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Navi Mumbaigears up to

celebrate the28th

anniversaryof NMMC

The Navi MumbaiMunicipal Corporation(NMMC) will be celebrat-ing its 28th anniversary on1st January. The seventhcleanest city in the countryand first in Maharashtra inthe ‘clean survey 2019’ un-der the ‘Swachh BharatMission’, will celebrate itsfoundation day at Vishnu-das Bhave Auditorium inVashi. On this occasion, theofficials and staff will be pre-senting various culturalprograms…

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Burglaryreported at

Vibgyor HighSchool

A case of burglary hasbeen reported at VibgyorHigh School in KhargharSector-15. The image ofthe burglar has been cap-tured in the CCTV cameraof the school while he wasstealing an LED TV, laptopand CCTV camera fromthe school’s receptionarea. The Kharghar policehave launched a search forthe burglar…

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NMMT churns profitthrough e-buses

Earns Rs. 21 lakhs in 25 days

By Chandrashekhar Hendve

NAVI MUMBAI: The eor the electric buseshave come as a boon tothe Navi Mumbai Mu-nicipal Transport(NMMT), which hasearned Rs. 21 lakhs injust 25 days. TheNMMT received 30 e-buses through 60% sub-sidy under Central Gov-ernment’s ‘Fame 1’scheme. Of these, 27buses have been operat-ing for passengers sinceDecember 1, despite thebasic fare being only Rs9 like that of its regu-lar non-air conditionedbuses.

The NMMT’s e bus-es ply on routes no- 9Vashi Railway Stationto Ghansoli Gharonda,Route no- 20 Ghansoli

to Nerul, Route no -121Ghansoli to Taddev,Route no-105 CBD BusStation to Bandra Rail-way Station. Out ofthese, the buses plyingon route no- 9 and 105receive good responsewith the transport wingearning Rs 17 lakhsfrom these routes only.Rs 5 lakhs have beengenerated from other

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NMIA to become reality in2020- A big question mark?

Ministers and planning authorities claim by mid-2020 NMIA will

be ready for inauguration; but residents are not so hopeful

By Abhitash D.Singh

NAVI MUMBAI: Whilethe City and Industrialand Development Cor-poration (CIDCO) hasset December 2020 asthe deadline for thecompletion of the NaviMumbai InternationalAirport project, thesources close to theproject as well as resi-dents feel that thechances are negligibleand the first flight isunlikely to take off be-fore 2023-24.

In 2019, the thenMaharashtra Chief

Minister Devendra Fad-navis had assured thatthe Navi Mumbai Inter-

national Airport will bein action in December,2020. Many ministersand also officials had

promised the NaviMumbaikars that theNMIA would be ready

and become functionalby mid- 2020. The

The Navi Mumbai Police as part of New Year drive are checking motorists for alcoholconsumption (Sumit Renose)

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By Ryhea George

NAVI MUMBAI :Aninteractive sessionwill be held on Sun-day, 5th January,2020 for all thecooperative housingsocieties. It has beenobserved that everyyear such meetingsare held during thebeginning of the newyear for the coopera-tive housing societiesin order to know aboutthe new laws andchanges that hashappened in the wholeyear. The Maharash-tra Societies WelfareAssociation (MSWA),which hosts suchsessions for the people,is hosting it again forthe benefit of thecitizens. Recentchanges that havebeen added in theCHS rules and alsotopics such as simpli-fying the deemed

Interactive session forCooperative Housing Society

on 5th January, 2020conveyance will bediscussed by theeminent speakers.

The Speaker forthe event will be CAShri Ramesh Prabhuwho would be speak-ing and guiding theNavi Mumbaikarsabout the changes andinclusions of new lawsfor the year 2020. Thevenue for the sessionis Lotus Banquet,Sector-35E,Kharghar,NaviMumbai from 10:30am to 12:30 pm.

The organizers forthis session areMaharashtra SocietiesWelfare Association(MahaseWA), NaviMumbai andKharghar TalojaColonies WelfareAssociation (KTC-WA). For registrationplease contactMangesh Ranawadeon 91-7798833777.

Extension Of Weekly Specials BetweenPanvel And Hazur Sahib Nanded

Reservation opens todayBy Ashok Dhamija

PANVEL: CentralRailway in coordinationwith Konkan Railwayhave decided to extendthe run of Weekly Spe-cial Trains betweenPanvel and Hazur Sa-hib Nanded to clear ex-tra rush of passengers.The details are as un-der:-

Train no. 07618 Pan-vel – Hazur SahibNanded special willleave Panvel at 10.00hrs on every Sundayfrom 5 Jan to 26 Jan,2020 (four trips) andwill arrive Hazur SahibNanded at 05.00 hrsnext day. Train no.07617 Hazur Sahib

Nanded – Panvel specialwill leave Hazur SahibNanded at 17.30 hrs onevery Saturday from 4Jan to 25 Jan, 2020 (fourtrips) and will arrivePanvel at 09.00 hrs nextday. The above Weekly

Special will include OneAC First cum AC 2-Tier,One AC 2-Tier, One AC3-Tier, 10 Sleeper Sec-ond Class and EightGeneral Second Class*coaches. Halts en-routeincludes Lonavala,

Pune, Daund, Kurdu-wadi, Usmanabad, La-tur, Latur Road, ParliVaijnath, Gangakher,Parbhani and Purnastations.

Reservation forTrain no. 07618 SpecialTrain on ‘Special Charg-es’ will open fromWednesday 1 Jan,.2020at all PRS locations andon websitewww.irctc.co.in.

* General SecondClass coaches in theseSpecial Trains will runas unreserved and tick-ets can be bookedthrough UTS systemas applicable to Super-fast Mail/ExpressTrains.

For representational purpose only

PANVEL: The statueof Chhatrapati ShivajiMaharaj at ShivajiChowk in the city ofPanvel, which is alsoknown as the gatewayto Raigad district, isbeing beautified follow-ing the allocation of Rs.1.5 crore budget by thePanvel City MunicipalCorporation (PCMC)recently. Oppositionleader Pritam Mhatrehad proposed the beau-tification of the statue.

Although the statuehas been placed inShivaji Chowk, no ma-jor beautification workhas been carried out.Two years ago, the thenCommissioner Dr.Sudhakar Shinde hadproposed the beautifica-tion of the statue. How-ever, the work didn’tbegin and now the pro-posal was once againbrought before thestanding committee,which gave its green

Beautification of the statue of ChhatrapatiShivaji Maharaj commences in Panvel

signal. The contracthas been given to Infu-sion Consultant and thework is expected to be

completed soon. ”We have been cel-

ebrating Shiv Jayantiin Panvel for the past 5years and also organizedifferent camps during

the period. The beauti-fication work was veryimportant. I am proudthat such a memorial

work has begun. Thetrees that were cutdown during the pro-cess should be replant-ed here”, said ArjunPardeshi of Shivtarun

Pratishthan, Panvel.“The beautification

will enhance the beau-ty of Panvel. I am proud

of the fact that my fol-low up yielded resultand the work has beenstarted”, said Opposi-tion Leader, PritamMhatre.

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By Chandrashekhar Hendve

NAVI MUMBAI:Rotary Club of NaviMumbai (RCNM)Palm Beach conducteda unique workshop‘Make your own pad’at P J Mahatre Schooland College at Na-vade, Taloja for therural women ofNavada village.

The participantswere given guidanceon Yoga for menstrualease by Dr. DeepaKala supported byClub’s DirectorMedical Rtn. AnuMishra for Yoga. Ms.Seema Khandale ofAshay Social Grouptrained the partici-

Make your own pad- A unique workshop held for rural womenNagarsevak, ShriMahatre ji, whograced the occasionand praised Rotary fortheir effort in Commu-nity Development.

The session wasalso graced by RotaryAve Chair Rtn. AsheshJain and Co ChairRtn. Sonal Modi.

Club PresidentRtn. ManoranjanGupta assured thewomen to take upvarious such activitieswhich will enablethem to make a goodearning and sustain-able growth. Morethan 72 womenparticipated in theworkshop.

pants to make theirown pads. This wasappreciated by all the

participants and gavethem a way to look atsustainable business

avenue for theircommunity. A veryunique and helpful

session for the partici-pants which was alsopraised by the local

By Crime Reporter

NAVI MUMBAI: APMCpolice arrested threepeople on Monday nightin a crackdown againstillegal sale of liquor aspart of its 31st and NewYear Eve. They alsoseized foreign liquorworth thousands of ru-pees.

The APMC policeteam was on patrol un-der its jurisdiction onMonday night. Ataround 8 pm, Anil Sit-aram Khat, 42, wasfound carrying the bagfrom the onion potatomarket in front ofAPMC. Suspecting

APMC police take actionagainst illegal liquor sellers

him, the police askedhim to stop. However,seeing them, Anil start-ed running. The policethen chased him andsucceeded in nabbinghim. Later, when theyinspected the bag whichhe was carrying theyfound liquor bottlesworth Rs 2400 and ar-rested him.

On the same day ataround 9 pm, SuratRaju Shahu, 25, wasfound selling non-alco-holic indigenous liquorin an isolated area nearthe vegetable MarketGate No-7. Police ar-rested him and confis-

cated 38 indigenous li-quor bottles from hispossession.

Meanwhile, JagdishR a m c h a n d r aBawdhane (19) wasfound carrying a box infront of MRF tyre shopat Mafco Market areaat around 10:30 pm.When the police orderedhim to stop, he ranaway. The police chasedhim and then checkedthe box and found bot-tles of KingfisherStrong beer worth Rs165 each of 650 ml. Hewas arrested for illegal-ly possessing beer bot-tles.

Burglary reportedat Vibgyor High School

By Crime Reporter

NAVI MUMBAI: A caseof burglary has beenreported at VibgyorHigh School inKharghar Sector-15.The image of theburglar has beencaptured in the CCTVcamera of the schoolwhile he was stealingan LED TV, laptop andCCTV camera fromthe school’s receptionarea. The Khargharpolice have launched asearch for the burglar.

The burglar hadallegedly jumped from

the compound of theschool at around 1pmon Sunday. The thiefthen stole the LEDTV in the Receptionsection of the school,as well as a laptopkept in the Receptiondrawer. The incidentcame to notice onMonday morning,when a womanworking in theschool’s receptionarea that the LED TVand laptop weremissing. Followingwhich the schoolmanagement checked

the CCTV footage inthe school, andnoticed the theft. TheCCTV investigationalso found that theCCTV camera wasstolen from the cornerof the school’s play-ground by the thief.

PramodSuryawanshi filed acomplaint with theKharghar policestation on behalf ofthe school manage-ment and the policehave registered acrime against anunknown thief.

Haphazard parking by autodrivers irk railway commuters

By Ryhea George

NAVI MUMBAI : Fed upwith the way auto driv-ers park their vehiclesin front of railway sta-tions, the commutershave demanded strictaction against them bythe RTO and traffic of-ficials. It is alleged thatthe auto drivers rarelyuse their allocatedstands and cause traf-fic snarls due to theirhaphazard parking.This inconveniencesboth the travellers andthe pedestrians.

The commuters saythat the issue is notnew and despite com-plaints filed againstthese errant auto-rick-shaw drivers, there isno respite from the is-sue.

“I commute from

Strict action demanded

Vashi to CSMT railwaystation every day. How-ever, there has not beena single day where Ihave not got squashedbetween autos to reachthe station premises.The RTO and trafficdepartment should dosomething about the is-sue,” said Ajay Patil, aresident of Vashi.

Agreeing to Patil,Vipul Jha said, “I havepersonally complaint tothe traffic officials. Fewofficials tried to controlthem for few days, af-ter which the scenariohas become the same.In the absence of traf-fic cops, the auto driv-ers are seen parkingthe vehicles right at theentrance of the railwaystation to get passen-gers at the earliest.”

Speaking to News-band, Deputy RTOVashi, Dashrath Wa-ghule said, “All thecomplaints are usuallyfiled through telephon-ic or through emails ortexts and based on thatwe send notice to theautorickshaw permitholders and also inves-tigate about the same.We frequently keep acheck on the autostands and the areaaround the railway sta-tion and whoever isseen creating any kindof disturbance to thepedestrians, strict ac-tion is taken againstthem. Also, the parkingissues are controlled bythe traffic police. Theyshould keep a watchover the auto-rickshawdrivers”, he remarked.


Issue : 204 1 January, 2020

A new beginningWith the Christmas celebrations just

over, another long trying year has cometo an end and we are now ringing in theNew Year with a ray of hope. Overall theyear 2019 in retrospect invokes mixedfeeling where there were times to rejoiceas well as difficult times. Inspite of all odds,the masses are excited and hopeful as theyusher in New Year 2020. A variety of fes-tivities and entertainment programmeshave been planned all over the globe andNavi Mumbai too is in full spirits.

While New Year is definitely a time torejoice with a hope for future, it is also atime to weigh and evaluate as to what wedid and achieve last year as well as to makeplans and resolutions for the coming year.On the whole, the year 2019 was an event-ful and memorable as far as Navi Mumbaiis concerned.

A number of projects are in the pipe-line including the Greenfield airport andalso the Metro which will definitely provea boon to the residents. Connectivity willbecome easier and faster. NMMC is alsomaking efforts to improve its Nationalranking in cleanliness. Several drives arebeing conducted towards this end and peo-ple are whole heartedly supporting the civicbody in all its initiatives. People have be-come more conscious towards environ-ment and are voluntarily using paper orjute bags and are refraining from using thinplastic bags. This is indeed a positive sign.

On the education front too, Navi Mum-bai, as always made steady progress. Likeearlier years, last year too, the HSC andSSC results were heartening and the res-idents were proud of the performances ofthe children. NMMC too is planning tointroduce many changes in educationalfront and is proposing several initiativeswhich will be helpful for the children- de-cision to introduce lockers is one of them.Likewise, the decision to take studentsfrom civic schools to excursions is heart-ening.

However, like any year, the year 2019had its dark sides too. The hike in essen-tial commodities have adversely affectedthe common man. In the real sector too,property rates have gone beyond the reachof the common man.

All in all, we hope and wish that thecoming year 2020 will be the year of pros-perity and all round development. It is alsothe time for us to make solemn resolutionto tirelessly work for the development inNavi Mumbai and towards environment.Newsband takes this opportunity to wishall its esteemed readers a Very Happy,Prosperous and fulfilling New Year.

Interior spaces arean integral part ofhow we live andkeeping this in mindour interior practicesfollows user centricand sensitive de-signed spaces. Adapt-able to the needs andfunctions of the userand make it appeal-ing and longerlasting. The interiordesigns are respon-sive, experiential,characterful andfocusing on humanexperiences.

Southern states ofIndia have proudlyheld on to theirtradition and culture.Constituting majorlyof the four statesKarnataka, Kerala,Tamil Nadu, andAndhra Pradesh, thetradition continues tobe practiced here.Traditional floormurals or rangoli(made using ricepaste) are common inSouth Indian house-hold. Creating arangoli outside thehome is believed tobring good luck. Thetraditional rangolihas now been re-placed by ready mademurals. A widevariety of muraldesigns are availableon the Internet, andyou can select any-thing from traditionalflower patterns tocolourful peacock,deities or anythingyou like. The latest 3-D murals are avail-able in easy cut-pasteand can be installedon any flooring.

The traditionalSouth Indian paint-ings are usually ablend of deities,mostly TirupatiBalaji embellished ingolden or silverformats. South Indianhome decor is nevercomplete without one

Interior decorations and designsof these paintings.Not only are thesepaintings a remem-brance of the richtradition and cultureof Southern India, butthey also look beauti-ful and have thepower to transform adull room into a spaceof colour. Not to forgetthe positive aura andthe calming effectthese paintingsexude. Brass vesselsat the entranceprovide the best look.

Brass vessels areone of the mostimportant elements ofSouth Indian homes.

Often filled withwater and decoratedwith flowers, thesevessels give one thefeeling of a SouthIndian home, evenbefore you enterinside. You can easilyfind intricatelydesigned brass vesselswith traditionalcarvings in themarket. You canplace them on thetable or hang themusing a strongharness. Many SouthIndian homes have abrass vessel placed inthe living room or atthe centre of theirdining tables. Youmay choose to polishwith silver or gold,but nothing canmatch the elegance ofan original brassvessel.

Since India’sclimate is usually hot,choosing floors theredepended on trying tocool the house temper-ature. Granite floors

are the most prefera-ble since they don’tstain and are moredurable than others.Then comes marblewhich also gives theattractive gloss ofgranite, though itmay fade in time. Andfinally comes the mostaffordable of all, tiles.They can crack easilybut they have variouscolor and designoptions that can suiteveryone. If you don’tprefer having acolorful or a lustrousfloor you could also gofor a dark stainedtimber one.

Indian style is richwith colors andpatterns that attractmany individuals tohead for Indianinterior design intheir bedrooms, livingrooms or their wholehomes. Indian style ofinterior design ischaracterized bygiving an enchantingwarm atmospherewith its vivid colorsand unique touches.The Indian cultureappreciates the sun,so painting the wallswith pale yellow ororange is common inIndian adobes. Thesun theme might beapplied to doors andwindows for consisten-cy. To maintain thiswarmth in design,choose terracottatiling or plain woodenbeams for the flooring.Then, you can usedetailed carpets andbamboo mats to coverthe floor in Indianstyle.

Indian interiordesign may have oneor more focal points.For instance, you canplace a round table atthe center of the roomwith accessories on itas a focal point orhave side tables placedat different parts of aroom. Indian furni-ture is usually madeof solid wood that isdecorated with artisticmotifs such as carvedpanels, gold paintedtrim and hand-paintedborders. The cushionsand curtains in Indiandesign are usually inbright cheerful colors.

You can benefit fromSari fabric to makecushion covers andcurtains that resem-ble Indian style.

Interior designideas are completedwith the use ofcomplementaryaccessories. There aremany additions thatcan be done withIndian designs thatcan accentuate thespace beautifully. Asimple addition wouldbe the use of a flowervase with differentcolors and patterns offlowers that suit theoverall interiordesign. Woodendecorations likestatues of cows andantelopes will featurethe animal richnessof India. Finally, endup your Indian styleinterior design byhanging framedfamily photos withornately decoratedframes.The writer is freelancer

By C K Subramaniam


By Abhitash D.Singh

NAVI MUMBAI: ShreeTelefilms, a produc-tion house based inUlwe conducted anopen audition onSaturday, 29thDecember, 2019 andSunday, 30th Decem-ber, 2019 at RamshethThakur InternationalSports Complex inUlwe where around1000 actors from thesatellite city partici-pated for the role inthe upcoming MarathiEpic drama film andHindi Historical film.

The audition wasinitiated for the cityactors and actressesfor Lead Male, Fe-male, Child, Support-ing role and alsocharacter roles formale and female.

Speaking withNewsband correspon-dent Omraj Gadhe,Creative Director ofShree Telefilms whowas leading theaudition said, “Ouraim and motto toconduct the auditionin Ulwe was to givethe platform to the

Shree Telefilms auditioned 1000 actorsfrom Navi Mumbai for Marathi epic drama

and Hindi Historical filmActors & actresses from satellite city participated in large number

actors and actressesfrom Navi Mumbaiand surroundingareas. There aremany talented artistsin Navi Mumbai andthey have to travel farin Andheri for audi-tions so we thought ofconducting auditions

in Ulwe which will bemore comfortable forthe artist staying inNavi Mumbai and thesurrounding areaslike Kharghar,Mansarovar, Panveland even Pune.”

Gadhe furtheradded, “In order to

reach out to moretalents we alsoadvertised about theauditions at variousplaces of the citythrough hoardings.Around 1000 actorssuccessfully gaveaudition in two daysat Ramseth Thakur

International SportsComplex. We will beselecting 35 peoplefrom the bunch ofactors and actresseswho gave audition forthe upcoming MarathiEpic drama film andHindi Historical film.In future too, we will

keep on conductingaudition in thesatellite city so thatthey don’t have towaste their energyand time in travel-ling.”

Omraj Gadhe wasleading the auditionbecause he has

written the film and itwill be directed byhim along with fewknown faces from theindustry. Along withGadhe, Nilesh Dhendeand team put theirenergy and time inconducting theaudition.

Less maintenance costEnvironmentally-friendly electric buses re-

duce pollution and save on fuel. While thetransportation and maintenance of Volvo busis Rs 35 per km which includes fuel and main-tenance, the new electric bus costs only Rs 5for per km.

Three charging stations soonNow that all the e buses have started ply-

ing on various routes, the charging stationswill also be increased on the bus routes, tak-ing into account the possibility of increasedpassengers. Charging centres are underwayat Ghansoli, Vashi railway station and CBDbus depot.

Income from Bus Route No-105

(from 1st to 25th December).From 1st to 6th December – Rs 2,89,2897th to 12th December - Rs 2,76,68413th to 19th December – Rs 2, 86, 74420th to 25th December – Rs 2, 85, 172

Income from Bus Route No-9

(from 1st to 25th December)From 1st to 6th December – Rs 66,5387th to 12th December - Rs 53,68613th to 19th December – Rs 71,13420th to 25th December – Rs 81, 352

routes. The government’s

heavy industry ministryhad urged various mu-nicipal corporations totake electric buses on 60per cent subsidy to in-crease the use of electricbuses for passengertransport within thecity. Accordingly, theNavi Mumbai Munici-pal Corporation(NMMC) sent proposalfor 30 buses to the Cen-tral Government underthe ‘Fame 1’ scheme. Af-ter getting its approval,20 buses were given infirst slot. Of these, thetransport wing launched

NMMTchurnsprofit...

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15 e-buses (air-condi-tioned) to its existingfleet. And on November21, the transport wingreceived the remaining10 buses. Subsequently,after inspection by RTO,the services of 27 buseswere started on variousroutes.

“Out of the electricbuses, 3 bus route num-bers have received agood response from thepassengers. The e bus-es do not cause pollu-tion and are also com-fortable and cheaper.These buses have alsoless maintenance cost.The administration willfocus on providing bet-ter facilities to travel-lers in the New Year”,said Shirish Ardwad,Transport Manager,NMMT.

By: Crime Reporter

NAVI MUMBAI: TheAPMC police havelaunched a search foran alleged accusedAkash for morphingthe pictures of a mar-ried woman into ob-scene pictures andthreatening her.

The victim, a 35-year-old woman, livingin the Turbhe Sector-20, in her complaint

Police launch search forman for morphing obscene

pictures of a womanstated that a mannamed Akash took herpicture from Facebookand photo shopped itinto a semi-nude pho-to and sent it to herWhatsApp, and threat-ened her of posting intosocial media and sendit to her family mem-bers.

The police said, “the

Cont. on pg. 9


Rudrankksh Pips Pawan To BagJunior Gold: Lakshya Cup 2019

By Ashok Dhamija

PANVEL: Thaneshooter RudrankkshPatil piped local favou-rite Pawan Andhare tobag the Junior Gold med-al in the 11th RR Lak-shya Cup which was heldat Panvel based Karna-la Sports Academy’sWorld Class ShootingRange, equipped withMegalink Electronic Tar-gets early this week

Pawan a LakshyaShooting Club traineewas leading after the sec-ond series of five shots till16 shots, beforeRudrankksh came backstrongly in the last eightshots to upstage theformer with a tally249.9. 18-year-oldPawan on the other handwas narrowly behindwith a tally of 249.1.

The Bronze medalwent to another Lak-shya Shooting Clubtrainee and local ladSaurav Lagad who alsobecame the only juniorto achieve maximumBull’s Eye (10.9s). Theother five who made thefinals in the junior sec-tion included: HarshitBinjwa, Mansi Kathait,Rishikesh Vishwamb-har, Mohit Gowda andShawri Pakhale.

Speaking on his suc-cess the 10th grade

difference betweenshooters being very less.Nevertheless, I am gladI won gold. This win willcertainly act as a moralebooster as I will be rep-resenting Maharashtrain the third edition ofthe Khelo India YouthGames that is scheduledto take place in Assamduring January, 2020”.

The 11th RR Lakshya Cup 2019 witnessed intense com-petition for the coveted all Silver Rotating Cup in thejunior category too for the numero uno position.

(L to R) ), Sanjay Chakravarthy (Dronacharya awardee), along with the Junior categorytoppers Pawan Andhare (Silver medallist), Rudrankksh Patil (Gold medallist), SauravLagad (Bronze medallist) along with Suma Shirur (Founder, Lakshya Shooting Club)pose for a group photo

standard student ofHiranandani Founda-tion School, Thane,Rudrankksh who tookhome a prize money ofRs. 50,000 and a All Sil-ver Rotating LakshyaCup for his efforts said“I was not focussed onwinning gold. My focuswas on the process.There is too much pres-sure in the final fewshots and the margin of Cont. on pg. 11

Navi Mumbai - As the sun goes down in the evening at Mini Seashore, citizens of Vashienjoy a pleasures winter evening (By Sumit Renose)

NAVI MUMBAI: VidyaAdamanei, a resident ofAiroli, has beencrowned Mrs. Country-wide 19 in a spectacu-lar event during a coun-try level competitionheld in New Delhi re-cently. The event wasorganised by NextCountry Company.Vidya’s views on socialcommitment, environ-mental awareness andpeaceful living duringthe final round won theheart of the judges andspectators.

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NMMC Inter Department Sports Competition 2019By Ashok Dhamija

NAVI MUMBAI:Sports and active lif-estyle in any formplays an importantrole in an individuallife and has a positiveimpact on one’s mind,body and spirit. Not

only it improves fit-ness and health, butwhat is less wellknown are the impactthat sports can do atworkplace. Sportsparticipation amongstworkmates enhancesproductivity and mo-

rale, improves teamspirit and job satisfac-tion in addition to low-ering stress. In addi-tion it improves com-munication and inter-personal relationshipsamong employees bybreaking down the hi-

erarchical barriers be-tween staff and man-agement, and betweendiffering departments,thereby improvingtrust, communication,approachability, col-laboration, and agreater appreciation of

diversity.In order to incul-

cate above values,Navi Mumbai Munic-ipal CorporationSports Departmentorganised a fortnightlong Inter Depart-mental Sports Compe-

tition 2019 at its Ra-jiv Gandhi Stadium atBelapur in variousindoor and outdoordisciplines.

Photo feature byAuthor shows someaction packed momentfrom the competitions

Cricket Officers Vs Corporators: Action from the finalbetween NMMC Officers (Batting) and Navi Mumbai Cor-porators (Fielding)

Show of strength: A participant in action during the ShotPut event

Air bound: A player attempts to smash one over the netduring the Volleyball tournament

Win or loss part of life: Used to various vagaries of life, defending champions NaviMumbai Corporators are all smiles despite losing to NMMC Officers in the CricketTournament.

Deserving Champions: NMMC Officers were the deserving champions in the CricketTournament

Aiming for a win: Two time champion Manisha Pawar (Right)NMMC ‘C’ Ward pockets strikes one for success againstSwati Amrute Accounts Department in presence of NMMCSports Officer Abhilasha Mhatre , for her third title

Participants: Lady Employees from various NMMC de-partment turned up in large number to take part in thevarious sporting events of the likes of Athletics, Cricket,Throw ball, Carom, Tug of War.

Run for Glory: Participants make a dash to the finishline during the 100 m run race

Ensuring Smooth Conduct: NMMC Sports Officer RHGurav along with his team ensured that the Inter Depart-ment Sports Competition 2019 was a grand success.(Photos by Author)

Time to cheer: A supporter gets into playful mood as shecheers during the Throw ball final match between Swap-nali Jagtap ‘D’ Ward Turbhe team (Winner) and AccountsDepartment (Runner’s-up)

Tug-o-War: Action from the Tug-o-War between NMMC’sCBD and Airoli based Fire Brigade teams.


By Jubel D’Cruz

New Year’s Day isthe oldest of allholidays. About 4000years ago, the Babylo-nians celebrationlasted for eleven days.New Year’s Dayaccording to theGregorian calendar(January 1) is one ofthe most popularoccasions in India.Many people through-out the world cele-brate this festiveoccasion with theirloved ones or in largegathering. Exchang-ing messages, greet-ing cards and gifts area part and parcel ofthe New Year celebra-tion. The media toocovers many NewYear events which areshowcased on primechannels for most ofthe day. People whodecide to stay indoorsresort to these NewYear shows for enter-tainment and fun.The age-old traditionof planning newresolutions for thecoming year is acommon sight amongchildren and adults.

India is a land ofvarious communitiesand each communitycelebrates its NewYear in a differentway. In Maharashtra,it is celebrated on thefirst day of Chaitra.The day is called‘Gudi Padva’ by theMaharashtriancommunity. On thisday, people get upearly in the morningand wear traditionalclothes. Outside thehouse or on theverandahs or balco-nies, the Gudi is putup. It is a long polewhich is covered onthe top with a silk

New Year: A time fornew beginning

cloth. A small garlandof mango leaves isplaced on it and asilver, copper or brasspot is inverted over it.Tamilians celebratetheir New Year onApril 13. It is called‘Vashaparapu’ by theTamilians, meaningbeginning of the year.Some Tamilians followthe tradition ofkeeping a mirror anda plate of sweets,fruits and moneybefore the image oftheir God whom theyworship. Gujaratiscelebrate their NewYear by visitingfriends and relativesand taking theirblessings on the dayfollowing Diwali.Muslims celebratetheir New Year before

the start of theIslamic year. TheParsis celebrate theirNew Year which isknown as Pateti inAugust with prayers,greetings and givingaway of alms to thepoor. The Bengaliscelebrate their NewYear on the first dayof Vaisakh, the monthfollowing Chaitra,which is consideredthe first month of theyear by many Hindus.Christians celebratetheir New Year onJanuary 1 with a lotof merriment. NewYear celebrations arealso popular in otherparts of the world andeach communitykeeps celebrating it inone way or the other.

In some places, afigure resembling anold man is made. Thefigure signifies all

that should be dis-pensed with, such asevil thoughts, badbehaviour, and so on.The figure stands on aroad or in lanes andpassers by often dropmoney into the boxthat is kept beside it.The effigy is set onfire at the stroke ofmidnight on NewYear’s Eve. Theburning of the effigysignifies the end of theold year and thebeginning of a newone. The moneycollected is used forpartying by the peoplewho have made theeffigy. Most of us haveforgotten that theNew Year is not only atime for revelry butalso for reflection.

New Year is a

time to celebrate thestart of somethingnew. It is a time tomake new promises,some to be broken,some to be kept. It isalso a time to lookahead and try tochange things for thebetter. It is also a timeto look behind and seewhat we may havedone wrong, and howto change it. It is alsoan occasion to startnew friendships andrequest for forgivenessfrom your enemies.New Year is a joyoustime because we feellike we get to start allover again. On NewYear’s Day, people arehappy, laughing,giggling and sharingabout events of thepast year and thosebefore. A Happy NewYear to one and all.The writer is freelancer

By: Dr. Neel

“Expectation” is avery important phyco-logical mental healthfactor. It’s not just aword but it carrieshuge emotions alongwith it. In this articleI would like to discusssome aspects of expec-tations. The impact ofexpectations is prima-rily associated withthe seat of power youare holding. When youare in seat of power e.g.you are a Boss, Hus-band, Wife, Father,Mother or Teacher

etc., you expect otherson the weaker side tostand up to your expec-tations. In such a sit-uation when the expec-tations are not metthen high negativeemotions e.g. anger,agitation, being letdown or frustration etcare produced. On thecontrary when you arenot holding the seat ofpower e.g. you are adependent son, daugh-ter, senior citizen, sub-ordinate, spouse oranyway a challengedperson, then when ex-pectations are not met,the feeling of helpless-ness triggers total sad-ness, internalized an-ger, hate and manyother negative feel-ings. Every expecta-tion carries complicat-ed emotions and ex-pressions. Havingworked for many yearsin the field of mentalhealth, I learnt that toget healed, knowing

The Power of Expectations

the root of every nega-tive emotion is a must.

Some powerful tips to

improve Mental Health:

• By accepting thatyour expectationsare unilateral andyour language is ofa critic you canmake desired trans-formation within.

• Become a facilitatorto help the person inmanifestation of thegoals created by you.When you become afacilitator then youare at peace withyour own self andyou become a part-ner in progress andwill never turn ablind eye on difficul-ties being faced byothers.

• If you are in the seatof power then proac-tively work to letyour expectations bebought by the people

or team you are ex-pecting from, so thatthey take-over theresponsibility to de-liver. This approachwill avoid ill feelingsand related emotion-al traumas.

• Become humble andkind by acceptingthat as you couldnever fulfil others’expectations 100%,the same way otherstoo will never be ableto fulfil your expec-tations. This willsurely help in im-proving your mentalhealth. Acceptingrealities even if theyare bitter, is vitalwhen you commenceyour blissful journeyin the path of heal-ing.

• Make it a habit ofanalysing your ex-pectations regularly.Every expectation

has an associated pow-er or lack of power.Many a times compar-

ing yourself or yourloved ones with otherswho are in possessionof things which youdon’t have becomes thetrigger of your unrea-sonable expectations.

In every role, youmust become a facili-tator to make the ex-pectation come true.For example, if youexpect that the lawenforcing agenciesshould not trouble youthen you should be lawabiding and should fol-low societal norms.Similarly as a depen-dent person if you ex-pect your provider tofulfil your desires,then your perfor-mance/ behaviour inall fields or most of thefields should be in ac-cordance with theirexpectations or youshould have a greatcommunicative rela-

tionship.Many are coming to

me who have achievedmany worldly andmaterialistic thingsbut are filled with ex-treme sadness or neg-ative emotions. Just bybeing honest to selfyou can realise thatmost of the times, yourexpectations are unre-alistic.

We should under-stand that if we are notfully healed from with-in and are not at peacewith own self, then wewill not be able to en-joy all our materialis-tic, worldly achieve-ments and accumula-tions.

The writer is a

consulting

councellor

and Psychologist

at Vedanta Health Care

& NMIMS, Kharghar.

Mobile: 9324507182

E-mail :

solutions4excellence

@gmail.com


RespondingTo

The CallOf Duty…

Workers from NMMCWater Supply department

work overtime on a warfront to resolve a majorleakage in the main pipe

line near the B typebuilding, Sector 1, Vashion Tuesday 31st Dec, 2019

in order to ensure thecitizens of the node getregular supply on the

first day of the New Year2020.

(By Ashok Dhamija)By Ashok Dhamija

The Governor ofMaharashtra BhagatSingh Koshyari has ex-tended his greetings toall the citizens of thestate on the occasion of

Governor’s New Year Greetings

May the New Year 2020 bring happiness, peace and prosperity

the New Year 2020. Inhis greetings, the Gov-ernor has said, “Wish-ing all a Happy NewYear 2020. May theNew Year bring happi-ness, peace and pros-

perity to the people ofour state and nation.May our State and ourNation continue tomarch on the path ofprogress and develop-ment.”

Newsband correspon-dent before the end of2019 spoke to few offi-cials and Project Affect-ed People (PAP’s) aboutthe reality of the NMIAbut they told that thereis a zero chance of theproject getting complet-ed by December, 2020.

If the environmen-talists are to be be-lieved, there is morebad news in the pipelinefor the Navi MumbaiInternational Airport(NMIA). On one handthe CIDCO is claimingthat the villagers whoare happy with the pro-posals offered to themare ready to relocate,but it is said that fewvillagers are very firmon their decision andhave said that they willnot relocate until andunless CIDCO does notgive them what waspromised.

The former Manag-ing Director of CIDCOon the condition of ano-nymity said, “In fact, ifthe pace of work is tak-en into consideration,

than the earliest flightfrom the NMIA runwayis likely to take off onlyin 2023.”

Even though theplanning agency hadspeeded up the workand completed a land-fill of 8.5 meters andalso the diversion of tworivers, the other worklike levelling of a hill-ock that blocks theflight path needs morework. The terrain isdifficult to work on andrequires a high level oftechnical expertise topull it off.

Recently Larsen &Toubro was officiallyawarded the contractfor construction. Butstill there are many dif-ficulties technically.

Vitesh Mhatre, a lo-cal leader from Ulwesaid, “NMIA projectwas started in 2007 andnow almost 12 yearsafter the project, thereis not much progress.Many of the otherprojects which havebeen planned for thesmoother flow of trafficfrom different parts ofMumbai to NMIA, havealso not taken off theway they needed to pro-ceed. Infact many ofthose are still in plan-

ning stage since 2007. One of the mainprojects to enhance con-nectivity to NMIA isthe Mumbai Trans Har-bour Link(MTHL) andin the year 2019 thefirst pier of the 22.5kmsix lane MTHL came upin Sewri which is al-most 49 years after itwas first proposed.”

Mhatre added, “As ofnow nothing is clearwhen the project wouldbe completed. But a ded-icated four lane (12km)expressway to take pas-sengers to the entranceof the new airport (fromNhava to Panvel) andalso the two major rail-ways links planned be-tween the existing San-tacruz Airport and theNew Panvel (NaviMumbai) airportthrough a metro builtby the Mumbai Metro-politan Region Develop-ment Authority (MMR-DA), but both of theprojects are nowherenear completion. Also inthe year 2007-2008 therailway authority andCIDCO planned a newring rail network link-ing Panvel to Vashi butstill it is not clearwhether the same isstill on the cards.”

NMIA tobecome inreality...Contd. from pg. 1

accused on Monday af-ternoon, at around 1:30pm, sent a half-nude

photo with the victim’sface that he had photoshopped and sent it onher WhatsApp. Hethen posted the photoon her on Facebook ac-count and threatened

to circulate the photosto her relatives and onsocial media”, the offi-cial said. “The victim,who doesn’t know theaccused, lodged a com-plaint”.

Police launchsearch...Contd. from pg. 5

By Ryhea George

With the tediousand persevering lifestyleof people living in a met-ropolitan city like Mum-bai, it is very likely forpeople to have mentalhealth issues. Whilethere is no age as towhen one can experi-ence issues like loneli-ness, frustration etc. it

is seen that the teenag-er and the people intheir mid-forties experi-ence it the most. One ofthe main issues that thecity people deal with is,self-consciousness andlow self- esteem. This isbecause of various rea-sons like body image is-sues, speculating a badfuture, obesity, decep-tion, being lied on, etc.

Speaking about theanxiety issues amongst

Students prone to anxiety due to lackof acceptance and adjustments

people in metropolitancities, notedpsychiatrist from In-sight Mind and Eye Clin-ic, Dr. Nahid Dave, said,“Its known that the ma-jority of people dealingwith unstable mentalhealth are in the agegroup of 18-40 where theindividuals deal withstress and anxiety as

these are the major is-sues faced by the specif-ic age group category.”

“A lot of people comein with issues dealingwith stress and anxiety.Most of the people I comeacross have sleep distur-bances. Disturbed sleepcycle is a major red flagfor anxiety,” she added.

“A lot of studentscome to me regardingadjustment issues. Theyare not able to adjust

with the situation ordeal with a specific per-son and that is whenthey have issue of anxi-ety”, she adds.

Student counsellorand psychologist, MsYevette Lee points atlack of patience and ac-ceptance in studentswhich is what triggerssuch issues. “Students

come to me with issueslike future, family is-sues and of course rela-tionships. The basicreason is lack of accep-tance and lower self-es-teem,” she said.

Among the middle-aged people, the com-mon reason for mentalhealth issue is stressdue to hectic work lifeand stiffened personallife.


Shop Organic, Eat organicand Watch organic

Recently I took opportunity to visit Satvit foodfestival in Ahmedabad. Organic Food Festival isone of its kind food festival serving delicious or-ganic food. The aim is to reconnect urban consumers with healthy foodtraditions. Satvik provides a platform for organic farmers from all overIndia to share, learn and grow. Such festivals open up equal opportuni-ties for organic foods producers to publicize their products. It was pleas-ant to see more than 70 food stalls providing approximately 500 dishes,which we do not eat every day or have forgotten about. Also, more than100 farmers have come to sell their organic farm products. According toGita, the significance of a satvik diet is that it’s light in nature, easy todigest, mildly cooling, refreshing and not disturbing to the mind. It isrich in prana (purity), so promotes positive thoughts, happiness andsatisfaction. Gita also says, ‘Traditional satvik food is quite simple andgrown organically on rich fertile soil.

Our Gujarat Governor Acharya Devvrat has also stressed the needfor adopting natural farming for augmenting the income of farmers.Satvik, food festival in Ahmedabad, highlights diversity in cultures andtastes to stimulate the demand for local crops and their varieties. Thishelp us to reconnect with our rich food heritage.

Promoting organic as lifestyle with all basic components, food, cloth-ing and zero waste living has become one of the most important in or-ganic farming for our future. We need to spread awareness and involve-ment of farmers in organic agriculture at every level. One would findthat more than 50% women farmers are participating, who sell agricul-tural dry products that empowers them and help them understandconsumer demands. Satvik food nourishes the body and helps in main-taining a peaceful state. Satvik food is an excellent food for the goodmind, good health and longevity.

Organic foods provide various benefits to our health as well as ourenvironment. As the organic food industry grows it will lead us to ahealthy way of life building a better future. An organic country is aninspiring vision for our health, our environment, our climate, and ouranimals. Raising public awareness about organic foods and informingthem of advantages of such products would lead to healthy diet andhealthy citizens.

Vinod Chandrashekhar Dixit, Ahmedabad, Gujarat

New Year Gifting traditionThe tradition of giving and receiving gifts is an integral part of every

festival. And so it is with New Year's Day. New Year's Day is an occa-sion when we give gifts to our family members, friends and relativesand make their New Year begin on a sweet note.

But do you know how the tradition of gift-giving became associatedwith the New Year celebrations? The tradition has its roots from earliertimes. Today, every country has adopted this tradition of gifting. Theday when every gift shop dreams of making it big on the sales chart isthe first of January. It is believed that this tradition is the best way toheal up our sour relationships with people and develop a feeling of to-getherness and love for people whom we care. That is why we say it withflowers and presents. So, people across the world love to follow this tra-dition.

The Magi were wise men and their gifts were emblematic of tribute,worship and death--of Christ considered as king, God and the sacrificialvictim. The Magi were regarded as the pioneer in gift-giving traditionfollowing the birth of Jesus. But in Europe it is sometimes said to havebeen prevalent even before Jesus was born. In France, Switzerland,Russia and Greece, bartering of presents was in vogue even before Jesus'birth. However, it can certainly be said that the tradition got a newsignificance and that too a religious one with the Magi who presentedtheir gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh to the Christ Child at hisstable in Bethlehem 2019 years ago.

Jubel D'Cruz, Mumbai

Letter to the Editor....

By Vinod C. Dixit

New Year 2020 is thetime of the year wheneveryone wants to trea-sure the jubilant spiritof the moment. Ourcountry is a land of di-versity. The long histo-ry of India has exposedit to many cultural andpolitical transforma-tions and as a result,the country is now aproud conglomerationof diverse traditions.

Earlier there weremany cultures whichdecided the day of theNew Year by consider-ing the Moon and theSun cycle. It was onlywhen the Julian calen-dar came into existencewhen January 1 be-came a worldwide NewYear celebration day.

It is said that NewYear’s Day was cel-ebrated in 45 B.C.for the first time.At that time, itwas more of calen-dar adjustmentthan a celebration.Julius Caesar, Ro-man dictator decid-ed to reform failingRoman calendarwhich was intro-duced in 7th centu-ry B.C. It wasbased on the lunarcycle; it used to fellout of phase frequentlywith the seasons andhad to be corrected. Sos-igenes, an Alexandrianastronomer advised us-ing solar cycles likeEgyptians. The yearwas adjusted by adding67 Days to 45 B.C. mak-ing January 1, as firstof year 46 B.C. insteadof March. He also de-cided to add to 1 day toFebruary every fouryears to keep the calen-dar on track.

The whole world sol-emnizes New Year withgreat enthusiasm andenergy. This day has aspecial contingency forpeople. People con-cerned to various walksof life welcome NewYear in their ownhearty ways. The NewYear 2020 is a celebra-tion representing newopportunity, a chanceto start over. A day to

Goodbye to the going year andwelcome the New Year 2020

learn from last yearand to make plans fornext year.

Everyone has rightto express themselvesand feel comfortable inthe way they want toeat, drink or act. Whatwe need is to adjust our-selves with time too. So,along with fun and par-ty, we should under-stand the real meaningof New Year and weshould try to act on it.

We, the human be-ings are with good andbad bundled together.When a child is born inthe world, the heart ispure and it takes inwhatever it observeswhile growing. Whenwe get matured weshape ourselves into agood person. This canbe done by washing

away unwantedthoughts/habits fromus and cultivating newand positive habits anddisciplines as a part oflife. Such a change canhappen with a well de-termined resolution.Every year, we canmake our mind ready toaccept good things thatare difficult though andleave off the bad onesthat are hard to leavethough.

Here I would like topoint out a message onNew Year Day fromDalai Lama which hegave and said that one’slife will improve dras-tically.• Take into account

that great love andgreat achievementinvolve great risk.

• When you lose, don’tlose the lesson.

• Follow the three R’s:Respect for self, Re-

spect for Others,Responsibility for allyour actions.

• Learn the rules soyou know how tobreak them proper-ly.

• Don’t let a little dis-pute injure a greatfriendship.

• When you realizeyou’ve made a mis-take, take immedi-ate steps to correctit.

• Spend some timealone every day.

• Open your arms tochange, but don’tlet go of your values.

• Remember that si-lence is sometimesthe best answer.

• Live good, honour-able life. Then,when you get olderand think back,you’ll be able to en-joy it a second time.• A loving atmo-sphere in yourhome is the foun-dation for your life.• In disagree-ments with lovedones, deal onlywith the currentsituation. Don’tbring up the past.• Share yourknowledge. It’s away to achieve im-mortality.

• Be gentle with theearth.

• Once a year, gosomeplace you’venever been before.

• Remember that thebest relationship isone in which yourlove for each otherexceeds your needfor each other.

• Judge your successby what you had togive up in order toget it.

• Approach love andcooking with reck-less abandon.Every New Year

there is a little hope toeveryone that this yearwill somehow be betterthan the previous one.Let us celebrate theNew Year 2020 and saygoodbye to the goingyear and welcome theNew Year.

The writer is freelancer,

writer and cartoonist.


A disappointedPawan who is a Diplo-ma in Civil Engineeringstudent and had joinedthe Vashi branch ofLakshya Shooting Clubbased in Fr. AgnelSports Complex, at thestart of 2018, shared “Iwas not confident goinginto the closing stages.Until then, I was hav-ing a great hold in thecentre. Even SumaShirur Maam told methat if I had releasedquicker in the last fourshots, I would have wongold. Any way it’s alearning experience andI hope to improve on myoverall standing nexttime around”. Pawanhad to settle for a prize

money of Rs. 30,000/-“Lakshya Cup, a

Premier InvitationalShooting Competitionorganised by LakshyaShooting Club since2008 is the first of itskind of Championshipthat has been promoting‘Gender Equality’ wherein men and women par-ticipants fire equalnumber of shots in acontest. Only in Dec2017 did the Interna-tional Shooting SportFederation (ISSF)adopted the equal shotrule in their competi-tions,” said SumaShirur, Founder Presi-dent of Lakshya Shoot-ing Club. The Olympi-an, Arjuna Awardee &World Record HolderSuma (Currently theHigh-Performance Spe-cialist Coach of the In-

dian Rifle Shooting Jr.Team) further added“Our Club has had thedistinction of being onethe of only 7 Khelo In-dia accredited shootingacademies of the coun-try since Oct 2018. Witha current strength of topranking 14 Khelo IndiaAthletes from across thecountry, the academyhas cemented its cre-dentials as a high per-formance centre. To topit all we have the Air Ri-fle Women Senior Na-tional Champion in Zee-na Khitta, our KheloIndia Athlete at the re-cently concluded 63rdNSCC in Bhopal. Overthe years the level ofcompetition that Lak-shya Cup sees everyyear has risen with Jun-iors dominating theChampionship in the

recent past with Youthshooter Divyansh SinghPanwar of Rajasthanand Aishwary PratapSingh Tomar fromMadhya Pradesh win-ning bagging the Seniortitle in the 2018 and2019 edition respective-ly. In fact both of themhave earned a TokyoOlympic Quota place forIndia early this yearwith their stupendousperformance”.

Results (Finals):Junior Catego-

ry: 1) Rudrankksh Pa-til (Thane), 2) PawanAndhare (LakshyaShooting Club, Vashi),3) Saurav Lagad (Lak-shya Shooting Club,Panvel).

Special prizes (Rs25,000 each):

Max 10.9s (Bull’sEye): Saurav Lagad.

RudrankkshPips Pawan...

Contd. from pg. 6

Different New Yearsfor different people

By Lakshman SundarChinese, Vietnamese, Koreans & Mongolians

Celebrate New Year in January or FebruaryMaharashtrians, Kannadigas, Sindhis & Tel-

ugus Celebrate New Year In March or April.Tamils, Malayalees, Bengalis, Assamese, Bur-

mese,Cambodians, Singhalese & Thais Celebrate

New Year In AprilParsis Celebrate Their New Year In AugustEthiopians & Muslims Celebrate New Year

In SeptemberJews Celebrate New Year In September & Oc-

tober.Gujarathis Celebrate Their New Year In Octo-

ber/November.Our Finacial New Year is from April Our Academic New Year Starts from June Or

JulyOur Cultural New Year Commences

(Vidyaarambam) From Vijaya Dasami in OctoberOur Stock Exchange New Year Is Celebrated

With Deepavali in October Or NovemberAbout 68.5 % of people all over the WorldCelebrate New Year on Dates other than Jan-

uary 1


NAVI MUMBAI: TheNavi Mumbai Munici-pal Corporation(NMMC) will be cele-brating its 28th anni-versary on 1st January.The seventh cleanestcity in the country andfirst in Maharashtra inthe ‘clean survey 2019’under the ‘SwachhBharat Mission’, willcelebrate its foundationday at VishnudasBhave Auditorium inVashi. On this occa-sion, the officials andstaff will be presentingvarious cultural pro-grams.

The event will be at-tended by Mayor Jay-vant Sutar, Commis-sioner Annasheb Misal,House Leader Ravin-dra Ithape, Opposition

Navi Mumbai gears up to celebrate the 28th anniversary of NMMCLeader Vijay Chougule,and Municipal officebearers, corporatorsand committee mem-bers.

The NaviMumbai Munici-pal Corporation,established onJanuary 1, 1992,has set a uniqueexample in thecountry. It wasconverted direct-ly from theGram Panchayatinto a MunicipalC o r p o r a t i o n .NMMC hasmaintained its distinc-tiveness since its incep-tion. It is known for itsnotable and far-reach-ing planning projectsand also for providingquality infrastructure.

Its various initiativeshave been recognizedand honoured fromtime to time with na-tional, international

level awards and ho-nours.

It has its own waterreservoirs Morbe Dam,and it’s known for thebest environmentallysustainable solid waste

management project inthe country based onscientific groundwatertreatment, sewagetreatment plants based

on sophisticated envi-ronmental C-Tech tech-nology, growing signif-icantly every year.NMMC has also incor-porated technology inits transport wing and

has introduced smartcards and apps for itstravellers in its NMMTBus service. Apart fromthat, the civic body has

s u c c e s s f u l l ystarted pay andride cycles and e-bikes facilities.

It has also en-abled digital edu-cation throughclassrooms forquality and funfilled learning forits primary andsecondary sec-tions. The civicbody has also re-

cently started CBSEBoard in its twoschools. The NMMCruns a unique centere.t.c to accommodate alltypes of differentlyabled people and pro-

vides them with voca-tional training.

Known to have larg-er green spaces, the civ-ic body has exclusivegardens such as Won-ders Park, Rock Gar-den, Jewel of NaviMumbai, Zen Garden -Special Sensory Park,to name a few.

It has hospital andUHP for the under-privileged section of thesociety. It has fire ser-vice that prioritizescity’s safety from 4 cen-ters. The municipalcorporation is imple-menting more than 50welfare schemes forwomen, children -backward Classes, se-nior citizens, e-Gover-nance, providing e-gov-ernance services.

By Abhitash D.Singh

Born on 10th July, 1996, the 23 year old Vidy-anand Yadav at a tender age of 13 wanted to getinto army so he started going to the ground inUttar Pradesh where the actual training of armyused to be conducted. Many youth who were partof the selection used to ridicule him and used toask if he could even run. Coming from a hum-ble background, to get personalized training wasa distant dream. He came to Mumbai on18th May, 2016 and from then started his jour-ney in athletics. While running on the roads ofNavi Mumbai, Vidyanand Yadav came in con-tact with Pritam Singh Chauhan who took theresponsibility of training him for long run inMarathon. In just short span of time VidyanandYadav has succeeded in winning around 100medals and trophies. In a conversation withNewsband Vidyanand speak in details about hisgoals and aspirations.

Excerpts of the interview:Newsband: When did you decide to make

running as your career?Vidyanand Yadav: I was born in Uttar Pradesh

on 10th July, 1996 in a small village called Lakadi indistrict Sant Kabirnagar. We come from a humblebackground. Since young age my aim was to getinto army and support my family and get them outfrom the financial crunches. I was so much in lovewith running that apart from doing farming andhouse-hold chores, I used to run daily in the ground.I decided to become a runner and bring a gold med-al for the country at the age of 13.

Newsband: When you decide to shift to Mum-bai in order to fulfil your dream?

Vidyanand Yadav: On 18th May, 2016, I cameto Mumbai to pursue my dream of becoming a run-ner. I stayed at my maternal uncle’s home in Nerul.When I started running on Palm Beach road for mydaily practice, I met Pritam Singh Chauhan who isfrom railways and soon he became my mentor and

coach. I used to run 1600 meters earlier but he ad-vised me to run for long marathon and thus my prac-tice started for running long marathon across the coun-try.

Newsband: In what ways, your mentor andcoach Pritam Singh Chauhan, helped in shapingyour career?

Vidyanand Yadav: Pritam Singh Chauhan guidedme since 2016 and advised me to run for long mara-thon. He has been guiding me and today whatever Ihave achieved, it is all because of him. I have runmarathon at national level, international level and crosscountry. My main goal, as stated above, is to bringGold medal forthe country.

Newsband:What is themain motto torun Marathon?

VidyanandYadav: My mainaim is to run 1500meters. Howeverto earn prize mon-ey and get somefinancial aid, I run long distance marathon like HalfMarathon, 10k Marathon, 25 k Marathon and FullMarathon of 42km.

Newsband: What is usually the amount of prizemoney?

Vidyanand Yadav: The prize money depends onthe sponsors and events. In a big Marathon we get avery good amount. And in small marathon event, weget prize money to the tune of Rs 5k to 30k. The prizemoney which I win is useful in purchasing my di-etary supplements, sports accessories and clothes,shoes etc.

Newsband: Who motivated you to come toMumbai?

Vidyanand Yadav: Since there were no jobs invillage and after completing my 12th I thought of sup-

porting my family so moved to Mumbai for job andalso to achieve my goal of becoming a runner. Itook up a part time job at Nike Shoes showroom asan advisor advising the sportspersons to buy quali-ty shoes.

Newsband: Did you have knowledge aboutMarathon before coming to Mumbai?

Vidyanand Yadav: No I did not know whatMarathon run was all about. I used to just practice1500 meters for getting into army. But when I metPritam Singh Chauhan he informed me about longdistance marathon and how it will help me in achiev-ing my goal of winning National Medal for the coun-try.

Newsband: Please tell us about your achieve-ments?

Vidyanand Yadav: I have participated in manyMarathons all over the country and with God’s graceI have occupied the first three positions everywhere.In Tata Marathon, which is one of biggest Mara-thons, I achieved third position in 2019. In IndianNavy run on 17th November, 2017 I again baggedthird position. In Navi Mumbai Police Run, I havebeen the winner from last three times and achievedfirst position. In the Master Foundation run, I baggedfirst position two times and third position one time.In the Run for Dynasty, I have been bagging firstprize from last two years. And recently I ran in Kolk-ata, Bangalore and Delhi. I have participated in al-most all the well-known marathons of the country.Overall I have won 100 medals and trophy.

Newsband: Who is your role model?Vidyanand Yadav: My role models are Eliud

Kipchoge (A Kenyan Long distance marathon run-ner) and Kenenisa Bekele (An Ethiopian Long dis-tance marathon runner). Also after watching BhagMilkha Bhag movie and seeing the enthusiasm ofMilkha Singh, I got highly motivated. With persis-tent practice and dedication, I am confident that Iwill achieve my goal of bringing the Gold medal forIndia in the near future.

My goal is to bring gold medal for India: Vidyanand Yadav

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