate, two robbers on a wo youths on a mo- Mahesh collects cash motorcycle behind him Ttorcycle robbed a from the customers to teased him. Mahesh and youth carrying Rs 2 lakh whom he gives credit. his friend were threat- cash at Mahape MIDC Last Friday, Mahesh had ened with a knife by a area on Friday night. collected around Rs 2 one of the robbers. He Rabale MIDC police lakh from few borrow- then snatched Mahesh's have registered a case of ers. Around 9 pm, Ma- bag containing Rs 2 lakh robbery against the two hesh was going with his in cash and fled towards robbers and are search- friend on a scooter from Rabale. Mahesh Gupta ing for them. Rabale Naka on MIDC then informed his broth- o ensure that the citizens coming centres are operational at 22 places of The complainant, Road to Mahape for re- er about the incident and Tto take Covid-19 jab at the vacci- Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation Mahesh Gufta (22), covery. lodged a complaint at nation centre are not inconvenienced, i.e. at 3 hospitals at Vashi, Nerul and lives in Turbhe. Ma- When his Scooty was the Rabale MIDC police the commissioner of the Navi Mumbai Airoli, Mata Bal Hospital at Turbhe hesh's family is in the in front of Reliance's F station. Municipal Corporation (NMMC), Ab- and 18 civic health centres where vac- hijit Bangar on Monday inspected the cination is being provided free of cost. vaccination centre at CBD Belapur. He In order to enable the citizens to get Father files theft complaint against son also visited the immunization centre vaccinated at their convenience, vac- at the Civil Health Centre at Sector cination facility has been provided 24 The accused allegedly looted jewellery from his house 1 CBD Belapur and inspected the ar- hours a day in all the three hospitals By Crime Reporter Matin Sheikh, who off. Matin had earlier rangements there. During the visit, the of the corporation and at Mata Bal young man living has been booked in tried to open the locker commissioner observed that the seat- Hospital, Turbhe from 9 am to 5 pm. A in Turbhe Sector- the case, lives with his in the cupboard. At that ing arrangements for the citizens visit- Apart from this, at 18 civic health cen- 21 area stole jewellery parents and siblings in time, he pretended to be ing the centre for immunisation were tres, vaccination is given on Monday, worth Rs 7 lakh 78 Turbhe Sector-21. Mat- looking for an Aadhaar inadequate and directed to increase Wednesday, Thursday and Friday i.e. 4 thousand from his own in stole jewellery from card. His father lodged the seating facility immediately. He days a week from 9 am to 5 p.m. Apart house. The youth has his parents' cupboard a complaint with the also ordered to increase the number of from this, vaccinations are also being been identified as Matin around 10 pm last Satur- APMC police station, al- counters in the registration room and carried out in 15 private hospitals at a Noor Kasam Sheikh, 22. day. When Matin's father leging that he had stolen to increase the number of vaccinators cost of Rs. 250 for each dose. His father has lodged a Nur Kasam Sheikh re- the jewellery from the so that the citizens do not have to wait The Navi Mumbai Municipal Cor- complaint against him at turned home from work house. Accordingly, the too long. poration (NMMC) started vaccination the police station. APMC at 10.30 pm, he found police have registered a Interacting with the citizens who drive for Covid 19 from February 16 police have registered a his cupboards open. case against Matin and came for vaccination, he said that the use and 47,387 people have received vac- case against him and are Matin's mobile phone started searching for of masks is mandatory even after vac- cination till March 14. Vaccination of searching for him. was also found switched him. cination and appealed them to use mask senior citizens as well as comorbid and follow other Covid 19 protocols. persons above 45 years of age was At present, 19 Covid vaccination started from March 1, 2021. Eggless vanilla cup cakes Married woman committs suicide Ingredients: • 1 Reduce mixer to 1/4 cups all-purpose medium speed and add over family issues in Turbhe flour • 1 1/4 tsp baking the flour in thirds, alter- powder • 1/2 tsp salt • nating with adding the By Crime Reporter Bikhi and her son-in- her at Solanki's house, 1/2 cup unsalted butter 1/2 cup buttermilk and married woman liv- law Surekha Parmar they found her hanging softened • 3/4 cup sug- beating well between Aing in Turbhe Sec- were making tea at their from the fan. ar • 2 large eggs room additions. tor-21 committed sui- house around 4 pm on Upon learning of temperature • 2 tsp pure Pour batter into 12 cide by hanging herself Saturday. This time the incident, APMC By Nidhi Agarwal vanilla extract • 1/2 lined muffin tins, at her relative's house Bikhi was out of the police rushed to the spot cup buttermilk or on Saturday evening. house under the pretext and took possession of filling 2/3 full. plain kefir room Bake in the cen- The victim, identified as of fetching milk for tea. Bikhi Parmar's body. temperature tre of the oven at Bikhi Kalpesh Parmar, Bikhi then went to the It is being speculated Method: 27, is suspected to have house of Mukesh So- that Bikhi Parmar may In a medium 350˚F for 20-23 committed suicide due lanki, a relative living in have committed suicide bowl, whisk to- minutes, or until a to family issues. Sector-22, and commit- due to family issues. gether dry ingredi- toothpick inserted The deceased was ted suicide by hanging Accordingly, the APMC ents: flour, baking into the centre identified as Bikhi herself from fan. As police have registered powder, and salt. comes out clean. Parmar, who was stay- she did not return for a an accidental death In a second Let cool 5 minutes ing with her family at long time, her relatives in the case and have bowl (or bowl in the pan then Sadguru's apartment started searching for her. started further investiga- of your stand mixer), beat together in Turbhe Sector-24. And when they checked tion. remove cupcakes to a wire rack to softened butter and sugar on medi- cool completely. um-high speed 5 minutes until thick Tips: You can add coffee, cinna- and fluffy. mon powder also. This will enhance Beat in eggs 1 at a time, mixing to incorporate with each egg then the taste of these yummy cupcakes. Nidhi Agarwal is the founder of blend in vanilla and scrape down the ‘Cake N Bake’ and can be contacted bowl. on 7017625598 for orders 4 Wednesday, 17 March 2021 Wednesday, 17 March 2021 5

How is NMMC equipped, tal infrastructure. But we need to faring in Navi Q:in terms of medicines think and prepare ourselves for all Mumbai? How and Covid centre to tackle the eventualities. Suppose our peak is many people have rising positive cases? more than last year, we need to be been vaccinated ready with more ICU beds. There so far? We had seen the peak in are two facilities which we were Covid 19 cases in August We are in the A: thinking of starting last year, but and September. In terms of hos- third phase as the cases declined in October, A: pital infrastructure and medical of vaccination now. those facilities were kept on hold. and para medical man power, we More than 50,000 If required, those two facilities are equipped to tackle the situa- people have already would be started. Presently, we tion as it was in September last been vaccinated. are well equipped with hospital year. The centres that were op- Ever since we start- infrastructure, availability of medi- erational in August-September, ed the third phase, lier, presently the guidelines per- cines, para medical and medical have been temporarily closed as the response has been very good. mit only those vaccination centres staff. there was a decline in number. Many people are coming ahead and which are in hospital premise. But If required, these centres can be The neighbouring cor- getting themselves vaccinated. We even the government is receiving re-started even on a short notice Q:porations have imposed are carrying out vaccination as per such requests from the people and of two days. Presently, CIDCO ex- stricter restrictions. What registration. There is a provision of we are expecting some advise from hibition centre is the only Covid plans NMMC has for the satel- walk-in vaccination as well. Third the government in this regard. centre which is operational. There lite city? phase started on 1st of March. To Your message to the are two more important centres, begin with there was some confu- As far as restrictions are citizens? Radhaswamy Satsang and Export sion, but now the process is going Q: concerned, undoubtedly, There has been a spike in the Covid 19 cases across Maharashtra. In Navi Mumbai too the cases are House, APMC. These two centres A: smoothly. We have increased the This is certainly a difficult we are going to impose more re- are presently kept on hold, but if number of vaccination centres for period for all of us. Since Oc- surging. In an exclusive interview with Varda Sharma, Editor, Newsband, the commissioner of the strictions. We know that any re- A: need be can re-started in short corporation as well as private cen- tober, we were seeing a decline in striction causes inconvenience to Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) talks about the current situation in the satellite city notice. Now with the cases surg- tre. We have now converted the positive cases, which was a relief. the citizens and hence whenever ing, we are thinking of starting 19 UHP centres into vaccination But now world over, Covid cases and the measures being undertaken by NMMC. Excerpts: civic body plans to impose restric- another centre rather than load- centres as well. We are thinking of are once again rising. Vaccination tions, a lot of planning goes into ing the CIDCO exhibition centre starting jumbo centre too, maybe process has started, but it will take it. Restrictions are imposed keep- to the fullest capacity. When we by next week. We have been re- some time for the entire popula- ing in mind the larger interest of talk of readiness in terms of hos- ceiving requests to start vaccina- tion to get vaccinated. So as long Navi Mumbai is also measures should be undertaken. like haldi ceremony etc., these scanner as these are the places, the citizens. We have already re- pital infrastructure, we need to be tion centres in schools too. Pres- as Covid does not get completely seeing a rise in Covid Most importantly, ever since the events are being tracked by the which can act as super spreaders stricted timings of restaurants and Q: ready in two respects: Oxygen bed ently, all the vaccination centres, as wiped off, till the time we do not 19 cases. What measures are vaccination drive started, it seems corporation. We expect the people if rules are violated. Every ward shops, but inspite that there is a availability and ICU beds. As far as per the guidelines, are operational see zero cases per day, we need to being undertaken to curb and to have developed a false sense of to adhere to terms and conditions has been given a target of daily rise in the number of cases. What Oxygen bed is concerned, when only in hospitals, or, if at all at any be very vigilant. We know that the control the spike? confidence among people. When under which those permissions visiting the market places, restau- happens in the city around us in we had peak in 2020, our avail- other premise, then either it is very term ‘Covid appropriate behaviour’ Since almost last month, we go to market places, we see have been granted. Under ‘Mis- rants, pubs as well as weddings MMR region, is bound to affect us ability of such beds was 3000. Of close to hospital or has been con- is turning into some kind of cliches there has been a spike in that many people are either not sion Begin Again’ the number of and where ever it is observed that as well. We can’t keep ourselves A: these, 2500 oxygen beds are still verted into primary health facility. but then wearing mask is the only Covid 19 cases all over Maharash- wearing masks or even if they are attendees in any gathering should rules are being flouted, stringent isolated. If there are increasing available. So, as of now, we do not If we want to start few more vac- protection that we have against the tra and in MMR region. To be pre- wearing, they are not wearing it not supposed to be more than 50. actions are being taken. Infact few cases in neighbouring areas, this is have to worry about oxygen beds. cination centres apart from hospi- virus. As long as we do not touch cise, 10th February, 2021 can be properly. It can be seen dangling This applies to weddings as well. places have been sealed as well. going to be reflected here as well Regarding ICU beds, the peak ca- tals, we would have to wait for the our masks with hands, almost 90% considered as the turning point. on the chin. So, it is very impor- We have imposed monetary pen- Police and corporation are jointly and hence we have to take precau- pacity for such beds was around guidelines from the government. protection against Covid is guaran- Till 10th February, there were on tant that people follow Covid ap- alties for violations of these rules undertaking such drives at mar- tionary measures well in advance. 550 beds. That infrastructure To avoid waiting period, we are go- teed. So, we need to modify our an average around 50-60 cases. propriate behaviour, as we call to the tune of Rs. 50,000. Now ket places, restaurants and pubs. Hence, few more restrictions are which was already created, is still ing to increase booths in our three behaviour and bring about slight However, after 10th February on- it, and the more we say about it we are going a step further and We are trying to be very stringent. bound to come. Lockdown, we there. Given the present number of hospitals- Vashi, Nerul and Airoli. changes in our lifestyle. By being wards, cases started increasing. the more importance it draws. We we would be filing cognizance of- Even though we have crossed 200 know is a very unpopular measure cases, we are comfortably placed. Our objective is that waiting period cautious, being alert and being re- Earlier, the cases were rising at a have been expecting people to be- fence under Epidemic Act as well. mark, but if we follow these norms and the decision on it will be taken But it is not with regards to the should not be more than 30 min- sponsible, we can definitely avert slow pace. But of late, especially have responsibly. People had even Apart from wedding functions, and stringently abide by rules, we only on the basis of the situation. present situation, we need to be utes. Further, these hospitals have this crisis too. It will take some in the last week or so, in the city modified their behaviour, but ever restaurants and pubs are under can curb the spread. As Honourable Chief Minister has prepared for any emergency. If the been converted into 24x7 vaccina- time to reverse this trend. Now the around Navi Mumbai there has since the cases started coming been saying if we want to avoid cases go as per last year, then we tion centres. Covid 19 graph is moving upwards. been a spurt to a larger extent. down, certain section of the people full fledged lockdown, we need to are totally ready in terms of hospi- At the most we can keep the graph Even in Navi Mumbai after a gap started showing some laxity. See- respect the restrictions which are Many senior citizens flat and that is what we are target- of almost three months, we are ing that civic body is taking some being imposed. If we Q:are facing problems to ing. If we can keep the trend flat seeing the daily cases of around stringent measures. First of all, keep ignoring the re- reach vaccination centres. and simultaneously, if we increase 200 cases, which is worrisome. who ever is not following Covid ap- strictions and keep ig- There have been requests to the speed of vaccination, we can NMMC started taking measures as propriate behaviour, they are being noring Covid appropri- start either mobile vaccination definitely reverse the trend. We soon as we saw the rising trend in strictly dealt with like imposition of ate behaviour and the facilities or door to door vacci- have to behave responsibly. ‘Me various parts of Maharashtra. With monetary penalty and even filing situation turns grim, nation drives for such people. jawabdar’ campaign of the state the help of police, more stringent criminal cases. Secondly, the plac- then we might have to Any plans? government puts the onus on citi- take some unpopular measures are being taken now. es where large gatherings happen We have been receiving zens. If every citizen starts behav- steps. First of all, we need to understand and events that have the poten- A:such requests. We are in ing responsibly, this second wave why cases are rising now and then tial of being super spreaders, like How is vac- consultation with the government can certainly be averted or tackled only we will be able to know what weddings or related to weddings Q:cination drive regarding this. As mentioned ear- in a much better manner. 6 Wednesday, 17 March 2021 Editorial The Mind Diary : Issue: 237 17 march, 2021 Yoga- A medicine for mind and body wards adopting an In- Yoga asanas (pos- ternational Yoga Day" tures) help in condi- Need for uniform education policy --Narendra Modi, UN tioning our body. There ndoubtedly, the students these given much thought in our country. General Assembly, are numerous yoga pos- Udays are under tremendous pres- Lack of schools and colleges espe- September 2014. tures and in Sanskrit, sure. Not only the number of sub- cially those run by the government In India, yoga has these poses are called jects has increased over the years, have made matters still worse. Due been around since an- kriyas (actions) cient times but now The mind the excellence of the students is also to the widening gap between the de- By Kamna Walecha judged on the basis of performance mand and the supply, there is a fight India has become Yoga helps us in fo- he term yoga has in two boards only. These exams for admission at every stage of learn- renowned for yoga cusing on the mind by been derived from fail to test the higher order skills ing. The scapegoats in this tussle are T worldwide as people teaching us to concen- Sanskrit root "yuj" like reasoning and analysis and do the children. Whether it is admission have started to become trate through meditat- which means to join or not encourage creativity. The con- for nursery or higher standards, the aware of it's benefits. ing exercises to unite, which basical- tinuous comprehensive evaluation children are made to undergo rigor- Western countries The soul ly refers to union and system will not only help in taking ous mock interview practices, which have readily adopted Yoga teaches us discipline. off certain amount of burden from ends only when they get admission in yoga for the innumer- controlled breathing as It is the most ap- the tender shoulders of the children, the institutions of their choice. Lack able health benefits that a way to synchronize proving technique but would also help them to observe, of educational institutions has also it offers. the mind, body, and to connect to nature absorb and analyse besides making led many private institutions to start Yoga is the perfect soul. These breathing through the meditation them more confident and poised. the policy of auctioning the seats in synchronization be- techniques are called of mind and body. The field of education has never their institutions by way of donations. tween the mind and pranayamas Yoga is a really pre- been marred with so much contro- Since the demand can be met only the body. More than a Benefits of Yoga cious gift given to hu- versy as it is today. Not only the by the privileged few, the gap be- physical form of ex- Yoga is a way of manity by the ancient interference of politicians has been tween the learning opportunities for ercise, it is considered living that focuses Indian tradition. Yoga increasing in recent years, a new the poor and socially disadvantaged as a spiritual act that on healthy mind and works as a medicine trend has set in where the education and the effluent lot, has widened. makes us aware of our- healthy body. It's ben- for mind, body and ministers decide the content of the There should be coherence in selves. eficial in a lot of ways soul. It is an ancient books to be taught in schools. The the education policy pursued in the It contains a deeply # Promotes self heal- art that connects the political rivalries have spilled over country. System of rote learning kills ing mind and body. into schools and the victims are the the spirit of inquiry and snatches # Helps in It is an exercise children who are at a loss to under- away the childhood. Political inter- Weight loss that we perform stand what is correct. The education ferences should be rooted out and # Improves im- by balancing the department and institutions are being the education policy should be de- munity elements of our run by the politicians as their person- cided by board of eminent scholars # Increases the bodies. Also, it al fiefdoms where their thinking and who have credible experience and flexibility and helps us to medi- ideas are the writ. image, rather than rightist or leftist strength of mus- tate and relax. It is quite unfortunate that the who want to twist the system to suit cles "Yoga is an system of education has never been their taste. # Helps in learn- invaluable gift ing focus and of India's ancient concentration tradition. This tradi- rooted spiritualism as # Helps in stress man- Onion-potato prices dip as tion is 5000 years old. when our minds and agement It embodies the unity bodies are in complete While yoga can be of mind and body; harmony, we attain a practiced by anyone at new crops arrive in the market thought and action; re- By Ryhea George sense of divine peace. home, the complicated price came down again and the straint and fulfillment; ith the arrival of the The aim of yoga is to postures need practice onions were being sold at Rs. harmony between man new crop, the price of connect us to ourselves and supervision. So, it W 25-30. However, soon after- and the nature; a holis- onion and potato, considered by removing the nega- should always be done wards it rose again. tic approach to health to be the staple ingredients of tive energies in our under the guidance of a “During November-De- and wellbeing. It is not the kitchen, has dipped. With body. qualified and certified cember, around 50 trucks of on- about the exercise but the arrival of additional 100 The Working of Yoga instructor. ion were arriving at the whole- to discover the sense trucks of onion and potatoes in Yoga is done using Take care of your sale market per day. Even the of oneness with your- the Agriculture Produce Market various asanas (pos- body. It's the only quality was poor and the prices varied self, the world and the Committee (APMC), the price of on- tures), and pranayama place you have to live from Rs. 40 to Rs 50 per kg. Currently, nature. By changing ion has come down to Rs. 15-20 per (breathing techniques) in, throughout your around 100 trucks are arriving in the our lifestyle and creat- kg and the potatoes to Rs. 10-12 per to integrate the body life. market, which has led to the decline ing consciousness, it kg in the wholesale market. with mind and mind (The author is PgD (guid- in the price in the wholesale market. can help in the well- Around 90-100 trucks are arriv- with soul. ance and counselling), In the retail market too, the price will being. Let us work to- ing everyday in the market with each come down,” said Ashok Walunj, the The body M.Sc (Counselling) truck containing 10 tons of onion and onion -potato market director. potatoes. During August, 2020 the av- The supply of onion at the onion- erage price of onion had reached over potato market at the APMC in Vashi Rs. 45 per kg in the APMC market in was around 9000 quintals during Au- Vashi. The retail price also rose to Rs. gust, which came down to just 3450 70 to Rs. 100 per kg depending upon quintals in December with sharp the quality. Even the onion available 305-40% dip. In January, the supply in the market was substandard. In the increased for few days and dipped month of January and February, the again. Wednesday, 17 March 2021 7 Mumbai outclass UP, clinch for the fourth time Aditya Tare and Prithvi Shaw setup a record run chase

By Ashok Dhamija Iyer at the end of league maiden century phase) shared he wanted A by wicketkeeper- to put aside the poor out- batsman Aditya Tare ing in Australian (118 n.o.) along with a Uttar Pradesh cap- whirlwind half century tain Karan Sharma who by captain Prithvi Shaw dropped his opposite (73), powered Mumbai to number when on five, felt an emphatic six wickets his team was 30-40 runs win over Uttar Pradesh short and the bowlers just in the final of the Vijay had a bad day against Hazare Trophy on Sun- Mumbai Team led by Prithvi Shaw alongwith Coach Ramesh Powar pose with the winning trophy in presence of MCA of- team that batted really day. Chasing a mam- fice bearers Sanjay Naik - Secretary and Shahalam Shaikh - Jt Secretary (Photo courtesy MCA) well. moth total of 312 at the added crucial 88-runs for in the 24th over. Madhav 125 against Punjab in the fi- Former Indian off Stadium in New the third wicket, before the who brought up his fifty in the nal way back in 2014, in the spinner Ramesh Powar who , the former skipper later was dismissed by left- same over, while Samarth fol- process etched his name in has appointed as the coach Tare appropriately scored the arm seamer Yash Dayal in lowed the suit two overs later. the record books as the high- of the Mumbai team, follow- winning runs with his 18th the 31st over with Mumbai Leg spinner Prashant Solanki est individual scorer in the ing the domestic giant’s poor boundary in 107-ball innings still 98 runs away from tar- ended the 122-run stand after elite domestic One Day tour- outing in the domestic Syed that enabled his team their get. Aditya however took on he castled Samarth (55). Off ney’s championship round. Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 fourth title in the 50 over lim- Yash in his next over (33rd), spinner Tanush Kotian took A 165-run blitzkrieg by tourney credited the contribu- ited national one day cricket while all-rounder Shivam the key wicket of UP skipper skipper Prithvi Shaw knocked tion of the seniors with their tournament, being held dur- Dube upped the ante with a batsman Karan Sharma for a out four time reigning cham- valuable inputs in Mumbai’s ing the truncated 2020-21 28 balls 42 with six bound- duck, one run later in the very pions Karnataka who fell Vijay Hazare Trophy triumph season. ary and one six in his cameo next over and followed it up short by 72-run while chasing against Uttar Pradesh for Needing over six runs to dash hopes of their oppo- with that of Priyam Garg (21), Mumbai's 323 for a win in the their fourth title. The player’s per over Prithvi Shaw and nents of any come back in the to reduce their opponents to semi-final tie at the Airforce infact were keen on making Yashasvi Jaiswal provided a summit match. Aditya in the 163 for 3 in the 35th over. Complex Ground in Palam on impact in the tourney and blistering start and put up an process scored his first List A Akshdeep Nath who came last week. raised their performances to 89-run stand opening stand century in 91 balls with a An all-round perfor- ensure an unbeaten record in nine overs. With four cen- single. The 88-run fourth mance by ex U-19 World during the course of the tour- turies already under his belt wicket enterprising part- Cup 2012 winning vice- ney. He praised Prithvi Shaw in the tourney including the nership however was bro- captain Akshdeep Nath for leading from the front and one against Karnataka in the ken by off spinner Sameer (1/29 and 71) ensured Ut- setting number of individual semi-final, the ex U-19 World Choudhary with the wick- tar Pradesh five-wicket records during the course of Cup winning captain Prithvi et of Shivam. Aditya en- triumph while chasing Gu- the tourney at one stage was all set for his sured no further hiccups jarat’s score of 184 in the Mumbai Winning fifth (reached half century in in the company of Sarfaraz other semi-final tie at the Squad: Prithvi Shaw (C), 30 balls with a six of Shivam Khan (3 n.o.) with bound- Arun Jaitley Stadium in Yashasvi Jaiswal, Aditya Mavi bouncer). A mistimed ary in the third man region . Tare (WK), Shams Mu- hook however off Shivam on Yash bowling during Mumbai skipper Prithvi lani, , Sarfaraz short ball however resulted the course of 42nd over, to Shaw who scored 827 runs Khan, Aman Hakim Khan, in his down fall, not before guide Mumbai home and in eight matches including Tanush Kotian, Tushar Desh- Prithvi had smashed 10 fours in the process provided four centuries with a career pande, , and four sixes in his 39 balls some consolation to their best of 227 n.o. (Highest Prashant Solanki, Mohit Av- stay. millions of supporters fol- individual score) against asthi, , Sujit Coming in at no. 3, the lowing their poor outing Puducherry in their Elite Nayak, , Akash veteran Aditya Tare in the ab- in the recently concluded Aditya Tare anchored the successful run Group D league game and Parkar, Sairaj Patil, Atharva sence of his experienced team chase in the final against UP with an unbeaten Ankolekar, Atif Attarwala, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy century (Photo Courtesy BCCI) in the became the highest mates , Surya- T20 tourney which saw run scorer in single edi- Hardik Tamore, Siddharth kumar Yadav and Shradul their ouster in the league tion of this competition Raut and Chinmay Sutar. Thakur (trio currently part of stage itself. in next settled down soon to highlighted the contribution Coach: Ramesh Powar India T20 team that is playing Earlier electing to bat add 128 runs along with his of each and every member of Brief Scores (Final): Ut- against England in Ahmeda- first, UP rode on opener opener en-route his second the squad including the sup- tar Pradesh - 312/4 in 50 bad) anchored the innings Madhav Kaushik's unbeaten consecutive fifty. Madhav too port staff for the success of overs (Madhav Kaushik 158*, after the departure of south 158 (15x4s, 4x6s) off 156 balls notched up a fine ton off 125 Mumbai in the tourney. He Samarth Singh 55, Akshdeep paw Yashasvi (29) to Shivam to post 312/4, after a sedate balls. A run-out off Akshdeep made special mention of his Nath 55; Tanush Kotian 2/54, Sharma, following a brief start wherein Mumbai pacers (55) in the penultimate over former skipper Aditya Tare’s Prashant Solanki 1/71) lost to 38-run stand. Shams Mulani Dhawal Kulkarni and Tushar by Prithvi however ended timely performance consid- Mumbai 315/4 in 41.3 overs (36) who came in next, in the Deshpande conceded only 128-run alliance. Kaushik in ering the critical situation (Aditya Tare 118*, Prithvi company of his senior part- nine runs in the first seven the meantime smashed three during the high scoring run Shaw 73, Shivam Dube 42; ner kept the scorecard tick- overs. Madhav in the compa- boundaries of medium pacer chase that could have gone Sameer Choudhary 1/43, Shi- ing without taking undue risk ny of Samarth Singh changed Tushar Deshpande in the fi- any way and the team was vam Mavi 1/63, Shivam Shar- as Mumbai reached the half gears to score 59 in the next nal three deliveries of the in- happy for the veteran wicket ma 1/71, Yash Dayal 1/71) by way stage with 174 runs on nine, and soon the duo com- nings to set up a challenging keeper batsman. Releshing six wickets and 9.3 overs to the board for the loss of two pleted an unbeaten century total. Madhav Kaushik who the role of captaining the spare. Man of the Match: wickets. Aditya and Shams stand for the opening wicket surpassed Mayank Agarwal’s side (took over from Shreyas Aditya Tare (Mumbai) 8 Wednesday, 17 March 2021 Green warrior from Kharghar aims to Shiv Sena leader Vijay make the city thermocol waste free Nahata meets NMMC chief By Indrani Basu ing purpose of electron- col along with dry waste ith an aim to get ics goods, fragile items, and urged them to keep Wrid of thermo- fancy goods etc. After those separately. col waste, a resident of opening the packaging, Three months before Kharghar, Jyoti Nadkar- people just throw those she began her move- ni has made arrangement away as they are unaware ment from her housing for its proper disposal. about its proper disposal. complex, she request- Jyoti Nadkarni, a Hence, I started search- ed everyone to collect resident of sector 35 res- ing for vendors who their thermocol waste ident, is a popular green collect thermocol and separately and once in a warrior, animal rescuer, take those for recycling. month when the vendor By: Chandrashekhar Hendve teachers of Navi Mumbai Municipal animal activist and came to pick up, ith an aim to solve various civic Corporation schools should be re- a fighter for proper the thermocol waste Wrelated issues under the Navi tained. waste disposal. Dur- was handed over in Mumbai Municipal Corporation’s While speaking regarding the cre- ing her waste man- bulk. On Monday (NMMC) jurisdiction, Shiv Sena matorium issue of Agroli village, he agement and waste 15th March, the Deputy Leader, Environmental Com- stated that the land and road works segregation move- vendor visited the bat Authority Maharashtra State Presi- should be expedited. Secondly, he ment at her housing various housings so- dent and Chairman of Mumbai Slum said there should be basic facility such complex ‘Hyde Park’ cieties for the third Improvement Board, Vijay Nahata as drinking water, shelter sheds and in Kharghar, she no- time and collected met the Commissioner of Navi Mum- toilets for the Naka workers in Navi ticed that the proper around 31 kgs of bai Municipal Corporation (NMMC), Mumbai. disposal of thermo- thermocol. Abhijit Bangar at the civic body head- “In the last two to three months, the col is a challenge. She shared, “I quarters on Tuesday. number of bogus voters in Navi Mum- “It was observed fix a day and inform One of the key points discussed bai has increased from forty thousand that many times, the citizens to bring during the meeting was transit camps to forty-five thousand. The names of thermocols which are their thermocol for the citizens whose houses have these bogus voters should be reduced collected by the civic waste to the nearest been razed down for reconstruction. and the issue should be investigated. garbage collection collection point. The Similarly, he also demanded the land- Fifty petitions were filed with the Ai- van, either get blown Waste thermocol sent for recycling vendor collects those fill at Turbhe to be vacated and addi- roli Assembly and 151 Belapur Leg- away here and there waste from that col- tional space to be provided by the Dis- islative Assemblies”, pointed Nahata. or dumped as debris. When I finally found lection point. Since the trict Collector. Machinery should be Former Municipal Corporation Thermocol is a kind of out some vendors, they time this movement was installed and waste should be sorted Leader of Opposition Vijay Chowgule, waste which cannot be asked for large volume, started three months properly, said Mr. Nahata. Deputy District Chief Milind Sur- recycled easily when the because recycling small back, nearly 30-40 kgs He further demanded that the yarao, Dilip Ghodekar, Rohidas Patil, volume is small. Hence volume is not possible,” of thermocols per month problems of transport service person- City Chief Vijay Mane, and other of- though it goes along with informs Jyoti. have been collected nel, carrier-drivers should be resolved, fice bearers were present. dry waste, this waste gets After making a and sent for recycling.” dumped into landfill,” proper planning, she Hopefully more and says Jyoti. approached the citizens more citizens will avail Students of Saraswati College of Engineering “Thermocol is main- through various social this service and make ly used during shifting sites and requested them the city free of thermo- join hands to clean mangroves in Nerul of houses for packag- not to dispose of thermo- col waste, says Jyoti. By Ryhea George that get littered, but we were aston- he NSS students of Saraswati ished to see the amount of garbage TCollege conducted a mangrove inside the mangroves. We didn't ex- clean up drive behind T S Chanakya pect this kind of a situation inside the Covid-19: Demand for vaccination with the Mangrove Soldiers of the mangroves and so we have decided to Environment Life recently. Around regularly conduct such drives.” centres in Ghansoli 700 kg of waste was collected during Speaking to Newsband, the found- By Chandrashekhar Hendve the drive. er and head of Environment Life, he former ‘F’ ward Ronak Gore a student Tcommittee member said, “We were a group of 12 Pramod Kadam met the students. We contacted the commissioner of the Environment life through the Navi Mumbai Municipal NSS unit. Mangroves, as we all Corporation (NMMC) know, are the shield between Abhijit Bangar and de- disasters and humans and manded setting up of help in controlling floods and vaccination centres at other natural disasters. When central places in Ghan- we reached the spot, we were soli. surprised to see so much of litter Dharmesh Barai said, “We need more “Out of the eight important to have more Corona immunization inside the mangroves. Huge boxes of volunteers, especially the youngsters divisional offices under Covid-19 vaccination facility has been set up at thermocol, bags etc. were strewn all to come forward and help us to solve municipal area, Ghansoli centres in Ghansoli”. Ghansoli railway station over the water body.” the biggest issue of ocean pollution. divisional office area is He further said, “Cit- but additional Corona Mohit Ganesh Vaidya, a final year If everyone works with responsibility very large geographical- izens between the ages of vaccination facility at student from the Mechanical Engi- towards the environment, then this ly. Due to this, the num- 45 and 60 have to travel central locations should neering department said, “It was my kind of problem can be solved easily. ber of citizens in this area to NMMC hospitals in be set up. Thousands of first mangrove clean up drive. We usu- We collected around 80 bags of trash. is more than one lakh. Vashi and Airoli this citizens will be benefit ally go for beach clean ups, as till now Till date we have collected 15 tons of Therefore, it is more causes inconvenience. from this”. we thought that beaches are the places trash from the mangroves.”