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One time planning
Sector 15 Belapur will be the first to be developed
on the lines; ` 39 crores to be spent
By Vijay Bhor
CBD-BELAPUR:
“’One time planning’
is a unique concept
which is being implemented in Sector – 15
Belapur. The roads,
pavements and
gutters are being
relaid and ‘re-developed’ at a cost of Rs 39
crores. The emphasis
however will be on
completing the
ongoing projects before
taking up new ones,”
said municipal
Commissioner Dinesh
Waghmare on Tuesday. “This sector
hotels, corporate
offices and big real
housing important
institutions like
estate firms is in need
of up-gradation,” he
added.
He expressed
satisfaction at the fact
that the last budget
had made a provision
for funds for undertaking the project.
“The sector is being
developed to be a
model for the development of other sectors,”
he explained. “It will
be replicated in other
sectors if it is found to
be successful here.”
Kokan Saras Exhibition wraps up
By Vikram Gaikwad
VASHI: The sixth
edition of Konkan Saras Exhibition that
commenced on 9th February ended on 16 th
Feb Monday.
The one week exhibition saw many women self help groups
Cont. on pg. 3
Mahashivratri celebrated
He says that it was
never so cold anytime.
His question is what
is government doing
about it?
A big number of devotees gathered at Mahadev Temple on the occasion of Maha
Shivratri. (By Sumit Renose)
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Demand to transfer the
CIDCO security guards to
Raigad security guards unit
By Umesh Parida
PANVEL: Playing the
political game to increase the voter base,
the Panvel MLA Prashant Thakur had recently demanded that
the security guards of
City and Industrial Development Corporation
should be kept under
the Raigad Security
Guards unit. Further,
a meeting should be
convened to address
their long pending demands and clear their
dues, he
added.
He cited
that those
appointed
as security
guards in
various offices of CIDCO in the
Raigad district are the
project affected persons. The CIDCO
should merge these security guards status as
it is with the Raigad
Security Guards unit that too without any
changes in to their payment and other status.
The CIDCO has appointed these security
guards through private
agency.
He also said that as
these security guards
are employed through
private agencies the
CIDCO has no responsibility and hence
many are facing the issues of delay in payment of their gratuity,
provident fund, leave,
etc. Though these issues are long delayed
new agencies are appointed by CIDCO. The
Maharashtra Kamgar
Association has threatened CIDCO to resolve
the issue fast or else
protests will be organized.
The Panvel MLA
has called a meeting of
the CIDCO administration with the Raigad
Suraksha Mandal head
Sham Joshi, CIDCO
special police officer
cum chief vigilance officer Pradnya Sarvade
and representatives
from Kamgar union to
resolve the issues.
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On the instructions given by my client Kumar Vishal Vinayak
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large that Late Shri. Vinayak David Bhalerao was the
owner of the Flat no. 3, admeasuring 600 sq. feet situated on
Ground Floor, in “C” wing, in “Kalparatna Housing Society Ltd”, constructed on plot no. 7 in Sector 8 at Airoli, Navi
Mumbai Dist. Thane. And he was holding 5 Shares of Rs.
50/- each bearing Distinctive No. from 201 to 205 under
Share Certificate No. 41. After the death of Shri. Vinayak
David Bhalerao the heirship certificate has been obtained
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Kamothe Rickshaw drivers hold
protests against NMMT services
By Vikram Gaikwad
Kamothe: The rickshaw drivers of Kamothe area are not
pleased as their business is suffering since
the start of NMMT services in the area, who
are taking away their
customers. Therefore,
in order to show their
grievance they, along
with ‘Dharma rajya’
party leader Rajan Raje
held a protest by blocking the roads to stop the
NMMT services in the
area.
Kamothe residents
had been troubled due
to the limited option of
public transport and
had to rely on rickshaws for travelling.
Due to this dependability the rickshaw charges were quite high in
the area, making trav-
Five Cows found dead on
the streets of Kharghar
By Vikram Gaikwad
KHARGHAR: A cattle
of cows was found dead
with the signs of being
tranquilized with poisonous substance in sec35 of Kharghar on Sunday.
The carcasses of
cows had signs of being
given some poisonous
substance, probably to
send them to a slaughter house. This is not
the first time, however
for similar incident had
happened in Kharghar
where an unknown person had injected some
cows that had sent them
in a semi conscious
state. One of the five
cows had an owner from
Kutuku Bhandhan village. Kharghar Police,
Animal right activist
Shailesh Khatekar and
RPI party’s OBC sale
president Kalpesh Todekar were present during
the primary inspection
which proved that the
cows had been tranquilized.
Kharghar Police has
lodged a complaint
against the anonymous
cattle killer.
Unauthorised
structures galore
CIDCO to remove all
encroachments
By a staff reporter
CBD-BELAPUR:
Vice-Chairman and
Managing Director of
CIDCO, Sanjay
Bhatia conducted a
survey of the Parsik
Hill on Monday and
found a large number
of unauthorized
structures, mostly
temples, come up
there. He was accompanied by former
Cont. on pg. 7
elling really expensive
for most. When NMMT
started their service
past one month, many
were relieved. But due
to the new buses, PAP
rickshaw drivers are
losing their customers.
Hence, rickshaw drivers with support of
‘Dharma rajya’ party
held a protest against
NMMT services by congesting the road with
protestors. Api Suryavanshi, PI Sanjay Yenpure, Sr. PI Sriram
Mulemavar and others
have negotiated a meeting between the rickshaw drivers union,
NMMT officials and CIDCO by 24th February
to discuss the problem
of rickshaw drivers.
For now, the party has
taken back their protest.
Construction company
owner dupes people with
promises of property
By Vikram Gaikwad
KHARGHAR: A
construction company owner cheated
eleven people of
approximately Rs 1
crore and 31 lakhs in
total by conning
them into buying
flats in the tower
project which he
claimed to be building.
The accused
owner of “Dev Enterprises” had advertised about his
building project in
Sec-45 and Sec-5 of
Kharghar in 2012.
He had proposed
tower project plans
and duped 11 people
into paying booking
Kokan Saras...
putting up stalls of
various traditional
Konkani spices, seasonal fruits, fish and
other home made products at affordable prices. Navi Mumbaikars
had been seen crowding up Vashi Exhibition center where the
exhibition was held.
The exhibition has in
total made a sale of Rs
4 crore and 44 lakhs in
price of Rs10 to 15
lakhs per person.
Two year since the
payment had past
and the construction
still hadn’t commenced, therefore the
homebuyers had
enquired about the
land. Upon this, they
had discovered that
the land was not
owned by ‘Dev
Enterprises’ in the
first place. Accordingly, the home buyers
have filed a complaint against ‘Dev
Enterprise’ owner
with Nerul Police.
The police suspect
him to be guilty of
duping others in
similar way.
Cont. from pg. 1
a week. The exhibition
was started for promoting rural development and empowerment of women.
Kokan division
Commissioner Radheshyam Mopalwar
and deputy commissioner Ravindra Shendre, Raigad district
project director Kiran
Bhilare were present
at the final day.
Discourse on the Gita
Swami Sukhabodhananda will be giving a
discourse on ‘Personal Excellence through the
Bhagavadgita on 21 and 22 February, 2015 from
6.00 pm to 9.00 pm at CIDCO Exhibition Center, Sector-30A, Vashi. Entry is free. All are cordially welcome.
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CHANGE OF NAME
I have changed my name from RANJANA WAMAN KADU
to MOLINA PRATAP THAKORE as per affidavit dated
17th February 2015.
CHANGE OF NAME
I have changed my name from JAGAT SINGH BAHADUR
SINGH BIST to JAGAT SINGH BISHT as per affidavit dated
10th February 2015.
PUBLIC NOTICE
Be it Known to the General Public that my client MR. P. K.
KUNJAPPAN aged about 56 yrs Indian Inhabitant having
address at Apartment No.JN-1/17/B-7, Sector-9 at Vashi,
Navi Mumbai – 400 703.,
I Say that Original documents such as letter of Allotment issued by CIDCO & Possession letter issued by CIDCO Ltd
Pertaining to Apartment No.JN-1/17/B-7, Sector-9 at Vashi,
Navi Mumbai were misplaced/lost by me are not traceable
after diligent search. A Police Complaint has been lodged
with Vashi Police Station on 10/02/2015; vide its property
missing register No. 350/2015, dated 10/02/2015.
Notice is hereby given that if any person or party have any
claim upon or holding the said original title documents or any
of them and/or has any right, to title interest, claim or demand
of any nature whatsoever in the said original title documents
or against the said Apartment No.JN-1/17/B-7, Sector-9 at
Vashi, Navi Mumbai. by way of sale, mortgage, lien, charge,
inheritance, sub-lease, lease, exchange, transfer, easement,
possession, gift, trust, bequeath, license, tenancy, attachment
either before judgment or after judgment or otherwise, howsoever required to lodge their claims in writing along with
documentary evidence thereof within 14 days from the date
of publication hereof failing which, the claims if any shall be
deemed to have been waived and/or abandoned and no
such claim deemed to exist.
Sd/S.A.SIDDIQUE,
Advocate High Court.
15A, Vardhaman Chambers
Date : 18-2-2015
Sector - 17, Vashi , Navi Mumbai,
Place : Navi Mumbai
Tel:-27894503.
PUBLIC NOTICE
Re: Transfer of Residential Plot No. 100 (GES) admeasuring 100 sq. mtrs. and Plot no. 101 (GES), admeasuring 549.90
sq. mtrs., Sector – 28, Nerul, Navi Mumbai, Tal. & Dist. Thane.
THIS is to notify that my Client intends to get the Residential Plot
no. 100 (GES) admeasuring 100 sq. mtrs. and Plot no. 101
(GES), admeasuring 549.90 sq. mtrs., in Sector – 28, Nerul,
Navi Mumbai, Tal. & Dist. Thane (said Plots) transferred in its
name from the name of M/s TRILOK DEVELOPERS.
Any person/s, Bank/s, Financial, Institution/s, Organization/s,
Company/ies, or any other Govt. / Concerned authorities having any right, title, interest, claim, demand etc. against or in the
aforesaid Plots by way of inheritance, mortgage, possession,
sale, gift, lease, lien, charge, trust, maintenance, development,
easement, transfer, licence, either agitated in any litigation or
otherwise or any other right or interest whatsoever 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 as required hereinabove, my client will be at
liberty to complete the aforesaid transaction in respect of the said
Plots 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 client.
Sd/ADV. M. T. THACKER & ASSOCIATES
Advocates & Notary
E-6/0:4, Sector -1, Vashi,
Navi Mumbai – 400 703
Tel. No. 2782 5082 / 2782 5084 / 2782 5085
Date : 18-02-2015
Email : [email protected]
Place : Navi Mumbai
Ref: 1412058
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D Y Patil Team Takes Home Capital T-20 Cricket ‘B’ Division Championship
Text and Photos
by Ashok Dhamija
NAVI MUMBAI: A scintillating unbeaten 81 by
south paw Kevin Almeida and a superb all –
round show by Sarvesh
Damle (5/28 and 23 no)
enabled D Y Patil
Group ‘B’ register an
easy six wicket win over
Serco Global ‘A’ and
claim the ‘B’ Division
title of the Capital T20 Cricket League
played at held at the
picturesque MCA’
Ground at Bandra Kurla Complex in Mumbai.
Opener Jiniv Joshi
(70) and Vikrant Auti
(56) put on 81 runs for
the second wicket to
give Serco Global platform for a solid total
after skipper Pravin
Tambe foxed the explosive Neil Narwekar in
the power play with his
leg spin. Serco who
were cruising at 120 for
1 in the 11th over however suffered double
blow as D Y Patil
former skipper Sarvesh
Damle with his right
arm medium had Joshi
caught at long on by
Siddharth Chitnis and
latter sent back
Vikrant Auti (56). Chitnis with his off spin too
chipped in with a wicket. A hat-trick by Damle in the penultimate
over of the match (two
bowled and one stumping affected by Almeida
with his 4th, 5th and 6th
ball respectively of the
Almeida, Damle excel win over Serco Global ‘A’
The winning D Y Patil Group ‘B’ team led by Pravin Tambe enjoy their moment of glory in the company of MCA VP Vijay
Patil, former Indian Test cricketer Abey Kuruvilla and other dignitaries
wicket to put their teams run chase
back on track. All-rounder Siddharth
Chitnis made a quick fire 21 in the
middle overs, before he too was dismissed. Opener Almeida in the company of Shashank Singh made the
most of slow left arm spin of Sagar
Udeshi to accumulate 21 runs in
which the former hit two sixes and
the later one, which changed the
equartion of the game. Needing run
a ball, Damle who came at the fall of
Shashank wicket in the 16th over
however played sensibly in the company of his senior partner and hit
Wicket Keeper opener
the winning boundary to guide D Y
batsman Kevin Almeida
Patil to a comfortable six wickets win
anchored D Y Patil Group
with an over to spare. The win was
‘B’ run chase and retheir second win in the final against
mained unbeaten on 81
the same opponent at this very venruns
ue in a space of a month. The D Y
Sarvesh Damle who took a hat-trick in his
19th over) put brakes on
Patil team earlier had won the Times
five wicket haul also exceled with the bat
Shield B Division Final too.
the Serco innings who
in the final against Serco Global ‘A’.
in the end made a forSerco Global ‘B’ team too were at
midable 175 for 8 in based team lost their opener D Subreceiving end as Tata Steel claimed
ramanian in the first over of their
the Capital T-20 Cricket League ‘C’
their allotted overs.
Needing 8.8 runs run chase. Mumbai Ranji players
Division by 12 runs. Batting first
per over at the start of Kevin Almeida with Gaurav Jathar
Tata Steel were well served by their
top order as five batsmen who conthe innings the Nerul added a valuable 71 for the second
tributed 20s and 30s
with Tushar Gharat top
scoring with 39. Chasing their rivals’ 179 for
6, Serco suffered early
blows and were struggling g at 13 for 3 at
one stage. They however recovered through
Karan Yashodia (36),
Raj Sawant (36) and
Akhtar Shaikh (37 no)
but fell short by 12 runs
due to tight bowling by
Riddhesh Pawar (4/22)
and Jalis Shaikh (2/36).
Brief Scores (Finals):
# ‘B’ DivisionSerco Global ‘A’ –
175 for 8 in 20 overs
(Jiniv Joshi 70, Vikrant
Auti 56; Sarvesh Damle 5/28) lost to D Y
Patil Group ‘ B’ –
176 for 4 in 19 overs
(Kevin Almeida 81 no,
Gaurav Jathar 22, Siddharth Chitnis 21,
Sarvesh Damle 23 no)
by 6 wicket and 6
balls to spare
# ‘C’ DivisionTata Steel – 179 for
6
in
20
overs
(Pranay Patil 21, Randhir Tandel 27, Ketan
Mehta 35, Tusgar
Gharat 39, Jalis
Shaikh 26 no, Saeed
Shaikh 2/20, Ajit Gopalkrishnan 2/25) beat
Serco Global ’B’ –
167 for 8 in 20
overs (Karan Yashodia 36, Raj Sawant 36,
Ajinkya Belose 28,
Akhtar Shaikh 37 no,
Riddhesh Pawar 4/22,
Jalis Shaikh 2/36) by
12 runs.
Devotees Throng Temples In Large Numbers On The Occasion Of Maha Shivaratri
Text and Photos
by Ashok Dhamija
VASHI: Millions of
devotees celebrated
Maha Shivaratri with
traditional fervour and
gaiety on Tuesday at
various local Shiv temples across the city.
The temples which
were decked up for the
occasion reverberated
with chants of ‘Om
Namah Shivaya’, music of counch and temple bells since the crack
of the dawn and continued all though the
night, as devotees observed fast and spend
the day in devotion and
worship of Lord Shiva.
Long queues were witnessed since the crack of dawn till
midnight at Jagruteshwar Shiv Temple in Vashi
Sacred offering being poured on Shiva Linga…
Long queues was noticed as devotees carried traditional items
like milk, water, bel
leaves, fruits, incense
stick, oil lamp etc as
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they waited patiently
for their turn to bathe
Shiva Linga and offer
prayers.
“ he special prayers
on the occasion including abhisheka and
rudra aarti were per-
Priest applies tilak in the
shape of Trishul on the
forehead of one of the
devotees.
formed from 1.30 am
onwards till 2.30 am.
Since then we are seeing a mass influx of
devotees. The festival
is celebrated annually
in reverence of the
Lord Shiva’s marriage
to Goddess Parvati.
Cont. on pg. 6
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Navi Mumbaikars gift Mankind on
Valentine’s Day by donating blood
By Chandrashekhar Hendve
NAVI MUMBAI: The
world celebrated Valentine’s Day on 14 February 2015 as the day of
Care & Love. Navi
Mumbaikars showed
their human angle of
caring & loving the
world by donating blood
for a noble cause ‘Give
blood, Save Lives’. The
blood donation camp
was organized by Rotary Club of Navi Mumbai Industrial Area
(RONMIA) jointly with
Navi Mumbai Traffic
Police Branch and in
association with Inorbit
Mall, Vashi. The event
was supported by
Brandcomm, Team
Rustic & National Service Scheme (NSS). The
camp was held on the
2nd floor shop of Inorbit Mall, Vashi.
Saturday being a
weekend, Inorbit Mall,
Vashi started getting
people from across Navi
Mumbai as early as
11.30 am for donating
blood. Navi Mumbai
Municipal Corporation
(NMMC) Hospital extended their support in
this blood collection
drive. 14 beds were kept
for onsite blood collection by a group of Doctors & their medical
staff. The blood collected will be useful to all
incase of emergency requirement of blood. By
the end of the day, more
than 300 people had
donated. The time had
to be extended upto 7
o’clock as people were
still trickling in. The
whole atmosphere was
electrifying and one
could see how Navi
Mumbaikars especially
couples & youngsters
felt about the importance of saving lives &
thereby donating blood.
A gift of blood can never be manufactured, it
can only come from generous donors.
It is known that if
all healthy people started to donate blood regularly our blood banks
would have sufficient
units available in case
of emergencies. Gift of
blood is truly the Gift
of Life.
Rotary President
Mr. Satish Shanbhag
said that the purpose of
this camp was to collect
blood & raise awareness on the importance
of blood donation. This
is an important opportunity for saving Someone’s life. Most people
donate blood because
they want to help others, and, indeed, donating blood a single time
may help save the lives
of up to three people.
Mr. Vinod Janardhan, Mr. Dhiraj
Ahuja & their teams
lent their complete support for this social
cause.
Donating blood is a
safe process. Blood
transfusion saves lives
but many patients requiring blood transfusion in case of road accidents do not have
Cont. on pg. 7
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Do we really need Lent?
As shared with Dinesh Kamath by Dr. Jayakar A Ellis who is the Editor The Christian Observer, a privately run Christian Newspaper since 2000,
General Secretary - National Christian Council & National Director of
International Human Rights Organisation
Lent is a time of
soul-searching and repentance in preparation
for the celebration of
Christ’s death and resurrection on Good Friday and Easter. Lent
consists of the 40 days
before Easter, not
counting Sundays. The
first day of Lent is Ash
Wednesday.
Is Lent Biblical?
When someone asks
“Is Lent biblical?,” the
answer depends on
what you mean by “biblical.” If you mean
“Does the Bible specifically require Christians
to practice Lent?,” then
the answer is “no.” Of
course in that sense of
the term, customs such
as church choirs or
Sunday school would
also be “not biblical.”
But if you mean “Is the
practice of Lent founded on biblical principles,” then the answer
is certainly “yes.” The
three main practices of
Lent from ancient
times have been (1) reflection on the significance of Christ’s death
along with prayers of
repentance and confession, (2) fasting as a
means to focus more
wholly on God, and (3)
giving to assist the
Dr. Jayakar A Ellis
poor. All of these are
very biblical practices.
We are not required to
do them specifically
during the 40 days prior to Easter, but we can
benefit adopting some
of the customs of earlier generations of Christians all the way back
to the 2nd century.
At this point I
should also make it
clear that Lenten practices, like any spiritual
disciplines, do not
make us acceptable to
God. We are acceptable
to God only through
coming to Him by faith
on the basis of Christ’s
death on the cross for
our sins (Eph. 2:8-9).
Spiritual disciplines are
means through which
God works in our lives
helping us to grow to
spiritual maturity,
which is being conformed to the character
of Christ (Eph. 4:13;
Rom. 8:29). Thus, these
practices are for our
benefit, and not a way
to “earn” anything from
God. Sometimes Christians in earlier generations lost sight of this
fact.
How to practice Lent
We should view the
season of Lent as an
opportunity to reflect
on the significance of
Christ’s death, examine
our hearts, and confess
our sins. It can be a
time of spiritual cleansing and renewal. It is
not a “law” that we
must follow, and there
is a great variety of
practices that we can
try out. Based on the
historic practice of
Lent, try doing something in each of these
three categories:
Fasting
Give up something
for God. Fasting is not
a means to “earn”
something from God,
but rather a way to
learn to curb your appetites and focus more
completely on God.
There are many varieties of fasting, and I do
not have the space to
discuss this important
topic here.
Cont. on pg. 7
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ICC World Cup 2015 Jokes!
Issue : 243
(Occurred to me during my morning
walkthe day after India’s victory
against Pakistan at the Adelaide Oval)
18 February, 2015
Honesty will win
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is a man in a hurry.
Aam Aadmi Party’s demand for full statehood, if accepted,
would give the Delhi government control over two critical
areas of governance, land and the police. Kejriwal has already broached the subject with Prime Minister Narendra
Modi, who has been non-committal.
Now, with 67 MLAs in a 70-seat Assembly, Kejriwal
should have no problem pushing Lokpal Bill through but,
after that, it will require ratification by the Centre. How that
turns out depends on the Bharatiya Janata Party’s disposition.
In governance terms, what can Kejriwal do without getting full statehood? He may be able to reduce electricity
and water tariffs, but will remain dependent on neighbouring States and the Centre for supply. He may also be able to
fulfil his promises on education if funds are forthcoming, and
certainly he can make a difference in reducing everyday
corruption.
Kejriwal must demonstrate that his is a government with
a difference. He should take transparent steps to unveil a
governance structure emphasising accountability and accessibility.
AAP’s sweeping victory over BJP came at the cost of all
other traditional parties. If AAP manages to govern Delhi
most efficiently that it will not be difficult to see AAP repeating its Delhi performance elsewhere in the country. Congress situation today must serve as a lesson to these parties in the country, that they can’t forever bank on the family name.
The new CM of Delhi has to tread his path carefully. The
announcment of free water and subsidised electricity for the
people of Delhi though, it is quite a welcome move, but has
its serious repurcussions on financial health. As of now, Delhi
depends mainly on its neighbouring state for water and electricity. The city needs to build up enough infrastrucutre in
the peripherals in saving and storing of run off water during
rainy season. City has to explore the bright prospects avaialble for harnessing solar energy. Individuals should be
encourage to install more number of solar panels to meet
their domestic requirements thereby to reduce burden on
electricity. In all, it is advisable for AAP to go slow on matters involving financial aspects.
AAP should be extremely careful of the mainstream political parties (BJP and Congress), which are too strong (in
terms of money, power, beaurocracy and influence) and which
will do anything and everything to dismantle AAP. It is for
AAP to stand solid like a rock and face the storms. Honesty
will win!
The confidence the people of Delhi has reposed in Kejriwal is paramount and if his government succeeds in reducing corruption, effect economy, control electricity thefts and
expanding the medical, education, water supply infrastructure, it will be a big relief. Rome was not built in a day. Delhites should have patience and watch. At present the man
on the wheel is honest and possesses integrity to do welfare of the people.
The Arvind Kejriwal era has begun. Now is the time to
make a difference for the aam aadmi and the aam aurat. The
AAP must make good its ambitious promises to reform the
decaying education and health systems, to introduce the anticorruption legislation, and ensure people-friendly delivery
of public services. With umpteen promises to keep in Delhi, and the rest watching his politics with anticipation and
hope, Arvind Kejriwal must act wisely and courageously.
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By Lakshman Sundar, Vashi,
Navi Mumbai
An Australian businessman at the Adelaide
Airport
“I have flown in Air
India and Indian Airlines.
What’s this Air Indians?
Is it a new airline?”
Indian waiting to receive his relatives: “Almost! Air India is flying
special planes carrying
only Indian cricket fans
to cheer up our team
against the Pakistanis.
That’s why it has made
its name Air Indians during the World Cup.”
*********
An Australian TV
Commentator was exclaiming before the India
Vs Pakistan match at
the Adelaide Oval, “Oh,
Gosh! Am I in Ahmedabad or Adelaide? Every
hotel and motel is booked
for Patels and Shahs!
*********
An Insurance Company outside the Adelaide
Oval was doing a brisk
business. Its stall displayed a notice board that
screamed,”You can insure on Pakistan’s defeat
in this and all other future World Cups against
India. Premium rates are
as low as Pakistani
team’s total!”
*********
Pakistan is planning
to lodge a complaint
against India in the UN
for winning against its
team for the sixth time.
It is going to ask for the
appointment of UN Observers as Umpires in all
future matches against
India!
*********
Pak Cricket Board to
appoint Malala Yousafzai
as its Cricket Coach so
that the Pakistani team
does not lose hope in the
remaining matches.
*********
An Australian employee asks his boss for
leave telling him that he
is suffering from fever
His boss asks, “ What
fever?”
Employee: “World Cup
Fever!”
*********
“Do you know about
the latest news,” asked
one dejected Pakistani
fan to his neighbor in
Lahore
“No, I don’t know, you
have to tell me,” said the
neighbor
“Well, Imran Khan is
willing to play for Pakistan against Ireland!
Hope we will be able to
win at least this match,”
informed the dejected fan.
*********
Pakistani Prime Minister along with his cricket team asks God,
“When Pakistani
Cricket Team will be able
to beat India in the World
Cup?”
God: “As long as you
illegally occupy Kashmir
which truly belongs to
India from time immemorial, your team cannot win. Graciously return those occupied areas
of Kashmir first to India
and then I can think of
considering your request.
Till then you have no
chance! “
*********
West Indies Captain:
“Taking part and playing
in all World Cup Matches is our objective and not
winning. We are so warmhearted team that we are
prepared to lose against
any land be it Ireland,
Thailand or the Green-
land!”
*********
Rahul Gandhi was
surprised to receive a
message from Shri
Narendra Modi. In it was
written Thank you for
your cooperation because
of which India won
against Pakistan at Adelaide.
Rahul Gandhi could
not understand, telephone our PM and said
“Thank you for your
kind message. I don’t
understand what cooperation you are talking
about?”
“Arey Bhayaa, you
were not present at the
stadium during the
match or else like all
games we would have
lost! In your absence our
team got positive energy
crucial to winning. Maintain your absence in future games when India
plays, “Shri. Narendra
Modi explained.
*********
A passer by in Rajkot:
“Why they are carrying
so many idols. Are they
going to build a Navagraha Temple here?”
A Cricket Fan: “No,
they are not for building
Navagraha Temple.
They are actually going
to build a Cricket Temple
for Dhoni and his team
after they win this World
Cup. It is going to be so
unique that all the idols
will be installed as per
Dhoni’s fielding position!
Laddus in the form of
cricket ball will be offered as prasadams! And
an electronic score board
will be displaying the
number of archanas and
the hundi money each
player collects every day!”
*********
Devotees Throng..
lieved that sincere observance of Shivaratri puja
and all night worship of
Lord Shiva will absolve
them of all their sins
and liberate them from
the cycle of birth and
death” .shared Mohan
Paithana one of the temple priest at the ancient
Shree Jagruteshwar Shiv
Temple , Vashi where the
celebrations commenced
a week back with recitation from sacred book Dnyaneshwari (commentary on the Bhagavad
Gita written by the Marathi saint and poet Dnyaneshwar during the
13th century at age 16)
and Harinam Patah
Cont. from pg. 4
Devotees observe fast and
spend the day in devotion
and worship of Lord Shiva. Many worshippers
also participate in the
jaagran or the night vigil organized in various
Shiva temples. Its be-
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Sampada Patil elected member of
Million Dollar Round Table Club
Letters to the Editor....
Marvelous Win
Adelaide Oval
Congrats to Dhoni and his spirited team on
sculpting a marvelous win over arch rival
Pakistan on Sunday night.
Kholi, Raina and Dhawan played brilliantly to score more than
Pakistanis’ total.Our fielding and bowling also seemed lot better. Our
team should should not be complacent with this victory against Pakistan. It has a long way to go. It should play with the same passion and
determination and try to score more than 300 runs in each game. Then
only our bowlers will have enough room for containing the opponent.
And I wish our team continued success in the remaining matches.
- Lakshman Sundar, Vashi
The subway meant for pedestrians
used by vehicles
The subway near Rabale railway station is used by vehicles only.
Pedestrians don’t use this subway though it is meant for pedestrians
also. The subway is narrow and without any footpaths. Also, there is a
curve (turn) at both ends of the subway. So, the subway is not safe for
pedestrians. I have seen many people crossing the railway tracks at
this place.
The skywalk which is close to the subway and which connects other
side of Thane-Belapur road with Rabale station should be extended to
other side of the station. This will prevent pedestrians crossing the
tracks to some extent. Otherwise, authorities should broaden the
subway (if it is possible) and provide footpaths on both the sides for
pedestrian use.
- S. Ravichandran, Airoli
A slaughter-house in Navi Mumbai
One of the 36 agreements signed between the Narendra Modi led
BJP government and the visiting Russian President Vladimir Putin
during the latter’s state visit recently, pertains to the exports of beef to
Russia. It may be noted that Russia has a huge demand for beef most of
which is met from imports. Neighbouring Pakistan and Israel are
among the major suppliers of meat to Russia. How these countries
acquire their ‘raw material’ for producing meat viz. the livestock is
interesting to note.
It is a little known fact that there is a regular trade in livestock
across Gujarat/Rajastan border with Pakistan. Hordes of cows, bulls
and buffallows are driven over long distances to Haji Pir on the Rann of
Kutch where is taken across to Pakistan by boat. There is a well
equipped jetty to facilitate the transportation. Incidentally, this illegal
trade is taking place with the knowledge, rather connivance of both
India and Pakistan governments.
Israel imports large quantities of livestock from India. This is a
legal transaction and the ‘cargo’ is shipped from Kandla port and is
done with license from the government. Who doesn’t know that the
livestock is meant for slaughter? In fact, Israel has a flourishing meat
industry. These industrial houses separate meat and other animal
parts like hides and bones each one of which has a commercial value. It
then re-exports these products to various countries.
That brings us to the issue of the construction of a slaughter house
in Navi Mumbai. CIDCO has allotted three plots, one after the other,
for setting up one. But every time, it was opposed by the general body of
NMMC on one excuse or the other. The last plot was in MIDC industrial area and one thought that no one will have any objection to the
same. But that was not to be. The elected representatives continued to
oppose it. In fact, the general body sought to put a lid on the issue by
passing a resolution opposing the project recently. We demand that the
issue be re-opened. Incidentally, I do not consider it as a religious issue
but an economic one. A slaughter house will provide employment to a
large number of people; it also has the potential for earning good
amount of foreign exchange from meat exports. If the government is not
squeamish about exporting livestock as mentioned above, I can’t
understand why it should oppose the construction of a slaughter house.
If there could be a slaughter house in Govandi, why not one in Navi
Mumbai?
N A Qureishi, Sector-2, Vashi.
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By Umesh Parida
PANVEL: The LIC
representative
Sampada Patil has
been elected to the
national level club
Million Dollar Round
Table (MDRT). To
felicitate her, a
program was organized recently at the
Prithivi Hall. She
has been working in
the Mumbai IV
division of LIC for
the last seven years.
Being the first
lady to be elected to
the MDRT, she feels
proud of the extraordinary achievement.
The program was
Unauthorised...
attended by Pratap
Nalawade of the
Mumbai Division IV
Marketing and Sales
department of LIC.
Many other officials
of LIC, besides the
Panvel MLA, PMC
President, and others
were present in the
felicitation program.
Chief City Planner,
Dinkar Samant,
Francisco Linharis,
Shantanu Pandit, Jui
Khopkar and other
officials.
In all, Bhatia
counted 27 illegal
temples standing on
the hill. All of them
had been served with
the mandatory notices
but since they have
not shown any initiative to remove them,
the officials will
proceed with action.
Next, he visited
the scenic Kharghar
hill and found several
encroachments there
too. In particular, he
found several slum
units having cropped
up under the high
tension wire. “All
unauthorized structures will be razed,”
he declared.
Do we...
al “house cleaning.”
Giving to the poor
Use the money that
you save by not eating
to help the poor. Consider doing some volunteer work. How can you
show the love of Christ
to others?
There’s absolutely
nothing wrong with setting aside some time to
focus on Jesus’ death
and resurrection. However, repenting of sin is
something we should
be doing every day of
the year, not just for the
46 days of Lent.
If a Christian wishes to observe Lent, he is
free to do so. The key is
to focus on repenting of
sin and consecrating
oneself to God. Lent
should not be a time of
boasting of one’s sacrifice
or trying to earn God’s
favor or increasing His
love. God’s love for us
could not be any greater
than it already is.
Cont. from pg. 5
Prayer and Meditation
Read over the Gospel accounts of Christ’s
arrest, trial, and crucifixion. Reflect on His
suffering, and the tremendous love that it
represents. Reflect on
your own sin and what
it cost Him. Take out
some time for prayers
of confession and repentance. Do some spiritu-
Cont. from pg. 3
Navi Mumbaikars...
timely access to safe
blood. As known from
the past that the unavailability of blood has
led to deaths.
National Service
Scheme performed a
short skit below the
Vashi flyover and on the
Ground floor of Inorbit
Mall to spread awareness & importance of
blood donation.
Message displayed
for the blood donation
campaign:
Why donate blood
•Blood has no sub-
Cont. from pg. 5
stitute. •Blood cannot
be manufactured synthetically. •Blood is required round the clock.
•Annual requirement
in Navi Mumbai &
Mumbai is 2,00,000
units. •Blood from paid
donor is unhealthy and
risky.
Be a donor, not a
depositer you can donate
blood if
1. Age is betweeen 1860 years.
2. Weight is more than
45 Kgs.
3. Haemoglobin - more
than 12.5 gms%
4. Blood pressure:
a. Systolic is 110 - 180
mm of Hg
b. Diastolic is 70 - 100
mm of Hg
5. Temperature not exceeding 37.5 °C
6. Pulse is 50-100 per
minute.
7. Last donation 3
months earlier.
8. Adequate sleep on
previous night and
heavy breakfast or
meal before 2 hours.
9. You are healthy, free
from any diseases /
drug ingestion in recent past / allergies.
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First ever Marathi Film Festival
to be hosted in Navi Mumbai
Chitradrushti Marathi Film Festival offers a fabulous
treat of Marathi Films to the Navi Mumbaikars
By Chandrashekhar Hendve
On the occasion of
“Marathi Rajabhasha
Din” which falls on 27
February 2015, Navi
Mumbai Kala Prabodhini is organizing
“Chitradrushti”, a firstof-its-kind annual Marathi Film Festival &
Awards ceremony. It
will be a 3 day affair
and will be held on 26,
27 and 28 of February
2015 At CIDCO Exhibition Centre Auditorium- Vashi from 10 am
to 10 pm wherein Marathi Cinema of different
genres - both highly
acclaimed released movies as well as promising
unreleased movies like
Rege, Jayjaykar, Avtarachi Goshta, Ektara,
Babanchi Shala, 7 Roshan
Villa,
Blackboard,Chiranjeev,
Kakan and What about
Savarkar? Will be
showcased.
The main attraction
of this event is the audiences will be watching the movies with
their favorite Artists,
Directors, Producers,
Music Directors and
whole Team associated
with the Movies. The
event also includes panel discussions and participation of audiences
on the major topics of
Cinema like changing
scenario of the Marathi
Film Industry, various
marketing activities
promotions, PR, Distribution and various other issues related to
Marathi Films.
“Such type of an
event is happening for
the First time in Navi
Mumbai which will be
a treat to the Navi
Mumbaikar’s. Films
on all subjects both
highly acclaimed released Marathi Films
as well as promising
unreleased movies will
be showcased where
the audience will watch
these movies along with
the Stars. This event
will provide a new identity as well as the most
sought after place for
the promotion of Films.
I appeal to the people of
Navi Mumbai to come
in large numbers and
make this event a huge
success,” said Gajanan
Kale, President, Navi
Mumbai Kala Prabodhini.
Across various categories of Films, all the
renowned Artists will be
awarded during the
event. The advisory
board of “Chitradrushti” has renowned people
like Shri Ameya Khopkar, Shri Abhijit Panse,
Shri Vijay Patkar
(President – Akhil
Bhartiya Chitrapat
MahaMandal), Shri
Ratnakant Jagtap,
Shri Santosh Juvekar,
Shri Jayvant Wadkar
from the Industry.
Passes for all the films
will be available at
Maxus Cinemas –
Nerul, Cinemax –
Vashi, VishudasBhave
Auditorium, MNS
Head Office – Vashi Navi Mumbai from 18
to 23 February, 2015.
Plantation program organized with
Haldi Kumkum celebration
By Umesh Parida
NEW PANVEL: The Saisitara CHS
had organized a plantation program
while celebrating the Haldi
Kumkum utsav.
The
women
members of the
society feel that
there is an absolute need to
have enough
number of trees
in the rising pollution level.
The women members first organized the plantation program which
was later followed by other cultural
programs. The teenagers then performed songs, dance, etc. and they
also competed with one another in a
debate event.
The winners
were given prizes.
The event
was organized by
Pradip Bansal,
Manoj Samuel,
Sunita Raste,
Arti Vodhankar,
Dr Nilima More
and others. Such events will encourage people to keep up the culture
while supporting the environmental
cause.
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Graduation Time For RISN
Kindergarten Students
Ryan Nerul student Kindergarten students perform based on the theme Colour of Life
during their Graduation Day function.
Text and Photos
by Ashok Dhamija
NERUL: The “Graduation Day” is one of the
most important day for
any student and is the
stepping stone to many
more such milestones
in their life. For the
Kindergarten students
it is the day when they
graduate from pre-primary section to the primary section and their
little world widens and
opens up to the real
world. Ryan International School, Nerul Time to spread wings…
(RISN) is one of the
es amidst lot of ap- James congratulated
schools which help in
plause and appreciation the students for a takshaping up a child’s fufrom the gathering. The ing a step ahead and
ture for a better tomorlittle kids from Montes- also achieving success
row. The theme for the
sori, dressed in gradu- in life and said “We
Graduation Day 2014ation robes later re- wanted to spread love,
15 was ‘Colors of Life’.
ceived graduation faith, hope, peace and
The atmosphere was
scrolls that finally compassion for one anlively with a wonderful
paved the path from other in our society
band, shimmering
pre-primary to prima- through our graduachoir and excellent comry. The most academi- tion day function at our
parers. The procally talented and oth- school based on the
gramme started with a
erwise talented stu- theme Colors of Life’.
word of God, prayer,
dents of the school too We are thankful to our
worship songs and the
were bestowed awards parents for their co-opMontessori students
on the occasion.
eration in making this
extended their warm
The Principal of the graduation ceremony a
welcome to the guest
School
Katherine great success”
and audience in various
languages. The event
proceeded with enthusiastic dances which included that on awareness and skate dance
from each and every
student of the Mont
class showcasing the
spirit of collective participation. The teachers’ efforts finally paid
off well as the tiny tots
gave a wonderful performance on the stage
in their colorful dress-