CMYK Vol 08|Issue 222|RNI No. MAHENG/2007/21778|Postal Regn. No. NMB/154/2014-16/Vashi MDG Post Office|Navi Mumbai, Friday 23 January, 2015|Pages 8|Price Re.1 High court raps CIDCO for delay in the grant of NOC By Chandrashekhar Hendve VASHI: In a significant judgement delivered on 14 January, 2015, the Bombay high court has declared that Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation is the sole town planning authority for the city and CIDCO has no role in the matter. It has also ruled that CIDCO is bound to grant the NOC sought by housing societies if the lease premium sought by it is paid. It cannot deny NOC on any ground. The ruling came in Designates NMMC as the sole planning authority for Navi Mumbai response to a petition filed by JN-3 type Apartment Owners Association in Sector-9, Vashi. Some buildings in the Association had been declared dilapidated by NMMC and ordered to be demolished as they were considered dangerous for the residents. The Association had plans to re-develop them. When it approached NMMC for passing its plans however, the latter asked it to get NOC from CI- DCO. The Association applied to CIDCO expressing its willingness to pay the lease premium but the latter was in no mood to issue the NOC. That prompted the Association to file the petition. Another important element of the ruling is that if CIDCO fails to issue the NOC even after the receipt of the lease premium as prescribed, NMMC can go ahead and clear the development plans ignor- Sir, there will be less people below poverty line if there will be less ministers above corruption line. CMYK ing CIDCO. That is considered yet another blow to CIDCO. Corporator Kishor Patkar who has been guiding the Association in the matter of redevelopment held a press conference on Thursday at which he brought to light several other facts relating to redevelopment. 1. CIDCO has badly exploited the citizens in the name of transfer charges and lease premium. According to Patkar, over the years CIDCO has collected a sum of Rs 24,000 crores by way Cont. on pg. 3 NMMC to recruit teachers on contract basis By Vijay Bhor CBD-BELAPUR: Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation will immediately recruit teachers on contract basis. This announcement was made by DMC (Administration) Jagannath Sinnerkar in the Standing Committee on Thursday. “The short cut has been chosen to overcome the acute shortage of teachers in the municipal schools,” he added. The matter was raised by Suraj Patil who pointed out that many English medium sections started by the civic body are without proper teachers. “What are the students expected to learn without teachers?” he asked rhetorically. “What is the use of having grand buildings if there are no teachers to teach?” asked another member Sindhu Naik. Replying to the debate, Sinnerkar made the above announcement. Vittal More, Vijaya Gharat and Ram Vichare also took part in the debate. 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No. NMB/154/2014-16/Vashi MDG Post Office Phone : 2789 53 80 Telefax : 2789 3147 e-mail : [email protected] website : www.newsband.in CMYK CMYK [email protected] 23 January, 2015 www.newsband.in Smart cheats on the prowl By Vikram Gaikwad RABALE: A smart cheat is reported to have accosted an innocent woman and ended up looting her of ornaments worth Rs 50,000. The victim, Rekha Wadkar (50), a resident of Sector-4, Airoli was walking along the road on Tuesday. As she was passing Mauli Shopping Complex at about 1.00 pm, she was accosted by a man. The man engaged her in sweet talk for such a long time that she seems to have got mesmerized and lost her senses. When the man asked her to remove her jewels, she obeyed not knowing why. Once she had removed her jewellery, the smart cheat had no problem in snatching them from her and walking away. A distraught Wadkar then went Rabale police station and lodged a complaint. Robbers galore, target motorists By Vikram Gaikwad VASHI: Robbers who break into parked cars and loot valuables are known to be roaming the city streets. In two incidents on Wednesday, they are reported to have broken into as many cars and made off with cash worth Rs 22 lakhs. Amit Gupta, a resident of Kharghar, had been to APMC market on Wednesday. After finishing his business, he parked his Innova car at a street corner in the Masala market and went to have his grub. When he returned after about half an hour later, he found the window glass of his car broken and cash of Rs 16 lakhs kept inside missing. In another incident a few minutes later, Dipak Dahiya, a businessman, was driving along Palm Beach Road towards CBD. Suddenly, two men in another car signaled him to stop. As he drew up, they told him that his vehicle has brushed against another while in motion. Believing them, Dahiya got out of the car to check if his car has sustained any damage. That was enough for the tricksters one of whom managed to slip into his car and carry off Rs six lakhs kept in a plastic bag. APMC police have registered both a complaints and are investigating. One Day International Conference on 24 Jan at SITM premises, Nerul By Dinesh Kamath and Ashok Dhamija NCRD’s Sterling Institute of Management Studies (SITM), Nerul, Navi Mumbai is organizing one day International conference on 24 January 2015, on the theme “Emergence of India as a Global Economy: Challenges and Opportunities”. The conference is organized in association with Shri Jagdishprasad Jhabarmal Tibrewala University (JJTU), Rajasthan. The conference will commence from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. at the SITM premises, Nerul, Navi Mumbai. The conference aims to provide a platform for the academicians and the professionals alike to discuss the application of technology in business to make India an attractive destination for the world market said, Dr. Tandon Kamal, Director, NCRD’s Sterling Institute of Management Studies, while briefing about the conference. The said conference will also release an international journal on the occasion that will carry more than 100 research papers and articles contributed by renowned academicians, business professionals and top notch industry administrators from across the globe. In this conference the wizards from the corporate and academia will participate. Some of them includes Dr. M. A. Khan, Registrar, University of Mumbai, Dr. Rajpal S. Hande, Director, Board of College and University Development, University of Mumbai; Mr. Punit Saxena, Managing Director & CEO, UTI Infrastructure Technology and Services Ltd.; Mr. Mohan Satyaranjan, Senior Director, Cloud and Virtualization Group, Cisco Systems, Bengaluru; Mr. Souvik Sarkar, Vice President, Reliance Capital). These eminent will share their thoughts and views on the conference theme to the audience that would be the gamut of research scholars, academicians, corporate and students from management and information technology streams. Relevance of the Conference : In the last decade a revolution has taken place in the business panorama and India to emerge as an economic super power as predicted and thus this conference has a great relevance. About Institute : The NCRD’s Sterling Institute of Management Studies is recognized as one of the best business schools in India and simultaneously ranked by AIMA, GHRDCNew Delhi, Business India, Go-getter and Career 360. More details can be availed from the Conference Conveners Dr. Arjita Jain (99675 15754); Prof. Seema Laddha (98335 87657) and Renu Ranjan (9867407492) CMYK 3 Promise to get a bank job turns out to be false Woman loses Rs 5 lakhs to the fraudster By Vikram Gaikwad VASHI: A woman is reported to have taken Rs 5 lakhs from another on the promise of getting her brother a job in a bank. The former is facing charges of cheating. The accused Priti Thakkar had met her victim during a bus journey from Pune to Mumbai. During the conversation, Thakkar has introduced herself as a person who had retired from Mantralay. The two had kept up their acquaintance by frequent contacts. In the year 2013, the victim Varsha Salunkhe had sought Thakkar’s help in finding a job for her (Varsha’s) brother. Thakkar agreed readily and said that the job would involve an expense of Rs five lakhs. One day, she took Varsha to Bank of Maharashtra’s High court... Cont. from pg. 1 of transfer charges and/or lease premium from apartment owners. 2. In the whole of Maharashtra, the society is considered the owner of the land where it stands. It is only in Navi Mumbai a different concept is being applied. 3. NMMC and CIDCO have delayed several redevelopment projects in the name of NOC. 4. Even the banks have been brainwashed into insisting on CIDCO’s NOC when they are approached for loans. This ruling will put an end to that hassle. 5. The ruling removes one more hurdle on the road to redevelopment of dilapidated buildings in the city. branch in Vashi and took Rs five lakhs from her. Varsha waiting for nearly a year for the promised job and when it was not forthcoming, she demanded that Thakkar pay back Rs 5 lakhs taken from her. Cornered, Thakkar had issued a cheque for Rs 5 lakhs which however bounced when it was presented to the bank. Convinced that she had been cheated, Varsha Salunkhe went to Vashi police station and lodged a complaint. API Paradke is investigating. CHANGE OF NAME I have changed my name from MARUFF MASTANSAB to MOHAMMED MARUF SHAIKH as per affidavit dated 22nd January 2015. PUBLIC NOTICE THIS is to notify that my Clients propose to purchase the Apartment No. B-10/1/2:1, admeasuring 22.90 sq. mtrs. builtup area plus 5.15 sq. mtrs. additional FSI on the Second Floor in the building no. B-10/1, on Plot No. 2, situated at Sector – 15, Vashi, Navi Mumbai. Tal. & Dist. Thane (said Apartment) from MR SURENDRA S. HEDGE. The Original Allotment Letter and payment made receipts issued by the CIDCO Ltd., in favour of MR. NARESH SUKIR MHATRE, the Original Apartment owner, in respect of the said Apartment are either lost or misplaced and are not traceable and also lodged a Police Complaint with Vashi Police Station and recorded the same vide their property missing reg. no. 193/15 dated 21st January 2015. Person/s, if any, having any right, title, claim etc. against or in the aforesaid Apartment by virtue of the aforesaid lost documents or by way of inheritance, lien, mortgage, possession, sale, gift, lease, charge, trust, maintenance, development, easement, transfer, licence, either agitated in any litigation or otherwise or any other right or interest whatsoever is/are hereby required to make the same known in writing to the undersigned within a period of 15 days from the date of publication hereof. If no claim is made or received as required hereinabove, my clients will be at their liberty to complete the transaction in respect of the said Apartment without any reference or regard to any such purported claim or interest, which shall be deemed to have been waived for all intents and purposes and not binding on my clients. Sd/ADV. GEETA V. PATEL C-25, Om Rachana CHS, Plot No. 3, Sector – 17, Vashi, Date : 23-01-2015 Navi Mumbai. Tel. : 022-27892953, Place : Vashi Mob. : 9820883474 / 86919444474 CMYK Baby Baby is an Indian espionage action thriller film directed by Neeraj Pandey. The film stars Akshay Kumar, Rana Daggubati, Anupam Kher, Danny Denzongpa, Taapsee Pannu, Mikaal Zulfiqar and Madhurima Tuli. The movie has an interesting plot. The country is perpetually under threat from terrorist powers and the common man walks unaware of the threats and the attacks that our Government controls and prevents. While the common Indian fights for everyday issues, there are deeper and bigger threats to him and his family that he will never know exist because it is the men and women in uniform that safeguard them. The men and women who put country before self, the men and women who define our history because they give a damn! Ajay (played by Akshay Kumar) is one such officer who is part of an elite team chosen from amongst the best in the Forces to form a covert Counter Intelligence Unit. In the course of foiling one terrorist attack bid, Ajay discovers a major threat to our nation - a plan to cause damage and strike fear at the heart of our very existence. The plot is masterminded by a maniacal leader whose organization has its tentacles spread across the world. As days progress, the unit goes through escalating challenges with time ticking against them and risks escalating. At all points, the members of the unit give it all they’ve got and stand tall to guard us with all their strength so that we may sleep safe in our homes. Covert and courageous operations are performed across Kathmandu, Istanbul, Abu Dhabi, Delhi and Mumbai as our protectors will not rest till evil is defeated. Will the maniacal Maulana Rehman and his band of evil succeed in striking terror in the heart of India? Will the Indian Government change gears from being reactive to proactive and strike? Will Ajay and his unit be able to prevent this terror tsunami? The film has Akshay Kumar as Ajay Singh Rajput, India’s Counter Intelligence Agent, Rana Daggubati as Jai Singh Rathore , the strongman of the unit, Taapsee Pannu as Priya Suryavanshi, a female agent of the unit, Anupam Kher as Om Prakash Shukla aka Shuklaji, techie of the unit, Kay Kay Menon as Bilal Khan, Danny Denzongpa as Feroze Ali Khan, master Strategist and Chief of Undercover Unit, Madhurima Tuli as Ajay’s wife, Rasheed Naz as Maulana Mohammed Rahman, the main Antagonist, Mikaal Zulfiqar as Ashfaq, Deep Asset, Sushant Singh as Javed, Ajay’s Partner and Karan Wahi. The soundtrack for the film features songs composed by MM Kreem and Meet Bros Anjjan. Lyrics are written by Manoj Muntashir. The film has songs like Beparwah, Main Tujhse Pyaar Nahin Karta, Beparwah (MBA Swag) and Main Tujhse Pyaar Nahin Karti. Dolly Ki Doli Dolly Ki Doli is a Hindi romantic comedy film, directed by debutant Abhishek Dogra and produced by actor Arbaaz Khan under his production house Arbaaz Khan Productions. The film stars Sonam Kapoor in the title role and also features Pulkit Samrat, Rajkummar Rao and Varun Sharma. The movie centres around different weddings where the bride, Dolly (Kapoor), is a young con who marries men from different religions and runs away with their wealth. Dolly Ki Doli is the story of a girl dolly who fakes marriages in an original style and runs away stealing all the precious belongings of the groom and his family. The modus operandi is as follows. Dolly’s fake brother, Raju identifies prospective grooms. Then Dolly makes these men fall in love with her. In return, these prospective grooms are ready to do anything for Dolly including going against their parents’ wishes to marry Dolly. Once married, on the night of the ‘suhagraat’ Dolly makes them drink ‘drugged’ milk making them unconscious after which Dolly along with her gang wipes the house clean of all the valuables. On the other side of the law is Robin Singh, a police inspector given the task of catching dolly. The film has Sonam Kapoor as Dolly, Pulkit Samrat as Robin Singh, Rajkummar Rao as Sonu Sarawat, Varun Sharma as Manoj Singh Chadda, Gulfam Khan as Sonu’s Mother, Archana Puran Singh, Saif Ali Khan in a Special appearance and Malaika Arora Khan in a Special appearance Music of the film is composed by Sajid-Wajid. The movie has songs like Phatte tak nachana sung by Sunidhi Chauhan, Dolly Ki Doli by Divya Kumar, Fashion Khatam Mujhpe by Mamta Sharma, Wajid, Shabab Sabri, Mere Naina Kafir Hogaye by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan and Babaji Ka Thullu by Wajid and Danish Sabri. The Boy Next Door The Boy Next Door is an American erotic thriller film directed by Rob Cohen and written by CMYK Barbara Curry. The film stars Jennifer Lopez, Ryan Guzman, Kristen Chenoweth, and John Corbett. Lopez plays a high school teacher named Claire who, in the midst of a divorce, has a one night stand with a younger neighbor (Guzman), who develops a dangerous obsession with her. The movie focuses on a 12-year-old boy who has a mother who is separated due to her husband’s infidelity. The writer of this film was influenced by the real-life story of Mary Kay Letourneau, a teacher who became involved with her underage student, causing her to be convicted for rape charges. The film has Jennifer Lopez as Claire Peterson and Ryan Guzman as Noah Sandborn. The Vatican Museum 3D The movie The Vatican Museum 3D focuses on the Catholic Church which is often seen as an institution perpetually at odds with modernity, clinging to Latin as its official language and maintaining its allmale hierarchy, topped by an absolute monarch in the form of the pope, centuries after such a style of governance went out of fashion elsewhere. The movie depicts the 54 galleries or salas that lead to the grandest of finales, the Sistine Chapel and Michelangelo’s “Last Judgement”, nestle alongside Saint Peter’s Basilica and take up a good chunk of the Vatican City State’s 44 hectares. They contain one of the world’s most extraordinary collections, built up over six centuries. The film gets up close and personal with works by Giotto, Van Gogh, Caravaggio, Raphael, Leonardo da Vinci, Chagall and Dali. The movie provides intimate view of the artwork. You can examine the walls and ceiling of the Sistine Chapel at closer quarters. But the papal collection isn’t just any museum. Beyond the peerless artistic merits of the items included, and their historical Cont. on pg. 6 CMYK [email protected] 23 January, 2015 www.newsband.in State-wide agitation to be launched to protest against corruption Yogic Initiation By Ashok Dhamija KOPERKHAIRANE: V sisters, an all women organization of Navi Mumbai organized a grand yoga programme on the occasion of Makar Sankranthi and Vasantutsav last week. Nearly 40 participants from Vashi, CBD and Airoli had a great time practicing simple easy to do yoga exercises taught by expert yoga teacher Rita Roychoudhary, The programme began with a beautiful Bhajan by Sheela Kamath, Anjani Pai and Jaya Shenoy and was followed by the yoga demonstration of simple and advanced exercises related to the This is how one does Taad Asaan same. ‘You can do these exercises and breathing techniques anywhere, even while walking or in the kitchen,’ explained Rita Roychoudhary . Other ac- 5 tivities included Shloka writing competition in which Pradnya Prabhu and Srilakshmi Pai were the joined winners Cont. on pg. 6 The Hindu Vidhidnyan Parishad will conduct state-wide agitation to protes heavy financial scams in the management and working of temples by ‘Pashchim Maharashtra Devasthan Samiti (PMDS)’ PMDS. The state-wide agitation known as National Hindu Movement will be launched together with all Hindu organizations in various districts such as Mumbai, Thane, Raigad, Pune, Satara, Sangli, Solapur, Jalgao, Dhule, Yawatmal, Wardha etc. A grand agitation is proposed to be held on 2 February 2015 in Kolhapur. In the press conference, Mr Arvind Pansare, spokesperson (Maharashtra), Hindu Janajagruti Samiti of Panvel has appealed all like-minded organisations and devotees of Goddess to participate in the agitation. Present on the occasion were Mr Sandeep Shinde, spokesperson, Sanatan Sanstha and Mr Vijay Jangam (Swami) of Akhil Bharatiya Veershaiv Lingayat Mahasangh. State to become loan free in the next 4 years, says Raigad’s Guardian Minister Green signal At long last, the traffic police have set up a signal at the busy D’Mart junction in Sector29, Vashi. The recently redeveloped road junction is likely to end one of nasty points which was known for traffic jams. (Photo and report by Chandrashekhar Hendve). CMYK By Umesh Parida KHANDA COLONY: The state minister for housing and labour and Raigad’s guardian minister Prakash Mehta said that in the next four years the state will be loan-free. The previous government has loaded the state government with a loan of Rs 3lakh crore, he added. He was addressing the closing ceremony of Malhar Mahotsav here. He also said that Cont. on pg. 7 CMYK 6 [email protected] 23 January, 2015 www.newsband.in Issue : 222 CR To Run Special Trains On Various Routes This Weekend 23 January, 2015 Was FCAT’s decision a political one? Leela Samson resigned as the chairperson of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), along with several other members of the body. Samson spoke of corruption, and interference by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting in the Board’s functioning. Their decision to deny a certificate to Messenger of God, featuring Dera Sacha Sauda sect leader Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, was overturned by the Film Certification Appellate Tribunal with some riders. According to Samson, Messenger of God promotes blind faith and encourages superstition and Ram Rahim Singh is a controversial figure and faces some charges, and the film makes claims about his godly stature and miracle-making abilities. Thus Samson strongly feels that she and her colleagues had been “made a mockery of by the powers of the Ministry of I&B over the film”. Film certification in the country is indeed subject to “interference, coercion and corruption”. The problem here is the fact that other members of the Board also resigned which points to a larger Government interference. If indeed the Board changes with the Government, then it is a political position. To make it apolitical, one would have to keep the same Board through different Governments but that doesn’t happen. It is not only censor board but many a times it is seen that political parties do interfere in functioning of different organisations and they never admit that they have tried to influence the members in taking decisions . Arun Jaitley called Leela Samson and her nine colleagues as “rebels without a cause”. The near hysterical reaction of Arun Jaitely, the Information and Broadcasting Minister, smacks of the arrogance shown usually by authoritarian Governments. It clearly shows the low tolerance levels of this Government to criticism. Why Leela Samson is so aggrieved over the decision of Film Certification Appellate Tribunal? Why does she think FCAT lowers down her stature as the chairperson of CBFC? Perhaps she is aggrieved because she thinks she is absolutely right when it comes to censure of film. Had she taken it in other way, would it have reminded her of the need to overlook, analyse and reform the methodology adopted for censuring a film? Was resigning the right thing for her to do? For the country to grow what we need is decentralisation of power. The interference of political parties in the day to day functioning of government departments is nothing but a malaise. Funds required for electioneering from corporate houses and individuals make people in power vulnerable to the demands of the former. In retrospect it becomes very difficult to be fair and square. Whether it is the judiciary or executive, decisions are always made under pressure, justice trampled upon. There is always a divided opinion when it comes to ‘Freedom of Expression’. What you may say your right to express may annoy someone else. A long back, in a story in the Caravan, it was detailed how Sudarshan, the then RSS chief, during the Vajpeyee government, had called Deepa Mehta to censure her for her allegedly controversial film Water. He said that every script, before it reaches to I&B ministry, reaches him. This incident explains the menace of the politics of censorship. It would be great if the censor board included veteran of the film industry who have rational outlook and are capable of taking decision with courage to convince the groups who support and oppose any film that speaks about religion, politics scam etc. CMYK By Ashok Dhamija MUMBAI: Central Railway (CR) will run special trains between Mumbai – Nagpur and Mumbai –Shri Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus (Kolhapur) to clear the extra rush during the forthcoming long weekend as per the following schedules: A) Mumbai-Nagpur Specials: 01013 Special will leave Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST), Mumbai o-n 24th Jan,.2015 at 00.20 hrs and arrive Nagpur at 15.00 hrs same day. On its return journey 01014 Special will leave Nagpur o-n 24th Jan, 2015 at 20.20 hrs and arrive CST, Mumbai at 12.15 hrs next day. The 23 coaches Special will include O-ne First AC cum AC-2 Tier, O-ne AC2 Tier, Two AC-3 Tier, 12 Sleeper Class, Five General Second Class, Two General Second Class cum Guard’s Brake Vans. Halts en-route includes Dadar, Kalyan, Igatpuri, Nasik Road, Man- Special Train for Weekend Holiday Via KR Route By Ashok Dhamija PANVEL: Konkan Railway (KR) in coordination with Central Railway (CR) will be running Special train between Pune and Madgaon via Panvel to clear extra rush of passengers during the weekend holiday as per the following details: Pune-Madgaon Specials 01409 Special will leave Pune on 23rd Jan,.2015 at 18.45 hrs and arrive Madgaon at 06.00 hrs next day. 01410 Special on the other hand will leave Madgaon on 24th Jan,.2015 at 08.20 hrs and arrive Pune at 21.05 hrs same day. The 15 coaches Special will include One AC-2 Tier, Two AC-3 Tier, 10 Sleeper Class and Two General Second Class cum Guard’s Brake Vans. . Halts en-route includes Lonavala, Panvel, Roha, Chiplun, Ratnagiri, Kankavali, Kudal, Sawantwadi Road, Thivim and Karmali stations. Reservation for above Special trains is open. mad, Jalgaon, Bhusaval, Akola, Badnera and Wardha stations. B) Mumbai-Shri Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus (Kolhapur) Specials: 01205 Special will leave Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT), Mumbai o-n 24th Jan, 2015 at 21.15 hrs and arrive Shri Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus at 10.30 hrs next day. On its return journey 01206 Special will leave Shri Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus o-n 25th Jan, 2015 at 12.50 hrs and arrive LTT, Mumbai at 23.55 hrs same day. The 18 coaches Special will include O-ne AC-2 Tier, O-ne AC-3 Tier, 12 Sleeper Class, Two General Second Class, Two General Second Class cum Guard’s Brake Vans. Halts en-route includes Thane, Panvel, Lonavala, Pune, Satara, Karad, Sangli and Miraj stations. Reservation for Trains 01013/01014, 01205/01206 is open. V Sisters... and was followed by the Haldi Kumkum event coordinated by Radha Prabhu.. “In all it was a get together to celebrate the auspicious festival of Makar Sankranthi and Vasantutsav in a fruitful way. The tips by the yoga expert will certainly help all of us to relieve stress in day to day life” shared Veena Adige who along with Savitha Joshy compeered the function , while Savitha Nayak proposed the vote of thanks. Movie world.. Cont. from pg. 4 Cont. from pg. 5 significance, they have another, spiritual dimension, the connection between the sublime and the divine. Mortdecai Mortdecai is an American action comedy film directed by David Koepp and written by Eric Aronson. The film is adapted from the book anthology Mortdecai written by Kyril Bonfiglioli. It stars Johnny Depp in the title role and also features Gwyneth Paltrow, Ewan McGregor, Olivia Munn, Jonny Pasvolsky, Paul Bettany, and Jeff Goldblum. The film has an interesting plot. Juggling some angry Russians, the British MI5, his leggy wife and an international terrorist, debonair art dealer and part time lover Charlie Mortdecai must traverse the globe, armed only with his good looks and “special charm” in a race to recover a stolen painting containing the code to a lost bank account. The film has Johnny Depp as Charlie Mortdecai and Gwyneth Paltrow as Johanna Mortdecai. CMYK [email protected] 23 January, 2015 www.newsband.in Thousands turn up for Congress morcha to Tahsildar’s office on Thursday By Umesh Parida PANVEL: The Congress unit of Panvel Taluka and city organized a massive protest rally on Thursday. The protest march presented a memorandum to the Panvel Tahsildar against the Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled central and state policies affecting various sections of the society. Thousands of party workers joined the protest. The Congress demanded further reduction in the petrol and diesel prices citing re- State to.. even thouth the district was famous for Chhatrapati Shivaji’s rein the same has been ignored when it came to proper development. “So far my ministry has received more than 2000 applications for social and livelihood works. All such issues will be addressed. Raigad will be duction in the international crude oil prices. They also flayed the change in the land acquisition act which was done in favour of the farmers during the UPA rule. The party workers also protested against the growing incidents of crime against women. Further, they alleged that during the BJP’s rule the commodities of essential items and other have been found higly inflated. About the proposed legislation to amend the land acquisition, the Cont. from pg. 5 under cent percent Bharatiya Janata Party rule,” he expressed his hope. The closing ceremony was attended by JNPT trustee Mahesh Baldi, BJP state spokesperson cum general secretary Adv Madhvi Naik, MLA Santosh Davne and others. party’s Raigad unit alleged that the central government should cancel the proposed amendment. The amendment seeks no requirement of 70 percent farmers’consent for any land acquisition. About the toll issue they said the BJP has taken an about turn while promising the state to become toll free. But after coming to power in the state, the Kharghar toll naka has commenced. The morcha was taken under the leadership of RDCC Social gathering of Senior Citizens Shanti Sagar Co-operative Housing Society in Sector10 Vashi organized a gathering of Senior citizens on its premises recently. Sr PI of Vashi Police Station came to guide the seniors on the problems being faced by them. Dabang Mumbai To Take On Punjab Warriors In Their Opening Tie Of HHIL 2015 Text and Photo by Ashok Dhamija MUMBAI: The excitement among the hockey lovers and enthusiasts is ascending at a rapid pace as fans eagerly awaits today’s game of the third edition of the Hero Hockey India League (HLIL) 2015 where hosts Dabang Mumbai will be taking-on Jaypee Punjab Warriors at their home-turf – the Mahindra Hockey Stadium, Mumbai. Both the sides are ready with their best players and strategies to dish out a commendable performance as they look in no mood to give the initial opening points to the other team. On one side, with two top bided playersBelgian Forward Tom Boon and Australia’s mid-fielder Dabang Mumbai practice on the eve of their opening league match against Jaypee Punjab Warriors Mathew Swann, the newly assembled Dabang Mumbai will be looking at playing their best hockey and win in order to be able to have a successful debut in the League. The squad is strengthened by midfielder Floris Evers and the very experienced goalkeeper Adrian D’ Souza. In the inaugural session of the HHIL, Jaypee Punjab War- president R C Gharat, labour leader Shyam Mhatre, Adv K S Patil, Dr B K Dave, and others. This was the first such Congress protest after the October electoral debacle. The party expelled three Panvel Municipal Council members from the party for their anti party activities. Keeping in mind the dwindling leadership issues to revamp the party activities, the leaders have chalked out strategy to target the ruling party BJP in particular in Panvel and Shiv Sena and others in remaining parts of the district. riors on the other hand embraces the finest of the goalkeepers Jaap Stockman with Captain Jamie Dwyer leading from the front, furnishing full support to the team. Affan Yousuf, in his second outing with Jaypee Punjab Warriors, has a sturdy support of the experienced line up of defender Sandeep Singh, Australian player Mark Knowles, for- CMYK ward SV Sunil and mid-fielder Lucas Rey who will once again be seen stepping-out on to the field, high on confidence, to thump the opponents. Speaking on their opening match, Head Coach of Dabang Mumbai, Valentin Altenburg said, ”Our team is a mix of Indian and foreign recruits. Although our team is newly formed, we admire the fact that we have some of the best players from across the world. With a benefit of having Tom Boon in our squad, who is one of the most prominent striker in the international arena these days and who will be supported by Glenn Turner and Anup Amarpal Valmiki. We have observed the Punjab franchise very intensely and every step we make will be a well thought of not leaving any room for the Warriors to overshadow us in the coming match. 7 Shiv Sena to celebrate Bal Thackeray’s Jayanti District Guardian Minister Eknath Shinde to be felicitated By Chandrashekhar Hendve VASHI: Shiv Sena will celebrate its founder Bal Thackeray’s birth anniversary on 23 January, 2015. The function will be held at Vishnudas Bhave Auditorium at which Thane district Guardian Minister Eknath Shinde will also be felicitated. Festival launch - SIES GST SIES is a symbol of quality and excellence in the field of education since 1932. SIES is presently imparting quality education through 14 disciplines over multiple colleges. SIES has constantly endeavored to give back to the society making significant contributions to its upliftment through multi prolonged initiatives in cultural, social and educational fields. In light of such initiatives, they will have an upcoming annual technical and cultural festival Tatva-Moksh-Lakshya of SIES Graduate School of Technology, Nerul.The festival is slated for the 12th,13th and 24th of February, 2015. Navi Mumbai Krida Mahotsav Koperkhairane: Navi Mumbai Krida Sankul and Ward Sallagar Samiti, another Naik family outfit are jointly organizing Navi Mumbai Krida Mahotsav on 29, 30 and 31 January, 2015. The event will witness competitions in Kho Kho, Kabaddi and Cricket. About 230 teams representing over a hundred schools are expected to participate, says a press note circulated by the organizers. The event will be inaugurated on29 January, 2015 at R F Naik High School ground, Koperkhairane by former minister Ganesh Naik. Competitions will be held on RF Naik School grounds, Ramlila Maidan in Sector-12 Nerul and Terna High School ground, also in Nerul. MLA Sandeep Naik is the chief organizer. Blood donation camp at Inorbit Malls, Vashi on Republic Day This Republic day, Inorbit Malls, Vashi pledges to be a savior to patients in need of the blood. They will conduct the blood donation camp in association with Fortis Hospital, so save a life by doing your bit towards this noble cause. Date: 26th January Time: 12 noon – 7:00 pm Venue: Inorbit Malls, Vashi For inserting advertisements in daily newspaper NEWSBAND Contact : 27895380 / 27893147 CMYK 8 [email protected] 23 January, 2015 www.newsband.in D.Y. Patil Group ‘B’ Fight Back, Enter ‘B’ Division Times Cricket Shield Final Text and Photos by Ashok Dhamija Navi Mumbai: An inspired spell of leg spin bowling by D.Y. Patil Group ‘B’ skipper Pravin Tambe and all round performance by Shashank Singh ensured their team a crucial 87 first innings lead against the hosts Western Railway Sports Association in their B Division semi final tie of the 85th The Times Cricket Shield for the year 2014-15. Electing to bat in the three day knock out match, the Nerul based team were bowled out on the opening day of their three day tie for 194 in 54.1 over at the Western Railway Sports Association ground in Mumbai largely through the exploits of Vijay Gadhavi (Left arm seamer) and Serco BPO too makes the cut A t i s h Walinjkar () who grabbed nine wickets among themselves and conceded 96 runs in the process. Earlier Shash a n k Singh (72) along with south paw Yo g e s h Pawar (62) played a crucial role D Y Patil ‘B’ skipper Pravin Tambe who in reviving took four wickets in the first innings has the for- now taken 52 wickets in eight outings tunes of D.Y. Patil the front and took two Group ‘B’. The former of the three wickets of Mumbai ODI and IPL the hosts (second over franchise Rajasthan of the innings) before Royals leg spinner Tam- the end of the day one be however lead from in the seven overs of Mumbai’s Ranji trophy player Shashank Singh scored 149 runs (in two innings) and took three wickets also for D.Y. Patil Group ‘B’ in the semis play Medium pacer Vinit Sinha earlier provided a perfect start by taking the wicket in the very first ball of the innings. Resuming at 34 for 3 Western Railway were bowled out for 107 before lunch on day two. Spinners Pravin Tambe and Shashank Singh shared seven Lalge, Dasgupta Star For Fr. Agnel Gymkhana: MDFA Super Division Text and Photos by Ashok Dhamija NAVI MUMBAI: Vashi based Fr. Agnel Gymkhana upstaged fancied Central Railway Mumbai Division by a margin of 1-0 in a Super Division match of the Mumbai District Football Association (MDFA) League 201415, played at the St. Xavier’s ground, Parel on Wednesday. The all important goal in the first half, largely through the solo effort of young striker Ashish Lalge who intercepted a pass midway on the left flank inside the Central Railway half and dribbled past five players as he made his way into penalty area. Later Lalge showed supreme confidence in a one-on-one situation against the opponent custodian before he neatly tapped the ball home with ease without any further challenge. The Vashi based team got another golden chance to increase the lead soon after change of ends. Lalge once Fr. Agnel Gymkhana’s Shubham Dasgupta saved a penalty in their Super Division match against Central Railway Mumbai Division again was in thick of action as he made his way towards the 18 yard box, before he was brought down in the penalty area which resulted in a penalty. Fr Agnel’s Ankit Singh however shot wide from the spot. CR too got a penalty soon after, but it was the ever reliable Fr Agnel’s custodian Shubham Dasgupta who saved the day twice in quick succession. First he parried away the attempt from the penalty spot which went to another CR player and later showed quick reflexes to deflect the rebound much to the relief of his team, which despite dominating the match had to settle for the narrowest of score Fr. Agnel Gymkhana's striker Aashish Lalge (centre) scored the decisive goal (File Photos) line. Fr Agnel Gymkhana in the process registered their second win in five outings which also includes a draw. They next meet Bank of India next week. On the other hand Mumbai FC Under-19 recorded an identical 1-0 win against Kenkre FC Under-19. Asifulla Khan was on target for Mumbai FC. Results (League) : Fr. Agnel Gymkhana 1 (Ashish Lalge) beat Central Railway Mumbai Division 0; Mumbai FC Under-19 1 (Asifulla Khan) beat Kenkre Under-19 0. CMYK wickets among themselves and gave away only 43 runs in the process. In their second essay D.Y. Patil Group ‘B’ batsmen extended the lead to 400 with six wickets in hands. Opener Kevin Almeida (94), Shashank Singh (77) did the bulk of the scoring before both perished before the end of the day. All rounder Siddharth Chitnis who remained unbeaten at the end of day with 31 runs continued to make merry on the final morning and added another 43 runs, before the match was called off mutually after D.Y. Patil Group ‘B’ reached 273 for 4 in 64 over. Atish Walinjkar added another three wickets to his first innings haul of five wickets. In another semi-final tie Serco BPO Pvt. Ltd. ‘A’ the table toppers of Group ‘A’ who had won against D.Y. Patil Group ‘B’ (second in Group ‘A’) on the basis of the first inning lead in a Group league match earlier in the tournament, continued to take giant steps and took 259 runs first innings lead against Indian Navy Sports Club Cell . The same was largely possible due to the efforts of their prolific scorer (over 600 hundreds) and south paw Vikrant Auti’s who scored an unbeaten 157 in 233 balls with the help of 20 boundaries and one six before they were all out for 349. Earlier Indian Navy were mesmerized by spin of Sagar Udeshi (who finished with a impressive spell of 13.46-37-6) and could make only 135 in 37.4 overs In their second innings Indian Navy compiled 168 for 6 in 47.1 overs with Anshul Gupta top scoring with 86 runs before the match too was called off after lunch mutually. Left arm spinner Sagar Udeshi finished with his career best haul of 9 wickets for 99 in the match Both D.Y. Patil Group ‘B’ and Serco BPO Pvt. Ltd. ‘A’ qualified based for the final on the basis of first inning lead against their opponents Brief scores (End of Day 3): SF 1: D.Y. Patil Group ‘B’ (Ist Innings): 194 all out in 54.1 over (Shashank Singh 72, Yogesh Pawar 62, Vijay Gadhavi 4/46 , Atish Walinjkar 5/50) & (Ind Innings): 273 for 4 in 64 over (Overnight: 229 for 4 in 55 over) (Kevin Almeida 94, Shashank Singh 77, Siddharth Chitnis 74*, Atish Walinjkar 3/103) Vs Western Railway S.A. (Ist Innings): 107 all out in 25.1 over (Overnight 34 for 3 in 7 over) (Pravin Tambe 4/24 Shashank Singh 3/19 Nagendra Chauhan 2/31). Results D.Y. Patil Group ‘B’ won on first innings lead SF 2: Indian Navy S. C. Cell (Ist Innings: 135 all out in 37.4 overs (Tahir Khan 28, Sagar Udeshi 6/37, Shashikant Kadam 2/19) & (IInd Innings): 168 for 6 in 47.1 overs (Overnight: 54/2 in 13 overs) (Anshul Gupta 86, Sagar Udeshi 3/62) Vs Serco BPO Pvt. Ltd. ‘A’ (Ist Innings): 349 all out in 73.2 overs (Overnight 79 for 4 in 18 overs) (Vikrant Auti 157*,Karan Nandey 40, Prathamesh Pawar 39, Ravikant Sharma 3/77, Rahul Kanojiya 3/95). Result: Serco BPO won on first innings lead
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