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NEWS INBRIEF

Mayor fromYiwu City, China

praisesNavi MumbaiThe Mayor of Yiwu

City, China who came fora visit to the satellite citysaid that Navi Mumbai is“unique city” and its futureis “even brighter”. He waswelcomed by Navi Mum-bai’s Mayor Jaywant Su-tar…

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3 kg 600 grams of marijuana

seizedThe couple, who

used to sell marijuana inNagzari village in TalojaGhotkamp, have been ar-rested by a special nar-cotics team division-2.The team has seizedmarijuana weighing 3 kg600 grams from the cou-ple, who have been iden-tified as Ashok Mhatre andVatsala Mhatre.

The Special Enforce-ment Squad in the Divi-sion-2 had received infor-mation that the couple liv-ing in Nagzari village inTaloja were selling mari-juana from their house.Accordingly, at around3pm on Saturday, Assis-tant Police InspectorRahul Sonawane and histeam raided the housenumber-506 in Nagzarivillage. They found themarijuana hidden in twoplastic bags.

No detention campto come up in NM:

Uddhav ThackerayThe government doesn’t want to

create fear among citizens

By Abhitash D.Singh

NAVI MUMBAI: In viewof the nationwide pro-test against the Citizen-ship Amendment Act,Maharashtra ChiefMinister, UddhavThackeray has reported-ly scrapped the decisionof the former Chief Min-ister, Devendra Fad-navis to develop a deten-tion centre in NaviMumbai. He assuredthat his governmentdoesn’t want to createfear among the citizens.

On Monday a dele-gation led by someMLAs from the Muslimcommunity met the

Maharashtra CM Ud-dhav Thackeray anddiscussed in detailabout the inconvenienceand the confusion overthe CAA and the fear

among the Muslim com-munity over it. The CMassured that if the CAAor NRC is implemented

Chain protest held at Airolidemanding completion of

Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar’sMemorial in 90 daysThe work has been going on

for the last 9 years

By Chandrashekhar Hendve

AIROLI: Angrywith the slow pace of

work of Dr. Babasa-heb AmbedkarMemorial at Sector15, Airoli, a chain

protest was held byDr. BabasahebAmbedkar Smarak

Samiti, Navi Mum-bai on 24th December,

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By Abhitash D. Singh

KHARKOPAR: Theamenities at theKharkopar station,which was initiated inNovember 2018 withfanfare, remains a dis-tant dream for the com-muters. Even after oneyear, one side of the toi-let, for both men andwomen, remainsclosed. Many commut-ers at the station havebeen demanding itsopening, but so far, the

pleas have fallen ondeaf ears.

The toilets are locat-ed on two sides of the

ticket counter ofKharkopar Station.

The toilets at KharkoparStation remain closed

After a year of the commencement

of the station, the toilets remain closed

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This is to inform that purchase of said proper-ty i.e. Flat No. 203, Plot No. 10, GhanashyamBhuvan, Sector - 3, Ghansoli, Navi Mumbi -400701 has been initiated the purchaser here-by invites legal claims or objections from anyone having legal interest on +91 9323999876mobile number within seven days from the dateof publication of this notice.Date : 25-12-2019

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IN THE COURT OF THE CIVIL COURT (SENIOR DIVISION)AT THANE COURT AT THANECivil Misc Application No.783 of 2019SURESH VITTHAL JUNGHARE Age 39 Years }Residing at:- B- 403, Sai Sangat, Plot No.-4, }Sector-3, Sanpada, Navi Mumbai, }Thane, Maharashtra 400705 } Applicant

V/s Nil } OpponentWHEREAS the above named applicant has filed the PETITIONFOR PROBATE UNDER SECTION 222 AND SECTION 276OF THE INDIAN SUCCESSION ACT, 1925 in respect of theproperties mentioned hereinunder in the schedule are standing inthe name of deceased VITTHAL BABAJI JUNGHARE , whodied at Navi Mumbai, on 10/01/2019.AND WHEREAS if any person has objection, title, claim, shareetc. in the properties hereinunder mentioned then they may appearin person or through their Advocate, objecting this application, if noone appears and objects, for the same within 30 days from the dateof this notice, then this Hon’ble Court will proceed to pass thenecessary orders thereon.

Schedule of Property “A”Half share in the Flat addressing at B- 403, Sai Sangat, Plot No.-4, Sector-3, Sanpada, Navi Mumbai, Thane, Maharashtra 400705

Schedule of Property “B”Full share in the shop addressing at Ground floor Devi AnnapuranPremises CHS Shop No. 27 A, Plot No. 8 , Sector-18 Vashi ,Navi Mumbai 400703 T

Schedule of Property “C”Full share in the shop addressing at Shri Satyam Co-operativeHousing Society Shop No. 10 plot no. 51 Sector 20 Kharghar,Navi Mumbai

Sd-Clerk of the Court

Assistant SuperintendentCivil Court S.D. Thane.I have changed my name from MIZANUR SAKE

to MIJANUR SHAIKH as per affidavit dated 24th December2019

CHANGE OF NAME

I have changed my name from ARIF BILLA SAKEto ARIF BILLA SHAIKH as per Maharashtra Govern-ment Gazette Reg No. M-1967843

CHANGE OF NAME

By Ashok Dhamija

Panvel Southern Railway has decided to runOne Way Special Train from Mangaluru Jn. toChandigarh via Konkan Railway route with haltat Panvel Jn. to clear extra rush of passengers inco-ordination with Northern Railway. The detailsare as under:

Train No. 06039 Mangaluru Jn. - ChandigarhOne-way Special will leave from Mangaluru Jn. at21:15 hrs on Friday 27 Dec, 2019. The Train willreach Chandigarh at 19:00 hrs on Monday 30 Dec,

By Ashok Dhamija

NAVI MUMBAI:Western Railway havedecided to run SpecialTrains betweenBhavnagar – Mangalu-ru Jn. to clear extrarush of passengersduring Winter /Christmas 2019 / NewYear 2020 in co-ordination with Central/Konkan Railway. Thedetails are as under :

Train No. 09204Bhavnagar - Mangalu-ru Jn. Special onspecial fare will leavefrom Bhavnagar at21:00 hrs on Wednes-day 25th December2019. The Train willreach MangaluruJn. at 06:20 hrs on the

Holiday Special Trains on Bhavnagar - Mangaluru route via KR route

Halts includes Panvel Jn and Roha too

For representational purpose only

third day. On itsreturn journey TrainNo. 09203 MangaluruJn. -Bhavnagar Special onspecial fare will leavefrom MangaluruJn. at 09:00 hrs onFriday 27th December

2019. The Train willreach Bhavnagar at17:15 hrs on the nextday.

The above Specialwill have a total of 22LHB Coaches. Thisincludes One 2 TierAC, Four 3 Tier AC,

11 Second ClassSleeper, Four GeneralSecond, Two GeneratorCar Coaches.

The above SpecialTrain will halt at SihorJn. , Songadh, DolaJn., Botad Jn., Viram-gam Jn., AhmedabadJn., Vadodra Jn.,Bharuch Jn., Surat,Vapi, Vasai Road,Panvel Jn, Roha,Khed, Chiplun, Ratna-giri, Kankavali,Sawantwadi Road,Thivim, Madgaon Jn.,Karwar, Kumta,Mookambika RoadByndoor, Udupi andMulki Stations.

Passengers arerequested to kindlyavail the services

2019.The above Special will include Two 3 Tier AC ,

Eight Second Class Sleeper, Six General SecondClass, One Pantry Car and One SLR Coaches.The Train will halt at Udupi, Karwar, MadgaonJn., Thivim, Sawantwadi Road, Ratnagiri, Chip-lun, Roha, Panvel, Vasai Road, Surat, Vododra Jn.,Anand, Palanpur Jn., Ajmer Jn., Rewari Jn.,Rohtak Jn. and Ambala Cantt. Stations.

Passengers are requested to kindly avail theservices.

Running of One way Special Train on Mangaluru Jn. – Chandigarh Route

PUBLIC NOTICENotice is given to the public that my clients Smt. Manisha SunantoGhosh is the owner of Apartment No. PL-5B/19/2, Gr. Floor,Building No. 19, Tirthraj Apartment Owners Association, Plot No.9/3, Sector No. 9, New Panvel which was purchased by herfrom Poonnaserry Appakutty Balan vide Conveyance Deed ofApartment dated 29/10/2003 which registered with Sub-RegistrarPanvel-1 under Sr. No. 3031/2003 dated 29/10/2003.The Original of chain title document of the said Apartment being 1)Conveyance Deed dated 19/12/1994 by Shri. Vanarase AvinashVasamtrao in favor of Shri. Kothapali Shriniwasa registered underSr. No. 3145/1994 dated 18/12/1994 2) Transfer Permission issuedby CIDCO in favor of Shri. Kothapali Shriniwasa 3) Stamp dutypaid receipt dtd. 07/04/1998 4) Stamp duty paid receipt dtd. 04/02/2003 5) Final Transfer order of CIDCO in favor of KothapaliShriniwasa 6) Final Transfer order issued by CIDCO in favor ofMr. Poonnaserry Appakutty Balan 7) Final Transfer order dtd. 31/10/2003 issued by CIDCO in favor of Smt. Manisha SunantoGhosh is lost and not traceable.Therefore anybody having any claim or encumbrance by way ofinheritance, sale, mortgage, charge, Gift or lien etc of any kind onthe above property on the basis of the above document shouldinform the same within seven days of Publication of this notice tothe undersigned.

Sd/-Adv. Walke & Associates

S-9/B-1, 2nd fl., Centurion Mall,Sector 19A. Plot 88-89,

Nerul, Navi MumbaiDate: 25-12-2019 Mob.: 8652112282

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Diabetes Guidance Campheld at Bhatia School

Opposition Leader Pritam Mhatre attends the camp

PANVEL: As free Di-abetes Guidance Campwas organised at BhatiaSchool New Panvel onSunday, 22 December,2019. Opposition Lead-er Pritam Mhatre wasthe chief guest for theevent.

B K Tara Didi Rajyo-ga Meditation expertspoke about the ways toattain peace with thehelp of Rajyoga Medita-tion that can help inovercoming a numberof diseases. Dr. KirtiSamudra, well knownDiabetes Specialist, BKDr. Shubhda Neil, Mu-sical Exercise / Rajyo-ga Meditation Special-ist and mentor provid-

ed valuable advice tothe students.

Dr. Shubhda Neilstunned everyone bydoing all her musicalyoga performance.More than 500 peoplewere present duringthe camp. The organiz-ers thanked BhatiaSchool Managementand Principal for con-ducting such a commu-nity-wide appreciationprogram.

To control the spreadof this disease and tobring awareness world-wide, the Panvel Munic-ipal Corporation in col-laboration with Prajap-ita Brahma KumarisDivine Word University

in Panvel and the Mu-sical Exercise and Ra-jyoga Meditation Campis going to organize suchcamps from 12th March,2020 from 6 pm to 7 pmand from 5 am to 6 pmregularly.

Present on the occa-sion were the Principalof Bhatia School NewPanvel, corporator Pre-ity George, Dr. SurekhaMohkar, Prajyoti Mha-tre, Sarika Bhagat,Aruna Dabhane, thePanvel PanchayatCommittee chairpersonVarsali Deshekar, Yogi-ta Pardhi Zilla Par-ishad member, NishaSharma Lion and theClub president.

By Chandrashekhar Hendve

NAVI MUMBAI: De-cember is the time ofChristmas and NewYear celebrations.Many citizens take va-cation from office andtravel abroad and invarious states in India.Entertainment pro-grams and food festi-vals are held in manyresidential societies.The residents of Sam-ruddhi Bhoomi Cooper-ative Society at

Sukapur decided to bidthe year 2019 goodbyeand welcome 2020 in aunique way. 42 residentsfrom the society donat-ed blood on this occasion.

The blood bank ofPravate Hospital andResearch Center, whichis making a significantcontribution in thehealth sector of NaviMumbai, organized theblood donation camp onSunday, December22nd 2019. The camp

was supported by HDFCBank, Panvel.

Every year, in themonth of December, thestate experiences majorblood shortage. TheState Blood TransfusionCouncil has urged so-cial organizations, bloodbanks, private institu-tions and temples to or-ganize blood donationcamps, but there bloodshortage continues inIndia during the holi-day period.

The citizens of Sukapur bid 2019goodbye by donating blood

Diadem Miss India 2019 runner up winner Miss Shama Shaikh was felicitated by AndhraMahasabha New Panvel on their 29th anniversary which was held on 22nd December2019. Everyone welcomed her with immense pride and gave her best wishes for herbright future. (By Abhitash D.Singh)

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Pranali, Bhumika Brace Powers FSI’s Huge WinBy Ashok Dhamija

NAVI MUMBAI: Twinstrikes by Pranali Sh-etty and young Bhumi-ka Mane each ensuredcity Nerul based Foot-ball School of India (FSI)register a thumping 7-0 win over Samuel Foot-ball Academy, Mumbaiin a play-off leaguematch ofthe 2nd WIFA Women’sFootball League 2019-2020, at the Cooperageground.

Striker Pranalistruck her first goal inthe ninth minute toopen the scoring for thelocal outfit and latterconverted a penalty inthe 83rd minute for hersecond goal. Bhumika,who was outstandingand could have finished

Football School of India (Blue Jersey) were the run awaywinners in their play-off league match against SamuelFootball Academy

with more goals scoredher first goal in the15th minute and nettedher second and theteams sixth goal in the72nd minute. Inbetween, national levelfootballers Jyoti Mehra58th minute and Yash-mita Mahatre 60th

minute got the othertwo goals to completethe big win.

RESULTS: FootballSchool of India 7(Pranali Shetty 2, Bhu-mika Mane 2, Jyoti Me-hra, Yashmita Mahatre)beat Samuel FootballAcademy, Mumbai 0.

in the state in futurethan it will be imple-mented for all the reli-gions and not just Mus-lim community. Therights of all the citizensin Maharashtra state

will be protected, hesaid.

The Chief Ministerwhile clearing the doubtabout the detention cen-tre said that the centrewhich was proposed tobe developed in Nerulwas meant for foreignnationals involved indrug peddling cases.

These foreign nationalsare kept in detention cen-tres till they completetheir documentation pro-cess for deportation.

The Nerul site wherethe Fadnavis govern-ment had proposed todevelop the detentioncentre currently lies va-cant.

No detentioncamp...

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By Ashok Dhamija

The Central Railway(CR) team indomitableform during the courseof the All India RailwayCue Sports Champion-ship 2019-20 earnedthem the overall crown.Organised by the Cen-tral Railway Sports As-sociation (CRSA) theevent also featured aLadies Box Cricketmatch between GM XIand DRM XI and Exhi-bition of trick Snooker /Billiards shots by re-

CR All India Railway CueSports Champions

Sanjeev Mittal, General Manager, CR (3rd from Right) hands over the All India RailwayCue Sports Championship Gold medal to Ashok Shandilya and his CR eam mates

nowned players.On the occasion

Sanjeev Mittal, Gener-al Manager, CentralRailway gave awaymedals to all the win-ners in various eventsof the likes of Billiards,Snooker, Six-RedSnooker, Nine Ball Poolevents and the overallChampionship trophyto the CR team, duringthe closing functionthat was held at theCentral Railway SportsComplex, Parel. The

same was received byArjuna awardee, AshokShandilya, SeniorSports Officer, CR (win-ner of World BilliardChampionship andAsian Games Gold med-allist) along with histeam mates. Alsopresent on the occasionwere S P Vavre, Presi-dent, CRSA and Princi-pal Chief Electrical En-gineer, Shri Dhruvjyo-ti Sengupta, GeneralSecretary, CRSA andFA&CAO(S&W), CR

Anjuman I Islam Abdul Azim Khatkhatay English Secondary School’s all-rounder AnkitYadav (43 and 2/12) along with his team mate Farhan Shaikh (Right) are all bemusedafter the former (Second from Left) castled SBOA Public School’s second highestscorer Sumit More (14) with a juicy full toss to end the Nerul based teams inning in theongoing U-16 Inter School Tournament being held under the aegis of Mumbai CricketAssociation at the Navi Mumbai Sports Association ground in Vashi. The Vashi basedteam Anjuman I Islam won the match by a whopping 181 runs after posting 257 in 42.5overs after electing to bat first . Opener Farhan scored 47 runs while Ankit put on 94runs for the ninth wicket with middle order batsman Umar Mujawar who remainedunbeaten on 50, while left arm spinner Abubakar Shaikh took four wickets. For SBOAtheir skipper Suyash Kamble who was top scorer with 16 runs and Aryan Mishra tookthree wickets each. (By Ashok Dhamija)

Subdued celebrations…

The ending side ofKharkopar toilet isopen but even that getsclosed at around 11pm.The toilets which facetowards Bamandongristation side always re-mains closed. The pas-sengers have to face theproblems due to the ap-athy of the railway offi-

cials, say the commut-ers.

Speaking with theNewsband Akalak Bar-akab, a regular com-muter from Kharkoparto Nerul said, “It’s re-ally disgusting to seethe toilets close all thetime. The facilities arebuilt for the conve-nience of the commut-ers. It is difficult to un-derstand why it is not

being thrown open tothe commuters?”

Sunil Mishra, a res-ident of Ulwe sector-19said, “I have been stay-ing in Ulwe from lastfour years. Earlier themode of transport forme was buses but nowI travel from Kharkoparto Masjid Bunder forthe work. Whenever Ineed to go tothe toilet, the toilets are

The toilets ...Contd. from pg. 1

always closed. Be in themorning, afternoon orevening, the gate ofthe toilets arealways locked. We havecomplained to the se-nior leaders as well asa railway managementat the station but noone has paid heed toour demand.”

“The idea behindconstructing the toiletsat the station was to

provide the facility tomore than 10,000 citi-zens in Ulwe node.Since the toilets areclosed we go to the oth-er side of the stationand answer the call ofnature in the bushes”informed Sunil Ful-wadiya a regular com-muter.

Priya Ratambe,Public Relationship Of-ficer, CIDCO said that

they are aware of theproblem and the citi-zens have complainedto them. “We are tryingto find solution andvery soon the problemswill be tackled out. Asof now the manpowershortage to maintainthe toilets is the mainreason, but we are try-ing to hire few personsto look after the main-tenance of the toilets.”

Need for an introspectionOver the last few weeks, there has been a stupendous increase in the

crime graph. Cases of daylight robbery, chain snatching etc. are on the risewhile the detection rate has remained abysmal. This has instilled a sense ofinsecurity amongst the residents. The non chalant attitude of the many po-lice officials, non friendly image of the police department and the difficultlegal procedures have only helped in eroding the image further.

This is an era of specialization. Considering the competitiveness that onehas to face, success in any field, to a great extent, depends on specialization.This adage applies to the police department as well. The present day work-ing in the police department makes it imperative for the officials to carry outa wide range of duties, which in turn adversely affects their performance asprime security providing agency. The police today have no defined duties,which varies from nabbing criminals to providing security to the VVIPs tomaking bandobast for dharnas & community celebrations, to managing traffic,mediating in disputes, providing security cover to the politicians during elec-tions and election rallies and what not. It is because of this multi facetedduty requirement that the performance of police in Mumbai and Navi Mum-bai is lack luster and they fail to perform their prime duty that of providingsecurity to the residents, which is what they are actually created for. Limit-ed force equipped with arms of the stone- age era with unlimited workinghours is finding itself at the receiving end especially when the nature ofcrime is getting sophisticated and complex. As is said power corrupts per-son, the same is true to great extent for the police force also, which wieldslegitimate and some times even illegitimate powers. Lack of commitmentand weak morale are visible in the police force today leading to disgust in thesociety and police as a profession carries a very poor image.

The police alone cannot be blamed for this sorry state of affairs. Hugeinterferences from the politicians who treat the police department as per-sonal employees, has also contributed towards its poor performances. Trans-fers and postings make lot of news these days where merits rarely count.This has put a big question mark on the working of the police departmentand there is an eminent need for revamping the whole system especially inview of the recent scam.

The police department needs to go in for specialized forces for differentworks like for example crime branch, VVIPs security, traffic departmentetc. It is heartening to note that recently efforts have been made to modern-ize the department, but the forces should be imparted specialized training indealing with particular kind of crimes especially in view of new types ofcrimes like financial and cyber crimes. Further, the city police have alsobeen instructed not to provide VIP escorts on the route from Mumbai toPune, which is the right step. Besides this, a significant amount of autono-my needs to be given to the police department and there has to be a mini-mum interference from the politicians. In this revamping process not onlythe police department needs to be overhauled but the public in general alsoneeds to be counseled. The illegal migrants from neighbouring countries,the slum dwellers, many of the road side beggars and urchins are also po-tential criminals and they need to be discouraged as prevention of crime isbetter than conviction of criminals after crime is committed. The workingconditions in the police department need to be improved and the police forceshould be augmented and equipped with latest arms, means of communica-tion & transportation. They should also have better inter connection andexchange of information with other security agencies in order to enhancetheir performance and also to improve their sagging morale.

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By Ashok Dhamija

NEW PANVEL: NewHorizon Public Schooland Penguin Kids cele-brated ‘Horizon Fiesta’its Annual Day pro-gramme with unprece-dented fanfare on 19thand 20th December,2019 at their schoolground in New Panvel.The event started offwith the lighting of theceremonial lamp by thehonourable dignitarieswhich included thelikes of founder Chair-person and Trustee ofNYSS Suvra Banerjee,Treasurer Sreejit Bhat-tacharya , ExecutiveDirector and Principalof NHPS Airoli Dr.Nicholas Correa, Direc-tor of Finance AmitDey, Principals, Vice-principals , Headmis-tress and Co-coordina-tors of the sister con-cern schools.

The Principal andDirector of Academics ofthe New Panvel basedinstitute, Dr. PrashantBukkawar delivered awelcome address whichmotivated the membersof NHPS family. Thiswas followed by a mu-sical welcome with amellifluent medley per-formance. The talentedstudents presented mes-merizing culturalevents based on theyear’s theme ‘Nirantar

Niranatar – The Everlasting Bond, A confluence of Art & Culture

Showcasing the rich cultural diversity of our nation, the young artisans also highlight the need for unity in diversity.

Students spread social relevant messages during a meaningful mime performance. Mera Bharat Mahan

– the everlasting bond’.The joyous and poeticjourney began by in-voking the blessings ofLord Ganesha andLord Shiva throughdance. The audienceappreciated the impec-cable performance bythe students of Sr. Kg.in the skit depicting lifestory of a soldier, whichwas the highlight of thefirst day. While a mu-sical drama and ameaningful mime per-formance was met with

a thunderous applausefrom the gatheringwhich included parentsand students on the sec-ond day. The studentsdanced enthusiasticallyshowcasing the eternalbond of love existingwithin family, friends,teachers and communi-ty. The audience wasmoved by the depictionof environmental is-sues through dance asthe students presentedtheir gripping perfor-mances on ‘Na kato

mujhe’ and ‘Say no toplastic’.

Earlier the Headboy Gautam Menon andDiya Shetty read theannual report of theschool making the au-dience aware of theschool’s achievementsin academics and co-curricular arenas. Itwas a proud moment forthe academic toppers ofGrade X and XII (2017-18 and 2018-19), sub-ject toppers of Grade X,national and state

sports achievers andvarious competitiveachievers along withtheir parents were ho-noured and felicitatedby the esteemed guests.

“The school was litup radiantly for thegrand occasion and agrand stage had beenset up by with beauti-ful backdrop paintingflawlessly painted bythe ingenious art de-partment. The wholeprogramme held overtwo days was an amal-

gamation of varioushues befitted the themewondrously. The propsand costumes added co-lour to the festive occa-sion with the synchro-nized dance movementsof around 2,700 stu-dents to the foot tap-ping music. The entireprogramme was har-monized with an im-maculate power pointpresentation. Not theleast the sutradhars ofboth the days’ pro-gramme ‘antarman’and ‘angel’ ensured theflawless delivery of theentire programme. Af-ter the proposal of voteof thanks by the VicePrincipals the pro-gramme concludedwith the National An-them” shared Dr. Pras-hant Bukkawar, thePrincipal and Directorof Academics of the in-stitute.

Mayor from Yiwu City, China praises Navi Mumbai

Says the satellite city is unique

NAVI MUMBAI: The Mayor of Yiwu City, Chinawho came for a visit to the satellite city said thatNavi Mumbai is “unique city” and its future is“even brighter”. He was welcomed by Navi Mum-bai’s Mayor Jaywant Sutar. On this occasion theDeputy Mayor, Mandakini Mhatre, MunicipalCommissioner Annasaheb Misal, Leader of theHouse Ravindra Ithape, Sports and Cultural Pro-grams Committee Chairman Dr. Jayaji Nath,Ward Committee Chairperson Usha Bhoir andShraddha Gavas, Councilor Vinod Mhatre, Cor-porator Saluja Sutar and Anita Manavatkar and

Municipal Corporation officials were present.The Municipal Commissioner, Annasaheb Mis-

al gave a presentation of the Navi Mumbai Mu-nicipal Corporation area as well as the remark-able works and projects that are being implement-ed by the civic body.

While appreciating the iconic building of theNavi Mumbai Municipal Headquarters and itsarrangements, the Mayor of the city of Yiwu in-vited the Mayor of Navi Mumbai and the officebearers along with the Commissioner to his coun-try.

2019. While the workof the first phase ofthe construction iscomplete, the work ofthe second phase isstill underway. Forthe past few months,the work has beenclosed. The issue waseven raised in therecent general bodymeeting of the NaviMumbai MunicipalCorporation (NMMC)by Corporator SanjuWade and CorporatorSudhakar Sonawane.

The protestorshave demanded thatthe work should getcompleted within 90days and the memo-rial should be thrownopen to public byApril 14, 2020. The

protestors alsodemanded strictaction against theofficials responsiblein delaying theproject.

Sanju Wadewarned that millionsof the followers willlaunch ‘Jail BharoAndolan’ if theauthorities fail tocomplete the workwithin the timeperiod.

Present on theoccasion were Presi-dent of Dr. Babasa-heb AmbedkarSmarak Kriti Samiti,Sidram Ovhal,Secretary SanjuWade, AnkushSonawane and othermembers.

Chain protest held at Airoli...Contd. from pg. 1

As elected representatives, the needs of the citizens arethe foremost in our minds: Netra Ashish Shirke

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Netra Ashish Shirke has beenactively involved in the

politics in Navi Mumbaisince almost 15 years. She

was the first womanchairperson of the standing

committee of the NaviMumbai Municipal

Corporation (NMMC) andhas been the chairperson offive different committees.

She is presently holding thepost of chairperson of the

Swacchta MissionCommittee, a post which shehad been holding since the

last two years and wasrecently re-elected for thethird time. In a candid

conversation with VardaSharma, Editor, Newsband,she talks about her political

journey. Here are the excerptsof the interview:

Newsband: Why and when did youthink of joining politics?

Mrs. Shirke: After completing myMasters in Management, I joined myhusband’s business. During that time, we alsostarted a news channel called “Drishti” whichgave me an opportunity to be in touch withmany corporators and also Ganesh Naik Sir.I used to observe what was happening in thecity and felt that for an educated person it isnot right to just criticize the system. If we wishto bring about a change, we need to be partof the system and try to bring the changeourselves. In 2005, the elections were goingto be held for the corporation, so I expressedmy desire to join politics to Ganesh Naik Sir.I am happy that he felt that I was fit for therole and was given the ticket from the party. Icontested for the first time in 2005.

Newsband: What have been thechallenges on your way?

Mrs. Shirke: There is a misconceptionthat politics is not the right field for womenand that women should stay away from it.Over the years, the thought process has

changed and women are entering into every fieldand are doing commendable job. So why not inpolitics? All one needs is confidence in oneselfand the desire to work for the people. Politics islike any other field and as a woman, I have neverfaced any challenges. But as a social activist,there have been challenges but only in the termsof getting the work done. Otherwise, the journeyhas been quite smooth and satisfying.

Newsband: Even now, Indian politicscontinues to be male dominated and notmany women are joining politics? Yourviews.

Mrs. Shirke: Now getting into politics isbecoming easier from the grass root level also.In the grampanchayat or municipal corporation,there is 50% reservation for women. So, thereis a big chance forwomen to get into thisfield. Unfortunately,most of the time it is seenthat if husband is unableto get the ticket, hepushes his wife/sister/daughter into politicswhom he can control. Somany times, a woman,who has no exposure,comes into the field andmost of the time thepolicy decision is beingtaken by the husbandonly. That needs tochange.

Fortunately, things are changing in this front

too. I have seen that many women who had

joined on the insistence of their husbands, have

become very confident over the years and are

taking their own decisions now. They are

understanding their role as the corporator of the

society and are doing extremely well.

I feel that women as such are more committed

and dedicated and that we see in politics as well.

Moreover, over the last decade, more and more

educated women are entering into politics, which

is a very positive sign. If you are dedicated and

committed for the cause and have confidence in

yourself, no one can stop you from realising your

dream.

Newsband: How has been the supportfrom your male colleagues?

Mrs. Shirke: Ini t ial ly, there were

apprehensions as I joined politics, whether Iwould be able to interact with general public ornot. But gradually my male colleagues realisedthat I was not only interested in the developmentof my own ward but took keen interest in thedevelopment of the city as well. Over the past15 years, Naik sir gave me opportunity to exploreand work in various departments. This gave mea good exposure and I was able to learnimmensely. This exposure was very muchwelcomed by the male colleagues as well whosupported me throughout. I have receivedimmense respect, cooperation and guidance fromall my male colleagues.

Newsband: You have been theChairperson of various committees. How hasbeen the journey?

Mrs. Shirke: While I liked working in all thecommittees, the Child and women developmentcommittee, I loved the most. We introducedseveral schemes for the welfare of women andalso for the women self help group, which wascertainly a very satisfying experience.

Newsband: You are re-elected for thethird time as chairperson of SwacchtaMission Committee. What measures do youplan to undertake?

Mrs. Shirke: In the past 5 years, thegovernment is doing a lot towards cleanliness.The work that has been accomplished in these 5years, all over the country, is commendable. PMNarendra Modiji has clearly stated that while ourcountry is doing commendably well in all thefields, but in the area of cleanliness and hygienewe are still lagging far behind. To improve this,the swacchta mission had been designed. Thewhole aim is to involve the people, without whose

support and cooperation, it is impossible toachieve the cleanliness goal. The political bodieshave to work along with the citizens in achievingthe goal of keeping the city clean. Unless anduntil the people are aware of what they have todo with regards to cleanliness, it is impossible tokeep our city clean. Navi Mumbai is a plannedcity so it becomes a little easier for us toimplement the scheme.

However, the biggest challenge before us wasthe segregation of waste. Unless and until all themembers of the household realise that they haveto segregate the dry and wet waste, it is notpossible to achieve the target of segregating wasteat the source. So, we tried to create a lot ofawareness through videos, posters, campaignsetc. And it is heartening to note that today morethan 85% of the garbage is segregated at thesource and only then it reaches the landfill site.We have a scientific landfill site so whatever goesthere is treated and the compost is created outof wet garbage and the dry garbage is used forother purposes like reusable fuel etc. We alsoencouraged the individual societies to havecompost bins in their premises and try and treatwet garbage at the source itself. More than 200societies participated. We are the onlycorporation which has given bins to the societiesthat have RFID tags, which enables us to trackevery bin. If any bin is not picked up, due to anyreason, it gets immediately tracked and is thenpicked up.

We have also tried to get rid of the big binsplaced outside the societies. We realised thatpeople instead of throwing garbage in the binsused to throw it outside. So we tried to createawareness and today it is heartening to see thatevery household and even in Gaothan areas,people are keeping two separate bins- for dryand wet garbage. Recently we have also startedRed bins for e waste.

Newsband: You have also beeninstrumental in introducing several schemesfor senior citizens and transgenders. Whatare those?

Mrs. Shirke: Navi Mumbai has a very bigpopulation of senior citizens. We wanted tointroduce schemes that would help them lead abetter life in the city. So, we introduced the SeniorCitizen Cell, the first to be introduced by anycorporation. The Cell had the budget allocation,which was again unique. With the first budgetallocation, we started celebrating the Senior

Citizens Day on 1st of October. We organisedwhole day programme with lots of activities. Thenwe realised that this was not enough. So, westarted giving them discount in fares in everyNMMT buses. We also have senior citizenrecreation centre in the garden, which is highlyappreciated by senior citizens from not only fromNavi Mumbai but across the country. Everyrecreation centre has facilities like newspapers,carrom board etc. Senior citizens can relax hereand spend time together. In some areas, seniorcitizens themselves have started organising

programmes. This creates a friendly atmosphereand they feel that the civic body truly cares forthem.

It has been our endeavour to reach out to allthe sections of the society. We realised thattransgenders are the community who have beenlargely overlooked. To understand the needs andrequirements of this class of citizens, who aretax payers, and enable them lead a dignified life,we have started a survey in the city. We havestarted separate windows at the NMMCHospital for them and would like to introduceseveral welfare schemes for them. These wouldbe initiated once the survey is completed.

Newband: There have been rising cases

of crime against women. How safe is Navi

Mumbai for the women and as woman

corporator what safety measures do you plan

to propose?

Mrs. Shirke: Compared to other cities, thecrime rate against women is comparatively lowhere. This is largely because the large section ofthe population is educated and they are awarehow women should be treated. We have placedCCTV cameras at the strategic locations, whichhave also helped in curbing crime rate. We are

EXCLUSIVE

INTERVIEW

As elected representatives, the needs of the citizens arethe foremost in our minds: Netra Ashish Shirke

also thankful to the police force who conductregular meetings with the societies, interactwith the people to understand their problems.Further, most men and women are workinghere and hence there is gender equality.However, there are cases of domestic violenceabout which no one really talks about andwhich is not seen very easily. When I was theChairperson of Law Committee, we starteda small window where we could give free legaladvice to women. We realised that if womenhad issues at home, they did not know whomto approach. They are also worried aboutlegal expenses. In the legal aid centre, womenlawyers are invited to voluntary contributetheir time and help such women. If possible,help women, draft their complaints etc. TheYojana Vibhag looks after this. Those in needcan avail the facility.

Newsband: You are considered to beone of the prospective candidates for thepost of Mayor. Your views?

Mrs. Shirke: First of all, I have tocomplete my tenure. Further, I still have toask the people of my ward whether they wantme as their representative or not? There is abig process to it. The party has given me theopportunity to work for the people and I amthankful for that. For me, my work as thecorporator is very important, something whichis so close to my heart. Whatever responsibilitythe party and the leaders of the party have givenme so far, I have tried to fulfill those to the bestof my capability. It is the prerogative of the partyto decide whom they want for the post ofMayor. Whatever responsibility I am given, Iwill definitely do that.

Newsband: Your message to thereaders?

Mrs. Shirke: I would urge the readers tokeep on reading Newsband to know aboutthe latest happenings in the city. I would alsorequest the citizens to actively participate inthe various initiatives undertaken by thecorporation. The needs of the citizens areforemost in our minds. If the residents haveany grievances, please feel free to contacteither the elected representatives of theNMMC directly. They can also visit NMMC’swebsite where we keep posting the latestupdates. The Swacchta Abhiyan has started,so I request all the citizens to participate in itand be an aware citizen of Navi Mumbai.

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By Ashok Dhamija

MUMBAI: Central Railway (CR) will operate aSpecial Traffic and Power Block on 5th and6th line, UP Traffic and DN Fast & Slow linesbetween Dombivali and Kalyan from 09.45 amto 01.45 pm on Wednesday 25 Dec, 2019 forlaunching of four girders of 6.00 meters wideeach for its new 96 meter FOB at Thakurli Sta-tion by 400 MT road crane. Due to this four andhalf hour block, the Suburban and OutstationTrains running pattern will be as under:

A) Suburban Services:124 Suburban local services will be remain

suspended from 09.15 hrs to 13.45 hrs betweenDombivali and Kalyan stations. CR will run 87Special services on its various routes at varyingfrequency. The Special services between Kalyanand Karjat/ Kasara stations during this blockperiod will run at a interval of 20 minutes. Inaddition Special services will be run betweenCSMT, Mumbai and Thane / Dombivali stationsduring the block period at 15 minutes frequen-cy. Services between CSMT/Dadar to Kurla,Ghatkopar and Thane on the other hand willrun as per time-table.

B) Cancellation of outstation Mail/Ex-press/Passenger trains:

i) UP Express Trains• Train no. 11030 Kolhapur- CSMT Koyna

Express JCO Tuesday 24 Dec, 2019 • Train no.51154 Bhusaval-CSMT Passenger JCO Tuesday24 Dec, 2019 • Train no. 11010 Pune-CSMTSinhagad Express • Train no. 22102 Manmad-CSMT Rajya Rani Express • Train no. 12124Pune-CSMT Deccan Queen Express • Train no.12110 Manmad-CSMT Panchvati Express •Train no. 12118 Manmad-LTT Godavari Express• Train no. 12072 Jalna- Dadar Janshatabdi Ex-press

ii) DN Express Trains• Train no. 12117 LTT-Manmad Godavari Ex-

press• Train no. 11009 CSMT- Pune SinhagadExpress • Train no. 12123 CSMT- Pune DeccanQueen Express • Train no. 12109 CSMT- Man-mad Panchvati Express • Train no. 22101 CSMT-Manmad Rajya Rani Express • Train no. 12071Dadar- Jalna Janshatabdi Express • Train no.51153 CSMT- Bhusaval Passenger • Train no.11029 CSMT- Kolhapur Sahyadri Express

C) Diversion of Express trains

CR’s Special Power Block between Dombivali and Kalyantoday to affect Suburban and outstation trains

i) DN Express Trains via Diva-Panvel-Karjat route

• Train no. 11011 LTT- Hazur Sahib NandedExpress • Train no. 16339 CSMT-Nagercoil Ex-press • Train no. 17031 Hyderabad-CSMT-Hy-derabad Express

All the above trains will be given halt at Divafor the benefit of Kalyan bound

passengers for entraining/detrainingii) Express Trains via Pune-Daund-

Manmad route• Train no. 11026 Pune- Bhusaval Expressiii) UP Express Trains via Karjat- Pan-

vel-Diva route• Train no.12220 Secunderabad-LTT Duron-

to Express arriving LTT, Mumbai at 11.05 hrs• Train no.11024 Kolhapur- CSMT- Sahyadri Ex-press arriving CSMT, Mumbai at 11.50 hrs •Train no. 17032 Hyderabad- CSMT Expressarriving CSMT, Mumbai at 13.05 hrs • Trainno. 1042 Chennai- CSMTExpress arriving CSMT, Mumbai at 11.35 hrs

All the above trains will be given halt at Divafor the benefit of Kalyan bound passengers forentraining/detraining

iv) UP Express Trains via Jalgaon- Va-sai Road-Diva route

• Train no.12321 Howrah – CSMT Expressarriving CSMT, Mumbai at 11.25 hrs • Trainno.13201Rajendra Nagar- LTT Express arrivingLTT, Mumbai at 11.30 hrs

All the above trains will be given halt at Divafor the benefit of Kalyan bound passengers forentraining/detraining

D) Short termination of Express Trains· Train no. 12140 UP Nagpur-CSMT Sewa-

gram Express JCO 24.12.2019 arriving CSMT,Mumbai at 11.05 hrs will terminated at NashikRoad.

· Train no.12139 DN CSMT-Nagpur SewagramJCO 25.12.2019 will run Ex. Nashik Road at 18.30hrs

E) Regulation of Express Trainsi) UP Express Trains• Train no. 22222 Hazrat Nizamuddin-CSMT

Rajdhani Express will be regulated at Titwala •Train no. 12597 Gorakhpur – CSMT Express willbe regulated at Khadavli • Train no. 12168 Vara-nasi- LTT Express will be regulated at Vasind •Train no. 22866 Puri- LTT will be regulated at

Asangaon • Train no. 22128 Kazipet- LTT willbe regulated at Atgaon • Train no. 11094 Vara-nasi- CSMT Mahanagari Express will be regu-lated at Khardi • Train no. 11014 Coimbatore-LTT Express will be regulated at Ambernath •Train no. 12294 Allahabad- LTT Express arriv-ing LTT at 14.55 hrs will arrive at 16.00 hrs. •Train no. 12142 Patliputra- LTT Express arriv-ing LTT at 15.15 hrs will arrive at 16.15 hrs. •Train no. 11074 Chennai- LTT Express arrivingLTT at 16.00 hrs will arrive at 16.30 hrs. • 11056Chhapra- LTT Express arriving LTT at 16.15 hrswill arrive at 17.00 hrs.

ii) DN Express Train• Train no. 12167 Ernakulam-NZM Mangla

Express will be regulated at Diva for 15 minutesand arrive Kalyan behind schedule.

F) Re-scheduling of DN Express Trainson 25.12.2019

• Train no. 11055 LTT-Gorakhpur Expressleaving LTT, Mumbai at 10.55 hrs will resched-uled at 12.40 hrs and to be regulated at Thanefrom 13.06 hrs to 13.30 hrs. • Train no. 12362CSMT-Asansol Express leaving CSMT,Mumbai at11.05 hrs will rescheduled at 13.30 hrs. • Trainno. 12542 LTT-Gorakhpur Express leaving LTT.Mumbai at 11.10 hrs will reschedule at 13.20 hrs.• Train no.. 22511 LTT-Kamakhya Express leav-ing LTT. Mumbai at 11.30 hrs will rescheduledat 13.30 hrs. • Train no.11061 LTT-DarbhangaExpress leaving LTT. Mumbai at 12.15 hrs willrescheduled at 13.40 hrs. • Train no.11071 LTT-Varanasi Kamayani Express leaving LTT. Mum-bai at 12.40 hrs will reschedule at 14.20 hrs. •Train no. 12598 CSMT-Gorakhpur Express leav-ing CSMT. Mumbai at 13.30 hrs will rescheduleat 18.15 hrs. • Train no.12322 CSMT-Howrah Mail (via Chheoki) leaving CSMT. Mum-bai at 21.30 hrs on 25.12.2019 will reschedule at01.00 hrs on 26.12.2019. • Train no. 11093 CSMT-Varanasi Mahanagari Express leaving CSMT.Mumbai at 00.10 hrs on 26.12.2019 will resched-ule at 02.00 hrs on 26.12.2019.

Passengers are requested to bear with theRailway Administration for the inconveniencecaused due to this block. These blocks are essen-tial for infrastructure upgrade.

Due to this block, suburban trains are likelyto be more crowded than usual. Passengers arerequested not to take any risks while travelling.

(From Left to Right ) : Mr Ketan Sanghvi, Treasurer ITME, Former Chief Justice of India, Shri P Sathasivam, H.E MsDorothy Tembo, Dy Exe Director of Intl Trade Centre, UN, Mr Harishankar, Chairman of India ITME Society and MsSwati Pandey - Postmaster General (Mumbai Region), India Post (Govt. of India).

India ITME Society launches commemorative postal stampMUMBAI: India

ITME Society has an-nounced its 40th year ofservice to the Indian &International TextileMachinery & TextileTechnology industry.To celebrate their unde-terred and excellent ser-vice for over four de-cades, India ITME So-ciety launched a com-memorative postalstamp as a mark ofpride and humble grat-itude to a great nation.

India ITME Societytook a bold step towardsprojecting India as afriendly & feasible

sourcing destination forAfrican SMEs, Design-ers & Entrepreneurs.

This aided in openingup new customers forthe Indian Textile In-

dustry.During this memo-

rable event, it orga-

nized a B2B meetingwith women Entrepre-neurs from 4 African

nations viz. Ethiopia,Uganda, Rwanda &Kenya and aimed toempower women allacross the world andintroduced ‘Women En-trepreneur Initiative’,one of the many valueadded services for thebenefit of the industryand the nation.

Mr Hari Shankar –Chairman of IndiaITME Society said, “In-dia ITME Society ac-knowledges the impor-tance of industry asso-ciations by supporting

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By: Vinod Chandrashekhar Dixit

Every other person in India iscelebrating the 25th December‘Bada Din’ or the ‘Big Day’. Thewhole world is celebrating this dayas the birthday of Jesus Christ. Itis the birth anniversary of the greatJesus Christ, who is believed as theSon of God by the people of Chris-tian religion. Jesus Christ is be-lieved to be the messenger of God.On this unique occasion of Christ-mas, even non-Christians remem-ber, with due reverence, the Son ofgod, who suffered the terribly pain-ful death on theCross to deliver hu-manity andkindness from evil.The spread of loveand peace amongmankind is the su-preme message ofChristmas.

Jesus is love,which is a magicalfour-letter word thatprovides peace ofmind. One must be-lieve that there is asupernatural power that regulateshuman life. We can also say Con-science is God. We can see in ourlife that whenever we breach therules of conscience, we suffer a lotleast knowing the reasons forit. Jesus Christ, the most importantfigure in Christianity, is believed tohave founded the Christianreligion. The birth of Jesus is con-sidered one of the most significantevent in world history. Jesus Christtook birth on this earth to save hu-manity from misery and darkness.

Basically, Christmas in India iscelebrated the same way as it is cel-ebrated world around. It is daywhen Christian people do pray totheir God Jesus Christ, confess infront of God to remove their sins andsufferings, sing holy songs, and ex-change lots of gifts among friends,relative, family members, neigh-bours, etc.

It is considered that Jesus (theSon of God) was sent to people onthe earth to save their lives and pro-tect them from their sins andsadness. Santa Claus is a symbol offriend of the children.

It is fact that Christmas a reli-

Christmas - celebratingthe 25th December

‘Bada Din’ or the ‘Big Daygious festival signifies somethingmore than the consumption of com-modities; it is meant to remind usof the different kinds of people in so-ciety. Today, when depression hasbecome a common catchword in oursociety which leads deaths relatedto stroked, work stress is extreme-ly prevalent in today’s society, andcan impact happiness levels, health,and other important aspects of yourlife, we need to learn more about thelink between work depression andhappiness, and find resources tohave a healthier, happier life. The

manner in which Christmas hascome to belong to all of us is notwithout consequences for a multi-religious society.

In recent times, when Hindushave started to celebrate Christmasas their own, we have moved intoan era where a festival of legitimatedifference has transformed into oneof a ritual of leisure and lifestyle.The author conveys the messagethat nothing fosters the spirit ofChristmas more than an entireneighbourhood rallying behind itspeople. Christmas day is a day ofmerrymaking and joy. Like Diwali,Christmas for us is also a differentkind of festival of lights.

On this unique occasion ofChristmas, even non-Christians re-member, with due reverence, theSon of god, who suffered the terri-bly painful death on the Cross todeliver humanity and kindnessfrom evil.

Let us forget jealousy, hatred andselfishness and spread the suprememessage of Christmas the love andpeace among mankind.

The writer is freelancer,

writer and cartoonist.

By Dr. Neel

At no stage in thejourney of humankindthe need of healing wasfelt so much as it is intoday’s world. In thecoming decades heal-ing will be one of themost desired focus ar-eas. In this article Iintend to focus on thepower of forgiveness atbasic level.

Hurt has becomealmost a constant inlife, hence forgivenesscan cure us from manyself-inflicted sufferingsand release us from theprison we have put our-selves in. We must re-alise that holding on togrudges and hurt for alonger period of timecauses unimaginabledamages to self andcreates a mindset as ifwe never want to gethealed.

The art of forgive-ness may not soundeasy but if you system-atically follow fewPrinciples of Healingunder a divine healer,you can succeed inmastering the art offorgiveness.

Willingness to learnforgiveness is the firststep to open the door-ways to love, health,happiness and abun-dance. Many a timesjust to prove that we aredeeply hurt, we saythat “I won’t forgivehim/her”. Please re-member by not forgiv-ing, something good isnot going to happen. Onthe contrary the re-search confirms that byholding on to grudgesand hurts no one except

Healing Power of Forgivenessyou are becoming worseand it will never makeany difference to theperson or group who in-flicted hurts.

A lady came to mewith full of grudges onher father who had hurther 20 years back. Thefather had expired 5years ago, but she con-tinued to hold on to thehurts. The deep scarsmade her burn deepwithin and she spentmost of her time incursing her father. Itnever occurred to herthat her feelings arenever going to makeany impact on the dead.During healing ses-sions when she realizedand learnt forgivenessshe got completelyhealed.

The path of forgive-ness will release you

from the self-imposedprison. It may not be aneasy process for many,but it is worthwhile togo through. Take yourown time, one or twomonths or even a year.Once you have mas-tered then the rest ofyour life you will befreed from the unwant-ed miseries and trau-ma.

If you master theart of forgiveness, be-lieve me, you will beblessed for lifetime.Talk about forgivenessto others a lot, as it willhelp you to remain withit and will help millionsof people who are suffer-ing by holding ontogrudges. Forgiving is

divine and is never doneto condone wrong do-ings. It is purely donefor own growth andhealing. From founda-tional forgiveness, youcan move on to achievethe highest level of for-giveness where you for-give people with bless-ings. This will take youthrough a great trans-formational journey.You will come out ofevery disease and trau-ma you are goingthrough. By forgivingothers you can freethemselves from allmajor diseases of life.Accept you deserve avery happy life. Makethe list of people whohurt you. This list willhelp you to understandthat they are still occu-pying place in your sub-conscious or conscious

mind. Go through thisdivine process underright healer and slowlyforgiveness will becomeyour innate nature tomove ahead with easeand peace. StayingBlessed is Healing.The writer is Consulting

Counsellor andPsychologist: VedantaHealth Care & NMIMS @Kharghar. Formerly he

was with Nayati MedicityHospital (Mathura). He isthe recipient of SuperAchievers Award (OES);

Advisory BoardMember: Oriental

Institute of Management,NM and Associate Life

Member: KhargharDoctors Association,

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Why do we give giftsat Christmas?

The tradition of giving gifts during Christmashas its roots that goes back as far as the Nativitystory, whereupon the three wise men gave gifts ofgold, frankincense and myrrh to the infant Jesus.

The Romans had their own tradition of giving gifts during Saturnalia,which was a festival that began on the 17th of December and lasted untilthe 23rd.

St. Nicholas was perhaps one of the most famous gift givers in Christ-mas history, as he delighted children and adults alike in the surprisepresents he left behind in the shoes that were left outside their homes.

In the 13th century, many French nuns made and gave gifts to theneedy on the eve of the feast of St. Nicholas which is celebrated on Decem-ber 6th.

But it was in the 18th century that gift- giving became a central tra-dition of the Christmas festivities.

The gifts that were given were to remind those of the wise men’s jour-ney and of God’s selfless gift to humanity, and to help those who wereunfortunate.

Jubel D’Cruz, Mumbai

Letter to the Editor....

By: Jubel D’Cruz

The festivities ofChristmas are upon usagain. It is a time ofcelebration, sharing,and of love. It is a timefor the preparation ofgoodies, wrapping up ofgifts, singing of Christ-mas carols and deco-rating the Christmastree. It is a time to re-member and re-enactthe birth of our Sav-iour Jesus Christ. It isalso a time to acknowl-edge the grace andmercy of our loving fa-ther in Heaven whosent His one and onlybegotten son onto thisearth for the salvationof all mankind so thatthey may be saved.Christmas is also atime to renew ourpromise of harmonyand forgiveness withthe world.

D. Todd Williamsonin his book, ‘Great isthe Mystery: Encoun-tering the Formation-al Power of Liturgy’talks beautifully aboutChristmas being atime of unity betweenGod and man. Peace onearth is a familiarphrase during theYuletide season. Bibli-cally speaking, peaceon earth is not just theabsence of violence orconfrontation. Rather,

Christmas: The bond

between Jesus Christ and uspeace, or shalom, isthat reality that oc-curs when heaven andearth become united inthe hearts of people.Peace is what occurswhen humanity and di-vinity become one;when everything ‘fits’,is connected, or makessense. Peace is the re-sult of reconciliation,when that which is bro-ken or disconnected,becomes reconciled orreunited. Through theincarnation, God hasreconciled the world toHimself. Peace has

been given to us onceand for all. Our faithcalls us to stand in theface of obstacles and toremain firm in our con-viction that JesusChrist is more power-ful than anything thatthreatens to keep usaway from Him. Jo-seph and the shep-herds, wise men andwomen, and simplefolk are all given thesame hope-filled mes-sage, “Peace and tid-ings of great joy!”

This is just the mes-sage that many of usneed as we go about our

lives that are torn byhopelessness, despair,persecution, diseaseand tragedy. Mary andJoseph are repeatedlytold by God’s angelsthat despite all thestressful and confusingthings that are happen-ing around them, theyare not to be afraid;they are not to losehope. We need to re-member Christ’s birthas a symbol of the ful-fillment of God’s prom-ise to His chosen ones.We need to hold ontothe event that broke

through all perceivednotions to bring forththe miracle of a virginbirth. We need to reit-erate our belief thatwhen God wishes, Hecan change the rules ofcreation in order to pu-rify His children andpurge them of a lowlylife and bring them atpar with divinity. Noth-ing can reassure usmore of God’s love thanthat of the birth ofJesus Christ. As Chris-tians, that is the onlything we need. MerryChristmas!!The writer is freelancer

KIDS CORNER

Did you know?By: Jubel D’Cruz

• St. Nicholas died on December 6, 343 AD in Myra and was buried inhis Cathedral Church where a unique relic, called Manna formed inhis grave. The liquid substance is said to have healing powers andfostered the growth of devotion to St. Nicholas.

• According to Jewish tradition, one’s last name was always deter-mined by the father’s given name. So Jesus’ complete name wouldhave been ‘Yeshua Ben Yosef ’.

• The Catholic edition of the Holy Bible contains 73 books — 46 booksin the Old Testament and 27 books in the New Testament; whereas,the Protestant edition of the Holy Bible contains 66 books — 39 booksin the Old Testament and 27 books in the New Testament.

trade and investmentfor its members notonly domestically, butalso globally. The soci-ety is encouraging dia-logue between industryassociations, developingbetter business con-nects between countriesand expanding custom-er connect & marketaccess globally throughassociations as part oftheir ‘Global ConnectInitiative’.

India ITME Societyhas evolved into a glo-bal phenomenon em-bracing international-ism and reaching out toemerging economies.India witnessed its firstexhibition in 1980 &since then the legacyhas been successfullycarried forward.

Its exhibitions seriesnamely India ITMESeries & GTTES alongwith several supportinginitiatives have herald-ed a new era in the Tex-tile Engineering Indus-try. Furthering the ob-jective of promotingtrade and investments,

creating a friendly en-vironment and forginga vibrant private sectorpartnership with theGovernment, BusinessCommunity, Develop-ment Partners and oth-er Stakeholders.

The event beganwith lighting of lamp byChief guest Justice ShriP. Sathasivam -Former Chief Justice ofIndia, Former Governorof Kerala; Guest of ho-nour H.E. Ms DorothyTembo - Deputy Execu-tive Director, Interna-tional Trade Centre,UN and Special GuestMs. Swati Pandey -Postmaster General(Mumbai Region), In-dia Post (Govt. of India).

A special interactivesession on “strengthen-ing bilateral trade rela-tion with neighboringcountries” was orga-nized for industry mem-bers, associations andofficials on the sameday. This session wasaddressed by H.E - Ms.Dorothy Tembo, Depu-ty Executive Director,International TradeCentre, UN, who wasin India for the firsttime, to encourage Indo– Africa bilateral traderelations. This unique

session provided an op-portunity for partici-pants to interact withindustry associationsfrom Botswana, Bang-ladesh, Sri Lanka, Af-ghanistan, Turkey,Ghana, Switzerlandand India.

In the panel discus-sion, the topic “Role ofAssociations instrengthening bilateraltrade” was delivered bypanel speakers Mr.Govind Venuprasad -International TradeCentre’s (ITC); Mr.Krishna Chinniah -President of theBotswana Textile &Clothing Association;Mr. Faruque Hassan -Consulate General ofGreece in Bangladesh;Mr. Richard Salvatore- General Coordinator(TEMSAD); Mrs. DorisN. Kessie - CEO/DI-RECTOR of D-G EM-BROIDERY and DoressFashion & Designs In-stitute; Prof. Dr.-Ing.Yves-Simon Gloy. Mr.Gloy - RWTH AachenUniversity, Germanyand H.E. Mr. DemekeAtnafu Ambulo - TheConsulate General ofthe Federal Democrat-ic Republic of Ethiopiain Mumbai

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Registrations for Actuarial Common Entrance Test (ACET)begin at Institute of Actuaries of India (IAI)

MUMBAI: Instituteof Actuaries of India(IAI) is a statutorybody establishedunder The ActuariesAct 2006 (35 of 2006)for regulation anddevelopment ofprofession of Actuar-ies in India.

Actuarial scienceis a discipline thatapplies mathematicaland statisticaltechniques to Price,Value and assessrisks in multipleareas such as insur-ance, pensions,banking and otherenterprises. It is oftensaid that “ActuariesMake Financial

Sense of the Future”and add value byenabling businessesand individuals tomake better-informeddecisions, by forecast-ing and minimisingfinancial uncertainty.

To become astudent Member ofIAI, one needs to firstclear the ACET(Actuarial CommonEntrance Test)conducted by the IAI,which is computerbased objective testavailable to studentsafter passing 10+2examinations. Oncethe student clears theACET, he / she canstart taking actuarial

examinations at his /her own pace. Exami-nations are held twicea year by IAI. Formore details, one canlogon towww.actuariesindia.org

“The scope androle of Actuaries hasin-creasedconsid-erablyover aperiod oftime;there isan everincreas-ing needofprofessionally trainedactuaries. Actuarial

skills can be usedacross all financialservices and stu-dents may also lookat the opportunitiesbeyond insurance inthe area of Banking,Investments, DataScience & analytics.

As perActuar-ies Act,2006 anActuaryin Indiais aFellowMemberof IAI.Successin

examinations con-ducted by the Insti-

tute of Actuaries ofIndia is the route tobecoming a qualifiedactuary in India”,says Mr. SunilSharma, President,Institute of Actuariesof India.

IAI also extendsStudent SupportScheme which aimsto provide financialsupport to studentmembers of IAI. Thisscheme is an expres-sion of the IAI’ssocial responsibilityand aims to createan enabling infra-structure to reachout to economicallychallenged students& next of the kin of

the martyrs of thesecurity forces andarmed forces.

Important Dates:ACET February 2020

RegistrationsClose Date: 28thJanuary 2020

Date of exam:29th February 2020

Date of results:7th March 2020

Last date to takestudent membershipadmission (if wantsto appear for June2020 exam) 9th April2020

For more details,students can logon towww.actuariesindia.orgor write toacet@actuariesindia.org

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By Chandrashekhar Hendve

NAVI MUMBAI: City is all decked up with brightlights, glittery stars twinkling on every passingstreet, jingle bells outside every retail store andChristmas treats in almost every corner of thecity. The celebratory season is being celebratedwith great enthusiasm and people from all cor-ners of the country are indulging in the festivalspree. The city malls have turned into a majorChristmas and New Year destinations with all ofthem set to offer their customers with an extradose of excitement through different events, ac-tivities, décor, offers and what not.

Shopping malls decked upfor Christmas & New Year

Four year old Arjun of Vashi dresses as Santa Clausready to deliver festive goodies on the eve of Christmas(By Ashok Dhamija)

Time for celebrations

Koperkhairane girl Saumya Sachin Lonare celebratingChristmas at Inorbit mall, Vashi.

Josephians join the Spirit Of Xmas celebrationSpread message of sharing, caring, peace, brotherhood among others

By Ashok Dhamija

PANVEL: The Mont-essori, Primary & Sec-ondary wing of St. Jo-seph’s High School-CBSE soaked in thespirit of Christmas withenthusiasm and gaietyat its premises in Pan-vel. A special assemblywas organized on the oc-casion which com-menced with Lord ’sPrayer followed by theholy words from the Bi-ble, and special prayer.The major attraction ofthe assembly was theenactment of theChristmas story whichdepicted the birth ofJesus Christ by the tinytots through Tableaufollowed by rendition ofa Christmas Songs. Theatmosphere wascharged up with the ar-rival of the Santa Clausarmed with chocolatesfor one and all thosepresent in the assembly.Ecstatic children shooktheir legs on the tune of‘Jingle bells’ with theloveable and jolly SantaClaus.

A number of activi-ties and competitionswere also organized forthe students to spreadthe message of Love,Harmony, Peace andBrotherhood. This in-cluded Christmas treemaking, Santa cap dec-oration, Star decora-tion, Mistle Toe mak-ing, Reindeer race, Car-ol Singing for the stu-dents of Montessori,Primary & Secondarysection. In addition to

The Montessori’s students are all excited by the presence of Santa Claus and Snow-man

Tiny tots enact the Christmas story through a tableau

imbibe the spirit ofsharing and giving thestudents donated usefulthings to the needy chil-dren. The day endedwith distribution ofChristmas goodies.Children carried homethe message of sharingand caring as well asthe pleasure and prideof spreading peace add-ing to the spirit of thecelebration.

“Christmas, a sea-son to be jolly, to spend

some time with yourfamily and friendsmake new memoriesand recall old memorieseven as the year comesto an end. The specialday which marks theannual commemora-tion of the birth ofJesus Christ to VirginMary was celebrated byall the students of ourschool with a number ofactivities and competi-tions to highlight thesignificance of the fes-

tival. This included aplay that enacted ex-plaining the impor-tance of the festivalthrough the Tableau.The school premisesreverberated with themelody of Christmascarols too. The livelypresence of the everloveable Santa broughta new energy levelamong the young audi-ence. The idea was tospread the message oflove, harmony, peaceand brotherhood. Inaddition the message ofcaring and sharingwith loved ones and un-derprivileged too weretaught on the occasionin a non- formal meth-od which is the essenceof any festival. Theboundless joy of cele-brating the festival wasvisible on the faces ofchildren as they re-ceived Christmas good-ies,” shared KalpanaDwivedi, Principal ofthe institute.

Dennes Daniel Roy from Sanpada bags first prize in halfmarathon category in Mumbai Games Marathon, Season 2

By: C.K. Subramaniam

SANPADA: DennesDaniel Roy, a residentof Sanpada baggedfirst prize in thecategory of HalfMarathon (21 Km) inthe Mumbai GamesMarathon for men andwomen, Season 2which was held onSunday.

Dennes stood firstin the 18-35 yearscategory and clocked 2hours 7 minutes and28 seconds. This eventis a qualifier for allleading runningevents across India.The winner’s medalwas handed over toDennes by TransportCommissioner.