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Sunday, 22 November 2020 www.newsband.in Pages 8 • Price 2 VOL. 14 • ISSUE 140 RNI No. MAHEN/2007/21778 POSTAL REGN. No. NMB/154/2020-22/VASHI MDG POST OFFICE Sagar Vihar at Vashi Class Xth and XIIth in pathetic state By Pranab Jyoti Bhuyan NMMC to rope in after someone’s death. Navi Mumbai agency to collect re-exam: CR & WR allow Once the rituals are e-wastes from housing agar Vihar, located over, the people should societies Salong the Vashi remove the flowers, For collecting and students in local trains creek, is one of the garlands, earthen pots disposing the e-wastes popular hangout places and other material from in a scientific way, the Students need to show their hall tickets in Navi Mumbai. Apart the spot. However, they Navi Mumbai Municipal to get entry inside the station from the local resi- leave them unattended Corporation (NMMC) is dents of Vashi, a huge and quietly go away,” planning to rope in an number of people from said Deepak Shinde, a By Abhitash D.Singh request by the state gov- the commuters will have other areas also come resident of Vashi. outside agency… Navi Mumbai ernment, the railways to carry valid identity (More on page 8) to spend time in the “You will see three he Central and officials in a letter dated cards and students will gardens around it. How- to four such ongoing No decision yet on TWestern Railway November 19, 2020 per- have to carry the valid ever, due to the indiffer- rituals along the creek suspending Mumbai have given permission Delhi train services: to the teaching and non- Photo by Sumit Renose Railways teaching staff with valid The Ministry of Rail- identity cards and the ways has clarified on students with valid hall their twitter account that tickets to travel by local no decision has been trains for the upcoming taken yet by the railways Maharashtra State Board regarding the cancella- of Secondary and High- tion or suspension of the er Secondary Education train services between (SSC) and (HSC) re- Delhi and Mumbai... examinations. However, (More on page 2) they can board the train mitted the teaching and hall tickets for entry at ence of the authorities in a day. Since no one Navi Mumbai RTO only till 10th December, non-teaching staff to station. concerned, the area has clears the things after- takes action against 2020. travel by the Mumbai turned into a dirty place ward, the area remains vehicles ferrying il- Responding to the local trains. However, Continued on page... 2 in recent times. dirty throughout the legal passengers According to the year. On the one hand Action was taken regular visitors, people these people are mess- against 25 vehicles in NMMC officials start inspecting from across Navi ing this place, while the Vashi sub-regional Mumbai come here and on the other, they are transport office area un- nullah and sewage lines conduct different rituals also polluting the creek der the guidance of sub along the creek. Howev- water. During high regional transport offi- er, they do not clean the tide a huge amount of cer, Hemangini Patil... area afterward. such waste floats to the (More on page 3) “A huge number of creek. Therefore, the Private bus collides people come here and authorities concerned with NMMC garbage conduct rituals meant should pay due atten- truck for their deceased tion to this matter,” he A private bus heading family members. Such said. to Mahape from Vashi rituals are normally Usha Mane, another railway station collided conducted on the thir- with a Navi Mumbai teenth day or one year Continued on page... 3 Municipal Corporation By Pranab Jyoti Bhuyan If they notice any mi- missioner of NMMC (NMMC) garbage truck Navi Mumbai nor issue, they are get- (solid wastes manage- coming from Vashi vil- fter Diwali, the of- ting them fixed on the ment) said, “The big nul- lage at high speed. Four Aficials from the spot. They are asking lah and the sewage lines passengers of the bus solid waste management their contractors to take need attention through- were injured in the ac- department of the Navi care of the major issues out the year. At times, cident and were admit- Mumbai Municipal Cor- (if any) within a given they get clogged due ted to MGM Hospital in poration (NMMC) have timeframe, a senior of- to different reasons and Vashi for treatment... started inspecting the ficial said. that creates problems in (More on page 5) nullah and other sewage Babasaheb Rajale, lines across the city. deputy municipal com- Continued on page... 3 2 Sunday, 22 November 2020

Class Xth and need to display valid No decision yet on suspending Mumbai XIIth re-exam... identity cards and stu- Continued from page...1 dents valid hall tickets Speaking with the to the authorities present Delhi train services: Railways Newsband correspon- at the stations. We have Reports are doing round that Maharashtra government is planning to suspend flight and dent, Central Railway also appealed that only train services from Delhi to Mumbai due to surge in Covid 19 cases in the national capital Public Relationship Of- those who are identified ficer A.K. Singh said, by the state government By Abhitash D.Singh suspend flight and trains of services will be taken tion rates. However, no "The railway board has and as approved by the Navi Mumbai services from Delhi to soon.” decision has been taken responded to the state Ministry of Railways he Ministry of Rail- Mumbai from Monday. Aslam Shaikh, state till now." government request and are requested to travel Tways has clarified Earlier, Chief Sec- minister for fisheries, After Diwali, Delhi has given permission to by the local trains and on their twitter account retary, Sanjay Kumar port and textile in the has witnessed a sudden all the teaching and non- others are requested not that no decision has been in a review meeting state government said, spike in Covid-19 cases. teaching staff as well the to rush to the stations. taken yet by the railways discussed the Covid-19 "No such decision has In the national capital students appearing for Also all the commuters regarding the cancella- situation in Delhi and been taken by the state from October 28, 2020 SSC and HSC re-exami- should follow medical tion or suspension of the said to the media person- government yet. Once the the daily rise in the cases nations to travel by local and social protocols as train services between nel that, “There are very decision is taken, it will rose to 5000 mark and trains. The teachers and mandated for Covid- Delhi and Mumbai. limited train and flight be publicly announced. on November 11, 2020 it the non-teaching staff 19." On Friday, news services currently oper- We are contemplating of reached 8000 cases. On were doing rounds that ating between Delhi and taking measures to en- November 20, 2020 Del- in the wake of the rising Mumbai. The decision sure that the virus does hi recorded 7,500 cases Covid 19 cases in Delhi, regarding suspending not spread to Maharash- while Maharashtra reg- the Maharashtra gov- all the services or just tra from other cities and istered 5,535 fresh cases ernment is planning to curtailing the number states having high infec- with 154 fatalities. Overwhelming response to the virtual Kalarag Festival of RAIT By Vikram Gaikwad Following the over- rounds. The ceremony competition. Similarly, Navi Mumbai whelming response from was aired on November the finals of the Feel he Kalarag festival the contestants, the re- 15 on Kalarag's YouTube the Beat-Intercollegiate Tof Ramrao Adik sults of the Poetry-Open channel. Aditya Neela, Western Dance Compe- Institute of Technology reading competition a famous singer sung tition was broadcast on N O T I C E of Dr. DY Patil Univer- were aired on Kalarag's during the competition. the YouTube channel Mr.ABDULLAH BABU SHAIKH, a member of NEW PURNIMA sity was held online this YouTube channel on No- Shraddhashree became of the Footloose Dance CO-OPERATIVE HOUSING SOCIETY LTD, situated on Plot year. Despite the festival vember 8. The winners the first runner up in this Crew. No.86, Sector No.8, Koparkhairane, Navi Mumbai, and hold- was held digitally, the were selected by Deepa ing Flat No.302, on the Third Floor, of the Society, died on 16- 11-2018, without making any ‘WILL’ or ‘Nomination’. spirit of the festival was Thanekar. Bharatjivan PUBLIC NOTICE The Society hereby invites claims or objections from the heir or retained. Prabhukhot won the first Notice is given on behalf of our client Mr. Umakant Vinayak Samant heirs or other claimant or claimants/ objectors to the transfer of The festival was prize in this competi- Proprietor Of Samant buildcon, residing at- A-26, Milan Park, P & T the said shares and interest of the deceased member in the capi- styled by Turban Tea. tion. The poems of the Colony, Gandhinagar, Nandivali, Dombivali ( E) 421201 that 1.Mr. tal / property of the society, within a period of Fifteen days, from Anant Govind Koli 2. Mr. Motiram Govind Koli 3. Mrs. Jayashree Pan- the date of publication of this Notice, with copies of such docu- They organized three first three winners of the durang Koli 4. Mr. Pramod Govind Koli 5. Mrs. Sunita Keshav Koli 6. ments and other proofs in support of his/ her/ their claims/ objec- competitions during the competition were read Kum. Sangita Govind Koli 7. Mr. Manoj Govind Koli (Legal Heirs of tions for transfer of shares and interest of the deceased member Kalarag festival: open by Prasad Khandekar, Late Govind Rama Koli) are Owner of below mentioned Property and in the capital / property of the society. If no claims/ objections are our Client has decided to Purchase below mentioned property after received within the period prescribed above the society shall be poetry reading com- Namrata Awate-Samb- getting confirmation from owners and Shakti Enterprises through its free to deal with the shares and interest of the deceased member petition, ornament- in- herao, Mangesh Desai Mr. Mangesh Eknath Thakur that the said property have legal ,valid in the capital/ property of the society in such manner as is pro- and clear title. vided under the bye-laws of the society. The claims/ objections, tercollegiate singing and other veteran art- DETAILS OF PROPERTY competition, feel the if any, received by the society for transfer of shares and interest ists. Village Name Cidco File No Plot No Area Sector of the deceased member in the capital/ property of the society beat-intercollegiate The ornament-inter- Ulwe 1820 B-37 650 16 shall be dealt with in the manner provided under the Bye-Laws of western dance competi- collegiate singing com- Therefore any person(s) having any claim in respect of the above the society. A copy of the registered Bye-Laws of the Society is tion. petition was held in two referred property or part thereof by way of sale, exchange, mortgage, available for inspection by the claimants/ objectors in the office of charge, gift, maintenance, inheritance, possession, lease, tenancy, the Society/ with the Secretary of the Society between 9.00 a.m. sub tenancy, lien, license, hypothecation, transfer of title or beneficial to 10.a.m., from the date of publication of the notice till the date interest under any trust right of prescription or pre-emption or under of expiry of its period. any Agreement or other disposition or under any decree, order or For & On behalf of Award or otherwise claiming, howsoever, are hereby requested to NEW PURNIMA CO-OP.HSG.SOC.LTD make the same known in writing together with supporting documents Sd/- to the undersigned within a period of 15 days by Registered Post . Date: 22-11-2020 Secretary (both days inclusive)of the publication hereof failing which the claim of such person(s)will deemed to have, been waived and/or abandoned. And Our Client will Complete registration Attention readers: While every effort is made Procedure of said Property with above mentioned Owners. Sd/- to check the genuineness of party/parties inserting Adv. Rajesh R.Chaudhari ads in this paper, we cannot be held responsible for ( Bombay High Court ) the truthfulness of its contents. The publishers, Editor Address- Shop No.08,Krishna Tower, Plot No. 12/13,Sector5E,Kalamboli, and/or the staff cannot be held responsible for any Date: 22/11/2020 Taluka panvel, Dist Raigad 410218 loss or damage due to transactions that they may en- A truck overturned on Thane Belapur Road at around 3 pm. No Place: Navi Mumbai Mob No. 9833989198 casualties were reported (Sumit Renose) ter into guided by the ads.

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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, 22 November 2020 3 Smiles Foundation brings NMMC to organise various happiness on children’s faces competitions for Clean Survey 2021 Navi Mumbai Navi Mumbai 25/11/2020 to NMMC headquarter. ith an aim to o encourage participation of citi- The combination of words and music Wbring smiles on Tzens in the ‘Clean Survey 2021’ should be socially conscious. the faces of the children, under ‘Swachh Bharat Mission’ and to Contact: Solid Waste Manage- Smiles Foundation vis- inculcate the habit of keeping the city ment Department / Swachh Maha- ited ‘Desire Society’ on clean, the Navi Mumbai Municipal rashtra Campaign Room, Municipal 18th November, an or- Corporation (NMMC) has launched Headquarters, 3rd Floor, Municipal phanage which cares for various competitions with the goal of Headquarters, C.B.D. Belapur. For HIV positive children. securing the first rank next year. further details contact -9223440454. Smiles Foundation Apart from its regular Swacch Short film: The short film should along with Navi Mum- school, hospital and society competi- be within 2 minutes. The shooting bai Zone 1 DCP, Suresh tion, the NMMC has introduced inno- has to be done following the rules of Mengade, ACP Vinayak vative competitions like painting, jin- covid-19. Short films longer than 2 Vast, Vashi Sr. P. I. San- gles, short films, murals, street plays minutes will be disqualified. Docu- jeev Dhumal and staff do- so that the citizens can showcase their mentary should be sent in DVD for- nated daily needs items creativity and spread the message of mat (2 Copies) on 25/11/2020 before like rice and dal, drink- cleanliness through it. 5 pm at the Corporation’s headquar- ing chocolates, biscuits, Painting contest: Date 28/11/2020, ters. Short Film DVD Solid Waste chocolates and stationery time: 7:30 am to 8:30 am, Management Department / Swachh items. It was also Suresh Venue: Wonders Park Nerul Maharashtra Abhiyan Room, Munici- Mengade’s birthday. (East). pal Corporation, “Smiles Foundation Papers re- H e a d q u a r t e r s , has been continuously quired for painting 3rd Floor, C.B.D. serving the needy and will be provided Should be depos- the underprivileged for at the competition ited at Belapur for venue. further details con- the last eight months the Navi Mumbai Police to all the areas,” said Artists will tact 9930305116 during the pandemic. and Maharashtra Police Uma Ahuja from Smiles bring their own We would like to thank for helping us reach out Foundation. Street Drama: colours. There can be mini- The contestants mum 5 and maxi- Navi Mumbai RTO takes action against will be given 1 hour for painting. For mum 8 contestants in the street drama details contact: 9930305116 group. No political, religious, violent Murals: Date 28/11/2020, time: or abusive words should be used in the vehicles ferrying illegal passengers 9.00 am to 11.30 am. presentation. Contestants should give Venue: Nala parking lot in front their presentation on the given topics of the main road at Vashi, Sector-16A. and in time. Colours and other materials for mu- The decision of the examiner and rals should be brought by the contes- the organizer will be final. tants themselves. 2 × 2 space will be Primary round will be held on provided for drawing murals. The du- 27/11/2020 Time: 9 am till 7 p.m. ration for the mural competition will Final round on 28/11/2020 Time: be two and a half hours for further 3pm to 5pm. Until 6 p.m. details contact -9223440454. Venue: V i s h n u d a s B h a v e N a t y a g r i - Jingle: The group should present ha, Vashi. Last date of registration is their presentation through audio / vid- 25/11/2020 for further details contact: eo duration 1 minute. The group num- - 9152199255/9664157165 By Chandrashekhar Hendve other private vehicles way. The action was ber should be limited for 4 persons. For more information about these five com- Navi Mumbai plying between Mahape taken by vehicle inspec- Jingle DVD format (2 Copies) sent by petitions, contact no. - 27567388 ction was taken and Kalyan following tor, Prashant Shinde. Aagainst 25 vehicles complaints by the rick- “Strict action will be Sagar Vihar and see what can be Cidco and the forest in the Vashi sub-regional shaw drivers. taken against vehicles at Vashi in... done about it. If need department, and request transport office area un- Also on Saturday, which are ferrying ille- Continued from page...1 be, I will also speak to them to take the requi- der the guidance of sub RTO took action against gal passengers. So far, visitor said, “Some other authorities such as site measures.” regional transport offi- nine vehicles transport- action has been taken youngsters come here cer, Hemangini Patil. ing illegal passengers at against 40 such vehicles and drink beer. Later The drive was taken Uranphata, Jui Nagar, in the last six days”, said they throw the beer bot- against eco vehicles and Thane-Belapur high- Hemangini Patil. tles near the creek and leave the place. Once I NMMC officials it by this month end.” lines,” he further said. asked a few youths not start inspecting... “The nullah and the Another official said, to do so. However, they Continued from page...1 sewage lines play a cru- “We also expect cooper- argued with me and the nearby residential cial role in the cleanli- ation from the residents asked me to get lost. It’s areas. Therefore, we had ness of any city and we in this regard. If they very annoying to see asked our officials to cannot afford to be le- notice any dirty nullah this beautiful place get- check the nullah and, if thargic about it. There- or clogged drain in their ting ruined like that.” necessary, to clean those. fore, I am personally neighbourhood, they Sanjay Kakade, ad- The work is now going visiting those places to may inform us about by ditional commissioner on at different places understand the condition registering a complaint of NMMC said, “I will and we hope to finish of nullah and the sewage on our website.” look into the matter 4 Sunday, 22 November 2020

Khadi registers record sale Inspire: Single day sale at flagship CP outlet crossed Sadhana of Service Rs 1 cr for 4 times in 40 Days By Dr. Vandana Mahajani of facing hardships if they come o a society that no longer un- during the course of service. A weak By Chandrashekhar Hendve nomic slowdown, KVIC has managed Tderstands the beauty of sadhana body is a grave handicap. vercoming the economic distress to maintain the pace of Khadi’s growth. and has forgotten its habit of service A good capacity to understand, Oand the fear surrounding Coro- The tremendous sale of Khadi Vivekananda Kendra and its team of absorb and put things in perspective na pandemic, this festive season has products this year assumes greater sig- workers show the way. is essential. If one has a temper, and yielded great dividends to the Khadi nificance. While almost all activities A beautiful gift left by Manani- if more people go away from you artisans with a record sale of Khadi were suspended during the Covid-19 ya Eknathji Ranade, the founder of instead of connecting with you, then products. In just 40 days since October lockdown, KVIC continued with its Vivekananda Kendra and Viveka- there is a great need to change. Fine 2 this year, Khadi’s single-day sales diverse activities across the coun- nanda Rock memorial are full time sentiments coupled with complete figure has crossed Rs 1 crore mark for try that includes the manufacturing volunteers or jeevanvrati karyakartas control over senses are essential. 4 times at the flagship Khadi India out- of face masks and personal hygiene of Vivekananda Kendra. He trained Many a times getting up early at let at Connaught Place in New Delhi. products like hand wash and hand each one in the service sector. The 4.00 am or so may seem very diffi- On November 13, the total sale at sanitizers apart from a vast range of set of guidelines for workers laid by cult, but that needs to be done. All this outlet stood at Rs 1.11 crore, the fabric and village industries products. him are available to us today. They habits of eating and drinking may highest single-day sale figure recorded are a treat to all those who wish to also need to undergo change. this year. Ever since the business ac- enter the field of social service. Eknathji was very clear that ser- tivities resumed after the lockdown, Who are the peo- Khadi sales figure touched Rs 1.02 ple who come for- crore mark on Gandhi Jayanti (Octo- ward for service in ber 2) this year followed by Rs 1.05 society? According crore sales on October 24 and Rs 1.06 to Eknath ji 1. Those crore on November 7. who have a positive Earlier in 2018, the single-day sale urge to serve 2. Those had also crossed the Rs 1 crore mark who have an urge to on 4 occasions with the highest single- transform, and are day sale for the year touching Rs 1.25 fit to serve. 3. Those crore on October 13. Khadi’s highest who have attained a ever single-day sale was recorded at The lockdown had a severe bearing on degree of detachment Rs 1.27 crore on October 2, 2019. No- the livelihood of Khadi artisans but the from the family- thus tably, before 2016 Khadi’s single day Hon’ble Prime Minister’s appeal for can give some time sale had never crossed the Rs 1 crore “Aatmanirbhar Bharat” and “Vocal for for such work. mark. On October 22, 2016, the single Local” infused a new life into the local The positive urge day sale at Khadi India outlet in CP manufacturing particularly the Khadi to serve can have had reached Rs 116.13 crore. and Village Industries sectors. three aspects. 1. Urge KVIC Chairman Shri Vinai Kumar Khadi’s Single Day Sale Figure for social service, like Saxena attributed the massive sale • October 4, 2014 – Rs 66.81 lakh giving food, cloth- figures to the frequent appeals of the • October 2, 2015 – Rs 91.42 lakh ing, housing etc to the Hon’ble Prime Minister to promote • October 22, 2016 – Rs 116.13 lakh needy. Solving prob- “Swadeshi”, particularly Khadi. “It • October 17, 2017 – Rs 117.08 lakh lems of alcoholism, is heartening to see a large number of • October 2, 2018 – Rs 105.94 lakh dowry, untouchability Khadi lovers coming out to support ar- • October 13, 2018 – Rs 125.25 lakh in society , illiteracy, tisans who form the backbone of the • October 17, 2018 – Rs 102.72 lakh inequality, etc. A sym- Khadi and Village Industries sectors. • October 20, 2018 – Rs 102.14 lakh pathetic outlook and a • October 2, 2019 – Rs 127.57 lakh Despite the pandemic, Khadi artisans fellow feeling is enough to make one vice must be taken up not because • October 2, 2020 – Rs 102.24 lakh kept the production activities going in feel like working for such a cause. you don’t have another option, but • October 24, 2020 – Rs 105.62 lakh full vigor and the fellow countrymen This kind of feeling gets mo- because you wish to do it with your • November 7, 2020 – Rs 106.18 lakh have reciprocated with the same zeal,” mentum when one realises that the whole heart. Taking service when all • November 13, 2020 – Rs 111.40 lakh Saxena said, adding despite the eco- past of this nation was more glori- other avenues of to material life are ous than the present and that there blocked is not right example. is a need to do more for restoring its One more important thing is de- lost glory. tachment. If one thinks of home at It could also happen that one least 10 times a day it is better to be realises the transitory nature of the home. Thus service requires com- world and so may wish to dedicate mitment. Seva is a sadhana. It needs your life to serving your brethren. to be done with full devotion. Almost following this urge is an Vivekananda Kendra Kanyaku- innate urge to transform oneself so mari has a dedicated team of lifetime as to make oneself fit for the task workers today. Eknath Ranade’s that one wishes to take up to serve. commitment to this nation is seen in This could be intellectual in nature, their work of man making and na- or physical in nature or spiritual tion building that they do all across or emotional in nature. Unless one India. We request you also to come has this transformation, one cannot forward and strengthen our team. serve. Please do connect with our team in A healthy strong body, full of Navi Mumbai. Just mail us at navi- stamina and vitality is essential. BJP Yuva Morcha Secretary, Ranjeet Naik met the Navi Mumbai Transport Wing official and hand- [email protected]. We will be ed over a letter demanding mini bus services for the residents of Sector 23, Darave Gaon. This will ensure that one is capable happy to hear from you. Sunday, 22 November 2020 5 Private bus collides with Winners and Losers NMMC garbage truck hen young children and accusations of partiality Wbegin the process of by judges, and we wanted socialization, and are in- to avoid negativity in all One killed and four injured in the accident troduced to the concept of its forms. We wanted the play, they are simultane- children to go home smil- By Crime Reporter side divider and over- and were admitted to the ously also introduced to ing, content, satisfied with Navi Mumbai turned. Gaurav Dhal municipal hos-pital in the idea of competition. their performance and the private bus head- (44), who was walking Vashi. They were later Competition necessarily in- applause they had received. ing to Mahape from By Dr. Monica Khanna A volves a winner, and one or “Every participant is a win- Vashi railway station more losers. However, this concept ner,” we announced as we gave away collided with a Navi is hard to digest - for no one wants to the participation gifts. Mumbai Municipal Cor- fail, and no one wants to lose. Often I wonder now if the decision we poration (NMMC) gar- parents deliberately and consciously took was a form of escapism, and bage truck coming from lose the game to a child so that the whether we did the right thing by Vashi village at high child can soak in the joy of victory evading competition. Perhaps it was speed. Four passengers and feel jubilant. The fragrance of important to let the children cry – and of the bus were injured victory is so sweet and alluring that to explain to them that winning and in the accident and were children are sometimes tempted to losing are inevitable in any competi- admitted to MGM Hos- do whatever it takes to win – includ- tion… to let them know that it is all pital in Vashi for treat- ing cheating a little on the sly. It is right to lose, for it would only moti- ment. Vashi po-lice have then that children are taught about vate them to strive harder and per- arrested the driver of the the spirit of sportsmanship, and the form better next time. They may have garbage truck respon- need to be fair, not only in sports but been upset for a few days, but they sible for the accident. also in life. One of the first would eventually have The private bus in- lessons they learn is that moved on and become volved in the incident they cannot win every engrossed with other belonged to Glenmark game they play. They things. And by the time Pharmaceutical Com- must learn to accept de- the next year came around, pany of Mahape MIDC. feat graciously, congrat- they would have been more While the bus was tak- ulate the opponent, and charged up for a fresh start. ing a right turn from try harder next time. When one watches the the chowk in front of A few years ago, when we President of a country refusing Kalyan Jewellers near were organising the Ganpati fes- to acknowledge and accept defeat, Vashi railway sta-tion, a tival in our complex, we decided to claiming that the election was rigged municipal garbage truck refrain from organising competi- and the results manipulated, one heading towards Centre on the road, came un- shifted to MGM Hospi- tions, and focus instead on perfor- cannot help but realize that it is ab- One Mall from Vashi der the bus and died on tal for further treatment. mances. Each participant would get solutely imperative to inculcate the village hit the bus. As a the spot. Four people The accident caused traf- a gift, but there would be no prizes. importance of sportsmanship in chil- result, the bus hit a road- in the bus were injured fic snarl for some time. We had all been witness to scenes of dren. The winning trophy cannot be children weeping piteously once re- horded forever – it has to be passed sults were announced – children dis- on to its rightful owner. A loser who Vegetable prices fall heartened and disappointed because relinquishes the crown with grace they had worked so hard but had and accepts defeat is a winner too, sharply in APMC market gone home empty-handed, children for he or she has displayed maturity By Abhitash D. Singh The prices of most of the Shankar Pingle, other fighting, arguing, glaring enviously and dignity, and is ready for a new Navi Mumbai vegetables have fallen vegetable market trader at their friends who had won. We had innings that may change the tide. he prices of veg- by 50 percent.” from the APMC market also witnessed parents trying to con- The writer is Associate Professor, Tetables have come "Currently cauli- said, "Due to incessant sole the little ones, with promises to Indira Institute of Business Management, down sharply in the Ag- flower is being sold at rainfall in September and buy them something special for their Consultant, Indian School of Management and Entrepreneurship riculture Produce Mar- Rs 8 to10 whereas we also in October the crops efforts. There had been ugly spats ket Committee (APMC), are giving chilli at Rs were heavily damaged. Vashi. Cabbage is being Educational materials distributed to tribal students sold at Rs 10, cucum- ber at Rs 6, tomato at Rs 15 and cilantro at Rs 6. On November 20 at least 622 vehi- cles arrived in APMC vegetable market. Sanjay Rondal, a trader at APMC veg- etable market while speaking with the Newsband correspon- By Chandrashekhar Hendve, Navi Mumbai Akash Ghadge, Mayuresh Chavan, dent informed, "During 20-30, brinjal at Rs 15- And hence the prices of ducational materials were distrib- Umesh Bagal, Ajit Bhairavkar, the festive season, the 20 and fenugreek at Rs all the vegetables scaled Euted to tribal students in Nerepa- Akshata Mahamunkar, Chetan Patil, footfall was less and 10-15 and spinach is northwards. Now, the da by Nav Sankalp Social Organiza- Pramod Yadav, Saheb Deshmukh, hence the prices of veg- being sold between Rs prices have come down tion, Panvel. Members of the society Pratik Khamkar were present on this etables saw a decline. 5-10," he informed. once again." Pranit Ahirekar, Balaram Rodpalkar, occasion. 6 Sunday, 22 November 2020 Editorial CR restarts its suburban services on Issue: 140 22 NOVEMBER, 2020 Nerul/Belapur-Kharkopar section By Ashok Dhamija detailed below:: 18.15 hrs Nerul Arr Navi Mumbai A) Nerul – Kharkopar 18.35 hrs Paternity leave: Changing scenario fter a gap of over section B) Belapur - Kharko- Aeight months, i. Nerul Dep. 08.45 par section he Indian cricket board an- nity leaves, as a policy, isn’t a com- Central Railway finally hrs Kharkopar Arr i. Belapur Dep. 09.32 Tnounced on Monday that cap- mon phenomenon in India, and this recommenced its hrs Kharkopar tain Virat Kohli will return home in itself points towards a gendered Suburban ser- Arr 09.50 hrs from Australia after the first of four gap in our labour laws. There is no vices on Nerul/ ii. Kharkopar Test matches in Adelaide. The rea- proper legislation for paternity ben- Belapur-Kharko- Dep. 10.00 hrs son: his decision to be with wife efits. The only provision that exists par section that Belapur Arr 10.18 Anushka Sharma as the couple pre- in India gives 15 days leave for the were suspended hrs pare to welcome their first child in father, as opposed to a maximum of on account iii. Belapur Dep. early January. The BCCI has granted 26 weeks or 182 days for the moth- of Covid-19 18.32 hrs Kharko- paternity leave to the Indian captain. er. pandemic. As par Arr 18.50 hrs This is indeed a welcome move, It must be understood, that af- per the schedule iv. Kharkopar which clearly shows the evolv- ter the child birth, a mother needs initially eight Dep. 19.00 hrs ing role of the fathers and the proper care, nurturing and even suburban ser- Belapur Arr 19.18 changing mindset. pampering. Child rearing is vices, four each Central Railway Mumbai Division restarted hrs In 2015, when Facebook the responsibility of both the between Nerul its Suburban services on the Nerul/Belapur- Kharkopar section after a gap of eight months. With the ad- CEO Mark Zuckerberg had parents. The father’s role is and Kharko- ditional eight sub- declared two-month pater- as important as that of the Photo shows a local train ready to commence par & Belapur its journey from Belapur towards Kharkopar. urban services on nity leave, there were mother. Moreover, when and Kharkopar 4th corridor i.e. different views. The the fathers are equally routes will be Nerul/Belapur- concept was quite engaged in rais- operated for special 09.05 hrs Kharkopar line, the new at that time. ing children, they categories of passen- ii. Kharkopar Dep. total service currently Since then, per- may become more gers only as identified 09.15 hrs Nerul Arr plying on the CR route ceptions have aware of the chal- by the State Govern- 09.35 hrs (Main, Harbour and changed globally lenges associated ment and as approved iii. Nerul Dep. 17.45 Trans-Harbour lines) towards father’s with it. This in turn by the Ministry of hrs Kharkopar Arr will increase to 1580 role in the upbring- may lead to a healthier Railways. The tim- 18.05 hrs from Friday 20th No- ing of the child. However, relationship which in turn ings of these locals are iv. Kharkopar Dep. vember, 2020. sadly, India remains among the 90 leads to better psychological health out of the 187 countries in the world for everyone. Further, it has also that do not have national policies to been proven that children whose CR Mega Block On Harbour Route Today ensure that new fathers get adequate fathers are more involved in their paid time off with their babies. lives have better developmental out- No direct connectivity to CSMT/ Bandra/Goregaon from city When there is the birth of a baby comes. By Ashok Dhamija, Navi Mumbai to Bandra/Goregaon leaving CSMT in the family, parental leave policies Men and women are equally re- entral Railway (CR) will operate from 9.56 am to 4.43 pm will remain allow for the possibility of taking a sponsible for the family. It is essen- Ca Mega Block on its Harbour line suspended. leave by the parent, mother, father tial that both the parents take paren- between Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Harbour line passengers however or in some cases both, to take care of tal leaves and participate equally in Terminus (CSTM) Mumbai – Chunab- are permitted to travel via Main line the child. This leave could be either bringing up the child. Legislations hatti / Bandra for carrying out mainte- and Western line from 10.00 am to paid or unpaid. What it attempts to and policies are important tools in nance work on Sunday 22nd Novem- ensure is that the caretaker can bal- directing social change and in mak- ber, 2020. The details are as below: ance both a family and a job. How- ing both the parents share equal re- A) Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj ever, most often parental leaves end sponsibility in rearing up a child. Terminus – Chunabhatti UP & DN up into maternity leaves, very rarely Virat Kohli has set an apt example, Harbour lines are they taken by the father. Pater- others too should follow suit. From: 11.10 am to 4.47 pm UP Harbour line Special services for CSMT, Mumbai leaving Panvel / MCA to hold its 84th AGM next month Vashi from 9.53 am to 3.20 pm and DN Harbour line Special services to Clubs to intimate their representatives by 3rd December Vashi /Panvel leaving CSMT, Mumbai / Vadala Road from 11.34 am to 4.47 By Ashok Dhamija General Meeting on In a circular, ad- pm will remain suspended. However, Navi Mumbai 18th December 2020 dressed to all the Special services will run between Pan- umbai secretaries of clubs vel and Kurla (Platform No.8) during For representational purpose only MCricket As- affiliated to associa- the block period sociation which tion including city However, Special services will run 6.00 pm during block period is the governing based NMSA and between Panvel and Kurla (Platform The above Mega Block is in ad- body for cricket in MCC, the MCA’s No.8) during the block period. dition to the one on Main line today Mumbai, Greater Apex Council has B) Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj for launching of girder for Patri Pool Mumbai and Thane requested them Terminus – Bandra UP & DN Har- bridge at Kalyan (block will be be- districts including to intimate them bour lines tween Dombivali and Kalyan from Navi Mumbai (up about the name and From: 11.10 am to 4.58 pm 9.50 am to 1.50 pm) as published in to Kharghar) has contact details of UP Harbour line Special services Newsband Dt. 21st November, 2020 decided to con- the representative for CSMT Mumbai leaving Goregaon Passengers are requested to bear duct its much delayed at Wankhede Stadium / Bandra from 10.45 am to 4.58 pm with the Railway Administration for Eighty Fourth Annual ground. Continued on page... 7 and DN Harbour line Special services the inconvenience caused. Sunday, 22 November 2020 7 Navi Mumbai NCP delegation Diversion of KR bound trains due to yard remodelling work at Kosikalan station meets NCP Supremo By Ashok Dhamija Demands taluka status for Navi Mumbai CBD Belapur n account of yard re- By Chandrashekhar Hendve There are two assembly ous schemes have been Omodelling at Kosika- Navi Mumbai constituencies. At pres- issued by the govern- lan station in Mathura Jn. delegation led ent, various housing so- ment for old, landless, - Palwal section in con- A by Navi Mumbai cieties are being set up widowed women. For nection with 4th line com- NCP working president by CIDCO and private this, the citizens of Navi missioning in Agra Cant GS Patil, met the NCP developers. Mumbai have to go to division by North Central Railway the following Express trains via Konkan supremo Sharad Railway route with halt at Panvel too will be diverted via different routes en- Pawar and handed route their final destinations. over a letter de- The details are as under: manding to give Navi Mumbai the status of taluka. The delegation in its letter said that rapid urbaniza- tion is taking place in Navi Mumbai. However, still the residents of Navi Mum- “There are many Thane due to which a bai have to visit Thane schools, colleges, voca- lot of time gets wasted”, for majority of the work. tional colleges in Navi said Patil. This causes inconve- Mumbai area. Students Revansiddh Mane, nience to the people. need various govern- District Vice President The Navi Mumbai ment certificates to get Arvind Mane, Dighata- Municipal Corpora- admission. Citizens luk President Milind tion (NMMC) area has also have to get certifi- Jadhav, Ketan Mane and a population of more cates from tehsildar's other office bearers were than 12 lakh at present. office. Besides, vari- present. Blankets, food items distributed to the needy on the occasion of Indira Gandhi's birthday By Chandrashekhar Hendve Subin Thomas. 85 needy bai Women's Congress Passengers are requested to kindly note the same and plan their journey ac- Navi Mumbai people living in Vashi President Ujjwala Salve, cordingly n the occasion of Sector 30 and under Navi Mumbai District Othe birth anniver- Vashi flyover benefited. General Secretary Puja MCA to hold represented your club at activities to a standstill. sary of late Smt. Indiraji State Youth Con- Jain, Cynthia Ghodke, its 84th AGM.... the last MCA Election The permission from Gandhi, the first woman gress General Secretary Sima Ghanate, Aarti Continued from page...6 will be eligible to at- the State Government Prime Minister of India, Abhijeet Shivarkar, Kumawat, Suraj Desai, of their respective Club tend the meeting is still awaited. In case blankets and food were State Spokesperson Dhawal Limbad, Ajay who will be attend- “The MCA Apex permission for physical ing the same latest by Council has decided meeting is not granted, Thursday, 3rd Decem- to hold the 84th An- then the AGM will be ber 2020 by 6.00 pm in nual General Meeting held through video physical or a scanned (AGM) on 18th Decem- conferencing” shared copy e-mailed to the ber 2020 at Wankhede a joint statement by Association. The cir- Stadium ground in the Sanjay Naik, Secretary cular further stated in backdrop of Corona- and Shahalam Shaikh, absence of any intima- virus pandemic has Jt. Secretary. tion the person who brought all cricketing

For inserting advertisements in Newsband Divakar - 9867529915 distributed to the needy Anand Singh, Joint Domokonda, Sarvesh Vijay - at Vashi by the Navi Secretary Bharti Anare, Dubey, Sumit Kumar 9867529919 Mumbai District Youth State Women's Con- Singh, Shiraz Syed, Rampreet - Congress. The event gress General Secretary Sudhakar Bhakat, Mun- 9867659921 was organized by Navi Chandrakala Naidu, na Khan and organizer Off : 2087 0513 / Mumbai Youth Con- Secretary Kavita Kat- Subin Thomas were gress District President akdhond, Navi Mum- present. 2781 5380 8 Sunday, 22 November 2020 CIDCO MD visits construction NMMC to rope in agency to collect sites of the housing projects e-wastes from housing societies By Pranab Jyoti Bhuyan rials such as cadmium, they will have two op- Possession of the houses constructed in the first phase Navi Mumbai lead, beryllium, arsenic, tions. First, they can of the scheme to be given by the end of March 2021 or collecting and dis- mercury among others. dispose it on their own Fposing the e-wastes Therefore, such waste without polluting the in a scientific way, the should be collected and environment. Secondly, Navi Mumbai Municipal processed separately they can sell those to Corporation (NMMC) is and scientifically.” some other agency for planning to rope in an “Earlier, a few agen- processing. As long as outside agency. cies had shown interest they do it in an eco- According to their to collect and dispose e- friendly way, we will plans, that agency will wastes from the housing not interfere in the col- collect the e-wastes from societies. We are now lecting and processing every housing society discussing the matter system,” Rajale further regularly like the way with them and will fina- said. the NMMC is collecting the household wastes at present. After that, the agency will have to dis- pose those wastes with- out causing any harm to the environment. With this system in place, the n Thursday, Vice President and this Mahagrihanirman Yojana, CI- NMMC will score more OManaging Director of the City DCO will make a great contribution in the upcoming Swachh and Industrial Development Corpora- towards the fulfilment of the objec- Survekshan, a senior of- tion (CIDCO), Dr. Sanjay Mukherjee tive of "Homes for All" of the Prime ficer said. visited the construction sites of the Minister's Housing Scheme, said Dr. Babasaheb Rajale, lise the deal with one of Another senior offi- housing projects developed by CIDCO Mukherjee. deputy municipal com- them soon,” he said. cer from the solid waste and reviewed the progress of the work. CIDCO had launched Mahagri- missioner of NMMC According to the management department The houses are being constructed by hanirman Yojana in December, 2018 (solid waste manage- Rajale, the housing so- said, “This is for the first CIDCO under the Prime Minister’s based on the concept of 'Transport ment) said, “Presently, cieties now will have to time, we are trying to Housing Scheme at Vashi Truck Ter- Centered Development'. Under this our vehicles are collect- keep separate bins for introduce this system minus, Kharghar Railway ing only the household collecting e-wastes in of collecting e-wastes Station, Kharghar Bus Ter- wastes from the hous- their compounds. Their from the housing societ- minus, Kharghar Bus Depot, ing societies. However, residents will dump their ies. This step will leave Kalamboli Bus Depot, Pan- there is no provision to e-wastes at those bins, a deep impact in the vel Inter State Bus Station, separately collect the e- and the people from the cleanliness system and New Panvel (W) Bus Depot, wastes such as electronic hired agency will collect will also give a new di- Kharghar, Sector-43 and vis- gadgets, used batteries, those every morning. mension to the NMMC’s ited Taloja, Sector-21, 28, mobile phones, phone “After collecting the waste collection system. 29, 31 and 37. chargers, electric cables, e-wastes, the agency If everything goes ac- During the visit, Dr. TV sets, stereos among will have to dispose it as cording to our plans, the Mukherjee clarified that CI- others. Such wastes are soon as possible. As far system will be in place DCO intends to hand over filled with toxic -mate as that part is concerned, by year end.” possession of the houses that are being constructed in the first phase of the scheme by Newly elected Uttar Pradesh Morcha Maharashtra the end of March 2021 and also announced plans to sell Pradesh State President visits Navi Mumbai CIDCO houses in the new year. On this occasion, along with the Vice President and Managing Director, K. M. Godbole, Chief Engi- neer (Navi Mumbai), San- jay Chotalia, Chief Engineer (Special housing scheme, houses will be con- Projects), CIDCO's project related offi- structed in various depots including cers, contractors and consultants were Taloja nodes in Navi Mumbai, bus de- present. pot, truck terminus, railway station in "The construction of the houses forecourt area. This housing scheme By Chandrashekhar Hendve, Navi Mumbai of the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corpo- under the Prime Minister's Housing will be implemented in 4 phases in to- he newly elected Uttar Pradesh ration will be the candidate from BJP. Scheme are being constructed by CI- tal. Under this scheme, houses will be TMorcha Maharashtra Pradesh On this occasion, District President DCO. This scheme will soon make the made available for the economically State President, Sanjay Pandey has Ramchandra Gharat, State General dream come true of many families to weaker sections and low-income group begun his Maharashtra tour. His first Secretary Navi Mumbai North Indian have their own house and live in Navi citizens. visit was Navi Mumbai. He expressed Morcha President, Rajesh Rai, District Mumbai," he said. After visiting all these construction confidence that the North Indian com- Vice President Yuva Morcha, Ram- CIDCO has always sold homes at sites, Dr. Mukherjee gave important in- munity would support every BJP can- deep Halwai and other office bearers extremely affordable prices. Through structions to the officers concerned. didate and assured that the next mayor were present.