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nicipal Corporation(NMMC) will be conductinga drawing competition onJanuary 4th, 2020 under the“Clean Survey 2020 ‘. Thecompetition will be held atvarious gardens across cityfrom 8.00 am to 10.00 pm.These include WondersPark, Sector, 19A, Nerul;Meenatai Thackeray Uday-an, Sector 17, Vashi; NisargUdayan, Sector.14, Ko-parkhairane; Zen Garden,Sector 5, Airoli. The com-petition is free and partici-pation certificates will be pro-vided to all the participatingstudents...

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Track fracturebetween Seawoods

and Belapurdisrupts harbour

line servicesLocal train services werecompletely halted due to atrack fracture betweenSeawoods and Belapurstations on Harbour lineroute at 4.30 pm towardsPanvel on 2nd January,2020. As the incident hap-pened during the peakevening hours, the pas-sengers who were return-ing from work, had to optfor road services.

Ulwe residents demandmore trains from Kharkopar

& Bamandongri stationDue to less frequency of trains

autorickshaw drivers charge exorbitantly

By Abhitash D. Singh

ULWE: While thepopulation of Ulwe hasincreased manifold, therailway services have

failed to increase com-mensurately, say theresidents. Kharkopar& Bamandongri sta-tions were opened topublic in November

2018. However, sincethen, the frequency oftrains has remainedthe same.

There are 10 trains

each from Nerul andCBD Belapur forKharkopar station. Thefirst train from Nerul

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Kharghar NGOs requestCIDCO to develop cycle tracksBy Abhitash D. Singh

NAVI MUMBAI: TheCity & IndustrialDevelopment Corpo-ration (CIDCO) on16th June, 2019 hadlaunched its publicbicycle sharingsystem in Khargharwith pomp to curbpollution and trafficcongestion. However,few NGOs fromKharghar say thatwithout cycle tracksit is dangerous for thecitizens to pedal onthe busiest roads.

The inaugurationof public bicycle

sharing system,which had beenpostponed twice, wasfinally launched on16th June last year.

CIDCO MD LokeshChandra and Chair-man Prashant

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Swachh Sarvekshan 2020-mural unveiled at NMMC HQ

Mural created from 110 non-functional mother boards

aims to spread awareness on proper recycling of e waste

NAVI MUMBAI: An ar-tistically created mural‘Swachh Sarvekshan2020’ made from 110non-functional motherboards was unveiled byNavi Mumbai Deputy

Mayor Mandakini Mha-tre and Navi MumbaiMunicipal Corporation(NMMC) CommissionerAnnasaheb Misal in thepresence of StandingCommittee Chairman

Naveen Gavte, Sportsand Cultural Commit-tee Chairman Dr Jaya-ji Nath, Corporator An-ita Manvatkar, Dy Com-

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MUMBAI: C A.Deepak Vekaria isconducting a twodays’ workshop onshare market on4th (Saturday)and 5th (Sunday)January 2020,from 12pm to 2.30pm at 91 Spring Board Properties, L. B .S .Marg,Vikroli (West). For registration contact:9892947443

Workshop onShare marketBy Chandrashekhar Hendve

NAVI MUMBAI: Shan-mukhananda Auditori-um in Mumbai, theMaitri Bodh Parivaarcelebrated their annu-al grand event, ‘MaitriMahotsav’, a celebra-tion of Friendship, Loveand Selfless Service.

The event startedwith soulful perfor-mances of Sufi music,Violin and Kathak, theevent reached its pin-nacle when Dadashree-ji, Spiritual guide andGlobal Humanitarian,founder of Maitri BodhParivaar addressed theaudience with His mes-sage about HumanTransformation by con-necting to the power-

Maitri Mahotsav celebrated

house and guidancecentre within. He men-tioned that the mostimportant thing in hu-man life is to know whoyou truly are and ev-ery effort should be

made towards that, toexpress your true na-ture.

The event conclud-ed with a short prayerprocess and felicitationof the eminent guests

who have been servingthe society in their ownway.

Maitri BodhParivaar has itshead office in Ka-mothe, Navi Mumbai.

to Kharkopar starts at7:45 am and the lasttrain is at 8:45pm,whereas from CBD-Belapur the first trainstarts at 6:22 am andthe last train is at 9:32pm. The residents feelthat there should be atleast few more trains sothat the people of Ulwedo not face the autocrat-ic and demanding na-ture of autorickshawdrivers.

Pratik Yadav, oneof the founders ofParivatan Foundationand a resident ofsector-17, Ulwe said,“The population ofUlwe is increasing ata rapid pace. Theresidential prices tooare scaling north-wards. However, while

there has been a risein the population inthe node, the trans-port facilities, espe-cially trains, havefailed to keep pace. Asof now there are only10 trains from bothNerul & CBD Belapurto cater to the popula-tion of more than 1lakh of Ulwe. This isvery less. We aredemanding introduc-tion of few moretrains. The last trainfrom Nerul is at8:45pm and if thepassengers miss thistrain then they haveto go either by bus orauto. The autorick-shaw drivers chargeRs 20-30 per seat fromNerul to Sector-19 andfrom Sector-19 toSector-17 they chargeRs.50 for just 1kmwhich is exorbitant.”

Junaid Shaikh, a

resident of UlweSector-9 said, “I workin Masjid Bunder. Asthe last train to Ulweis at 8:45pm fromNerul or 9:32pm fromCBD-Belapur, I amforced to leave fromoffice early. If I misseither of these trains,I have to look for analternative. Manytimes the auto driversrefuse to ply at nightso I have to walk fornearly 2 km. CentralRailway shoulddefinitely increase thenumber of trains sothat our problems getresolved. At Nerulstation the last trainshould be at 10:30pmand in CBD Belapur itshould be at 10:45pm.”

One of the au-torickshaw drivers’union members on thecondition of anonymi-

ty said, “As of now weare charging Rs.50per seat from ShagunReality to Sector-17because we don’t getpassengers back fromthat area. If thefrequency of trainsincreases, we willcharge accordingly.The population nearKharkopar station isvery less and most ofthe flats are vacant.Once all the flats willbe filled, the fares willautomatically comedown.”

A K Singh, Sr.Public RelationshipOfficer of CentralRailway said that theyare well aware of theproblems of the Ulweresidents. “We areworking towardsincreasing the num-ber of trains, but itwill take some moretime.”

Ulweresidents...

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By Chandrashekhar Hendve

NAVI MUMBAI: TheNavi Mumbai Munici-pal Corporation Em-ployees- Officers Asso-ciation under the lead-ership of President Vi-jay Patil gave a letterto the NMMC commis-sioner Annasaheb Mis-al and demanded ac-

Action demanded against HoDs of NMMCtion against Head ofDepartments (HoD) fornot the civic chief ’s di-rections.

The Association al-leged that the HoDsdespite directions fromthe commissioner toimplement the 7th paycommission, transferof officers and nurses,

and to release the pay-ment of 25 teachershave failed to followthese.

Speaking about theissue Vijay Patil said,“We have met the com-missioner and other se-niors regarding the is-sue many times andnow we have given a

letter to the municipalcommissioner, themayor, the oppositionleaders as well as thechief minister of thestate and if no actionis taken by 26th Janu-ary, 2020 we will stageindefinite hungerstrike at the NMMCheadquarters”.


By Abhitash D. Singh

NAVI MUMBAI: A se-nior urban planner andinternational consult-ant in an event inMumbai said that thenew Navi Mumbai willhelp in de congestingMumbai. Earlier awell-known city build-er also while speakingwith Newsband saidthat the Maha Mumbaiwhich will be spread in600 sq km will easedown the congestionproblem of both Mum-bai & Navi Mumbaicity.

Pedro B. Ortiz, aSenior Urban Plannerand International Con-sultant recently ad-dressing the gatheringat Rachana Sansad’sAcademy of Architec-ture in Mumbai as apart of the urban fu-ture dialogues eventorganised by the Ob-server Research Foun-dation said, “Pune isgrowing at 10 to 11 per-cent per year whereasNavi Mumbai at 6-7percent and Mumbai

Maha Mumbai will solve the issue of congestion, say urban planners

The new Navi Mumbai will be growth cycle for economyby only 2-3 percent peryear. The growth ofMumbai in comparisonwith the other two cit-ies is very slowwhich is really abad sign for Mum-bai. So if new NaviMumbai is devel-oped, the burdenwill be less onMumbai. As every-one knows the cre-ation of Navi Mum-bai was a necessity.The city is wellplanned with goodin f ras t ruc ture .Same way if newNavi Mumbai is de-veloped with properplanning, the growthcycle of the city will in-crease at rapid paceand it will help in eco-nomic prosperity.” Hewas he speaking on thetopic “Imagining Mum-bai as the IndianOcean Capital”.

Progressive Group,a well-known develop-er of the satellite city,Chairman Vinod Trive-di said, “The MahaMumbai which is the

Goa making the MahaMumbai a great andspacious city to stay.Already the planning

for the same hasbeen initiated. TheMaha Mumbai willdefinitely take lot ofthe burden fromboth Mumbai &Navi Mumbai.Mumbai is spreadover 346 sq.km andNavi Mumbai isspread over344 sq.km, whileMaha Mumbai willhave a larger spaceof more than600 sq.km. The

planning authoritiesare really working hardto turn the plan intoreality very soon.”

Rajesh Prajapati,Managing Director,Prajapati Group said,“One can see the paceat which the develop-ment plan for newNavi Mumbai, whichin future will benamed Maha Mumbai,is progressing. The in-fra projects along withlots of real estateprojects will make theMaha Mumbai into re-ality in another 10years’ time.”

new Navi Mumbai willbe spread at 600 sq.km and the Ulwe nodewhich is developing at

a rapid pace will be apart of the develop-ment. I think it will bespread from Ulwe to

By Crime Reporter

NAVI MUMBAI: Oneperson was killedwhile three otherssustained seriousinjuries while theywere back fromDecember 31st party.The incident happenedat Sector 6, Nerul ataround 2.00 am. Theinjured were admittedat the civic runhospital in Vashi.

The deceased hasbeen identified asAmit Khede (26). Theinjured have beenidentified as GeetVimal Shah (26),Chandrakant Raje(24) and SandeshDhapekar (25). All thefour, the residents ofRasayani, on Tuesdaynight had come tocelebrate New YearEve at Seawoods. After

One killed; threeinjured on NewYear Eve night

partying till late atnight, they werereturning back totheir home at around2am in a drunkenstate. As they werewalking on a roadnear the RamlilaMaidan in NerulSector-6, a white-coloured bus hit them.

Amit Khed, waskilled on the spot. Theother three wereseriously injured. Theinjured were rushed tothe Municipal Hospi-tal in Vashi fortreatment, said seniorpolice inspectorRajendra Chavan ofNerul Police Station.He also said that aninvestigation has beenregistered against theunknown bus driverin connection with theaccident.


Issue : 206 3 January, 2020

When a personchooses to end their lifebecause they can nolonger live with digni-ty, the question to beasked is not whethershe can waive her con-stitutional right to life,but whether she has aright to choice? The de-bate extends to wheth-er the fundamentalright to life extendsto the right tochoice, because, af-ter all, there is noovert act required tobe performed to livelife. The more ab-stract jurisprudencecontent that arisesis whether there is aright to choose at all,and if there is, willit govern the right tolife or be subservientto it. What is the pointin wasting money intreating old-age ail-ments when one has toeventually die?

Article 21 of theConstitution gives methe right to life, but Ialso interpret it as giv-ing me the right to takeaway my life. The rightto life includes theright to live with digni-ty. When you are inpain, that dignity is lostand you are forced torely on your kith andkin for support. Section309 of the Indian PenalCode prescribes punish-ment for attemptingsuicide. It is an offence,but it should not be one.You could die, but if yousurvive, you should getcounselling, not go tojail.

Passive euthanasiameans withdrawinglife support to inducedeath in a natural way.In contrast, active eu-thanasia means inject-ing legal drugs to in-duce death. This is notpermitted in India. TheSupreme Court is like-

Effective measures to

end Euthanasia effectsly to take a decision onliving wills in 2018,even as a draft Bill onwithdrawal of life sup-port to patients withterminal illness is un-der consideration. TheBill, however, dealsonly with terminal ill-ness. This is a complexissue in every societyand the chances of itsmisuse are high. That’swhy it is not acceptedas a way of ending thelives of mentally alertand reasonably healthypersons.

Euthanasia in thatform cannot be allowedor legalised because theprobability of its misuse

— whether it is de-manded for property,money, or because ofanimosity among fam-ily members — is veryhigh. Usually such kill-ings are classified ashomicide, and if the per-petrators are caught,they are punished.Imagine the conse-quences of legalisingthis. There will be nolimits to its abuse inIndia and elsewhere.The decision in favourof euthanasia is farmore complex when aperson is mentallyalert. This brings to mymind a Hindi filmabout a quadriplegicwho seeks death. Thecourt denies his wish. Ithink that was theright decision.

The right to life isan old debate. Whenthe Supreme Courtheard the challenge tothe imposition of Emer-gency, it rejected theargument that in India,the right to life avail-able to a citizen flowsfrom Article 21 of theConstitution, and that

if such an Article wereto be deleted or sus-pended, the citizenwould have no right tohis life under law. Theright to life was mademore sacrosanct and,over the years, has beenseen as a basic featureof the Constitution,thereby making it bothfundamental and per-manent.

The significance ofthis is that if one relin-quishes the right, onecan do so only in accor-dance with procedureestablished by law. Im-posing death by way ofcapital punishment isan example of the right

to life being termi-nated in accordancewith the procedureestablished by law.To terminate life,even one’s own life,were it to be donewithout the authori-ty of law, wouldamount to an unlaw-ful act. In certaincases, it may even bea criminal act. Infact, an attempt to

commit suicide is acrime under the IPC.

In the case of termi-nally ill patients, whoare provided with ex-pensive health care,whose families knowthat the patients areunlikely to return tonormalcy or near-nor-malcy, and given theeconomic burden on thefamily and on society totreat these patients,euthanasia could be de-bated. But euthanasiafor those who are men-tally alert, thoughphysically disabled, is abig no. There is anoth-er legal dimension tothis debate. Takingaway life is often relat-ed to the inability of theaffected or concernedindividual to live withdignity. Euthanasia ef-fects in society is man-ifold and these cases areto be taken individual-ly and each case is tobe treated with discus-sion and dignity.The writer is a freelancer

from Sanpada, NaviMumbai and is a senior

citizen

By C K Subramaniam

Need for introspectionOnce considered to be the heaven of peace and tranquility, Navi

Mumbai can hardly be described the same. In the last few monthsthere has been an alarming rise in crime, especially the petty theftsand house burglaries. Police response to the rising crime has beeninadequate. Insufficient police strength, huge migration of labour,because of large scale construction activities, close proximity toMumbai, which can well be described as the den of underworldgangs and criminal activities, are sported as excuse for the zoomin the crime graph. But along with these, there is no denying thefact that handling has been inept and wanting.

While police may pat their shoulders for solving a few of thecases, it is disheartening to note that several remain unsolvedwhich only help in bolstering the enthusiasm of the culprits, en-couraging them to venture further into crime. Police justify them-selves by claiming that some of the absconding culprits are for-eign immigrants who flee back after committing the crime and assuch fall beyond their jurisdiction. This is unfortunately true. Thepolice do not seem to have the authority as well as the power tonab such culprits, unless the Central Government permits, whichis a long procedure. This problem can only be tackled if India, likeother nations, follows the principle of issuing visas to the neigh-bouring countries and allows only those foreigners who have ob-tained proper jobs and accommodation. Secondly memorandum ofunderstanding should be signed with the neighbouring countriesto allow the police to nab the culprit from whatever area he mayhave fled to.

The attitude of the police officials towards the complainants isalso many times not encouraging. It is seen that there is the ten-dency to ignore the crime, discourage lodging of complaints, slowdisposal of cases, harassment of witnesses etc. This has certainlydwindled the faith of the public in the police department and theysimply hesitate in going to the police stations for lodging of com-plaints and for other grievances. Over the past few months, therehas also been a dereliction of duties as well. Night patrolling, whichused to be a daily exercise, has been abandoned, for reasons bestknown to the police officials themselves. This has led to the in-crease in the cases of chain snatching and house breaking inci-dents. The detection rate has also not gone up.

The Navi Mumbai police department is presently trying to builda public friendly image. This is heartening and is certainly the needof the hour. This will help in strengthening the much desired faithof the public in the police department. Without public joining handswith the police department, crime cannot be controlled. The pub-lic on their part should come forward bravely with complaints aswell as with information. The night patrolling exercise should bestarted for all the sectors to check the growing petty crime. Itshould be the endeavor of each one of us to make Navi Mumbai acrime free society.

By Crime Reporter

NAVI MUMBAI: A 19-year-old woman whowas married just sev-en months ago, com-mitted suicide by con-suming pesticide. Fol-lowing the incident,Taloja police havelaunched a probe.

The deceased has

Harassed by husband and inlaws; woman commits suicide

been identified asSharmila, a resident ofAmbarnath. In May2019, she got marriedto Satish Pawashe, aresident of Taloja. Thefamily members ofSatish, it is alleged, be-gan harassing Sharm-ila right from the mar-riage ceremony. How-

ever, things were finefor two months afterwhich her in-laws in-cluding her brother-in-law and husband start-ed harassing her.

Depressed Sharmi-la would always callher brothers to inform

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Share, receive and take pledge to serve Nature with ‘Grew’ Movement

Citizens can donate belongings which are in good condition in the Meet to be held on 5th January

By Ryhea George

NAVI MUMBAI: A So-cial Group started byUlka Shulka called‘Grew’ is going to haveits 15th Meet on Sun-day, 5th January, 2020.People who would liketo share and donatetheir belongings, whichare in good condition,can participate in theevent, which will be

duct a social activity,but I guess doing it onan individual level givesthe people a sense of re-sponsibility towards na-ture. With this initia-tive, we are not only re-cycling stuffs, we arealso spreading aware-ness towards nature,”she adds.

held at Sailor’s Cafe,Shop No-9 CHS BelleVista, Sector 15, CBDBelapur from 5 pm to 7pm.

Says Shulka, “Themain aim behind thisinitiative is to help oth-ers in whatever wayspossible. In this eventpeople from differentnodes of Mumbai andNavi Mumbai come to-

gether with the inten-tion of donating andsharing their belong-ings which they do notuse anymore but whichcan be of some help toothers.”

It can be anything-a book which the ownerhas already read and isnow of no use to him butsomeone else whohasn’t read the book

could take it; a showpiece or a cutlery or avase, accessories andeven clothes which arein pretty good condition.

“Since the inceptionof ‘Grew’ movement,around 2000 commodi-ties have been sharedand received and ap-proximately 300 peoplehave become a part ofthis event,” she added.

“There are three ba-sic elements behind thisinitiative that is Shar-ing, Receiving and tak-ing Pledge to serve na-ture. The social activi-ty could be of any sort itcould be planting a treeor feeding the stray. Theoriginal thought was towork together and con-

NAVI MUMBAI: TheNavi Mumbai Munici-pal Corporation(NMMC) will be con-ducting a drawingcompetition on Janu-ary 4th, 2020 under the“Clean Survey 2020 ‘.The competition will beheld at various gar-dens across city from8.00 am to 10.00 pm.These include WondersPark, Sector, 19A, Ner-ul; Meenatai Thacker-ay Udayan, Sector 17,Vashi; Nisarg Udayan,Sector.14, Koparkhair-ane; Zen Garden, Sec-tor 5, Airoli. The com-petition is free and par-ticipation certificateswill be provided to allthe participating stu-dents. Students fromClasses 5th to 7th canparticipate in the firstgroup while in the sec-ond group studentsfrom Classes 8th to10th can participate.

NMMC aims to spread awarenessamongst children on cleanliness

Group I - (1) MySchool - BeautifulSchool (2) My locality- Clean land (3) CleanCity - Green City

Group II - (1) Myresponsibility to mywaste (2) My participa-tion in the SwachhBharat Abhiyan (3)Classification and recy-cling of waste - are sub-ject to competition.

From each groupfirst 5 students will begiven cash award; thefirst prize winner willget Rs. 11,000, secondwill receive Rs 9,000and third place winnerwill get Rs 7,000. Thefourth and fifth win-ners will get Rs 5,000and 3,000 respectively.

Students participat-ing in the competitionare requested to bringalong with them cray-ons, water colours,writing pads, brushesand necessary materi-

Organises Drawing competition on January 4thals. Participantsshould arrive at thevenue 15 minutes be-

fore the commence-ment of the competi-tion.


Agnelities Annual Day Fiesta - A Grand Celebration

Highlights the need of saving water and rivers

By Ashok Dhamija

NAVI MUMBAI: Citybased Fr. Agnel Multi-purpose School and Jr.College held its 37th

Annual Day Celebra-tions ‘Tarangini’ in allits grandeur at its mul-tipurpose sports com-plex in Vashi recently.Held over three daysthe graceful and well-coordinated acts byover 1700 participants(KG – Jr. College),staged ‘Tarangini’ – adance drama whichhighlighted the riversof India and its key rolein sustaining civilisa-tion over the Centuries.The grand productionalso endorsed the im-portant message of‘Saving Water ’ and‘Saving the Rivers’.Conceptualised andscripted by Vice Prin-cipal – Vijaya Vaithil-ingam, the creativeharmonious and en-thralling musical ex-travaganza showcasedan array of spell-bind-ing talents of studentsdecked up in tradition-al attires present folkdances from across thelength and breadth ofthe country from Jam-mu & Kashmir to Ker-ala and Gujarat toArunachal Pradesh.

Rev. Bishop JohnRodrigues (AuxiliaryBishop of BombayArchdiocese), Mr. Anto-nio Bosco Menezes(Former Ambassadorof EU in Bangladesh)and Global ExecutiveLeader, Mr. Rahul Co-laco (President, Royal

Principal Snigdha Roy (Extreme left) joins the special invitees in the audience

Vice Principal – Vijaya Vaithilingam (Centre) who conceptualised and scripted thedance drama ‘Tarangini’ could not stop grooving in the side-lines along with others

Auxiliary Bishop of Bombay Archdiocese - Rev. BishopJohn Rodrigues (C) unveiling the Agnel Clarion 2019 inpresence of Rector St. Andrews College, Bandra - Fr.Magi Murzello (L) and Managing Director, Fr Agnel Insti-tute - Fr. Saturnino Almeida (R) The patriotic feeling was evident on the faces of the participants

A scene from the dance drama ‘Tarangini’ which highlighted the need to save rivers

Young artisans enthusiastically perform the folk dance of Punjab ‘Bhangra’

Expressiveness at its best

Seeking the blessings from AlmightyContd. on pg. 8


New Year Resolutions- How effective?By Ryhea George

With New Yearcomes new opportuni-ties and hence a lot ofpeople strive to makenew resolutions. Buthow many of us real-ly succeed in keepingthem?

Speaking with thekids in the age groupof 10-15 years, it wasfound that most of thechildren had theirnew year ’s resolu-tions. This rangedfrom visiting theirfavourite vacation des-tinations to workinghard and getting goodmarks in the exami-nation. Students go-ing to appear for theBoard examinationshave already decidedto study every day andget good grades.

Some of the eldersin the age group of 45years and above saidthat their new year’sresolution mostlydeals with more sav-ings and having funwith it. “My New YearResolution is to trav-el the world,” said a62 year-old lady, whohas already bookedtickets for the USAand Egypt.

Most of the peoplefalling in the agegroup of 15-45 years,which majorly com-prises the workingclass population, saidthat their resolutionis to be happy, beingless anxious and sav-ing more money.

While a lot of femaleseven added that losingweight was on theirchecklist of new year’sresolution.

While speaking to apsychiatrist Dr. Dave,said, “ I deal with a lotof youngsters whohave issues in complet-ing their new year’sresolution and the ma-

jor reasons behind thisis that the new year’sresolution they chooseis either vague or irra-tional or they do notplan it. When a personthinks of losing weightas their New Year’sResolution, they do notplan the weight lossprocedure. Just think-ing about losing weightwon't help, you have tomake a proper sched-ule for it and work ac-cording to that. Rath-er than pushing your-self too hard with itstart gradually so thatit does not seem im-possible for the per-son”.

Having cheat dayswhile striving to loseweight is fine, unless

the cheat days de-pends on your mood.These cheat daysshould also beplanned so that youdo not cheat your dietas and when you feel.

A lot of youngstersclaim their NewYear’s resolution is tobe ‘Happy’ or’ StressFree’- All this is fine

but vague at the sametime, says Dr. Dave.“If being happy is yourNew Year’s Resolu-tion then you shouldlist down the thingsthat make you happyand make a schedulefor it. For instancewatching moviesmake you happy thenyou should add watch-ing movies in yourschedule. Similarly, ifbeing stress free isyour New Year’s res-olution, then youshould work on thethings that makeyour feel happy andstress free. Oneshould work on theresolutions to com-plete them,” she add-ed.

missioner (Administra-tion) Kiranraj Yadav,Dy Commissioner, Sol-id Waste Management,Tushar Pawar, CityEngineer Surendra Pa-til, CAFO Dhanraj Ga-

rad, Chief Auditor Day-anand Nimkar, ChiefSanitation Officer Ra-jendra Sonavane andothers. The mural hasbeen installed in front oficonic NMMC Head-quarter Building.

The upcycle muralis 15 feet wide and hasa height of seven feetand weighs around 200kilograms. It has beendeveloped with the vi-sion to transform NaviMumbai into Zerowaste, Eco Friendly,Smart Art City.

“Through this mu-ral, the Navi MumbaiMunicipal Corporation(NMMC) wants totransform the humanbehaviour towards na-ture and make people

aware of not just doingproper recycling of e-waste but also creatinga curiosity towards up-cycling e-waste,” saidNMMC Commissioner,Annasaheb Misal.

The mural has beendeveloped by theNMMC, Global GreenInnovators and GreenSociety Forum. Earliertoo, the Green SocietyForum under the theme‘Best out of Waste’ incollaboration withNMMC had created twoe-waste upcycled mu-rals by using non-func-tional Mother Boards ofLaptops. These havebeen installed in theNMMC Headquarterand Swachhta Park,Koperkhairane. Theyhad also created aunique applied visualart ‘Recycledelic FIFAMural’ installed in frontof NMMC Headquarter.The mural was madefrom over 7,000 used

plastic bottle caps, tocelebrate the spirit of theFIFA U-17 World Cupand aimed to create con-sciousness about wastemanagement.

The creators of this

best out of waste muralare K Binoy, JaspalSingh Naol, Nikhil M,Devendra Singh, Push-kraj Mhatre, JayakarEllis, Virtual DesignerManju Chouhan, Art Di-rector Kushal Phursuleand their colleagues.

The mural has be-come a center of attrac-tion. Even during the31st December Eve, thepeople could be seen tak-ing selfies in front of thismural. “Even the peoplemoving through PalmBeach road are seen get-ting down from theirvehicles and taking Self-ies in front of this artis-tic upcycled E-wastemural,” said MeetaSharma, a resident ofNerul.

From left:- Dr. Jayakar Ellis, Devendra Singh, Jaspal Singh Naol, K Binoy and Nikhil Mof Global Green Innovators and Green Society Forum tea

Swachh Sarvekshan 2020... Contd. from pg. 1


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Onion has a lot of sulphur in it. It stimulates bloodflow and produces collagen which helps hair growth. Crush a few onionsand take the juice and mix it with almond oil or coconut oil and massageit on your scalp. Leave it for 40 to 45 minutes. Wash your hair withwarm water. You can also mix onion juice with lemon juice and massageit on your scalp and hair. This will prevent hair loss and dandruff.

Jubel D’Cruz, Mumbai

If there is smoke there is fire alsoOver three days after the Uddhav Thackeray-led government expand-

ed its cabinet by inducting 36 ministers, the portfolios have not beenallocated over a widely-reported tug-of-war between the three parties toget plum portfolios. Shiv Sena is the joker in the pack among Maha-rashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA) and if there is smoke there is fire also. Therewas a tussle between senior Congress leader and former Maharashtrachief minister Ashok Chavan and Maharashtra Congress president Bal-asaheb Thorat over the revenue portfolio. There is smoke rising withinthe Congress over the portfolio distribution. It will have to be seen whatis being decided on the issue in the next few days. The coalition politicsis taking its own toll.

Nikhil Krishnan, Sector 42, Mahaveer, Seawoods

Catch up with CAAOf late, we are noting that a lot of state government, due to vote bank

politics, are making public declaration that they won’t enforce the Citi-zenship Amendments Act (CAA). But it is immaterial that whether thestates are following it in true spirit or not. Article 245 and 246 and otherprovisions, state that parliament has complete power to pass laws re-garding naturalization and citizenship. These are clear constitutionalobligations. Both the houses discussed CAA and passed the law. There isno escape, the law has to be implemented.

All governments talking about not implementing it, need to knowthat once they have taken oath, they are bound to follow the mandate ofthe Constitution. It is time to catch up with CAA.

Jayanthy Anandambal, 302 Joy Homes, LBS Marg, Bhandup

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Friesland Campina,China) graced the func-tion as Chief Guestsover the three days.Rev. Fr. Magi Murzel-lo (Rector St. AndrewsCollege, Bandra), Rev.Fr. Crispino (Rector,Don Bosco, Matunga)and Rev. Fr. Valerian(Director, Fr. AgnelTechnical Complex,Bandra) were theGuests of Honour re-spectively. The annualcelebrations also wit-nessed the unveiling ofthe school in house

magazine ‘Clarion2019’ by the dignitar-ies in presence of Fr.Saturnino Almeida,Managing Director ofthe institute. The HSCand SSC (2018-19) top-pers, winners of schol-arships and SpecialExcellence awards toowere felicitated by thedistinguished guestsamidst huge applausefrom the large gather-ing.

Fr. Almeida, MD,Fr. Agnel institute onthe occasion hailed the‘spectacular’ show, saidThe word ‘Tarangini’has its originationfrom the Hindi word‘Tarang’ which means

waves. Hailed as a‘spectacular’ show byone and all, ‘Tarangi-ni’ was well received byone and all. Not only itleft as indelible markin the hearts of theviewers, on account ofits creative productioncontent. The culturalprogramme highlight-ed the important mes-sage of ‘Saving Water’and ‘Saving the Riv-ers’. In keeping withthe mission of theschool, to provide Edu-cation with values,‘Tarangini’ also suc-ceeded in kindling thefeeling of pride and lovefor the country and itsrivers in the partici-

pants and viewers.The values and life les-sons that rivers teachmankind was anothertake-away from thememorable event”.

Snigdha Roy, Prin-cipal of the institute onthe other hand shared“The 37th Annual DayCelebrations of our in-stitute which was heldon 19th, 20th and 21stDecember 2019 at ourAgnel multipurposesports complex. Thesame saw participationfrom over 1700 partic-ipants who staged‘Tarangini’ – a dancedrama on rivers of In-dia. Conceptualisedand scripted by our vet-

eran Vice Principal –Mrs. Vijaya Vaithilin-gam, this productionsaw the enthusiasticinvolvement of chil-dren, teachers, theManagement, parents,staff members, ex-stu-dents and well-wish-ers. Dance directionand Choreography forthis show was done byAnushree Bonnerjee(Founder and ArtisticDirector, DrutamDance Ideas Lab) andher team members,Nilesh Singha andNamaha Mazoomdar.Agnelite Shruti Patiland Lakhan Salgar ofMachaao Eventersmanaged the state,

light, sound and pro-duction. Riveting per-formances by our tal-ented students, en-twined with floats,dance & music madethe audience connectwith the rich culturaltraditions of our nationthrough variety of folkdances. Such was therelevance of the power-ful message that cameout, the management,staff, students and par-ents of our institutehave resolved to contin-ue being involved inthis mission of spread-ing awareness aboutthe need for ‘SavingWater’ and ‘Caring forthe Rivers’” .

MUMBAI: WithJawaaani Jaaneman’steaser being the besttreat for audiences toend 2019, the film hassurely gone on to be themost anticipat-ed one for 2020.Right from itsposter the Jack-ky Bhagnani,D e e p s h i k h aDeshmukh andJay Shewakra-mani productionhas created ahuge buzzamongst thepeople and thesuper cool teas-er has only leftthe fans waitingfor the film withbated breath.

In fact, theJawaani Jaane-man teaser thattreated fanswith the re-prised version ofthe classic songOle Ole also stirredsome nostalgia withSaif featuring in the

Living up to its new vibe, JawaaniJaaneman’s teaser gets everyone talking

new age version. Whilemany also lauded theteaser to send out funvibes, many also lovedthe old charm that SaifAli Khan would bring

into the new decadewith this coming of agefilm.

With such an amaz-ing response the audi-ences are quite excitedto see this quirky taleunfold on the bigscreen. Alongside, Saif

Ali Khan,Jawaani Jaane-man stars Tabuand debutanteAlaya F in quitei n t e r e s t i n groles.

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The MNS leaders staged protest in front of the cabin of the Commissioner of Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation,demanding the release of payment of 6,500 contract workers working in 17 departments like Cleaning, Electricity,Sewage & Disposal since 14 months. The MNS members demanded the release of the pending dues to the tune of Rs.90 crore. The protest was carried out under the guidance of MNS Navi Mumbai City President Gajanan Kale, NaviMumbai President Appasaheb Kothale, general secretary Abhijit Desai, Yogesh Shete, Amol Aivelle, Vinod Pakhare,Nitin Khanvilkar. (By Chandrashekhar Hendve)

By Ashok DhamijaKonkan Railway held

a meeting with Hon’bleMembers of ParliamentVinayak Raut, Sunil Tat-kare and Narayan Ranerepresenting the constit-uencies along KR routein Maharashtra to dis-cuss the issues pertain-ing to the operations ofKR. Sanjay Gupta,Chairman and Manag-ing Director and otherKR Officials werepresent at this meet.

By Crime Reporter

NAVI MUMBAI: TheVashi police stationhas filed a caseagainst a man and hisparents for givingtriple talaq under TheMuslim Women(Protection of Rightson Marriage) Bill,2019.

The complainant, a28-year-old womanfrom Vashi Sector-15,had been allegedlygiven divorce by herhusband who saidtalaq thrice over aphone call. She alsoalleged that her in-laws harassed her.

The complainanthad married Mudas-sar Beg in June 2014as per Muslim cus-tom. After the mar-riage, her husband,mother-in-law, broth-er-in-low and co-sisterin law started tortur-ing her mentally andphysically for variousreasons. She wasasked to do all thedomestic chores andwas ill-treated. Shewas even offered stale

food to eat. The in-laws allegedly alsodemanded Rs 55,000that they spent on herdelivery.

The complainantfurther alleged thatthe gifts which weregiven to her duringher son’s birth wassold by her in-law.They further demand-ed Rs10 lakh andthrew her out of thehouse. Followingwhich she has beenstaying at her par-ent’s place since 3years in Ambarnath.

In the complaintthe victim stated thather husband hadgiven triple talaq overa call in March 2019and filed a complaintin Ambarnath policestation followingwhich she recentlyfiled another com-plaint with the VashiPolice Station.

Senior policeinspector SanjeevDhumal of Vashipolice station said,“No one has beenarrested in the case”.

Woman filescomplaint against

husband forgiving talaq over

Thakur took the leadand pedalled onKharghar’s street.The service wasannounced fromCentral Park. EarlierNMMC had launchedthe public bicyclesharing system lastyear in November inNerul.

Initially there are70 cycles in sevenlocations. CIDCOplans to increase thisto 300 cycles and 30stations. As of nowCIDCO is the onlyspace provider with afixed nominal rentand the operationswill be carried out byYulu.

A representativefrom the Shashwat

Foundation, aKharghar basedNGO on the condi-tion of anonymitysaid “It is good tohave the publicbicycle sharingsystem to curbpollution and also toencourage youngstersto use the safe modeof transportation.But, we should alsohave cycle tracks forsafe commuting. InKharghar there arelot of fitness enthusi-asts and also manymorning joggers andwalkers. This initia-tive will add to theirfitness.”

He further added,“My request to theCIDCO will be thatthey should try andalso build the cycletracks along the roadwhich will encouragemore enthusiasts touse the facility.”

KhargharNGOs

request...Contd. from pg. 1

By Crime Reporter

NAVI MUMBAI: Vashipolice have arrestedfour youths who hadcome to sell ganja atmini-seashore, sector10A, Vashi. Theaccused arrested havebeen identified asNawlesh KumarMeghan Rai (23),Balmiki KumarNaresh Rai (23),Dayanand Chulha Rai

Four youths arrested for sellingmarijuana at mini seashore

Drug weighing 11 kg 300 gms seized(22) and Rajiv KumarCheta Rai (22), and11kg 300 gramsworth Rs. 1 lakh 35thousand ganja hasbeen seized.

Vashi police hadlearned that someyouths were comingto sell ganja to theyouths who had cometo celebrate the 31st

festival at miniseashore. Accordingly,a team of Vashipolice, under thedirection of seniorpolice inspectorSanjeev Dhumal, kepta watch at MinataiThakar Park in VashiSector-10 at around2:30 pm on December31. Police arrested

four young men onsuspicion. Duringinterrogation theyfound the drugwrapped in a plasticbag and kept in thecoat of one of theaccused.

The police seizedthe drug and arrestedthe four under theNDPS Act.

KR Interact With Members of Parliament To Resolve Operational Issues

(L to R) Hon’ble Members of Parliament Vinayak Raut, Sunil Tatkare and Narayan Raneduring the meeting with KR officials including its CMD Sanjay Gupta


By Jubel D’Cruz

Every one of usshould follow some kindof hobby or the other.Hobbies are very neces-sary as it makes onebusy and free minded.It never leaves us aloneand also eliminatesstress and overcomepsychological problems.I still remember thatwhen I was just 4 yearsold, I generally liked tospend my spare time inour garden. Hobbies areour daily life activitieswhich we must follow.It helps us to escapefrom the daily chores oflife. Hobbies give usimmense pleasure andpeace of mind. It is likeyoga and meditation

and even benefits morethan that. It draws ourmind towards creativi-ty and promotes us todo something better inlife.

Good hobbies dra-matically improve ourpersonality and charac-ter traits as well asimprove our perfor-mances. It helps in dis-covering our talentsand abilities and usesthem in the right direc-tion. Our hobbies makeour minds fresh andpeaceful by keeping usaway from the dailyrush of life.

My hobby is read-ing, whether it is anewspaper, a maga-zine, a novel, GeneralKnowledge books or anyother knowledgeablebook written by a goodauthor. I always readstory books, newspa-pers, magazines, com-ic strips and other ma-terial that I find inter-esting in my free time.This hobby of reading

books was first noticedby my dad when I wasjust seven years old.

Now I am 61 yearsold and I really knowthe benefits of my read-ing habit. It enables meto gain all the generalknowledge in the worldon any topic. This hab-it of reading makes melearn about the worldwonders, history of ori-gin of life, space, ani-mals, plants, aquaticanimals, humanachievements, and oth-er fascinating thingsabout world. Reading isa good source of enjoy-ment, knowledge, in-spiration and instruc-tion. It makes us disci-plined, loyal, punctualand most importantly asuccessful person inlife. The habit of read-ing books can be ac-quired at a young ageby anyone and every-one. So don’t waste yourtime. Develop the hab-it of reading today.

The writer is freelancer

Develop the habit of reading today

By Ashok Dhamija

MUMBAI: CentralRailway will run spe-cial trains between Lok-manya Tilak Terminus(LTT), Mumbai / Pan-vel – Karmali andChhatrapati ShivajiMaharaj Terminus(CSMT) -Nagpur (oneway) special to clear theextra rush of passen-gers during Winter/Weekend. The detailsare as under -

A) Lokmanya Ti-lak Terminus- Kar-mali Weekly Spe-cials

Train no. 01051 Spe-cial will leave LTT,Mumbai at 20.45 hrson Friday 10 Jan, 2020(One Trip) and arriveKarmali at 08.30 hrsnext day. On its returnjourney Train no.01052 Special will leaveKarmali at 13.00 hrson Sunday 12. Jan,2020 (One trip) and ar-rive LTT, Mumbai at00.20 hrs next day. Theabove Special will in-clude One AC-2 Tier,Four AC-3 Tier, 12Sleeper Second Classand Three General Sec-ond Class coaches.Halts en-route includes

CR To Extended Run Of SpecialTrains On Mumbai / Panvel –

Karmali & Mumbai – Nagpur RoutesThane, Panvel, Roha,Mangaon, Khed, Chip-lun, SangameshwarRoad, Ratnagiri, Vaib-havwadi Road,Kankavali, Sindhu-durg, Kudal, Sawant-wadi Road and Thivimstations.

B) Panvel - Kar-mali Weekly Spe-cials

Train no. 01015 Spe-cial will leave Panvel at00.55 hrs on Sunday12. Jan, 2020 (One trip)and arrive Karmali at12.30 hrs same day.Earlier Train no. 01016Special will leave Kar-mali at 13.00 hrs onSaturday 11 Jan, 2020and arrive Panvel at23.15 hrs same day.The above Special willinclude One AC-2 Tier,Four AC-3 Tier, 12Sleeper Second Classand Three General Sec-ond Class coaches.Halts en-route includesRoha, Mangaon, Khed,Chiplun, Sangamesh-war Road, Ratnagiri,Vaibhavwadi Road,Kankavali, Sindhu-durg, Kudal, Sawant-wadi Road and Thivimstations.

– Panvel and Run-

ning of CSMT-Nagpur(One Way) special

Train no. 02031 spe-cial will leave CSMT,Mumbai at 00.20 hrson Sunday 5. Jan, 2020(One trip) and arriveNagpur at 14.10 hrssame day. The aboveSpecial will include 23Sleeper Second Classand One General Sec-ond Class coaches.Halts en-route includesDadar, Thane, Kalyan,Igatpuri, Nashik Road,Bhusaval, Malkapur,Shegaon, Akola, Bad-nera, Dhamangaon andWardha.

Reservation for Spe-cial Trains nos. 01051/01052 and Trains nos.01016/01015 on ‘SpecialCharges’ will open onSaturday 4 Jan, 2020and for Special Trainno. 02031 will com-mence from Friday 3Jan,.2020 all PRS loca-tions and on websitewww.irctc.co.in.

* General secondclass coaches of thisspecial will run as un-reserved coaches andwill be booked throughUTS system as applica-ble for Superfast Mail/Express trains.

Recipe of Cheese & JalapenoStuffed Kachori

Cook Time: 30 MinutesThis Diwali, surprise your guests with this unusual kachori. The

best thing about it? It's amazingly cheesy!Ingredients

500 gm of flour • 15 gm of ajwain • 1/4 cup of oil • Oil for frying • 20gm of salt • 100 gm of cottage cheese •50 gm of Cheddar cheese • 50 gmof jalapenoHow to Make Cheese & Jalapeno Stuffed Kachori

1. Sieve flour, put oil and rub with your palm. Then add salt, Ajwain,black onion seed and mix well. Make a well in the center, add enoughwater and knead into stiff dough. Make small size of balls and keep aside. Heat oil, add ajwain and cottage cheese. Cooke for some time withsalt and red chili powder. Keep this mixture for cooling. Now add gratedcheddar cheese and chopped jalapeno. Stuffed this mixture in inside theballs and flatten with your palm. Deep fry and serve hot with tamarindchutney.

Key Ingredients: flour, oil, cottage cheese, jalapeno


MUMBAI: Responsi-ble Care (RC) is a glo-bal voluntary initiativeof chemical industry toexcel and continuallyimprove health, safetyand environmentalperformance. Respon-sible Care certificationwas first initiated in1984, and is adoptedtoday by 60 nationaland regional associa-tions in more than 60economies around theworld. In India, IndianChemical Council(ICC), a member of In-ternational Council ofChemical Associations(ICCA), coordinatesand promotes Respon-

sible Care. ICC pro-vides the guidance tothe companies andmonitors its imple-mentation. Responsi-ble Care (RC) is a chem-ical industry initiative,which calls on Compa-nies to demonstratetheir commitment toimprove all aspects ofperformance, whichrelate to the protectionof health, safety andenvironment.

Responsible Care isa commitment of thechemical industry fora world-class perfor-mance for safe, respon-sible management ofchemicals throughout

their entire life. It ad-dresses communityconcerns about chemi-cals and its impact onpeople and environ-ment during process-ing, transportationand use.

Covestro has strin-gent compliance poli-cies that everyone inthe organisation ad-heres to. Plants andprocesses are subject tocontinuous review andare kept up-to-datewith state-of-the-arttechnology. CovestroIndia signed Responsi-ble Care global charterin March 2015 and be-came Responsible Care

Covestro (India) Private Limited hasbeen re-certified as a Responsible Care

Company by Indian Chemical Council (ICC) Company in Septem-ber 2016. However,each logo holder com-pany has to undergosurveillance audit ev-ery 3 years for contin-uation of ResponsibleCare logo and certifi-cate. Therefore, in Sep-tember 2019 expertpanel from ICC visitedCovestro sites and haddetailed discussion onsix codes of manage-ment practices andguiding principles. Re-cently, ICC presentedthe Responsible CareLogo memento toCovestro India in theirannual general meet-ing.

them about the troubleshe was facing. In themeantime, whenSharmila was ill, nei-ther her husband norher mother-in-law tookher to the hospital fortreatment.

Sharmila’s mother-in-law, it is alleged, in-fact started torturingher mentally and phys-ically and demanded agold chain. Sharmilainformed this to herbrother about this whoeven came to theirhouse two to threetimes to sort out the is-sues. Fed up with theharassment, Sharmilaconsumed pesticide ataround 11 am on De-cember 26, 2019.

She was taken toMGM Hospital in Ka-mothe. However, shedied at around eleveno’clock in the morningon December 29 whileundergoing treatment.Sharmila’s body wastaken over by herbrothers and crematedat Ambarnath. Herhusband or father-in-law was not present atthe funeral. Mean-while, Taloja policehave lodged a com-plaint against Sharm-ila’s husband SatishPawashe, mother-in-law Jaywanta Pa-washe, father-in-lawShaman Pawshee,brother-in-law JagdishPawashe and sister in-law Diplatha Patil. Noone has been arrestedin the case so far, Talo-ja police said.

Harassed byhusband...

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By Bhavani Swaminathan

We hope you leaveall the unhealthyhabits back in 2019and enter 2020 withhope, health andpositivity.

Nutritious winterfruits are availablenow in abundance.Market is filled withgood quality oforanges and grapes.Use of these fruits indaily diet will helpyou to get rid ofdifferent healthproblems and at thesame time these willprovide a goodamount of micronutrients to yourbody. You will notrequire to take anyvitamin supplement.

Orange : Orangesare low in caloriesand full of nutrients,they promote clear,healthy, skin and canhelp to lower risk formany diseases aspart of an overallhealthy and varieddiet. The fiber,potassium, vitamin Cin oranges all supportheart health. Studieshave shown that type1 diabetics whoconsume high-fiberdiets have lower bloodglucose levels andtype 2 diabetics mayhave improved bloodsugar, lipids andinsulin levels. Theantioxidant vitaminC, when eaten in itsnatural form (as inan orange) or appliedtopically, can help tofight skin damagecaused by the sunand pollution, reducewrinkles and improveoverall skin texture.Vitamin C plays avital role in theformation of collagen,the support system ofyour skin.

Ingredients :

2 medium toma-toes cut into cubes •1 medium orangecut into small piec-es • 1 mediumchopped onion (op-tional) • Juice of 1lemon • 1/2 tsp salt• Little freshlyground black pepperto taste • 1 smallbanana, peeled andchopped (optional) •10 seedless grapes •8-10 Raisins (ksi-mis) - Optional • 1/2 tsp chat masala

Method

In a salad bowl, combine tomato, orange and onion. Pour lemon juiceand add salt and freshly ground pepper. Add optional ingredients and setaside for 5 minutes. Allow the flavours to blend.

Grapes : Grapesare packed withnutrients especiallyvitamin C and K.Grapes are high in anumber of powerfulantioxidant com-pounds. Grapescontain high levels ofbeneficial plantcompounds, whichmay help protectagainst certain typesof cancer. Resveratrol,one of the compoundsfound in this fruit, hasbeen well-studied interms of cancerprevention andtreatment. Com-pounds found ingrapes may helpprotect against highcholesterol levels bydecreasing cholesterolabsorption.

Tomatoes:Tomatoes are themajor dietary source ofthe antioxidantlycopene, which hasbeen linked tomany health bene-fits, including reducedrisk of heart diseaseand cancer. Tomatoesare a good source of

TOMATO AND ORANGE SALAD

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I like this idea a lot. It’s something that I look forwardeagerly. Not only NMMC but all schools should work forthis and make it easier for students. As a child my bagwas heavier than me so it was something I wish to betrue and it’s finally coming, even though I won’t be ableto enjoy it, I am glad that this generation will.Hargauri Nikam, TY B.A Modern College, Vashi

FROM THE CAMPUS Your views on NMMC planning to introduce facility of lockers in civic schools

I think school lockers for students in school is an excel-lent ideology of reducing the bag load of students. Bagload has been a big issue as it has a very bad effect ontheir growth as well as on their posture. School lockerwill help student to keep all their textbooks, stationerywhich will be needed. If every school in India takes thisinitiative seriously, then it will benefit the students im-mensely.Carol Chettiar, TY BSc Nursing, SNDT College

Student lockers do come in handy to pupil in India solv-ing their prevailing issue of heavy school bags. Lockersalso provide security as crime seems to be flourishingeverywhere, be it stealing of stationary or the damagedone to one’s private property caused by students’ inher-ent mischievous behaviour.Nissy Jose, SYJC Science Fr. Angel Junior College

The locker system will be a great initiative if introducedby the NMMC because it takes off the huge burden fromthe children’s shoulders. It is very convenient becauseyou can keep your day to day study materials there andnot worry about forgetting them. It would be safe so thestudents don’t have to worry about losing their impor-tant stuff. All their necessary thing will be in one place.Subarna Pramanik, TY BMM Advertising, Pillai College

I personally think it is a great initiative to start lockersystem in schools as this will cut half of the burden ofthe students and thus they won’t be worrying about los-ing a book or so. Some students even happen to get se-vere back aches because of such heavy bags. It is reallygood that NMMC is looking forward to lessen the bur-den from the shoulders of the school going students. Withthis the students can focus on other aspects rather thanworrying about misplacing the book or forgetting it at home. Ankit Mistry, TYBMS Tilak College, Vashi

Question for next week:

What in your view should be the theme of the College Fests?

Being a student from a government school, I believe thatheavy bags weren’t really a big problem for us. Govern-ment schools have much bigger issues that need to belooked after before this one. We did not have proper wash-rooms, benches and the meals that are being providedare very unhygienic. Students are provided with no prac-tical knowledge and we have zero activities as comparedto private schools. The main focus should be first given

to these problems as they are much bigger and need more attention. Idon’t think lockers are much of a need as of now. Vishwesh Pingale, TY BMM Advertising,Pillai College

HEALTH AND NUTRITION Year ends and begins! Hope, health and positivityseveral vitamins andminerals:

Vitamin C. Thisvitamin is an essen-tial nutrient andantioxidant. Potassi-um is an essentialmineral and is benefi-

cial for blood pressurecontrol and heartdisease prevention.Vitamin K1, alsoknown as phylloquino-ne, is important forblood clotting andbone health. Folate

(vitamin B9). One ofthe B vitamins,folate is importantfor normal tissuegrowth and cellfunction. It’s partic-ularly important forpregnant women.

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