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NEWSBAND 71.Pmd NEWS IN Nurses from Navi Mumbai to BRIEF GVK signs agreement join in statewide agitation, says President Vijay Patil City receives with Adani Group in The nurses will be staging protest from 2709.62 mm rainfall in 24 September 1 by wearing black ribbons hours relation with NMIA but will continue their work so that Covid- From 30th Au- 19 patients are not affected by the strike gust (8.30 a.m.) till By: Abhitash D.Singh 31st August (8.30 NAVI By:Chandrashekhar Hendve this regard. For the a.m.), Navi Mumbai MUMBAI: The Navi NAVI MUMBAI: past six months, Mumbai International received 2709.62 mm The nurses from nurses in Navi of rainfall. The high- Airport (NMIA) project Navi Mumbai will be Mumbai have been est rainfall was re- is getting delayed from corded in Belapur last many years for var- joining in the state- serving as corona (63.40 mm) followed ious reasons. Now, wide agitation warriors. by Vashi (28.90mm), Adani Group has been starting from Sep- “Nurses who have Koperkhairane given the responsibility tember 1, 2020. The not been transferred (27.30 mm), Nerul of completing the agitation has been for fifteen years (22.40 mm) and Airo- NMIA project. The called following should be replaced li with 20.60 mm. project which was ear- pending demands like immediately. The Morbe dam received lier given to GVK permanent posting, promotion which has a total of 2496.20 Group was taken back Adani Group and tions of co-operation in more leaves and risk not been done for mm of rainfall. The as on 26th June, 2020 agreed to co-operate the agreement signed allowance while on years should be done dam level has now Central Bureau of In- with Adani Airport between GVK and Covid 19 duty etc. on the basis of seniori- touched 85.59 meter. vestigation (CBI) regis- Holdings Limited Adani Group include: “The nurses from ty and permanent Uran tered case against GVK (“AAHL”), which the 1. Acquisition of Navi Mumbai will appointments should Covid-19: Group regarding its cre- flagship holding compa- debt by Adani from var- join in the agitation. be made on the posts 1363 people dentials. On 31st Au- ny of Adani Group for ious GVK lenders in- However, their duty lying vacant. The test positive gust, 2020 GVK signed its airports business. cluding the Goldman towards the sick will nurses should be an agreement with The term and condi- till date Cont. on pg. 2 not be affected. They given a DA allowance On Sunday and will serve their of Rs. 300 per day and Monday, 29 people patients wearing a should be declared as tested positive for Charity, online cultural black ribbon”, said Covid Warriors. They Covid-19 in Uran President Vijay Patil, should be allowed free Taluka taking the events mark Onam Navi Mumbai Munic- bus passes etc. The tally to 1363. Of ipal Corporation Navi Mumbai Munici- these, 1124 have celebration in the city Employees Officers pal Corporation been cured and dis- Union. Employees Officers charged. 174 corona Patil further said Union has made positive patients are that the Navi Mum- demands to the undergoing treat- bai Municipal Corpo- Commissioner of the ment and 65 corona ration Employees Navi Mumbai Munici- positive patients Officers Union has pal Corporation,” have died till date, issued a statement in informed Patil. said Uran Tehsildar Bhausaheb Andhare. Kharghar Kerala Samajam celebrates Onam with the Jyothis Care Centre, Roinjen Village, Taloja. By: Meena R. Prashant id-19 pandemic. People King Mahabali to the NAVI MUMBAI: largely celebrated lands and people he pre- Keralites celebrated Thiruvonam, which viously ruled, indoors. a low-key Onam on commemorates the vis- Various malayali Monday amid the Cov- it of the righteous king Cont. on pg. 2 www.newsband.in | [email protected] 2 Tuesday, 1 September 2020 GVK signs.... Cont. from pg. 1 NM AAP felicitate Sachs led consortium and HDFC. 2. Release GVK of various obligations, securi- ties and Corporate Guarantees given in respect of debt to be acquired by Adani. cleanliness crusaders 3. The ability for Adani to convert the acquired debt to equity of GVKADL on mutually agreed terms, subject to obtaining necessary regulatory Sanitation workers were felicitated for approvals. 4. Infusion of funds by Adani into Mumbai In- their efforts in keeping the city clean ternational Airport Limited to provide liquidity support. By Abhitash D.Singh 5. Achieving Financial Closure of the Navi NAVI Mumbai International Airport project by Adani at the earliest in order to commence construction. MUMBAI: Recognizing Dr. GVK Reddy, Founder and Chairman of GVK the crucial role while commenting on the development with the played by the media said, “The aviation industry has been se- sanitation depart- verely impacted by COVID-19, setting it back by ment, Aam Aadmi many years and this has impacted the financials Party (AAP), Navi of Mumbai International Airport Limited. It was Mumbai wings therefore important, that we bring in a financially decided to felicitate strong investor in the shortest possible time to them on Monday, improve the financial position of MIAL, as well as 31st August, 2020. to help achieve Financial Closure of the Navi Mumbai International Airport project, which is a Speaking with the project of national importance. It is under these Newsband corre- circumstances that we agreed to cooperate with spondent Pramod Adani so as to achieve these twin objectives. Fur- Mahajan, Convenor ther, when the transaction is consummated, which of the AAP, Navi is subject to customary approvals, we would be re- Mumbai said, “All ducing a significant portion of liabilities to our lend- senior and junior ers, which is of utmost importance to the group”. sanitation staff have tireless efforts put in Tiwari, the newly youth wing Sumit GVK has also notified the National played a key role in by the sanitation elected women’s wing Kotiyan, Purva Investment and Infrastructure Fund and PSP as getting the satellite workers of Navi co-convenor Sulocha- Bhartiya Wing well as Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, collec- tively (“Investors”) that the Transaction Docu- city secure the third Mumbai.” na, Secretary of the Convenor Biju Sah, ments stand terminated, as it is no longer effec- rank in the nation- Present during the legal cell Suvarna IT team secretary tive and implementable. The reason for this deci- wide cleanliness felicitation ceremony Joshi, President of the Abdul Aziz, Social sion was a) the terms of the transaction envis- survey 2019. Aam were AAP Navi Thane youth wing Media Co-convener aged in the Transaction Documents were not im- Admi Party and the Mumbai Convenor Tahir Patel, Subhash Zakir Hussain and plementable and b) the alternative proposals dis- entire Navi Mumbai Pramod Mahajan, Kotiyan, Co-convenor Prakash Mandal and cussed would not provide a resolution to the lend- is grateful for the Treasurer Rupak of the Navi Mumbai others. ers of ADL by the end of August, which was a requirement of our lenders. Charity, online... Cont. from pg. 1 annual Onam fund of Rs. 1 lakh for feeding needy Cancer patients. “This is our 18th Onam samajams in the satellite city too dedicated their celebration and due to the pandemic we decided annual celebration funds towards charity and or- to provide two times meal to Cancer patients liv- ganised online programme for the members to keep ing near Tata Actrec in Kharghar from Atham the spirit high amidst the gloomy Covid period. day i.e. August 22 to September end. Apart from For New Bombay Karaleeya Samaj, Nerul, that we provided Onam Shadya to an orphanage their 36th Onam celebration was all about help- and distributed Onam kits containing vegetables ing the needy. The Samaj which is known to host and other ingredients for making the Onam a grand Onam programme gave it a complete Sadhya,” informed Ramakrishnan MV, secretary miss this year and opted for an online event in- of the Samajam. stead. The Samajam which is celebrating its This year has been testing time for all, says T 36th Onam festival, annually spends 80 percent K Nair, President, New Bombay Karaleeya Sam- on charity and 20 percent on cultural activities, ja. “Thus as a Non-profit organization, we decid- he said, “We have a grand event on Thiruvonam ed to help the needy. During the first three months day. But, this year we had a pookolama i.e. Rangoli of the lockdown, our Samaj distributed food to made of natural flowers online competition on nearly 250 people through the Nerul police sta- Thiruvonam day.” tion. We gave Onam kits of essentials to the needy The special gathering of the 18th Onam cele- Malayalees in the city”. bration for the Seawoods Malayali Samajam was Speaking about the cultural programme and called off amidst the pandemic, said PGR Nair, activities, he said, “We generally have a grand the Joint secretary of the Samajam. Instead, there cultural Onam programme by students from our will be a live Youtube programme on September various classes. However, this year due to restric- 20th, he said. tions, we have decided to have a recorded cultural “Onam is incomplete without the lavish Sadhya. program by our students on September 13th”. New Bombay Karaleeya Samaj, Nerul donated food Thus, we have decided to arrange Sadhya for two Kharghar Kerala Samajam, too dedicated their through Nerul Police station NGOs in the 1 week of September,” he said. 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.
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