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Inter League CricketTournament Season 2

Lions Club of Nerul is orga-nising an Inter LeagueCricket Tournament, Sea-son 2 on 8th February,2020 from 8.30 am to 5 pmat NMSA Grounds, Vashi.The tournament will beplayed between variousdepartments such as NaviMumbai Municipal Trans-port, Central GST, StateGST, Income Tax, Customs& Central Excise and Li-ons Club of Nerul

Two sentenced to 5months imprisonmentfor consuming ganja

Two accused arrested forconsuming Ganja havebeen sentenced to fivemonths imprisonment byKolpkar, a first class judgeof Navi Mumbai court. Theaccused RamchandraSingh, 29, has been sen-tenced to 5 months 14 dayssimple imprisonment whileAzad Hazrat Ali Sheikh, 32,has been fined of Rs 3,000and if the accused fails topay the fine he would haveto be in jail for eight days.

(More on page 3)Man dupes 23 unem-ployed youth on thepretext of job in Navy

A man has allegedly dupedlakhs of rupees from sever-al unemployed youths in theUran area by giving themfalse promise of getting themjob in the Navy. Apart fromthis, the alleged accusedhas also cheated vehicleowners by promising themmoney for giving on renttheir vehicles to him.

(More on page 3)

Thane-Vashi-Panvel transharbour line to get first

air-conditioned trainMinister of State for Railways will flag

off the service on 30th January, 2020

By Chandrashekar Hendve

NAVI MUMBAI: ShriSuresh Angadi, Hon’bleMinister of State forRailways will flag off theinaugural run of firstever air-conditionedSuburban Train of Cen-tral Railway on Thane-Vashi-Panvel Trans-Harbour line (ThroughVideo link) on 30th Jan-uary, 2020. He will alsodedicate various passen-ger amenities providedat stations on CentralRailway and WesternRailway in a function tobe held at ChhatrapatiShivaji Maharaj Termi-nus, Mumbai.

The AC suburban

local will be introducedon Thane – Vashi-Pan-vel Trans-Harbour linewith daily 16 services.Salient Features of AC local

• Air conditioning sys-tem for passenger &driver. 2 X 15 tonne

capacity roof mount-ed package units(RMPU) for air con-ditioning in eachcoach.

• Air Spring Suspen-

Contd. on pg. 2

By Chandrashekar Hendve

NAVI MUMBAI: TheBoard of Directors ofMumbai AgriculturalMarket Produce Com-mittee is conducting theelections as per the di-rections of the HighCourt, and have start-ed accepting the appli-cation from 24th to 29thJanuary, 2020.

There will be 12farmer representatives

elected from six reve-nue division of Maha-rashtra state, 5 busi-ness representativesfrom five market pre-mises of Market Com-mittee and will includea Mathadi and Mapadi.

As per the record,434 people took the ap-plication form for theelection of which only263 have filled and sub-mitted their forms.Among them, Balasa-heb Solaskar (formerpresident), former direc-tor of Onion Potato Mar-ket, Ashok Walunj,

Mumbai AgriculturalMarket Produce Committee

to conduct electionsformer director of OnionPotato Market, Shan-kar Pingale, vegetablemarketer, Sanjay Pan-sare from fruit market,Kirti Rana from Masa-la Market, have filledtheir nomination pa-pers.

In the meantime,former MLA Shashi-kant Shinde has filedhis nomination paperson behalf of Mathadi

and Mapadi workers.Twelve farmers will

be elected as directorsfrom 6 revenue divisionand district leaders willbe contesting this elec-tion at the local level.Five directors will beappointed by the stategovernment from re-served category and twodirectors will be ap-pointed from Mumbaiand Navi Mumbai. Theelection will be held onFebruary 29 and thecounting will be held on

Contd. on pg. 5

NAVI MUMBAI: TheGovernment of Indiahas begun screeningpassengers arrivingfrom the affected coun-try at international air-ports in Mumbai, Del-hi and Calcutta for thenew type of Corona vi-rus (Novel Corona Vi-rus 2019-nCov). Follow-up of the suspected pa-tients and their closerelatives is being takenthrough the IntegratedDisease Survey Pro-gram (IDSP).

SARS, also found in2003, is a type of coro-nary virus. The virusthat is currently foundin the outbreak in Chi-na is the Coronavirus.However, since its ge-

Screening of passengers for new typeof Corona virus underway at airport

netic design is com-pletely new, it has beennamed as 'Novel coro-na virus'.

Cold, cough and se-vere fever are the mostcommon symptoms ofcorona virus. Symp-toms of severe respira-tory dysfunction, aswell as symptoms suchas pneumonia, diges-tive system diarrhoea,kidney failure in somepatients, and othertypes of immune defi-ciencies such as difficul-ty breathing are alsoobserved.

Exact informationon how the virus isspread is not availableat this time. However,due to the nature of the

symptoms, sneezing,coughing are consid-ered to spread the vi-rus. No vaccine or spe-cific drug is availablefor the virus. Althoughthe coronavirus is a life-threatening disease, itis not yet known exact-ly what animal itspreads from.

It is not known ex-actly how the virusoriginated and spread,but taking into accountthe nature of the illnessin general, preventiveprecautions need to betaken. These includeavoiding close associa-tion with a person suf-fering from respiratory

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sion: For excellent ride comfort and to sustainSuper Dense Crush Loads of Suburban traffic,the EMU rake is provided with secondary airsuspension with two air bellows, provided oneach bogie.

• Passenger Address & Passenger Informationsystem (PAPIS) :is a GPS based informationsystem for passenger with intercom facility.Through this system, facility of passenger in-formation, driver-guard communicationthrough intercom, driver/guard to passengercommunication through ETU, train radio.

• In Coach Display in each coach: There are twosided display and two double sided display ineach coach.

• Head Code Display: LED based Head Code dis-play in ENGLISH & HINDI with handicap andladies coach position is provided in front of bothdriving trailer coaches.

• LED Based Coach identification system forAlarm chain pulling & Door malfunctioning.

• Ergonomically designed stainless steel passen-ger seats.

• Wide and large double-glass sealed windows to

offer panoramic view outside.• Vestibule design: Air tight gangways (Vesti-

bules) in all trailer coaches and through vesti-bule available for 6 coaches each.

• LED based lighting for better illumination andenergy conservation.

• Spacious and robust stainless coaches withstraight side walls.

• Aluminium extruded modular luggage rackswith poly carbonate transparent glass at bot-tom.

• Aerodynamic nose cone driving cab.Safety Features AC local for passengers

• Electrically operated Automatic Door closuresystem: Traction is interlocked with door clo-sure. In case of any of the doors in the rake isnot getting closed, traction is blocked by TCMS.

• Passenger Alarm System: In case of ACP, emer-gency bell work in both driving cab. Each coachis provided with an indication light on bothsides of the coach. These lights are integratedwith Alarm chain pulling system. Wheneverchain pulling takes place in coaches these lightswill glow giving an exact indication to the plat-form staff for attending emergency.

• Emergency Talk Back (ETU) is a part of PA-PIS, provided for communication between pas-

senger, Guard and Motorman in emergency.• In case when the train is standstill, there is

also a manual door opening system in eachcoach that can be accessed.The details of regular services of AC local from

31.1.2020 are as under

Thane-Vashi-Panvel...Contd. from pg. 1

On Saturdays above services will run withNon-AC rake and on Sundays/Holidays the aboveservices will not be available as per schedule Time-Table.

NAVI MUMBAI: Janu-ary being the CervicalCancer Awarenessmonth, Dr Rajas B.Patel Medical Oncolo-gist has organized aFree Camp for spread-ing information on hu-man Papillomavirus(HPV) and how one canprotect themselvesfrom cervical cancer.

Oncologist Dr RajasB Patel, R H Clinic will

Cervical Cancer Awareness Weektalk about CervicalCancer. Cervical can-cer is one of the majorcauses of cancer mor-tality in women, and alooming concern for de-veloping countries suchas India where it con-tributes to 6-29 percentof all cancers in wom-en. With January be-ing observed as Cervi-cal Cancer AwarenessMonth, let's take a

closer look at this can-cer.

The topics to be cov-ered include: Under-standing cervical can-cer; Can cervical can-cer be prevented?;What is the first signof HPV?; What are thedifferent signs of HPVcancer?; How do youget tested for HPV?;What are the symp-

toms of HPV?; Whatare the symptoms ofHPV in females?

The workshop willbe held at R H Clinic,Shop Number-9, NewHorizon CHS., PlotNumber - 1,2,3, Land-mark : Navratna Res-taurant from January27th to January 30thfrom 5:00 pm to 9:00pm.

illness, regular clean-ing of hands, avoidingnon-cooked or inade-quate cooked meat,avoiding washed fruitsand vegetables, usingnasal / tissue paperwhen coughing orsneezing. Such preven-tive measures should betaken in a well-coveredlitter box.

Screening at all in-ternational airports isunderway for all pas-sengers arriving fromCorona-affected coun-tries, provinces. How-

ever, if any of the abovesymptoms are detected,it should be reported tothe Municipal PrimaryHealth Centre of theMunicipal Corporationof Navi Mumbai. An en-quiry has been made atNavi Mumbai Munici-pal Public Hospital,Vashi.

The Navi MumbaiMayor, Jaywant Sutarand the Navi MumbaiMunicipal Commission-er, Annasaheb Misalhave appealed the citi-zens not to be scared.

Screening of passengers...Contd. from pg. 1


NAVI MUMBAI: NRI Sports ComplexPhase 2 Seawoods organised SuperSports Fiesta 2020 on account of 71stRepublic Day on 25th January and 26thJanuary, 2020. It was a 2 days event tofoster the spirit of Sportsmanship, Har-mony and brotherhood amongst theresidents of the society.

The event is being successfully or-ganised from last 7 years and now hasbeen gradually being better every year.The event was inaugurated by the Se-nior Citizens of the society and in themelody of brass brand all the partici-pants marched in an inauguration laparound the ground.

It began with speeches of the officerbearers of the Society Committee. TheSports day included Running Race,Cricket, Football, Lawn Tennis, Tug ofwar, Badminton, Chess, Carrom etcand also Fun games like Pitthu, 3 leggedRace, Musical Chairs and much more.

Super Sports Fiesta 2020

Two sentenced to 5 monthsimprisonment for consuming ganja

By Crime Reporter

NAVI MUMBAI: Twoaccused arrested forconsuming Ganja havebeen sentenced to fivemonths imprisonmentby Kolpkar, a firstclass judge of NaviMumbai court. Theaccused RamchandraSingh, 29, has beensentenced to 5 months14 days simple impris-onment while AzadHazrat Ali Sheikh, 32,has been fined of Rs3,000 and if theaccused fails to pay thefine he would have tobe in jail for eightdays.

Ramchandra Singh

and Azad Hazrat AliShaikh, who weresentenced in the case,are residents of Turbhearea and were beggar.Both the accused wereallegedly consumingganja at Sector-20 infront of Fruit Marketin APMC on August14, 2019 at around 2pm. The APMC policearrested both of themunder NDPS act.Subsequently, Assis-tant Police InspectorM R Kekan filed thecase in the court atCBD within a month.The trial was startedin the court of JusticeKolpkar, a first class

judge.Justice Kolpkar

after hearing both theaccused adjourned thecase by giving fivemonths imprisonmentfor Ramchandra Singhunder section 8 (c) 27of the Drugs andPsychotropic Sub-stances Act, 1885, andsentenced Azad HazratAli Sheikh to pay afine of Rs 3,000 threeor eight days of simpleimprisonment. Sincethe accused Ramchan-dra Singh has beenunder trial till date,the judge has alsoordered that he be setoff in punishment.

Man dupes 23 unemployed youthon the pretext of job in Navy

By Crime Reporter

NAVI MUMBAI: A manhas allegedly duped la-khs of rupees from sev-eral unemployed youthsin the Uran area by giv-ing them false promiseof getting them job inthe Navy. Apart fromthis, the alleged accusedhas also cheated vehicleowners by promisingthem money for givingon rent their vehicles tohim. The Economic Of-fence Wing haslaunched a searchagainst the accused.

The accused SantoshPedhivi, a resident ofKigaon in Uran taluka,runs bus service on con-tract basis in the NavalArmament Depot(NAD) under the name

of Santosh Travels andis known to some of theNavy officers. Takingadvantage of this, hespoke to unemployedyouths and promisedthem employment inthe Navy. He also prom-ised to rent tempo andfour-wheelers and tookvehicles from many.Many unemployedyouths in Uran and sur-rounding areas desirousof getting jobs paid himlakh of rupees.

In addition to this,many people had giventheir tempo and four-wheeler cars on rent tohim. Santosh who hadan office in front of thebus depot on UranKaranja Road, gave var-ious reasons to the peo-

ple who paid him mon-ey to get a job in Navy,however, when somepeople started demand-ing their money back,he closed his office lastNovember and fled. Nei-ther did he pay rent tothe vehicle owners.

23 unemployedyouths who had beencheated came togetherand filed a complaintwith the Economic Of-fence Wing (EOW) ofNavi Mumbai. TheEOW has filed two sep-arate criminal chargesagainst Santosh. Thepreliminary inquiry hasfound that the Santoshhad raised Rs 52 lakh 70thousand from 23 unem-ployed youths and vehi-cle owners.

Residents demand action againstyouths smoking in residential

areas and public gardens

Request Sector 9 to be made into ‘No Smoking’ Zone

By Ryhea George

NAVI MUMBAI: Theresidents of Vashi liv-ing in sector 9 and 10A are fed-up with thecollege students smok-ing near the residen-tial areas and gardens.

The residents allegethat many college stu-dents, after their class-es, go and hang out atthe nearby parks andgardens along withtheir friends.

“The youth need tobe responsible. Smok-ing not only adverselyaffects the health ofthe person but thoseinhaling the exhaledsmoke of tobacco arealso affected,” said a

resident.There are many col-

leges in sector -9. “Asit is a total education-al zone, many studentspass by the residentialareas to reach their col-lege. While returning

back from college thesestudents are often seenhanging out near theresidential areas,” saida resident.

While speaking toone of the residents ofJN-2, he said, “ Wedon't have an issue ifthe students hang outhere. We too did thatwhen we were young.The problem beginswhen they start smok-ing and creating a nui-

sance for the residentsof the area. A lot ofchildren go out in theevening to play in thepark. We fear that thechildren might turninto passive smokerswhich is not at all good

for their health. Strictaction should be takenagainst people whosmoke in residentialareas as it not only de-teriorates their healthbut along with themthey spoil the health ofmany others.”

The residents havefiled a complaint andhave requested the au-thorities to make thisarea into a ‘No Smok-ing’ zone.


Issue : 229 30 January, 2020

By Salma Prabhu

How can we leaveout the most beautifulrelationship on thisearth? To have broth-ers and sisters andcousins is a trueblessing bestowedupon us.

Parents havemore children so thatthe siblings are therefor each other to sharemore love and affec-tion and be there foreach other even afterthe parents havepassed away.

Having a brotheror sister is like hav-ing a close confidantewith whom you canshare everything andanything and alsosomeone who willtake your side comewhat may.

However, if we lookaround us, we do seethat many siblingsare not happy witheach other. Eitherthey have distancedaway or they are notvery close. This mayhappen when parentsare not able to handlesibling rivalry withgood parenting skillsin childhood. I havealready written aboutthis in my earlier ar-ticles.

However even ifparents have notmanaged, it is alwayswiser choice to amendthe situation and re-solve the differences.Do the following tohave a good healthyclose relationship withyour siblings.1. Do not compare

yourself to them.It does happenthat a big toll takeson the relationshipwhen parents rel-atives or otherscompare the chil-dren with each oth-er. It always leaves

Relationship with Siblingsa bitter taste in atleast one sibling.But the most harm-ful is when the sib-lings themselvescompete againsteach other and arejealous or envious ofthem.A very good way toavoid comparison isto accept thestrength and areasof concern of each.While it may seemthat one sibling istoo perfect, but if onelooks closer there isalways a grey area.So avoid compari-sons. Instead lookfor how you bothcompliment eachother.

2. Do not let misunder-standings become awinner.Best way to avoidmisunderstandingsis to have a good

and proper commu-nication. If you haveany situation, speakout, confront, fight ifyou want, but al-ways clear the airand get back togeth-er. Many siblingsfight, but soon theyare together witheach other and all isforgotten. Argu-ments and fightshappen on all rela-tionships, but thatdoes not mean onestarts harboringgrudges.Sort out and re-member that youare for each otherand not against.

3. Always be there. Intimes of need bethere, rememberyou are doing it foryour own blood andnot any stranger. I

have seen many atimes a well off sib-ling refuses to helpthe other one giv-ing also an excusethat it would bemaking the otherone dependent andnot learning tofend for himself orherself. Here Iwould say, give apush start if youhave the capacityand guide the oth-er one to rise aswell.

4. Let the relation-ship grow and nur-ture it even after aspouse comes inyour life. Encour-age your spouses toalso mingle andwhatever positionyou shall take fromthe beginning, thespouse will also fol-low the same. Avoidtalking about the

areas of concern tothe spouse till he orshe is completelygelled with thefamily.

5. Do trips together,always follow thefamily traditionseven after the el-ders are gone andlet the traditionkeep you togetherwith love and bond-ing.Wish you all mag-

ical love with your sib-lings and you all al-ways have the bond-ing.Salma Prabhu is ClinicalPsychologist CareerCounselor and Author ofMom Dad U R Wonderfuland You are My Star.You can write to her on

[email protected] or call

9322851484

Woman makes fakedocuments for buying DSLR

By Crime Reporter

NAVI MUMBAI: A wom-an, who bought a DSLRcamera allegedly dupeda mobile shop ownerand Bajaj Finance Com-pany to the tune of Rs1 lakh 40 thousand byproducing a fake PANcard and Adhaar card.Vashi police havelaunched a searchagainst the woman andhave filed a casedagainst her for fraudand forgery.

The accused womanhas been identified asFilaja Sheikh and last

May, she went to buyDSLR camera at Man-go Floss mobile shopnear Vashi railway sta-tion, making fake Pan-card, Aadhar card anddocument of house ad-vance under PranitaPraveen Kale. Sheagreed to buy a DSLRcamera worth Rs 1lakh 40 thousandthrough Bajaj Financeand paid Rs 35,000 incash.

Filaja Sheikh gavefake documents in thename of Pranita Kale topass a loan. The crime

came to light when theaccused paid only thefirst EMI instalment.Following which themobile shop owner Ra-jendra Sharam visitedthe Filza Enterpriseand learnt that the ac-cused was not PranetaKale and she had soldthe property. Therefore,after going to bank Ra-jendra was informedthat the account was inthe name of Filza En-terprises and it wasclosed. Rajendra laterlodged a complaint withVashi police station.

Water drinking breaksRealising that many students do not drink sufficient water which

sometimes leads to dehydration, many states in the country havenow made it mandatory to provide ‘water drinking breaks’ in schools.The concept of water breaks was first introduced in Kerala and laterother south Indian states followed suit including Tamil Nadu, Karna-taka and Telangana and now even Goa has made it mandatory forschools to introduce two water drinking breaks of two minutes dura-tion.

Keeping hydrated is crucial for health and well being. Around 60percent of the body is made up of water. However, many of us, espe-cially children do not consume water or simply forget to keep them-selves hydrated from time to time.

Moreover, studies have revealed that drinking water can help stu-dents in staying focused, creative, and energized. The brain workson a complex electrolyte formula and depends on suitable hydrationto function properly. There is a tendency, especially amongst theyoungsters, to quench thirst by consuming aerated drinks. While softdrinks may temporarily relieve thirst, they actually work as a diuret-ic, making the body lose water faster than it can be utilized. To pro-cess the sugar content of sodas, the body pulls out water from extra-cellular fluids, thus leaving the body less hydrated than before thesoft drink.

While there is no universally agreed quantity of water that mustbe consumed daily, as it is dependent on various factors like bodyweight, age, climate and daily activities, it is commonly recommend-ed to drink eight glasses of water of eight ounces per day. We gener-ally get about 20 percent of our fluid needs from the food we eat andvarious other beverages. However, the requirement for the other 80percent of our fluids needs to get fulfilled each day from drinkingpure water. We lose fluids on a continuous basis from sweating, breath-ing and urinating. When the body loses more water than is beingreplaced, dehydration occurs and brain functions get affected. How-ever, as per the doctors, when the brain is operating with plenty ofwater, students are able to have greater clarity, creativity, focus andquicker thought process. Drinking adequate water also prevents uri-nary track infection and constipation.

Pure water is the best solution for hydration. It is important toinculcate the habit of drinking water right from childhood. Water isthe pre-eminent beverage that can keep the mind and body ener-gized and operate at their best. Water drinking breaks should beintroduced by all the states in the schools to ensure that childrenremain hydrated at all times. Schools should also spread awarenesson the importance of drinking water to the students so that it be-comes a habit.


Mumbai Agricultural...Contd. from pg. 1

March 2nd.Meanwhile, February 14 will be the last day to

withdraw applications. The voting symbol will beallotted on February 15.

Sanjay Pansare for the Market Committee'sFruit Market Committee and Shashikant Shindefrom Mathadi and Mapadi groups have filed theirapplications.

Former Director Shankar Pingale and KD Morehave filed their nominations for the Bhaji-PalaMarket Committee, and Pratap Chavanam, Ap-pasaheb Shirkar has also filed his nomination fromBhaji-Pala Market (Vegetable maraket). FormerDirectors Ashok Walunj, Suresh Shinde, KiranShinde, Bhushan Walunj, Rajendra Shelke, Mano-har Totlani have filed applications from the Onion-Potato Market Committee. There will be a battlebetween Ashok Walunj and Rajendra Shelke.

Former Director of Masala Market Kirti Ranafiled his application from the Masala Market Com-mittee yesterday, and rivals Ashok Ranawat, VijayBhutta, have filed their applications. Applicationsof Nilesh Vira, Mahendra Gajra, Bhimaji Bhanush-ali, Amrutlal Jain, Popatlal Bhandari of the GrainMarket Committee have filed nomination.

Rotarians Support NationalRoad Safety Week Initiative

Organise free Eye Check- up camp

for Auto and Truck Drivers

By Ashok Dhamija

NAVI MUMBAI: TheRC Satellite City NaviMumbai in associationwith RTO Vashi con-ducted free Eye CheckUp camp for Auto andTruck Drivers at Ner-ul Test Track recently.About eighty driverswere checked in theEye Check- up Campunder the 31st Nation-al Road Safety Weekunder the overall direc-tions of Deputy RTOShri Dasharath Wa-ghule. The eye campsite at Nerul TestingTrack was visited by

ARTO RajendraSawant and IMV’s ShriJamkhandikar, ShriFunde, and Shri Shi-tole Deshmukh. IMVSmt Rashmee Pagarand her Team providedsupport for conductingthe Camp successfully.

Dy RTO Shri Wa-ghule said “Such initi-atives have a positiveimpact on the driversand acts as a catalystfor them to take of theirhealth especially eyesight. We look forwardsimilar activities withRotary Club of SatelliteCity”.

Club Medical Direc-tor Rtn Dr TusharMuni provided completemedical support for theCamp. President Rtn VR Sai Ganesh, shared,“RC Satellite City NaviMumbai has been con-ducting various medi-cal and non-medical ac-tivities like HealthCheck-ups, Blood Dona-tion camps, Literacy &Tree Plantation drives, Road Safety Awarenesscampaigns, Water andSanitation (WinS)awareness activities toname a few for the wel-fare of the society”.

The RC Satellite City Navi Mumbai team, paramedics and RTO officials pose for a groupphoto post the free Eye Check- up camp for Auto and Truck Drivers

Mitra Group organizes IndianHandicraft and Handloom Exhibition

By Ryhea George

NAVI MUMBAI : TheMitra Group has orga-nised a one month Indi-an Handicraft and Han-dloom Exhibition at sec-tor 12, Juhu Gaon,Vashi.

It has been 5 yearsthat MitraGroup hasstarted thisexhibition.I n i t i a l l yRenu Agar-wal, thef o u n d e rstarted thisinit iat ivewith 20-30women en-trepreneurs fromdifferent states ofthe country andnow around 80-100put up stalls duringevery exhibition.The exhibition con-sists of varioushandwoven sareeswhich includes,Benarasi sarees,Silk Sarees.Bhagalpuri Sarees,etc. They also havestalls of variousHandicrafts andcrockery productspricing from Rs. 50-2000. Most of the peoplehave come all the wayfrom Uttar Pradesh inorder to showcase theirwork in this exhibition.Along with the exhibi-

tion and sale, there aremany food stalls and asmall fun-fair. Familiesfrom Vashi and theneighbouring areas vis-it mostly during theevening time a pur-chase various art piec-es from the exhibition.

While speaking tosome of the stall ownersit was known that sincethis exhibition is a onemonth affair a lot of peo-ple visit the place dur-ing the end of the exhi-

bition. The sale is moreduring the evening andthe major target audi-ence are women andchildren. Sohail Ansari,who runs a stall of hand-woven Khadi Shirts hascome all the way fromMeerut , Uttar Pradesh

says, “ Wehave beenw o r k i n gwith the Mi-tra Groupsince twoyears andwe comef r o mMeerut ev-ery year forsuch exhibi-

tion as the saleduring this periodis always at itspeak.”

A man namedMohammad Irshadwho has a snackstall has come fromBangalore, he saysthat he keeps ontravelling aroundthe country withhis snack andwherever he findspeople organizingan exhibition, heputs up his stall.

Along with such stallssome local stalls ofhandwoven carpetwhich range from ru-pees 3000-4000, a pick-

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SISK Highlight Spirit Of Unity AndBrotherhood During R Day Celebrations

By Ashok Dhamija

KHARGHAR: The71stRepublic Day wascelebrated on January26 at the Sanjivani In-ternational Schoolground. The studentstook pride in glorifyingand celebrating the spir-it of unity and brother-hood. It was celebratedin all its solemnity andgrandeur.. The ChiefGuest CommanderSatvinder Singh Nagraunfurled the tricolor inpresence of Principal,Administrative officer,Teaching and Non-teaching staff, PTAmembers, Students andPparents. The renditionof the national anthemresounded with exulta-tion and rapture. Thestudents saluted theNational Flag andpledged themselves touphold the honour andintegrity, diversity anduniqueness that is “ In-dia”. On this occasionthe Preamble to the con-stitution was also recit-ed.

The school choiralong with the whole

school presented the pa-triotic song which re-verberated in the sur-roundings. The schoolechoed with patrioticfervor. The preprimarystudents explained theimportance of the dayand also heightened theemotion of patriotismand brotherhood by re-citing poems in Hindi.The highlight of theevent was the danceperformance by the in-ter house folk dancecompetition winner,Raigad house. The scin-tillating music andgraceful movements of

the dancers were spell-binding. The trophy forthe year round cultur-al events was grabbedby the Pratapgadhouse. The ChiefGuest in his addresshighlighted the signifi-cance of the day, andmade the childrenaware that the future oftheir country lies intheir hands. Hencethey need to study wellnow and inculcate goodvalues in life, whichwill help them to begood citizens of the

Chief Guest Commander Satvinder Singh (wearing balzer) in presence of Principal, Dr.Vandana Saxena and other dignitaries salute to the tri-colour

A student present a poem based on patriotism and broth-erhood.

Augustine’s R Day Celebrations

Students showcased their talent highlighting the message of ‘Unity in Diversity’

The dignitaries along with the principal of the institutetake part in the Republic Day celebrations

By Ashok Dhamija

NAVI MUMBAI: St.Augustine’s HighSchool celebrated the71st Republic day withenthusiasm and patri-otic fervour at its pre-mises in Nerul. Themomentous day start-ed with the hoisting ofthe flag by the Guestof Honor P Chawhan,accompanied by vari-ous dignitaries of thelikes of K Pallav,Rucha Junnarkar andSunny Valika. The stu-dents on the occasionperformed patrioticdance, skit, folk dancebased on the theme ‘Unity in Diversity’.The Principal QueenaFernando who wasdressed in Keralansaree rendered a moti-vating speech high-lighting the impor-tance of the day andthe role the young gen-eration need to executeso as to maintain har-mony and peace whileensuring the progress

of the nationThe guests also

planted sapling to sup-

port their alliance tothe ‘Clean and GreenIndia’ initiative.

As seagulls arrive along the Vashi creek, citizens enjoy the view (BySumit Renose)

Maghi Ganesh Jayanti was celebrated at Millennium Towers, Sanpada with great devo-tion. Devotional songs in the form of Bhajans were arranged. Maha Prasadam wasdistributed to the devotees (Photo courtesy: C.K Subramaniam)

Contd. on pg. 9


By: Nidhi Agarwal

Ingredients:

Maize flour 2 to 3tbsp.

Mustard leaves400 gms.

Spinach 100 gms.Bathua 100 gms.Tomato 3 250 gms.Green chilli. 2Ginger 1 inchMustard oil 2 to 3

tbsp.Green coriander 2

tbsp.Cumin seeds 1/2

TSP.Asafoetida 1 pinchTurmeric powder

1/4 TSPCoriander powder

1tsp.Red chilli powder

1/4 TSP.Salt as per taste

Method

Clean the sarsonsaag, remove stalkand separate theleaves from it. Washthe leaves thoroughlywith water, drain outthe excess water andchop the leaves finely.

Likewise, wash thespinach remove stalkand separate theleaves from it washwith water drain out

Sarson ka saagthe excess water andchop the leaves finely.Clean the bathua leavesand wash them thor-oughly as well dry andchop them finely. Washtomatoes, green chilliand ginger. Place themin mixer jar and makea fine paste.

Add sarson leaves,spinach and bathualeaves in a pressurecooker followed by 1/2cup water. Close thepressure cooker with alid and cook until one

whistle. After it sim-mers once, turn off theflame and let the steamescape on its own.

Heat 2 tbsp. oil in awok, when the oil is hotadd cumin seeds afterthey crackle add asa-foetida, turmeric pow-der and coriander pow-der. Saute for a whileadd maize flour into it.Stir continuously toroast. now add tomato,

green chilli, gingerpaste into it and stirwell. Now saute themasala until you seeoil leaving the edges ofmasala.

Open the lid ofpressure cooker andmash the veggies witha ladle or spoon.When the masala iscooked well add veg-gies into it. Followedby red chilli powderand salt. Mix well andadd 1 cup water andsome green coriander

as well.Cook on lowflame for 10to 12 min-utes. Do stirthe sabzi of-ten every 1to 2 min-utes. Sabziis nowready.

Tip: Ifyou like eat-ing garlic,after yous p l u t t e r

cumin seeds coarselycrush 5 to 6 garlicpods and add it to thepan. Saute until it be-comes little pinkishand rest follow thesame procedure.

Enjoy sarson kasaag with makke kiroti.

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founder of ‘Cake N Bake’

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GM Mittal Unfurls The National Flag On71st Republic Day Celebrations At CR HQ

By Ashok Dhamija

Sanjeev Mittal, Gen-eral Manager, CentralRailway unfurled thenational flag and inspect-ed the Guard of Honourpresented by the RPFcontingent on the occa-sion of Republic Day cel-ebrations at the CentralRailway Headquartersat Chhatrapati ShivajiMaharaj TerminusMumbai on Sunday 26Jan, 2020.

The GM CR Mittalwhile addressing thegathering congratulatedthe gathering on thisspecial day and high-lighted the performanceof CR during first threequarters of current fi-nancial year i.e. April toDecember 2019. He com-plimented the railway-men for their excellentteamwork, dedication toduty and said CR willfulfil the expectations ofthe rail users in future.

Mittal also congratu-lated G.S. Vijaykumar,Sub-Inspector, RailwayProtection Force (RPF)personnel of CentralRailway who has beenawarded with PoliceMedal for meritoriousservice.

On the occasion aDog show was presentedby Railway ProtectionForce depicting how Dogsquad of the force helpidentifying explosivesand help detecting intheft cases in railwaysand on platforms.

The celebrations con-cluded with a patrioticdrama presented by Cen-tral Railway CulturalAcademy which waslargely appreciated bythe gathering.

Sanjeev Mittal, GM CR along with members of RPF salutethe national flag at CR HQ at CSMT

A canine from the CR Dog squad showcases his preda-tory talent in identifying explosives and help detectingtheft cases

On the occasion of Netaji Shubhaschandra Bose jayanti, Jankalyan Samajik Sansthaleader paid tribute. S C Mishra, Mahendra Verma, Subhas Darugade, Baldve Sinh, PoetTrilochan Sinh Arora, Narayan Jadhav, Bhimrao Gandale, Dattariya Suryavanshi andothers were present (Rampreet Roy)

Municipal corporator of Panvel Municipal Corporation Shatrughan Kakade, organizeda puja at the residence in Belpada (Kharghar). MLA Prashant Thakur and district unitgeneral secretary of BJP Avinash Koli were present for the puja.

Maghi Sriganesh Festival


If Amazon Inc is thepresiding corporate de-ity of Seattle, then Mi-crosoft in neighbour-ing Redmond is theruling monarch of thecomputer world. Itravelled one afternoonby the sleek SoundTransit Bus fromDowntown Seattle to-ward northeast andreached Redmond

TRAVELOGUE: SEATTLE SAFARI -25

Microsoft – The Ruling Monarch of the Computer World

The Beautiful Microsoft Headquarters at Redmond & Entrance to one of the 83 Build-ings at Redmond Campus

Bill Gates flanked by Satya Nadella,CEO &Steve Balmer Former CEO

CEO Satya Nadella Addressing His Em-ployees

The Microsoft Executive Briefing Center & the writer inside Microsoft Headquarters on

MICROSOFT SNAPSHOTFounded April 4, 1975 in Albuquerque, New Mexico in USAFounders Bill Gates & Paul AllenKey People John W. Thompson (Chairman)

Satya Nadella (CEO)Brad Smith (President)Bill Gates ( Technical Advisor)

Headquarters One Microsoft Way, Redmond, a suburb of Seattle.Type PublicTraded As NASDAQ- MSFT

NASDAQ: MSFTNASDAQ-100 ComponentDJIA ComponentS&P 100 ComponentS&P 500 Component

Industry Software developmentComputer hardwareConsumer electronicsSocial networking serviceCloud computingVideo gamesInternetCorporate venture capital

Products Windows, Office, Servers, Skype, Visual Studio,Dynamics, Xbox, Surface, Mobile, List of software

Revenue USD 125.8 Billion (2019)Net Income USD 39.2 Billion (2019)Total Assets USD 286.55 Billion (2019)Number Of Employees Over 148,000 (2019- World Wide) Area Served & Offices Worldwide & Over 600 Locations WorldwideMotto Be What’s Next !

The Famous “Commons” & Shuttle Services inside Microsoft Headquarters At Red-mond Campus

A Shopping Mall At “The Commons “

“The Commons” measuring 150,000 square feet, is a combination of res-taurants and shops providing Microsoft employees with the experience ofhaving their own mall on campus. “The Commons” ensures employees havealmost everything they need on-campus. Yes, there is everything from cof-fee shops, international food vendors, bars and grills here as well as optom-etrist, bank, bike shop and AT&T store. Microsoft actually hand-picks localSeattle stores to come into “The Commons” and open a store, in a bid tosupport local business.

“The Commons”

Contd. on pg. 10

across Lake Washing-ton in about 30 min-utes. Every technologygiant has lot of Indianemployees and so onecan find Indian commu-nity around it. In Red-mond, I found many In-dian restaurants,stores and temples.

Massive Campus!

My host took mearound the Microsoft’ssprawling campuswhich spans 502 acreshousing 83 buildingsand outdoor spaces con-sisting of offices, work-places, event spaces,recreational spots, res-taurants, shops andcommon spaces specif-ically designed for em-

ployees to enhancetheir lives at Mi-crosoft. There is oneCricket Field also in-side the campus! TheRedmond campus isdivided into two sec-tions: East Campusand West Campus, bi-sected by the mainhighway that bringsemployees in from Se-attle and elsewhere.

If Microsoft’s Head-quarters at RedmondCampus with morethan 53,000 employeeswere a country thenthis bustling campuswould outrank 22countries and territo-ries in the world interms of population!

By Lakshman Sundar


Mumbai is amongst the ‘Most Traffic CongestedCity’ in World: TomTom Traffic Index 2019

Apart from Mumbai, Pune is another city from Maharashtra featured amongst the top 5 congested cities globally

MUMBAI: Location technology specialist, Tom-Tom (TOM2), has released the results of the Tom-Tom Traffic Index, a report detailing the trafficsituation in 416 cities in 57 countries. Mumbaitakes the 4th spot this year with 65% conges-tion level (extra travel time stuck in traffic).Mumbaikars driving during peak hours spendan extra 209 hours, i.e., 8 days, 17 hours in traf-fic each year. The city’s heaviest congestion(101%) was on September 9, 2019 while its low-est congestion (19%) was recorded on March 21,2019.

At 5th position, Pune is the other city fromMaharashtra to be featured amongst the globaltop 5 congested cities. The city’s congestion lev-el stood at 59%. On an average, Punekars driv-ing during peak hours spend an extra 193 hours,i.e., 8 days, 1 hour in traffic each year. Pune’sheaviest congestion (93%) was recorded on Au-gust 2, 2019, while its lowest congestion (30%)was recorded on October 27, 2019.

India topped the TomTom Traffic Index 2019as 4 of its cities amongst the 10 most congestedcities globally with Bengaluru as the top mostcongested city in the world with 71% congestionlevel while Mumbai (65%), Pune (59%) and NewDelhi (56%) ranks 4th, 5th and 8th respectively.The other global cities featured amongst the top10 include Manila from The Philippines, Bogotafrom Colombia, Moscow from Russia; Lima fromPeru, Istanbul from Turkey, and Jakarta fromIndonesia.

Congestion level across Indian CitiesBengaluru: On an average, Bengalureans driv-

ing during peak hours, spend an extra 243 hours,i.e., 10 days, 3 hours in traffic each year. Thecity’s heaviest congestion (103 %) was on August20, 2019 while its lowest congestion (30%) wason April 6, 2019.

New Delhi: On an average, Delhiites drivingduring peak hours spend an extra 190 hours,i.e., 7 days, 22 hours in traffic each year. Thecity’s heaviest congestion (81%) was recorded onOctober 23, 2019 while its lowest congestion (6%)was recorded on March 21, 2019.

Congestion up, globally: At what cost?Traffic congestion has increased globally dur-

ing the last decade, and 239 cities (57%) TomTomincluded in the new Traffic Index report had in-creased congestion levels between 2018 and 2019,with only 63 cities showing measurable decreas-es. This global increase in congestion, despite be-ing an indicator of a strong economy, also costseconomies billions.

Werner van Huyssteen, General Manager, Tom-Tom India, said: “Globally, there’s a long road totravel until congestion levels are brought undercontrol. In time, the car-sharing services will helpalleviate congestion, however, planners and poli-cymakers need to use all the tools available to themto analyse traffic levels and impacts, so they canmake critical infrastructure decisions.”

How do you beat traffic congestion?Next time you are heading into traffic, consid-

er these helpful tips:1. Plan before you go. Taking a few moments be-

fore heading out the door to inform yourself onthe road conditions on the way to your desti-nation will help you consider your alternativesand decide on the best course of action.

2. Trust technology to help you. It may be uncom-fortable to take the road less traveled simplybecause your satnav suggests it’s the fastestone. Often, if you cannot see that a road is in-deed congested, it is hard to believe it. Dare totake the alternative route offered by up-to-datenavigation, because it is basing its recommen-dation on real-time traffic conditions on theroute you are taking.

3. Change your driving habits. Most often, traffic willpeak at certain times of the day, depending onlocation. This is clear in each of the city pagesin the TomTom Traffic Index report, where weprovide the average congestion level for eachhour of each day of the week. Use the informa-tion available to adjust your departure timeaccordingly. Leaving early or late from a loca-tion might mean avoiding time spent in trafficon the road.

4. Consider alternatives. Does your trip have to be

made by car? If your planned activity is time-sensitive and you cannot change your depar-ture times, consider ride-sharing, public trans-port or non-motorized options such as cyclingor scooters.

5. Work with your city. Ultimately, improving mo-bility in our cities is a collaborative effort. To-gether, city authorities, vehicle manufactur-ers, traffic signal system providers, parkingfacilities, traffic information providers, sharedmobility providers, startups and, most impor-tantly, the public, are experimenting andtransforming cities worldwide. Inform yourselfof the initiatives taking place in your urbanarea and how you can benefit from them.

Ranking of the most congested cities Globally (Overalldaily congestion level – extra travel time – populationover 800,000):

1 Bengaluru, India 71% 6 Moscow, Russia 59%

2 Manila, Philippines 71% 7 Lima, Peru 57%

3 Bogota, Colombia 68% 8 New Delhi, India 56%

4 Mumbai, India 65% 9 Istanbul, Turkey 55%

5 Pune, India 59% 10 Jakarta, Indonesia 53%

Ranking of the most congested cities in Europe (Overalldaily congestion level – extra travel time – populationover 800,000):

1 Moscow, Russia 59% 6 Dublin, Ireland 48%

2 Istanbul, Turkey 55% 7 Odessa, Ukraine 47%

3 Kyiv, Ukraine 53% 8 Novosibirsk,Russia 45%

4 Bucharest,Romania 52% 9 Samara, Russia 44%

5 Saint Petersburg 49% 10 Kharkiv, Ukraine 43%

Ranking of the most congested cities in United Statesof America (Overall daily congestion level – extra traveltime – population over 800,000):

1 Los Angeles, USA 42% 6 Miami, USA 31%

2 New York, USA 37% 7 Washington, USA 29%

3 San Francisco,USA 36% 8 Chicago, USA 28%

4 San Jose, USA 33% 9 Honolulu, USA 28%

5 Seattle, USA 31% 10 Austin, USA 27%

*of cities with a population of more than 800,000

country. He also moti-vated the students to befocused and to contrib-ute in making our coun-try great and ac-claimed. Principal, Dr.Vandana Saxena alsoin her speech compelledthe students to worktowards the upliftmentof the country and tocontribute by followingthe traditional valuesand executing modernideas. The event con-cluded with snacks andrefreshments for all. Itwas an event withmemories worth cher-ishing.

SISKHighlight...

Contd. from pg. 6

The lid of a gutter has been broken near Jai BhavaniJanata Market in Airoli, Sector 5 for months and no ac-tion has been taken by the G ward office of NMMC (ByChandrashekhar Hendve).

Maghi Shree GaneshJayanti Festival

(By Dinesh Pawar )le shop which consist-ed of vivid types of pick-les, crockery stallwhich has various platesets and vases werepresent in the exhibi-tion. Safaraz Ahmed,one of the members ofMitra Group said, “Theactual sale has notstarted yet as only 50stalls have been put upby now. During the endof the exhibition a lotof sales take place andpeople from variousparts of Navi Mumbaivisit our exhibition forauthentic handicraftsand handlooms.”

Mitra Grouporganizes...

Contd. from pg. 5


• Originally Microsoft was Micro-soft only. The hyphen got removed in1981. • Microsoft employee is called ‘Softie’ • The average employee receivesa salary of $108,000 per annum, which is more than one and a half times thatof US’ average per capita income. • Microsoft has created 3 billionaires and anestimated 12,000 millionaires. • Microsoft owns more than 10,000 patents.Microsoft is amongst those biggest patent holders United States has to offer.Each year Microsoft files applications for 3,000 patents. • Microsoft has ac-quired more than 190 companies, from different categories and sectors. Hot-mail , Skype and Nokia were the notable ones. • Satya Nadella named ChiefExecutive Officer for Microsoft on February 4, 2014. • In 1987, at age 31,Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates became the youngest billionaire. In 1995 hebecame the world’s richest man with a network of USD12.9 billion. • Mi-crosoft and Apple together came up with first Macintosh Computer. • In 1997,Microsoft saved Apple from almost-certain bankruptcy by investing in AppleUSD 150 million. • There are 35 cafeterias in Microsoft Headquarters withfree drinks and candy for its employees. Breakfast is served until 2p.m! •Rabbits abound in Microsoft Campus! • Microsoft has an awesome art collec-tion of more than 10,000 art works. • Microsoft created the first smartwatchin 1994 with the Datalink 150. • In April 2019, Microsoft reached the trillion-dollar market cap, becoming the third U.S. public company to be valued atover $1 trillion after Apple and Amazon respectivelyThere was so much to see and one afternoon was not sufficient to see every-thing. As it was getting dark, I thanked my host who was kind enough toshow me the magnificent campus and drop me back into the bus bound forDowntown Seattle. (To be continued)

Awesome Art Works Bunnies Booming On The Microsoft Campus AtRedmond

Buildings at Microsoft Corporate Campus At Redmond

Cricket Field!

Strolling through Microsoft Campus, I was surprised to see live cricket!As many of Microsoft employees hail from cricket crazy countries like India,Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Australia, Bangladesh, West Indies, South Africa, andEngland, they have been playing games on campus for years, but on exist-ing softball or soccer fields. Microsoft plans to build a dedicated cricket groundin the middle of the new campus, adjacent to a soccer field. When the expan-sion project is completed in three to five years, employees will have an exclu-sive ground to play their favorite game right in the heart of Microsoft’scampus, where Buildings 5 and 6 currently sit. One of Microsoft’s biggestcricket fans is the company’s CEO, Satya Nadella, who has had a passionfor the game since childhood.

Fascinating Facts!

A Cricket Field Inside Microsoft Campus!

Travelogue: Seattle Safari -25... Contd. from pg. 8

Bank merger has taken tollon bank staff

In a major relief to lakhs of the policy holders,the Insurance regulator IRDA has issued guide-lines to ensure that the Government’s 10 BankMerger will not affect any merging lenders customer who are a part of abanks group health Policy. The circular states that insurance policies ofthe merged Bank customers shall be services by the companies whichissued the policies till the end of policy period. On Maturity of the cur-rent policy of the merged bank the acquiring bank may renew it withthe same insurance company of the merged bank. IRDA’s earlier ruleswould have fired the merging banks to discontinue some policies. At theoutset it seems that IRDA has looked for the benefit of the policy holders.But the guideline says that it shall continue only for 12 months after thedate of merger. Vijaya Bank which was merged with Bank of Barodaand their 64000 card holders are kept out of this. No fault of theirs theyare required to pay premium as high as 30 to 300 percent.

The point of discussion is when the Finance Ministry is the authori-ty for both the banking and insurance why has no thought been given tothis on the portability of group insurance? Why should anyone pay 300percent more premium for his bank being merged? Hope that the tem-porary relied given or assured to be given is extended permanently. Vi-jaya Bank Customers and Card holders too should be considered.

Bank merger has taken toll on bank staff.C.K. Subramaniam, Sector 9, Sanpada

Letter to the Editor....

MUMBAI: Zee TV’s‘Sa Re Ga Ma Pa’, thefirst singing talenthunt show on Indiantelevision has been in-strumental in introduc-ing the country tosome of its demigodsof music –ShreyaGhoshal, Kunal Gan-jawala or ShekharRavjiani, BelaShende, Sanjivaniand Kamal Khan inthe last two decades.This prestigious plat-form is a beacon ofhope, giving thou-sands of aspiringsingers an avenue toexhibit their talent sea-son after season! Sa ReGa Ma Pa L’il Champsaims to open doors fortalented children of ourcountry who dream ofbecoming the biggestchild singing sensa-tions. The show has giv-en a platform to thou-

Overwhelming Response to Sa Re GaMa Pa Li’l Champs Auditions in Mumbai

Over 600 Aspirants Auditioned, 32 short-listed

sands of kids across thecountry to come for-ward and display theirsinging talent. The au-ditions for Sa Re Ga MaPa L’il Champs in

Mumbai finished witha phenomenal re-sponse. Over 600 aspir-ants stood in lines andwaited for their chanceto showcase their sing-ing talent.

The enthusiasm andfervor among the tal-ented kids was palpa-

ble. Starting from pureclassical to melodiousromantic numbers, con-tenders performed var-ious genres of songs.Some of the partici-

pants gave reallysoulful performances,that left the creativeteam awestruck. In-teresting part wasthat most of the kids,who had come for theauditions this time,were experts in differ-ent genres of musicand had their own re-markable individualstyles. A total of 32contestants have been

selected for the nextround of auditions thatwill take place in Del-hi.

Gear up for anotherequally exciting seasonof Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L’ilChamps starting 29thFebruary 2020 on ZeeTV!

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By Vinod C. Dixit

Potato Field Daywill be organized onJanuary 31, 2020.This will includedemonstration ofadvancements inpotato mechanization,potato varieties andlatest technologies.Our PM NarendraModi had addressedthe 3rd Global PotatoConclave at Gandhi-nagar, Gujaratthrough Video Confer-encing recently. Theprevious two GlobalPotato Conferenceswere organized during1999, and 2008. TheConclave was orga-nized by Indian PotatoAssociation (IPA) incollaboration withIndian Council ofAgricultural Re-search, New Delhi,

PM Modi opens Potato conclave in Gujaratand ICAR-CentralPotato ResearchInstitute, Shimla andInternational PotatoCentre (CIP), Lima,Peru. While address-ing Modi said that itis significant that the3rd Global PotatoConclave is being heldin Gujarat, theleading state in Potatoproduction andproductivity in thecountry. There is nodoubt that the areaunder potato cultiva-tion increased byabout 20% in India inthe last eleven years,it has increased byabout 170% in Gujar-at during the sameperiod.

In a gap of everyten years, it is neces-sary to work out theachievements in the

potato sector and set aroadmap for theforthcoming decade.As per the report,Gujarat is one of theleading producers ofpotato in the country.In the last elevenyears alone, while thearea under potato inIndia, has increasedby 19%, it has in-creased by about 170%in Gujarat (49.7thousand ha in 2006-07 to 133 thousand hain 2017-18). With aproductivity of morethan 30t/ha, Gujaratis holding the No. 1position in India forlast one decade. TheState uses modernmethods of agriculturelike sprinkler and dripirrigation for cultiva-tion. The State alsohas the best of the

cold storage facilitiesand linkages and is ahub for major potatoprocessing industriesin the country. Inaddition, most of thepotato exporters arealso based in Gujarat.

Scientists aroundthe world, potatofarmers and otherstakeholders havegathered for theGlobal Potato Con-clave to discuss theimportant aspectsrelated to food andnutrition demand inthe next few days. The3rd Global PotatoConclave will providean opportunity tobring all stakeholdersat one commonplatform so that allthe issues are dis-cussed and futureplans are made

involving everyonerelated to the potatosector.

Potatoes are edibletubers, availableworldwide and all yearlong. If we talk abouthealth benefits,potatoes are relativelycheaper to grow, richin nutrients, and theycan make a delicioustreat. Potatoes containimportant nutrients,even when cooked,that can benefithuman health invarious ways. Pota-toes contain signifi-cant amounts of fibre.Fibre helps lower thetotal amount ofcholesterol in theblood, thereby decreas-ing the risk of heartdisease. Potatoes are agreat source of vita-min B6. This plays a

vital role in energymetabolism, bybreaking down carbo-hydrates and proteinsinto glucose and aminoacids. These smallercompounds are moreeasily utilized forenergy within thebody.

The Prime Minis-ter urged the scien-tists to providesolutions to variousissues in Agriculturethrough modernbiotechnology, Artifi-cial Intelligence, Blockchain, Drone Technol-ogy. He said that thegreatest responsibilityof the scientificcommunity and policymakers is to see thatno one is left hungryor malnourished.The writer is freelancer,writer and cartoonist.


RAIT holds its annual convocation ceremonyBy Ashok Dhamija

NAVI MUMBAI: D. Y.Patil Group's RamraoAdik Institute of Tech-nology (RAIT) on behalfof University of Mum-bai organized the sixthedition of its annualConvocation ceremony,for all its Graduate andPost Graduate pro-grammes for the aca-demic year 2018-19, atits sprawling HMCTauditorium in Nerulearly this week.

Held in august pres-ence of Dr. Mukesh D.Patil, Principal RAIT,Chief Guest RatanChopra, RegionalHead, Talent Acquisi-tion, Tata ConsultancyServices (TCS), ShaktiNandan, MumbaiHead, Talent Acquisi-tion, TCS and Dr. Tan-may Sinnarkar, Regis-trar, RAIT along withHOD’s of various pro-grammes, distributedaround 750 B.E. &M.E. Degrees to thesuccessful candidatesin the field of Electron-ics, Electronics & Tele-c o m m u n i c a t i o n(EXTC), Computer En-gineering, InformationTechnology Engineer-ing and Instrumenta-tion Engineeringamidst huge applausefrom the large gather-ing which also includ-ed the pass out stu-dents’ parents and well-wishers among others.

On the occasion, Dr.Mukesh D. Patil, Prin-cipal, in his addressstated that RAIT wasawarded ‘A’ Grade byNational AssessmentAnd AccreditationCouncil (NAAC) - AnAutonomous Institu-tion of UniversityGrant Commission andits three Under Gradu-ate courses viz. Com-puter Engineering,Electronics Engineer-ing and Electronics andTelecommunicationEngineering were reac-credited by NationalBoard of Accreditation(NBA) for further peri-od of three years. Healso highlighted thatRAIT was placed 172ndacross the nation in2019 as per NationalInstitutional Ranking

Framework (NIRD), aMinistry of Human Re-source Development ini-tiative.

Sharing informa-tion on various achieve-ments that were addedto the multi featheredcap of RAIT during thepast academic year, Dr.Mukesh D. Patil whowas the Professor &HOD of Department ofEXTC of RIAT in therecent past said “Ourinstitute has beenawarded 11th rankamongst top engineer-ing institutes, 3rd rankamongst top private in-stitutes across thecountry, 9th in place-ment and 7th in re-search by Times Groupin the year 2019. Theinstitution also received‘Overall Championship’award in Avishkar (aState level Inter- Uni-versity Research com-petition). RAIT alsostood first in Smart In-dia Hackathon (Hard-ware Category) in 2019.Best Institute of theYear 2019 by CSI, ‘e-Yantra best Hardware

Award’ in 2019, ‘TimesIcon Award, in 2019 and‘Zonal Championship’in Youth Festival 2019organized by Universi-ty of Mumbai. In addi-tion RAIT also wonthird prize in the com-petition organized byNMMC and also re-ceived funding of Rs.50,000. This year thecollege had receivedfunding of RS. 5.05 La-khs to Dept. of EXTCfrom AICTE for con-ducting FDP and alsofor modernization oflaboratory, funding ofRs. 10.30 Lakhs toDept. of Computer En-gineering. The im-provement in quality offaculty, research andpatent activities,project works andworld class infrastruc-ture of RAIT are re-sponsible for excellentperformance of RAITduring the year underreview”.

Further he men-tioned,” We have astrong backing and sup-port of our HonorablePresident Dr. Vijay D.

Patil, who is our Alum-ni, a philanthropist,humanitarian, asportsman, and ourPresident whose suc-cess is inspirational tomany buddingRAITians and buddingleaders of tomorrow.”The Principal who hasclose to two decades ofacademic experienceconcluded his addressby encouraging all thegraduates for visitingthe college regularly toshare their industryexperience with the cur-rent students of the in-stitute.

Dr. Vijay D. Patil,President, D Y PatilDeemed to be Universi-ty, Navi Mumbai, in his

message, congratulatedto all the graduatingstudents and statedthat, RAIT is commit-ted towards all-rounddevelopment andgrowth of students. Healso mentioned the piv-otal role played by theparents, faculty andadministrative ma-chinery of the college inshaping the future ofstudents. He insistedgraduating students tobecome a problem solv-er and provide solutionsin a creative manner inthe pursuit of largermeaning of life and ca-reer”. An ex Alumni ofthe RAIT himself, thePresident Dr. Patil con-gratulated his academ-

Time for a selfie moment with class mates and their par-ents

Chief Guest Ratan Chopra, Regional Head, Talent Acqui-sition, TCS hands over one of degree to a Graduate En-gineer in presence of Dr. Mukesh D. Patil, Principal ofRAIT (Photos by Author) Dressed in traditional attires the Graduated Engineers await their turn to receive the

Degree certificates during the Convocation ceremony

Meritorious students of various programmes who re-ceived scholarship awards latter cheer for their graduat-ing seniors on the occasion

Dr. Mukesh D. Patil, Principal, RAIT (Right) and Dr. Tan-may Sinnarkar, Registrar (Left) express their gratitudeby handing over a citation to the dignitaries from TCS .

ic staff including HODand the placement cellfor the excellent place-ment in various indus-trial sectors. “It is mat-ter of pride for RAITthat out of graduatingbatch, 658 studentswere placed in variousmultinational compa-nies like Morgan Stan-ley, TCS, Byjus, L & TInfotech etc. In additionmany ex RAITians arepursuing Post Gradua-tion in renowned uni-versities around theworld,” added Dr VijayPatil.

Chief Guest RatanChopra, RegionalHead, Talent Acquisi-tion, TCS, in his ad-dress mentioned thechanges in expecta-tions of industry fromgraduates and need oftime.

The Degree certifi-cate distribution cere-mony was followed by‘Award Distribution’program wherein 67UG and PG studentswere awarded withcash prizes under the‘Meritorious Scholar-ship’ awards scheme foracademic excellence.

The graduating stu-dents in their feedbackstated that “Technolo-gy Training and Lead-ership Skills they havereceived at RAIT areresponsible for theirsuccess post their aca-demic exploits and itsa matter of pride andsatisfaction for beingan alumni of one of theoldest and finest colleg-es of Navi Mumbainow”.

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