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239 new coronapatients in Navi

MumbaiAs many as 239 new co-rona patients were report-ed on Thursday. The num-ber of positive corona cas-es in Navi Mumbai hasgone up to 8,518. So far5,083 patients in the cityhave been cured. In NaviMumbai, 3,157 patients areundergoing treatment atvarious hospitals. 23, 786patients have been testedso far. A total of 34,136 pa-tients have been quaran-tined in Navi Mumbai.55,858 patients have com-pleted the quarantine peri-od.

MoU for railprojects underMUTP-3 signed

A Memorandum of Under-standing (MoU) for railprojects under MUTP-3was signed between theMumbai Rail Vikas Corpo-ration, State Government,MMRDA and CIDCO inthe presence of CM Ud-dhav Balasaheb Thacker-ay…

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Ex-CorporatorDivya Gaikwad

finds the electricitybills “unrealistical-

ly inflated”Dissatisfied with the inflat-ed electricity bills issued bythe Maharashtra StateElectricity Distribution Com-pany Limited (MSEDCL),ex-corporator in the NaviMumbai Municipal Corpo-ration (NMMC), DivyaGaikwad has written a let-ter to the state energy min-ister Nitin Raut and also toAssem Kumar Gupta(Chairman and ManagingDirector) of MSEDCLseeking an appointment..

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Joint meeting held to increasethe capacity of hydropower

generation in the state

Minister of Energy and Minister of Water Resources

reviewed the water resource capacity of the state

By Chandrashekhar Hendve

NAVI MUMBAI: StateEnergy Minister DrNitin Raut and WaterResources MinisterJayant Patil held ajoint meeting in Mum-bai today to review thewater resources capac-ity of the state and howto increase the capaci-ty of the hydropowerproject.

There is a rise inthe demand for electric-

ity in the state. Tomeet the growing de-mand, the Departmentof Energy is trying tomeet the needs of thestate by purchasinglarge quantities of elec-tricity from coal ther-mal power plants. How-ever, Dr. Raut said thatit is important to findunconventional energysources to overcomethe shortage and alsoto curb rising rates.

In the meeting theyalso discussed the final-ization of the draftagreement of 27 hydro-power projects trans-ferred to the Mahanir-miti Company on leasebasis and the pendingissues between the Wa-ter Resources Depart-ment and the Mah-anirmiti Company.

Consideration was

By Abhitash D. Singh

NAVI MUMBAI:Alarmed by the risingCovid 19 cases in thecity and the difficultiesbeing faced by the res-idents in getting hospi-tal beds, ventilators,ambulances etc.former guardian min-ister and BharatiyaJanata Party (BJP)Member of LegislativeAssembly (MLA) fromAiroli constituencyGanesh Naik hasstarted a novel initia-tive “24x7 Fakat EkPhone” where anyonein the city facing Cov-id 19 related issues cancontact the

The service termed as “24x7 fakat ek phone” will

help the Covid 19 patients seeking medical help

MLA Ganesh Naik initiates“24x7 phone service” for COVID-19 patients

representatives fromBJP who will try to

help them.While a number of

hospitals in the cityhave been convertedinto COVID-19 hospi-tals, yet the residents

are facing shortage ofICU beds and ventila-tors along with ambu-lances.

“If someone is inneed of an ambulance,he has to go throughmany difficulties,” saidGanesh Naik, BJPMLA from Airoli Con-stituency while speak-ing with Newsband.“Through 24x7 FakatEk Phone, we will tryto help the patients ingetting hospital beds,ventilators or ambu-lances. The facility isavailable round theclock and the represen-

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By Dinesh Pawar

URAN: Under Sec-tion 2 of the Commu-nicable Diseases Act,1897, as well as withall the relevant provi-sions of the DisasterManagement Act,2005, with the priorapproval of Hon’bleCollector Raigad, theentire Uran taluka hasbeen declared as con-tainment zone by SubDivisional Officer Pan-vel. The lockdown willbe implemented from13th July 2020, 5.00am till 16th July 2020,12.00 pm. “The periodcan be extended as re-quired and the lock-down will be imple-

Lockdown announced

in Uran talukamented very effective-ly in the entire Urantaluka,” said DeputyDivisional Officer (Pan-vel) Dattu Navale

Any person / organi-zation violating anyprovision of the rulesduring this period willbe dealt with in accor-dance with the provi-sions of other relevantlaws and regulationsunder the Epidemic Dis-eases Act 1897 DisasterManagement Act 2005.Home delivery serviceof groceries and vegeta-bles will continue from9.00 am to 7.00 pm.The existing industrialunits will continue tooperate as before.

RPI to hold state wideprotest on July 11, 2020


NAVI MUMBAI: Toprotest against therising cases of atroci-ties against Dalits andBuddhists in Maha-rashtra under theMahavikas Aghadigovernment, theRepublican Party ofIndia (RPI) under the

The party is dissatisfied with the

growing cases of atrocities against

Dalits and Buddhists

leadership of UnionMinister of StateRamdas Athavale hasdecided to hold a statewide protest on July11, 2020. The mem-bers of the RepublicanParty will take to thestreets and stageprotest at tehsil officesand police stations.

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MoU for rail projects under MUTP-3 signed


NAVI MUMBAI: AMemorandum of Un-derstanding (MoU) forrail projects underMUTP-3 was signedbetween the MumbaiRail Vikas Corporation,State Government,

MMRDA and CIDCO inthe presence of CM Ud-dhav BalasahebThackeray. This agree-ment will acceleratethe following works:28km new Railwaylines between Panveland Karjat; 3.5km ele-

vated Railway trackbetween Airoli and Kal-va; 63km quadruplingof the railway lines be-tween Virar-Dahanu(third and fourth rail-way lines); Procure-ment of new trains (47rakes); Trespass con-

trol on the Central andWestern Railway’s cen-tral zone.

The Mumbai UrbanTransport ProjectStage-III (MUTP-III)will improve the quali-ty of suburban Railwayservices in Mumbai.

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also given to transfer8 hydropower projectsrun by the Water Re-sources Departmentto the MahanirmitiCompany of the Ener-gy Department for op-eration and mainte-nance.

Discussions wereheld regarding the ad-

justment of the lease ofWater Resources De-partment to the De-partment of Energyand the payment ofelectricity amountingto Rs. 2285.11 Crore.

Renewal, modern-ization and increasingthe capacity buildingof Yeldari, Vaitarna,

Joint meeting held...Contd. from pg. 1

Bhatgar and KoynaPhase-III hydroelectricprojects, which havecompleted 35 years ofservice life, were alsodiscussed.

The meeting wasattended by DineshWaghmare, PrincipalSecretary in charge ofEnergy Departmentand officials of WaterResources and EnergyDepartment.

By Ashok Dhamija

Railways have beenproviding essential ser-vices for the benefit ofthe public during theongoing COVID -19pandemic for the pastcouple of months in theface of serious chal-lenges to health. Therailwaymen are per-forming their dutieswith passion and dedi-cation be in the fore-front or behind thescenes to ensure thesmooth running of itsservices be it SpecialOutstation Passenger /Parcel trains or the lo-cal Suburban servicesin the major citiesacross the country in-cluding Mumbai Met-ropolitan Region.

In order to safe-guard the health of itsstaff Mumbai Division,Central Railway hastaken a lead by procur-ing a neckband, porta-ble Public Address (PA)system to the TicketChecking (TC) staff.

A CR Ticket Checking staffwith safety gears includinga portable Public Address(PA) system is all geared upfor discharging his dutywithout fear

CR takes steps tosafeguard frontline

staff by providing themwith safety gears

Initially 50 such setswhich has a maximumpower output of 12Wand has a multipoint3.5 mm interface forconnecting to micro-phone, DVD, CD or anMP3 player will enablethe frontline staff tocommunicate with pas-sengers as they can

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NAVI MUMBAI: A lock-down has been declaredin the entire NaviMumbai MunicipalCorporation (NMMC)area from July 3 to curbthe growing spread ofcorona. However, somecitizens have been foundto be violating the lock-down rules and legalaction is being takenagainst them byNMMC. A fine of Rs. 1,

Rs 1.5 lakh fine collected in oneday from citizens / shopkeepers

for violating lockdown rules

54,340 was collected inone day on July 7 fromcitizens and shopkeep-ers for not wearingmasks, non-observanceof social distance andspitting in public plac-es.

As per the recordsthe civic body collectedRs. 70,700 in Belapurnode. Nerul DivisionOffice collected a fine ofRs. 11,500, Rs. 15,000

was collected by Vashidivision office; Trubhedivision office collecteda fine of Rs. 17,500;Koparkhairane divisionoffice collected a fine ofRs. 6,540; Ghansoli de-partment office collect-ed a fine of Rs. 18,300.While in Airoli depart-ment office Rs. 13,600and Digha Division Of-fice Rs. 1200 was col-lected as fine.

By Dinesh Pawar

URAN: On Thursday30 new Covid-19 caseswere reported fromUran taluka: Chirle 1,Vindhane 1, Chirner 2,Dongri 1, Jaskhar 3,JNPT 2, Khopta 1, Ha-

30 new Covid-19 cases in Uran taluka

Seven patients discharged on Thursday

numan Koliwada 1,Mulekhand 1, Mora 2,Gowthane 1, Chanje 1,Sonari 1. The total tal-ly in Uran now touch-es 420.

Meanwhile, 254have recovered and

have been discharged.Only 157 corona posi-tive patients are under-going treatment and 9corona positive patientshave died till date, saidUran TehsildarBhausaheb Andhare.


NAVI MUMBAI: Dissat-isfied with the inflatedelectricity bills issuedby the MaharashtraState Electricity Distri-bution Company Limit-ed (MSEDCL), ex-cor-porator in the NaviMumbai MunicipalCorporation (NMMC),Divya Gaikwad haswritten a letter to thestate energy ministerNitin Raut and also toAssem Kumar Gupta(Chairman and Manag-ing Director) ofMSEDCL seeking anappointment.

Calling the bills as“unrealistically inflated”,she says the inflatedbills were due to “revi-sion of tariff, readingnot taken and miscal-culation by MSEDCL.”

Gaikwad has askedthe Minister as well asMSEDCL to give 100percent waiver of fixedcharges such as wheel-ing charges, energycharges, fuel adjust-ment charges, electric-ity duty etc. “MSEDCLshould send the bills on

Ex-Corporator Divya Gaikwad finds theelectricity bills “unrealistically inflated”

Seeks appointment with Energy Minister

Dr. Nitin Raut to discuss the issue

previous rates prior to1st April, 2020 as al-ready we had financialcrisis due to lockdown.Three different billsshould be sent by theelectricity distributioncompany that is onebill for each month, till

the issue is not sortedout. MSEDCL shouldnot charge any intereston the unpaid electrici-ty bills, no disconnec-tion should be done ofany consumer due tounpaid bills till theCovid-19 pandemic isover,” says Gaikwad.

She has also urgedthat the consumersshould be given six in-stallment facilities topay the bill and no in-terest should becharged on the unpaid

bills till the pandemicis over. “If the centralgovernment is givingfree of cost food to thepoor and needy peoplethen why state govern-ment is not givingwaivers to the poor onthe electricity bills?”asks Gaikwad.

Speaking with News-band, Divya Gaikwadsaid, “I have written let-ter to the higher author-ities from Ministry ofEnergy as well as Ma-harashtra State Elec-tricity DistributionCompany Limited(MSEDCL) seeking anappointment in order toexplain the problemsfaced by the Navi Mum-baikars due to exorbi-tant electricity bills byMSEDCL. During lock-down many people losttheir jobs and few aregetting a pay cut. As ifthese were not enough,MSEDCL has sent theexorbitant bills withoutany explanation. Thesenior authoritiesshould help the NaviMumbaikars to comeout of such problems.”

By Dinesh Pawar

URAN: From 1st July to 7th July,van mahotsav is celebrated acrossIndia by carrying out tree plantationdrives. But this year, due to the dead-ly disease of the coronavirus and theimposition of curfew, the Mahotsavis not being celebrated at a biggerscale. However, Kiran Madhavi, asocial activist from Ulwe, continuedhis work by planting seedlings.

Apart from this, 1000 seed ballsof Sitaphal, Limb, Neem, etc. weresown.

Uran’s environmental activistconducts tree plantation drive

tatives of BJP will ren-der suitable help. Thisis the time when with-out having any politi-cal interest one shouldcome ahead to help theneedy and poor.”

Jaywant Sutar, Ex-Mayor of NMMC said,“ Many people in thesatellite city are facinglots of problems. Manyare not able to get thehospital beds, ambu-

MLA Ganesh Naik initiates...Contd. from pg. 1

lances and also venti-lators and ICU so inorder to help them getthe facilities, this ini-tiative has been start-ed by Mr. Naik. Therepresentatives fromthe BJP will be avail-able round the clockand help the citizens.”


Post plastic ban demandfor bamboo products rises

Bamboo is one of thelargest members of thegrass family and is thefastest growing woodyplant on the planet. Itsgrowth rate varies ac-cording to the soil andclimate, and is bestknown as a major foodsource for pandas. Bam-boo is also used for cu-linary and medicinalpurposes in many partsof the world, as well forconstruction materials,furniture, textiles, mu-sical instruments, bicy-cles, clothing and more.As a packaging materi-al, bamboo is strong,durable and sustain-able. It is one of themore remarkable natu-ral materials availableto us. The Economistrecently quoted thatbamboo is literally, thegreen equivalent ofplastics. This, becauseit is renewable and low-carbon. It also saidbamboo is now part andparcel of our packagingmaterial.

There are plenty ofbiodegradable and non-petroleum based plasticalternatives, but manydo not provide the light-weight, durability, orconvenience of plastics.But, there is one prod-uct that seems to be onthe rise as a sustainableand biodegradable al-ternative to plastic.Bamboo Fiber Compos-ites are a result of mix-ing bamboo fiber into apolymer matrix, res-ins, or glue, resulting ina lightweight, biode-gradable plastic alter-native. The new pro-cesses used in the man-ufacturing of bamboofiber composite materi-

als recently becamemore eco-friendly andorganic too. The newprocessing methods aredone completely me-chanically, rather thanwith harsh chemicals.

Bamboo fibre alsohas several advantagesover other natural plantbased composites. Forone it is the fastestgrowing woody plant inthe world. Certain spe-cies have been known togrow up to 35 inches ina single day. The sec-ond advantage of bam-

boo fiber composites isthe abundance of bam-boo across the globe.Coupled with being ex-tremely light and elas-tic, bamboo seems to bea sustainable, environ-mentally friendly, andadvantageous alterna-tive to petroleum basedproducts.

It is no secret-there’s a lot of garbageout there. From plasticbags and bottles to for-est-guzzling papermills, everyday prod-ucts are wreaking hav-oc on our environmentin a plethora of ways.Fortunately, people arebecoming increasinglyaware of this. The ne-cessity for sustainable,earth-friendly and recy-clable materials in themanufacture of every-day items has becomeapparent, and consum-er demands are in-creasing as a result.

Having existed asan alternative materi-al for millennia, thisamazingly strong andversatile plant is a nat-urally Eco-friendly re-source. Cultivatingbamboo requires no pes-ticides, herbicides orirrigation, and insteadrelies on natural rain-fall. Just like the lawnin your backyard, bam-boo has a self-replenish-ing growth cycle, so noneed for replanting ac-tivities that result insoil erosion or damage

to the surrounding en-vironment. Further-more, bamboo producesup to 35% more oxygenthan trees, thus help-ing to offset carbon-di-oxide emissions. It’seasy to see why bamboois a favorite when itcomes to sustainablematerials.

Bamboo is one of thebest Eco-friendly prod-ucts in the world, Itcleans the environmentand has no pollution.Usage of bamboo prod-ucts like: bamboochairs, bamboo house-hold things like bamboohouses are unique.With the banning ofplastic and plasticmade items, bamboocan become a suitablesubstitute to overcomethe ban on plastics verymuch.The writer is a freelancerfrom Sanpada, Navi Mum-bai

Custodial deaths in India

By Jubel D’Cruz

Custodial deaths inpolice stations neverend in the country. Thelack of action againstthe criminals in policeuniform is to be blamedfor the recurrence ofsuch incidents. Theforce that is supposed touphold the laws are rou-tinely found misusingand disrespecting thelaws of the country. Weoften hear of custodialdeaths in police stationsbut no probe is conduct-ed.

Custodial violence isthe latest exampleof how police bru-tality results inthe loss of lives.The police respon-sible for the deathsof Tamil Nadu res-idents, P. Jeyarajand Bennix onJune 23 at the

Sathankulampolice station inTuticorin need tobe brought to jus-tice as soon as possible.I hope the case reachesa speedy conclusion be-cause the police havepolitical powers and arealso shielded by the gov-ernment.

Custodial violencemeans torture in policecustody. Torture is nodoubt an internationalphenomenon but the in-cidents are much morein developing countriesand the overall situa-tion in India is far frombeing satisfactory.

Custodial deaths areperhaps one of theworst crimes in a civi-lised society governedby the Rule of Law.There are numerouscases where the policeofficers have misusedtheir powers on peopleand have toyed withtheir lives. The policeofficers who are regard-ed as the custodian andguardian of law, act injust the contrary man-

ner and fail to protectthe very basic right tolife guaranteed by arti-cle 21 of the Indian Con-stitution.

Custodial violence isa matter of concern. Itis aggravated by thefact that it is commit-ted by the persons whoare supposed to be theprotectors of the citi-zens.

Custodial violenceand abuse of police pow-er is not only peculiarto this country but it isalso widespread. How-ever, in our country itis considered second tonone. It has been a con-cern of the internation-al community becausethe problem is univer-sal and the challenge isalmost global.

Due to certain un-scrupulous activities ofa handful of policemen,

the esteemed image ofpolice is getting van-ished at the speed ofknots. We see that thearrested persons, theundertrials and sen-tenced persons aretreated in subhumanconditions. The right toknow for which offencea person has been de-tained is frequentlybreached by the detain-ing authorities.

Though interna-tional laws criminalisetorture, torture enjoysunprecedented licensein India. Torture seemsto be legalised in India.The methods of tortureadopted by governmentofficers involve grossforms of inhumanity. Inrecent years, third de-gree torture and custo-dial deaths have be-come an intrinsic partof police investigationsand the injury inflictedon the prisoners issometimes unbearable.

No doubt, the police of-ficers have contributedtowards the mainte-nance of public orderand their plans are alsoenforced with purity,activity, vigilance anddescription. But moreoften that, the policeofficers have beenabused and condemnedfor torturing the public,particularly those whoare in custody and de-tention, and inflictinginjuries to their life andproperty.

In almost everystate, there is an in-crease in frequency ofdeaths in police custo-dy, generally prescribedby the newspapers aslock-up deaths. News-papers, almost everyday carry reports of as-sault, torture, rape,and death of persons inpolice custody.

This featurehas attained suchan alarming pro-portion that it isaffecting the cred-ibility of the rule oflaw and order andalso the adminis-tration of the crim-inal justice sys-tem. Hence, thereis an urgent needto examine the is-sue in depth to de-

velop criminal jurispru-dence and also to makethe police officers ac-countable for their actsand omissions. The In-dian Constitution hasconferred many rightson the citizen of Indiaand its importanceneeds no explanation.Hence, the courts aswell as the police offic-ers, that is, the LawEnforcement Officers ofthe State should striveto prevent anyone fromcommitting a breach ofthe same.

Custodial violenceincluding torture anddeaths in police lock-ups strike a blow at therule of law, which de-mands that the powersof the executive shouldnot only be derived fromlaw but also that thesame should be limitedby the law.The writer is a freelancer

based in Mumbai

By C K Subramaniam


HEALTH AND NUTRITION

By Bhavani Swaminathan

Ingesting properamount of food is thekey for good health.We need food thatyield energy, that fuelour systems and pro-vides us with carbo-hydrates, proteins,fats vitamins andminerals. Each nu-trient has to play a

role in the growth anddevelopment of thebody. Carbohydratesprovide energy to thebody. Proteins help torepair worn out tis-sues. Fats provideheat and maintainbody temperature. Vi-tamins are importantfor the health andwellbeing of an organ-ism. Minerals help thebody to grow and de-velop and also help inregulating the bodyprocesses. Hence itsimportant to take ut-most care of ourhealth by supplyinggood nutrition to thebody. Any food that ishome made and fresh-

Ingredients

Marie : 18-20Cocoa Powder : 3 tspBaking soda : 1 tspBaking Powder : 1 tspWarm Milk : 250 mlRock sugar : 50 gms

Method

Grind biscuits into fine pow-der. Now mix all the dry ingredi-ents. Add warm milk little by lit-tle till you get the right consistency. Grease baking pan and pour themixture. Bake in a pre-heated oven at 180 degrees for 20 minutes. Oncethe cake is cooled, turn it on a plate. Now garnish the cake with gratedCadbury dairy milk.

This is the most easiest cake you might have ever baked and tastesyummy!

ly made is good forhealth. Once the foodis kept in the refrig-erator and then re-heated several timesbefore eating loses itsnutrients. Now dur-ing this lockdown peo-ple are eating homemade food only whichis a sign of betterhealth. This is alsothe need of the hour.Today I would like toshare a recipe whichneither super healthynot bad. Once in awhile we can makesuch delicacies andsatisfy our tastebuds. So lets have alook at the ingredi-ents for biscuit cake.

Balanced Nutrition

Biscuit Cake

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City girls wins ‘The Viral Singer’ competitionNAVI MUMBAI: City

based singing talentYukta Ganesh Patilhas won ‘The ViralSinger’ competitionwhich was heldrecently. A digitalreality show wasorganised keeping thelockdown in mind byCoco High, AlgolFilms and CreativeKshetra.

Speaking abouther experience, Yuktasaid, “This is thefirst ever realityshow that I havewon”.

Till semi-final

there was 70%weightage for judges’marks and 30%

nounced, me and myfamily screamedjoyfully, as this was agreat moment for us,”says Yukta smilingly.

Special guest forthe Grand Finale wasfamous singer JyoticaTangri. This competi-tion was hosted byMiss India Simran

weightage for audi-ence votes, whereasin final, the result

was completely basedon audience votes. Asthe title says “TheViral Singer”, theaudience gave me thehighest votes andbestowed me withthis prestigious title.I am so lucky to havewon the first season,”she said.

“This competitionhas taught me somany things andreally kept me busyduring lockdown. Iwill always miss thisentire journey”, shesaid. “When theresult was an-

Ahuja, Judged bysingers PriyankaBhattacharya whowas also her mentor,Sahil Solanki, KushalPaul and VishalKothari, written byAnjali Gupta, directedby Swapnil Jaiswaland Produced by AjayJaiswal.

Blooming flowers spread positivityBy: Arun Kr Shrivastav

For all those whohave chosen to makeUlwe their homes,there is a definite ad-vantage -- theplace is clean andbeautiful. On theone side is the seaand on the other,the remnants ofthe glorious Sahy-adri. During themonsoon, the en-tire area lookseven more beauti-ful, with patchesof green becomingbigger and colorfulflowers burstinginto bloom.

“During theongoing lockdown,the one businessthat saw growth isthe roadsidenurseries. Aspeople areforced tospend theirtime indoors,they ares p e n d i n gmore timetending theirterrace gar-dens. Morec u s t o m e r sare comingand eventheir average spend isbigger than before,”says a nursery ownerat Sector-8.

The roadside nurs-eries that dot everynook and corner of thissprawling townshipcontinue to escape thenotice of lockdown en-forcing agencies as theshopkeepers normally

stay in shanties next totheir plants spread onthe footpath. And, no-body seems to mindtheir flowery presence.

With the onset ofmonsoon, various gov-ernment and non-gov-ernment organizationshave taken up planta-tion drives in the city.In the playgroundnear Sector-8, tree sap-lings have been plant-ed around the periph-ery. Most of the roaddividers in the city

have seen tree planta-tions by CIDCO’s hor-ticulture department.

But what can makeyour walk on a rainy

and breezy dayhere a special ex-perience is thewild growth of veg-etation and littlesweet flowersblooming frommost unexpectedplaces.

“Living in thecity in a mostlyhome-to-office ex-istence, we havelong forgotten ourlinks with nature.In this backdrop,it’s a sheer plea-sure to watch themonsoon and thewonderful change

that it bringsabout in ours u r r o u n d -ings,” says aresident whomanages toreach thePond andPark in Sec-tor-9 everymorning de-spite thestrict lock-down.

“What Ilove the most are theordinary tiny flowers.I don’t know theirnames even. The blos-soms are so beautifuland captivating. Walk-ing along the footpathand watching thegreenery and flowers ismy favorite duringmorning walks,” heexplains.

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By Vinod C. Dixit

Tik Tok was one ofthe 59 Chinese appsthat were banned byModi government a fewdays back. Our UnionLaw Minister RaviShankar Prasad hadcalled it a digital strikeon the Chinese apps.The decision comes ata time of heightenedborder tensions be-tween India and China.

TikTok hadsought to dis-tance itselffrom China in aletter to Modig o v e r n m e n tjust a day be-fore Indiabanned it alongwith 58 otherChinese apps.Since its 2017 launch,TikTok has become oneof the fastest growingsocial media apps, withIndia serving as itslargest user base fol-lowed by the US. Its ar-rival in India in 2017opened the doors tofame for many ordinaryIndians. It had reached2 billion downloads glo-bally, counting 200 mil-lion users in India atthe time of the ban. Themove to ban Tik Tokcomes in the backdropof the current stand-offalong the Line of Actu-al Control in Ladakhwith Chinese troops.Among the otherbanned Chinese appsare UC Browser, Helo,Likee, CamScanner,Vigo Video, Mi VideoCall – Xiaomi, andClash of Kings. In In-dia, TikTok’s successwas massive. India hasbeen the biggest driverof new TikTok down-loads, generating closeto 660 million installs

Kudos to Modi for banningTik Tok and 59 Chinese apps

since its launch in2017. According to thestatistics of 2019, awhopping 39% of the500 million users of theapp globally were fromIndia. Right before theban, India became theapp’s largest market.But the troubles withthis were also massive.According to the sourc-es, it is said that thereasoning given by the

government was thatthese 59 apps are "en-gaged in activities prej-udicial to sovereigntyand integrity of India,defence of India, secu-rity of state and publicorder."

Don’t we think PMModi’s decision to banTik Tok and scores ofother Chinese apps isbeing viewed as a slapon the wrist of ChineseCommunist Party(CCP) for makingmoves to grab India’sterritory in easternLadakh and not de-es-calating ? Nationalistsof our country now seeit as a warning salvo atthe establishment inChina to behave or beready for more punish-ment on the economicfront. Ban on Chineseapps should thus betaken as a warning bythe US Big Tech corpo-rations like Twitter,Facebook, Google etc tostay neutral at least intheir operations in In-

dia.Top social media

platforms such as Tik-Tok, Helo and WeChatcame under the ambitof the ban, giving a se-rious jolt to China'sdream of setting up aDigital Silk Route. Con-tent sharing platformTikTok is the firstamong the list of appsbanned. We all knowthat Tik Tok in recent

years, has be-come a tool formembers ofmany margina-lised communi-ties to createtheir own vid-eos and in ab-sence of Tik-Tok, the mar-ketplace of

ideas becomes smaller.Recently, in an in-

terview with India TV,actress Ashnoor Kaur,who has 3.2 million fol-lowers on TikTok, cele-brated the govern-ment's move saying itpresented an opportuni-ty for India to becomeself-sufficient and usehomegrown apps. Oneagrees that TikTok is aplatform that celebratescreativity & expres-sion. TikTok has notonly objectionable vid-eos but is also pushingyoungsters towards un-productive life wherethey are living only forfew followers and evendying when no. We canalways use other appsand the best thing is tohave an Indian app.Why should we dependon others when wehave educated and ableyouth in our own coun-try?The writer is a freelancer.He can be contacted [email protected]

Rising cyber crime: A cause for concernThe Covid 19 pandemic and the imposed lockdown, has led to

more and more people spending greater time online. The increasein the percentage of the population of all age groups connected tothe Internet and the time spent online, combined with the sense ofanxiety, frustration and fear due to the pandemic and lockdown hasprovided more opportunities for cybercriminals to take advantageof the situation and make more money or create disruption.

While cyber crime is not a new phenomenon, but it is taking asharp surge during this period all across the globe. Common cyber-crime techniques, such as phishing, have seen a spike. Phishing isthe fraudulent practice of inducing individuals to reveal personalinformation, such as passwords and credit card numbers throughfake websites or emails. The information thus collected can then beused for different malicious purposes, including accessing bank ac-counts and blackmailing the victims.

Another common online scam taking place in this time of lock-down are promises of fake investment opportunities. For instance,there have been instances where emails pretending to relate to thegovernment's new grant scheme have stolen money. The hackershave been taking advantage of the general sentiments of uncertain-ty and are offering lucrative schemes.

Another cause for concern is the rising cyber crime against chil-dren. While the schools have started conducting virtual classes, thechildren are getting exposed to threats coming from the internet.There have been crime like file-sharing abuse, inappropriate con-tent, the pornographic contents etc.

Although the risk of being attacked will remain, the users can bemore vigilant. For instance, there is a need to be cautious with re-gards to phishing emails and websites, practicing of good cyber hy-giene, using only trusted wi-fi networks etc. are some of the waysthat can secure the users. Rather than immediately clicking links inemails, it is advisable to look for information from trusted websites.

The schools on their part can email parents a reminder aboutwhat can go wrong; how to minimize the risks by being more vigi-lant. The par ents should refrain from posting pictures or the videosof their children on internet. Internet companies also need to dotheir part. Most worldwide electronic-communications providershave issued statements saying they take the protection of childrenvery seriously and are implementing various measures to furtherthe cause.

Another great blow to BollywoodThe sudden deaths this year of Irrfan Khan, Rishi Kapoor, Sushant

Singh Rajput, Saroj Khan and now, Jagdeep Jaffrey are great blows tothe Hindi film industry. All of them have left behind memorable bodiesof work that will continue to set standards for Indian cinema.

Jagdeep was a veteran comedian-cum-actor who made his acting de-but as a child artiste in films under various banners like AVM Produc-tions, B.R. Chopra Films and even K.A. Abbas.

Later when he acted in ‘Sholay’, he immortalised his ‘Soorma Bhopa-li’ character.

He also played memorable roles in films like 'Do Hawaldar', 'PuranaMandir' and 'Andaz Apna Apna'.

He knew how to make people laugh through his performances, be itthe mainstream Bollywood movies, Ramsay Brothers’ horror films or incult comedies.

He has been a part of several big Bollywood films through the 70s,the 80s and the 90s. He has been a part of more than 400 films in hiscareer.

He is survived by his sons Javed Jaffrey and Naved Jaffrey.May his soul rest in peace.

Jubel D'Cruz, Mumbai

Letter to the Editor....

hear the instructionsgiven by the TC staffadhering to the socialdistancing. This willalso be helpful in regu-lating passengers atthe station when theycome to board thetrain.

Besides this, theCommercial wing ofMumbai Division haveprovided 1,250 - N95masks, and faceshields each, 500 PPEkits, 7,000 head covercaps, hand gloves andsanitizers for the ben-efit of frontline staffacross its jurisdiction

Shalabh Goel, Divi-sional Railway Manag-

er, Mumbai Divisionsaid “Equipping allfrontline staff includ-ing the TCs who areour corona warriorsand have been provid-ing yeoman servicesduring the ongoingCOVID -19 pandemic,with all possible safetygears will help them todischarge their dutieswithout fear”.

CR takessteps to...

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It has been over 3months since thelockdown was an-nounced with COVID19 pandemic situationgrappling the entireworld and people wereforced to stay at home.While social distanc-ing subtly becameeveryone's norm,another trend thatwidely picked upacross demographicsis the rise in use ofOTT platforms andthe demand fororiginal content. Andnow that the hunt forfresh content hasstarted, we are easingit further for you,listing down the top 5new digital releasesyou should definitelynot miss this week-end:

Five latest shows to watch this weekendBhonsle – SonyLIV

The trailer ofManoj Bajpayee’smuch-delayed filmBhonsle is out andfeatures him in anever-seen-beforeavatar. The actorplays a traditionalMaharashtrian whosupports what’s rightinstead of taking theeasier route of beingloyal to his homestate. The movie willbe released on 26thJune by PromodomeMotion Pictures onSonyLiv. The actorplays a traditionalMaharashtrian whosupports what’s rightinstead of taking theeasier route of beingloyal to his homestate. Release dateJune 26’ 2020

Aarya – Disney + Hotstar

A brand new Indianthriller web seriesjoining Disney+Hotstar is Aarya.Based on the Dutchseries Penoza, thisshow will markSushmita Sen’s actingcomeback. But she’snot the only noughtiesactor returning to thesilver screen. Chan-drachur Singh, of Joshand Kya Kehna fame,also features in thisseries. Created by RamMadhvani, this crimedrama also hasSikander Kher, NamitDas and Ankur Bhatiaplaying lead roles.Release date June 19’2020.

Penguin – Amazon Prime

A new addition tothe women-centric

movies as well as theones that are skippingtheatrical release topremiere exclusivelyon the digital platformon Amazon PrimeVideo is Penguin.Though there isn’tmuch clarity on theplotline, it seems thefilm’s central charac-ter is a pregnant lady.It features NationalAward-winning actorKeerthy Suresh in thelead and is written anddirected by EashvarKarthic. Release Date:June 19, 2020

Chaman Bahaar – Netflix

If you managed towatch the newSaiyami Gupta film,Axone, on Netflix lastweek, then you mightknow that ChamanBahaar is the second

movie created byYoodle Productions.This film featuresJitendra Kumar, ofShubh Mangal ZyaadaSavdhaan fame, in thelead as the owner of apan-bidi shop. He fallsin love with a prettygirl living across thestreet from him.However, he is not theonly one. In fact, hisshop becomes the hubfor all of the roadsideromeos who like thisgirl. While we adoreJitendra Kumar’sacting chops, thismovie comes across asa little tone-deaf likeKabir Singh was.

Your Honor – SonyLIV

Another excitingIndian web seriesreleasing this week isYour Honor. It features

Jimmy Sheirgill in thelead as a Judge. Theplot of this series isthat the Judge’s 18-year-old son sneaksout in his father’s carand ends up beinginvolved in a hit andrun case. The victim ofhis rash driving is afeared gangster’s sonwho was travelling onhis bike. The police areon the lookout for thedriver involved in thiscase while Sheirgill’scharacter is fighting toside with his judicialor parental side. Thepremise and the trailerof this show seem verypromising and hence itis among our recom-mendations of showsand movies to watchthis week. ReleaseDate: June 18, 2020


Kid’s Zone

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Ayush Chaurasia (10 yrs), Std V,DAV International School, Kharghar (4)

By Ashok Dhamija

Highlighting the im-portance of fitness andsports, while stressingon the need for corpo-rate-government part-nership in achievingthese goals, UnionSports Minister KirenRijiju encouraged mem-bers from the corporateworld to get more in-volved in this directionduring a webinar titled“Role of Corporate Indiafor Fit India” which wasorganised by the Associ-ated Chambers of Com-merce in India (ASSO-CHAM) in associationwith Fit India early thisweek.

The Sports Ministercomplimented ASSOCH-AM for taking the leadin promoting the ‘Fit In-dia Movement’ whichwas launched by thePrime Minister Naren-dra Modi in August 2019.He also said that it isessential that fitness ismade a way of life as ithelps in developing a dis-tinctive sporting culturefor the country. Sharingdetails of the interestamong the educationalinstitutes as part of thisnational level moment atgrassroot level he added,“As of now 2.5 lakhschools have registeredunder the Fit IndiaMovement as of lastweek and to achieve sucha thing in just 6-7months is a significantachievement. Sports hasto be seen as a careeroption in India andviewed as something of-fering dignity and re-spect. There is no short-age of human resourcesin our country to achievethis goal. It is importantthat at the grassrootslevel that we promotesports culture, and wewill be encouragingschools to adopt all kindsof activities to encouragesports and fitness, forwhich he is in discussionwith the Union HRDMinister that sports willbecome more than anextra-curricular activity,to be an integral part of

Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju (below) interactingwith members of the corporate world and other stakeholders during the ‘Fit India Movement’ webinar

Corporate-Government partnership keyto success of Indian sportsperson at

International level: Union Sports Minister

education.He further stated

that every district inthe country would havea ‘Centre of Excellence’which will focus on aparticular sport besidespromoting all othersports. The minister re-iterated that India canfinish in the top-10 of themedal tally in the 2028Los Angeles Olympicswhile outlining hisplans said, “Winning10-12 gold medals isusually good enough toget into the top 10 of theOlympics medal tally.We have identified 14disciplines as prioritysports, including Ar-chery, Boxing, Wres-tling, Shooting, Hockey,Fencing etc.. If we seesome other sports, wewill add them to priori-ty sports.”

He added, “It’s criti-cal that we start theprocess of talent scout-ing and identification asearly as possible. If wespot a 10-year-old boynow, he will be 18 whenthe 2028 Olympics takesplace. Our Khelo IndiaGames are becomingvery popular, if we spotpotential, we will pickthem up even if theyhave not won a medalat the Khelo IndiaGames. We will have atalent identificationscout in every regionand in every sport.”

The Minister addedthat the reason he start-ed a TOPS scheme for

junior athletes is keep-ing in mind his long-term goal of the 2028Olympics and that In-dia as a country cannotbe satisfied by winningone or two medals at theOlympics and shouldaim higher. “Which oth-er thing than an Olym-pic gold medal gives thecountry so much satis-faction? If you win aWorld Cup or an Olym-pic gold, it boosts the en-tire country’s morale,”he said.

In his interactionwith members from theindustry, the Ministersaid the role of corpo-rates in sports hadgained much moreprominence than earli-er and it was the righttime the sports federa-tions, government andthe corporate sectorwork together “It isheartening to see thecorporate world comeforward to supportsports, those top ath-letes who are identifiedby the federations, theycan use facilities devel-oped by the corporates.

Referring to the suc-cess story of Inspire In-stitute of JSW group,which has already beenproviding training facil-ities to top wrestlers, jav-elin throwers he added “

“His Ministry hasmade certain policychanges so that eachcorporate will be ad-vised to adopt a certaindiscipline and focus on

it in addition to support-ing other sports".

Sharing his perspec-tive, ASSOCHAM’s Sr.Vice-President, VineetAgarwal said, “Indiansports are undergoing afacelift. India is identifiedas one of the biggestmarkets for sports. Infact there are multipleoptions, from the Sport-ing leagues to Govern-ment-backed events like‘Khelo India’ Scheme,which focusses on devel-oping sports infrastruc-ture in rural as well asurban areas, encourag-ing a sporting culturethrough competitions,and identifying and nur-turing young talent.”

Agarwal furthersaid, “It is the opportunetime to focus on sports asa Priority Sector andimprove the quality ofinfrastructure to drivegrowth. Proper infra-structural support hasan impact on the devel-opment of sports talentand sports participationat the grassroots level.Having said that, devel-opment and mainte-nance are dependent ona large investment, poli-cy support and technicalexpertise. Although Indiahas started investing ag-gressively in sports infra-structure, it has a longway to go.”

“The Fit India Move-ment is an initiative totake the nation on a pathof fitness and wellness.It provides a unique andexciting opportunity towork towards a healthi-er India. As part of themovement, individualsand organizations under-take efforts for thehealth and well-being ofself and fellow Indians,”said ASSOCHAM’s Sec-retary General, Mr Deep-ak Sood. He added, “The‘Fit India Movement’ willhelp bolster sports whichis going to be the next bigindustry in India. In de-veloped countries, sportscontribute around 2 to 4percent of total employ-ment as it opens a vari-ety of career profiles.”

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My aim is to eradicate coronavirusfrom the state: Uddhav Thackeray

Need support from Navi Mumbaikars too in winning the battle with the pandemic


NAVI MUMBAI: TheMaharashtra ChiefMinister UddhavThackeray while inter-acting with the mediasaid that his main aimas of now is to eradicatecoronavirus from thestate. Maharashtra isnumber one in thecountry with morethan 2 lakh corona pos-itive cases. CM saidthat he needs supportfrom all the citizens aswell as organisationsand individuals fromNavi Mumbai too incurbing the cases ofcoronavirus in thestate.

Speaking withNewsband the state CMUddhav Thackeraysaid, “It is not the time

to compete with eachother even in the realmof politics. It is time tocome together and winthe battle against thecoronavirus. This is anunprecedented situa-tion and we should col-lectively fight againstit. In Navi Mumbai I re-ally appreciate thework undertaken bythe local administra-tion. They have comeup with 1200 bed hos-

pital for Covid-19 atVashi Exhibition Cen-tre. We are also plan-ning for 200 ICU bedhospital in Navi Mum-bai. In comparison withMumbai, Thane andKalyan Dombivali mu-nicipal corporations,the cases in Navi Mum-bai municipal corpora-tion’s jurisdiction areless.”

Thackeray said, “Iappreciate the way

NMMC and Navi Mum-bai Police are workingin tandem for the bene-fit of the citizens. Thecitizens too should sup-port the governmentmachinery and strictlyfollow the norms laiddown by the govern-ment.”

“I appreciate all theorganisations, NGO’s,hospitals, doctors andalso individuals whoare working day andnight in helping thestate government fightthe pandemic,” addedMaharashtra CM.

He further added,“Monsoon has alreadyset in and it will alsobring monsoon relatedhealth issues. The citi-

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NAVI MUMBAI: TheNavi Mumbai Munici-pal Commissioner An-nasaheb Misal hasformed a special auditcommittee followingcomplaints received bythe citizens over pri-vate hospitals chargingexorbitantly for treat-ment of Covid-19.

The committee,which is being headed

by the additional com-missioner Sujata Dholevisited Fortis Hospitalat Vashi and NeurogenHospital at Seawoods,Nerul following com-plaints. Manoj Mahale,Accounts Officer Shy-am Patil and MarutiRathore met the com-mittee members andverified the documentsrelated to the com-plaint.

In the complaint re-ceived by the civic body,it was stated that thedeposit money of thecomplainant patientwas not refunded by theFortis Hospital. Accord-ingly, the Special AuditCommittee visited thehospital and verified

Special audit committeeverifies complaints

received against Fortisand Neurogen Hospital

the documents andfound that a deposit ofRs 25,000 had been tak-en by the hospital. Asthe hospital expenses ofthe complainant pa-tient were borne by theMediclaim policy, thedeposit was credited tothe bank account of thecomplainant by RTGSafter reimbursement tothe hospital by the con-

cerned insurance com-pany. Examination ofthe documents revealedthat the system of re-turn of security depositin the payment of pa-tients treated under theMediclaim policy wasgenerally the same.However, the chairmanof the committee sug-gested that the hospitalshould write an under-taking regarding theperiod of return of thedeposit along with thedischarge card in thefuture and this was ac-cepted by the hospitalmanagement.

Similarly, while ex-amining the docu-

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CM Uddhav Thackeraylaunches Mahajobs portal

Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray launching the 'Ma-hajobs Portal' for connecting prospective employees andemployers

To cater to need of prospective employees and

employers in a transparent fashion

By Ashok Dhamija

NAVI MUMBAI: Witha view to boost the Ma-harashtra economyand provide a kick startto industries acrossvarious sectors, as partof the 'Mission BeginAgain', Chief Ministerof Maharashtra, Ud-dhav Thackeray onMonday launched the'Mahajobs Portal’ forproviding recruitmentto skilled, semi-skilledand unskilled employ-ees.

The online websiteh t t p : / / m a h a j o b s .maharashtra.gov.inaims to make availablejob opportunities to pro-spective employeesacross 17 sectors in-cluding Engineering,Logistics, Textile, IT,P h a r m a c e u t i c a lamong others is devel-oped by MaharashtraIndustrial Develop-ment Corporation(MIDC). It can be ac-

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zens should take morecare during monsoon. Ithank the Tata Groupfor supporting us andstanding with us fromthe start of the pan-demic.”

Aditya Thackeray,State Tourism and En-vironment Ministersaid, “It is really atough time for everyonein Maharashtra. Withthe number of cases in-creasing in the state itis a matter of concernbut we are confidentthat with dedication wewill soon end coronavi-

rus in the state. Thediversified conglomer-ate of Tata group ishelping tirelessly fromthe first day of the an-nouncement of the lock-down and it is support-ing the government inmany ways. I really ap-preciate the generosityof the people of Maha-rashtra who are withthe government in itsfight against coronavi-rus. This is not theright time for opposi-tion to involve in poli-tics. They too shouldsupport us and help ineradicating the virus.”

Aditya further add-ed, “I really appreciatethe initiatives under-

taken by the NMMCCommissioner Annasa-heb Misal and the NaviMumbai Police Com-missioner Sanjay Ku-mar. They are workinghard to ensure that peo-ple get proper facili-ties.”

Aslam Saikh,Guardian minister ofMumbai City Districtsaid, “The state govern-ment is not taking anychances and is fearless-ly taking various stepsin order to get rid ofcoronavirus. I havecomplete faith that inthe coming days, thestate of Maharashtrawill be totally free ofCovid-19.”

My aim is toeradicate...

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Difficult timeThe recent hike in the prices of essential commodities like food

grains, fruits and vegetables have depressed the sentiments of the mass-es. Ironically, even those welfare sectors which are considered nobleand essential like education and medical facilities have become far tooexpensive, crippling even the average middle class families.

To some extent, the rise in prices is unavoidable due to varying de-mand and supply situation vis-a-vis rapidly increasing population in In-dia. Unfavourable weather conditions also result in price hike. Further,lack of warehousing facilities, cold storages also result in the post har-vest losses. However, more than anything else, the major reason forrising prices is lack of any timely effective measures taken by the gov-ernment departments to check malpractices of unscrupulous traderswho create artificial shortages and charge exorbitant prices. Moreover,in India, inflation or price rise is not just an economic concept but theyare also a political tool, often used by the opposition parties to launchattack on the ruling government.

Today, to provide even the basic education to their wards has becomea Herculean task for an average man. It has become almost impossiblefor many parents to muster the huge sums which are often demandedas donations by many schools. In the face of strict orders by the govern-ment, the word donation has now been toned down and new words like‘deposits’ or ‘charities’ have been coined which ultimately mean oneand the same thing- drain of finances of the common man.

Similarly, over the past few years, the prices of medicines have steadilygone up, while the medical facilities have woefully deteriorated. Evenfor the treatment of common ailment quite a large amount is spent onmedicines while the treatment of deadly diseases will soon become theprivilege of very few.

A slight rise in prices is not a bad thing. It accounts for the growth ineconomy rise in employment, better scales for workers etc. However,sudden and acute rise in prices causes an all-round spiral effect on pric-es that makes the life of common people miserable. There is a ripplingeffect resulting in an overall recession, sluggish economy and blackmarketing.

It is high time that the government plans a regular and an effec-tive system of maintaining control on rising prices of at least essentialcommodities and life saving drugs, to offer some relief to a commonman from this increasing burden of rising prices. Parties after partiesassume power with a pledge to bring an end to the spiralling prices astheir main electoral plank. But so far, none seem to know the reasonor have done anything in this regard other than blaming the previousgovernment for the unfortunate price situation. If prices of essentialcommodities continue to rise unchecked, it will not be long before alarge section of the society will find their place below the poverty linegraph.

ments relating to thepayment of the com-plainant patient belong-ing to the NeurogenHospital at SeawoodNerul, it was found thatthe patient also had akidney disorder in ad-dition to covid. So thepatient was treated forboth the illnesses. Ac-cordingly, when the

payment amount waschecked, the committeeobserved that it was inaccordance with theGovernment Circulardated 21st May 2020.

“The aim of the spe-cial audit committee isto resolve the complaintwithin 72 hours of thereceipt,” said civicchief, Annasaheb Mis-al. “In both these hos-pitals, it was observedthat as per the order ofthe Public Health De-

partment of the Gov-ernment of Maharash-tra, the rates of hospi-tal services are dis-played on the board insuch a way that theycan be easily seen by thecitizens in the viewingarea. Similarly, thenumber of beds avail-able in the hospital isalso displayed there andit is kept up to date andthe information is sentto the Corporation,”added Mr. Misal.

Special auditcommittee...

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NAVI MUMBAI: TheCommissioner of theNavi Mumbai Munici-pal Corporation(NMMC), AnnasahebMisal held an onlinemeeting with the med-ical officers of all the 23civic health centresand lauded the effectivemeasures undertakenin Turbhe, which hadbeen listed as Red Zoneby the Central Govern-ment. The measures,known as “Turbhe Pat-tern” helped in control-ling the cases in theregion.

“After the TurbheStores was listed as aRed Zone by the 7, spe-cial attention was paidto this area and thecontact tracing wascarried out. Twentyfour individuals weretraced who had comein contact with the co-rona-infected patient.This led to completecontrol of the growth ofcorona infections in thearea within 15 days.This method, knownas “Turbhe pattern”has been very effective,”said Misal.

He interacted withthe medical officersthrough web meetings

NMMC Chief holds meetingwith medical officers

Lauds “Turbhe pattern” for controlling the corona cases

and instructed them tosearch for at least 20persons in contact withthe corona and find outtheir health conditionand check and isolatethem as required. Thisled to the planning ofcontact tracing and thesearch for people with

corona symptoms. Asper the instructions atthe government level,contact tracing shouldbe carried out within72 hours. Recognizingthe importance of this,he directed to focus onspeeding up the work.“This is because soon-er a person with symp-toms of Covid-19 isfound and treatment isstarted, the sooner thecorona chain willbreak,” explained Mis-al.

Prior to the an-nouncement of a 10-

day lockdown in theentire Navi MumbaiMunicipal Corporationarea on July 3, a 7-daylockdown was declaredin 12 special restrictedareas from June 29 on-wards in areas wherea large number of co-rona cases were found

15 days earlier. Dur-ing this period, door-to-door mass screeningcampaigns were con-ducted in those 12 ar-eas and more than 1lakh citizens under-went Covid-19 healthcheck-ups. “Swab testsof the suspects weretaken and were quar-antined. This massscreening campaign isbeing implemented inother areas of theNMMC area, where alarge number of coro-na is found,” said Mis-al.


cessed by employers/industries also. As ofnow, it is only for thecitizens who are the'sons of the soil' or do-miciled persons.

“This portal aimsat making local man-power and employmentopportunities availableto companies andworkers respectively”shared CM Thackerayduring the portallaunch which was at-

tended by state Indus-tries Minister SubhashDesai, Skill Develop-ment Minister NawabMalik , Minister ofState for IndustriesAditi Tatkare and La-bour Minister DilipWalse Patil, via videoconferencing.

The Shiv Sena Su-premo Thackeray ex-pressed his anguishthat several industrieswere sacking workersor resorting to pay cutsat a time when the gov-ernment is allowingresumption of business

CM UddhavThackeray...

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activities in the state,which was not right.He shared that the con-cerned ministry of hisgovernment will dis-cuss the issue with theindustrialists and tryto alleviate their diffi-culties.

The CM furtherurged the authoritiesto take a regular stockof how useful the por-tal turns out in termsof how many of the ap-plicants actually getjobs using the onlineplatform in order toensure transparency.

By Arun Kr Shrivastav

NAVI MUMBAI: Thereturn of absolutelockdown in areasunder the Panvelmunicipal corporationhas once againbrought an eeriesilence on the streetsin Ulwe.

The number ofvehicles has signifi-cantly come down,with autos and taxiscompletely off theroads. However, theNMMT buses areplying with a fewpassengers fromessential services.

“Before the lock-down was imposedonce again from July3, the city had startedcoming back to itsnormal self. Garmentshops, mobile shops,autos, and otherbusiness activities hadbegun in the relax-ation that existedbefore July 3,” says ashopkeeper in Sector-17 market.

But the latestround of lockdown hasonce again hit thenormal life and

Lockdown brings eeriesilence back on streets

livelihood of manypeople.

“During the periodof relaxation, vegeta-bles, fruits, meat, andfish vendors hadstarted to put up theirstalls on the road-sides. A few moreentrepreneurial mindshad taken big shopson rent and started abusiness of vegetablesand fruits on a scalenobody would findviable in the pre-COVID era. But justwhen this seemed tobecome a new normal,the lockdown has putpaid to all suchhopes,” he explains.

Meanwhile, thesupermarkets such asReliance daily needsstores in Sector-9 andSector-19 have put upnotices stating thatthey would be openonly from 11 am to 2pm, with 2 pm beingthe cut-off time toclose the shops for allsuch outlets.

At the Reliancestore, customers aregiven hand sanitizersand their temperature

is recorded by infraredthermometers. Thesupport staff isequipped with handgloves, masks, andface shields. However,other supermarketsare not showing somuch attention toprecautions and thebusiness seems to begoing on even past 2pm.

Other roadsidemakeshift shops suchas vegetable and meatsellers as well asmotorcycle repairshops have installedplastic curtains behindwhich their shops andservices are on.

The Pond andPark in Sector-9where women fromnearby Kopar villagecome for washingclothes is seeing fewervisitors but is notcompletely empty.

Constructionactivities that hadbegun on a cautiousnote during therelaxation period haveonce again paused.The writer is a freelancejournalist based in Ulwe

Avadhut Tawde, Chief of UranMunicipal Council transferred

By Dinesh Pawar

URAN: Uran Munic-ipal Council Chief Offic-er Avadhut Tawde hasbeen transferred to thepost of AdministrativeOfficer in Pimpri-Chinchwad MunicipalCorporation, Pune.

Avadhut Tawdeserved as the Chief Of-ficer of Uran MunicipalCouncil for two years.

Office Superinten-dent Officer AnilJagdani, Engineer ZRMane, Municipal Em-ployees Union WorkingPresident MadhukarBhoir, Labor Leader

Santosh Pawar, work-ers and employees were

present on this occa-sion.


PANVEL: Theresidents of PanvelCity MunicipalCorporation(PCMC) allegethat with theCovid 19 casesrising day byday, the num-ber of beds inthe hospital forCovid 19treatment isinsufficient.The residentshave demandedthe PCMC shouldtake over the Trustrun hospitals underits jurisdiction sothat the patients gettreatment on time.

”PCMC area is

PCMC should take over thehospitals run by the Trusts

large and the num-ber of patients inrural areas ofPanvel are also

increasing. Due tonon availability ofbeds in the hospital,the Covid positivepatients have to stayat home. As a result,the virus gets

transmitted to otherfamily members aswell,” said a resident.

”The number ofCovid patientsin PanvelMunicipalCorporationand ruralareas aretouching 200mark per day.There arethree hospitalsgiving treat-ment for Covid19 in Kalam-

boli. These hospitalsare inadequate. ThePCMC should imme-diately take over thetrust-run hospitals,”said another resi-dent.

Help the fishermenBy Chandrashekhar Hendve

NAVI MUMBAI: Many parts of thestate have been adversely affecteddue to Nisarga cyclone last month.Raigad district, the epi-cen-tre of the Konkan, has beenhit hardest by the cyclone.Although paper panchnamahave been implemented atthe government level in theseareas, but in reality no help-ing hand has reached yet,said All India Seafarer andGeneral Workers UnionPresident Sanjay Pawar andBJP Yuva Morcha Thane-PalgharDistrict Secretary Sanjay Pawar andWorking President Abhijit Sangale.They have demanded help and havesent a letter to the state Chief Min-

ister.On June 3, 2020, a cyclone in

Raigad district damaged hundreds ofthousands of homes and thousands

of hectares of orchards.“There is dissatisfaction

among the people over thedelay in getting governmenthelp. The fishermen havesuffered huge losses, theirboats, nets, farms and fishfeed have been damaged. Gov-ernment assistance is ur-gently needed as they canrepair boats only during the

rainy season. It is important thatthey finish the repairing work by‘narial poornima’ to enable them toresume fishing after that,” saidPawar.


10,000 police personnel to berecruited in state: Anil Deshmukh

Home Minister took decision in light of law &

order situation created by pandemic & lockdown

By Abhitash D.Singh

NAVI MUMBAI: StateHome Minister, AnilDeshmukh has an-nounced the recruit-ment of 10,000 policeforce in order to con-trol the situation cre-ated by the pandemicand the lockdown.

Speaking withNewsband Correspon-dent Anil Deshmukhsaid, "A meeting washeld in this regardand it was decided that10,000 additional po-lice personnel will berecruited soon. Weneed to relieve the loadon the stretched forcebattling the Covid-19pandemic. The pan-demic and the lockdownin the state has creat-ed a fear type of situa-tion among masses andextra police force is theneed of the hour."

According to thedata by police as of on

Tuesday around 5,435police personnel hadtested corona positive

and 1,089 of them hadactive infection. Tilldate 71 police personnelhave succumbed to thedangerous coronavirus.The Police Commis-sioner of Mumbai aswell as Navi Mumbaihave asked the policemen aged above 55 withcomorbidities to eitherstay at home or work

from office away fromthe public.

This year the statepolice also had to can-cel its annual recruit-ment drive which isheld every summer tofill up the vacancies.

Anil Deshmukhfurther giving moreinformation said, "Ihad a meeting withDeputy Chief MinisterAjit Pawar on Tues-day and also the ChiefMinister UddhavThackeray, who gaveapproval for recruit-ing 10,000 more police

personnel."Without disclosing

more details on how therecruitment drive willbe held Deshmukhsaid, " The recruitmentdrive will present a goodemployment opportuni-ty for young men andwomen in Maharash-tra's villages and cit-ies."

A tree was uprooted due to gusty winds near post office in Sector 7, Vashi (By Chan-drashekhar Hendve)

Corporator and Leader of the House Shri Ravindra Ithape inspected Ward no. In 91Sector 17, Sector 19 and Sector 13, along with the office bearers of the society. Theresidents of State Bank of India and Bank of India raised many issues, especially theunderpass on the highway. They also demanded pruning of the branches of the trees.Ravindra Ithape promised to solve the problem immediately.

Ravindra Ithape visits ward no 91

A fumigation

drive was

carried out at

ward no. 99,

Sector 27 at Air

India Society in

Seawoods

Darawe.

Shringar – online sari contestorganised by Vsisters

By Dr. Veena Adige

NAVI MUMBAI: Thecontinuation of the lock-down period bringswaves of negativity anddespair. To neutralizethis, Vsisters, an allwoman group of NaviMumbai, has been orga-nizing various onlinecontests to keep the 70odd members busy, ac-tive and in good spirits.

Vsisters started witha fancy dress contest inApril which was fol-lowed by online musiccontest. This had mem-bers and their familiesparticipating from eventhe US, UK, Switzer-land and Singapore.Next came selfie pics ofall the members, anarts and craft contestand Table settings con-test.

The latest was theShringar-sari contestwhere twenty contes-tants draped saris inGujrati, Bengali, Maha-rashtrian, Coorgi andeven an Odissa SantaliPanchi style. Colourfulrich silk saris broughtout from the cupboardsafter a long time wereironed and draped beau-tifully.

The solah shringarwas done by many. Bin-di, kaajal, nath, maangsindoor and maang tik-ka, bangles, bazuband,mehendi, alta, kamar-

patta, rings, toe rings,anklets, hairstyle andhair ornaments wereworn by many partici-pants.

The judge Bharati

Nayak , make up artistwho specializes in brid-al make up and shrin-gar, who anchors manycultural events and whois a part of the VillageMusic club and KalaCoast which propagatemusic and fine arts,found it difficult to de-cide as all entries werevery good and beautiful.

Veena Shenoy, wasadjudged the first prizewinner. She had drapedher sari in Bengali styleand had all the solahshringars.

The second prizewinner was SwapnaKamath and the third

winner was PriyaShenoy. Vidya Rao andSavitha Joshy baggedthe consolation prizes.

Youngsters like sixyear olds Hiranya

Shenoy, Nyshita Kud-va and five year old Ar-jun Adige also clickedthemselves with thecontestants.

“We clicked some re-ally memorable picsduring this contest,”said Poornima Agni.

“It did take ourminds off corona for afew hours,” said AnjaniPai.

“The contest wasexcellent and interest-ing and we are happywith the entries,” saidSavitha Nayak andSudha Kamath, the or-ganisers.

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