THE TIMES OF INDIA, MUMBAI WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2017 TIMES CITY 9

METRO DIGEST STIR AT CITY’S FRINGES HITS TRAFFIC China expert to deliver KK Choudhary Frame rules to make school tours talk at Mumbai varsity hina expert Professor David CShambaugh will visit the truly educational: Parents, teachers Mumbai University on February 2 to deliver a talk on ‘Macro Trends for schools. “The picnics have in Asian International Relations’. Say Kids Are CBSE SHOWS HOW IT’S DONE been highly commercialized. Shambaugh teaches at George The destinations are selected ➤ Schools should teachers about Washington University. Mostly Taken To Guidelines on the basis of best monetary gi- ensure the tour issued by CBSE itinerary, dos and ven by travel agents. The deals Red sanders seized Tourist Places benefits students, in 2014 don’ts usually include a free ticket for is related to ➤ If possible, each one teacher with every 10 stu- he DRI seized 12,174 kg of red curriculum Tsanders worth Rs 6.94 crore TIMES NEWS NETWORK member may get travel dents. The quality and quantity from JNPT, air cargo and a ➤ Get permission of one of and health insurance of food is not monitored too,” Mumbai: With no set rules and said Jayant Jain, president, Fo- godown in Koparkhairane. One the parents or the local ➤ For tour to public places, guidelines in place for school rum of Fairness in Education, person was arrested. The DRI guardian dam cities, power plants, picnics and excursions, tea- a parents’ group. also seized cigarettes worth Rs ➤ chers and parent groups have Hold briefing session for beaches, etc., inform local While schools were earlier 2.2 crore at JNPT and 101.5 kg of students, parents and authorities sandalwood. demanded that the state bring expected to take permission in some order. Schools often ta- from the education department ke students to resorts, water excursion. In addition to this, and learning in the city. “This ahead of a trip, the practice has Sadhvi bail hearing parks or outstation trips, which there is risk involved to the safe- year, the students were taken to now been discontinued. he Bombay high court on many feel is a risk. ty of the children. All this is in a theme park in a mall. While “Since the number of scho- TTuesday heard a bail appeal Teachers said several trips spite of several accidents that that might be a good place, stu- ols and excursions have increa- filed by Sadhvi Pragya Singh organized by schools are no have taken place during pic- dents from civic schools do not sed, it is impossible to give writ- Thakur in the 2008 Malegaon longer educational. “Schools ta- nics,” said Uday Nare, teacher even get an opportunity to see ten permission for everyone. blast case. B A Desai, counsel ke the children to water parks, at Hansraj Morarji Public Scho- the museum or the aquarium,” However, it is expected that for an intervenor, a victim, amusement parks or tourist ol, Andheri. she said. schools ensure that trips are on- opposed bail. destinations outside the city. In Aheadmistress from a BMC Parents, too, have deman- ly educational,” said B B Cha- most cases, there is no educatio- school said students should be ded that the education depart- van, deputy director of educa- Coast guard raising day nal or learning element in the taken to places of importance ment issue a set of guidelines tion, Mumbai. he coast guard will celebrate embers of the Maratha community on Tuesday agitated in Navi Mumbai and Thane to press for their Tits 41st raising day on Mdemands for quotas. Demonstrators disrupted traffic near the Kamothe flyover, Vashi toll plaza on Wednesday. The coast guard the Sion-Panvel highway and at the entry point to Thane on the Eastern Express Highway. Vehicular 310 mn flyers Speeding bike (western region) saved 124 lives movement resumed after the police intervened. “Around 400 people staged a protest march near the ‘History-sheeters in at sea in 2016. It undertook 55 Kamothe flyover. We were compelled to take 40 men and 18 women in preventive custody,” said Ashok rescue missions and 11 medical Naik, senior inspector of Kamothe police station. In Thane, 52 people were taken into custody. The ag- in India by leaves 3 with evacuations at sea. itation took a violent turn in Aurangabad with protesters clashing with the police. – George Mendonca fray for MLC polls’ 2018: Report fractured legs No bail for blast convict [email protected] sing death by negligence, he Bombay high court on Mumbai: With India’s civil av- furnishing false informa- Mumbai: Three sanitation wor- TTuesday refused to release a iation industry showing resili- Mumbai: Three candida- tion, criminal intimida- kers on duty were injured when Mulund blast convict Saquib City teen takes on cyber ence lately, the number of air tes with serious criminal tion, forgery and cheating a speeding bike skidded and Nachan on bail after observing passengers in the country is charges pending against pending against them. Whi- knocked them down at Bandra that that there was no change in likely to touch 310 million by them are contesting the two le one is contesting on a Family Court junction a little af- the circumstances to merit the the financial year 2018-19, says a teachers’ and three gradua- Congress ticket, the other is ter Monday midnight. relief for him. bullies with research paper report released by a credit ra- tes’ constituency elections being fielded by the Shiv Se- Police said the accident hap- ting agency on Tuesday. in Konkan, Nashik and Am- na and the third by the BSP. pened when Saeed Sayyed (23) 2 held for taking bribe Vinamrata.Borwankar der the condition of anony- ly,” said Vohra. At present, India is the ravati on party tickets. In all 13 have declared had taken a friend’s bike for a he CBI has arrested two @timesgroup.com mity,” she said. Her rese- However, she did not ninth-largest aviation market criminal cases against spin and started performing Tsenior section engineers of arch, which includes re- stop at just writing the pa- in the world. It was the fastest- GRADUATES’ AND themselves. The Associa- stunts, with his friend riding pil- the WR at Mahalaxmi for Mumbai: While most child- sponses from 132 people, per. She is now working on growing domestic market in TEACHERS’ SEATS tion for Democratic Re- lion. The bike skidded while try- demanding and accepting a Rs 5 ren her age are buried in bo- aged 13 to 25, found that cy- creating more awareness 2015 and remained strong in forms (ADR) has analysed ing to overtake a car, footage lakh bribe through cheques. oks preparing for their bo- berbullying was considered about the problem. 2016 as well, the release issued The election will be held 70 of the 76 affidavits. from a CCTV camera shows. “As ard exams, a 17-year-old a concern by 97% of them “The veil of anonymity by India Ratings and Research. on February 3. Ajit Ranade, founder of the biker lost control, it skidded from the city has begun to and that 19.2% had experi- or protection offered by a Between the financial ye- The information sub- ADR, said the aim is to en- and hit three pedestrians. All SWACHH take on cyberbullying—a enced it. Almost 72% of the screen is often misused to ars 2008 and 2016, the number of mitted by the 76 candidates sure disclosure and wide three suffered fracture in legs. BHARAT concern for almost every respondents said they had vent negative emotions and domestic passengers grew at a seeking to contest elections publicity so that voters are Sayyed did not have a licence,” netizen. Ananya Vohra, a seen a peer being bullied on- hurt others, and this can compound annual growth rate to the five seats shows that aware of who their candi- said Bandra Kurla Complex po- AIR QUALITY INDEX PM2.5 Class XII student of Dhirub- line and 34% admitted to le- lead to depression, anxiety (CAGR) of 8.5%. The total num- three (4%) of the candida- dates are. “These are not fri- lice senior inspector Kalpana Delhi 305 Very Poor hai Ambani International aving a mean comment at le- and even suicidal ideation ber of flyers including interna- tes have serious criminal volous but very serious Gadekar. Sayyed (23) has been School, has published a re- ast once. in victimized youth. My tional grew at a CAGR of 8.3%. charges like murder, cau- charges,” said Ranade. arrested. —V Narayan 318 Very Poor Tomorrow search paper on the perils of Vohra published the pa- research showed me that This projection was based Pune 145 Moderate cyberbullying and also cre- per on social science rese- 72% those who were subjec- on the total passenger traffic Tomorrow 139 Moderate ated a manual to help deal arch network, an online re- ted to cyberbullying simply reaching 274 million by finan- Mumbai 281 Poor with the problem. pository. The research was blocked the person,” Vohra cial year 2017. However, the to- It was hate comments on co-authored by John Dono- added. tal passenger reached only abo- 266 Tomorrow Poor posts that got Vohra, who is van, a professor from the Her manual was created ut 224 million by financial year Source: SAFAR@MoES-IITM-IMD (10 stations) active online, thinking. “Se- Massachusetts Institute of with help from experts at 2016. “Pent-up demand, muted Hyderabad 88 Satisfactory eing the excessive hate onli- Technology, USA. Mpower, an organization fuel prices and falling fare dif- Chennai 57 Satisfactory ne on platforms such as You- “Once I started work on that works in mental health ferences between rail and air Tube was what really intri- the research, I contacted ex- and offers guidance to pa- travel are expected to drive the Kolkata 259 Poor gued and bothered me. perts through email to help rents, teachers and students aviation sector growth in India US Embassy data calculated as per Indian What compelled someone to me ask the right questions on coping with an instance over the medium to long term,’’ standards by SAFAR@MoES-IITM-IMD TNN Based on 1 Station Data Per City at 4pm leave such statements un- and analyze the data proper- of cyberbullying. the release added. Now, 5-min delay limit for trains to Pune, Nashik

Abhilash.Botekar up. They will be issued memo @timesgroup.com and asked to explain the reasons for the delay,” a senior Central ine Central Railway tra- Railway official said. Nins connecting Mumbai The Central Railway’s move with Nashik Road and will benefit commuters, parti- Pune will now be punctual like cularly the officer-goers who locals and allowed a delay of on- use the intercity trains daily. ly 5 minutes, instead of the cur- Thousands of people use rent 15 minutes, to reach their these trains — LTT Manmad destinations. For, the nine inter- Express, Panchavati Express, city trains have got the status of Rajya Rani Express, Sinhagad “suburban trains” as far as Express, Deccan Queen, Praga- punctuality is concerned. ti Express, Intercity Express, In- “If arrivals of these trains drayani Express and are delayed by over five minu- Deccan Express — to reach tes, the authorities responsible Mumbai and return to Nashik for their timings will be pulled and Pune. ‘Defeat IS by spreading Islam’s true teachings’

Mumbai: A day-long discussi- sive about Islam. We are here to on on the outreach of terror understand the dynamics of outfit IS in Mumbai saw a gro- radicalization and what can be up of Muslim scholars and acti- done to fight this menace,” ex- vists suggesting antidotes to plained the Institute’s executi- stop radicalization among a ve director Ajai Sahni. section of Muslim youths. “We, Muslims, have to do Participants at Tuesday’s some introspection. ISIS is a workshop, conducted by Delhi- political device and it must be based Institute for Conflict Ma- tackled prudently. Terrorism is nagement, in collaboration wi- a challenge and we have to get th Nehru Centre, stressed the rid of it by spreading the true need for steps from within the teachings of Islam and not se- community and intelligence lective quoting of scriptures or services to counsel youths who writings of some past theologi- might be getting influenced by ans,” said Islamic scholar Dr ISIS’s propaganda videos. Zeenat Shaukat Ali. “You don’t need to be defen- —Mohammed Wajihuddin Leopard falls into well, escapes as villagers watch Umesh K Parida The next morning, when the villagers spotted the leo- anic gripped Talkat Kol- pard crouched on a ledge, at a Pzar village in Dodamarg depth of 10 feet, inside the well, taluka of Sindhudurg dis- they alerted the forest officials. trict as a leopard fell into a well However, it jumped out before on Friday night and jumped the rescue team reached the out of it in full public view on spot, creating panic among the Saturday morning when the locals who had gathered there. locals were waiting for forest According to sources, this officials to rescue it. is 25th incident of leopard fal- Officials said that the leo- ling into a well in the last three pard was chasing a stray dog years in Ratnagiri and Sindhu- when fell into a well in a field. durg districts. Leopards straying into the vil- In another incident, a leo- lage and attacking hen, stray pard was rescued from a well at dog and other animals is com- Khingini village in Rajapur ta- mon here. luka of Ratnagiri district.