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Unidentified thiefwithdraws money

through fake ATM cardThe Koparkhair-

ane police have reg-istered a case underthe IT Act against anunidentified thiefwho withdrew Rs2.75 lakh cash froma bank account of afruit trader througha fake debit card…

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Kalyan Matka Gam-bling: Two nabbed in

RabaleRabale police

raided a park in Airo-li Sector-1 area andarrested two peoplefrom the gang ofthree involved in Ka-lyan Matka gam-bling. Police haveseized materialsused for playing Mat-ka and cash in theoperation. Policehave now launched asearch for the thirdaccused…

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120 new Covid-19cases in the cityOn Monday June

22nd, 120 new Cov-id-19 cases were re-ported in the city,taking the totalcount of active casesto 4,961. So far, 168patients have suc-cumbed to the virus.A total of 2,850 pa-tients in the city haverecovered. Atpresent, 1,943 pa-tients are undergo-ing treatment.Meanwhile, reportsof 786 suspects arepending. Nerul, Tur-bhe, Koparkhairaneand Airoli are thehotspots and posinga challenge for thehealth machineries.

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By Abhitash D.Singh

NAVI MUMBAI: Theprices of onions in theAgriculture ProduceMarket Committee(APMC) in Vashi hasnow come down to Rs.3 per kg. However, inthe retail market, thelegumes are beingsold at Rs. 20-25 perkg.

Ashok Walunj, Di-rector of Onion-Pota-to Market at APMCand also the wholesal-er said, "The prices of

Onion prices drop to Rs.3 per kg in APMC;Retailers continue to charge Rs.20-25 per kg

onions in the APMCmarket ranges from Rs3-4 per kg for small size

and for medium theprice is Rs. 5-7 per kgand for the large one it

is Rs 8-10 per kg. Thereason for the drop inthe price is that the

supply is more whilethe demand is less dueto monsoon. Also theprices have comedown as there is a fearthat if the stock isheld for long, it mightget spoilt due to mon-soon.”

However, whilethe prices have dipped

at Vashi’s wholesale

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Maids, vegetable, milkand newspaper vendorsto be allowed entry soonMinister of Maharashtra Cooperative Housing Society to send

instructions within a week to all the Housing Societies

By Abhitash D. Singh

NAVI MUMBAI: TheChairmen of the Hous-ing Societies in the sat-ellite city are in a fixover the news that isdoing the rounds in thesocial media that theMinister of the Cooper-ative Housing Society,Balasaheb Patil haswarned strict actionagainst the housing so-cieties that forbid theentry of the maids, veg-etable and milk sellersand newspaper vendorsin their premises. This,they say, is “surpris-ing” as none of themhave received any cir-cular in this regard.However, quashing alltheir doubts, the Min-istry, it is learnt is pre-paring a circular to thiseffect which is likely tobe sent to all the Hous-ing Societies within aweek.

A committee mem-ber of Om Sai SrishtiApartment in Sector-17Ulwe informed, “Al-though we have not re-ceived any such circu-lar from any govern-ment body, we have al-

lowed the maids and allthe other service pro-viders to come in oursociety from 1st June,2020. Even they havefamily and they needmoney to run their fam-

ily.”A chairman from a

posh society in Sector-19 in Ulwe said, “I toohave read it in newspa-pers and social mediaabout the cooperativehousing minister hasasked the societies toallow maids in the so-ciety premises. Howev-er, in the absence of anywritten instructions orcircular, we cannottake any such step. Weare waiting for the cir-cular and the guide-lines.”

Speaking withNewsband Santosh Pa-til, Private Secretary tothe Minister of Cooper-ative Housing Society,Balasaheb Patil said,“The Minister hasurged the societies toallow the entry of themaids, newspaper,

By Crime Reporter

NAVI MUMBAI:Vashi police raidedEllora Spa and Salonmassage centre nearVashi railway stationand arrested threepersons, includingtwo women, forrunning flesh tradeunder the guise ofmassage. Police tookaction by sendingbogus customers tothe massage centre.

Although thelockdown imposedhave been relaxed tosome extent, shopssuch as salons,massage parlours andbeauty parlours havenot yet been allowedto resume business.Ellora Spa & Salon, amassage centre atHaware InfotechPark near Vashirailway station,started operationwithout permission.

On receivinginformation, a policesquad under theguidance of Senior

Flesh trade atmassage parlour

bustedThree people, including

two women detained

Inspector of PoliceSanjeev Dhumal,Assistant Inspector ofPolice Rajesh Mahalaand his team sentfake clients to ElloraSpa and Salon. Onreceiving confirma-tion regarding thesame, the policeraided the massageparlour and arrestedtwo women includingthe owner of themassage parlour andthe manager.

The police haveregistered a caseagainst the three forviolating the lock-down order andengaging in unethicalactivities.

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By Abhitash D.Singh

NAVI MUMBAI: TheResident Doctors ofCPS (College ofPhysicians andSurgeons), who hadbeen demandingbetter remunerationhave now got somepositive response.The Deputy Munici-pal Commissioner ofthe Navi MumbaiMunicipal Corpora-tion (NMMC) hasassured them thattheir demand will betaken into consider-ation and they willget a better remu-neration soon.

Speaking withNewsband the SeniorCPS Resident Doctorfrom Vashi NMMCHospital said, " Wehave sent letterseveral times to theNMMC chief but tilldate no constructivedecision has beentaken. Earlier too,we had raised thisdemand but so farapart from gettingassurances, there

CPS Resident doctors gets assuranceof better remuneration from NMMC

The civic body has asked for a week’s time

have been no positivestep. The meetingwith the AdditionalHealth Officer Dr.Dayanand Katkewas positive. He hasassured us that aconcrete decisionwill be taken withina week time. We arehopeful that thistime the assurancewill not prove to behollow."

“However,” headded, “If the assur-ances which hasbeen given is notmet, we will definite-ly stage protest inthe first week ofJuly."

Several attemptsby Newsband tocontact NMMCAdditional HealthOfficer Dr. DayanandKatke went futile.

By Dinesh Pawar

URAN: InternationalYoga Day was celebrat-ed in Uran taluka onSunday. Yoga instruc-tor and yoga teacherDinesh Gharat demon-strated various asan-as, pranayamas andvarious yoga demon-strations at NagaonMandan Ali in Uran ta-luka. The camp was at-tended by about 15 peo-ple by maintaining so-cial distancing. Vari-ous Asanas like SuryaNamaskar, MakaraAsana, Bhujanga Asa-na, Nauka Asana, Dha-nura. Asana, MercataAsana, Pawan MuktaAsana, Kapal Bhati,Anulom-Milom, Bha-trika Asana, Bhrama-ri, Ujjay Pranayama,Udgit (Omkar)Pranayama, MudraPranayama, Kanish-tha, Madhyama, Jest-ha, China Mudra,

International Yoga Day observedwith social distancing

Shavasana etc. waspracticed by the partic-ipants.

“Regular practice ofyoga has various bene-fits including increas-ing oxygen supply tothe heart, strengthen-ing of the lungs, heart,improving blood supplyto the brain, enablingthe brain, purifying the

blood, losing weight,strengthening thewhite blood cells. It pro-tects against diseaseslike corona, removescontaminants fromour body”, said Mr.Gharat. Since 2003,Mr. Gharat has con-ducted free yoga campsand taught yoga to10,000 people.

By Chandrashekhar Hendve

KHARGHAR: A blooddonation camp wasjointly organized bythe National CongressParty (NCP) Khargharcity and NCP women’scell on Sunday 21stJune under the guid-ance of Shivdas Kam-ble. The camp was in-augurated by PanvelCity District Vice Pres-

Blood donation camp held

ident Principal B. APatil and Palghar Dis-trict Women InspectorSunita Deshmukh andMankhurd TalukaPresident NaseemKhan and KishoreDevdekar Social Jus-tice Department Panv-el City District Presi-dent.

The event was orga-nized on the occasion of

the anniversary of theNationalist CongressParty. About 35 unitsof blood was collected.

Youth activistsAmol Shinde and Sa-chin Ghadge appreciat-ed the efforts ofKharghar city womenpresident Rajeshri Kad-am and Kharghar citypresident Baliram Net-ke.

MUMBAI: TheEnergy Minister Dr.Nitin Raut informedthat the Departmentof Energy hasdecided to provideinsurance cover tothe regular employ-ees as well as thecontract employees(external sources)appointed for opera-tion and repair workin MSEDCL as wellas the securityguards working invarious offices ofMSEDCL.

Dr. Raut said thatin the global out-break of the corona,MSEDCL's engi-neers, staff andoutsourced contractworkers are perform-ing their duties

Insurance cover of Rs 30 lakh forMSEDCL's Corona Warriors

Benefits to permanent employees as well as contract workers

and security guards; Energy Minister Dr. Nitin Raut

risking their lives toensure that theconsumers getuninterrupted powersupply. The stategovernment is doingits best to prevent thespread of the coro-navirus. In suchcases, most of thecitizens are stayingat home. MSEDCLhas provided 24 hoursuninterrupted powersupply to the citizensliving in such housesand working fromhome. In this sense,even the employees ofMSEDCL should beconsidered as coronawarrriors. TheDepartment ofEnergy has taken animportant decision toprovide insurance

protection, keeping inmind the safety ofemployees, as well asthe future of theirfamilies.

This insurancecover will be applica-ble to all the engi-neers, officers, andemployees working inthe technical as wellas the non-technicalcategory of MSEDCL,contract workers, andsecurity guards. Inorder to get thisinsurance cover, theterms and conditionsof attendance at workwill remain as perthe decision of theGovernment ofMaharashtra,MSEDCL has alsoclarified.

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NAVI MUMBAI: Amass screening campof 78 citizens wasconducted at Sector 17Vashi on Saturday bythe Navi MumbaiMunicipal Corporation(NMMC) in associationwith the medical team

Covid-19 Mass Screening in Vashi,Karave and sections of Koparkhairane

of Terna Hospital.Similarly, 142

citizens were exam-ined in the massscreening camporganized by theMunicipal CivilCentre at Karavegaonin collaboration with

the medical team ofTerna Hospital. Amass screening campwas organized atKoperkhairanegaonalong with D Y PatilMedical Group. 516citizens were exam-ined for Covid 19.

By Chandrashekhar Hendve

Motor women Mrs.Mumtaz Kazi & Mrs.Manisha MhaskeGhorpade are theCovid warriors in thereal sense of the word.Donning the protectivegear, they steer thelocal trains amidst thecoronavirus pandemicthreat taking the staffof essential services totheir destinations.

In an exemplarydisplay of grit anddetermination, womencorona warriors inCentral Railways, playa vital role in ensuringthe smooth running ofthe locals for theessential staff duringthe coronaviruspandemic.

Under MissionBegin Again, the

Salute to the motor women who areat the forefront steering suburban

trains for essential staff

Central Railway hasstarted running selectlocal trains for itsessential staff asidentified by the StateGovernment.

Mrs. ManishaMhaske- Ghorpade,the motor womandrives CSMT to Panvellocal train on harbourline. After completingher duty she appealsthe passengers to takeall safety precautionswhile travelling in thelocal train and gives aclarion call “Be Safe,Be Alert!”

Likewise, Mrs.Mumtaz Kazi drivesthe local from Thaneto CSMT & back. Sheis happy with thesafety measures andsafety gears providedby Railways like face

shield, sanitizers,masks and gloves.

Other womenfrontline staff also tookthe mantle of responsi-bility to work with allsafety gears and takeprecautions to defeatthe Covid spread, likelocal train guard,station manager,booking clerk, ticketchecking staff, theRPF lady constable,points women, sanitiz-ing workers, womeninvolved in mainte-nance activities etc. Allplay a cohesive role inprotecting, safeguard-ing and transportingthe passengers.

These are fewexamples of Coronawarriors of the numer-ous behind-the-sceneskeeping CR running.

By Crime Reporter

NAVI MUMBAI: A bur-glary of Rs 4 lakh inBonkode village in Ko-parkhairane last weekwas fake, informed thepolice after a thoroughinvestigation was car-ried out. The wife of civ-il contractor MahendraVeta has been foundguilty of burglary. Shetook Rs 3 lakh to repaythe loan and mortgagedjewellery. Accordingly,Koparkhairane policehave registered a caseagainst Veta's wife.

Mahendra AnantVeta, 48, a resident ofKoparkhairane Sector-12 is a civil contractorwho had given Rs 3 lakhto his wife during thelockdown. However, hiswife had to repay a loan

Fake burglary fabricated by wifeand hence she took theamount given by herhusband and evenmortgaged jewelleryand obtained about Rs1 lakh. Last week, af-ter Veta demanded Rs3 lakh from his wife,she started complain-ing of chest pain andwas taken to the hospi-tal and was hospitalise.

Veta’s wife decidedto make use of the timeto fabricate a story. Af-ter returning homefrom the hospital twodays later, she told Vetathat the jewellery andcash in the house hadbeen stolen. Veta thenlodged a complaint atthe Koparkhairane po-lice station. The policeregistered a case of bur-glary and started an

investigation into thematter. When police ex-amined the CCTV foot-age of the area whereVeta lived, they did notfind any suspect. Asthere was a big discrep-ancy between the infor-mation provided by Ve-ta's wife and the actualfacts, Assistant Inspec-tor of Police WasimSheikh and his teamtook Veta's wife andMahendra Veta into con-fidence and interrogat-ed them. Veta’s wife con-fessed to the crime.

Senior Inspector ofPolice SuryakantJagdale, Assistant In-spector of Police WasimSheikh, Sub-Inspectorof Police Mahadik andhis team carried out theinvestigation.

‘My Life, My Yoga’, competition organized by Bharatiya Janata Party Ward 19 under theguidance of BJP’s North Raigad District President MLA Prashant Thakur receivedgood response. A yoga camp was organised on International Yoga Day at RamshethThakur Social Development Board Centre. The participants maintained social distance.

By Crime Reporter

NAVI MUMBAI: TheKoparkhairane policehave registered a caseunder the IT Actagainst an unidenti-fied thief who with-drew Rs 2.75 lakhcash from a bank ac-count of a fruit traderthrough a fake debitcard.

The victim AmolShinde, 38, a residentof Sector 8, Ko-parkhairane, had gone

Unidentified thief withdrawsmoney through fake ATM card

to his hometown inPune during themonth of April due tolockdown. During hisstay at his hometown,Shinde tried to trans-fer an amount from hisbank account to thefarmer’s through netbanking. He noticedthat Rs 2 lakh 75 thou-sand was withdrawnfrom his bank account.Shocked, Shinde nextday reached Ko-parkhairane and went

to the bank to get in-formation.

He was later toldby the bank that thethief had used a fakedebit card to withdrawa total of Rs 2.75 lakhfrom his bank account13 times and divertedsome amount to anoth-er bank account.Shinde then lodged acomplaint with the Ko-parkhairane police sta-tion against the uni-dentified thief.

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By Dinesh Pawar

URAN: Four new co-rona positive patientswere found in Uran ta-luka on Sunday. Mean-while, a 35-year-oldman from Nagaon anda 57-year-old man fromUran Baudhwada havefully recovered andhave been discharged.

The number of coro-na patients in Uran ta-luka have risen to 209.

Four new Covid-19 cases in Uran Taluka

Of these, 175 have beencured and discharged.Only 32 corona positivepatients are undergoingtreatment and till datetwo corona positive pa-tients have succumbedto the virus.

Patients currentlyundergoing treatmentat various hospitalsare: 5 at MGM Hospi-tal, 5 at Panvel (Covid)Sub-District Hospital

at Panvel, 1 at MGMHospital Vashi, 1 atApollo Hospital CBD, 1,DY Patil Hospital 2,Corona Care CenterBokadvira 15, HomeQuarantine 1, SukhamHospital A total of 32corona positive patientsare undergoing treat-ment at Panvel 1, San-pada Hospital 1, in-formed Uran TehsildarBhausaheb Andhare.

KR Celebrate IYD 2020

With Zeal & Fervour

By Ashok Dhamija

NAVI MUMBAI:Derived from theSankrit word ‘yuj’which means ‘tounite or integrate’,’Yoga’ a 5,000-year-oldIndian body of knowl-edge, aimed atachieving physical,mental and spiritualwell-being, wascelebrated with zeal& fervour by KonkanRailway on theoccasion of the

KRCL Executives & Non Executives along with their familymembers too partake by performing Yoga whole heart-edly on the occasion

Sanjay Gupta, CMD - KRCL along with his better halfpractises Yoga on the lush green lawn inside the pre-mises at their home on the occasion of InternationalYoga Day

International YogaDay on Sunday June21, 2020. SanjayGupta, CMD/KRCL,Executives / NonExecutives along withtheir family membersperformed various‘Yoga Aasanas’,‘Breathing Exercises’and Meditationlargely at theirhomes, arising out ofCOVID-19 pandemicthis year, pledgingtowards a fit India.

CR observes International YogaDay across Mumbai Division

By Ashok Dhamija

Following the call ofthe Ministry of Ayurve-da, Yoga & Naturopa-thy, Unani, Siddha andHomoeopathy (AY-USH), Government ofIndia the Central Rail-way Mumbai Divisionorganised a Yoga ses-sion online on the oc-casion of the 6th editionof the InternationalYoga Day Celebrationon Sunday.

Conducted by Ms.Shibani Sachdeva, fac-ulty from Art of Livingand her team, thesame saw wide partic-ipation from ShalabhGoel, DRM, ADRMsand his Branch Offic-ers. Sanjeev Mittal,GM CR along with hisfamily members on theother hand practisedyoga at their residenceon the occasion. Tak-

IYD being observed at various posts, barracks and indi-vidually at residences by CR officers and other ranks ofMumbai Division RPF

Sanjeev Mittal, GM CR along with hisfamily members on the other hand prac-tised yoga at their residence

Shalabh Goel, DRM participating in aYoga session online.

ing a break from theirstressful duty officersand other ranks ofMumbai Division RPFtoo participated withenthusiasm at variousposts including itsHeadquarters atCSMT, barracks andindividually at resi-dences.

NAVI MUMBAI: Amass screening campfor Covid-19 was con-ducted in Sector 6, Sar-solegaon Nerul on Mon-day by the Navi Mum-bai Municipal Civil

Covid-19 mass screening in Nerul held

Health Centre in asso-ciation with the medi-cal team of Terna Hos-pital. 118 citizens wereexamined in Sarsolega-on, Nerul and 83 citi-zens were examined in

Sector 16A Nerul.Meanwhile, through

Shirvane Civil HealthCentre at Sector 2, Ner-ul, Dr. D.Y. Patil Medi-cal Group examined 214citizens for Covid 19.

Letter to the Editor....

Absurd ClaimsChina is intoxicated with power and its pow-

er has thickened into arrogance and chutzpah.All its territorial claims against India and othercountries are absurd and ridiculous. At this rateChina will say that the Moon belongs to it as ithas been celebrating the Lunar New Year for-getting the fact that its own neighbors includ-ing India have been following Lunar Calendarfrom time immemorial. Factually speaking,even Tibet does not belong to China since Tibet-ans have their own unique identity, culture andethos. It is time for the UN to expel China fromits membership and all countries to take puni-tive actions to contain this monster for its hor-rendous crimes against humanity.

Lakshman Sundar, Vashi

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The system of education and training is a result ofhard work and experience of more than 50 years. Howcan a new system of online classes which has not beentested be expected to give a desired result? Smart phonehas its own limitations and to use it for a serious busi-ness such as study is difficult. The concept of books andphysical teaching is something every student is used toand suddenly replacing it with online classes is a disas-trous. For teachers too this is a new experience and they have to get usedto shift from physical teaching to online teaching. All teachers may not becapable of this shift. This decision will prove to be unviable for the stu-dents and should not be undertaken. Any other options if available shouldbe researched.

Yash Reddy, College Student

NAVI MUMBAIKARS SPEAK Your views on the online classes for school children?

If we talk in context of online classes conducted byschools amid lockdown then there is still a lot of dis-parity as most of the parents cannot afford to haveseparate laptops for their child, more so if they havetwo children. Also, the worst part is if either or bothparents have to work from home. Then the solutioncould be mobile, which again allows a child to takeclasses for around 3+ hrs staring at the tiny screen.

So ok , start online classes, make it compulsory for all students, makemarking attendance compulsory. Fine education needs to go on. But,please consider the negative impact too. On the positive side onlinelearning is currently exciting for the students but may soon lose itscharm if they are overloaded with content and if too much time bound.So the need is to design a proper structure and schedule keeping inmind the age of the child, proper timings etc. Also as of now focusshould be on the important content to be taught. The textbook shouldnot be blindly followed, rather have a more practical approach. It shouldnot be that teachers just aim and need to finish syllabus but the top-ics should be segregated. Another major problem is of the hackersentering online classrooms, sharing screen with objectionable materi-al and vulgar text. That is more so because not all students and teach-ers are so tech savvy as to follow and implement all safety protocols.They need time and training to understand the working. The govern-ment should set effective guidelines, should take strict measures andshould make it compulsory for schools to use premium, paid and se-cure software.

Adv. Varun Vij, Lawyer, Bombay High Court, Ulwe

QUESTION FOR NEXT WEEK : Your views on promoting indigenous goods?

Virtual classroom or online classes can never replaceor take the place of physical teaching. Online classeshave their own drawback like the limitations on know-ing the grasping of the students. Online classes for pri-mary school students is virtually a failure as these schoolsare to be counselled regularly during teaching to get theirattention. It is virtually difficult to keep the studentsattention during online classes. It is also important to

make the students note important syllabus and this will be difficult dur-ing online classes. Online classes under no circumstances can replace thephysical teaching systems atleast for school students. Many students re-quire special attention which will not be possible during the online class-es. While we may begin with online classes, it will be necessary to retakethe portions covered under online systems later during the academic year.

Mrs Sunita Ramakrishna, School Teacher, Nerul

Online classes are not the way our education systemwork. School teaching is the best. But corona pandemicforced all of us to live & work life in unnatural way. Andonline classes are one of the products of this new way oflife. One of the major concerns in online classes is theeyes of the young students getting badly affected. Al-ready excessive TV, mobile computer viewing is there &this online classes will further deteriorate the situation.Where laptop or computer or ipad are not available or can’t afford, a smallscreen mobile will have worst possible strain on eyes, from bad to worse.Wearing anti glare specs will minimise the eye damage. Short time, say 2to 3 months of online classes or ok to save precious years of study butlonger duration needs alternative thinking on other various options. Highlevel government experts committees can work on probable effective solu-tions without side effects. Also intermittent internet connections failurecan create further complication like students missing classes in parts orfull, there by continuity loss. Here personal coaching by private tuitionteachers including parents can do wonders by teaching & preparing stu-dents for school exams, where online classes can be minimised. Even outof box thinking like three years study in 2 years with fewer holidays etc &year loss if any can be saved. It is workable.

Vinod Trivedi, Chairman, Progressive Group, Vashi

Education is important but life is more importantthan that. We need to understand the necessity of On-line education. Is it that necessary. The questions beforeus are: is the time allotted to an academic year nowinsufficient to complete the entire portion. Is it neces-sary to teach the entire portion? Can the education de-partment reduce the portion to coincide with the avail-able time for this academic year? Can we not skip thevacation and compensate for the time lost to Covid 19? If the answer isthat starting school is the only purpose of completing the portion andexamination on time then we come to the topic of Online classes. I strong-ly feel in the interest of equality online classes should not be held. Is everystudent or his parent equipped with a smart phone with enough datapack. If no , then some may have access to online classes while some maynot and some may have to compromise on their other needy requirementsto afford a smartphone and a data pack.

Online teaching will require students to sit in a unhealthy posture fora long time with no access to natural light and this is likely to causehealth issues to them. The government administration should think moreabout the students future rather than the commercial interests of theschool management. The results of this decision to conduct online classesmay not come at the end of the academic year but later life of the stu-dents.

Lion Dr Pratap Mudaliar, Social worker, Vashi

As per the current pandemic situation online classesfor the students is a good idea for initiating & introduc-ing the academic course but as per the class category.

For students above 8th class division can process theonline lectures but for below 7th class grade it is a bitdifficult to process. Making online class mandatory forall class grade is very unethical. Parents have to makenecessary technical gadgets like mobile , laptop, com-

puters, available for the children can face certain issuesBut then what can be conducted for classes below 7th grade is a big

question?Vidya Aaman Mitter, Vashi

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While schools across the country are closed on ac-count of the lockdown, it should not be treated as a vaca-tion, but instead parents and children should use onlinelearning tools as opportunities to brush up their skillsso that they are not at a disadvantage when the schoolsreopen. In any case, with there being intense competi-tion and pressure on the young ones to excel in academ-ics, as well as in various kinds of extra-curricular activ-ities, from a tender age, even the children’s holidays (in

normal circumstances) are generally spent learning to dance, sing, play amusical instrument or a sport or some such activity that has, of late,emerged as a great career option for the future as well.

Akshay Kalbag, Deputy Editor, Nerul

Wear helmet and mask;protect your life

It is alarming to note that over 5,000 people were killed inMaharashtra last year for not wearing helmet. In addition, morethan 600 motorists and over 1,000 co-travellers died for not wear-ing seat belts last year. What is even more disturbing s the factthat the state is among the top five in India to have the highestroad fatalities.

While we are all aware how important it is to follow traffic ruleswhich have been framed for our own safety, most of us tend tohave a casual attitude towards this. It has become a habit to fol-low rules and regulations only if there is strict and stringent im-plementation of rules by the government. The general excusefor not wearing helmets are: It is uncomfortable and hot; it messesup my hair; I am only going a short distance etc. etc.

According to reports, injuries to the head and neck are themain cause of death, severe injury and disability among users ofmotorcycles and bicycles. Globally, there is an upward trend inthe number and use of motorcycles and bicycles, both for trans-port and recreational purposes. This is being accompanied by aconsiderable increase in the number of head injuries and fatali-ties that will only continue to increase if present trends continueunchecked.

Trauma to the brain can occur as a result of an impact, whichcan cause a concussion or open skull fracture, or a jarring mo-tion, such as a quick turn or sudden stop. Even seemingly mildhead injuries, where you don't lose consciousness, can cause per-manent behavioural and cognitive problems, such as memoryloss, inability to concentrate, sleep disorders and, in some cas-es, permanent disability or death.

Studies have shown that wearing a helmet can reduce the riskof a serious brain injury and death because during a fall or colli-sion, most of the impact energy is absorbed by the helmet, rath-er than your head and brain. However, just as important as wear-ing a helmet is, it is equally important to wear the right helmet. Ahelmet that doesn't fit properly or offer sufficient cushioning cangive you a false sense of security while not actually providing thelevel of protection you need. Along with the riders, the pillionriders, irrespective of age, too should wear helmets.

It is unfortunate that compliance to traffic safety rules is linkedto enforcement on the ground by the police. With limited man-power, it is really impossible for the traffic officials to be presentat all the place at all the time. Moreover, it should be understoodthat laws are made to save people from potential threat. Withouta helmet the ride may sound thrilling, but it is not safe. Riding abike without a helmet does not just jeopardise the rider’s life,but that of the others’ as well. It is time that each one of us rea-lise the importance of abiding by traffic rules and protect not onlyour lives but that of the others. Further, in view of the Coronapandemic, it is equally essential that we wear face mask and pro-tect not only ourselves but others as well.

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market, the retail veg-etable sellers in thecity are selling the on-ions at Rs 20-25 perkg.”

Abhishek Yadav,one of the vegetablesellers at Ulwe Sector-17 said, "It is very dif-ficult to stock the on-ions during monsoon

and when we purchaseit from APMC, we donot buy in bulk as weare unsure if it will getsold due to the pan-demic. Moreover,many people after thelock down have start-ed selling vegetables toearn living. This hasincreased competitionand hence we have tosell it at Rs. 20-25 perkg. We can't afford tosell it at the prices that

are being sold in thewholesale market."

Ankush Vishwakar-ma, another onion andpotato seller in UlweSector-16 said, "Due tolockdown we are facingmany hardships. If westart selling the onionsat Rs 10-15 per kg thenwe will incur huge loss.We have to go far to buythe vegetables. Hencewe are selling at Rs.25per kg."

Onion pricesdrop...

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milk and vegetable ven-dors through social me-dia. However, we will beissuing circular to-wards this effect with-in a week.”

Kishore Singh, RTIActivist and SeniorJournalist from Nerulsaid, “Many of the soci-eties are not allowingthe maids and othervendors to enter indi-vidual flats as therehas been no such writ-ten instructions. Thenews in which the

Housing Minister hasurged the societies tolet them inside the pre-mises is doing therounds but as there hasbeen no circular fromthe government manyof the societies are notimplementing it. Thegovernment should is-sue an order in this re-gard soon so that manyindividuals who are fac-ing difficulties, especial-ly the elderly people,can heave a sigh of re-lief. Of course, all the

guidelines needs to befollowed both by the ven-dors/domestic helpersand the employers.”

Sushma Shinde(Name Changed), amaid from Ulwe Sector-19 said, “Most of thebusiness establish-ments have been al-lowed to start opera-tions. It is difficult tounderstand why themaids and other domes-tic helpers are not al-lowed to resume work.With no work, it is be-coming extremely diffi-cult to make both endsmeet.”

Maids, vegetable, milk...Contd. from pg. 1

By Crime Reporter

NAVI MUMBAI: Ra-bale police raided apark in Airoli Sector-1area and arrested twopeople from the gang ofthree involved in Kaly-an Matka gambling.Police have seized ma-terials used for playingMatka and cash in theoperation. Police havenow launched a searchfor the third accused.

The Rabale policehad received informa-tion that some persons

Kalyan Matka Gambling:Two nabbed in Rabale

were running KalyanMatka gambling atSant Nirankari Udyanin Airoli Sector-1. Ac-cording to the report,Sub-Inspector of PoliceAmit Shelar and histeam visited the parkin Airoli Sector-1 ataround 1 pm on Thurs-day and found threepersons standing sus-piciously and two ofthem were writing in abook.

When the police sur-rounded and tried to

catch the suspects,Mayur Mahindra Patil(28) managed to es-cape. However, SanjayBabaji Gajre and Deep-ak GangaramBaviskar were caughtby the police. When thepolice checked thebook, it was found thatthey were gamblingthrough the KalyanMatka gambling book.

Police have nowlaunched a search forthe accused Mayur Pa-til.

NAVI MUMBAI: Withan aim to implementHon’ble Prime Minis-ter of India NarendraModi’s call for At-manirbhar Bharat,the Bharatiya JanataYuva Morcha (BJYM)has taken an initiativeto positively promotethe use of Indian-madeproducts among theyouths across the dis-trict. The decision wastaken by the YuvaMorcha during an on-line meeting. During

Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha createsfacebook page to promote Atmanirbhar Bharat

The page will give suggestions on the indigenous

products in lieu of the foreign goods

the meeting BJP’sNorth Raigad districtpresident MLA Pras-hant Thakur andYuva Morcha stategeneral secretary cor-porator Vikrant Patilguided the youth.

During the meet-ing the members as-sured to use at least75% of the items usedin day to day lifewhich would be madein India. “We want tospread the awarenessof Atmanirbhar Bhar-

at, for which we havestarted a Facebookpage and a group called“Atmanirbhar Yuva,Atmanirbhar Bharat”.Through this page wewill not only createawareness among thepeople, but will alsogive suggestion on thebest and most afford-able available indige-nous alternatives,”said, Mayuresh Net-kar, North Raigad Dis-trict President of YuvaMorcha.

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MUMBAI: The three-month consolidated electric-ity bill for the months of April, May, and Junethrough the computerized billing system aftertaking direct readings of electricity consumptionduring the lockdown period is correct and accu-rate. It does not have any additional charges.Therefore, consumers should not have any confu-sion about electricity bills and should not rush tothe offices for electricity bill corrections againstthe backdrop of coronavirus, an appeal has beenmade by MSEDCL.

Meanwhile, MSEDCL has provided a speciallink https://billcal.mahadiscom.in/consumerbill/for consumers to get information on two to threemonths consolidated electricity bill as well as com-plete verification of slab benefits, adjustment ofamount paid, monthly electricity usage and slab-like tariffs. The complete calculation of electricitybill and the analysis of electricity bill done byMSEDCL is available to the customers throughthis link only by giving the customer number.

MSEDCL had shut down meter reading, elec-tricity bill distribution, and bill payment centresin the state on March 23 due to the coronavirus.Due to the closure of readings, the customers inthe state were given average electricity bills and

The electricity bills sent to the consumers are the actualelectricity bill to be paid by the consumers: MSEDCL

an appeal was made to send meter readings throughweb portals and mobile apps. Out of 2,30,0000 cus-tomers, only 2,65,0000 consumers sent meter read-ings on their own. Accordingly, they are being giv-en an accurate monthly electricity bill.

Readings had to be taken to correct the aver-age electricity bills sent to the remaining consum-ers. With the relaxation of the lockdown, meterreading, electricity bill distribution, and bill pay-ment centres have been started in the areas per-mitted by the local administration from June 1.Once the meter readings become available, theelectricity bills for the months of April and Mayin the lockdown period are being sent to the con-sumers together. E.g. Consumers received 307units of electricity bills for 3.07 months in June,while 100 units each were used in April, May, andJune. However, the slab rate of 301 units in theJune bill is being increased from 301 to 500 unitsper 100 units for every three months. Apart fromthis, the rates have been fixed at the same ratesas before 31st March 2020, showing the numberof units used till 31st March. This accuracy isused by MSEDCL in computerized systems.

If the consumers pay the average electricitybill during the lockdown period, the remaining

amount is being adjusted in the three-month con-solidated electricity bill in June, excluding fixedcharges and electricity charges for the monthsof April and May. Information about this is beingmentioned in the electricity bill for the custom-ers. In the lockdown, customers were sent aver-age payments similar to winter electricity con-sumption. However, the actual power consump-tion increased in the lockdown in the summerand d. Due to the new electricity tariffs effectivefrom 1st April 2020, monthly but consolidatedelectricity bills for the months of April, May andJune are likely to be more units and amounts.

Electricity bills for the months of April, May,and June are paid to the consumers on a consol-idated but separate monthly basis. This three-month electricity bill issued in June is very ac-curate. Depending on the right slab and powerrate as well as actual power consumption. Not asingle penny has been added to the electricitybill. Therefore, consumers should not go to theoffice for electricity bill repair without any con-fusion and should cooperate by paying the elec-tricity bill through MSEDCL's official electricitybill centre or online at home, an appeal has beenmade by MSEDCL.

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Kid’s Zone

Urviipriyadarshini, Age : 9 yrs, Std. 4Ryan International School, Sanpada

Purva Mangesh Dere, Std. 7-BRyan Christian School, Vashi

Misheeta Singh, Age: 5 yrs, Std. 1,Vibgyor High School, Kharghar

The city without kabadiwalasBy Arun Kumar Shrivastav

Have you been miss-ing your neighborhoodkabadiwala (scrap deal-er) during the lock-down? Yes, they haveshut shops and van-ished, leaving manyhouseholds wonderingwhat to do with theirwaste that had earnedsome money earlier.

The ongoing lock-down has thrown upunprecedented challeng-es at all levels. But aqueer problem that mosthouseholds are facing isthe absence of the regu-lar kabadiwala. Afterthe lockdown was en-forced and shops wereforcibly shut, the pettykabadiwalas with theirshops on the roadsidejust vanished. Initially,

no one cared about theirabsence but as the scrapis piling up in thehomes, they are beinglooked for.

“I have old textbooksand notebooks of my twokids from the previousclasses. The school haspromoted them to the

next class and evenstarted online teaching.But I don’t know whatto do with about 50 kgof these books and note-

books. I can’t just throwthem on the street.Keeping it in home inour 1BHK is a big head-ache, especially during

daily cleaning,” says ahousewife at Ulwe Sec-tor-8.

Meanwhile, the ka-badiwalas left theirmakeshift shops on theroadside as it is. Withno one to take care,whatever scrap they hadcollected is now strewnall around where theirshops used to be. Therecent cyclone and rainhave made the thingseven worse.

“We don’t knowwhen the kabadiwalaswill return or whetherthey will return at all?And until they come, wehave no option but keepthe scrap at home orthrow it on the street,”says another housewife.The writer is a freelancejournalist based in Ulwe

NMMC introduces Yoga sessions for coronapositive patients at CIDCO Exhibition Centre

Initiative undertaken in association with Art of Living Vashi Center

NAVI MUMBAI: TheNavi Mumbai Munici-pal Corporation(NMMC) on theoccasion of Interna-tional Yoga Day onSunday 21st June,2020 initiated a yogasession for all thecorona positivepatients at CIDCOExhibition Centre inVashi.

The Initiative wasundertaken underthe guidance ofNMMC Commission-

er Annasaheb Misal.According to seniorofficials from NMMC,it is now an estab-lished fact that Yogahelps in improvingimmunity and inkeeping a personmentally fit, which isso essential to fightthe pandemic.

Annasaheb Misalspeaking with News-band Correspondentinformed, ” Today thatis on 21st June on the

occasion of Interna-tional Yoga Day we inassociation with Art ofLiving Vashi Centrehave started toprovide yoga trainingsessions to the coronapositive patients atCIDCO ExhibitionCentre. Starting fromSunday every day all

the patients will betaught yoga andpranayam for a periodof half an hour tomake them mentally

and physically strong.The Initiative will bereally helpful forthem. In future wewill be initiating suchtypes of yoga activitiesat various places inthe satellite city.”

One of the coronapositive patients atCIDCO Exhibition

Centre on the condi-tion of anonymitysaid, ” Doing Yoga inthe morning on theoccasion of Interna-

tional Yoga Day wasreally a great experi-ence. It gave me aswell as well as all theparticipants a greatlevel of energy. If it ispracticed daily, it willnot only boost ourenergy but will makeus strong mentally aswell. “