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Five new covid-19cases in Uran on

TuesdayFive patients test-

ed positive for Covid-19 corona on Tuesday(July 28), while twosuccumbed to the vi-rus. 11 patients havebeen discharged afterrecovery. The numberof corona patients inUran taluka hassurged to 810. Ofthese, 621 have recov-ered and have beendischarged. Only 163corona positive pa-tients are undergoingtreatment and 26 co-rona positive patientshave died till date,said Uran TehsildarBhausaheb Andhare.

CM urges PrimeMinister for assistance

in setting up anImmunologicalLaboratory and

Research Centre inMaharashtra

Chief Minister ofMaharashtra, Ud-dhav Thackeray hasurged Prime Minis-ter, Narendra Modi tohelp the state in set-ting up an Immuno-logical Laboratoryand Research Centre.This, he said, wouldhelp combat viruseswhich have beenplaguing the planetnot just today but inthe years to come…

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Covid 19: NMMC chief holds reviewmeeting at Nerul ward office

NAVI MUMBAI: “Wehave started conduct-ing more effective pa-tient detection cam-paigns by conductinghouse-to-house screen-ing in the hotspot areasand Rapid Antigen test-ing of those citizens

with Covid symptoms.We need to concentrateon early detection of thevirus and prevent fur-ther infection”, saidNavi Mumbai Munici-pal Corporation, Com-missioner, Abhijit Ban-gar while speaking to

the officials during hisvisit to Nerul ward onWednesday, 29th July.

The Commissionerinstructed the medicalofficers to pay specialattention to critically ill

NAVI MUMBAI: Withan aim to curb Covid 19pandemic, the Govern-ment of Maharashtrahas given ad-vanced ModeMonitors and10 state-of-the-art venti-lators to theNavi MumbaiM u n i c i p a lCorporation(NMMC).

E a r l i e r ,while inspect-ing the facilities at theCovid Care Center andDedicated Covid HealthCenter set up by theNavi Mumbai Munici-

NMMC gets 10 state-of-the-art ventilators from

the state governmentpal Corporation at VashiCIDCO Exhibition Cen-ter, Thane DistrictGuardian Minister, and

Urban DevelopmentMinister EknathShinde and HealthMinister Rajesh Topehad assured to provide

ventilators to the civicbody.

“These 10 state-of-the-art ventilators

handed overby the Gov-ernment ofMaharashtrawill make thehealth servic-es of NaviMumbai Mu-nicipal Corpo-ration moreefficient andwill be of

great use to the citizensof Navi Mumbai,” saidNavi Mumbai Munici-pal Commissioner, Ab-hijit Bangar.

By Crime Reporter

NAVI MUMBAI: Therehave been rising casesof cheating on the pre-text of updating Pay-tm KYC in the satel-lite city. The victimshave been asked toshare their bank ac-count number, OTPnumber, scan QRcode, give UPI PIN re-lated to bank account.In the last sevenmonths, there havebeen 24 such fraudcases within the NaviMumbai Police Com-missionerate. In allthese cases, it has beenrevealed that cybercriminals have swin-dled millions of rupees.Navi Mumbai Policehas appealed to the cit-izens to beware of fakemessages and calls aswell as to be carefulwhile conducting on-line financial transac-tions.

Nowadays, most ofthe financial transac-tions are done online.However, many peopleare unaware of how the

Police urge citizens tobeware of fake messagesand calls on the pretextof updating Paytm KYC

In the last 7 months, 24 such

cases have been reported

online financial trans-actions fraud happens.Cyber criminals aretaking advantage ofthis, say the police.These cyber criminalssend text or WhatsAppmessages under thepretext of updatingPaytm KYC or debitcard, credit card. Thevictims then call themobile number men-tioned in the message.Another modus oper-andi is approachingthe victims directlyover the phone and tell-ing them that they arespeaking on behalf ofPaytm or bank. Thecallers then send alink or a QR code, aremote access app or aPaytm verificationcode.

After opening thelink in the message,these cyber criminalsask the victims to fillin the information likeUPI PIN and bank ac-count details and pass-word. It has since been

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patients while imple-menting concrete mea-sures to reduce the mor-tality rate and to keepin touch with the rela-tives of such persons intheir area as well as thehospital where the pa-tient is being treated bytelephone at least oncea day. Similarly, seniorcitizens as well as peo-ple with other ailmentslike diabetes, high bloodpressure, heart diseasealso need to be givenadditional attention, hestressed. "Our goalshould be to ensurethat no Covid patient is

left untreated,” said Mr.Bangar.

He stressed that theguidelines of the gov-ernment should bestrictly followed espe-cially in the contain-ment zones and also indetermining the thirdclass containmentzones especially in theareas where more than5 coronavirus positivecases are found. He alsosuggested making ef-fective use of state-of-the-art Google Mapswhen creating contentzones.

Mr. Bangar said

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NAVI MUMBAI: VinodChandrashekhar Dixita Journalist, Writer &Cartoonist has made aWorld Record of Maxi-mum letters to the ed-itor published in amonth and Worldrecord by writing alongest letter to theEditor and has enteredInternational Book ofRecords. His 238 let-ters has got publishedin 37 different Englishdailies. Similarly, hislongest letter with2796 words has got pub-lished in English daily

Dixit creates a World Record & HatTrick in Limca Book of Records

titled “As Taj stands forbeauty, Modi standsfor duty”.

His passion forwriting in newspapershas made his name in-cluded thrice in LimcaBook of Records 2017,2019 & in 2020. Dixitwith most number ofarticles published innewspaper with 535articles published hascreated new record in2020 after breaking hisearlier record on 101articles published in2017. His Longest let-ter with 2378 words has

also created new recordafter breaking his ear-lier record of 1624words. His more than150 articles has gotpublished in News-band.

Dixit began writingletters to newspapersin 1984 to voice hisanger against socialevils. By his count, the55-year-old Senior Man-ager in Bank of Indiahas more than 10,000letters to the editorpublished in morethan 325 newspapersover the last 35 years.

that in order to breakthe chain of corona, itis very important tounderstand the personinfected with corona assoon as possible. In thisregard, the medical of-ficers of the civic healthcentre should form aWhatsApp group of pri-vate doctors in theirarea and inform themof the patients havingfever and other symp-toms in their area. Thecommissioner directedthat no person with fe-ver from a private doc-tor as well as from acivil health centre's fluclinic should be allowedto go without doing anantigen test.

Mr. Bangar ap-pealed to the citizens tofully cooperate in themeasures being imple-mented to prevent theoutbreak of Navi Mum-bai Municipal Corpora-tion.

Assistant Commis-sioner, ward officer, Se-nior Inspector of Policeof Nerul Police Station,Medical Officers of Ner-ul 1 and 2, Kukshet andShirvane were present.Additional Commis-sioner Sujata Dhole,Deputy Commissionerof Circle 1 DadasahebChabukswar and Ner-ul division Coordinat-ing Officer Satish Ugi-le were also present.

DIAT develops medical bedisolation system for covid-19

patients named as "AASHRAY"In the current pandemic, due to continuous increase

of COVID-19 positive patients, the requirement

of number of beds are increasing day by day.

By Chandrashekhar Hendve

Defence Institute ofAdvanced Technology,(DIAT) a Deemed to beUniversity, Pune hasdeveloped Aashray(?????), the MedicalBed Isolation Systemto combat COVID-19by stopping/ minimiz-ing the spread ofvirus/ infectionreleased by thepatient. This is a lowcost, reusable solutionto maintain properisolation of COVID-19patients by creatingsuction /negativepressure near exhale,and further filteringand disinfecting theaerosol.

Bed IsolationSystem envelopes aremade up of specializedmaterial and manu-facturing process with

transparent andtranslucent 7.5(l)×7(w) ×6.5(h) ft3 sizesupported on medicalgrade materialsstructure. The productis modular and porta-ble in design and canbe suitable for differentrequirements such asinstitutional, hospitalsand home/ individualquarantine. Theenvelope is reusable asit is antibacterial-antifungal and can besanitized.

Each envelope iscapable of housing oneset of bed, table andchair along with somewalking space. Thewidth of the envelopecan be adjusted as perthe availability ofspace. Envelope isopaque up to 3 ft frombottom to maintainprivacy of the patient.

The entire envelopeis maintained at a lowpressure (suction) withadjustable flow rate torestrain spread ofvirus/ infection insidethe hall/ ICU. Eachenvelope is connected

to the main ductequipped with UVlight and filter circuitof Pre, fine and HEPAfilter (recommendedfor medical applica-tion) and suctionblower. The cross flowof air from top of theenvelope towards themain duct is regulated(with a flap valve) asper the comfortconditions of thepatient. The virus /contaminants arecontinuously suckedthrough the duct andaccumulated at thefilters which areprojected with UVlight. The suctionblower throws thefiltered and contami-nation free air to theoutside environment.

As per prototypemanufacturer (M/sCleancore SolutionsPvt Ltd. Bhosari,Pune) the cost of thesetup for a unit of 10beds is 1.0 Lakhsapproximately and forhome quarantine willbe 15,000/- (approx)for a single bed.

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CrossFit MyDen: How businesses arecollapsing in silence under lockdown

By Arun Kumar Shrivastav

CrossFit MyDen isthe only Crossfit Affili-ated Box (gym) in NaviMumbai out of the15,000 such personalfitness centres underthe CrossFit brand inover 150 countries.From 13 branches in2005 to 13,000 branch-es in 2016, CrossFitsymbolizes the power ofAmerican businessesand brands.

But COVID-19 hasfrustrated the brandand its glorious march.Closed for the past 4-5months due to lock-down, the Navi Mum-bai center of CrossFit,MyDen is an example ofhow businesses are suf-fering and succumbingin the face of COVID-19and lockdown.

“For the last 4-5months, we haven’thad any revenue. Evenwhen the lockdown islifted, we are not surehow long it will take forthe business to achievepre-COVID levels,” saysManoj Kumbhar, thehead coach with Cross-Fit Level 3 certification.This credential is forthe experienced Coach-es who demonstrate ahigher level of CrossFitcoaching knowledgeand ability and only 1%holds this credentialAmong CrossFit Train-ers around the globe

We have tried onlinetraining to our mem-bers but that just doesnot seem to be clicking.There are so many fit-ness coaches available

online -- from athlete-turned fitness coachesto celebrity-tunedcoaches, and actor-turned coaches, and soon, that we profession-al coaches with a full-time fitness coachingcareer hardly stand achance, Manoj burststhe online bubble.

But his reflectionsare more about Indianclients. I have workedas a fitness trainerabroad and even nowhave an online batch offoreign fitness enthusi-asts. It’s easier to wintheir confidence if youknow the job and havethe right credentials,he says.

Here, even doctorsare offering online fit-ness coaching for differ-ent purposes -- fromhearts’ health to supe-rior performance in ath-letics, he says, talkingabout the anomaly ofthe online fitness coach-ing.

A CrossFit affiliaterequires a minimum of$30,000 investmentapart from the salariesand rent.

“The business mod-el of CrossFit is differ-ent from normal gyms.First, we need a largerspace. Then, we trainin groups and batches,not individuals. Train-ers have a more directrole in our training aswe don’t use heavyworkout equipmentsuch as treadmills.”Manoj explains howCrossFit Myden is notyour ordinary gym.

People like to trainand workout in a group.It’s more inviting, ex-citing, motivating, andpractical than workingout solo with a machine.CrossFit High Intensi-ty Functional Move-ments such as Run-ning, swimming, Cy-cling, Skipping, Gym-nastics, Oly & Weight-lifting Movements areused for Metabolic con-ditioning.

So, it does not looklike working out in agym. Rather, it is moreof a functional move-ment like running orweight lifting per-formed at high-intensi-ty. It offers effectiveworkout and calorie-burning that trans-lates into higher levelsof fitness and energy.

It’s an irony that thefounder of multi-billiondollar CrossFit fitnesschain Greg Glassmanwho opened the first boxin Santa Cruz Califor-nia in 2000 sold thecompany to an Ameri-can affiliate and washedhis hands off this phe-nomenal brand at atime when COVID-19has posed the biggestchallenge to its busi-ness model. Glass-man’s decision followeda controversial state-ment by him on theGeorge Floyd unrestthat followed the killingof a black man by a po-lice officer in Minneap-olis, US.The writer is a freelancerbased in Ulwe, Navi Mum-bai

By Dinesh Pawar

URAN: A marriedwoman committed sui-cide by jumping fromthe Khopta bridge onTuesday. The body wasfound on Wednesdaymorning.

Rohini VishwanathTandel (35), a marriedwoman working as ahousekeeper in Orien-tal Facility Company atCWC warehouse inSonari, Uran taluka,committed suicide byjumping off the bridgeat Khopta on Tuesday.The Uran fire brigadewhich launched the

Woman jumps off Khopatabridge, body found

search found her bodyat a distance of KhoptaPal on Wednesdaymorning. Further in-

vestigation is underwayunder the guidance ofUran Police InspectorAtul Aher.

By Crime Reporter

NAVI MUMBAI: At thevegetable market inKarnala Circle in Pan-vel, two thieves misleda man by saying thathis bag containing mon-ey had fallen. While theman started searchingfor the same, one of thethieves snatched themoney and fled. Panv-el city police have reg-istered a case againstthe two thieves and areon the lookout for them.

The complainant,Kesrinath Naik, a res-ident of New Panvel,works as a clerk in atrade union in Panvel.On Monday morning,

Thieves after misleading aman take away Rs. 60,000

Naik returned to workas usual and went tothe bank to withdrawRs 60,000 for the orga-nization's expenses andother work. After with-drawing the moneyfrom the bank, Naiktook the money andwent to the vegetablemarket at Karnala Cir-cle on a motorcycle tocollect flowers andfruits. A thief standingto his right misledNaik by telling himthat his money had fall-en. Diverting his atten-tion, the accomplice ofthe thief, who wasstanding to his left, toldNaik that the money

had fallen on his back.While Naik bent to col-lect five 10 rupee noteslying on his back, thethief took the opportu-nity and stole Rs 60,000cash from the bag.

Later, Naik, whocame near the motorcy-cle, checked his bagand found that a smallbag containing Rs60,000 in cash had beenstolen from it. Realisingthat they were thieves,he went to the Panvelcity police station andlodged a complaint. Ac-cording to the police,two unidentified thieveshave been booked forcheating.

By Crime Reporter

NAVI MUMBAI: Taking advantage ofthe lockdown, a thief broke into alocked house of a transport business-man who had gone tohis hometown UttarPradesh with his fam-ily.

Jewellery worth Rs1.5 lakh were lootedfrom the house. Nerulpolice have registered acase of burglaryagainst an unknownburglar in the case.

Jaiprakash Mishra, who lives with

Locked house looted; Jewellery worthRs 1.5 lakh looted by an unknown burglar

his family on the second floor of Sa-gar Apartment in Nerul Sector-20runs a transport business. Mishrahad gone with his family to a village

in Mirzapur in UttarPradesh in May afterthe transport businesswas shut down inMarch due to the na-tionwide lockdown.

The incident cameto light on July 25,when Mishra and hisfamily returned back

from Uttar Pradesh. He then lodgeda complaint at Nerul police station.

Incident comes to light only after

the resident returns back to city

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All India Radio cele-brated its 88th anniver-sary. Very few peoplewill remember listeningto this tune of 5.55minutes in the morn-ing 88 years ago. Theman who created thishistoric tune wasWalter Kaufmann fromGermany. Though ra-dio broadcasting beganin the country in 1930,the name All India Ra-dio was formally adopt-ed in June, 1936. Ini-tially, AIR had six sta-tions in Kolkata, Delhi,Mumbai, Chennai,Tiruchirappali and Luc-know. Of course, we cannever forget the morn-ing music tune and theMangal Prabhat whichfollows immediately.

AIR’s presence in acompetitive marketdominated by commer-cial radio is proof of thehigh quality of its pro-gramming and techni-cal expertise. “Thoughwe had a very simplebeginning, we have keptabreast of the times byupdating our technolo-gy constantly. All thechanges were put intoplace simultaneously sothat they would be tech-nically compatible forother centres using ourprogrammes. I still re-member our dad wak-ing us up switching onthe Radio making ushear this famous tuneand that helped us to getready for school ontime.

AIR is now usingonly digital recordings.The CDs that are stillbeing used will be soonput into storage. The G-Sat satellites launched

All India Radio

by Indian Space Re-search Organisation(ISRO) have helped AIRto link up to transpon-ders. In the analoguesystem, we had onlyMedium Wave, ShortWave and FrequencyModulation stationsthat could not bestreamed on mobilephones. This haschanged after all ourstations have gone dig-ital with the help of pro-prietary Americantransmitters.

Technological ad-vancements are evident

in other spheres too.While programmeswere once networked bysmaller centres toMetro city studios, AIRstations across thecountry can now up-link or downlink by-passing the bigger cen-tres, with the help of adigital ‘active earth’station. Enamoured oftelevision, media-watchers in the 1940sand ’50s confidentlyprophesied the immi-nent death of radio. Themedium, they said,couldn’t match thethrill of seeing movingpictures in the comfortof the living room.

The advent of rock-and-roll, embodying therebellion of an entiregeneration of youthagainst the conserva-tism of the precedingdecades, left a bigger fol-lowing for radio thanbefore and proved thepredictions of the doom-sayers wrong. In thedecades since, radio hasemerged as the ulti-mate survivor, adapt-ing itself to the tastesof the newer genera-tions of listeners andabsorbing newer tech-nologies. In the 1980sand ’90s, it saw offthreats posed by per-sonal video recordersand digital compactdiscs through a great-er emphasis on listen-er-driven programmes.By the late ‘90s and ear-ly 2000s, radio stationswere reinventing them-selves to cater to nicheaudiences: There werestations dedicated tospecific genres of con-tent — talk radio, punkrock stations, even sta-tions that played musicby a single band 24hours a day — antici-pating the emergence ofSpotify and iTunes by adecade or more. Hence,to paraphrase MarkTwain, the reports ofradio’s death are great-ly exaggerated.

If you think All In-dia Radio has no listen-ers, think again. At atime when private FMchannels are giving atough competition, theassured listenership ofAIR has come as a realsurprise. As a graduatefrom Madras, I receivedan interview call fromAll India Radio for thepost of English NewsReader in the year 1971.Fifty years have passedand the AIR has takena leap in the radio worldand is going strong.The writer is a freelancerfrom Sanpada, Navi Mum-bai

By C K Subramaniam

MUMBAI: The National Guide ofHindu Janajagruti Samiti, Sadguru(Dr) Charudatta Pingale has in-formed that the 9th All India HinduRashtra Conventionwill be held onlinefrom 30th July to 2ndAugust and 6th to9th August 2020 be-tween 6.30 p.m. and8.30 p.m. Hindu lead-ers, activists of sever-al devout Hindu or-ganisations from In-dia and abroad, advo-cates, thinkers, edi-tors, businessmen,etc. will be participat-ing in large numbers.

The National spokesperson ofHJS Shri. Ramesh Shinde spokeabout the Convention and said, "TheConventions which have been heldin Goa for the last 8 years have re-ceived tremendous response. Howev-er, due to the COVID-19 pandemic,

By Chandrashekhar Hendve

NAVI MUMBAI: Sara Vikas Patil,a student of Swami BramhanandPratishthan has made uniquemathematical Rakhis s with thehelp of her parents. The Rakhisare made from simple materialsand waste materials.

Sara has used the lid of thebottle for making Rakhis. Thesehave been moulded and shapedinto a flower, which were thenbeautifully coloured. Numberswere then written on them. Sheused a cloth bag for makingflowers; painted pistachio shells togive a unique touch to the Rakhis.

This beautifully created uniqueRakhis can be used for identifica-tion of numbers and for teachingsimple mathematical concepts fortoddlers.

The teachers have lauded Sarafor her innovative creation.

Differently abled girl makesmathematical Rakhis

The 9th All India Hindu RashtraConvention to be held 'Online'

the Convention needs to be held on-line this year”.

“This Convention will delve intothe contribution of Hindu organisa-

tions and sects in theinterests of the Na-tion and Dharma, fi-nalisation of CommonAction Programmeand passing resolu-tions in interests ofthe Hindus,” he said.

The organisersalso said that the Con-vention will be opento all. Those interest-ed may view the ses-sions on the links giv-en below.

YouTube Channel :www.youtube.com/HinduJagruti

Facebook page : https://www.facebook.com/HinduAdhives-han

Twitter : https://twitter.com/Hin-duJagrutiOrg

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By Dr. Aditi Mahajani

English historianThomas Fuller said“Health is not valuedtill sickness comes”.Unfortunately, this istrue today. Our busylifestyles have made usignorant towards ourhealth and more so to-wards oral health.

Hormones arechemicals within ourbody which help to reg-ulate different bodyprocesses. A hormonalimbalance can triggerlot of body issues likefluctuations in bodyweight, blood pressure,metabolic disorders,etc. But how do thesehormones affect oralhealth? Read on…

THYROID HOR-MONES: Thyroxine (T4)and Tri-iodothyronine(T3) hormones closelyregulate the metabo-lism within the body.Deficiency of T3 and T4hormones (hypothy-roidism) can cause en-larged tongue, delayederuption of teeth andalso destruction of thegum tissues present-ing as red and bleedinggums. An increase inthe thyroid hormonelevels (hyperthyroid-ism) can lead to a feel-ing of burning sensa-tion within the mouth.

PARATHYROID HOR-MONE: Parathyroidgland releases the par-athyroid hormonewhich maintains thecalcium levels in theblood. It does so by de-pleting the bones ofcalcium and puttingthat calcium in theblood. An increase inthis hormone can leadto weakness of thebones. In the mouth itcan present as loss ofbone leading to mobileteeth.

CORTISOL: Stresscan be physical, psy-chological or emotion-al. Disturbed sleep,clenching the teeth,

TOOTH BE TOLD

Hormones and oral healthvigorous brushing indi-cates a stressful life-style. Stress causes re-lease of cortisol from theadrenal gland which re-duces immune functionsof the body. It also induc-es destructive cellswhich breakdown thegum tissues making theteeth mobile over time.

INSULIN: Decreasedlevels of insulin or de-creased sensitivity to in-sulin as in Diabetes Mel-litus can cause destruc-tion of the gum tissuesand loss of bone whichleads to periodontitis (in-flammation of the gumsand bone around theteeth). Subsequent in-crease in blood sugar lev-

els also causes increasedbacterial growth causinginfections and delayedwound healing followingtreatment.

SEX HORMONES: Fe-male sex hormones arenot only responsible forgrowth of female sexualcharacteristics but alsofor ovulation. Receptorsfor these hormones arealso present within theoral cavity. Increase intheir levels during men-struation can cause thin-ning of the gums, in-creased redness andbleeding from the gumswhich may be transient.

During pregnancy, asurge in progesteronelevels also leads to red-ness of the gums andweakened response to-wards bacterial infec-tions. There may be anoccasional gum swellingwhich may appear dur-ing pregnancy. Theseusually subside postpartum but if not can betreated. Many wonder ifdental treatments aresafe during pregnancy.YES! Dental treatmentscan be taken up safelyduring pregnancy.

While the second tri-mester is the safest fordental treatments,certain emergencyprocedures can be car-ried out with adequateprecautions duringthe first and third tri-mesters as well. Stud-ies have shown thatinadequate oral hy-giene practices duringpregnancy can lead topre-term deliveriesand low birth weightamong infants.Hence, it is extreme-ly vital for expectingmothers to get a den-tal check up duringinitial phases of preg-nancy so as to avoidany dental emergencyduring later phases.

In Post menopaus-al women, reducedlevels of estrogen de-grade bone quality.Bone becomes os-teoporotic due to in-creased activity of os-teoclast cells whichdissolve the bone notonly in the body butalso in the jaws.Hence, dentures maybecome loose due tobone loss and loosen-ing of teeth within thejaw may be a commoncomplaint. However,hormone replacementtherapy has shown toimprove bone qualityand reduce chances ofosteoporosis in postmenopausal females.

Use of contracep-tive medications bywomen alters the hor-mone levels by reduc-ing estrogen andprogesterone levelswithin the body whichcould cause complica-tions following dentaltreatments like ex-tractions.

While dental treat-ments can be doneroutinely in presenceof a hormonal condi-tion, it is eye openingto know that underly-ing hormonal imbal-ance can also affectoral health and treat-ment outcomes nega-tively. Hence, a visit tothe dentist every sixmonths can help usmonitor not only ouroral health but alsoour overall health!

By Chandrashekhar Hendve

MUMBAI: Chief Min-ister of Maharashtra,Uddhav Thackeray hasurged Prime Minister,Narendra Modi to helpthe state in setting upan Immunological Lab-oratory and ResearchCentre. This, he said,would help combat vi-ruses which have beenplaguing the planet notjust today but in theyears to come.

The Chief Ministeralso informed about the“Corona DakshataSamitis” which will beset up in each village inMaharashtra to checkthe spread of the coro-

CM urges Prime Minister for assistance insetting up an Immunological Laboratory

and Research Centre in Maharashtra

This, he says, will aid in the ongoing

battle against coronavirus

navirus. These Samitiswill be helmed byprominent local citizenswho will ensure thatprecautionary mea-sures are strictly ad-hered to by citizens.

The Chief Ministeralso requested thePrime Minister to ex-

tend the continued andregular provision of N95 masks and PPE kitsto the state even afterthe proposed deadline ofSeptember. This willhelp the state to focuson extending medicalfacilities and treatmentof COVID-19 patients.

Union Environment Minister releasesdetailed report of Tiger Census on

the eve of Global Tiger Day

India now in leadership role in Tiger

Conservation; will share best practices with Tiger

range countries: Shri Prakash Javadekear

By Chandrashekhar Hendve

“Tiger is an incredi-ble part of the natureand the increased num-ber of the big cats inIndia reflects equilibri-um in the na-ture.”, said theUnion Envi-ronment Min-ister, ShriPrakash Jav-adekar at therelease of thedetailed reportof Tiger Cen-sus on the eveof Global TigerDay.

Mr. Javade-kar said, Ti-gers and otherwild life are akind of softpower India has to showon the internationalfront. The Ministersaid, despite severalconstraints such as lessland mass, India has

eight percent of bio-di-versity because ourcountry has a culture ofsaving and preservingthe nature, trees andits wild life. Noting that

wildlife is our naturalwealth, Shri Prakashsaid, it is praise worthythat India has 70 per-cent of world’s tigerpopulation. The Minis-

ter mentioned, India istirelessly working withall 13 tiger range coun-tries towards nurturingthe tiger.

Javadekar also an-nounced thathis Ministry isworking on aprogramme inwhich effortswould be madeto provide wa-ter and fodderto animals inthe forest itselfto deal withthe challenge ofhuman-ani -mal conflictwhich is caus-ing deaths ofanimals. Forthis LIDAR

based survey technolo-gy will be used for thefirst time. Lidar is amethod for measuring

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Issue : 45 30 July, 2020

Useful wasteOnly few decades back, the people were learning to manage

resources and today we are already late for learning to manage thewaste. Huge quantities of waste are being generated in urban lifestyle, which has a different consumption and waste generation pat-tern from that of the rural areas. For a city like Navi Mumbai andMumbai, the management of wastes has assumed unmanageableproportions due to large quantities of waste generated and limitedavenues for disposal. So it becomes all the more imperative totreat the waste and re-cycle it for re use.

As one approaches Mumbai/ Navi Mumbai one is greeted byhuge dumps of garbage, polythene bags and other untreated wastelying close to the railway lines and areas inhabited by the slums. Inspite of all the information and cue available from the experiencesof other mega polices in the world, Mumbai/ Navi Mumbai couldnot take the required steps for waste management timely. NaviMumbai which was conceived as a planned, clean city also couldnot capitalize on the experiences available from Mumbai and ittoo went the Mumbai way and here also one can find huge dumpsof garbage emanating foul smell, polluting the environment andswarms of flies acting as carriers of diseases.

It is quite surprising to note that the concept of waste manage-ment was given thought quite earlier at the time of formation ofthe city and policies were formulated in this regard but again likeother policies, these too, were lost sight of mid way. The conceptof dry and wet waste segregation, sewage treatment plan and uti-lizing its effluent for horticulture and other non domestic purpos-es, treatment of bio-degradable waste through vermiculture andincinerators is already existing and was being practiced but notvery earnestly. Now with the aim of implementing these policies ofwaste management effectively the NMMC has come out with pe-nal action for violation of norms in this regard. Likewise, strictaction should be taken against the illegal dumping of constructiondebris. It is for NMMC to reflect its seriousness as regards theimplementation of its various policies and should educate and bringawareness amongst the residents towards the benefits of adher-ing to these waste management policies in larger goal of environ-mental pollution control, apart from saving depleting resourcesand saving on waste disposal cost.

Letter to the Editor....

Newsband EffectOn behalf of the citizens of Navi Mumbai as

well as the students, I would like to thank you foryour Column ‘Navi Mumbai Speak’ – throughwhich you raise questions of public importance andpublish the views thereof in your esteemed News-paper. This column has become very popular and I congratulate you andyour team of journalists, especially Mr Chandrasekhar for his excellentjournalistic skills and abilities and for reaching out to the people of NaviMumbai.

One such Question which was raised in your Newsband Edition dated23.06.2020 was the views on the Online Classes for School Children. Thiswas a very important issue as the Government Administration had justallowed Schools, Colleges, Classes to start their classes online. While thisdecision of the government was taken in Public Interest, it seems no deepstudy was made before its announcement. Hence the Question raised byyour Popular Navi Mumbai Newspaper was very significant and a rightstep in the direction as the popular views could have given some solutionsfor the Government Administration in the direction.

Along with six other co-panelists, I, as a social worker and a keenfollower of the education system had also expressed my detailed opinion inthis regard. Among the various other issues I had said “Education is im-portant but life is more important than that. We need to understand thenecessity of Online education. Is it that necessary? The questions beforeus are ...if the time allotted to an academic year is now insufficient tocomplete the entire portion. Is it necessary to teach the entire portion.Can the education department reduce the portion to coincide with theavailable time for this academic year.”

Sir, I am pleased to inform you that my above suggestion and theviews carried out by your esteemed Newspaper has succeeded in reachingto the top sources in the Government Administration. Acting on yourNews, The Maharashtra Government on Saturday i.e. 25th July 2020announced that syllabus for Classes 1 to 12 will be reduced by 25% so asto reduce the burden on students amid the Coronavirus pandemic.

School Education Minister Varsha Gaikwad said details of which les-sons from textbooks have been omitted will be uploaded on the website ofthe Maharashtra State Council of Educational Research & Training(MSCERT). Since schools have not reopened physically, the governmentwants to ease the burden on students , so the syllabus will be reduced by25 per cent for the academic year 2020-21, she said in a statement.

Therefore the Education Ministry implementing the views raised byNewsband further confirms the importance of the Press and Journalists.I once again compliment your Newspaper Newsband and its entire man-agement for your responsible journalism and for being vigilant to theneeds and problems of the Citizens and society and taking up their causeboldly. I request you to continue the good work that you are doing for thecause of the Nation and the Citizens. On behalf of the entire citizens ofNavi Mumbai I once again congratulate you and wish you all success inyour future endeavours.

Lion Dr Pratap Mudaliar, Social worker, Vashi

Coronavirus ---A highly contagious disease

Coronavirus is highly contagious disease and it spreads quickly fromperson to person. No other disease before this has been known to spreadat such a fast rate as the novel Coronavirus.To make things worse, no cure for the diseasehas yet been found. There is no option otherthan to treat the affected person symptomat-ically; however, the final recovery dependsmainly on an individual's stamina and im-munity.

From the perspective of this scenario, thelockdown seems to be the only practical andeffective solution to prevent the spread of thedisease. Social distancing is a measure im-posed by the lockdown. People are advised notto socialise during the duration of the lockdown, which is for their ownbenefit. The lesser they socialise, the thinner will be their chances ofgetting infected. Hence taking precautions at the earliest is better thangetting the disease and regretting about it later.

Jubel D'Cruz, Mumbai

discovered that the cul-prits then withdrawthe money from thebank accounts. In thesecond case, scanningthe QR code immedi-ately debits the moneyfrom the bank account.In the third type, bysending a WhatsAppmessage, the person isasked to download anapp through the link

sent. It has also beenfound that after down-loading this app andgiving its code to cybercriminals, they takefull control of the mo-bile and withdraw allthe money from thebank account.

In some cases,fraudsters obtain Pay-tm verification codesfrom the victims. Theythen turn the Paytmwallet into their ownmobile and cheat peo-ple.

“The citizensshould not click onlinks sent by strangersand should not scanQR codes. Similarly,no mobile app shouldbe downloaded as perthe instructions ofstrangers. Do notshare any of your in-formation with strang-ers. No need to enterUPI PIN or scan QRcode to get paid. Nophone or SMS are sentby the Paytm orBank,” say the police.

Police urgecitizens...

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distances by illuminating the target with laserlight and measuring the reflection with a sensor.

Highlighting the keystone nature of the tiger,a poster on presence of small cats was also re-leased by the Environment Minister. With thepresence of nearly 30 percent of India’s tigers out-side tiger reserves, India had embarked upon as-sessing management interventions through theglobally developed Conservation Assured | TigerStandards (CA|TS) framework, which will nowbe extended to all fifty tiger reserves across thecountry.

Speaking on the occasion, Minister of State ofEnvironment, Shri Babul Supriyo said, human-animal conflict can be avoided but it cannot beruled out in the country. He said, frontline offi-cials have done commendable job in raising thenumbers of tiger in the country.

The detailed report of the 4th All India TigerEstimation is unique in the following ways;

• Abundance index of co-predators and otherspecies has been carried out which hitherto was

restricted only to occupancy• Sex ratio of tigers in all camera trap sites

has been carried out for the first time.• Anthropogenic effects on tiger population have

been elaborated in a detailed manner.• Tiger abundance within pockets in tiger re-

serves has been demonstrated for the first time.The Heads of the Governments of Tiger Range

countries at St. Petersburg, Russia, had resolvedto double tiger numbers across their global rangeby 2022 by signing the St. Petersburg declarationon tiger conservation. During the said meeting itwas also decided to celebrate July 29 as GlobalTiger Day across the world, which is since, beingcelebrated to spread and generate awareness ontiger conservation.

During Global Tiger Day 2019, it was a proudmoment for India as the Prime Minister declaredto the world fulfilment of India’s resolve as it haddoubled its tiger numbers four years in advanceto the target year highlighting resolute action tak-en by all concerned. India’s tiger population nowstands at 2967 which is 70 percent of the globaltiger population. A feather in India’s cap was add-

ed with the Guinness World Records recognizingthe country’s efforts as the world largest cameratrap survey of wildlife.

The detailed report released today assesses thestatus of tigers in terms of spatial occupancy anddensity of individual populations across India. Inaddition to the summary report released by thePrime Minister of India on the "Status of Tigersin India" in July 2019, this detailed report com-pares information obtained from the earlier threesurveys (2006, 2010, and 2014) with data obtainedfrom the 2018-19 survey to estimate populationtrends at country and landscape scales, patch col-onization and extinction rates along with infor-mation on likely factors responsible for changesin tiger status at the fine spatial resolution of 100km.

The report evaluates the status of habitat cor-ridors connecting major tiger populations andhighlights vulnerable areas that require conser-vation attention for each landscape. The reportprovides information on major carnivores andungulates regarding their distribution and rela-tive abundance.

Union Environment... Contd. from pg. 5

Maharashtra SSC Result 2020 Announced, 93.32% Students PassBy Ashok Dhamija

NAVI MUMBAI: TheSenior SecondaryCertificate (SSC)examination resultsfor Class 10th Stu-dents conducted bythe MaharashtraState Board of Sec-ondary and HigherEducation (MSBSHE)early this yearwitnessed an impres-sive 93.32% successrate among fresher’sand repeaters (over 17lakh students) upfrom last year’s75.53%. As per thedata released by theMaharashtra Boardon its official website,mahresult.nic.in onWednesday 29th July,2020. The fresher’sonce again had amajor stake in thesuccess rate with95.30% while 75.86%of repeaters passed.

Among the best-performing Divisionin the state*, Konkanregion recorded thehighest pass percent-age with 98.77%result followed byKolhapur (97.64%),Pune (97.34%).andMumbai comprisingof Mumbai (City andSuburban), Thane(City and Rural),Palghar and Raigaddistricts (96.72%).

Girls* outshonethe boys candidatesand achieved 96.99 %success rate com-pared to 93.90% by

boys. Pass percentageamong Divyangstudents (differently-abled students) toowitnessed markedimprovement with92.73 %.

Amongst 16,37,096students who passedthe SSC Board exams2020, a total of83,262 scored 90 %and above, 12,0485students scored 85upto 90 % and 57,913students scoredbetween 80 and 85per cent marks. Onthe other hand a totalof 5, 50,809 studentsachieved first divi-sion, 3,30,588 stu-dents are in seconddivision, and 80,334are in third division.

In addition out ofthe total 60 subjectsfor which the examswere held in March,20 subjects recorded100% results whichincluded languagesubjects like Bengali,French, Urdu,Sindhi, Tamil. Careeroriented subjects likeMedia & Entertain-ment, Banking &Financial Services,Electronics Technolo-gy, Elect.& H/WInstallation Techamong others. TheScience and Mathe-matics subjects saw ahigh percentage ofpass with 97.01%.and95.65% respectively.

Among the manyschools in Navi

Mumbai, Raigadwhich achieved 100%overall successincluded Vashi basedFr. AgnelMultipur-poseSchool,SainathEnglishHighSchool,St.Mary'sMultipur-

pose High School, ICLHigh School, VashiEnglish High School,Sacred Heart HighSchool, ModernSchool and PragatiVidyalaya; Airolibased Smt. RadhabaiMeghe Vidyalaya,Sarswati Vidyalaya,Smt.S.DeshmukhVidyalaya, JaihindVidyalaya; Gansolibased Tilak Interna-tional School, Nerul

based St. Xavier’sHigh School, SBOAPublic School, Mahat-ma Gandhi Mission

HighSchool,StAugust-ine HighSchool,TeranaVidya-laya,NutanMarathi

Vidyalaya,N.R.Bhagat EnglishSchool, VidyabhavanMadhyamik (English/ Marathi), S.S.HighSchool, SanjivaniHigh School andNational PublicEng.High School;Koparkhairane basedChrist AcademySchool and MahimaInternational Chris-tian School; Sanpadabased Madhamik

Vidyalaya and Chha-trapati ShikshanMandal`s HighSchool, Turbhe basedICL.Monami HighSchool and Al Hasan-at Anglo Urdu School;Belapur based Dnyan-pushpa Vidyaniketan,Maharashtra Educa-tion Society VidyaMandir (EnglishMedium); Khargharbased New CitySaraswati Vidyalaya,New City Internation-al School, Convent ofJesus & Mary HighSchool and GokhaleEducation SocietyHigh School; Kalam-boli based St. Joseph’sHigh School, MESDnyan Mandir andCarmel Convent HighSchool; Panvel basedChangu Kana ThakurVidyalaya, MahatmaSchool of Academics& Sports, St.JosephHigh School, BarnsHigh School andBalaji New EnglishSchool; Uran basedDronagiri HighSchool, Uran Educa-tion Society EnglishMedium School,Rotary EnglishMedium High Schooland St Mary's J.N.P.School for the aca-demic year 2019-20.

The state boardhas decided to rewardstudents who haveshown exceptionalperformance in theSSC exams this year.

Congratulating the

students on theirsuccess in the Class10th Board examsMaharashtra SchoolEducation MinisterVarsha Gaikwadshared “Be skilled! Beglorious! Congratula-tions to all thesuccessful studentswho have passed the10th standard andbest wishes for thefuture academicjourney,"

Maharashtra CMUddhav Thackeray inhis congratulatorymessage to thestudents on theirsuccess in 10th boardexams shared "Con-gratulations to allstudents as you crossan important mile-stone of SSC examsand embark on thenext stage of life’sjourney. Even if theresults haven’t beenup to your expecta-tion, don’t be dis-heartened as life isfull of opportunities.My best wishes arewith all of you,"

* Results figuresrelated to freshcandidates whoappeared for the SSCBoard exams thisyear, which witnessed1584264 candidatesregister for the same,1575103 appeared offwhich 501105 passedwith various percent-age, making it anoverall pass percent-age of 95.30%

Office of Maharashtra State Board of Secondary andHigher Education based in Vashi, Navi Mumbai

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Kid’s Zone

3 D Model of Snack CentreDisha Vilassinh Chandel, Class:7 Age:11

Lady Khatun Marium School

Mesmerizing Monument - Kutub MinarNikhil Krishnan, Age 7, Std 1

Reliance Foundation School, Koparkhairane

Aman Sambari, Std. 6B,Ryan Christian school

Dear Young Readers,Here is a chance to bring out your creativity and la-tent talent! Newsband has a column exclusively forour young readers. Children send us your drawings,articles, poems etc. along with your Name, SchoolName and Standard. Either email us or send by postto the following email id :- dailynewsband@yahoo.co.in or Newsband, Real Tech Park, Office No1313/1314, 13th Floor, Plot No 39/2, Sector 30A, Vashi,Navi Mumbai - 400 703

As the State Secondary Certificate results were announced on Wednesday there was an atmosphere of joy amongststudents (By: Sumit Rensoe)

Tanisha Chavan student ofFr. Agnel MultipurposeSchool, scored 99.4 per-centage (By: SumitRenose)

Moment of Joy

NMMC’s secondary schools score 95.36% pass out

5 schools score 100 percent result

NAVI MUMBAI: In theSecondary SchoolCertificate (SSC)Examination 2020, thestudents of the NaviMumbai MunicipalCorporation run schoolshave fared quite well. Atotal of 2198 studentsfrom 18 secondaryschools of Navi Mum-bai Municipal Corpora-tion had appeared forthe examination. Out ofthem, 2096 studentshave passed. Theoverall average resultof Navi MumbaiMunicipal Corpora-tion's secondary schoolsis 95.36 percent. Out of18 secondary schools ofthe corporation, theresult of 5 schools is

100 percent. Comparedto last year, theaverage result hasincreased by 27.03percent this year.

From school No.106, Sector-5, Ko-parkhairane, NehaGaurishankar Jha,stood first with 94.40percent marks andSanjana Pralhad

Rathod stood secondwith 93.80 percentmarks. From schoolNo. 114, Sector-7Koparkhairane andSchool no. 118, Pavne-gaon, student Pourni-ma Shivaji Sanas andShubham NarayanMore stood third andscored 93.20 percentmarks.

Navi MumbaiMunicipal Commis-sioner, Abhijit Bangarcongratulated all thesuccessful students,the principals and theteachers for theirguidance to thestudents and wishedthem all the best fortheir future academicendeavours.