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By Abhitash D. Singh

NAVI MUMBAI: Final-ly the speculations ofGanesh Naik joiningthe Bharatiya JanataParty (BJP) will cometo rest, as the spokes-person of BJP Maha-rashtra Madhav Bhan-dari has confirmed withNewsband newspaperthat the former guard-ian minister will be in-ducted in BJP on 11th

September, 2019 in thepresence of Maharash-tra Chief Minister De-vendra Fadnavis and a

Ganesh Naik to be inducted in BJPin a mega event: Madhav BhandariNCP’s more than 50 corporators to join BJP along with Naik

galaxy of officials at amega event in CIDCOExhibition Centre,Vashi.

Ahead ofthe Assem-bly election,G a n e s hNaik’s join-ing BJPalong withmore than50 corpora-tors of NCPis consideredto give a bigboost to the BJP partyin Navi Mumbai, while

it will be a great set-back for the National-ist Congress Party

(NCP) ofNavi Mum-bai.

MadhavB h a n d a r ifurther said,“BJP is thefuture partyof the na-tion. This isbeing real-ized by moreand more

parties and their mem-bers. In the days to

come many other lead-ers will be joining ourparty.”

When asked wheth-er the induction ofGanesh Naik will notcreate an internal riftwithin party members,he said, “There is noquestion of any internalrift among the partysenior leaders who areserving the party sincelong. We, as a party,happily welcome thosewho are willing to joinour party and supportin the nation building.”

By Abhitash D. Singh

NAVI MUMBAI: Whilethe City and IndustrialDevelopment Corpora-tion Ltd. (Cidco) hadconducted a trial run inparts of Taloja on Au-gust 30, 2019, the offi-cial trial run of theproject will be conduct-

ed only by the end ofDecember or first weekof January, said an of-ficial from CIDCO.

On August 30, thetown planning agencyhad conducted a trialrun in Taloja. A seniorCidco officer said, “Atrial run can be con-ducted only when thetracks of the entireroute are ready. But wehave not completed con-struction of a couple ofstations till now. Thereare still no tracks onthe platforms of some of

Metro train’s trial run in cityin December 2020: CIDCO

Trial run conducted in

Taloja on 30th August

these stations. So a tri-al run is not possible atthis stage.”

Clearing the doubtsof the residents the of-ficer further said,“When new tracks arelaid between any twoparts of a route, wehave to check it by con-

ducting a trial run. Ifwe find any issues dur-ing checking, it is fixedimmediately. It isknown as rolling stock

Contd. on pg. 2

By Chandrashekhar

Hendve

NAVIMUMBAI - TheCongress party mem-bers have demandedthat the state govern-ment should immedi-ately withdraw thehike of the penaltyagainst violating thetraffic rules.

Maharashtra Con-gress party spokesper-son, Chitra Bathamwarned that theywould be carrying outagitation on behalf ofthe Congress party ifthe state governmentdoes not withdraw thehike.

“The governmentshould take the view ofpeople before passingGR. The traffic viola-tion fine hike done bythe governmentshould be withdrawn”,said Mahesh Bhange,Vice President of the

Congress stage agitationagainst traffic violation fine hike

Navi Mumbai DistrictCongress Committee.

The party represen-

tatives also met theAssistant RTO, Rajen-dra Sawant and hand-

ed over a letter oftheir demand to with-draw the fine hike.

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KHARGHAR:Saraswati College ofEngineering,Kharghar celebratedthe one and halfdays of GanpatiUtsav with greatzeal, enthusiasmand religious fervor.

“The preparationfor the celebrationstarted over a weekago under theguidance of thecreative head of theInstitution alongwith his team. Allthe Council mem-bers along with thestudents workedhard to make thedecorations. As thetheme was based on

Ganesh Utsav at SaraswatiCollege of Engineering

our recent MoonLanding projectChandrayan-2, weensured that all thematerials used in thedecorations werenature friendly. Eventhe Ganesh Idol wasalso eco-friendly,”remarked a studentfrom the College.

Students alongwith staff and em-ployees of the Collegewelcomed LordGanesha on 30thAugust, 2019. Theceremony startedfrom Utsav Chowk at3.00pm along withbanjo playing. LordGanesha was wel-comed with Dhol-

tasha organized inthe college premises.On 2nd September,2019 after the morn-ing pooja, Sataya-narayan pooja wasorganized in thecanteen premisesbesides the Ganeshidol. This was beingcarried out by theconvenor Mr. NileshPatil and the stu-dents.

On 3rd Septem-ber,2019 Visarjan orthe immersionceremony was heldafter the eveningpooja in the pondnear Bharati Vidyap-eeth School,Kharghar.

PUBLIC NOTICETHIS is to notify that my Client SMT MALLIKA MAHARAJAN, isthe lawful owner of the Apartment No. B-2/12/24, Ground Floor,Building No. B-2/12, situated at Sector – 15, Vashi, Navi Mumbai,Tal. & Dist. Thane (said Apartment).The original (i) Allotment Letter (ii) All Payment made receipts(iii) Possession Letter all issued by CIDCO in the name of SHRIRANU AMAR JEET, (iv) Transfer Order ref. no. CIDCO/ALO/2684 dated 24th October 1991 issued by the CIDCO as perTripartite Agreement in the name of my client i.e. Smt. MALLIKAMAHARAJAN, (v) CIDCO Transfer Charges Receipt issuedby the CIDCO in the name of Shri Ranu Amar Jeet for transfer ofthe said Apartment in the name of my client, (vi) CommencementCertificate bearing ref. no. NMMC/TPD/BP/Case No. A-6189/3758/2006 dated 4th December 2006 issued by the NMMC inrespect of the said Apartment has been lost, misplaced & not traceableand a complaint was lodged with Vashi Police Station, Navi Mumbai,on 29th August 2019 and recorded the same vide their Lost PropertyRegistration Number 2785/2019 dated 29th August 2019.Person/s, any Govt. / Non Govt. Authorities and/or any otherConcerned Authorities, if any, having any right, title, claim etc.against or in the aforesaid Apartment by way of aforesaid lostdocuments and/or by way of inheritance, lien, mortgage,possession, sale, gift, lease, charge, trust, maintenance,development, easement, transfer, licence, either agitated in anylitigation or otherwise or any other right or interest whatsoever is/are hereby required to make the same known in writing to theundersigned within a period of 15 days from the date of publicationhereof and no claims shall be entertained thereafter.Place : Vashi Sd/-Date : 10-09-2019 Adv. Geeta V. Patel

25, Om Rachana CHS, Plot No. 3Sector – 17, Vashi, Navi Mumbai – 400703

Tel: 27892953, Mob. No. 982088474, 9594102831

Man commits suicidein Nerul village

of the trains. We arenow doing that in anarea of three kilometerbetween the depot andstation number 11 atTaloja.”

According to the of-ficer, this test will con-tinue for three to fourmonths at differentparts of the route.

He said, “As far asthe development of thestations is concerned,so far we have complet-ed around 83% work.These should be readyby December. Thetracks on the platformswill be laid just afterthat. By then our roll-ing stock tests will alsoget over and the official

trial runs will be con-ducted either by end ofDecember or first weekof January.”

“If we can success-fully complete the trailruns, we will apply forthe safety certificate.Normally it takes closeto six months to pro-cure the safety certifi-cate from the railways.So at this moment, wecan say the metroproject should be readyfor inauguration byAugust, 2020,” he fur-ther said.

The Cidco has divid-ed the Navi MumbaiMetro Project into fourphases. The first phase(which is now underimplementation) startsfrom Belapur railwaystation and ends atPendhar near Taloja.

Total length of thisroute is 11.10 kilome-ters.

Apart from elevenstations, this route willhave a depot cum work-shop which is being de-veloped at Taloja. Theapproximate budget al-located for this phase isRs 3063.63 crores.

The residents areexcited about the metroproject. Manoj Shinde,43, a resident of Talojasaid, “We had heardthat metro line is com-ing to Taloja for the firsttime almost ten yearsago. Later Cidco start-ed developing the sta-tions and the viaductstep by step. However,when we saw a metrotrain running on thetracks on August 30,the feeling was entire-

ly different. That daywe saw something,which we had imagineda decade ago.”

Presently, it takesover one hour to reachBelapur from Talojadue to potholed roadsand traffic congestion.With the starting of themetro a commuter willbe able to travel thisdistance in just 18 min-utes.

“The wait will final-ly be over. The resi-dents will not have towaste time at the busstops to travel to Be-lapur and other placesof Navi Mumbai. Thismetro project will im-mensely contribute tooverall growth of ourarea too,” Mitesh Rane,38, another residentsaid.

Metro train’s

trial run...Cont. from pg. 1

By Crime reporter

NAVI MUMBAI: A per-son living in Nerul vil-lage committed suicideby hanging himselffrom the ceiling fan.The victim, has beenidentified as SanjayHanmant Chopade,45. The reason for thesuicide is still notclear, say the police.

The deceased Cho-pade, who was staying

with his wife and a 4-year-old son in Nerulvillage Sector-20,worked as a school busdriver in Nerul andwas addicted to alco-hol.

Around 10 pm lastFriday, Chopade camehome drunk. He askedhis wife to take thechild to Ganesh man-dal. After his wife lefthouse along with her

child, Chopade stran-gled himself from ceil-ing fan. The incidentcame to light only af-ter his wife returnedback home. Upon re-ceiving information ofthe incident, Nerul po-lice rushed to the spot.“The reason for the sui-cide is still not clear,”said PSI Harshal Ba-bar. Further investi-gation is going on.

Poorna ExpressExperimental

Stoppage At Mooka-mbika Road Byndoor

Station ExtendedBy Ashok Dhamija

Panvel: Ministry ofRailways to extend theexperimental stoppageof Train No. 11097 /11098 Pune Jn. - Er-nakulam Jn. - PuneJn. “Poorna” Express(Weekly) via KonkanRailway route atMookambika Road Byn-door Station till furtheradvice. The above Ex-press also has a halt atPanvel Junction. Pas-sengers are requestedto kindly avail the ser-vices.

By Crime Reporter

NAVI MUMBAI: Anunidentified robberallegedly robbedjewelleries worth aboutRs 1.5 lakh from theWhite House buildingin Vashi Sector-10A.

Aseem AminShaikh, resides with

Theft of jewellery worthRs 1.5 lakh in Vashi

his family in theWhite House in VashiSector-10A. OnSeptember 6, Sheikhhad gone to hishometown for familywork. An unidentifiedthief broke into hishouse and stolearound Rs 1.5 lakh

worth of jewellery.When the familyreturned to Vashi onSunday evening theylearnt about therobbery followingwhich Aseem Sheikhlodged a complaintwith Vashi policestation.

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By Abhitash D.Singh

NAVI MUMBAI: TheNavi Mumbai Munici-pal Corporation(NMMC) smoothly end-ed the 6 days Ganeshand Gauri idols on7th September, 2019and the seven daysGanesh immersion on8th September, 2019 inthe city amidst heavyshowers. Even heavyrain couldn’t affect theenthusiasm of Ganeshdevotees and they im-mersed their Ganpatiand Gauri with pomp.About 10471 Ganeshidols and 1557 Gauriidols were immersed onthe 6th days and 3098Ganesh idols were im-mersed on the sevendays .10, 343 residen-tial and 128 publicGanesh idols and 1557Gauri idols on the6th day and 2,930 resi-dential and 168 publicGanesh idols on the7th day were immersedat the 22 immersionsites . The immersionceremony underwentpeacefully and everyonepaid their last respectto Bappa with teary eye.

3098 Ganesh idols immersed on 7th dayPrior to 7th day 10471 Ganesh idols and 1557 Gauri were immersed on the 6th day

On the 6th day thatis 7th September, 2019in Belapur node at fiveimmersion place 1462residential and 22 pub-lic Ganesh idols and 163Gauri idols were im-mersed, in Nerul nodeat two immersion place1933 residential and 26public idols and 290Gauri idosl were sub-merged, Vashi area attwo immersion place931 residential and 14public Ganpati and 112Gauri idols followedwith 755 residential,three public and 61Gauri idols at threeimmersion place in Tur-bhe, Koperkhairanearea at two immersionplace 1893 residen-tial,18 public Ganeshidols and 493 Gauriidols, Ghansoli area atfour immersion place1608 residential, 19public and 284 Gauriidols while in Airoli atthree immersion place1145 residential, 15public and 109 Gauriidols and in Digha areaat one immersion place616 residential, 11 pub-lic and 45 Gauri idols

were immersed. Over-all at 22 immersionplaces 10,343 residen-tial, 168 public Ganeshidols and 1557 Gauriidols taking the total to10471 Ganesh idolswere immersed in the

satellite city.On the 7th Day that

is 8th September, 2019amidst heavy rains3098 Ganesh idols wereimmersed in the city. InBelapur node at fiveimmersion places 312residential and 23 pub-lic Ganesh idols, InNerul at two immer-

PUBLIC NOTICETHIS is to notify that my Client proposes to purchase the Flat No.102 on the First Floor in the building of the TRISHLA Co-operativeHousing Society Limited, on Plot No. 82, situated at Sector - 29,Vashi, Navi Mumbai, Tal. & Dist. Thane (said Flat) from 1) MrPARAG BHATNAGAR and 2) Mrs SIDDHI BHATNAGAR.The Original (i) Allotment Letter, (ii) Payment made receipts,(iii) Possession Letter issued by M/s. RAJKAMAL REALTORSPRIVATE LIMITED, in favour of Mr JAYESH MULJI CHHEDAand (iv) Stamp Duty paid Receipt of Rs. 41,750/-, in respect of theAgreement of Sale dated 22nd April 2002, registered with the SubRegistrar Thane – 3 on 22nd April 2002, under Sr. No. TNN3-04077-2002, vide Receipt No. 2185, executed by/between MRJAYESH MULJI CHHEDA and 1) MR PARAG BHATNAGARand 2) MRS SIDDHI BHATNAGAR, in respect of the aforesaidFlat has been lost, misplaced and are not traceable. The Complaintwas lodged with Vashi Police Station, Navi Mumbai and recordedthe same vide their Lost Property Registration Number 2551/2019dated 12th August 2019.Person/s, any Govt./Non Govt. Authorities and/or any otherConcerned Authorities, if any, having any right, title, claim etc.against or in the aforesaid Flat by way of aforesaid lost documentsand/or by way of inheritance, lien, mortgage, possession, sale,gift, lease, charge, trust, maintenance, development, easement,transfer, licence, either agitated in any litigation or otherwise or anyother right or interest whatsoever is/are hereby required to makethe same known in writing to the undersigned within a period of (15)fifteen days from the date of publication hereof.If no claim is of made or received as required hereinabove, myClient will be here liberty to complete the transaction in respect ofthe said Flat without any reference or regard to any such purportedclaim or interest, which shall be deemed to have been waived forall intents and purposes and not binding on my Client.Place : Vashi Sd/-Date : 10-09-2019 Adv. Geeta V. Patel

25, Om Rachana CHS, Plot No. 3Sector – 17, Vashi, Navi Mumbai – 400703

Tel: 27892953, Mob. No. 982088474, 9594102831

sion places 439 residen-tial and 18 public, InVashi at two immersionplaces 275 residentialand 10 public followedby 371 residential andseven public at threeimmersion places in

Turbhe, In Koperkhair-ane at two immersionplaces 478 residentialand 45 public, In Ghan-soli node at four im-mersion places 600 res-idential and 38 publicwhereas in Airoli atthree immersion places214 residential and 15public and in Digha the

figure was 241 residen-tial and 12 publicGanesh idols were im-mersed. The overall fig-ure of the Navi Mum-bai city was 2930 resi-dential and 168 publictaking the total to 3098Ganesh idols. Immer-sion took place in a verypeaceful way.

In order to ensuresmooth immersion cer-emony the NMMC hasinstalled Italian gabionwall system at 14 mainponds. Bamboo barri-cades were built at allimmersion sites tomaintain safety. Underthe guidance of Munic-ipal Commissioner An-nasaheb Misal, Addi-tional CommissionerRavindra Patil, DeputyCommissioner Dadasa-heb Chhabukaswar,Amrish Patnigere andother officials weremonitoring the immer-sion process. Every sitewas equipped with life-guards, volunteers, andfire tenders were keptstandby. Special provi-sion was made for theproper immersion of thebigger idols. Back-up

generators were in-stalled at each immer-sion sites to ensure ad-equate electricity.

First aid facilities,including drinking wa-ter were also provided. The solid waste man-agement departmentinstalled two separatenirmalaya kalash fordisposing of wet anddry waste. The civicbody also placed boxeswhere the devoteescould drop the coconutand other fruits whichholy will be distribut-ed to the poor andneedy.

Police were deployedat all the immersionsites to maintain lawand order in the city.

NMMC Mayor andCommissioner Jay-want Sutar and Anna-saheb Misal have re-spectively appealed allthe citizens of the sat-ellite city to maintainthe same decorum anddiscipline even on thelast day that is AnantChaturthi day so thatthe festival whichunites everyone ends ina peaceful manner.

ByAbhitash D. Singh

NAVI MUMBAI: In astanding committeemeeting on Monday9th September, 2019,the standing commit-tee chairman NavinGawte and many oth-er members, who werenot satisfied with theanswers provided bythe NMMC officials re-garding the issues per-taining to their wards,have declared thatfrom the next standing

Standing Committee members demand NMMCofficials to remain standing till the queries are

not answered satisfactorily by themcommittee meet if theofficials fail to providesatisfying answers, theofficials will be forcedto keep standing tillthe SC meet is over.

Surendra Patil,City Engineer, NMMCwhile answering to thequestions raised by thestanding committeemembers tried to dip-lomatically handle itand gave answerswhich were not likedby most of the mem-

bers.SC Chairman Navi

Gavte irked by Suren-dra Patil’s answer onthe potholed roads inthe city announced thatfrom the next standingcommittee meetingthe officials of NMMCwill not be allowed tosit back on the chair ifthey do not answerproperly. He also toldthat not even a singleofficer should remainabsent during the SC

meet.Navin Gavte fur-

ther added, “I fail tounderstand why theSC meets is being heldif the NMMC officersare not able to providesatisfying answers. Itis sheer waste of ourtime. The decorumshould be maintainedby the civic body offic-ers and if they do notmaintain it then pen-alties should be im-posed.”

NMMT offers 10 % discount on return ticketsBy Abhitash D. Singh

NAVI MUMBAI: TheNavi Mumbai Munici-pal Transport (NMMT)has initiated a lucrativescheme for the citizens.For returns tickets,NMMT is offering a 10

percent discount to thepassengers.

The transportationbody took the initiativeto attract more passen-gers. The NMMT is in-curring huge losses asmost of the NMMT bus-

es travel empty fromKharkopar and Baman-dongri station. In otherroutes too, the NMMTbuses are plying empty,it is learnt.

Speaking with News-band Shirish Aradh-

wad, General Manager,NMMT said, “The ini-tiative was started bythe NMMT on 1st of Sep-tember, 2019. Now thepassengers of all age can

Contd. on pg. 8

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Issue : 111 10 September, 2019

Safety precautions during

Ganpati and Navaratri festivals

By Shrreyash SarmalkarArchitect

There have beenseveral fire incidents inthe recent past in thecity. Creating aware-ness of safety and needfor educating commonman is a must. Unex-pected large conse-quence results fromsmall events whensafety is ignored. Dur-ing Ganesh & NavratriFestivals responsibilityon safety & securitymeasures increasesmanifold and protectionof such large number ofdevotees becomes achallenging task. Hereare a few tips to takecare while designing &visiting Ganesh &Mata Pandals withfamily and friends.Precautionary measures tobe taken by common man:

1. Avoid/ do not touchany unfamiliar/strange bag, object,etc. Bring it to thenotice of nearby po-lice station/ policeofficials.

2. People visiting pan-dals with senior cit-izens or kids do keepyour residence ad-dress and contactinformation paperslip in their respec-tive pockets.

3. Carry medicines pre-scribed by your doc-tor if you are proneto any allergies or incase of any unfore-seen emergency.

4. Hold your kid’s prop-erly or pick them inyour arms to avoidlosing them inqueues.

5. In case of emergen-cies contact thenearest pandal/mandal office forany announcementor assistance ornearby police controlroom/ police van.

6. Carry water bottlesto keep yourself wellhydrated and carry

rainy gear too.7. Look out for people

making nuisancevalue and bring it tothe mandals, policeteam’s notice.

8. Avoid/ do not touchany metal posts orexposed wire touch-ing one.

Precautionary and Safetymeasures to be taken by

Ganesh Mandals:

1. Provide appropriatenumber of fire extin-guishers in workingcondition at neces-sary locations.

2. Provide appropriatenumber of CCTV IRcoloured cameraslong distance withnight vision facility.Control room to ac-commodate theviewing facility.

3. Provide appropriatenumber of smokedetectors.

4. Use of FRLS electri-cal wires/ cables,properly encased,electrical panel,DBs with ELCB & MCB, Meter, etc. isa must.

5. Provision of suchFRLS wiring inPVC conduits andarmoured cablingshould be routedonly from top inproper cable traysand not on floor. Asincase of floodingdue to rains, thismay lead to shortcircuit, etc.

6. Provide adequatenumber of entry &exits at appropriatelocations.

7. Ganesh Mandalsshould have trainedpersonnel on type &use of fire extin-guishers, emergen-cy first aid, medicalemergencies etc.

8. Ganesh Mandalsshould have insur-ance coverage, etc.

9. Provide properemergency evacua-tion plan and fixsuch plans at re-spective locations in-dicating ‘You arehere’.

10.Crowd control planof action to be wellin place and needs tobe on top prioritywhere devotee foot-fall is very high.

11. Adequately autolit/

glow EXIT signageshowing entry & ex-its for evacuations.

12.Entry/ Access, exits& evacuation pathsto be unobstructedwith proper paved/flat surface to walk.

13. Adequate space to bemarked as Assem-bly point for devotees& all others to as-semble in case ofany emergency.

14.Larger Mandals tohave a Fire Enginevan and Ambulancewith doctors on shiftstationed for the re-quired days for dev-otee’s safety.

15.Provision of ade-quate number ofcameras, fire extin-guishers, medicalkits, etc. is a must.

16.Availability of doc-tors and ambulancein case of emergen-cies is a must.

17.Provide proper ade-quate lighting andventilation of pan-dals to avoid suffoca-tion while devoteesare in queue.

18. Provide DG set backup for emergencylighting and otherrelated functions.

19.Provide drinkingwater facility atproper locations.

20.Large size pandalscan also have sniff-er dogs from policedog squad stationed.

21. Provide adequatenumber of body &hand metal detec-tors at entrance andexits.

22. Design and executethe set with use ofnon-combustiblematerials only.

23. It will be an idealscenario if a disastermanagement plan isin place. Objective is to cre-

ate public awarenessabout the security riskmitigation from fireand terrorists or natu-ral calamities. GaneshMandals need to up-grade their safety andsecurity systems con-sidering increasingnumber of devotees vis-iting them each year.

The writer is Architect,Interior & Textile Design-er, Project Management

Professional

Efficiency should be the hall markThe state of public transport system is a barometer indicating

extent of development of a city. If one goes by this definition, theimage of Navi Mumbai that emerges out is extremely dishearten-ing considering the deplorable state of NMMT, the public trans-port service provider in Navi Mumbai. The quantity of service ishugely deficient and the quality is abysmally poor. Not only this,tariffs have also become unaffordable. Still they are being patron-ized by local people, not out of choice but out of compulsion, asdemand is disproportionately more than the supply.

The public transport modes in Navi Mumbai- whether NMMT,BEST, ST or local trains- none have expanded proportionately tothe increase in demand on account of large scale development inNavi Mumbai during the last decade. A major fallout of this lack ofvision is increased number of personalized and hired modes oftransportation, which itself has its adverse effects. The traffic den-sity and traffic volumes have increased tremendously without cor-responding increase in arterial infrastructure and therefore thetransport system is literally creaking under pressure. There is anincrease in traffic jams and more recently, the availability of park-ing spaces has reduced drastically especially during peak hours.The environment is also victim as huge amount of exhaust is be-ing released by the increased volumes of vehicles. Another majorimpact of increased volume and density of vehicles is increase intraffic indiscipline and consequent accidents.

Unfortunately NMMT has not fared well on the expectations ofthe residents of Navi Mumbai. This is particularly unfortunate as agood public transport system contributes a lot by way of providingcheaper transport, reduction in vehicle population and consequentreduction in traffic congestion and accidents and last but not theleast in preserving the environment. It can also solve the problemof parking space. Because of its poor vision and improper man-agement, NMMT is grossly deficient in quality and quantity ofservice. Many of the nodes of Navi Mumbai are not being cateredto and frequency is erratic and the service is absolutely unreli-able. To set the things right, there are intermittent talks of priva-tizing the organisation, but unfortunately in most of the cities andcountries, the public transport is the responsibility of the State.More investment needs to be made by the State in this sector, ifthese services have to be made efficient with an aim to cater theincreased demand. Also, improved NMMT shall not only compli-ment the services being provided by railways, BEST and ST, butshall also become the indicator of development of the city of NaviMumbai.

Rough Ride

The road from Raghuleela Mall to Vashi Railway Station is in a very bad condition dueto which the motorists have tough time (Photo by Sumit Renose).

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Chanda Mama Door KeChanada mama, it

was the name given toMoon by our ancestorsand as a child I alwaysthought him as the ma-ternal uncle who bringsgift and play with us. Iremember while sittingon the roof of my homein Kolkata I alwaysthought how can wereach to touch moon?Snd now it became analmost reality withChandrayaan-2.

We already knowthat Chandrayaan-2 isan Indian lunar mis-sion to explore the un-chartered south pole ofthe moon by landing arover and on September7, India attempted tomake a soft landing onto the lunar surface.But alas! lander Vikrammissed the primarylanding site and wentfor the second. The vi-suals went missing andthe connection was bro-ken. India’s Geosyn-chronous SatelliteLaunch Vehicle, GSLVMkIII-M1 had success-fully launched the3,840-kg Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft into theearth’s orbit on July 22and Chandrayaan-2 sat-ellite had begun its jour-ney towards the moonleaving the earth’s orbitin the dark hours on

August 14, after a cru-cial manoeuvre calledTrans Lunar Insertion(TLI) that was done byISRO to place the space-craft on “Lunar Trans-

fer Trajectory”.It was discussed

that if India had suc-ceeded, it would havebeen the fourth countryto land on the moon, af-ter the erstwhile USSR,US and China, to ce-ment its place amongthe world’s space-faringnations. Our scientistswere hopeful whenISRO released the firstimage of the moon cap-

tured by Chandrayaan-2 on August 22. On Sep-tember 2, ‘Vikram’ suc-cessfully separated fromthe orbiter, and actionswere performed to bring

lander closer to theMoon. On September 7all eyes were on the land-er ‘Vikram’ and rover‘Pragyan’ as India at-tempted a soft landingon the lunar surface.The lander Vikramweighed 1,471-kg ,named after Vikram Sa-rabhai, father of the In-dian space programme,and it was designed toexecute a soft landingon the lunar surface,

By C.K. Subramaniam

SANPADA: Anenchanting MusicalNite was held at theMillennium TowerClub House duringthe seven days ofGanesh Utsav celebra-tion. The residents ofthe Society showcasedtheir talents andenthralled audiencewith their captivatingperformances.

The performerssang a variety ofsongs with the help ofKaraoke. The star ofthe evening wasRashmi Paniker, whorendered in hermelodious voice thesastriya sangeet songand a duet. The songfrom the Bollywoodfilm ‘Chit Chor’- Jane

Millennium Club Musical

Nite enthrall audience

Munn Jane Munn- bySameer and Shardawas lauded by theaudience. However, thesong over which theaudience went gagawas the song ‘Dariyak-inare ek bungalow gopori Jay Jo Jay’ byDevdutta, a senior

citizen from SanpadaSenior Citizen Sangh,who has been perform-ing stage shows fromhis young age.

A number of othertalented singers, bothmale and female, alsoenthralled the audi-ence.

7 people arrested for drinking alcohol

and creating nuisance in public placeBy Crime reporter

NAVI MUMBAI: Thepolice have arrestedseven people, in differ-ent incidents, for alleg-edly drinking alcohol inpublic place and creat-ing nuisance.

Those arrested areChetan Salunkhe (22)a resident of Ko-parkhairane, NileshJhole (25), a resident of

Sangli, Amol Nikede(26), a resident of Tur-bhe village, Vilas Jhole(34) and Sagar Katkar(21) a resident of Ko-parkhairane. All thefive, who are friends,were drunk and werecreating nuisance infront of the City Cen-tre Mall in Turbhe Sec-tor-20. The citizenscoming to the area were

annoyed and informedthe APMC police.

In a separate inci-dent, the CBD policearrested two men onthe sidewalk in front ofthe CBD police station.They have been identi-fied as Manoj Pagare,28, and Vitthal Bhede,34. The incident tookplace last Saturday at7.30pm.PUBLIC NOTICE

THIS is to notify that my Clients propose to purchase the Flat No.A-1004, Tenth floor, in the ‘A’ Wing building named KESHAV KUNJ-III of the KESHAV KUNJ-III Co-operative Housing Society Limited,Plot No. 19(GES), Sector – 14, Sanpada, Navi Mumbai, Tal. &Dist. Thane (said Flat) from 1) MR ABHIMANYU KANODIA and2) MR NARENDRA KANODIAThe Original (i) All Payment made receipts and (ii) PossessionLetter issued by M/s. ASHA DEVELOPERS, in the name of Mr.K. S. SATHEESAN, in respect of the aforesaid Flat has been lost,misplaced and are not traceable. The Complaint was lodged withSanpada Police Station, Navi Mumbai and recorded the samevide their Lost Property Registration Number 0987/2019 dated 2nd

September 2019.Person/s, any Govt./Non Govt. Authorities and/or any otherConcerned Authorities, if any, having any right, title, claim etc.against or in the aforesaid Flat by way of aforesaid lost documentsand/or by way of inheritance, lien, mortgage, possession, sale,gift, lease, charge, trust, maintenance, development, easement,transfer, licence, either agitated in any litigation or otherwise or anyother right or interest whatsoever is/are hereby required to makethe same known in writing to the undersigned within a period of (15)fifteen days from the date of publication hereof.If no claim is of made or received as required hereinabove, myClient will be here liberty to complete the transaction in respect ofthe said Flat without any reference or regard to any such purportedclaim or interest, which shall be deemed to have been waived forall intents and purposes and not binding on my Client.Place : Vashi Sd/-Date : 10-09-2019 Adv. Geeta V. Patel

25, Om Rachana CHS, Plot No. 3Sector – 17, Vashi, Navi Mumbai – 400703

Tel: 27892953, Mob. No. 982088474, 9594102831

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Himachal’s Revered Bappa…

Gyandeep Apartments, F 1 Type Shopping Centre, Sec-tor – 3/4 , Vashi are celebrating Ganesh Utsav for the 34th

year. A Blood donation camp and free Health check-upcamp too was organised on the occasion. (By AshokDhamija).

Gyandeep Ganesh Utsav…

Vashi Plaza Vyapari Ganesh Utsav Mandal are celebrat-ing the festival with traditional fervour for the 11th year ina row. The eye pleasing idol of Lord Ganesha adorningthe throne which is installed at the D Wing Vashi Plaza,Sector 17, Vashi is favourite among the numerous travelagents, printers, computers, mobile establishments, theirclients and the number of travellers who take time out toseek the Bappa’s blessings and also attend daily aartistwice a day. Satyanarayan Puja will be held from 10 amonwards on Tuesday 10 Sept, 2019 and will be followedby Mahaprasad from 12.30 pm. President: Ladhavji Patel;Secretary: Dinesh Ravriya; Treasurer: Anil Rajani. (ByAshok Dhamija).

Vashi PlazaVyaparicha Ladla…

Mansarovar’s Kripalu…

Commercial establishment and residents of MansarovarCHS Ltd, Plot No. 14, Sector 17, Vashi are celebrating theLord Ganesha festival over a period of 10 days for thepast 26 years. (By Ashok Dhamija).

Residents of Himachal Cooperative Housing Society Ltdare celebrating the Maharashtra’s most revered festivalby worshiping idol of Lord Ganesha with devotion atPlot No.22, Sector 17, Vashi for the past 27 years. (ByAshok Dhamija).

Lord Ganesha idol installed by commercial establish-ment and residents of Anand Sagar Sarvajanik GaneshUtsav Mandal at Plot No. 34, Sector 17, Vashi for 11 daysis an epitome of simplicity and love. Being held for the31st year a Langar (Public Feast) was served to all de-votes and public at large after Satyanaryan Puja on Sun-day. (By Ashok Dhamija).

Anandacha Sagar…

A gigantic 14 feet tall idol of Lord Ganesha installed bySarvajanik Ganesh Utsav Mandal, Sector 10, Vashi in-side a eco-friendly courtyard for the 35th year. Popularlyknown as Sector 10cha Raja by its followers, the Vigna-hartha has been drawing large crowd during the festiveseason. President: Amit Godke; Secretary: Ajit Pednekar;Treasurer: Abhijit Hirve. (By Ashok Dhamija).

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FROM THE CAMPUS

Your views on the scientific achievements of India

India is developing day by day and is getting advancedin scientific ways with new inventions. It is all becauseof our scientists and young scientific explorers, who areconstantly thinking of innovating new things. Recentlythe newsw of Chandrayaan 2 made us feel proud as it isa very big achievement.Kajal Yadav, FY D Pharma student

India will achieve its space aspirations. World leadersare lauding ISRO on Chandrayaan 2 mission. We allfeel proud of our scientists

Yash Lahor, TYBMM student.

There are remarkable achievements by ISRO. With thehelp of technologies India has gained the capability tolaunch heavy satellites without foreign assistance. As ayouth I feel, our country is developing with technolo-gies and that has made everything easier.

Sapna Jagtap FYBMM student.

Our country can brag about the recent Chandrayaan 2project. However, the country should focus more, anduplift the economy as well because scientific researchesand advancements get backed up by that.Soumik Samanta FY MBBS student.

There are both pros and cons of scientific advancement:Work becomes easier and quicker. However, manualwork is sometimes given less value which leads to un-employment. Too much addiction to gadgets causes manyproblems. There is no communication with family liv-ing under one roof sometimes due to technology. Thereare physical issues as well. Our physical health getsaffected too. A balance is essential.Hiba Shaikh FY BDS student.

Gaurav Gill Set For WRC-2Foray With Rally Of Turkey

By Ashok Dhamija

India’s ace rallydriver Gaurav SinghGill who was bestowedthe prestigious ArjunaAward 2019 by Presi-dent Ram Nath Kovindfor his illustrious careerwhich spanning nearlytwo decades, is all set toembark on a new andexciting mission at theFIA World Rally Cham-pionship 2, in the Rallyof Turkey from 12 to 15September, 2019.

The three-time AsiaPacific Rally Champion-ship (APRC) and six-time Indian NationalRally Championship(INRC) winner will bedriving a 1.6 Turbo R5that has been developedby M-Sport. Supported

Indian President Ram Nath Kovind had conferred theprestigious Arjuna Award 2019 to Gaurav Gill during theNational Sports Day Awards ceremony recently.

Ace Indian Rallyist Gaurav Gill (3rd from Right) in presence of representatives of Motor-sport, JK Tyre (L to R) Hari Singh - Head Operations, Sanjay Sharma - Head and VikramMalhotra - Marketing Director.

by JK Tyre Motorsport,the rally ace will fancyhis chances as most ofthe stages in the Rallyof Turkey will be run on

gravel with few of thestages running on con-crete tiles and tarmac

Contd. on pg. 8

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and to function for onelunar day, which isequivalent to about 14earth days. ‘Pragy-an’27-kg robotic vehicle,which translates to ‘wis-dom’ in Sanskrit, cantravel up to 500 metresfrom the landing spot onthe moon and leveragessolar energy for its func-tioning.

But when the wholenation was on their tele-vision screen to see thevictorious moment forIndia, suddenly the con-nection was broken and

the dream of the wholenation remained unful-filled. Whatever the re-sults but I think thatChandrayaan 2 missionis a “huge step forwardfor India” and it will con-tinue to produce valu-able data to fuel scien-tific advancements. Sci-entists at the spaceagency have not givenup hope on establishingcontact with the landeryet, and the first ther-mal image we got fromour lander just now .Theviral image whichtouched every Indian’sheart was our PM hug-ging the inconsolable

ISRO chief .And nowIndia’s determination totouch the moon has be-come even stronger andthe best is yet to come,as we hope. Before thatwe had Chandrayaan-1which had discoveredthe presence of hydrox-yl (OH) and water(H2O) molecules on thelunar surface. Success-ful realization of thismission has led to allround development insatellite technology, de-sign, development. Sonow every Indian wantssuccessful completion ofthis mission.

Kanak’s pen...Cont. from pg. 5

By Vinod Chandrashekhar

Dixit

With the passingaway of the Senior ad-vocate, former politi-cian and one of India’stallest legal doyensRam Jethmalani, Indiahas lost an exceptionallawyer and iconic pub-lic figure who made richcontributions both inthe Court and Parlia-ment. Jethmalani,who was known as amaverick lawyer withmany distinctions tohis credit, obtained alaw degree at an earlyage of 17 and startedpracticing law in Kara-chi until the partitionof India. He came tolime light with famousNanavati case in 1959with YV Chandrachudwho later became In-dia’s chief justice.Chandrachud and Jeth-malani appeared for theprosecution in the casewhere a Navy Com-mander Kawas Nana-vati had shot his wife’slover, Prem Ahuja incold blood. He was firstelected to the Lok Sab-ha in 1977 and servedtwo terms.

PM Modi has right-ly said: “One of the bestaspects of Shri RamJethmalani Ji was theability to speak hismind. And, he did sowithout any fear. Dur-ing the dark days of theEmergency, his forti-tude and fight for pub-lic liberties will be re-membered. Helping theneedy was an integralpart of his persona.” Hehad been a lawyer forover seven decades andwas involved in severalhigh-profile cases. He

Ram Jethmalani – one of the

finest lawyers in Indiahad a unique style ofarguing in Court. Hehad a larger-than-lifepersona about him thatcommands attention.Ram Jethmalani start-ed his career as a lec-turer in a Pakistanieducational institution,before the partition.Then he started his ownlaw firm with a friend,A.K. Brohi. He had sev-eral high profile cases inhis bucket and had de-fended several top poli-ticians such as LK Ad-vani, Lalu Prasad Ya-dav, J Jayalalithaa andArvind Kejriwal.

In 1948, he movedto Mumbai after thePartition and startedpractising in the com-mercial capital of thecountry where he wona legal battle opposingthe Bombay RefugeesAct which allowed theState to relocate, se-quester and questionrefugees anytime. Inthe 1960’s, Jethmalaniappeared as a defenselawyer for a series ofsmugglers. This had anegative outcome on hispublic image andearned him the title of‘a smuggler’s lawyer’.He was said to have dis-paraged Indira Gandhifor which an arrestwarrant was issued.But the case was nulli-fied as he won the over-whelming support of300 other lawyers. Hewas a fighter who usedto contest with tremen-dous energy, knowledgeand logics not only inCourts but also in Par-liament and publicforums. He was one ofthe greatest lawyer ofIndia endowed not only

with merit but alsowith strong memory.

He is a well-knownface amongst the legalcommunity in India.Even though he is pri-marily known as onlya criminal lawyer, hehas appeared in manyimportant cases con-cerning constitutionalmatters. On 7 May2010, he was elected asthe President of Su-preme Court BarAssociation. He hadbeen the recipient ofprestigious awardssuch as InternationalJurist Award, WorldPeace Through LawAward and HumanRights Award by WorldPeace Through Law(1977) for his work inagainst fascism in Phil-ippines.

The lawyers whoworked with Jethma-lani described him as areal champion of hu-man rights. Helaunched a politicalfront called BharatMukti Morcha in 1988and a political party —‘Pavitra HindustanKazhagam’ — in 1995,with a motto to achieve“transparency” in Indi-an democracy. He op-posed the Emergencyimposed by the IndiraGandhi governmentand the clamping ofMaintenance of Inter-nal Security Act.

In the words of theLaw Minister RaviShankar Prasad, Iwould say “His bril-liance, eloquence, pow-erful advocacy andsound understanding oflaw will remain a wor-thy example in legalprofession.

over a total distance ofover 988.50 kms with310.10 kms earmarkedfor 17 special stages,something that he rel-ishes.

”I am excited aboutmy first stint with a re-nowned team and a newsupport system in for-midable JK Tyre Motor-sport. We will carefullypick and choose the ral-lies that I will partici-pate in this year, keep-ing in mind the carwhich is an all-new Eco-Boost-powered R5 MkIIwhich made its compet-itive debut earlier thissummer, in addition tothe terrain and mystrengths. I am excitedabout my first stint witha renowned team and anew support system informidable JK Tyre Mo-torsport,” “ said Gill, onthe eve of the eventwhile referring to thethree rounds — RallyTurkey, Wales Rally GBand Rally Australia,where he will be compet-ing as a registered driv-er for the first time andwill be picking up valu-able championshippoints. The veteran dex-terous rallyist earlierhad a satisfying explo-ration in the WRC-2 last

year, where he took partin four rallies, one eachin Italy, Finland, Walesand Australia as an un-registered driver earlieralso made a successfuldebut in the inauguraledition NEXA P1 Pow-erboat, Indian GrandPrix of the Seas in 2017in Mumbai, also haswon 11 stages despitefacing challenges, un-derlining his prowessand skill at the top lev-el.

“JK Tyre is the pio-neer in promoting mo-torsport in India. 90%of the kids racingabroad have come fromJK’s programmes. Ourassociation withGaurav Gill has alsostarted yielding resultsin developing threevariant of tyres whichwere tested during thelast two domestic ral-lies. With top perfor-mances in internation-al events, our victorieswith Gaurav will onlyadd to our excitementand result in strength-ening our programmedthat will benefit GenNext,” said VikramMalhotra, MarketingDirector, JK Tyre & In-dustries Ltd, who ear-lier had felicitated theGill for his ArjunaAward recognitionwhile declaring thechampion award as a

watershed moment forIndian motorsport.

“I have worked withGaurav briefly last yearand it’s great to be ableto continue that collab-oration with him againthis year. As a three-time Asia PacificChampion, Gaurav is atalented driver with alot of potential andwe’re all looking for-ward to seeing how heprogresses in the FIAWorld Rally Champion-ship’s WRC 2 series,”Team Principal, Rich-ard Millener, said.

“Gaurav Gill’s par-ticipation in the FIAWorld Rally Champion-ship 2 will change theway all stakeholderswill look at Indian mo-torsport. Youngsterscan hope for brighterprospects in the sport asschools and colleges willacknowledge his recog-nition and will treat itat par with any othersport. Sponsors will seemore value in associat-ing with the sport too,beyond using it as a test-ing ground. I wishGaurav all the luckahead of this importantsojourn and hope thathe will be able to live upto the expectations ofthe entire country,” San-jay Sharma, Head-Mo-torsport, JK Tyre, saidon the occasion.

Gaurav GillSet...

Cont. from pg. 6

By Dinesh Pawar

URAN: The population of Bokad-vira and Navinsheva adjoining Urancity is increasing day by day in Dron-agiri Node .There are many peoplewho travel daily to Panvel,Kharghar, Thane, Kalyan, Nerul,Vashi for work. However, there areno public transport services availablein this area. “The residents have to

Commuters demand busstop at Dronagiri phata

go to either NavinSheva, Bokadavi-ra or Sheva police chowki to catchbuses of ST or NMMT due to whichthey have difficulty. Hence, the ac-tivists and residents have demand-ed a bus stop near the Dronagiri Gateso that the problems of the citizensliving in the Dronagiri Node area willbe solved”, said social activist Wa-hab Tungekar.

avail these facilities. Hopefully, thisscheme on return ticket will attractmore passengers. We have alreadystarted getting the results. Initiallythree to four days the response wascold. From 6th September, 2019 on-wards we are selling more than 500tickets. We are hopeful that this will

add to the earnings of the NMMTbody.”

When asked about the bad condi-tions of the NMMT buses Aradhwadsaid, “Most of the CNG buses are inbad condition. But now we will begetting 30 electric buses. Once the30 electric buses come in our depotwe will put the 30 CNG buses toscrap.”

NMMT offers... Cont. from pg.3

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NAVI MUMBAI: BASF,in collaboration withthe Navi Mumbai Mu-nicipal Corporation(NMMC), will providethe local community inTurbhe Store, NaviMumbai, with a safeand affordable sanita-tion facility. This con-cludes the secondphase of the “BASFLandmark Project”where the renovatedand upgraded publictoilet block is expectedto benefit more than200 families.

The sanitationblock was dedicated tothe community by May-or of Navi Mumbai,Shri. Jaywant Dat-tatray Sutar, alongwith Shri. AnnasahebMisal, Commissioner,NMMC and Shri.Narayan Krishnamo-han, Managing Direc-tor, BASF India andHead, BASF SouthAsia, as well as otherdignitaries from BASFand NMMC. In thefirst phase of Land-mark Project a “waterATM” was unveiled atBharat Ratna Dr. Ba-basaheb AmbedkarVidyalaya School No.22, at Turbhe Store inAugust 2018. As part ofthe second phase of theLandmark Project, therefurbished public toi-let block provides facil-

BASF and NMMC will help improvesanitation for local community

ities accessible to thecommunity includingchildren and peoplewith special needs andhas signage promotinghealth and hygiene.The block has been con-structed and equippedwith high qualityBASF products fromthe ConstructionChemicals as well asCare Chemicals busi-nesses. It comprisesseven toilets for wom-en and eight toilets formen along with show-er and hand washingfacilities.

Safety and hygienewere primary consider-ations when designingthe facility. Key safetyfeature includes an ex-ternal septic tank. In-ternal lights and exter-nal flood lights for theblock are powered bysolar energy. The blockwill also have a sani-tary products dispens-er and a green beltaround the facility toimprove aesthetics. Itprovides facilities andresources for a caretak-er who is responsiblefor regular cleaningand maintenance. Adaily pass system willallow the users to ac-cess the facility at anominal cost. TheLandmark Project isan innovative commu-nity-based social busi-

ness model set up byBASF on land provid-ed by NMMC. Theproject is a fitting ex-ample of public-privatepartnerships towardscommunity develop-ment. It represents aholistic approach towater and sanitation.The concept for theLandmark Project wasfirst developed througha series of social dialogsessions in Mumbaiduring BASF’s 150thanniversary activitiesin 2015. The Land-mark Project is beingimplemented in cooper-ation with a group ofexpert partners. Wa-terlife India designedand constructed thewater ATM and willrun it for 10 years us-ing BASF Ultrafiltra-tion membrane inge®.

Abhiyanta Corpora-tion refurbished thepublic toilet block usingBASF’s MasterSeal®,MasterEmaco® andMasterProtect®. STEP,an organization whichprovides environmentalengineering expertise,is the implementationpartner for the overallproject. The project willbe transferred to a lo-cal community-basedorganization in NaviMumbai for ownershipand operation after twoyears.

Members of the Peasants and Workers Partyof India from Khidukpada Roadpally join BJP

PANVEL: Hundredsof party supporters andworkers of the Peas-ants and Workers Par-

ty of India fromKhidukpada Roadpallyhave joined theBharatiya Janata Par-

ty (BJP) under the lead-ership of CIDCO Presi-dent MLA PrashantThakur.

By Chandrashekhar Hendve

NAVI MUMBAI: Withthe efforts of MLAManda Mhatre, manypoor and needypatients are assistedby the Chief Minis-ter’s health fund.Recently, a Nerulresident Muralidha-ran Pisha Reddy, whowas suffering fromliver problem and hadto undergo a trans-

Manda Mhatre renders financialsupport to needy patient

plant. However, theestimated cost of

operation was aroundRs. 18 lakh, which hecould not afford.Following which hisrelative, Mayur Tari,visited the MLA’soffice and explainedthe situation. MandaMhatre immediatelycontacted the CMoffice. Subsequently,Rs. 6 lakh wasfinanced for hisoperation.

By Crime Reporter

NAVI MUMBAI: Theanti-narcotics teamhas arrested aperson who sellsGanja in Dattanagararea, Ghansoli. Theman, has beenidentified as SabirShah Nasir Shah,35. The police haveseized two kilogramsof ganja worth Rs24,000 from him.

Following a tip-off

Man arrested for sellingganja, 2 kg of ganja seized

the Special Anti-narcotics Squadmade a plan to nabSabir who wasselling ganja inDattanagar. APIGangadhar Devde,and his team raidedthe Mari Aai Shawa-li building in Dat-tanagar at around 11am on Saturday andarrested the accused.

The accusedarrested in the case

has been sentencedto police custody tillSeptember 10.

Meanwhile, aspecial anti-narcot-ics team during theraid set up by thepolice commissionerSanjay Kumar, hasarrested 21 peoplewho have beeninvolved in sellingdrugs at variousplaces during thelast month.

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Heartfelt tribute toShri Ram Jethmalani

In the passing away of Shri Ram Jethma-lani, India has lost an exceptional lawyer andiconic public figure who made rich contributionsboth in the Court and Parliament. He was wit-ty, courageous and never shied away from bold-ly expressing himself on any subject. Ram Jeth-malani was the Union law minister and alsothe Urban Development minister during the AtalBehari Vajpayee led NDA government. He alsoserved as the Supreme Court Bar Associationpresident in 2010. We are all saddened by thepassing of Shri Ram Jethmalani, former UnionMinister and a veteran lawyer. He was knownto express his views on public issues with hischaracteristic eloquence. The nation has lost adistinguished jurist, a person of great eruditionand intellect and a crusader in both law andpolitics he stood steadfastly for the causes hetook up.

Feisty, ebullient, fearless, outspoken to afault, uncaring of consequences or of societalnorms, he had a large heart and a restive tem-perament. Always a crusader, his mind and bodyremained good almost to the end. In him we havenot only lost a distinguished lawyer but also agreat human who was full of life. Ram Jethma-lani’s passing away is an irreparable loss to theentire legal community. He will always be re-membered for his vast knowledge on legal af-fairs. His passing away is a great loss not onlyto the Bar in the country but also to Parliamentand the country as a whole.

Ram Jethmalani, twice Law Minister, crim-inal lawyer, jurist, teacher, litigant and parlia-mentarian who relished the epithet ‘unchangedand unrepentant maverick’, passed away at 95.Jethmalani remains an enigma in modern timesas he was a man who spoke and acted out ofpersonal conviction.

When faced with barbs about his role as a

Letters to the Editor....

defence lawyer for the powerful, Jethmalani sto-ically replied that he was serving the law as anofficer of the court. The law allowed an accused toput forward his best defence. It was up to thecourts to declare a person guilty. He defended thelikes of Harshad Mehta, Ketan Parekh, under-world don Haji Mastan, the killers of former PrimeMinisters Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi, BJPveteran L.K. Advani in the hawala scandal andheaded Manu Sharma’s defence in the Jessica Lalmurder case.

Jethmalani wrote that India’s progress did notrequire more mosques and temples. Controversieslike a Ram temple in Ayodhya on the site of theBabri mosque must be totally outlawed. Instead,at the disputed site, a university of secular educa-tion and religious harmony should be established.It is a pity that we pride ourselves on being secu-lar without giving such education to our youth.

His knowledge in criminal law was matchedby none. It is a great loss to the country. R.I.P. Ram Jethmalani’s passing away has created a bigvacuum.

- C.K. Subramaniam, Sanapda

Government should think ofproviding compensation to

those who have lost jobs dueto economic slowdown

When there is an accident or a mishap the vic-tims and their kin are immediately provided withrelief and rehabilitation which also includes finan-cial help. That is absolutely right and correct, hu-manitarian gesture and is widely appreciated.

One would like to know when government andcompanies extend the same humanitarian gestureand provide help to those rendered jobless due to

no fault of theirs? Economic slowdown has seenmany turn jobless overnight, what is their fault?Were they not performing their duty properly?

Should not they be compensated till the timethings get back to normal and these trained em-ployees representing various industries are takenback? Do they not eat, discharge their financialcommitments, not send their kids to school dur-ing these hard times? Should those rendered job-less not be compensated by way of half salary atleast during these trying times, so that they arenot required to beg for their compulsory domes-tic needs? Can the government along with thecompany whose employees have been removeddue to economic slowdown, not share the bur-den equally and make sure the jobless employ-ees get at least half their normal salaries duethis economic calamity?

Syed Abdul Monim, Tata Vidyut, Sector 9A, Vashi

Vladimir Putin Creates ARecord!

Russian President Vladimir Putin had cre-ated a sort of record at the recent Eastern Eco-nomic Forum at Vladivostok , Russiawhich probably he might not even know. He hadflown more nautical miles to arrive at his owncountry’s venue than our Hon. PM Modi to thatcity as New Delhi to Vladivostok is nearer bymore than 700 nautical miles than Moscow toVladivostok!

In fact, Putin had travelled more distance toreach Vladivostok than leaders who participat-ed from Japan, Mongolia, Malaysia etc.

Also, Putin had crossed more time zones (7)than other leaders to reach Vladivostok to bepresent at the FEE Forum.

A host had travelled farthest in his own coun-try than the guests from various countries! Thatis the vastness of Russia, the world’s numberone country in terms of area.

Lakshman Sundar, Vashi

1) Imagination oftenturns into reality.Imagine a certainsituation over andagain, with loveand joy, and soon-er or later you willattract it into yourlife, provided youdon’t let contradic-tory thoughts enteryour mind. Startwith simple situa-tions first, to gainfaith and experi-ence with this pro-cess.

2) What you do everyday will turn intoa habit. Choosehabits that willlead you to successand repeat themevery day. In time,they will becomeautomatic, not re-quiring thought,attention or effort.There are manynew habits you canadopt, such as pos-

How to achieve Successitive thinking, beingon time, being moreconsiderate, gettinga stronger willpow-er or staying calm indifficult situations.

3) Letting moods con-trol your life is likesitting in a boat andletting the wavesand currents takeyou wherever theyplease. Developinginner strength andself-discipline is likeattaching a power-ful engine to yourboat. With this pow-erful engine, youwill be able to navi-gate the boat of yourmind wherever youwant.

4) Sometimes, the rightthing to do is breakthe obstacles on yourway. At other times,a better course of ac-tion would be toclimb over the ob-stacle. There are

times, when goaround it is to berecommended .Sometimes, itwould be wiser tofind a completelynew route, new di-rection.

5) Never lose hope, no

matter how bleakthings look. Hopeis the rope thatwill pull you up. Itis your connection,your stairway, to

get your dreams andexpectations real-ized. Never leavethe rope of hope.

6) When reading inspi-rational books, arti-cles or quotes, striveto read between thelines. This is where

intuition and wis-dom will arise andbring greatertruths. Thewords lead you tothe understand-ing. Reading be-tween the wordslead you to wis-dom.7) To get positiveresults from posi-tive thinking, youshould also take

positive action. Pos-itive thinking wouldmake you happy,good-natured andoptimistic. It willalso make you

aware of opportuni-ties. Positive actionwould make positivethinking work foryou and bring theresults you want.Take action, tomake things hap-pen. This is positivethinking in action.

8) Even if you live inpoor or farawayplace, you canachieve success.With a focused andclear goal, strong de-sire, and the use ofvisualization and af-firmations, you willget where you want.With belief and de-termination, youcan make the neces-sary changes inyour life.

9) Treat your time likemoney in the bank.What do you spendit on? Don’t wasteyour time. Use itcorrectly. Every day

that passes is likean amount ofmoney that youdrew from youraccount. If you arecareful with yourmoney, you shouldbe also carefulwith your time.Spend it on some-thing that helpsyou, adds value toyour life, gets yousomewhere, andhelps other people.

10) Adopt an attitudeof calmness and ofopen-mindedness.Such an attitudewould make it eas-ier for you to seenew opportunities,conceive newideas, focus ongoals, and seethings from a dif-ferent point ofview. This will in-crease yourchances of achiev-ing success.

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NMMC commissioner ordersofficials to fix city roads

N AVI MUMBAI: TheNavi Mumbai Munic-ipal Commissioner(NMMC) AnnasahebMisal has directedcity engineer to fixthe potholes on theroad in the city. TheMunicipal Commis-sioner has warnedthat the citizensshould not be dis-turbed and directed tofill the pits beforeSeptember 11 usinggood quality materi-als while repairingroads.

The commissionersaid that the con-cerned engineers andcontractors should

take action and fillpotholes before thelast day of festival

when huge GaneshaIdols will be taken forimmersion.

The civic body hasappointed depart-ment-wise contractorfor the annual main-tenance, repair andimprovement of roadsunder the NMMCjurisdiction. Thecontractors have beenordered to upload the‘before’ and ‘after’photo of the pits.

Accordingly, theCity Engineer Suren-dra Patil organised ameeting with theexecutive engineer ofall the departments,other engineer’s andcontractors and gaveinstructions on roadrepairCar topples on Sion-Panvel highway (Photo by Sumit Renose)

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Sri Sri Sanskar Kendra celebrated Ganpati puja on Sun-day with the followers in full attendance praying for thewelfare of humanity despite heavy rains. (By C.K. Subra-maniam)

Gauri Utsav celebration at Jayshree Dhapate residence in Kamothe.

GANESH DARSHAN 2019

BJP Yuva Morcha President Dattagangale, Seawoods,sector 48 celebrates eco-friendly Ganpati (Ramreept Roy)

Heavy rains continue to lash Navi Mumbai. (Photo by Sumit Renose).

HAPPYGANESH

CHATURTHI

Temple priest Sandeepam Mukherjee offersPanchamrit (holy water) to the holy feet of the perma-nent idol of Lord Ganesha as part of traditional ritual atNMBA’s Kali Temple in Vashi (By Ashok Dhamija).

Praying A Way Of Life…