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By Chandrashekhar Hendve

NAVI MUMBAI: TheTraffic Police force isthe backbone of everycity as they createsafe drivingenvironmentsthat focus onmaintainingtraffic safetyand efficiencyon the roads.The tough jobthat thesesworn-inofficersperform,ranges fromdirecting traffic, andeducating people onsafety guidelines onthe roads. Acknowl-edging the hard work

Raincoats provided topolicemen of Kalamboli

of these on-roadheroes, who diligentlyperform their dutiesthrough the vagariesof different seasons,

including the mon-soons of Mumbaiwhich is currentlyunderway, K RahejaCorp’s brands, Mind-

space and InorbitMalls came forward topresent raincoats tothe team of officials attheir Headquarters in

Kalamboli, NaviMumbai.

The event wasgraced by Mr. SunilLokhande, Dy Com-

missioner of TrafficPolice. The event wasgraced by the presenceof Assistant Commis-sioners, Senior Police

Inspectors and staff ofaround 70 policemen.

Sunil Lokhande,

Cont. on pg. 2

By Chandrashekhar Hendve

NAVI MUMBAI:Nationalist CongressParty’s MLA SandeepNaik said, “ChiefMinisterDevendraFadnavis isdoing agreat job inthe matterof developingthe state.The statehas got atrust-worthCM whomthey canrely upon.In order to obtainCM’s help to developNavi Mumbai, I havesubmitted my resigna-tion letter to relin-quish the post of MLA

Sandeep Naik tosoon join BJPOffers resignation from

the post of NCP’s MLA

to legislative assemblypresident HaribhauBagade.”

Sandip Naikfurther said, “I have

put in a lotof thoughtbeforeresigningas NCP’sMLA. Thisis in orderto ensureall rounddevelop-ment ofNaviMumbai,to have

good projects for thecity and to get solveall the pendingproblems. I will soonjoin Bharatiya JanataParty.”

Transfer Iltonpada dam to NMMC,demands MP Rajan Vichare

(By Chandrashekhar Hendve)

Thane Lok Sabha MP

Rajan Vichare said, “Navi

Mumbai’s Iltonpada Dam

badly needs repair work since

it is in a dangerous situation.

The city needs water from

this dam and hence the

necessary repair work should

be done. So the railway

minister should transfer this

dam to Navi Mumbai

Municipal Corporation.” He

said this on the floor of Lok

Sabha.

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By Ashok Dhamija

NAVI MUMBAI: Airoli Sports Association organizedits 1st ‘Airoli Open Badminton & Table TennisTournament-2019’ in Airoli Sports AssociationSports Complex, Airoli, Navi Mumbai. The eventwas held on 27th and 28th July, 2019. The tourna-ment was open only for ASA Members & residentsof Airoli. It was played under 4 categories, above-35 yrs Men’s & Women’s Doubles & Singles, 18-35 yrs Men’s & Women’s doubles & singles. 200residents (Men and Women) of Airoli tested theirskill. All semi-finals & finals were played on Sun-day 28th July, 2019 in front of packed audience.The tournament was held professionally under theguidance of Referees & coaches. Winner and Run-ner-up in each category got Trophies and certifi-cates from ASA.

Speaking during prize distribution ceremony,Mr. Ketan Vakharia - Jt. Secretary & Event coor-dinator said that in badminton 1 national playerand 3 state & national level player for Table ten-nis took part in this tournament. Dr.Hemant Anarthe -Gen. Secretary-ASA said thatnext year ASA planned to conduct Open tourna-ment for entire Navi Mumbai residents. ASAmanaging committee members and sports sub-committee members were present during the prizedistribution ceremony.

“Airoli Open Badminton & TableTennis Tournament-2019’ held in Airoli

Final Result Sheet

Badminton

Men’s above-35 yrs (doubles) • Winner – Dr.Santosh Dhamdhere Winner – Bhavesh Bhanush-ali • Runner-Up - Suhail Karjikar Runner-Up -Dinesh Shirke

Men’s Above -35 Yrs (Singles) • Winner – Pra-dip Chougule • Runner-Up- Dr. Santosh Dhamd-here

Men’s (18-35 yrs.) Doubles• Winner – AnishMalik Winner – Kumar Mangal Singh • Runner-Up- Tushar Shetty Runner-Up- Aswin V. J.

Men’s (18-35 Yrs)-Singles • Winner - AnishMalik • Runner-Up- Bhuvnesh Saigaonkar

Women’s (18-35yrs) • Winner – Khushboo Jain• Runner-Up- Mrunal Dhamdhere

Women’s Above- 35 Yrs • Winner – Dr. SmitaBhandari • Runner-Up - Shailja Manorkar

Table Tennis

Men’s Above -35 Yrs(Singles) •Winner –Mukesh Nanda • Runner-Up- Pradip Raut

Men’s (18-35 Yrs)-Singles • Winner – Rush-abh Salaskar • Runner-Up- Shantanu Joshi

Women’s Above- 35 Yrs • Winner – Dr. SmitaBhandari • Runner-Up- Dr. Hemlata Doke

Women’s (18-35yrs) • Winner- Sakshi • Run-ner-Up- Nira Sarode

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JNPT and all Terminalsat JNPort sign MoU

For Inter-Terminal Rail Handling Operation (ITRHO)

By Tutu and Dinesh Pawar

URAN: JNPT (Jawa-harlal Nehru PortTrust) the number onecontainer Port in In-dia, took a major stepin the larger interestof the EXIM communi-ty by facilitating aMoU (Memorandum ofUnderstanding) sign-ing for a new Inter-Ter-minal Rail HandlingOperation (ITRHO)Agreement, betweenall the Terminal atJNPort.

There was anITRHO (Inter Termi-nal Rail Handling Op-eration) MoU signed inthe year 2007 betweenthe then existing threeterminals JNPCT,NSICT & GTI for thehandling of mixedEXIM rail containers.However with two newTerminals, NSIGTand BMCT coming up,the incumbent MoUseemed redundant.Moreover, JNPCT,NSICT & GTI termi-nal rail lines are in aclose proximity to eachother, whereas BMCTrail lines are at an av-erage distance of 5kms from JNPCT,NSICT & GTI lines.Hence the additionalcost factor due to thelarge distance was amajor hindrance to theITRHO movement be-tween BMCT and oth-er Terminals. Hence anew ITRHO Agree-ment was designedand agreed upon by all

Terminals (NSICT,GTI, NSIGT and BM-CTPL) and will comeinto effect from 1stAu-gust, 2019.

The ITRHO agree-ment aims to maxi-mize train placement,track productivity, ef-ficiency, cost effectivehandling, reduce dwelltime of import ICDboxes, connecting ex-port ICD boxes to re-spective terminals intime and also increaserail quotient at JNPT.

The MoU clearlydefines the role & re-sponsibilities of the‘Handling Terminal’and the ‘Receiving Ter-minal’ to ensure safeand timely movementof the Import & Exportrail containers alongwith the requisiteguidelines to be ad-hered. The TerminalTraffic route as mutu-ally agreed betweenthe Terminal Opera-tors shall be strictlyfollowed and if theremay be changes inroutes due to infra-structure develop-ments inside JN Port,all Terminals need toreview the best routeand mutually agree touse for ITRHO opera-tions accordingly.Charges will be leviedon Shipping Lines asper the existingITRHO charges ap-proved by TAMP underthe new ITRHO agree-ment also.

Sharing a few words

on this strategic devel-opment, Shri SanjaySethi, IAS, Chairman,JNPT said, “It is veryencouraging to see col-laborative effort andsupport extended by allthe JNPortTerminalsto come together andfind solutions for im-peding challenges weface in our business.Often there are bottle-necks due to operation-al limitations and thelack of co-ordinationbetween parties causesdelay in addressingthese concerns whicheventually hampersTrade. It is importantthat all stakeholders inour ecosystem co-oper-ate to tackle such clogsin the system, becauseit will help in smooth-ening the overall Tradecycle and also enhanceour efficiency, thusleading to bettergrowth.”

This initiative wasa success due to thekeen involvement ofShri Sanjay Sethi, IAS,Chairman, JNPT whorealized the immensebenefit the new ITRHOAgreement would bringto all stakeholders es-pecially JNPT’s cus-tomers and trade.

So this is a yet an-other significant moveby JNPT to provideease of doing businessto the EXIM communi-ty and a big step for-ward, in its endeavourto be among the bestPorts globally.

By Chandrashekhar Hendve

*Rainfall*

29/07/19 - 8:30 am To 30/07/19 - 8.30 am

Belapur* - 71.20 mmNerul* - 68.00 mmVashi* - 70.60 mmAiroli* - 74.00 mmAverage - 70.95 mmTotal rainfall - 2303.35 mm

*Morbe rainfall*

1 Day rain - 134.00 mmTotal rainfall - 2509.40 mm

*Rainfall* 30/07/2019 8.30 am to 5.30 pm

Belapur - 61.00 mmNerul - 65.00 mmVashi - 55.30 mmAiroli - 61.80 mmAverage - 60.78 mm

Rainfall in city from29 July to 30 July 2019

NAVI MUMBAI:CIDCO Urban Haat isback with its postmonsoon events thatwill commence withShravan Mela 2019. Tobe held from 3rdAugust to 18th Au-gust, 2019 from 11 amto 9pm, the event willwelcome visitors in fullfanfare to celebrate theupcoming festivals.

Artisans fromMadhya Pradesh,Gujarat, Odisha, WestBengal, Assam,Nagaland, Tripura,Tamil Nadu, Goa,Karnataka, UttarPradesh, Bihar,Jammu & Kashmir,Andhra Pradesh,Rajasthan, Haryana,Punjab and Keralawill portray art andculture at its bestthrough its wares. Forthe upcoming festivi-ties, several productslike silk and cottonsaris, bed sheets,doormats, furniture,dress materials, ladiesand gents’ shirts,kurta, leather bags,footwear, curtains,carpets and otherdifferent varieties willbe exhibited by arti-sans from across thecountry.

Visitors looking forsustainable items canlook forward to deco-rate their homes withcolourful candles witha fancy and decorativetouch. Eco-friendlyGanpati idols will bethe main highlight ofthe event. Terracottapots will also beavailable to add atraditional touch tohomes this festiveseason. Master crafts-men will lend theirunique touch to thesepots with novel designsthat is a uniquedelight and instantattraction.

From wall hang-ings to utensils,decorative lamps,Shravan Mela willhave a plethora ofoptions on display forvisitors. Handloomand handicraft piecescomprising of decora-tive boxes to store

Prep up for the upcomingfestivities at Shravan Mela 2019

artificial jewellery arealso going to beavailable at the venue.Items like carpets,durries, rugs, sofa andcushion covers,kerchiefs in a varietyof textures will takecare of your householdrequirements under asingle roof. Variety ofartificial jewellery tosuit every occasion andfestivals can be foundat Shravan Mela. Thevenue is a one-stopshop for attire withcustomized designsthat visitors can lookforward to.

Food lovers cansatisfy their taste budswith traditionaldelicacies on displayfrom Kolhapur,Rajasthan and special-ties from Kerala.Maharashtriandelicacies withmasalas, papads,brown rice and organicvarieties of food grainswill be also be avail-

able at the exhibition.Another major

highlight of the eventis the plantation drivethat will be carried outat the venue. Theprogram will offervisitors the opportuni-ty to plant differentsaplings from mango,pear, jackfruit togooseberry. Those whowish to participate inthis nature-filledactivity can contactthe Manager at UrbanHaat for furtherdetails.

After the success ofpre-monsoon eventslike Chaitra Mela,Dada Dadi day,summer festival,CIDCO Urban Haatwill start with Shra-van Mela and hasprepared a tentativecalendar of 20 eventsto be held over a periodof 270 days that willhave master craftsmenand SHGs participatein large numbers.

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Issue : 78 31 July, 2019

By C K Subramaniam

Mumbai city is glo-rified with 24X7 shop-ping facility as one onecan shop, dine and playall night long and re-duce the tension youhave undergone in theoffice routine. Thenight shopping facilitywill provide housewivesto go for an outing andbuy the items requiredfor their regular use.The introduction of thisarrangement is intro-duced at an appropriatetime and both Christ-mas and New Year for

shopping enjoyment.Again, we wish to seeMumbai like Shanghaiand this is one step inthe direction to makeour dream come true.

Mumbai is the com-mercial capital of Indiaand just like in Mum-bai night life in themetro city is worth ex-periencing and withadditional entertain-ment it will be worth-while to go out andmake hey when thelights are on. Despiteproviding such a spe-cial provision, it is timeto have round the clockpolice protection for thesafety and security ofthe mid-night shoppers.After all shopping is forenjoyment and havinga fear of being robbedduring the odd hourswill take away the ac-tual interest on outing.Even though both cine-ma halls and theatrescould not remain openall night, it will be athrilling experience togo on shopping spree.

MONSOON MUSINGS

Stop, Drop And ShopDuring Rainy Season

The theatres and cine-ma halls will bring cur-tains down at 1 AM al-though they can chooseto open seven days aweek throughout theyear.

With high mallsopening throughout thenight we can see lightat the end of the dayand busy shopping isexpected during week-ends and just before fes-tivities. The opening ofshops should continueon a regular basis andit should not be triedout on an experimental

basis. It is time to stop,drop and shopping aplanned way and makeyour day complete in allrespects. As consumerswe expect downsizing ofprice tag with attrac-tive discounts and free-bies offered on the eveof New Year. Thenshopping will become areal pleasure.

Shopping is reallypassion for both ladiesand gents and shoppingduring festivities is re-ally fun. With debitand credit cards at yourdisposal and the ATMsat every focal points itis enjoyable shoppingand the night shoppingadd to the shoppingspree. Shopping mallsoffer 50 to 60% dis-counts on the eve ofChristmas and Newyear to woo the custom-ers. It is best time forshop keepers to movetheir running stock byoffering slash in theprices and the midnight shopping pavesway for better shopping

time at a leisurely paceafter completing house-hold work.

The present day cli-entele enjoy the newwave of shopping verymuch. Despite onlineshopping is prevailingvery much, peoplewould like to pick andchoose as per ownchoice by visiting theshopping malls in themain city. We heard ofsuch a facility in Sin-gapore and Dubai andnow we are experienc-ing such a feeling in themetro city. Please take

care of your wallets aswe find highway rob-beries are common anddo not drink and drivein the expressways andrisk your life in thename of shopping atnight. Let us makeshopping a pleasure andnot a burden by fallinginto traps laid to cheatthe people coming inlarge numbers on theeve of festivities.

As in the past, festi-val season is encourag-ing for sporadic shop-ping and we witnessshopping is done duringevery day till Diwali,the festival of lights.The sale in shops is go-ing up and online pur-chases are the order ofthe day. Malls in andaround Mumbai/ NaviMumbai are the bestplace to shop. There issufficient space to movearound and shop withjoy and there is differ-ent choices availableand maximum dis-

Cont. on pg. 8

An attempt being made to makeNavi Mumbai Plastic-free

In order to form Plastic-free Navi Mumbai, Navi Mumbai Mu-nicipal Corporation, under the guidance of municipal commission-er Annasaheb Misal, is creating awareness among the city resi-dents about usefulness of using cloth or paper bags instead ofplastic bags. Thus NMMC is carrying out in a big way a cam-paign to ban plastic in city.

Such kind of campaign was carried out in Ghansoli under thecontrol of waste management department’s deputy commission-er Tushar Pawar and zone 2’s deputy commissioner Dr AmrishPatnigire. The campaign was carried out by assistant commis-sioner Dattatray Nagre, cleanliness officer Vinayak Juikar andcleanliness inspector and deputy inspectors. Two shopkeeperswere fined Rs 5000 each for using plastic bags and thus total fineamount of Rs 10000 was collected. Fine amount of Rs 2500 wascollected from the businessmen who had thrown waste at publicplaces.

Using banned plastic is a crime and the punishment for com-mitting this crime first time is Rs 5000, second time – Rs 10000and third time – Rs 25000. NMMC has appealed to the city res-idents that they should be environment-friendly and cooperate inthe matter of making Navi Mumbai city plastic-free and stop us-ing completely the banned plastic.

NCP corporators and party workers gathered in big number at Crystal House anddisplayed their strength. (By Sumit Renose)

Show of strength by NCP workers

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Towards Mindfulness, Peak Potential and an InclusiveConsciousness with Viveck Shettyy

At D.Y. Patil School Of Biotechnology and BioInformatics

Viveck Shettyy, Life Coach, Mystic and Yogi, addressingthe gathering.

Dr. Debjani Dasgupta, Di-rector, D. Y. Patil InstituteOf Biotechnolgy and Bio-informatics.

NAVI MUMBAI: Wellthere are very fewspeakers who say itlike he does, yes we aretalking about Motiva-tional Speaker, LifeCoach, Mystic and YogiViveck Shettyy. As theChief Guest and theKeynote Speaker at anexclusive gathering atD. Y. Patil School OfBiotechnology and Bio-Informatics, he sharedsome very profound in-sights and techniqueson mind management,achieving peak poten-tial and developing aninclusive conscious-ness.

The students werein splits as he observed“We are living in anage and era where peo-ple are spending morein taking care of thehair than the head.” Hefurther opined thatwhile everybody advis-es to maintain concen-tration and develop fo-cus, nobody teacheshow exactly to do it andwent on to demon-strate some very sim-ple yet profound tech-niques of developingconcentration and fo-cus. The students lis-tened in rapt attentionfor nearly ninety min- part of the interaction

where students cameup with all types ofquestions includingthose on personal rela-tionships and manifes-tation of dreams andgoals. Viveck Shettyyresponded to one suchquery with a profoundobservation statingthat, “Until youchange the energy, fre-quency and vibrationat which you operatelife, the same type ofpeople will come backin your life, only theirnames will change.Until you change theenergy, frequency and

vibration at which youoperate life, the sametype of incidents willkeep repeating them-selves, only the timeand place will change.”

He further urgedthe students to focus onpeak potential and noton mere survival.Viveck Shettyy bringsin the rare combina-tion and wisdom of LifeSciences, Manage-ment, Yoga and MysticKnowledge in all hislectures and has com-pleted over four hun-dred lectures in the lastfifteen years acrossleading corporategroups, managementinstitutions, NGOs,medical and engineer-ing colleges, Interna-tional schools and var-ious management fo-rums. He has nearlyfifty thousand followerson twitter and anotherone lakh fifty thousandfollowers on Insta-gram, with numbersmultiplying by thehour.

Also, present onthis occasion was Dr.Debjani Dasgupta, Di-rector, D. Y. Patil In-stitute Of Biotechnolgyand Bioinformatics.

utes as he waxed elo-quent in his trademarkflamboyant style on ahost of issues affectingyouth, including social

media and mobile ad-diction.

The question an-swer session was clear-ly the most engrossing

Indian cricketsuffer because rift atthe top level and thatreally spoil ourchances of winningkey games at theInternational level.Kohli can refute

charges of alleged riftbetween captain andvice captain, but suchfrictions are quite butnatural when star-dom touches theseplayers. Previously, itwas between Kohliand Kumble and thatled to the ouster of

Cricket Talks : If there is smoke,then there is fire also

By C K Subramaniam

the later and thatwas reason RaviShastri fit into thescheme of things.Now it is betweencaptain and vicecaptain. What aboutthe truth in rift? Thecontentions are that ifthere is smoke, thereis fire also. Indiancricket suffer alwaysbecause of differenceof opinion. We can feel

the difference betweentop team and aminnow like NewZealand ( NZ). TheKiwi side behavedvery decently even indefeat. But how canwe expect Virat Kohlitake things sportivelylike Kane Williamson.

There would havebeen a big hungamaon the field with thecrowd joining theskipper in actingarrogantly if wewould have facedsuch a result.

There may be asubtle falling outbetween Kohli andRohit after thedebacle against NZ inthe semis. There was

forecast for rain laterin the day in thatmatch and Kohlimust have advisedRohit and Rahul to gofor runs right away tobe ahead on D/L runrate but rains did notcome after all. Rohitwas not allowed toplay his natural gamebecause of Kohli’s

Cont. on pg. 11

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Fun And Frolic Marks Parents’ Day Celebration

By Ashok Dhamija

NAVI MUMBAI:Parents’ Day wascelebrated in St.Xavier’s High School,Airoli with great pomp& show on 27th Julyin the school auditori-um. More than 300parents witnessedvarious power packedperformances show-cased by the youngstudents in colourfulattires as part of acultural show. Funfilled games too were

Students of St Xavier’s Airoli entertain the gathering with their well-choreographedgroup dance Time to rock the stage

Parents enjoy the proceedings organised by the school management

organised for theparents.

It was day of funand bonding as theparents of our stu-dents were speciallyinvited to celebratethe momentousoccasion. Childrenpresented their talenton the stage andentertained the hugegathering with powerpacked performancesin the form of actionsong, dances & skitamidst huge ap-

plause. The parentsappreciated the steptaken by manage-ment which show-cased the studentslove towards theirparents. Even parentsenthusiasticallyparticipated invarious games & hada joyful day. Winnersof the games werefelicitated withsaplings. Overall theparents were veryhappy to witness theprogramme

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Science Exhibition at KK

Reliance Foundation School Koparkhairane conducted science exhibition to mark thebirth anniversary of Dhirubhai Ambani. (By C.K Subramaniam)

Sand causes problems forpedestrians and vehicle drivers

Since sand is dumped on footpath at Vashi Sector 9, the residents and pedestriansfind it difficult to walk on the footpath. When it rains, the sand gets swept away on theroad by the rainwater. This creates problems for vehicle drivers. (By Sumit Renose)

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The prediction ofheavy rainfall overthe weekend did notdeter the spirits ofMumbai WaterWarriors headed bySanjay Pandey, asthey pedalled acrossthe entire Versovaassembly segment tospread the messageof water conserva-tion.

This well attendedcyclathon thatcommenced atWindermere build-ing, Lokhandwala,Andheri, saw theparticipation ofnearly two hundredcyclists from allwalks of life and italso included theMumbai Dabbawal-

Sanjay Pandey and Amar Upadhyay with other cyclists.

Sanjay Pandey and Amar Upadhyay cycle to save water

Sanjay Pandey and Amar Upadhyay with Mumbai Dabbawalas and other cyclists

Sanjay Pandey and Amar Upadhyay with participants of Cyclathon

played a stellar roleover the years toensure that waterreaches the droughtaffected areas ofMaharashtra bysending multipletankers of water todeep rural pockets.The nearly ninetyminute cyclathonconcluded withbreakfast at Celebra-tion Club, Lokhand-wala and also saw agrand felicitation of allmajor drivers of theevent.

Sanjay Pandeyopined “My mission tobegin with is to ensurethat every singlecitizen of Versovabecomes a wateractivist”. Slogans of

lahs, Malad CycleClub, Smart Com-mute Foundation andBuddy Riders fromBandra. Popular

Television actorAmar Upadhyay wasalso the star attrac-tion at this event andwas in great spirits

right through themorning. The perfor-mance of the ‘KoliBand’ to raise thespirits of the partici-

pants was wellappreciated by allparticipants.

The Nanaji Desh-mukh Pratisthan, a

NGO, headed bySanjay Pandey alsoplayed a key role indriving this event.This organisation has

“Jan Shakti 4 JalShakti” reverberatedin the air amidst thethunderous applauseof one and all.

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counts offered duringthe peak purchasingtime. Customers real-ly enjoy shopping dur-ing festival season. Itis indeed a nice time tosee people flock for pur-chases. Shopping startfor Diwali from the lastday of October and thesales are increasing asthe Diwali is nearingday by day.

Shopping is really agrace and passion andladies enjoy shoppingmore than men. Chil-dren accompany par-ents to enjoy the bigshopping experience.With introduction ofcredit/debit cards andas ATM kiosks areavailable at every shop-ping Mall it is not diffi-cult to draw money anddo shopping. Shoppingmalls offer great dis-counts from 50 to 60%to woo the customers.The saying goes likethis “Save somethingfor the Festive season”.But the shops offer bestdiscounts during theseasonal sale to makeold stock move.

It is best time forshop owners to movetheir old stock by offer-ing slash in prices.Somehow, the consum-ers are falling in thistrap. The general trend

is to give buy one getone free if you buy ashirt worth Rs.1000/=as a Diwali offer. Thereare terrific offers onwatches, jewellery andfragrances just like incloth and other con-sumer items. It is bestbuy is to go to shops andmake purchases in-stead of doing onlinepurchases and getcheated in the process.While ordering for newmobile, people get twocakes of washing soapinside the shop in thebargain. In the end itis money that mattersvery much. Happy fes-tival time shopping.

Despite all thedrawbacks on onlineshopping is doing soar-ing business during fes-tive season with lots tooffer for the buyers.Online shopping is agreat resource for find-ing products that arefrom past seasons orthat are being liquidat-ed. Housing this type ofproduct in a centralwarehouse allows theretailer to sell productslonger by letting themsit unsold, without de-stroying the profit mar-gin. This practice canthen result in signifi-cant savings for cus-tomers, who do not needto purchase the mostcurrent products. Themargin of profit ispassed on to the con-

sumers also and thebuyers feel happy to goonline to get competi-tive rates on commodi-ties of their choice andliking by picking theproduct by goingthrough the tariff on-line.

Communicat ionwith online shoppers isoften streamlined with

automatic responses toquestions and follow-up,often with more profes-sional and corporatelytrained employees thanthose found in brick-and-mortar operations.Customer services andpolicies are clearly stat-ed on reputable sites tolessen any consumerconfusion. Well-trained‘live’ sales representa-tives are made avail-able to those who havequestions without wait-ing in long lines orsearching the aisles fora store associate. Evenonline questionnaire is

posted to regular cli-ents to know the quali-ty of service and prod-uct rates comparing toregular shopping.

Price-comparisonsites such as PriceGrabber enable shop-pers to shop smarter,through utilizing ser-vices that compare theprices of a product at

several stores. Shop-pers not only get com-petitive pricing infor-mation but also productreviews and site re-views to help with theirdecision of what andwhere to buy online.Many online storeswaive GST charges orshipping costs and offerfree home delivery toentice shoppers to makean online purchasemore affordable. Also,reputable sites offertoll-free numbers forcustomers, who do notpost their personal in-formation and credit

card numbers online.The sale is not just

restricted to clothes,shoes and jewellery, butalso to household goods.From bed sheets, bedspreads, curtains, floormats, crockery, the listis endless. For officegoers, it is not possibleto shop on a regularbasis, thus when such

sales are on, you canbuy them in bulk. Thebig Diwali sale also en-sures that you not onlysplurge on essentialthings, but also spenda little on luxury items.From television, musicsystems, refrigerator,AC, washing machine,mobiles, laptops, thesale on electronic itemsis definitely one not tobe missed. It is thebest time of the year forthe shopaholics go on acomplete shoppingspree, and this Diwaliseason is no different.Whether it is the road-

side shops or the brand-ed ones, the Diwali saleis driving everyone cra-zy and how. If you havenot splurged yet, hereis your last chance tomake up the lost time.Weekend sale attracteveryone including theoffice goers. Whether itis clothes, shoes, jewel-lery, electronic goods orhousehold item, there isplenty to choose from.Keep your credit cardactive and rememberthe pin number whenyou go on for a shoppingspree and make surethat you achieve a win- win situation. Pleasealso ensure that theitems purchased by youdoes not have any de-fects before you go topay the bill. Diwalishopping trends are onthe go and make heywhen the sun shines.

Online stores haveexperienced tremen-dous growth in recentyears. Smart retailersare responding withimproved user-friendlysites, more direct pro-motional events, entic-ing customer loyaltyprograms and good old-fashioned customer ser-vice. The festive seasondiscount sales is a bo-nanza and it is time tostop, drop and shopthrough personal visitto shop or browsethrough your mouse foronline shopping.

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The work on footpath is in progress near the nallah at Vashi Sector 28. But since thework is kept half done the trees in this area are lacking any kind of support owing towhich one tree has fallen down while the other tree is all set to get uprooted. (By SumitRenose)

Trees affected owingto half-done work

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CM Devendra Fadnavis Applauds Performance Of Maharashtra PoliceBy Ashok Dhamija

“Maharashtra Po-lice has a good image inthe country. To en-hance this image andbrighten its reputation,they should undertakeadded responsibilitiesin maintaining law andorder. Overall the per-formance of Maharash-tra Police in the lastfive years has been ex-cellent. The govern-ment stands firm insupport of the StatePolice department” saidChief Minister Deven-dra Fadanvis. He wasspeaking at the inaugu-ration of a two-day con-ference of Senior Policeofficers at the State Po-lice Headquarters inpresence of Minister ofState for Home (Rural)Deepak Kesarkar, Min-ister of State for Home(Cities) Dr. Ranjit Pa-til, Principal SecretaryAjoy Mehta, AdditionalChief Secretary ofHome Department,Sanjay Kumar, Direc-tor General of PoliceSubodh Kumar Jaisw-al.

The Chief Ministerfurther said that theState Police force is theonly one in the countrywhich has great poten-tial. So, looking at theexperience of the lastfew years, the Policeteam has done a greatjob of avoiding manyunpleasant incidentsdue to their alertness.Police department hasproven that manythings can be achievedthrough healthy com-munication. It’s their

Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis in presence of various dignitaries pose with members of State Police who madeoutstanding contribution in ensuring law and order over the past five years.

Technology promotestransparency and en-hances credibility” said49 year old Fadanvis.

The Hon’ble ChiefMinister further statedthat if some of the un-desirable elements ofthe society will try totake advantage of theupcoming festivals andelections to ruin atmo-sphere, then theyshould be punished. “Inorder to ensure peace-ful celebration of up-coming festivals by themasses, there is a needof communication withvarious representativesof the society by the lawenforcement agenciesand for this its impor-tant to build trustamong the people aboutsecurity measures.There are severalschemes are being im-plemented for the wel-fare of the Police. Thegovernment standsfirmly to support thePolice force who workin adverse and chal-lenging conditions.Therefore, prompt andpositive decisions havebeen taken from time totime on proposals forimprovement and wel-fare of this force. Moreand more funds havebeen made available forthis” he added.

duty to maintain lawand order and to serve.Therefore, we have toact as a servant, not aruler. Accepting thischange, people’s orien-tation has to be in-creased. It is importantto note that manythings can be achievedby interacting with thecitizens and representa-tives of the people. Fel-low workers will haveto be motivated to give

their best performanceby good behaviour andgood communication.In the last five years,the decentralization ofPolice rights has beentake place. With thisright, Police depart-ment got the big re-sponsibility. Consider-ing this, we have to useour right properly”.

“Now a day’s crimerate is increasing rap-idly. The procedure for

returning the amountin minor offences toohas to be created. Thiswill build trust amongordinary people. In any

case, efforts should bemade not to distort thepolice image. That iswhy there is a need ofmodern technology.

‘Campaign to ban plastic’carried out at Ghansoli

ArthritisArthritis is a term often used to mean any disorder that affects joints.

Symptoms generally include joint pain and stiffness. Other symptomsmay include redness, warmth, swelling, and decreased range of motion ofthe affected joints. In some types other organs are also affected. Onset canbe gradual or sudden.

There are over 100 types of arthritis. The most common forms areosteoarthritis (degenerative jointdisease) and rheumatoid arthri-tis. Osteoarthritis usually oc-curs with age and affects the fin-gers, knees, and hips. Rheuma-toid arthritis is an autoimmunedisorder that often affects thehands and feet.[6] Other types include gout, lupus, fibromyalgia, and sep-tic arthritis. They are all types of rheumatic disease.

Treatment may include resting the joint and alternating between ap-plying ice and heat. Weight loss and exercise may also be useful. Painmedications such as ibuprofen and paracetamol (acetaminophen) may beused. In some a joint replacement may be useful.

Osteoarthritis affects more than 3.8% of people while rheumatoid ar-thritis affects about 0.24% of people. Gout affects about 1–2% of the West-ern population at some point in their lives. In Australia about 15% ofpeople are affected, while in the United States more than 20% have a typeof arthritis. Overall the disease becomes more common with age. Arthri-tis is a common reason that people miss work and can result in a de-creased quality of life. The term is derived from arthr- (meaning joint)and -itis (meaning inflammation).

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Google Doodle celebratesDr. Muthulakshmi Reddi,

India’s first woman legislatorDr.Muthulakshmi Reddy is a role model for

today’s generation. She was educated and atthe same time fought against social injustice.It’s considered a taboo for a section of today’syouth to fight against the wrong social prac-tices like caste. They can take a leaf out ofDr.Reddy’s life. Actor Gemini Ganesan donat-ed his house in Pudukottai as a give to anorphanage for women named after Ms Reddy.All the citizens of Pudukottai are very proudof this great woman.

Today’s Google Doodle celebrated Dr.Muthulakshmi Reddi, a surgeon, educator,lawmaker and social reformer, on her 133rdbirth anniversary. Dr. Reddi devoted her lifeto public health and fought the battle againstgender inequality. The Government of Tamil

Nadu announced on Monday that governmenthospitals in the State will celebrate her birthanniversary as‘Hospital Day’ every year.

Born in 1886 in Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu,Dr. Reddi was the first Indian girl student inthe Department of Surgery at Madras MedicalCollege. This was just one of her many firsts.She became one of the first women doctors inIndia in 1912, and the first woman housesurgeon in the Government Maternity Hospi-tal, Madras.

She co-founded the Women’s Indian Associ-ation in 1918, and as the first woman member(and vice president) of the Madras LegislativeCouncil — making her the first womanlegislator in India — she helped raise theminimum age for marriage for girls andpushed the Council to pass the ImmoralTraffic Control Act, and the Devadasi systemabolishment Bill. What a woman...my saluteto you...to do what you did, in those ancienttimes, you were a real superwoman.

- C.K. Subramamaniam, Sanpada

Peacock - National BirdOf India

The national bird of a country is a desig-nated representative of that country’s fauna.It is chosen on the basis of the unique quali-ties that the bird may symbolize. It shoulduphold certain core qualities or values of thenation it belongs to. The national bird shouldbe a prominent feature in the cultural historyof the country. Another point in favor of beingchosen as the national bird is the beauty thatit embodies. The indigenous nature of the birdis another point while it is being considered asthe national bird. Being designated as anational symbol affords the bird a specialstatus with increased awareness and dedicat-ed conservation efforts.

Peafowl is a common name for threespecies of birds in the genera Pavo and

Afropavo of the Phasianidae family, the pheas-ants and their allies. Male peafowl are referredto as peacocks, and female peafowl as peahens.In 1963, the peacock was declared the NationalBird of India because of its rich religious andlegendary involvement in Indian traditions. Thecriteria for this choice were many. The birdmust be well-distributed within the country soit could truly national. It must be recognizableto the common man.

National bird of India is the Indian Peafowlcommonly termed as a Peacock. Vividly colorfuland exuding oodles of grace, the Indian Peafowlcommands a lot of attention. The peacock andits colors are synonymous with Indian identity.It is indigenous to India and Sri Lanka, but nowfeatures in countries all over the world. Pea-cocks are sometimes domesticated and kept inthe garden for aesthetic purposes.

Threats towards the Indian peafowl arise dueto the demand for the beautiful feathers to beused for decorative purposes. They are huntedand killed by poachers for meat as well. Theycan be a nuisance when inhabiting near farmsas they prefer to feed on crop grains. They canbe hunted down for the reasons stated abovealthough that is not a common practice.

The Indian peafowl has been granted specialconservation efforts owing to its status as theNational Bird of India. Hunting of the nationalbird is illegal. Peacock symbolism: Vision,Royalty, Spirituality, Awakening, Guidance,Protection, & Watchfulness. In Greek – Romanmythology the Peacock tail has the eyes of thestars. In Hinduism, the Peacock is associatedwith Lakshmi who represents patience, kind-ness and luck.

The peacock has been a prominent feature inIndian literature as its resplendent beauty is asource of inspiration for many. In popularlegends, when the peacock displays its glorious

plume, it’s a sign of rain. They have iconicstatus as the carrier animal of the Hindu godKartikeya. Lord Krishna was always depictedwith a peacock feather in his headdress. InBuddhist philosophy the peacock representswisdom. The peacock and its feather motifs areprominent features in Mughal architecture. Thepeacock and the peacock feather is still apopular motif to be used in logos, textile pat-terns as well as designs.

The Indian peafowls are best known for thebeautifully elegant display of feathers theevolution of which is believed to be driven bysexual selection. The peacocks spread theirtrain in the shape of a fan and quiver themduring the courtship display. It is believed thatthe number of eye spots in a male’s courtshipdisplay determines his success in mating.

Peafowls are omnivorous in their feeding habitand survive on insects, seeds, fruits and evensmall mammals. They forage on the ground insmall groups which has a single male and 3-5females. They roost as a group as well on theupper branches of a tall tree to escape preda-tors. When agitated they will prefer to flee byrunning, rarely opting to take a flight. Themales are surprisingly agile on foot despite thelong train. The ‘eyes’ in the peacock’s tailfeathers symbolise the all-seeing ChristianGod and – in some interpretations – theChurch. A peacock drinking from a vase isused as a symbol of a Christian believerdrinking from the waters of eternal life.

Peacock is part and parcel of our countryand we like the bird for its wisdom andcolorful nature. It is rightly called NationalBird of India.

- C.K. Subramaniam, Sanpada

End Corruption Corruption in India has reached the high-

est level even after Narendra Modi becoming thePrime Minister of the country. Prices of all com-modities, including that of food grains, LiquidPetroleum Gas (LPG), bus fares, train fares,auto- rickshaw fares and taxi fares have sky-rocketed. As a result of this inflation, the com-mon man has to bear the brunt of the price riseas his/ her salary does not increase in tandemwith the surging inflation.

Although India has achieved both indepen-dence and Republic, it is one of the most cor-rupted and polluted nations in the world. Un-employment is also at an all- time high and manyof the people are without jobs. Narendra Modihad promised the citizens of India that he wouldbring down inflation and curb corruption oncehe became the prime minister of the country.But he has not kept his promise.

- Jubel D’Cruz, Mumbai

Catholic weddings andcustoms

A wedding in a Catholic family is a beauti-ful occasion for relatives and friends to gatheraround the bride- to be or groom-to-be in sup-port or encouragement and also to bless them.

Traditional ceremonies like the roce forGoans and Mangaloreans and the UmbrachaPani for East Indians have added to the fun andexcitement in preparation for the wedding day.The application of coconut juice and milk as asign of ritual cleansing or a bath with the waterdrawn from the village well has a certain sig-nificance for the person going to get married.

But unfortunately, over the years, theseceremonies have degenerated into meaninglessrituals because the ‘fun’ element has meant theunnecessary smashing of eggs or the pouring ofchilled beer or other smelly concoctions on thepersons going to get married.

Someone should enlighten on this uniqueEast Indian custom of ‘Umbracha Pani’ to themodern generation who know very little aboutthis tradition and customs of the community.

During the celebration of weddings andother events, one should remember the orphansand donate a small portion of their budget tothem. These children who have no one to takecare of them, except the religious sisters, willfeel happy and have a smile on their faces.

- Jubel D’Cruz, Mumbai

Letters to the Editor....

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instructions and losthis wicket for 1 goingfor runs. This wasunnecessary andKohli must bear theblame for earlydebacle and loss ofwickets including his,which let Indiadown.The start wasdisastrous and therecovery afterwardswas only a consolationin the end.

Rohit Sharma alsoshould have joinedthe press meet andclear the misunder-standings or rumoursof rift. Should theCaptain of the Indianteam openly expresshis preference of thehead coach, particu-larly after a process is

in place for selectionof the coach. A selec-tion committee hasbeen constituted andapplications havebeen invited for theappointment of headcoach and others. DidKohli used theoccasion to clear therift or to force theBCCI to extend theservices of RaviSastri. Ravi Shastrifailed to deliver inWorld Cup semi finaland it is expected thatthis is his swansong.If Shastri leave oncefor all, then the axewill fall on Kohli alsoand that is thedestiny of all Indiancaptains in the pastalso.

The Indian captainreiterated that if thedressing room envi-ronment had beenbad, then the teamcould not havepossibly played thequality of cricket thatthey had during theWorld Cup andearlier. The level ofquality of cricket is tobe judged by thepundits and not bythe skipper. Kohlifailed in crucial finalsearlier also.

The few times theIndian team captainsaw some stabilitywas when SauravGanguly had thebacking of Kolkatastrongman JagmohanDalmiya and Mahen-dra Singh Dhoni hadthe backing of N.Srinivasan. Before

them, Sachin Ten-dulkar, Rahul Dravidand Anil Kumble werebarely on top of thesituation and had aless than idealrelationship withtheir respectivechairman of selectors.This is not the firsttime the rift comingin open in Indiancricket.

Indian cricket hasseen many skippersgoing through upsand down from thedays of Nawab ofPataudi to SunilGavaskar. Kapil Dev,the greatest of our all-rounders, was unfair-ly fired after the lossof the 1987 World Cupin India. Both DilipVengsarkar andKrishnamachariSrikkanth suffered

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the same fate for nofault of theirs. Thebiggest victim wasSriniwas Ven-katraghavan. He wasmade Captain of theDelhi Test in the1975-76 test seriesagainst the WestIndies and in the nexttest at Calcutta hewas relegated to 12thMan status. SachinTendulkar smellingdanger after thedebacle in Australia,quit on his own.Rahul Dravid under-gone strenuous testfor some time. Now itis Kohli’s turn to gothrough the ticklishsituation. The battlefor captaincy will gofor ever in IndianCricket. That is thecurse of IndianCaptains.

The tug of war inIndian cricket scenar-io is age old. Themost famous one wasthat of Kapil Dev-Gavaskar feud. InWorld Cup do or diematches, the perfor-mance of a playercounts much. In theyear 1983, Kapil Devdropped both Veng-sarkar and RaviShastri, the twoleading lights in theside for the Pruden-tial World Cup semi-final match but stillmanaged to win thecoveted cup in style.The captain has theoption to have thebest playing XI and itcame good. Butcricketing controver-sies in Indian cricketcontinue to surroundthe game for ever.

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Montessori Students Embark On An Educative Space Mission

By Ashok Dhamija

NAVI MUMBAI: WorldNASA Day was cele-brated by the Montes-sori Section on Monday29 July 2019 by Mont-essori students of RyanInternational School,Kharghar to educatethe students aboutspace, planets, starsand astronauts in a funfilled manner. On thisoccasion the schoolquadrangle was deco-rated with cut outs ofstars, planets and aselfie corner too wasalso set up in accor-dance with the theme.A short assembly was

Twinkling stars

Showcasing NASA and ISRO role in encouraging peaceful applications in spacescience

conducted duringwhich teachers eluci-dated about NASA, itsmission, astronauts,planets & rockets toappease the curiosity ofthe young explorersand to enhance theirunderstanding aboutspace. The little starsdressed up as astro-nauts and the eightplanets. Subsequent tothis, the tiny tots par-ticipated in palmprinting activity tomake wonderful rock-ets in the scrap books.It was a fun filledlearning experience forthe kids.Future astronaut