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AngrydaughtervandalizesICU ofFortisHospitalVashi

An angry daugh-ter vandalized theICU of Fortis Hospi-tal Vashi after herfather, who wasrushed to the hospi-tal’s emergency de-partment, died whileundergoing treat-ment…

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By: Crime reporter

NaviMumbai:Shiv Senaleader VijayChougulerecentlyregistered acase ofextortionagainst withRabale policeagainst an unknownperson after hereceived an envelopethat contained hismorphed photographswith a few womenacquaintances as wellas a demand for Rs50 lakh. The black-mailer, it is learnt,has threatened tocirculate the photosacross the state, if

Sena leaderreceives death threat

and morphed picsVijay Chougule files caseagainst unknown person

Chougule fails to paythe ransom.

ShivSena leader,who lives inAiroli, is thepresident ofVadarcommunityand iscurrentlythe opposi-

Cont. on pg. 10

By: Abhitash D.Singh

Navi Mumbai: According to the figurereleased by the NaviMumbai MunicipalCorporation (NMMC) intheir EnvironmentalReport of 2018-19, therewas a rise in the num-ber of Tuberculosis (TB)cases in the satellitecity by almost 13 per-cent. In all the preva-lence of Extra-Pulmo-nary TB cases rose from677 cases in 2017-18 to762 cases in 2018-19.

The civic body hasbeen continuously im-plementing a TB eradi-cation programme inthe region. However,despite efforts, therehas been a rise in thenumber of tuberculosiscases since the past fiveyears. On one handthere is a decreases inSmear Negative Pul-monary TB but rise inSmear Positive TB.

City records 13%rise in TB cases

762 cases of Extra-PulmonaryTB registered in 2018-19

Even the relapse casesand Extra Pulmonarycases are on rise. In theyear 2013 the SmearPositive Pulmonary Tu-berculosis cases were672 and

relapse cases were 149,while Smear Negativecases were 246 and Ex-tra Pulmonary 541 cas-es were recorded. Thefigure in 2014 was 654,136, 237 and 632 re-spectively. In the year2105 it was 687, 165,338, 605 respectively.In 2016 it was 716, 158,424 and 611 respective-ly. In 2017 the figurewas 767, 208, 337 and

677 respectively.Whereas in 2018-19 thecases registered are790, 208, 278 and 762respectively. The trendshows the increase inSmear Positive andExtra Pulmonary TB.

In the period be-tween January and De-cember 2013, 671 cas-es of TB were reported,while in 2012 the num-ber of cases was 650. Inthe last few monthsalone, 93 cases of TBhave been detected inNavi Mumbai.

The NMMC HealthOfficer Dr. BalasahebSonawane informed,“NMMC is planning toconduct awareness pro-grams to sensitize citi-zens about the impactand threat of TB andthe ways to tackle it. Allthe civic hospitals inNMMC are well

Cont. on pg. 10

By: Abhitash D. Singh

Navi Mumbai: Ina study conductedjointly by SIES College,Nerul and Greenlinewhich is an environ-mental group, it isfound that only 20 per-cent of lakes in the sat-ellite city are clean andthe rest 24 lakes hadwater which is unfit forhuman consumption.

The survey which

Only 20 % of lakes in NaviMumbai are clean: Study

Out of 30 lakes only 6 are relatively cleanwas carried out for fivemonths says that mostof the Navi Mumbailakes are polluted. Thesurvey wasconducted in the year2018-19.The NaviMumbai MunicipalCorporation (NMMC) isnow going studying thereport so that measurescan be taken according-ly.

The freshwater

lakes from Digha toBelapur were surveyed.It was found that only20 percent of the lakesin the city are cleanwhile 60 percent werepolluted and rest hadfoul stench. The sur-vey revealed that atleast 36 percent peoplefrom the city use lakewater for washingclothes and 19 percent

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Panvel: Western Railway in coordinationwith Konkan Railway has decided to run SpecialTrains between Bandra Terminus, Mumbai &Udupi, to clear extra rush of passengers duringHoli Festival – 2020 with halt at Panvel Jn too.The details are as under:

A) Bandra (T) - Udupi - Bandra (T)AC Special

Train No. 09011 Bandra (T) - Udupi AC Spe-cial willleave fromBandra (T) at23:55 hrs onS u n d a y ,08th March2020 andwill reachUdupi at18:00 hrs onthe nextday. On itsreturn jour-ney TrainNo. 09012Udupi - Ban-dra (T) ACSpecial will leave from Udupi at 19:00 hrs on Mon-day, 09th March 2020 and will reach Bandra (T)at 15:00 hrs on the next day. The above Specialwill include Four 2 Tier AC, Eight 3 Tier AC, FiveAC Chair Car and Two Generator Car Coaches.Halts en-route includes Borivali, Vasai Road, Pan-vel, Roha, Mangaon, Khed, Chiplun, Sangamesh-war Road, Ratnagiri, Vaibhavwadi Road,Kankavali, Kudal, Sawantwadi Road, Thivim,Karmali, Madgaon Jn., Karwar, Kumta, Murdesh-war, Bhatkal, Mookambika Road Byndoor andKundapura stations.B) Bandra (T) - Udupi - Bandra (T) Special

Train No. 09009 Bandra (T) - Udupi Specialwill leave from Bandra (T) at 23:55 hrs onTuesday, 10th March 2020 and will reachUdupi at 18:00 hrs on the next day. On itsreturn journey Train No. 09010 Udupi - Bandra(T) Special will leave from Udupi at19:00 hrs on Wednesday, 11th March 2020 andwill reach Bandra (T) at 14:35 hrs on the nextday. The above Special will include One 2 TierAC, Five 3 Tier AC, Ten Sleeper Class, ThreeGeneral Second Class, One Pantry Car and TwoGenerator Car Coaches. Halts en-route includes Borivali, Vasai Road, Panvel,Roha, Mangaon, Khed, Chiplun, SangameshwarRoad, Ratnagiri, Vaibhavwadi Road,Kankavali, Kudal, Sawantwadi Road, Thivim,Karmali, Madgaon Jn., Karwar, Kumta,Murdeshwar, Bhatkal, Mookambika RoadByndoor and Kundapura stations.

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By: Crime Reporter

Navi Mumbai: Asecurity guard work-ing in CIDCO hasbeen found to havesubmitted fakedocuments with theCIDCO corporation forbeing elevated to therank of clerk from thepost of security guardby submitting fakemarks and certificatesof class X and XII.Rajesh Ananta Patil isthe name of theemployee. CIDCO hassuspended the em-ployee and lodged acomplaint with theCBD Police Stationagainst him. Accord-ingly, the police haveregistered a crimecase against theemployee for commit-ting fraud andforgery.

The accused,Rajesh Anant Patil,was appointed as theCIDCO securityguard in April 1997.At that time, he hadsubmitted a certifi-cate of school leavingcertificate and men-tioned fail in the 1985SSC examination heldat Wajekar HigherSecondary School inUran. From then on,Patil worked as asecurity guard atCIDCO. However,Rajesh Patil submit-ted the certificates ofKolhapur DivisionalBoard and Certificateof passing the Class Xand XII examinationin March 2009 as wellas a certificate inCIDCO's PersonnelDivision. He also gavea letter regarding

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CIDCO files case against employee forsubmitting fake education documents

registration of suchdocuments in theoffice.

Accordingly, afterthe CIDCO's person-nel department tookthe records of thisdocument, RajeshPatil requested thathe should be appointedas the clerk. He alsosubmitted the marksand certificates of theMumbai DivisionalBoard passing theClass X and XII.Based on the lettergiven by Rajesh Patiland the educationalcertificate presentedand its educationalqualifications, he wasposted as a clericalstaff. He was alsoreferred to the person-nel department.

Meanwhile,CIDCO received ananonymous com-plaint that RajeshPatil had submittedfake certificates ofclass X and XII. TheDepartment ofPersonnel then askedRajesh Patil tosubmit the originalcertificates of Class X

and XII. At that time,Rajesh Patil present-ed the secondary copyof the 10th andtwelfth pass of theCentral Board ofHigher EducationBoard at ShardaEnglish HigherSecondary School inGoregaon, Mumbai,and the schoolleaving certificateand bonafide certifi-cate. The CIDCODepartment afterverifying all thecertificates submittedby Rajesh Patil foundthat there was alarge discrepancy.

CIDCO's vigilancedepartment alsoverified all the marksand certificatessubmitted by RajeshPatil with the crimebranch of NaviMumbai Police. Inthis way, RajeshPatil was foundguilty of submittingfake marks andcertificates of passingthe tenth and twelfthof three differentboards for promotionto the post of clerk.

By: Chandrashekhar Hendve

Navi Mumbai:Bharatiya Janata Par-ty (BJP) corporatorsfrom Turbhe submittedtheir resignation re-cently to the Navi Mum-bai Municipal Commis-sioner, Annasaheb Mis-al at NMMC head officeBelapur and joined ShivSena in the presence ofChief Minister and ShivSena president UddhavThackeray at Ma-toshree Mumbai.

The names of thecorporators are: Seniorcorporator of TurbheSuresh Kulkarni,Radha Kulkarni, San-gita Vaske, corporatorMudrika Gawali, ExCorporator Madhukar

BJP corporators join Shiv Sena

Mukadam and ArjunAndagale.

On this occasionEknath Shinde, Cabi-net Minister of UrbanDevelopment and Pub-lic Works in Govern-ment of Maharashtra,

Rajan Vichare Memberof Parliament, NaviMumbai Shiv Senaleaders Vijay Nahata, Vithhal More , VijayChougule leaders andopposition and otherswere present.

By: Crime Reporter

Navi Mumbai:An angry daughtervandalized the ICUof Fortis HospitalVashi after herfather, who wasrushed to the hospi-tal’s emergencydepartment, diedwhile undergoingtreatment. Thewoman has beenidentified as Poorni-ma Hemant Gharat.

As per the com-plaint filed by thehospital administra-

Angry daughter vandalizesICU of Fortis Hospital Vashi

tion, the deceasedBalaji Kharatkar,65, was rushed tothe hospital at 5.00am on Friday. As hiscondition deteriorat-ed, he was shifted toIntensive Care Unit(ICU). However,despite efforts,Kharatkar could notbe saved and he wasdeclared dead at 6.40am by the doctors.Hearing the news,his daughter Purni-ma vandalized theICU. She threw

away the hospital’scomputer from thetable. The hospitaladministrationimmediately calledthe Vashi police.

After the inci-dent, the FortisHospital administra-tion has lodged acomplaint withVashi police station.According to thepolice, the CCTVfootage clearly showshow Poornimavandalized thehospital’s property.

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Inspire: Vivekananda onScience and Spirituality

By: Dr. Vandana Mahajani

Swami Vivekanan-da had experienced thetruths of universethrough inward jour-ney under the guidanceof his Guru Ra-makrishna Paramhan-sa, but he was alsoaware of the impor-tance of western sci-entific thought. Hewanted that both theintuitive science andclassical sciencework hand in hand.Let’s understandfirst their meaningsthen.

Classical sciencerefers to scientistsmaking observationsand drawing logicaldeductions after it.This kind of study helpsin improving the quali-ty of life of people, un-ravel mysteries of theuniverse.

Intuitive science onthe other hand is abovereason and is acquiredby the life formsthrough repeated expe-riences and gainedthrough transforma-tion. It is voluntary andspontaneous and findsa solution for a givenproblem in a complete-ly different place andsituation.

Swamiji’s views oninstinct, reason and in-tuition is clear when hesaid, “Reason is the ve-hicle one rides to reacha certain point beyondwhich one cannotmove. Intuition goesbeyond reason but rea-son with unbiased mindis the only guide toreach there. Instinct islike ice, reason is likewater and intuition isthe subtlest form likevapor and each one fol-lows the other”.

Vivekananda said

that space, time, mat-ter and energy exist asproved by physicists.But he went further tostate that they are in-ter related and interconnected. Nicolas Tes-la, a Serbian-American

inventor, electrical en-gineer, mechanical en-gineer, and futuristwho is best known forhis contributions tothe design of the mod-ern alternating cur-rent electricity sup-ply system, who wasalso a contemporary ofVivekananda, was verymuch impressed tohear from Swami Vive-kananda his explana-tion of the Sankhyacosmology and the the-ory of cycles believedby the Hindus. Hewas struck by the re-semblance betweenSankhya theory ofmatter and energyand modern physics.

These intuitive sci-entific proclamationsare hard to be experi-mented to prove or dis-prove. But with the ad-vent of Quantum phys-ics, many gaps havebeen bridged. The fa-mous Nobel winningSoeren Prell theory im-plies that at a deep andfundamental level theseparate parts of the

world are connected inan intimate and imme-diate way as anychange in one immedi-ately and unmitigatedcauses changes in theother.

As far as biologicalscience wasconcerned,Swamiji did notbelieve inDarwin’stheory ofevolution. Hesaid, “Certainlyit is true thatman cannot besimply anevolution.Every evolutionpresupposes aninvolution.This involution

and evolution is onthroughout the wholeof nature.” This is intune with new devel-opments in the field ofbiology. EminentNobel Prize winningcell biologist Chris-tian de Duve andBrian Goodwin’sresearch shows thatDarwin’s theoryworks for smallaspects of evolutionand there is nosignificant support forgradual evolution ofhereditary mutationsadding up to largescale aspects ofevolution.

More than a centu-ry after Swami Vive-kananda’s short butextraordinary life, hisintuitive words on sci-ence have left distinctmark on the pages ofworld’s history of sci-ence and his words areeven more relevant to-day than ever before.

The writer isShakha Pramukh,Vivekananda Kendra,Navi Mumbai

By: Dinesh Pawar

Uran: MaseenaHospital, BycullaMumbai andBharatiya JanataParty Mora, Uran areorganizing a blooddonation and free

health check-up campat New EnglishSchool Mora onSunday (March 1st)from 10 am to 1.30pm. Formercorporator NandaMazgaonkar, Mora

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Blood donation campand free health camp at Mora

Not a clean and green cityA decade back, anyone traveling from Mumbai to Navi Mumbai,

would experience sudden change in the quality of air and

cleanliness as one crossed the Thane creek bridge. Today, they

seem to have merged together and the same garbage heaps and

decomposing organic waste emanating foul smell as in Mankhurd,

could be seen on this side of the creek bridge as well. Somewhere,

NMMC seems to have left behind their slogan of clean and green

city. It seems to have abandoned cleanliness drives altogether

and deteriorating hygiene in Vashi, its most developed node, also

does not stimulate NMMC to arrest the menace in making.

The functioning of local bodies in Navi Mumbai like CIDCO

and NMMC has touched its nadir. Even for routine functioning

they require sort of “drives” to motivate their staff to carry out

their day-to-day work. Cleanliness is one field where their

performance has been abysmally poor. They seem to be waiting

for some epidemic to occur and claim precious lives before

carrying out one of their prime responsibility i.e. cleanliness. The

garbage removal is through contract system and no care is being

taken by NMMC officials to ensure its implementation. No

inspection is being carried out to oversee performance of the

contractor. Generally, the dustbins are surrounded by heaps of

garbage and stagnant water, preventing people to put them to

proper use. Most of the time the garbage starts getting

decomposed emanating foul smell, thus creating environmental

pollution. The numbers of dustbins provided are also

disproportionately inadequate and some, which are available, are

broken and distressed.

Not only the local bodies are to be blamed, section of residents

is also to share the blame as they lack civic sense as regards

disposal of garbage. They do not take pains to throw it in dustbins

and litter yards of area around dustbins with garbage. To add to

this, the rag pickers and stray animals scatter it still further

thereby creating nuisance for the locality. Lot of waste is

generated in the commercial areas, vegetable market, garages

etc. which do not find proper disposal. Lack of vigilance and

concern for hygiene on part of NMMC encourages such kind of

uncivilized behaviour.

If NMMC desires to really create a garden city on lines of

its slogan, it has to shed its indifference towards unhygienic

ambiences and environmental concerns. The contractors as

well as the staff have to be made more accountable and it has

to be ensured that every penny spent for the purpose is well

spent. Besides, additional dustbins, replacing damaged and

corroded mild steel dustbins with fibre reinforced plastic

dustbins which are hygienically superior, aesthetically beautiful

and easier in handling, transporting vehicles, incinerators etc.

should be provided and fines for flouting rules should be

imposed to achieve the required degree of hygiene and

cleanliness. Also unauthorized slum developments should be

curbed to further this aim as slums are potential threat to the

environment. It should learn that formulation of laws is not

enough as going by the past experience, meaning of

‘democracy’ has always been over stretched by certain section

of citizens and that ‘laws not enforced cease to be laws’.


Shiva Vishnu Mandir Pratishtan in Vashi to expand its libraryBy: Lakshman Sundar

Navi Mumbai: Alibrary is a treasurehouse of knowledgeunder one roof. TheShiva Vishnu MandirPratishtan (SVMP)at Sector 9A, VashiNavi Mumbai hasplanned to expand itsexisting library.Various poojas wereconducted to heraldthis initiative andmembers and devo-tees were invited forthese auspiciousfunctions.

The LibraryThe Shiva Vishnu

Mandir PratishtanWachanalaya as thelibrary is called hasat present over 400active members.“Our Library housesbooks on a variety ofsubjects like reli-gion, spirituality,Ramayana, Mahab-harata, yoga, greatleaders of India andother classical andhistorical books. Ithas also got impor-tant daily newspa-pers in Marathi,Hindi and English.The membership feeper month is Rs. 60only. The library isopen from 9 a.m. to12 noon and from 5pm to 8 pm in theevening. It is closedon Sunday,” explains

Smt. Kaveri Mahad-ik, Chief Librarianfor the past 12years. She is veryhappy and excitedabout the library’sproposed expansionplans and says morepeople will be bene-fited after theexpansion.

Smt. KaveriMahadik, Shri.Deepak Chabukswar,his son Shri. Ashwinand brother Shri.Ketan, Head PriestPandit Mahashabdheand Manager Shri.Prafulla Harishchan-dra Bansode are thekey people whocontribute immense-ly for the growth andprogress of theMandir.

Says ManagerShri. PrafullaHarishchandraBansode,”At presentour library housesmore than 10,000

books catering tovarious readinggroups. We are goingfor both qualitativeand quantitativeexpansion and makethe library themuch-visited place.We have applied foraccreditation to thegovernment and wehope to get it soon.”Shri. Bansode has

been the Manager inShiva Vishnu MandirPratishtan for thelast 25 years manag-ing all initiativesand activities ofSVMP.

About SVMPThe Shiv Vishnu

Mandir Pratishtanadjacent to ShriJulelal Mandirbehind the erstwhile

Vashi Bus depot atSector 9A in Vashihouses Lords Ma-haganapathy, Shivain the form of ShivaLingams, Nandis-wara and Mahavish-nu and GoddessMahalakshmi. Thereare also idols ofLords Ganesha andHanuman andportraits of Lord

Ram, Sitadevi,Lakshmana, Anjan-eya, Lord Krishna &Radha, GoddessSaraswathi andothers. All Hindufestivals and impor-tant days are cele-brated here through-out the year in alively manner.Hundreds of devoteesvisit this mandir ona normal day andthousands do so onHindu festivals. TheMandir has also gota library and aspacious hall forweddings, pra-vachans and otherimportant events onrent. Those interest-ed in hosting impor-tant events maycontact SVMP on022- 27666009

By Ashok Dhamija

Panvel: CentralRailway in coordina-tion with KonkanRailway have decidedto extend the experi-mental stoppage ofTrain No. 12051 /12052 Dadar –Madgaon Jn. - Dadar“Janshatabdi” Ex-press at Sawantwadi

Janshatabdi Express ToHalt At Sawantwadi Road

Station Till 30th JuneRoad station for aperiod of threemonths with effectfrom Sunday 1stMarch, 2020 or tillfurther advice which-ever is earlier.

Passengers arerequested to kindlyavail the services. Theabove Express alsohalts at Panvel Jn too

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By: Dr. Monica Khanna

A few days ago, Fa-cebook reminded methat it had been elevenyears since I completedmy PhD. It broughtback memories of daysand nights spent inreading, thinking, anal-ysing, writing, typingand editing – draft af-ter draft after draft. Itbrought back diariesfull of scribbled notes;images of train jour-neys spent engrossed inbooks, my gaze affixedon what I was reading,looking out of the win-dow only when I wasabout to reach my des-tination. It broughtback days when I wouldforget to cook and eat,because my researchwas the food that keptme satiated. It broughtback the feeling of ela-tion and fulfilment Iexperienced when I heldthe big black book in myhands – a feeling thatcannot be described inwords.

I remember some-one having comparedwriting a PhD thesis tothe process of givingbirth. The idea for thethesis is the momentof conception – an ideawhich is then shapedinto a research ques-tion and a proposal.The idea is nurturedwhen research begins.Only, this pregnancytakes longer than ninemonths, and invari-ably extends to a few

Surrogacy in Educationyears. Labour is theperiod just before sub-mission – painful, diffi-cult, and strenuous,which causes tremen-dous fatigue. And theviva is that marvel-lous, miraculous mo-ment of birth whichmakes one forget all theagony one has gonethrough, replacing itwith sheer ecstasywhen one eventuallyreceives the degree –the joy of holding one’sbaby in one’s arms.

Coincidentally, aday after the Facebookreminder, I received arequest from an ac-quaintance, offering mea handsome sum ofmoney to write some-

one’s PhD thesis forher. She doesn’t havethe time to write, I wastold. She is looking forsomeone who can ‘help’her out by writing thethesis for her. Surroga-cy, I thought to myself!You conceive the baby,but someone else goesthrough the pregnancyand labour – and youget to keep the babyand give it your name!

Outsourcing todayhas become a conve-nient and easy optionfor those who want towriggle their way out ofa difficult maze. All oneneeds is money – andone can get away withwhatever one wants.Sadly, education, whichwas once considered a

noble profession, hasnow become a moneymaking business – andeverything, from a sim-ple assignment to aproject or essay, to afull-fledged doctoralthesis can be bought ata nominal cost. What isdisturbing is that notonly are there peoplewilling to shell outmoney to outsourcetheir research; but thatthere are also peoplewho have no qualmsabout indulging inthese unethical practic-es to fill their pockets.

Those who get theirmarks, credits and de-grees without workingfor them are the futureengineers, doctors, law-

yers, managers andteachers who will buildour nation. When I lookback at the years of la-bour that went into ob-taining my degree, Iwonder if I should envythose who get theirs soeffortlessly. But then Iponder on how theirconscience allowsthem to sleep peaceful-ly at night – and goback to deep slumberwith a contented smileon my face!

The writer isAssociate Profes-sor, Indira Insti-tute of Business

Management,Consultant, IndianSchool of Manage-ment and Entre-

preneurship

By: Dr. Firuzi Mehta

Polycystic OvarianDisease (PCOD), alsoknown as Stein-Lev-enthal Syndrome, is acommon cause of in-ferti l ity in manyyoung women. In thiscondition the folliclesdo not release the eggsnormally in everymenstrual cycle; mul-tiple cysts are formedin the ovaries. It is not

really known whyPCOD occurs. Thepolycystic ovaries area sign of hormonalmalfunction. Hor-mones can be affectedby a woman’s emo-tions, thoughts, dietand personal history.A few cases are genet-ic and run in families,but most cases haveno such familial link.

In recent times,some studies suggesta link with excessiveintake of milk andmilk products, esp.since the dairy indus-try often uses artifi-cial hormones to in-crease milk produc-tion. Practitionerswho adopt the holisticapproach are awarethat when there is aproblem with some-thing so complex asthe ovulation process,there may be a prob-lem with the regulato-ry mechanism of themenstrual cycle in thebrain.

We know that thebrain is affected by emo-tional and psychological

Polycystic Ovarian Diseasefactors such as stressand repressed pain inthe past. Where ovari-an functioning is con-cerned, it has beenfound that negativefeelings about being fe-male or feelings of in-feriority are oftenpresent.

SYMPTOMS· Obesity· Excess hair

growth on face andbody

· Irregular and in-frequent or absentmenses with infre-quent or absent ovula-tion

· Acne with greasyskin

· Miscarriages· InfertilityDIAGNOSIS

A diagnosis ofPCOD can be madebased on the symptompicture the patientpresents with, con-firmed by blood testsand USG (ultrasonog-raphy) of the abdomenand pelvis. The bloodtests are done to checkthe levels of the hor-mones oestrogen,progesterone, follicle-stimulating hormone(FSH), luteinising hor-mone (LH), testoster-one and DHEA. Wom-en with PCOD are athigher risk of develop-ing other illnesses likehigh blood pressure,diabetes, heart diseaseand uterine cancer.

TREATMENTExercise and reduc-

ing body weight areimportant parts of thetreatment of PCOD asthey can reduce therisk of developing oth-er illnesses. Havingregular periods is im-portant for the womanto reduce the risk ofuterine cancer. Con-ventional medicineusually treats this

condition with artifi-cial hormones, tomake up for the body’sown deficiency. Mostwomen are thereforeprescribed birth controlpills and antiandrogen-ic drugs to create cyclicmenstrual periods.Women suffering frominfertility are pre-scribed drugs whichinduce ovulation tem-porarily. These treat-ments, though helpful,do not address the lackof ovulation or the hor-monal status of thebrain. The underlyingissue remains uncor-rected. Doctors with aholistic approach be-lieve that treatmentshould be aimed at set-ting the basic causeright and not just tar-geting each individualproblem separately inthe complex of PCOD.Patients have to rea-lise that PCOD doesnot have to be a lifelongchronic condition.Emotions have to beheeded and not sup-pressed. Going out innatural light as muchas possible is benefi-cial in re-establishinghormonal balance.Diet should be well-balanced and full ofnutritious items.Junk food should beavoided. A regular ex-ercise programmeshould be followed. Ho-meopathic treatmentinvolves a detailed casetaking wherein allemotional, intellectualand physical aspects ofthe patient are consid-ered before the mainremedy is chosen.Such a chosen consti-tutional remedy worksat deep levels settingright the basic imbal-ance in the body. It isseen that patients re-spond well to suchtreatment and regularmenstrual cycles aresoon established. Overa period of 1-2 years, allcysts in the ovaries dis-appear too and the wom-an can lead a normalhealthy life withoutfurther treatment.

The writer isB.H.M.S. (Bom.)H.M.D. (Lon.) IACHDIHom.

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By Ashok Dhamija

Navi Mumbai: Tocommemorate thediscovery of theRaman effect byIndian physicist andNoble laureate Sir C.V. Raman on 28February 1928, theyoung minds of Vashibased St. LawrenceHigh School observedthe National ScienceDay with full zealand vigour on Fri-day.

The tiny totsfrom the Pre-Primary and thePrimary Studentsshowcased theirscientific talentswith their innova-tive ideas andcreativity, some ofwhich included thought provokingidea on save water,Rain harvesting,

Laying seeds for future scientists to excel

Future scientists showcase their innovative ideas with informative placards and various prototype models

St Lawrence students witness exhibits on display

Water Cycle, modelson Windmill, SolarSystem amongothers. Seniorstudents on theother hand withtheir innovativeskills and ideaswent beyond theirtext and exhibitedthe projects like theLi-Fi (short for lightfidelity) InformationTransfer (a wireless

communicationtechnology), Hy-draulic Machines,Gesture, and Blue-tooth, controlledRobo Car were someof the eye catchingprojects that toowere displayed.

“To commemoratethe discovery of theRaman effect byIndian physicist andNoble laureate Sir C.

V. Raman on 28February 1928, theyoung minds of ourinstitute observedthe National ScienceDay with full zealand vigor. We arehighly thankful toour Chairman SirDr.A.F. Pinto andManaging DirectorMadam Grace Pintofor giving us theplatform to nurtureour scientific think-ing and excel ourimagination’’, saidan excited partici-pant.

The ATL tinker-ing Lab has given animpetus to ourstudents and teach-ers to nurture ourcuriosity and be agreat innovator”,said the SairaKennedy. Headmis-tress of the institute.


Navi Mumbai:Alarmed by the risingdrug trafficking casesand its harmful effect,the Rotract Club ofNarsee Monjee Collegehas launched theirinitiative #Stay Soberto raise awarenessabout the devastatingeffects of drug abusein one’s life.

The event wascarried out under theleadership of Rtr.Aksshat Arora, Rtr.Harsh Murarka andRtr. Miloni Chitalia.Around 15 memberswere involved in theevent with students

Stay Sober- Raises awarenessabout devastating effects of drugs

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Sagar ShikshanSanstha Thane’sSecretary K PPandey recentlylaunched his twobooks in Hindi:‘Harishchandra KiPida’ and ‘Koi MereSath Chale’ at

Hindi Kavya Sangrah:Book launch held in Airoli

Jankibai Madhaviauditorium Airoli.Chief guest on thisoccasion was MLANiranjan Davkhare.During this occasionDr KarunashankarUpadhyay, Dr ShitalPrasad Dubey,Litterateur

Sudhakar Mishra,Dr Anil Singh, DrDayanand Tiwari,Sagar ShikshanSanstha Vijay ShamMishra, Socialworker AnkushSonawane, PrincipalManishanad Pandeywere present.


Navi Mumbai:With the festival ofcolours just roundthe corner, the NaviMumbai DeputyCommissioner ofPolice (zone 1)Pankaj Dahane hasurged the residents of

city to celebrate thefestival peacefullyand not indulge inany unwantedactivity.

“Generally, peoplestart the Holi festivalcelebration a week inadvance and throwwater filled balloons

and small plasticbags at people frombuilding tops. This isdangerous as it canhurt someone seri-ously,” said Dahane.

He further saidthat the police willkeep a strict vigil onpeople.

City cops urge citizensto celebrate Holi peacefully


Bring back normalcyDear Editor,We are grateful to the government, which has

the guts to bring an Act like CAA to protect theinterests of the citizens of this country. It is dis-gusting to note the desperate attempts made bythe so called liberals in indulging disinformation campaign and obfuscat-ing the issue, for not reporting the actual intent of protesters atShahinbagh. The government should bring UCC in the next session andexpose the liberal gangs. There is nothing against any particular commu-nity residing in India in the CAA. You must ask simple question as towhy the so called minorities in India want to create violence here to per-mit entry of outsiders and why do they object to giving citizenship to thepersecuted Hindus left out in these areas?

The Government didn’t start the demonstrations and riots. They justcare about the persecution of minorities in neighbouring countries. TheCAA bill was passed in parliament. Actually Hindus and Muslims of Del-hi are not against each other but very friendly as media reports, theyeven helped each other to save lives and properties. This proves the peoplewho did the arson, stoning and killings were hired elements. It is time tohave unity in diversity to prevent such aggrieved agitations turning intoriots, arson, looting and murder.

C.K. Subramaniam, Millennium Towers, Sector 9, Sanpada

Are our women safe?Dear Editor,Crime is endemic to the human condition, but a crime specifically

directed at one sex is most despicable and unfortunately, the one that ispunished least. It is found that the media exposure and all the legislationhave little impact. Legislation introduced by the government is often merelytokenism. One would find that the problem before the majority of womenin our country is not equality but survival. There is scarcely a day whencases of rape or a dowry murder are not reported from different parts ofthe country. Time has helplessly watched women suffering in the form ofdiscrimination, oppression, exploitation, degradation, aggression, humil-iation.

A society that is unable to respect, protect and nurture its women andchildren loses its moral moorings and runs adrift. The major lacuna inthe laws is that they are not gender neutral. Many women and theirfamily members, therefore, misuse them to settle scores, intimidate andharass the husband and his family. It is not uncommon to project self-inflicted injuries as assault by husbands. Sensitivity training and knowl-edge of the rights of women and children are another vital need and mustbe made mandatory for all law enforcement agencies.

To increase the reporting of such cases at first we need to empower thewomen and children. They must be educate on their rights and encour-age them to come forward to register the cases. There are many violentcases but due to stigma in the society very few are reported. The problemcannot be solved by the government alone but by a national awakeninginvolving the entire country and civil society. A nationwide campaign isneeded to reignite India’s core values and traditions that respect and nur-ture women and children.

I would like to point out that while laws alone cannot put an end toevils that are endemic in the social structure, the government can atleast make some attempt to take it s own enactments seriously.

Vinod C. Dixit, B-15 Jyotikalash Society,B/H Sundervan Satellite, Ahmedabad

Letters to the Editor....

Mumbai: IndiaFact Quiz (IFQ), a na-tionwide digitally gam-ified quiz on data andfacts on India, waslaunched online acrossIndia. IFQ is aimed atcreating awareness andappreciation for data-backed accurate infor-mation and a rigour forfact-checking amongIndia’s youth. The an-nual championship tar-gets youngsters be-tween the ages 17-25.The preliminaryrounds of IFQ will beheld online onwww.indiafactquiz.com,followed by on-groundregional finals acrossMumbai, Bengaluru,Kolkata and Lucknow,culminating into thenational finals in NewDelhi in April 2020.Participants stand thechance of winning techhampers valued at overINR 20 lakhs and earnthe title of India’s 1 stFact Quizzard!

India Fact Quiz willfocus on themes acrosssocial and developmentissues including health,education, gender, cli-mate, environment andsustainability. Partici-pants will be challengedon their knowledge andawareness on a widerange of topics in an

India Fact Quizlaunched nation wide

engaging and enter-taining format.Through each questionand its correspondingresponse, participantswill be exposed to dataand evidence onprogress and will havethe opportunity to divedeeper into learningmore about the subject.

Format: India FactQuiz 2020 is a digital-first quiz format, divid-ed into (i) an onlinequiz, and (ii) on groundfinals:

? The online quiz isopen to everyone acrossIndia and will be livefor one month; partici-pants between ages 17-25 will be eligible forthe championship quiz.

? Based on the on-line quiz, 16 partici-pants across India withthe highest scores whofeature in the ‘Leader-board’ will qualify forthe on-ground regionalfinals. These will beheld across 4 cities:Mumbai, Bengaluru,Kolkata and Lucknow.

? The 4 regionalwinners will battle forthe pole position at thenational finale in NewDelhi; the winner of thenational finale will beIndia’s 1 st Fact Quiz-zard!

? The regional finals

and the national finaleof India Fact Quiz 2020will be televised. Priz-es: Tech hampers worthover INR 20 lakhs willbe awarded to partici-pants, regional finalistsand the championshipwinner. These hampersconsist of laptops, tab-lets, headphones, print-ers, smart watches,smart speakers, etc,along with trophies forthe regional finalistsand a winning Cham-pionship Shield for thenational winner. Allonline participants willreceive digital certifi-cates and high scorerswill be featured in theIndia Fact Quiz ‘Hall ofFame’.

Post the culmina-tion of this champion-ship quiz, India FactQuiz will also launchweekly online quizzeson its websitewww.indiafactquiz.com.

India Fact Quiz issupported by the Bill& Melinda GatesFoundation and is pow-ered by DataBaaz, adata-backed and fact-based multimedia plat-form for the mobile-firstgeneration. The pur-pose of this initiative isto encourage the use ofdata and evidence inpublic discourse.

By: Dinesh Pawar

Uran: National Sci-ence Day was celebrat-ed at Veer Wajekar Col-lege of Arts, Science andCommerce of the RayatEducation Institutehere.

The chief guest ofthe program was Prof.

National Science Day concludesat Veer Wajekar College

Dr. Rajshri Deshpande.She informed the stu-dents about the greatperformers in scienceand technology andmentioned how womenlike Kalpana Chawla,Rohini Godbole, Shub-ha Tolle have done bril-liant work in the field

of science and technol-ogy.

The program waspresented by Prof. RufaInamdar, Head of theintroductory ScienceAssociation. The pro-gram was attended bya large number of stu-dents and professors.

use it for washing ve-hicles and another 19percent use for bathing.But no industrial chem-icals or any other afflu-ents from MIDC andother industrial areawere being dischargedinto any lake.

The NMMC seniorofficials on the condi-tion of anonymity said,“We are aware thatSIES College, Nerul

and Greenline conduct-ed a study of lakes inthe city just to prepareNavi Mumbai’s base-line data keeping inmind the future policydecisions. It is unfortu-nate that despiteawareness amongmasses, every year idolare immersed in lakesin large number, solidwastes like food pack-ets, wrappers and alsothe nirmalaya, that isflower wastes, arethrown in the lakes,which make the water

polluted and contami-nated. The civic bodycleans all the lakes ofNavi Mumbai in everytwo or three years, butall the lakes in the cityhave stagnant waterand there is no runoff.Hence, due to dilutionthere is increase in thepollutant load.”

He further addedthat the civic body willstudy the report as wellas the recommenda-tions suggested for im-proving the quality ofwater in the lakes.

Only 20 % ...

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Mumbai: Depart-ments of BiomedicalEngineering, Mechan-ical Engineering andCivil Engineeringfrom CASE WesternReserve University,School of Engineeringjoined hands with In-ternational School ofEngineering (IN-SOFE) to offer Mas-ters degrees with dualspecializations (Coreand Data Science/AI)

The programstarts with 15 creditsof Data Science edu-cation at INSOFE.Once these credits arecompleted, the re-maining credits ofcourse work will bedelivered at CaseWestern Reserve Uni-versity in Cleveland.

Major benefits ofthe program

·Upon successfulcompletion, the stu-dent gets a fully ac-credited Master’s De-gree by the Case West-ern Reserve Universi-ty, Cleveland OH andhence will be able to

Insofe, India and Case Western Reserve University, USA announce the

launch of a 1st of its kind MS in Core Engineering Disciplines and Data Science

Dr. Brian Amkrant Executive Director of Laura and Alvin Siegal Lifelong Learning Pro-gram at Case Western Reserve University, Mr. Ankush Gupta, associate Principle at ZSassociates, Dr. Dakshinamurthy President and Co-founder, INSOFE, Dr. Venkataraman-an Ragu Balakrishnan Dean of the case school of Engineering, Mr. Gaurav Agarwal,Head of Education USA, INSOFE and CEO, Soothsayar Analytics

benefit from 3 years ofOPT (Subject to ap-proval by USCIS).

·The programs aredesigned such thatany engineering stu-dent can choose anydiscipline providedthey have the rightmathematical back-ground.

·The students onceselected through theinterview process be-come eligible for GRE/TOEFL waiver and$15,000 tuition feewaiver

Speaking on the oc-casion Dr. Venkatara-man Ragu Balakrish-nan, Dean of the CaseSchool of Engineeringsaid “The Case Schoolof Engineering atCase Western ReserveUniversity recognizesthe importance ofData Science’s role inthe industry andacross the engineer-ing disciplines. Ourdual specialisationmaster’s degree pro-grams provide a rigor-ous curriculum based

in Data Sciences anddesigned to help ourgraduates stand outin their field. I offermy sincerest welcometo the new studentsjoining our programsthrough our partner-ship with INSOFE.

Dr. Dakshinamur-thy V Kolluru, Presi-dent and Co-Founder,

INSOFE said “Aspracticing DeepLearning has becomeaccessible, organiza-tions are working oncomplex problems andsolving important is-sues using Data Sci-ence. Hence engi-neers who understandtheir domain and datascience are the need of

the hour.Mr. Ankush Gupta

from ZS associatessaid “The Lifesciencesindustry is at a cuspwhere AI and DataScience is helpingdrive improved Com-mercial and Healthoutcomes. For exam-ple, how can Pharmacompanies better en-

gage with healthcarephysicians OR predictpatient events todrive preventive careand completion oftherapy! To solve suchproblems, we at ZSbelieve in developingexperts who under-stand Industry andData Science deeply.This program has asimilar dual objectiveand feels like the rightfoundational step tobuild future experts.”

Mr. Gaurav Agraw-al, Head of EducationUSA, INSOFE andCEO, Soothsayer An-alytics, USA basedData Science & A.I.Consulting Company,said “This Master ’sprogram will give aunique opportunity tothe youth from Indiato excel in Global mar-ketplace by having un-parallel education inData Science and im-prove employment op-portunities for theyouth and position In-dia as a top destina-tion for such talent.”

By: Chandrashekher Hendve

Navi Mumbai:With an aim to helpthe underprivilegedchildren showcasetheir talent in thefield of Arts, RotaryClub of Navi Mum-bai Sunrise andAdarsh SevaFuture Social Orga-nization organised acultural programmeat the Golf Course

Tiny tots showcase their talent

Valley in Kharghar.Seven children fromkindergarten inKharghar, Nerul,Pavane, Turbhe,Indiranagar partici-pated.

Rotary ClubDistrict GovernorMohan Chandavarkaralong with Presidentof the Club Vish-waranjan Sabat werepresent.

The culturalprogramme staged bythe tiny tots won thehearts of the attend-ees. Kindergartenteacher PriyankaThombre, LalitaShelar, SurekhaKamble, ManishaRevan, Sal Kakar,Sujata Kamble, AnjaliSonkamble NamitaKaktari were presenton the occasion.


Koparkhairane :The Shelar Challengerteam was placed first inthe Jawali PremierLeague cricket tourna-ment organized by theJawali Cricket Associa-tion at Kopar Khairane.The tournament wasinaugurated by MLASandeep Naik.

Twelve teams par-ticipated in the compe-tition. Shelar Challeng-er won the competition,while the 2 prize waswon by Bhairavnath

Shelar Challenger Team bags JawaliPremier League Cricket Trophy

Warriors, 3nd place waswon by Babaraje War-riors and 4th place waswon by Shree Fighter.

Anil Kadam, SunilDhanade, SudhakarLohar, Vinod Surve,Bapu Parte, PrashantShelar, Vijay Surve, Vi-kas Shelar, ShubhamDesai, Pratap Shelar,Kiran Shelatkar, Nitinand Nilesh Shelar, San-tosh Patane, Nitish Be-loche, Aniket Sapkal,Aniket Sapkal workedhard forthe tournament to be

successful. All the priz-es of the competitionwere presented by MLAChhatrapati ShivinderSingh Raje Bhosale.

The distribution ofprizes was done by MLAShashikant Shinde.Corporator SandeepMhatre, Eknath Om-bale, Saurabh Shinde,Mathadi leader Rishi-kant Shinde, PravinDhanade, SachinParte, Sagar Dhanade,Rajendra Dhanade andothers were present onthe occasion.


Mumbai: Mel-bourne-based Austra-lian health, wellnessand natural skincarebrand Swisse today an-nounced its launch intothe Indian market. Dis-cerning Indian con-sumers will now haveaccess to high qualityvitamins, supplementsand skincare productsfrom one of Australia’slargest vitamins, min-erals and health sup-plements (VMHS) andskincare brands.

Internationally rec-ognised for its quest tosupply the highest qual-ity nutrient-rich prod-ucts, backed by scienceand world-class manu-facturing standards,Swisse products helpmillions of peoplearound the world makethe most from life everyday.

Swisse was foundedby Mr Kevin Ring andopened its first stores inMelbourne, Australia,in 1969, where its head-quarters are still based.Swisse’s expansion intothe Indian marketcomes one year after itwon both the presti-gious Victorian Gover-nor’s Export Award fore-commerce and theAustralian ExportAward for e-commerce.

Swisse’s launch intothe Indian market hasbeen supported by tai-lored assistance fromthe State Governmentof Victoria (Australia)through Global Victo-ria, and the VictorianGovernment Trade andInvestment (VGTI) of-

Melbourne’s Swisse launches globallyacclaimed Wellness products in India

Ms Nushrat Bharucha and Chris Hemsworthjoin Swisse in prioritising health

fices in India.Indian consumers

are showing an increas-ing inclination towardsnatural and organicproducts in the beautyand wellness sector,and Australia is re-nowned for many suchbrands. Swisse is fol-lowing a digital strate-gy in India focusing onthe millennial popula-tion. India has theworld’s largest millen-nial population, with60% under the age of35.

Initially, around 30of Swisse’s most popu-lar products, such asSwisse Liver Detox,Swisse Magnesium andSwisse Hair Skin Nailsliquid, as well as target-ed multivitamins formen and women, willbe launched in India.Plans are afoot to alsolaunch the healthybeauty range, includingSwisse Manuka HoneyCleanser, Swisse BloodOrange Facial Serumand Swisse Collagen+with peptides and vita-mins C and E.

The launch in Indiacoincides with Swisse’s50-year anniversary.The brand was unveiledat a special event inMumbai this afternoon,led by Bollywood starMs Nushrat Bharucha.Other VIPs in atten-dance included SwisseManaging Director forAustralia and New

Zealand, Mr NickMann, Chief Strategyand Operation Officer,Mr Akash Bedi fromH&H Group (Swisse’sparent company), theCEO of Global Victoria,Ms Gonul Serbest andVictoria’s Commission-er for South Asia, MsMichelle Wade. Popu-lar Australian and glo-bal Hollywood starChris Hemsworth, of‘Thor’ and ‘The Aveng-ers’ fame and knownnature lover, also sentin a special video mes-sage on the occasion.

Speaking at theevent, Nick Mann,MD, Australia and New

Zealand, Mr NickMann said, “We are ab-solutely delighted toshare our range of pre-mium vitamins, herb-al and mineral prod-ucts, including beautysupplements and natu-ral skincare, with Indi-an consumers. Swissesources the most nutri-ent-rich ingredientsavailable world-wide,such as blood orangesfrom the foot of Mt Etnain Sicily and cranber-ries from Cape Cod, andhave an unwaveringcommitment to quality,safety and effective-ness.”

According to Ms

Gonul Serbest, CEO,Global Victoria, “It’s apleasure to launch oneof Australia’s largestbrands in vitamins,minerals and healthsupplements in India.Swisse is based in theAustralian state of Vic-toria and is a majorcontributor to thestate’s highly success-ful exports in medical,pharmaceutical andnutraceutical products.The Victorian Govern-ment has proudly sup-ported Swisse on its ex-port journey and to-day’s launch is anoth-er outcome of our fan-tastic collaborationwith this great Victori-an company. Congrat-ulations to Nick Mann,the Swisse team andtheir partners in Indiawho have been instru-mental in introducingSwisse to India.”

Akash Bedi, theH&H Group’s ChiefStrategy and Opera-tions Officer, comment-ed on the launch,“Swisse focuses on thePower of Nature, Sci-ence and Innovation –we choose the most nu-trient-rich ingredientsworldwide, and use ad-vanced formulationsbased on scientific andtraditional evidence toensure our products arehigh-quality, safe andeffective. We know thatIndia has been pioneersin and cherishes indi-

vidual health and well-ness. Swisse aims tosupport Indian consum-ers in their aspirationsto lead healthier andhappier lives, particu-larly the younger gen-eration who are strivingfor success in our com-petitive and fast-pacedworld.”

While unveiling theproducts, MsBharucha said, “I amconstantly filming andon-the-go in Bollywood.It’s so important to cul-tivate positive energy,stay healthy, happyand take good care ofmyself. That’s why, inrecent years, I haveembarked on what ispossibly the most im-portant quest of mypersonal life – the questfor physical fitness andgood health. This jour-ney led me to embracepilates and adopt ahealthy lifestyle, andI’m a firm believerthat health is the onlytrue wealth. Fitness isthe new rich. Health isthe new cool.”

Swisse has a widerange of products,many using vegetari-an formulations tar-geted to support specif-ic health functions, aswell as products usinglocal Ayurvedic ingre-dients, such as Indianturmeric. The brand isparticularly known forits vitamins, herbaland mineral supple-ments that are target-ed to age, gender andparticular health ben-efit, and innovativebeauty supplements.

tion leader in theNavi Mumbai Munic-ipal Corporation(NMMC). On Febru-ary 25, at noon, agreen colour envelopewas found at SunilChougule SportsComplex which wasaddressed to VijayChougule.

When Chouguleopened the packet, he

found two printedletters and threephoto prints on A4sized papers. In oneletter, it was writtenthat if the leaderdoesn’t pay Rs 50lakh, the photos willbe circulated acrossMaharashtra andwill also be sent toMatoshri, the resi-dence of chief minis-ter Uddhav Thacker-ay. The blackmaileralso threatened to

submit the photosagainst Chougule incourt.

The Sena leaderapproached theRabale police andfiled the complaint.

Shiv Sena partywill contest thegeneral elections ofNavi Mumbai Munic-ipal Corporation nextApril. Vijay Chougulefeels that this is anattempt to defamehim.

Sena leader...Cont. from pg. 1

equipped to treat TBpatients.”

Dr. Sonawane whilespeaking with News-band informed, “Sincein slum areas peoplepreserve the water inutensils and there is nocleanliness. Hence, thechances of TB patientsis higher in slum areasof the city. The civicbody organises various

programmes to controlthe spread of TB. Wealso organise awarenesscampaigns, streetplays, distribute pam-phlets regularly to curbTB from the city. It is acurable disease if thepatients complete hissix months’ medicinecourse but it is observedthat most of the pa-tients abandon theirtreatment mid-wayand it results in its re-lapse.”

NMMC’s Health de-

partment is regularlymonitoring the spreadof air borne disease likeTuberculosis (TB). Thedepartment has under-taken various initia-tives and provides facil-ities like free medicalcheck-up for TB detec-tion and free medicinesfrom NMMC affiliatedhospitals, health posts,NGO’s. The civic bodyhas also undertakenpreventive as well astherapeutic measuresto eradicate TB.

City records...Cont. from pg. 1


from various parts ofMumbai. Residents ofNavi Mumbai Rtr.Prathvi Mehta fromVashi, the AdminCommittee Memberand Rtr. MahekMithani from Sanpa-da were the part ofthe organisingCommittee. Membersfrom Borivali, And-heri and even Vasaijoined the event.

The Rotractorsdistributed graphicstickers of “StaySober” in the primecollege area of Juhuand Mithibai Collegewhere a lot of stu-dents can be spottedsmoking. The stick-ers were a symbol oftheir strength andunwillingness to giveinto alcohol and tohelp their fellow

classmates in thistask as well.

They launched asocial media cam-paign, where theyaimed to popularize acustom made docu-mentary on drugs, tosignify the horridphysical and mentaleffects of drugs.Various aspects inlife of drug addictsuch as degradedsocial life, loneliness,

depression werecovered. This highlyimpressionabledocumentary wasposted on their socialmedia handles withover 4000 followers.

An impactful no-drugs skit was alsoperformed in theslum areas of YadavNagar and NehruNagar. From showingthe terrible lifestyle ofa drug addict to the

addict denouncingaddictives; throughthe difficult process ofrehabilitation wasshown in the mostgraceful way.

A seminar washeld on ill effects ofDrugs and Tobacco atThe Friends Benchcafe in Vile Parle byRohan Bartake, anesteemed doctor. Heenlightened the youngminds in this aspect.

Stay Sober...Cont. from pg. 7

By: Crime Reporter

Navi Mumbai: Amotorcyclist waskilled in a roadaccident while thepillion rider sustainedinjuries. The deceasedhas been identified asJafaruddin Khan, 19,and his friend, whowas pillion, has beenidentified as RahulDiwakar. Both ofthem reside in ShivajiNagar slum of Nerul.

On Wednesday, thetwo went on a ride toUlwe. At around 10pm, they left fromUlwe to Nerul. Whentheir scooty ap-proached the railway

Motorcyclist killedin truck collision

bridge across on theUran Road, aneighteen-wheeled Tatatruck carrying blocksof cement hit theirscooty. JafaruddinKhan, came under thewheels of the truckand was killed on thespot. His friend RahulDiwakar was critical-ly injured. The policerushed him to Dr DYPatil Hospital inNerul for treatmentbut Jafaruddin wasdeclared dead.

CBD police havelaunched a caseagainst the truckdriver who fled fromthe scene.

Pillion rider sustainsserious injuries


Navi Mumbai:Raigad Chambers ofCommerce andIndustry’s Associationof Business LeadersandEntrepreneurs(ABLE)organised BusinessConclave Navi Mum-bai on 28th February,2020 at MadhyaPradesh Bhavan,Vashi. The basicobjective of theprogramme is to bringbusiness thinkers,corporate and entre-preneurs on commonplatform.

The programmestarted with felicita-tion of guests andexpert speaker byNeel Ramesh-Founder ABLE. Keynote speaker of theprogramme and

Association of Business Leaders andEntrepreneurs(ABLE) organises Business

Conclave Navi Mumbai EMERGE-2020

Management GuruDr. RadhakrishnanPillai spoke on Emerg-ing Trend and In-sights for Entrepre-neurial success, tipsfor corporates.

Mr. Abhay Rang-nekar - Founder &CEO- Quest2travelshared his entrepre-neurial journey withexperiences of ups anddowns. Mr. Ajay

Thakur-Head - BSESME & Start-ups gavekey insights onbusiness funding andoptions of listing forMSMEs. Mr. SureshSadagopan, Founder,Ladder7 Financialshared key insights onfinancial aspects anddisruptive approacheswith respect to financeand business. RohitRaul, Founder and

Chairman, BusinessOpportunities Clubtalked about impor-tance of branding bothpersonal and busi-ness.

The panel discus-sion members C.G.Ramakrishnan, CEO,TechNova ImagingSystems, ArupGupta,CHRO, Reli-ance Defence, NareshDuble- Head Asia-Commercial Excel-lence, ArmstrongWorlds, Vinu Pillai,Head-HR, SmartCon-nect Technologies, D.Ravi Kumar,Partner-Theia New Consul-tancy spoke about theemerging trend andthe need in Corpo-rates to bring aboutsynergy in variousbusiness functions inbig and small organi-zations for achievinggreater success.

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By: Crime ReporterNavi Mumbai: Flat owners and all office-

bearers of Sea Homes building have been foundresponsible for the blaze that took place on Febru-ary 8th, 2020 at Sea-Homes building at Seawoodson Palm Beach Marg. Based on the complaint filedby the Nerul Fire Brigade, NRI police have regis-tered a crime under the Maharashtra Fire Pre-vention and Life Safety Remedies Act for negli-gence against the secretary and executive boardof the building along with Chandrakant Bhasali,the flat owner of the Sea-Homes building.

On February 8, the Duplex flat on the 20thand 21st floors of the building, which is adja-cent to Podar International School in Seawoods,Sector-36, was engulfed in fire. While the fireofficials were dousing the fire, a cylinder inBhansali’s flat exploded in which fire officials-Ganesh Gadde, Vikas Koli, Jitendra Bhoye, Sri-kant Joshi, Deepak Javale, Tanaji Thackerayand Mahadev Pawar were critically injured. Allof them were treated first at the Municipal Hos-pital and later at the National Burns CenterHospital in Airoli. The fire brigade had to extin-guish fire from the adjoining building as it wasfound that the fire extinguisher kept in thebuilding was not working.

Investigations by the fire team revealed thatseven personnel of the fire brigade were serious-ly injured by the explosion of the cylinder whichwas kept illegally in the house, even though pipegas is being supplied in Bhansali’s flat. Also, theoffice bearers who are responsible for checkingthe fire extinguishing devices in the building andfor obtaining the B certificate, failed in their dutydue and the fire extinguishers in the buildingwas found to be non functioning. Therefore, thefire brigade has lodged a complaint at NRI policestation, blaming flat owner Chandrakant Bhasaliand the society’s secretary Ajay Gupta and thesociety’s executive board for the fire and injuriesto the fire brigade officials.

Sea Homes blaze: Policefiles case against officerbearers and flat owner

Gas cylinder was kept illegally in the flat;

fire extinguishers were non functional

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