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CIDCO extendsdeadline for payingdeposit amount to

Housing Scheme 2018The City and In-

dustrial DevelopmentCorporation Ltd. (CI-DCO) has extendeddeadline for payingdeposit to HousingScheme 2018 by No-vember 8, 2019. Thedeadline for paymentof deposit was earliertill October 30, 2019.The list of applicantson the waiting list ofCIDCO HousingScheme 2018 can bechecked from CI-DCO’s website https:// c idco .nivarakendra.in...

(More on page 2)Honda CRV car catches

fire on Sion-Panvelroad

Navi Mumbai: AHonda CRV car com-ing from Govandi toKharghar caught fireon Sion-Panvel roadon Tuesday night. Al-though there was noloss of life, the carwas completelyburned. The engine ofthe car is estimated tohave been set on firedue to short circuit.The incident was re-ported at CBD policestation…(More onpage 3)

BhavnagarSpecial train to

halt at Panvel tooWestern Railway

in coordination withKonkan Railway hasdecided to run SpecialTrains on special farebetween Bhavnagarand Mangaluru Jn.stations via PanvelJunction to clear ex-tra rush of passengersduring Diwali Festi-val 2019… (More onpage 10)

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BRIEFSinking Mumbai needs

to save mangroveson war footing, sayEnvironmentalists

Research paper by US based Scienceorganization reveals startling facts

NAVI MUMBAI: The re-search paper producedby Climate Central, aScience organizationbased in New Jerseyand published in thejournal ‘Nature Com-munications’ has re-vealed some startlingfacts: India’s financialcapital, Mumbai, is atthe risk of being ‘’wipedout’’ by 2050. This hasonce again triggered thealarm bell with the en-vironmentalists callingto save mangrovesaround the MMR on awar footing.

“The research studyby the US-based Cli-mate Central should not

be taken lightly and thegovernment agenciesmust ensure that themangroves remain un-affected by either bullettrain or SEZ projects,”said the green groups

The Nature Connectand Shree Ekvira AaiPartishtan in theirfresh missive to ChiefMinister Devendra Fad-

Contd. on pg. 8

NMSEZ MAngrove destruction

Onions from Holland now in the cityBy Chandrashekar Hendve

NAVI MUMBAI: Theonion and potato divi-sion of the Agricul-tural Produce Mar-ket Committee(APMC), Vashi nowhave fresh arrivals-Onions from Hol-land. Earlier, themarket was floodedwith onions fromIran and Afghani-stan.

“Faced with theshortage of onionsdue to torrential rainsthat had lashed parts,of the state, manytraders have startedimporting onion.

Therefore, onion fromvarious countries havestarted coming to the

country,” said SureshShinde, a trader.

Until now, thewholesale market com-mittee of Vashi had re-

ceived onion from Iranand Afghanistan. Now,onions have come from

Holland. Theseonions are largerin size and palein colour andhave slightly dif-ferent taste fromtheir Indiancounterpart. Theonions from Hol-land are sold be-tween Rs 26-30per kg, while In-dian onions are

sold between Rs 35 to42 kg.

At the beginning of

Contd. on pg. 2

Contd. on pg. 8

By Abhitash D.Singh

PANVEL: The villag-ers of Waghivli village,a small island of 500people, are highly per-turbed by the NaviMumbai InternationalAirport project (NMIA).They say that they have

lost everything due tothe upcoming project:their home as well asthe fishery business,their source of liveli-hood.

“While we are notagainst developmentprocess, but I wouldlike to ask one questionfrom the media as wellas the government andthe planning body- howwill you feel if you loseyour house as well asyour source of living at

Waghivli villagerslose fishery business

due to NMIA Villagers say they have lost their

home and source of livelihood

the same time?,” asksSandeep Mundkar (35),a villager from Waghiv-ali.

He further adds, “Ihave been in the fish-ery business from last15 years and my fami-ly has been staying in

Waghivli for genera-tions. Apart from fish-eries we do not know

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PANVEL: On theoccasion of Diwali areplica of ‘FortRajgad’ was createdby the Raje Shivarai

‘Fort Shri Rajgad’ model inauguratedby Collector Vijay Suryavanshi

Pratishthan Panvel,Artist SaurabhKarde. The fort wasinaugurated byDistrict Collector Dr.

Vijay Suryavanshi,the ceremony washeld in the presenceof Panvel City Munic-ipal Corporation,

House leader PareshThakur. At theCIDCO Reserve PoliceGround, New Panvel,Sector 7.

NAVI MUMBAI: TheCity and Industrial De-velopment CorporationLtd. (CIDCO) has ex-tended deadline for pay-ing deposit to HousingScheme 2018 by No-vember 8, 2019. Thedeadline for payment ofdeposit was earlier tillOctober 30, 2019.

The list of applicantson the waiting list ofCIDCO HousingScheme 2018 can bechecked from CIDCO’swebsite https://cidco.nivarakendra.in.These applicants werealso given online lettersof intent. Also, the ap-

CIDCO extends deadline for payingdeposit amount to Housing Scheme 2018

plicants were given adeadline from October

01, 2019 to October 30,2019 to pay the depositamount online. Howev-er, due to the fact that

some of the applicantsdid not pay the pre-

scribed deposit, thedeadline has been ex-tended to give such ap-plicants a chance. In

case of non-payment ofdeposit, their claim onthe waiting list will berevoked assuming thatthe relevant applicantsare not ready for thescheme and then theapplicants will be giv-en the next number onthe waiting list.

In case of anydoubts or issues regard-ing this subject, the ap-plicants should visitCIDCO Shelter Center,Tower no. 10th, 8thfloor, C.B.D. Visit atBelapur Railway Sta-tion or contact the callcenter number on 022-62722250.

DOCUMENT MISSING NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that the file of Mr. Ramchandra MarutiPatil having original documents of property situated at FlatNo. SS-II/1155, Ramtek CHS, Plot No. 427, Sector – 4,Ghansoli – 400701, has been lost during Abhyudaya Co-op. Bank Ltd., Vashi branch shifting.A complaint to that effect has been lodged with Vashi PoliceStation under register no. 4945/2016 dated 27.10.2016.Any member of the public who finds/has found is requestedto arrange for returning the same to the above mentionedaddress.Place : Navi Mumbai Sd/-Date : 31-10-2019 Ramchandra Maruti Patil

the monsoon, only 25per cent of the onionstock was with thefarmers. Therefore, toensure there was noshortage, the tradershad started importingonions.

Farmers and trad-ers had hoped that thenew crop of onion

would come in threemonths after the mon-soon. However, withthe rains continuingtill Diwali, the crop ofonion had been ad-versely affected. Toavoid shortage, onionsare being importedfrom different coun-tries.

Onions from Holland...Contd. from pg. 1


Honda CRV car catches fire on Sion-Panvel road; No casualty reported

By Crime Reporter

NAVI MUMBAI: A Hon-da CRV car comingfrom Govandi toKharghar caught fireon Sion-Panvel road onTuesday night. Al-though there was noloss of life, the car wascompletely burned.The engine of the caris estimated to havebeen set on fire due toshort circuit. The inci-dent was reported atCBD police station.

Ibrar MohammadYusuf Idrisi, 37, from

Govandi, was travelingto Kharghar on Tues-day night in his Hon-da CRV car (MH-04-GP-0022) along withhis two friends. A vehi-cle next to Idrisi in-formed that a smokewas coming from hiscar as they reached theSion-Panvel road ataround 11am. Follow-ing which Idrisi imme-diately parked his caron the side of the roadand quickly all thethree came out fromthe car.

When Idrisi openedthe car’s bonnet, thicksmoke was coming out.Shortly, the car caughtfire. Idrisi called 100.The police and fire bri-gade personnel arrivedimmediately but bythen the whole car wasengulfed in the fire.

The officials sus-pect that the car’s en-gine could have beenheated up and theshort circuit couldhave caused fire. CBDpolice have registeredthe incident.

PANVEL: PatrakarVikas Manch PanvelTalula, celebrated thefestival of light with theleprosy effected peoplewho have been isolatedby the society.

Diwali or Deepavaliis a major Hindu festi-val. This festival is cel-ebrated everywhere inIndia. Small lamps ofoil are placed in thehouse and outside the

Patrakar Vikas Manch Panvel Talulacelebrates Diwali with a difference

house. The lanterns areplaced on the balconyand the veranda is dec-orated with rangoli’s.However, for few thefestival of light and joyremains dark thus tochange the atmo-sphere, the PatrakarVikas Manch celebrat-ed the festival of lightwith Shree GaneshKusthararoga VasahatSeva Sansath, said

Chairman PrashantShedage.

During the pro-gramme the membersdistributed Diwalisweets and interactedwith the people.

Madhavrao Patil,Praveen Mohkar, RajuGade, and the sansath’spresident Ashok Am-bekara and other digni-taries were present onthe occasion.

Two men to pedal 2500 km tospread awareness on Swachh

Bharat Abhiyan and save waterThe cyclist started the journey from Uran to Uttarakhand

By Dinesh Pawar

URAN : For the lastfive years, SwachhBharat Abhiyan hasbeen effectivelyimplemented in thecountry. Under theinspiration of PrimeMinister Narendra

Modi, many socialorganizations havebeen working towardsmaking India acleaner country. Thusas part of theircontribution to thesociety two men fromUran, Prakash Keni

(50) and Kalamboliresident TanajiBamane have begunthere 2500 km jour-ney. The enthusiasticwere felicitated byUran MLA MaheshBaldi in the presenceof dignitaries.

MNS celebrates ‘Diwali’ withorphan children and elderly

MNS’s initiates pollution free and

healthy Diwali celebration

By Chandrasekhar Hendve

NAVI MUMBAI :Maharashtra Navnir-man Sena Sanpada -Palm Beach celebrat-ed Diwali with or-phaned girls and theelderly on Sunday.This Diwali wascelebrated at Sanpada

Sector 2, VatsalayaTrust. During thecelebration theydistributed free Diwalisnacks to orphans andelderly.

Prominent leadersof Navi Mumbai citypresident GajananKale, head of Vatsa-

laya Trust, LaxmanNalavade, teacherSantosh Khandge andothers were present.The MNS also tookpledge to celebratepollution free andhealthy Diwali by

Contd. on pg. 8


Issue : 151 31 October, 2019

Navi Mumbai air-port is a dream cometrue project and we lookforward eagerly for thecompletion of the work.The work is going on infull swing despite mon-soon rains and inclem-ent weather here. Safe-ty should be the firstoption if a big air planeland in our airstrip.Apart from this therunway does not havethe mandatory sidestrips to cushion planesin case of skids orcrashes. Inaccuratemarkings near parkingbays were anothercause of concern, asthey are important fortake off, landing andtaxing.

Many minor colli-sions involving aircraftand ground vehiclesmust be avoided withproper markings in anaccurate way. Theheight of the hangers isalso a problem. Thisaffects the movement ofa big air crafts. So thesecond airport in Mum-bai should cater to theneeds of an Internation-al airport.

It has become easi-er to travel Navi Mum-bai to South Mumbai ina record time. If youcan’t imagine this pos-sibility, it is time to doso, all thanks to theupcoming Sewri NhavaSeva Sealink. There aretwo major infrastruc-ture developments thatyou can be most bene-fited from the one beingthe Navi Mumbai Inter-national Airport and theother being MultimodalCorridor from Virar toAlibaugh taking care of

Navi Mumbai Airport:A dream come true

the varied travel de-mands of the region.

Navi Mumbai is theideal location for theAirport. After comple-tion of Navi MumbaiInternational Airport itwill generate over 4 la-khs direct and indirectjob opportunities and itis a good sign. Hencemore and more peoplemigrate to Navi Mum-bai thus boosting theperipheral area’s realestate. Airport projectwork is tedious and ithas to be undertaken tolevel a 96-metre hill.The target was to fin-ish it before the year

end. The land washanded over to GVK onJuly 7, 2018 and sothere was delay instarting the work. Thusthe delay in handingover the villageswill affect the progressof the work.

The multi modalcorridor is the crucialstep towards develop-ment, which strength-ens and creates job op-portunities in sevencentres. This corridorwill also be useful forInternational Airport,JNPT Port, MTHL andDedicated Freight Cor-ridor carrying all thetraffic from JNPT to-wards Navi Mumbaiand Thane outside the

city and this corridorwill help to reduce traf-fic congestion withinthe city.

So both Navi Mum-bai and New Thane arethe best destination forinvestment purpose. InNavi Mumbai, locationfor residential plots arenear Navi Mumbai In-ternational Airport,Sealink, Ranjanpadaand Chirle Junction. Itsproximity to the NaviMumbai InternationalAirport, Sea Link andThane City at afford-able costs are some ofthe high points that aregood value for money.

The structures inthe area is being demol-ished to make way forthe proposed airport.Out of the structuresthat have not been de-molished, most are va-cant and the few whichare still occupied areunder some dispute.They have been askedto vacate at the earli-est. Again lots of hic-cups are coming up toface at this juncture.But residents of Dun-gi, who live near pro-posed Navi Mumbai in-ternational airport,wary of time lines andflooding.

The `16,000 croreairport is being devel-oped under the public-

private partnership(PPP) model betweenGVK Group subsidiaryMumbai InternationalAirport (MIAL) and CI-DCO and the deadlinefor the first flight totake off has now beenpostponed from Decem-ber 2019 to mid 2020.New airports have beencoming up across Indiain recent times. Butwhat actually goes intochoosing the locationfor an airport. Withnew government as-suming charge in thestate we can see lightat the end of the tun-nel.

Work on the upcom-ing airport is in fullswing we hope that theairport project willbring more and morerevenue to the govern-ment and a greatamount development tothe areas surroundedby the InternationalAirport in Navi Mum-bai. We all expect thatit will be a dream cometrue project for the sat-ellite city and the areawill develop dramati-cally within next tenyears. Navi Mumbai isa known location as faras real estate is con-cerned.

The writer is freelancerfrom Sanpada,Navi Mumbai

IQ vs EQIn todays’ world when many of us are liv-

ing somewhat robotic lifestyle which is de-void of deeper meaning and purpose and hasbecome somewhat visionless and passionless,are we displaying emotions towards each oth-er or towards our society? There is an appar-ent decline of empathy in society today. Astudy by the University of Michigan in 2017found that college students today are show-ing less empathy than previous decades, a40% decline in fact. That is an alarmingnumber.

Emotions critically influence all aspectsof our lives, from how we live, work, learnand play, to the decisions we make, big andsmall. Emotions drive how we communicateand connect with each other, and impact ourhealth and well-being. Human emotional in-telligence (or your EQ) is our ability to rec-ognize not only our own emotions but alsothose of other people, and to use emotions toguide our behaviour, adapt to different envi-ronments and achieve our goals.

Today, we are living in a digital world andare surrounded by lots of hyper-connectedsystems, smart devices and advanced AI (ar-tificial intelligence) systems. In other words,lots of IQ, but no EQ. That’s a problem. Justlook at how we use our mobile devices andinteract with intelligent agents such as Siriand Amazon’s Alexa and do not interact withhuman beings.

People have less time to reflect on any-thing as they become dominated by a need toact, a need to be online, robotically alwayschecking. Instead of enhancing close bonds,technology has facilitated avoidance of directperson-to-person contact, which takes toomuch time. We maintain the illusion that weare connected more closely than ever by thenumber of Facebook “likes” we accumulate.Our sense of connection exists in the action,not an accumulated, deepening experience.It is not unusual to see all the family mem-bers busy on their phones while dining out.Even at home each one is hooked on to theirmobiles checking aimlessly the various postson social media.

Getting rid of technology is not the an-swer, but society must find a balance. Empa-thy is very valuable, maybe the most valu-able resource for humanity. There is a needto introspect and ask few question from our-selves: Do we spend more than an hour aday on any social media platform? Are weconstantly in a reactive state, which preventsus from listening to others? Do we look atour phone when we are in a conversation withanother? If we have answered yes to any ofthese questions, then we certainly have animbalance.

Enjoying the gifts that come with tech-nology is important, but moving forward intoa new age with balance is even more impor-tant. Maybe the biggest cost we have encoun-tered already is the harm to human relation-ships. A small start is our best next step andit counts.

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Diwali has come,may be the glitter isless, may be theexternal lights aredimmer, but the innerlight of joy reignssupreme and we arecelebrating withhappiness and the badeconomic scenariodoes not dampen ourspirit. In this decora-tion and ethnic wear Ifound that my grand-son, who is a teenager,has not shaved. Iasked him why he islooking like stone ageman with such a bigbeard. He replied “ODadi! you don’t knowI am following noshave November”. ButI said its October only.Then he said its prepractice. Now this oldgrandma has tosearch what is this‘No Shave November?-Shave November is amonth-long journeyduring which partici-pants don’t do shavingand grooming in orderto start conversationand raise cancerawareness. No-ShaveNovember, and a verysimilar movement,the Movember, bothtake place everyNovember, where mendon’t shave for theentire month as acreative way to “grow”awareness and moneyto fight cancer. No-Shave November,started in the US in2009, where men grewa beard, encouragingthem to refrain fromany hair trimming,cutting, or grooming,and asks participantsdonate money whichthey would havenormally spent ongrooming to cancerresearch. In 2003 inMelbourne, Australia,the Movember Foun-dation was foundedwhich was focused ongrowing moustachesand uses its fundrais-ing to target prostatecancer. In 2009, No-Shave Novemberbegan as a Facebookcampaign to raiseawareness and moneyfor cancer researchand charities. Chica-go-based Hill family

No Shave November

started it after theirfather Matthew Hilldied of colon cancer in2007.

The concept of thecampaign is based ongrowing one’s hair outwild and free, as away of appreciatingthat one is luckyenough to still havethat hair, since cancer

patients usually losehair if they undergochemotherapy. Ameri-can Cancer Society in2013 and No-ShaveNovember events haveraised over one milliondollars in funds forthe Society. Takingpart in No-ShaveNovember is actuallyrather easy: for maleparticipants, they justdon’t shave for amonth and the moneysaved is donated to thecharity. The biggerand more impressiveone’s beard is, thebetter so men posttheir beard progresson social media usingthe hashtag #noshav-enovember as a way ofsharing the event.Women can alsoparticipate by notshaving/groomingbody hair that theynormally would, suchas their legs andarmpits. The mostimportant part of No-Shave November isthe charity aspect andmoney that wouldnormally go towardgrooming activitieslike shaving gel,razors, haircuts, andso on is insteadsupposed to be donatedto cancer charities.The creativity of the

No-Shave Novemberinitiative—coupledwith its social mediastrategy and thespectacle of its oftenbig and bushy beardshas caught theattention of themainstream media,which is helping thecharity grow.

Now let us talk

about our festivalDiwali .This year Ihave seen a drop infirework usage. So theair is much cleanerthan last year. May bethe intermittent rainshave helped to makethe atmosphere clean.This Diwali, expectedpollution levels arethe lowest that thecity has known in fiveyears, thanks to

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NAVI MUMBAI: As per the direc-tives of the Central Vigilance Com-mission, the Vigilance AwarenessWeek is being organized by the CI-DCO corporation from October 28to November 2, 2019, every year atCIDCO’s nodal offices, new city of-

fices, with CIDCO headquarters.This year’s Vigilance AwarenessWeek is themed “Integrity-A way oflife”.

The Vigilance Awareness Weekis organized annually by the Cen-tral Vigilance Commission to raiseawareness against corruption. Un-der the guidance of the Central Vig-ilance Commission, the week is alsoorganized in government and semi-governmental institutions and offic-es across the country to raise aware-ness against corruption.

Various programmes have beenorganized in CIDCO during Vigi-

Vigilance Awareness Weekorganized at CIDCO

lance Awareness Week. Under this,on October 30, 2019, Shri. LokeshChandra, Vice President and Man-aging Director, CIDCO adminis-tered the oath of allegiance to em-ployees and officers at CIDCO Bha-van, CBD Belapur. At this time, the

message of Hon’ble Governor, Stateof Maharashtra was read. Officersand staff of CIDCO were present inlarge numbers on this occasion.

A special workshop based on thetopic of ‘honesty - a lifestyle’ was or-ganized on October 31, 2019. Alsoduring this period frescoes will beset up in the face of CIDCO officesin Navi Mumbai and New Citiesproject area to raise awarenessabout corruption eradication. OnNovember 01, 2019, at CIDCO Bha-van, the eminent speaker was Shri.Sandeep Sawant who guided CIDCOstaff on the above issues.


By Dr. Firuzi Mehta

The writer is B.H.M.S.

(Bom.) H.M.D. (Lon.)

Has anyone neverexperienced anxiety?All of us, at some timeor another, suffer fromworry and anxiety. Anx-iety can be a vague,uncomfortable feelingof fear, dread or dangerfrom a known or anunknown source. Somepersons become con-stantly anxious abouteverything. Anxietycan affect people of allages and both sexes.The feeling of anxietyis caused by activationof the body’s defensemechanisms for fightor flight. Excess adren-alin is discharged fromthe adrenal glands, andadrenalin breakdownproducts (catechola-mines) eventually af-fect various parts of thebody.

Signs and Symptoms• Feeling that some-

thing undesirableor harmful is aboutto happen.

• Dry mouth; swal-lowing difficulty orhoarseness.

• Rapid breathingand heartbeat.

• Twitching or trem-bling.

• Muscle tension;headaches.

• Sweating.• Nausea; diarrhea;

weight loss.• Sleeplessness.• Irritability.• Fatigue.• Nightmares.• Memory problems.

Sexual impotence.Anxiety can be eas-

ily triggered in peopleif there is · Stress fromany source; family his-tory of neurosis; fa-tigue or overwork; Re-currence of situationsthat have been previ-ously stressful orharmful.

It is important to

Let’s Deal with Anxietyrule out medical condi-tions that trigger anx-iety such as hyperthy-roidism.

General Measuresand treatment

It is important todetermine what stress-ful or potentially harm-ful situation is causingthe anxiety. Deal di-rectly with it. Consid-er lifestyle changes toreduce stress. If a fam-ily member or loved onesuffers from anxiety,do not ignore it or un-dermine his/her feel-ings. Untreated anxi-ety may lead to neuro-ses, such as phobias,compulsions or hypo-chondriasis. A suddenincrease in anxietymay lead to panic andviolent escape behav-ior. Along with a doc-tor’s treatment, psy-chotherapy or counsel-ing is beneficial and

sometimes plays a ma-jor role in helping tocontrol the anxiety.Modes of therapywhich go into the detailof the person’s mentalsetup can help under-stand the specific butunconscious threat orthe source of stress.Regular exercise andan energetic fitnessroutine can help to con-trol stress. It is best toavoid caffeine and oth-er stimulants and alco-hol. Biofeedback andrelaxation techniquesare useful as they helpreduce muscle tension.Nowadays, there is agrowing body of evi-

dence that shows thereis a gut-brain connec-tion, linking anxiety tostomach problems andvice-versa. Therefore,a person’s stomach orintestinal distress canbe the cause or theproduct of anxiety,stress, or depression.This is especially truein cases where a per-son experiences gas-trointestinal upsetwith no obvious physi-cal cause. Knowingwhich foods can con-tribute to a healthygut or which can po-tentially cause prob-lems is a great place tostart. Try replacinghighly processed, high-sugar, and high fatfoods with variouswhole foods that offermyriad benefits. Thesefoods include:• Collagen-boosting

foods. Foods like

bone broth andsalmon can helpprotect your intes-tinal wall and im-prove digestion.

• High-fiber foods.Broccoli, Brusselssprouts, oats, peas,avocados, pears, ba-nanas, and berriesare full of fibre,which aids inhealthy digestion.

• Foods high in ome-ga-3 fatty acids.Salmon, mackerel,and flax seeds arepacked with omega-3s, which may helpreduce inflamma-

Contd. on pg. 10

By Salma Prabhu

One of the majorachievements in life isto be able to make theright decisions at theright time in our life. Ifwe sit back and closelyobserve ourselves, weshall realise that in aday we take manysmall and big decisions.Some are in an auto-matic format like whatclothes to wear, whatfood to eat, which modeof transport to take,whom to respond, whatto respond, etc. andsome are major deci-sions like how much tosave, which course todo, which country tostudy in, where towork, when to invest,which place of holidayto go, whom to marry,what kind of loan totake.

So how do we getready to take on theselife challenges and en-sure that the decisionsare appropriate? Howdo we ensure that wedo not make wrong de-cisions?

A person with goodemotional quotient istrained to take deci-sions and stand bythem. Sometimes it ispossible that it may bea wrong decision, butthis person does notkeep crying over spiltmilk, this person picksup himself and tries torectify and learn fromthe mistake.

So how does onelearn to handle a littleof risk taking and atthe same time makemost decisions correct?Well it begins in thechildhood. And the par-ents can really guidethe child and encourageto make his decisions.

When a parent rep-

Decision making andconflict Resolution EQ - IV

rimands a child alwaysfor making wrong deci-sions, the child is afraidto do so and neverlearns to take his owndecisions. He feels it isbetter my parents de-cide, that way even if itis wrong they would notblame me or hold meresponsible.

The appropriate waywould be that the par-ent let the child makedecisions based on hisage le El and also teachhim to face the conse-quences.

Here is where con-flict resolution alsocomes.

For example, a childwants to play with hisfriends and the parentsare going out for a mov-ie. At first the childmay feel that he wantsto play also and also gofor the movie. The par-ents need to calmly lethim understand that heneeds to make a choice.This is a typical ap-proach conflict whereboth the options areequally tempting.

The child may de-cide that he wants toplay and let go the mov-ie. The parents willhelp him be a good de-cision maker by re-specting his choice andnot forcing the movie onhim.

I say age appropri-ate, as giving a child toride a bike at an earlyage illegally is not help-ing him have a gooddecision making but itwould be spoiling him.

Small decisions inthe childhood will leadto big decisions in theadulthood. One has to beprepared that even if thedecisions are wrong, oneis equipped to face theconsequences. For ex-ample taking a decisionto buy a particularbrand of car when it isjust arrived in the mar-ket, a person has to beprepared that the vehi-cle may not turn out tobe the best, but there isan element of risk whichthe person is ready tomake and will not cribabout it, but if it turns

out to be wrong then willgo with it till somethingcan be done.

I bought a phonethree years ago, I amnot happy with the cam-era, but I shall waituntil it is three yearscomplete and then buyanother one and go forthe camera of my choice.This time I shall take alook at the models withgood camera and thentake a call.

So below are fewtips to have good deci-sions.1. Do research and

have good listeningskills.

2. Depend on your gutfeeling and be pre-pared for the bestand the worst.

3. Do not get disheart-ened if sometimesdecisions are wrong.

4. See how much dam-age it has cost andhow it can be recov-ered.

5. Make a physical andmental note of notmaking same mis-takes again andagain.

6. Check if your deci-sions are based onimpulse or experi-ence.

7. Before making amajor decision, al-ways sleep on it andtell ur brain it is giv-ing you aright answer in themorning.

8. For major decisionslook for signs ifthings are gettingdelayed.

9. Celebrate your gooddecisions by givinggratitude to yourbrain and ur heart.

10. Some amount of risktaking and followingyour gut feeling isgood. We are all the result

of the choices we make.So be happy and getbetter and better. Salma Prabhu is Clinical

Psychologist CareerCounselor and Author ofMom Dad U R Wonderfuland You are My Star. You

may write to heron [email protected]

or call 9322851484


Whenever I listen to these candidates, I feel like as ifthey are manipulating us with their false promises be-cause when the elections are approaching I find theroads are getting repaired, all areas are getting cleanedwhich were previously use to be seen like a mountainof garbage, street lights are getting done. I never un-derstand whether all work is done for us or for them asthey come to visit us once in a blue moon day, tell us to

vote them and promise us that they will make a better society to live.But it lasts till election and after they get elected again we are facedwith the same pot holes road, piled up garbage in every corner and noproper street lights. Apart from this they also tell us to fight againstcorruption, make strict laws but tough we all can see opposite of thisand how much this candidates do follow this rules in their life? As I stayin a remote area, I do see many changes at the time when elections arenear but after that feels like back to the same old problems. So I don’tfeel that the elected candidates do live upto their promises, they justenjoy their power and fame.

Jyoti Summe, Teacher - PNES School, New Panvel

NAVI MUMBAIKARS SPEAK Do you feel the elected candidates live up to their promises?

Well expectations are high in terms of development. Weneed development aka Vikas not on words or paper butit should be in reality. They should provide withemployment and entrepreneurship opportunity for youth.There is LIG Group in rural and semi rural area andauthority should give them Justice for Their Livelihood.I strongly say that government should look after differ-ently abled people for their livelihoods there are so manychallenges for them but very few NGOs are working on it. The need toincrease number of such authority. I wish the new government and hopefor Parivartan which means Change.

Pratik Yadav, Director, Parivartan Foundation, Nerul

As a responsible citizen, I have lots of expectations fromthe elected representatives from Navi Mumbai. But mostof the time the expectations are not fulfilled at all. We arepromised lots of things during the election campaign. Butwhen they are elected they are list bother to do any work.My expectation from the elected representatives are thatthey should see to it that everyone should get the water,unemployment should be eliminated totally and the new

generation should be given opportunity to explore entrepreneurship. Alsothe biggest problem in the city that is potholed roads, should be lookedafter. - Amarjeet Singh, Bartender, Juinagar

An election promise is a promise or guarantee made tothe public by a candidate or political party that is tryingto win an election. If politicians are ever be able to leadthere will have to be an end at some point to the negativeexpectancy disconfirmation effect. We have to learn totrust again. Great leaders require not only the ability totake bold action, but the willingness of citizens to allowthem to try to win without having to make unrealistic

promise. It would be nice to wake-up and be able to feel that whoever won orlost the change is one we can truly “believe in”. Keep a balanced but posi-tive perspective on the democratic process for the sake of the next genera-tion. Revathi Nair, Principal, Pushp Niketan English School Pale, Budruk New Panvel

We, as a citizen, always have expectations from our elect-ed representative but most of the time our expectationsare not fulfilled. I would like to say that whatever theydo it should be for the people and the benefits of the soci-ety.

Beena Singh, Singer, Kamothe

Our job is elect them and their job is to keep promisesand our media’s third eye gives us their report card. SoI think they will keep up their promises. Common menare more matured these days. Politicians are responsi-ble for all kinds of work like water, good roads, low crimerate and fearless life to all.

Saurabh Somani, Panvel IT Consultant

BOI Navi Mumbai zoneorganises Walkathonas part of

Vigilance Awareness Drive

By Ashok Dhamija

NAVI MUMBAI: In linewith Central VigilanceCommissioner (CVC)guidelines to fight cor-ruption and to ensureintegrity in public ad-ministration, Bank ofIndia (BOI) Navi Mum-

bai Zone organized Vig-ilance Awareness Driveat CBD Belapur basedon the theme ‘Integri-ty- A way of life’ on Tues-day 29th October, 2019.

Organised as part ofthe ‘Vigilance Aware-ness Week’ every year

by BOI (which is one ofthe top five nationalisedbanks in India), theevent encouraged all itsemployees to inculcatethe habit of integrity intheir work and raise

Over 100 staff members of BOI Navi Mumbai Zone took part in the Walkathon based onthe theme ‘Integrity- A way of life’

QUESTION FOR NEXT WEEK: Do you feel festivals are losing their original colours?Readers desirous of contributing in this column may send their views along with their passport size picture and address to [email protected]

Contd. on pg. 7

Sanjay

Dattaram

Salgavkar, an

artist from

Nerul Arunoday

Apartment, E-

1-15, B-04 in

Sector-10 has

created a

Diwali Candle

of India

Mission

Chandrayaan-2(By Abhitash D.Singh)


Cyclone Kyarr in theArabian Sea. Systemof Air Quality Fore-casting and Research(SAFAR) in its fore-cast issued said, thatthe air quality during2019 Diwali period isgoing to be one of thebest in whole ofwestern India, partic-ularly in Pune andMumbai as comparedto past five years.This is mainly due towidespread rain,which is still continu-ing .The air qualityindex (AQI) is expect-ed to be 45; 75 onSunday (Diwali); 104on Monday; and 70 onTuesday. The SAFARcategorises AQI levelsfrom 0-50 as good, 51-

100 satisfactory, 101-200 as moderate, 201-300 is poor, 301-400 isvery poor, and above401 is severe, soaccording to its calcu-lations ,the mostpolluted areas inMumbai will beBandra Kurla Complexand Nerul, NaviMumbai, and Shivaji-nagar and Lohegaon inPune.According toexperts externalemissions in the formof firecrackers willdeteriorate air qualityto the moderatecategory a day afterDiwali. But under theinfluence of CycloneKyarr in the ArabianSea, rain and moderatewind speed is likely tokeep transportation ofpollutants slow andsubdued. Last year,Mumbai recorded an

Kanak’spen...

Contd. from pg. 5

AQI of 221 (poor) onDiwali (November 7,2018), and 305 (verypoor) AQI a day afterDiwali. Mumbairecorded high pollu-tion levels duringDiwali 2017 when theAQI was 204 (poor) onDiwali (October 19,2017) and 319 (verypoor) a day afterDiwali. In 2016, anAQI of 278 (poor) wasrecorded on Diwaliday (October 30,2016), and 315 (verypoor) the day after. In2015, the city recordedan AQI of 279 (poor)on Diwali day (No-vember 11) and 313(very poor) the dayafter. So in view of allthese calculations, weare happy that we arecontributing to theefforts to stop globalwarming.

CR Flags off Vigilance AwarenessWeek with Integrity pledge

By Ashok Dhamija

MUMBAI: CentralRailway (CR) as part ofthe Vigilance Aware-ness Week is organis-ing s a series of cam-paign across all itsdivisions from 28October to 2 November,2019.

As part of theinitiative Dr. R. BadriNarayan, AdditionalGeneral Manager, CRadministered the

Dr. R. Badri Narayan, Additional GM CR administers the Integrity Pledge to his staff aspart of Vigilance Awareness Week campaign

‘Integrity Pledge’ bothas a citizen and as anorganisation to allofficers and staff onWednesday 30 Oct,2019 at its HeadQuarters office atChhatrapati ShivajiMaharaj Terminus,Mumbai.

While administer-ing the pledge he saidto strive hard to bringabout integrity andtransparency in all

spheres of our activi-ties. He also pledged towork unstintingly foreradication of corrup-tion in all spheres oflife. He urged all hisstaff to remain vigilantand work towards thegrowth and reputationof Railway organizationand advised to providevalue based service tothe fellow citizens,while executing theirduty consciously.

public awareness re-garding threat of cor-ruption.

During the walka-thon staffs of BOI, dis-played banners andplacards with quotesrelated to integrity andalso helped sensitize thepeople in the commer-cial centre of NaviMumbai and motivate

them to weed out cor-ruption too.

The occasion wasgraced by Zonal Man-ager Navi MumbaiVishwajeet Singh andmore than 100 Staffs ofBank of India partici-pated in the walkathon.

BOI NaviMumbaizone...

Contd. from pg. 7

any other business nordo we feel that we wouldbe able to do any otherwork. Our six acre plotof land and a pictur-esque pond in which wecultivate fish will bemaking way for thenew airport.”

Waghivali is one ofthe villages whichfalls near the newairport. Many pondswhere the villagerspursue their fisherybusiness will be lost inthe process. Thecourse of many rivershas also beenchanged, which theenvironmentalists aswell as villagers saywill be dangerous forthe people residingnear the airport andalso for airportauthorities.

According to theCIDCO officialsmany villagers havebeen duly compen-sated and they havealso been givenassistance instarting somethingof their own. Theofficials of CIDCOalso claim that allthe people who willbe affected by theproject will beallotted alternateland, financialassistance, vocation-al training to get jobsand reservations inskilled and unskilledjobs at new airport.

But many villagerssay that they have notbeen adequatelycompensated and havealso not been informedabout their actualrehabilitation.

The process of therehabilitation looksvery well charted onthe paper, but for allthose who stand tolose their businessand generations’ oldhouses the process iswrenching, saysMundkar.

Ganesh Mundkar,another farmer fromWaghivli informed,“CIDCO officialsrarely come to talkwith us regarding ourcompensation anddevelopment. Theycame long back and

promised a goodcompensation. Butstill the compensationand rehabilitationprocess for manyvillagers has yet to beinitiated. The plan-ning body’s previousplan to reach out tothe villagers alsofailed. They hadinitiated a vocationalschool at Uran toprovide training to theresidents and preparethem for the jobopportunities thatwould be created whenthe new airport willbecome operational.However, the trainingcentre immediatelyafter its initiation gotshut down.”

The other villagerMahendra Patil, whois from Pargaonvillage, anotheraffected village fromNMIA said, “Theplanning authorityopened up the training

centre a good 20 Kmsaway from where allthe villagers stay. Thecentre got shut due tolack of interest shownby the villagers intravelling the longdistance. We have alsoformed a committee toput forth our demandsand get a suitablerehabilitation andcompensation fromthe CIDCO.”

Kavi Tarekar,another senior personfrom Pargaon villagesaid, “While we knowthat the new airportwill bring develop-ment for the country,but it will also depriveus off what we havebuilt over the genera-tions. We won’t let goof our land until weget a fair deal fromthe government.”

Waghavli village’ssenior person Suresh

Patil Patil’s first stingas village Sarpanch inthe year 1995 sawhim initiating recla-mation of river land toconstruct a roadwhich would connecthis village to theadjoining areas. Butalmost after 20 yearseverything that Patildid for his villageincluding building the24 year old road isgoing to passinto oblivion asWaghavli village willbe completely dis-placed for constructionof NMIA.

”We acknowledgethat the constructionof the airport isinevitable but we arebearing the wrong endof the developmentstick. We were in-formed that the placewhere Waghavlipresently occupies wasto be turned into acommercial zone but

now in the new plansof CIDCO’s the villageland will now be thepart of the MangrovePark. So the mainproblem here is thatwe don’t know thatwhat is going to comeup on our land neitherdo we know what wewill be getting inreturn. We willdefinitely oppose theproject even if it isgoing at it pace if wedon’t get the satisfac-tory compensation andalso rehabilitation”informed Patil.

He further added,“We are willing to giveup our land but weneed the guaranteefrom the planningbody that they won’thave over a landbrought from us forpittance to big compa-nies for the commer-cial exploitation.”

Waghivlivillagers..

Contd. from pg. 1


Dr Pratik Surandashe

“Yoga” meansUnion. It implies theunion of the mind andbody. It has been partof the ancient Indianwisdom and has beenpractised since manymillennia. It’s a way oflife that transcends re-ligions, socioeconomicstrata, creed or gender.There are 4 paths ofyoga viz, Karma yoga(active path), Jnanayoga (philosophicalpath), Bhakti yoga (de-votional path) and Rajayoga (scientific path).From the above Rajayoga is the most popu-lar path taken by manyto achieve mental well-being. Raj yoga em-ploys 8 steps• Yama- Right moral

conduct• Niyama- Self Disci-

pline, contentment• Asana- Postural ex-

ercises• Pranayama- Con-

trol of breathing• Pratyahara-Control

of senses• Dharana- Concen-

tration• Dhyana-Meditation

Yoga: A Panacea for mental health problems• Samadhi- the super-

conscious state.The Indian sage Pa-

tanjali mentions in hisfirst Yoga sutra or aph-orism that “Yoga is therestraint of mentalmodification”. It is nosurprise that most men-tal health professionalsare advising their pa-tients to practice yoga.In India path breakingstudies are being doneto know the effects ofyoga on various psychi-atric illnesses. Sudars-han kriya yoga,Pranayama, Sahajyogaand Asanas are beingused effectively eitheras the primary treat-ment modality or as anadjunct to pharmaco-logical treatments invarious mental healthdisorders. Yoga is cul-turally acceptable,needs minimal supervi-sion, is largely free ofside effects when prac-ticed properly and lastbut not the least itgives the patient asense of control over theillness. These distinc-tive qualities of yogacontribute to its univer-sal appeal.

Looking at the caseof Mrs A, was 35-year-old housewife who hadpresented to our hospi-tal complaining of sadmood, loss of pleasurein life, easy fatiguabili-ty, poor appetite andpoor sleep quality sincepast 3 months. After athorough physical andlaboratory examination

which came out is nor-mal, she was finallyadvised to seek psychi-atric help. Mrs. A wasdiagnosed with Majordepressive disorder; shecomplained that shecouldn’t carry out herday to day responsibili-ties. She also reportedthat she has stoppedmeeting her friendsand feels guilty for noapparent reason. Mrs Aconsented to treatmentand was treated withantidepressant medica-tion. Within a period of2 weeks she reportedimprovement in hermood and appetite. Shealso underwent coun-selling and regular fol-low ups showed signifi-cant improvement inmost of her symptomswhich was further en-dorsed by objective mea-surements. Intermit-tently Mrs A would com-plain about feeling lowand having poor sleep.She especially com-plained of not feelingfresh upon waking upin the morning. So as apart of lifestyle modifi-cation she was advisedyoga practice. She con-sulted a yoga practitio-ner and started practic-ing pranayama, medi-tation and asanas.Gradually her sleepimproved and Mrs. Afelt a near total im-provement in hersymptoms. This showsthat Yoga can be usedas a treatment modali-ty in conjunction with

medications and coun-selling especially forresidual symptoms per-sisting despite ade-quate treatment.

Today there is am-ple evidence to suggestthat Yoga improves thelevels of Serotonin andBrain Derived Neu-rotrophic Factor(BDNF) which are lowin patients of depres-sion. It also attenuatesthe over-active hypo-thalamo-pituitary-adre-nal axis in patients ofdepression and providesrelief from a feeling offatigue and beingchronically stressedout.

In another case, MrB, a 29-year-old maleworking as a financeexecutive in a multina-tional company pre-sented with repeatedepisodes of feeling ner-vous and “being on theedge”. He would get pal-pitations, breathless-ness, sweaty palms anddry mouth before mak-ing presentations to se-niors or when facedwith difficult workprojects. He came onhis own to our hospitalseeking help to managehis anxiety. Mr. B re-ported a very stressfulwork environment andwas interested in tryingout yoga to mitigate hisproblems. We trainedMr. B in relaxation andbreathing exercises. Hewas advised to keeppracticing the breath-ing exercises even at

work. Mr B reported hewas able to handle thestressful situations atwork more successful-ly with combination ofyoga and medications.

Yoga reduces stressby releasing GABA, achemical whichproduc-es a relaxed state ofmind. It influences theautonomic nervous sys-tem to reduce the sym-pathetic arousal thatproduced the anxietysymptoms. Ashtangayoga also employsmindfulness in its prac-tice of asanas andpranayamas. Mindful-ness means “staying inthe present”. A personwho worries about thefuture is anxious andthus yoga keeps the per-son focussed on the‘Now’.

Along with depres-sion and anxiety, yogais proven to improvethe cognition in patientswith schizophrenia. Itimproves negativesymptoms like avoli-tion, anhedonia,asociality.It helps byreleasing oxytocin, ahormone which im-proves bonding withothers. Along with pa-tients, Yoga also helpedthe caregivers of pa-tients with schizophre-nia by reducing theirstress levels.

Sudarshan kriyayogaalso helps peoplewith Alcohol addiction.It reduces symptoms ofdepression occurringduring alcohol with-

drawal and also in thelong-term treatment.Depression is a com-mon comorbidity in al-cohol addiction and is arisk factor for relapseafter treatment. There-by the practice of yogareduces the chances ofrelapse.

Children with Atten-tion deficit hyperactiv-ity disorder have alsobenefited with practiceof yoga. Practicing yogain addition to pharma-cological treatment im-proved the inattentionin many children withADHD. It can be effec-tively done in theevening after schoolhours as a fun activityalong with other fami-ly members.

Yoga is helpful in allage groups, when prac-ticed by senior citizensit improves sleepingdisorders like insom-nia. It promotes a senseof wellbeing and en-hances the quality oflife in geriatric popula-tion.

The ancient wis-dom of yoga is now be-ing recognized as a rel-evant tool even in thepractice of modern med-icine. It is slowly be-coming a mainstreammodality for holisticcare of patients andwill soon be indispens-able.

Dr Pratik Suran-dashe is M.D. Psychi-atry, Consultant Psy-chiatrist, Apex group ofhospitals Borivali

avoiding bursting offirecrackers and

MNScelebrates ...

Contd. from pg. 3

eating outside food.Responding to thecalls made by theMNS, the officebearers and activists,social workers, socialorganizations, public

Ganeshotsav boards,all the political partiesof Sanpada-PalmDivision participatedin this programme,informed presidentYogesh Shete. navis. The letter was

also marked to the Bom-bay High Court Appoint-ed Mangrove Conserva-tion and MonitoringCommittee and Maha-rashtra Coastal ZoneManagement Authority(MCZMA).

“The study carriedout by Nature Commu-nication journal is awake-up call for theworld in general andMumbai in particular,”said B N Kumar, direc-tor of the Nature Con-

nect. “Instead of protect-ing the mangroves weseem to be hell bent oneliminating the life sav-ing plants – at least32,000 in Mumbai forthe Bullet Train andthousands more for SEZprojects in Uran,” he la-mented.

“We would like toappeal to Mumbaikarsto be alert and thwartany attempt to destroymangroves,” he said andpointed out that variousresearches show man-groves not only act asshock absorbers for tid-al attacks and effectiverain forests but helpcheck pollution. Man-groves are 100 times

cheaper than the con-crete bunds to save thecoastal line from ero-sion.

SEAP director Nan-dakumar Pawar saidmangroves take at leastten year to grow and theycan rise up to 15 to 20feet under favourableconditions. “This showsthe importance of man-groves as natural bufferzones,” Pawar said.

He pointed out thatthe eco-sensitive Uran inparticular faces extinc-tion as mangroves allacross the area are beingdestroyed. Now the mal-ady has spread to Chem-bur, Bhandup and otherareas of Mumbai.

SinkingMumbaineeds...Contd. from pg. 6


All is fair in politicsAll is fair in love war and in politics too. If

Shiv Sena is muscle flexing to get the maxi-mum out of its ally, what’s wrong? Even be-fore going into the elections there was an un-easy calm where both were trying to get themaximum seats. Their political compulsionsprobably kept them together, but with BJP getting lesser seats thanexpected, Shiv Sena seems to have grabbed the opportunity to get themaximum out of the situation knowing fully well that BJP cannot formgovernment on its own.

No politician does charity, all it looks for is maximum benefit to itselfand the party. How can we expect charity from them and gift away theCM’s post then ?Why take half when you can have full, seems to be theirmotto at the moment with the shrewd Sharad Pawar keeping his cardsclose to his chest. Who knows they may back Shiv Sena and see to itthat Aditya Thackeray becomes the Yuva CM of the State. His lakshyaat the moment doesn’t seem to be the highest post, but somewhere else.

Syed Abdul Monim, Tata Vidyut, Sector 9A, Vashi

Terrorism is a major problem globallyNow-a-days, terrorism in India is increasing more and more. The

word ‘terrorism’ terrorises our minds. Terrorism is a major problemtoday not only in India, but in the whole world. The roots of terrorismare so vast and it is growing day by day and thus we cannot eliminate itcompletely but we can restrict it to some extent. Terrorists have noreligion nor do they have any softness in their hearts towards people.Even children and infants are not spared. They just want to sow seeds offear and terror in every human mind. But since it is a problem in theworld, every country should come forward to fight it. As one of my friendssaid, the causes of terrorism are poverty, illiteracy, unemployment, ha-tred and corruption and I fully agree with him.

Pakistan, since the time of independence is the main source of ter-rorism. Pakistan sends its terrorists to India to cause heavy destructionto life and property from time to time. They have wisely used the pooryouth of Jammu and Kashmir and Afghanistan in the name of brother-hood and jihad to help them in their activities. They kill people so barba-rously for no reason at all. In order to stop all these terrorist activities,we must live in harmony and be friendly with our neighbouring coun-tries, especially Pakistan and not fight in the name of religion. Onlythen we will be able to rid our nation of terrorism and all such corruptactivities.

I quote what India’s freedom fighter Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan hassaid: “My religion is truth, love and service to God and humanity. Everyreligion that has come into the world has brought the message of loveand brotherhood. Those who are indifferent to the welfare of their fellow-men, whose hearts are empty of love, they do not know the meaning ofreligion.”

Babur, the founder of the Mughal Empire in India is said to have lefta will to his son, Humayun which is still preserved in the State Muse-um of Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh. The contents of the will are thatBabur informs his son Humayun, that Hindustan is the home of manyfaiths. He has to be respectful and impartial towards all of them andought not to destroy or disturb any shrine of any religious order. Butwhat is happening today? All religious structures and shrines are beingdestroyed, demolished or desecrated. Our present-day politicians do notcare for the people and have no respect for them, especially the minoritycommunities. In the name of religion, they destroy/desecrate religiousstructures and kill god’s angelic people.

In my opinion, terrorism is nothing but fight for something in acruel way.

Jubel D’Cruz, Mumbai

Letters to the Editor....

By Ashok Dhamija

PANVEL: WesternRailway in coordina-tion with Konkan Rail-way has been decided torun Special Trains onSpecial Fare betweenBhavnagar and Manga-luru Jn. stations viaPanvel Junction toclear extra rush of pas-sengers during DiwaliFestival 2019. Detailsare as under:

Train no. 09204Bhavnagar - Mangalu-ru Jn. Special will leavefrom Bhavnagar at23:00 hrs on 30th Oc-

Bhavnagar - Mangaluru Jn. - BhavnagarSpecial Train To Halt At Panvel Too

tober 2019 and willreach Mangaluru Jn.at 06:15 hrs on thethird day. On its returnjourney Train no.09203 Mangaluru Jn. -Bhavnagar Special onSpecial Fare will leavefrom Mangaluru Jn. at07:00 hrs on 1st No-vember 2019 and willreach Bhavnagar at14:50 hrs on the nextday.

The above Specialwill comprise of 22 LHBCoaches including One2 Tier AC, Four 3 TierAC, Eleven Sleeper Sec-

ond Class, Four Gener-al Second Class andTwo Generator CarCoaches.

Halts includes SihorJn., Songadn Jn., Dho-la Jn., Botad Jn., Vi-ramgam, Ahmedabad,Vadodara Jn. BharuchJn., Surat, Vapi, VasaiRoad, Panvel, Roha,Chiplun, Ratnagiri,Sawantwadi Road,Madgaon Jn., Karwar,Kumta, Udupi andMulki stations.

Passengers are re-quested to kindly availthe services.

• Probiotic foods canhelp add diversity toyour gut, whilefoods high in prebi-otics help feed yourgood gut bacteria.Tranquilizers and

anti-anxiety drugs willhelp for the time theyare taken but may leadto addiction. Homeo-pathic medicines workon the person as a wholeand help to overcomethe anxiety from itsroot. These medicinesare not suppressive andhave no side-effectswhen taken in the prop-

tion and in turnhelp improve yourdigestion.

• In the same vein,adding probioticsand prebiotic-richfoods to your diet canalso help you takecare of your gut.These foods can helpinfluence the bal-ance of good bacte-ria in your micro-biome, otherwiseknown as gut flora.

er dosage. The Homeo-pathic physician willneed to know details ofthe person’s life, includ-ing past and family his-tory, the person’s men-tal, emotional and intel-lectual characteristics,etc. The life situation ofthe person is probed intoin detail to arrive atthe basic cause of theanxiety. Treatment willgo on for a longer dura-tion but the effects arealso long lasting. Over-coming anxiety oftenresults in a richer,more satisfying life.

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The importance of hot shower for ‘Abhyang Snan’Abhyang Snan isknown to healthbenefits and helpsonce relax. ThisDiwali, Racold encour-ages people to followthe tradition with thepower of a hot show-er.

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Murugaiyan Mohan creates HistoryBy C.K. Subramaniam

SANPADA: For 62 year oldMurugaiyan Mohan, age is no barfor showing his prowess in swim-ming. This spirited senior citizenof Sanpada has won many laurelsand medals in this sport throughyears. While working as a juniorengineer at BSNL Telecom Factoryunit at Deonar, Mumbai he took upswimming rather seriously andaccomplished success at variouslevels. The numerous medals linedup at his home in Sanpada standtestimony to this.

He started competing in Masterevents in swimming once hetouched 40 years and never lookedback thereafter. Retirement cameas a blessing in disguise as heactively participated in Nationaland International swimmingevents. In the recently held Aquat-

ic event at Lucknow, Murugaiyanwon silver medal and proved thatage is no bar for this veteranswimmer.

The veteran is also a member ofJesth Nagarik Sangh, Sanpada.

Open electric wires at miniseashore pose grave threat

VASHI : Fitness lov-ers thronging the mini-seashore at Vashi’s sec-tor 10 have been en-countering the threatof an electric shock aswires of a lamp posthave been left open.The lamp post is closeto a fast food stall andcorn shop, oppositeMeenatai ThackerayUdyan’s entrance, in-forms activist B N Ku-mar, who runs an on-line platform Dil Se

Navi Mumbai.

Mr. Kumar has shotpicture of the openwires and posted onNavi Mumbai Munici-pal Corporation(NMMC) App and eventweeted to the civicbody.

“It is really shock-ing that no authority–NMMC or MSEDCL –seem to have takennote of this glaringsite,” said Kumar.

Apart from being afavourite zone for fit-ness lovers, this placeis also a teenagers’favourite hangout andanyone can sufferdeadly shock if theyhappen to accidentallytouch the wires, hepointed out.

Many parents bringtheir children to visitthe area for fresh airand to have street food.Several school childrenare also seen playing inthe area during breaks.And the open wire isbarely three-feet high,as can be seen from thepicture.

Vibha Singh, a res-ident of Sector-10,Vashi, who frequents

the area for his morn-ing or evening walkssaid “this shows thelackadaisical attitudeof the officials and evenelected representa-tives.” “I am shockedthat even the SwachhBrigade of NMMCsweeping the area orclearing garbage binsdid not seem to havetaken note of this,” shesaid.

Picturecredit:

B.N.Kumar

Navi Mumbai BJP Yuva Morcha District President Shri Dutta Ghangele and formerCouncilor Bharat Jadhav greeted Manda Mhatre and congratulated her for winningwith thumping majority at the recent Belapur Assembly (Rampreet Roy)

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