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reduced by 3%The decision to reduce thecurrent prevailing stampduty was taken at a cabi-net meeting held on Thurs-day, August 28th, 2020. Ithas been decided to re-duce the prevailing stampduty on the deed of trans-fer by 3% for the periodfrom 1st September, 2020to 31st December, 2020and by 2% for the periodfrom 1st January, 2021 to31st March, 2021.

14 test positive forCovid-19 in Uran

On Thursday, 14 patientstested positive for Covid-19 in Uran taluka taking thetally to 1309. 1074 patientshave been cured and dis-charged till date. 172 co-rona positive patients areundergoing treatment and63 corona positive patientshave died till date, saidUran Tehsildar Bhausa-heb Andhare.

Youth attacked bydrug addicts for

refusing to pay for thecigarettes

A young man named Sal-man Khan was beaten todeath by two drunkenyouths in a garden inKalamboli Sector-5E onTuesday. Salman Khansustained serious injuriesto his face and sustainedfour stitches. Kalamboli po-lice have registered a caseof beating against the twodrug addicted youths andhave launched a search forthem…(More on page 3)

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NAVI MUMBAI: Evenas the surveillance ap-pear to have been easeda bit with the officialmachinery gettingbusy with Covid cases,the chopping of man-groves at Panje wet-land has once againstarted, allege environ-mentalists.

The green groupshave requested the gov-ernment to immediate-ly declare Panje as BirdSanctuary and protectit. Any further inactiondue to the ongoing Cov-id care might cause anirreparable damage to

the environment, theywarned.

NGOs NatConnectFoundation and ShriEkvira Aai Pratishtanhave dashed out anSOS mail Chief Minis-ter Uddhav Thackerayand Environment Min-

Greens SOS to CMas Panje mangrovesare being chopped

By Staff Reporter

NAVI MUMBAI: Someof the patients, who areundergoing treatmentat the quarantine cen-tre at India Bulls inPanvel have expresseddissatisfaction with thevarious facilities beingprovided there.

Susmit Basu (31),who is a managementconsultant, was sent tothe India Bulls PanvelCovid facility on Satur-day (22nd August,2020) evening after hetested positive. “One ofthe staff at the gategave me phone num-bers of the doctor,cleaning and mainte-

nance and food staff tobe contacted as re-quired,” he informs.The facility houses 400-500 patients and has10+ floors. Mr. Basuwas given a room on the

9th floor.“The washroom was

in a pathetic conditionand looked as if it wasnot cleaned since the

Covid 19: Patients express dissatisfaction withfacilities at quarantine centre at India Bulls

A patient even alleges to have found an

insect inside the food that was served

Call for declaring wetland as Bird Sanctuary to save it

ister Aditya Thackeraypointing out that de-spite the government’sefforts, Panje wetlandhas been under attackrepeatedly.

“We have already

By Meena R. Prashant

NAVI MUMBAI: To en-sure that the non-biowaste generated fromthe various Covid Cen-tre’s of the Navi Mum-

bai Municipal Corpora-tion (NMMC) is discard-ed in the scientific man-ner, the Solid Waste De-partment of the civicbody is digging separatepits where such waste isdisposed of after beingsprayed with sodiumhypochlorite.

As per the data fromthe Solid Waste Depart-ment a total 415.5 met-ric tonnes of non-biowaste i.e. the food waste,paper plates and paperglasses used by patientsat the dedicated Covid

NMMC ensures proper

treatment of non-bio

waste from Covid centres

Separate pits are dug and chemical

sprayed for treating non-bio medical

waste from Covid centres

Centre’s generated fromApril, 2020 till 25th Au-gust are sprayed withsodium hypochlorite andlater buried.

“We have been taking

proper care of the non-bio waste that is beinggenerated from the var-ious Covid Centres. Asthe virus is highly con-

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cautioned against suchpossibility of damage tothe bio-diversity as theauthorities could bebusy with Covid care,”said B N Kumar, direc-tor of NatConnectFoundation.

“Mangrove care isequally, in fact more,important to save thecoast and the people andthe need to preservebiodiversity is beingstressed by all – fromthe World Health Or-ganisation to UNICEFto the Prime Minister,”Kumar said.

The environmental-ists sent photographicevidence of the latest

damage saying “this isnothing short of beingcriminal and it is hap-pening in broad daylight. This is happeningeven as EnvironmentMinister Aditya Thack-eray has ordered halt toconstruction at Panjeand the High Court ap-pointed Mangrove Com-mittee has asked CI-DCO to preserve thearea. MCZMA has itselfsubmitted to HighCourt that said Panjecomes under CRZ-1,”said NandakumarPawar, head of ShriEkvira Aai Pratishthan.

“Now the latest act ofchopping of mangrovesin the middle of the wet-land amply proves thatthis is CRZ-1 area,”Pawar said.

Pawar pointed outthat the Thane CreekFlamingo SanctuaryManagement Plan-2020-30 has recentlycovered six wetlands in-cluding Belpada,Bhendkhal, Pagote,Panje and Talawe underits satellite wetlandmanagement and con-servation plan. Thisplan clearly shows thedamage done to wet-lands in Uran.

This plan was drawnon the basis of a de-tailed, scientific studyby BNHS, as pointed outby Additional Chief Con-servator of ForestsVirendra Tiwari.

BNHS has alsoraised its worriesagainst destruction ofwetlands, including

Panje, around NMIAand clearly warned ofimpending bird hits toflights in and out ofNavi Mumbai Interna-tional Airport.

Earlier, NatConnectFoundation said in itsletter to the Chief Min-ister: “There seems tobe an all-out and multi-pronged approach togobble up the Panjewetland which is ironi-cally earmarked by CI-DCO as holding pond tosave the upcomingDronagiri node fromfloods.” The latest dis-turbing development isthat JNPT has pro-posed to build a seawallon the northern side ofPanje, touching theSector-20, Kumar add-ed.

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last person used it.There was not a singleslot for a light bulb in-side the washroom. Theflush tank was not in aworking condition. Oncalling the cleaningand maintenance num-ber, the person men-tioned that housekeep-ing comes everydayaround noon for clean-ing the roomand I can askthem to cleanthe washroom.I was givenonly one blan-ket, a bunch ofsoaps, a tooth-paste, a brushand a match-box. The per-son said thereare no mosqui-to repellents ora g a r b a t t i savailable and Iwill have tomanage my-self,” informsMr. Basu whohad to spend sleeplessnight due to mosquitomenace.

When the house-keeping staff came tohis room post lunch, Mr.Basu asked him toclean the washroom.However, the cleaningstaff refused and said“if required would do itonce in 3-4 days”, saysMr. Basu who thencleaned the washroomhimself and fell sick af-ter doing it.

Moreover, the pa-tients, it is learnt, areasked to go to theground floor them-selves for any medi-cines or consultation.

Many patients havealso complained thatfood served is cold. In-fact says Mr. Basu, “On

Monday night, I evenfound an insect insidethe rice I was given toeat.”

After consistent fol-low-ups with numerousNodal Officers and withthe help from Corpora-tor Divya Gaikwad, Mr.Basu was finally shift-ed to Mango Suite onTuesday.

Speaking withNewsband, Commis-sioner of the Navi Mum-bai Municipal Corpora-tion (NMMC), Mr. Ab-

hijit Bangar said, “Ihave also received com-plaints from some ofthe patients with re-gards to the cleanlinessand cold food beingserved. One of the se-nior officials visited theCentre yesterday (26thAugust) and the need-ful is being done. As thisCovid facility is locatedquite far, monitoring itsometimes becomes dif-ficult. To solve this is-sue, we are now tryingto get maximum Covidbeds in the nearby ar-eas.”

With regards to theallegation of an “insect”being found in the food’,Mr. Bangar said thatthis “allegation was se-rious and will definite-ly be looked into”.

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P A N V E L :Senior citizenR a m b h a uBhagoji Mali(Guruji) diedof a heart at-tack at theage of 80. Heis BJP's Pan-vel city gener-al secretaryA m r i s hMokal's father-in-law.

Guruji is survivedby a son, two daugh-

Rambhau Mali passes awayters, a son-in-law, and twog r a n d c h i l -dren. Gu-r u j i ' sDashakriyaVidhi will beheld on Sep-tember 03 atShri KshetraGulsunde andUttarkarya

will be held on Septem-ber 06 at his residencein Panvel.

By Chandrashekhar Hendve

Ministry of RoadTransport and High-ways has made the useof FASTag mandatoryfor availing return jour-ney discount or any oth-er exemptions on TollFee Plazas. Users whowish to claim a dis-count for making re-turn journey within 24hours or any other lo-cal exemptions, shall berequired to have a val-id functional FASTagon the vehicle. A Ga-zette notification no.534 E dated 24th Au-gust, 2020 to amend theNational Highways Fee

(Determination ofRates and Collection)Rules, 2008 has beennotified in this respect.

This is another step

towards promoting theuse of digital paymentson Fee Plazas of NHs.The fee payable to-wards such discountsshall be paid throughpre-paid instruments,

smart card or throughFASTag or on boardunit (transponder) orany other such deviceonly.

The amendments tothe Rules would enable- i. For discount on re-turn journey within 24hours, it would bethrough FASTag orsuch other device and

FASTag made mandatory for availing alldiscounts on the National Highways Fee Plazas

automatic and no re-quirement for a pass.

ii. For discounts onall other cases, havinga valid FASTag is madenecessary.

The amendmentwould also enable thatin cases where there isa discount available fora return journey with-in 24 hours, there is noneed for a prior receiptor intimation and thecitizen would get thediscount automaticallyif return journey ismade within 24 hourswith a valid and a func-tional FASTag on thevehicle.

Six more health service

directors to be appointed

for urban areasBy Chandrashekhar Hendve

NAVI MUMBAI: The decision to create six moreposts of health service directors for urban areasin the state was taken at a cabinet meeting heldon Thursday, August 27, 2020.

For urban areas, the new system will be Di-rector, Health Services (Urban), Deputy Director-2, Assistant Director-4. The mechanism will con-tinue to work for more effective implementationof vaccination, communicable diseases and otherhealth programs in urban areas of the state aswell as to guide local self-governing bodies.

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NAVI MUMBAI: Corporator andLeader of the House Ravindra Ith-ape honoured the cleaning work-ers of ward no 100 and 91. Onthis occasion, industrialistsDinesh Pasoria, Gulsheth, Bhi-mashankar's Chairman RameshPawar, Madhavi's ChairmanNandu Wakudkar, Lenyadri-2'sSecretary Kurien, BJP WardPresident Ravi Dere, Bhimashan-

Cleaning workers of NMMC felicitated

kar's Director Rangrao Patil,Ward Member Ravindra Han,Bhalchandra Mane, PrakashMore of Sai Sparsh, Sanitation In-spector Arun Patil, Sanitation In-spector Nilesh Patil, SanitationInspector Bhushan Sutar, Jay-want Datkhile, DG Patil, Super-visor Rajesh Mhatre staff, as wellas citizens, were present in largenumber.

Couple dupe 11 unemployed youthBy Crime Reporter

NAVI MUMBAI: A cou-ple promising the un-employed youths jobs invarious oil companiesin Dubai, United ArabEmirates, Uzbekistanextorted Rs 34 lakhfrom 11 unemployedyouths in Tamil Naduand cheated them with-out giving them anykind of job. The couple,identified as Vivek Ku-mar, 40, and Rituku-mari Vivek Kumar, 35,have been booked by theFinancial CrimeBranch for fraud.

The couple, VivekKumar and Ritu Ku-mari, who have beenbooked in the case,started a job consultingoffice in 2018 in Centu-rion Mall in Nerul andplaced advertisementoffering jobs in variousoil companies abroad.Sethil Kumaran San-mukhnadan, who wasresiding in Ulwe at thetime, went to VivekKumar’s office at Cen-turion Mall for a job.Vivek Kumar, however,said that Sethil Kumarcould not be sent for ajob abroad as he wasover 40 years of age.However, Vivek Kumaroffered him a commis-sion of Rs 20,000 foreach candidate if Sent-hil Kumaran hiredsome young candidates.

So Senthil Kuma-ran contacted 11 well-educated unemployedyouths who had beentrained by the Mer-chant Navy in his na-tive village of TamilNadu and called themto Navi Mumbai. Afterthat, Vivek Kumar vis-ited him along with theyouths. Vivek Kumardemanded a processingfee of around Rs 3 lakh60 thousand from eachcandidate for a job in anoil company in Dubai,United Arab Emirates.So, after depositing atotal of Rs 34 lakh 5thousand in Vivek Ku-mar’s company accountin the hope that all theyouth would get jobs,Vivek Kumar paid Rs 1lakh 40 thousand ascommission to SenthilKumaran. Vivek Ku-mar and Ritu Kumarithen made employmentcontracts for all theyoungsters for theirjobs, issued tourist vi-sas and plane tickets toDubai and sent them toDubai in March 2019.

Vivek Kumar ini-tially arranged accom-modation and meals forthe youngsters who hadgone to Dubai. But theydid not get a job in anycompany. Vivek Kumarwas approached by agroup of young peoplewho had gone to work

in Dubai after the expi-ration of a one-monthtourist visa. However, ashe was not contacted,they contacted SenthilKumaran. So SenthilKumaran himself wentto Dubai and paid for themeals and accommoda-tion of 11 young people.He also brought all theyoungsters to India inApril 2019 at his owncost. Vivek Kumar thenpromised the youths toget another job in thenew company in amonth. But till date, hehas not been able to getany job for these youngpeople.

Therefore, Sent-hilan Kumaran lodgeda written complaintwith the Navi MumbaiPolice Crime Branch.Accordingly, the Eco-nomic Crime BranchUnit-1 conducted a pre-liminary investigationinto the matter. Howev-er, as all the youths in-volved in the scam werefrom Tamil Nadu, As-sistant Inspector of Po-lice Anand Shahanehimself lodged a com-plaint. A case of fraudhas been registeredagainst Vivek Kumarand his wife at Nerulpolice station. The cou-ple closed their officeand fled after April 2019and are being searchedby police.

By Crime Reporter

NAVI MUMBAI:Ayoung man named Sal-man Khan was beatento death by two drunk-en youths in a gardenin Kalamboli Sector-5Eon Tuesday. SalmanKhan sustained seriousinjuries to his face andsustained four stitches.Kalamboli police haveregistered a case ofbeating against the twodrug addicted youthsand have launched asearch for them.

Salman Khan, whowas injured in the inci-dent, had gone for awalk at CIDCO’s gar-den in Kalamboli Sec-

Youth attacked by drug addicts forrefusing to pay for the cigarettes

tor-5E on Tuesday af-ternoon. Some drunkenyoungsters saw Sal-

man Khan and de-manded money fromhim for smoking ciga-rettes. However, whenSalman Khan refusedto pay them, they got

infuriated and startedbeating Salman. Thedrug addicts fled thescene after Salman sus-tained serious injuriesto his face. He wasrushed to the hospitalby the passers by.Kalamboli police haveregistered a case ofbeating against the un-known drug addicts.

Meanwhile, the res-idents allege that thegarden set up by CI-DCO in Kalamboli hasbecome a den for drugaddicts who indulge infight. In the absence ofsecurity guards, suchincidents are on therise.

By Chandrashekar Hendve

NAVI MUMBAI: Ad-dressing the representa-tives of various powerworkers’ unions, Ener-gy Minister Dr. NitinRaut along with MLABhai Jagtap assured tolook into their demandsand resolve those at theearliest. The meetingwas held at the office ofMaharashtra StateElectricity Board Devel-opment Company atFort. Dr. Raut listened

Energy Minister Dr. Nitin Raut assures toresolve demands of power workers’ unions

to the suggestions andproblems of the repre-sentatives of all the or-ganizations.

“MSEDCL’s revenuehas been drastically re-duced due to Corona.However, I am veryproud that during thepandemic, the workersfrom the departmentworked day and nightand ensured uninter-rupted power supply tothe residents”, said Dr.Raut.

He further assuredthat all the issues raisedby the power workers’unions in the meetingwould be taken into con-sideration.

Discussions and de-mands were made onbehalf of various tradeunions on backwardclass reservation, trans-fer policy, compassionatejob for heirs of deceasedemployees, franchise

Ramsheth Thakur Social Development Board and Bharatiya Janata Party Panvel arejointly providing food grains to over 60,000 families on the occasion of Ganeshotsav.Under this, food grains were distributed to leprosy-affected people in Panvel city.

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Karan Jotwani whoplays the character ofNeel in Zee TV’s Qur-baan Hua mentioned,“While I don’t bringGanpati home, my so-ciety usually hosts Gan-pati for about one anda half day, but this yearthose celebrations willnot be happening owing

to the precaution thesociety has to take. Iam really going to misscelebrating this festivalon the grand scale thatwe usually do especial-ly when we head to im-merse the idols in wa-ter but this year, I be-lieve the safest option isto keep Bappa in ourhearts. I would like tourge all our viewers tokeep the fervour on yetavoid visiting crowdedareas and have a safeand eco-friendly GaneshChaturthi.”

Pratibha Ranta whoplays the character ofChahat in Zee TV’sQurbaan Hua men-tioned, “We do haveGanpati Poojan cele-brations in the north-ern part of India too,but they differ a lotfrom way it is celebrat-ed in Maharashtra andin Mumbai in particu-lar. Until last year Iused to often pay a vis-it to my friends’ houseswhere they would cele-brate the festival withgreat enthusiasm andgusto. The joy withwhich they would bringGanpati home and im-merse it in water withthe same joy was infec-tious and I used to getas excited seeing themenjoy. Of course, thisyear our celebrationswill have to be mellowbut that should not dullour festive spirits. Let’sonly keep our devotionin Bappa high and wel-come him into our

Ganesh celebration by some of the leading TV actorshearts with the samezeal and excitement.”

Adnan Khan whoplays the character ofKabir in Ishq SubhanAllah said, "I have nev-er brought or kept aGanpati Idol at homebut I surely do love theenergy with which ev-eryone celebrates this

festival duringthis time. Ihave a sweettooth, so I real-ly enjoy indulg-ing in the hugevariety ofmodak thatpeople prepareduring this

time. Each time I seepeople celebrating thefestival, I feel they haveonly taken the excite-ment a notch higher.With the celebrationsbeing on a low-key thisyear, I am surely goingto miss the enthusiasmand energy that thisfestival brings alongand will just hope, weget a chance to cele-brate Ganpati’s arrivalnext year with the sameexcitement.”

Reem Sheikh whoplays the character ofKalyani in Tujhse HaiRaabta said, “Llike ev-ery year, we're excited towelcome Ganpati Bappaon the sets of TujhseHai Raabta. This is go-ing to be the third year

that we'll be celebratingthe festival on the setand we are all lookingforward to performingthe evening Aarti to-gether. With regard toour show, the event ofGanesh Chaturthi willwitness massive plottwists. I hope our audi-ences enjoy the upcom-

ing twistsand turnson the showI wish ev-eryone allthe happi-ness, loveand luck onthis seasonof festivi-ties."

PoorvaG o k h a l ewho playsthe charac-ter of Anu-

priya in Tujhse HaiRaabta said, " Our Gan-pati celebrations usual-ly happen with the en-tire cast and crew to-gether on the set. Everyyear we welcomeGanesh Ji will on thesets of our show, TujhseHai Raabta and thistime too we are extreme-ly excited to celebratethis festival and wel-come him. While weusually shoot scenes cel-ebrating the festival, offcamera it’s the entireteam working to makethis celebration a grandaffair. We usually evenchip in to decorate themandap where Ganeshji will be kept and some-times even get home-made sweets to add to

the Prasad. Whilethere might be certainrestrictions in cele-brating the festivaloutside, that has notcurbed our happinessand we are extremelylooking forward toshooting while cele-brating too!”

Pooja Banerjeewho plays the role ofRhea in Zee TV'sKumkum Bhagyarevealed, "This year,Ganesh Utsav willbe quite differentfrom the usual. Withthe pandemic stilllooming large andwith the new normalin place, I will not bevisiting any of myfriend's place or anymandal for Ganpati.But I will surely doa pooja of Bappa athome and I will alsomake modaks with agud and nariyal fill-ing for the very firsttime. However, Imust add that I will

miss the normal Gan-pati celebrations thatI used to have eversince I was a kid. InNagpur, where I grewup, from getting theidol home till the timeof Visarjan, I used todance my heart out. Ialso played the dhol,in fact I was a profes-sional and I used toplay the dhol on thestreet as well. We allused to dance in therain during the visar-jan too, those were thegood old days. InMumbai as well, Iused to make it apoint to visit everyfriend who had gotLord Ganesh to theirhouse and I used to getvery happy seeing ev-eryone's spirits sohigh during the festi-val. It was a great wayfor a reunion too. Sad-ly, we all will missmeeting our friendsand celebrating thefestival this year. ButI know one thing,Lord Ganesha is tru-ly the Vignaharta andhence, I would like topray to him to takeaway all the Vighna(obstacles) away fromus this year."

Abstract paintings by Rabrajdepict cosmic power and energy

By Guru Vijay Shanker

Bangalore and Mumbai based young and tal-ented painter Rabraj Saimy will showcase someof his selected paintings in the virtual platformthat commences on Friday 28th and concludeson Sunday 30th August. Mojarto, an NDTV ini-tiative, presents ‘On Art Fair’ that showcasesseveral painters of varied dimensions and per-spectives.

‘On Art Fair’ is the unique venture thatbrings artists, galleries, collectors and art en-thusiasts together to help the art worldnavigate through these uncertain times.It is the platform where art aficionadoscan interact with art and artists from thecomfort of their homes, and buy and sellwithout violating any social distancingnorms.

Rabraj Saimy is one such artist who islooking forward to this unique exhibition.A self taught artist Rabraj, who has hisown perception and ideology, which is basedon his favourite subjects like spirituality,mythology and astrology. He possibly believesin what the great painter Pablo Picasso had said“Paint with your hand and heart and not withyour eyes, for one can see beyond the naked eye”Rabraj truly paints with his heart and it coversa wide spectrum of human life, significance andspirituality. In his selected paintings, one thatis truly outstanding for subject, treatment andthought process which is intense and deep is“Cosmic Tripundra”, Rabraj says “The Tripun-dra is the mark of Shiva which is indicated by 3parallel horizontal lines that show that He hasthe potential to destroy the three worlds. Weremind ourselves that we are dust by wearingthis mark on our forehead with “vibhuti” or sa-cred ash. The cir-cular bindi is rep-resentative of Hisfemale counter-part, Shakti’sability to create”.There are twomore paintingsthat signify cos-mic power and en-ergy and some others that are mystic in nature.

Rabraj is quite fascinated by veteran paint-ers like Manjeet Bawa, S.H.Raza and the Frenchpainter Vincent Van Gogh. Rabraj’s recent soloart exhibition at Chaya Gallery - Rangoli MetroArt Centre in Bangalore was well received.Rabraj also had a successful show in Mumbaifor “See Bombay”.

Entitled “7 Chakras 9 Planets” while portray-ing the varied planets, it showed as to how theplanetary positions could have an impact on yourlife and the significance of Chakras like “Sva-disthana Chakra” or the importance of planetslike Saturn, Jupiter, Mercury etc. In this exhi-bition Rabraj proved as to how versatile an art-ist can become, as it covered a wide range ofsubjects like the seashore landscape of the boat,the portrait of the saint Nityanand Baba ofGaneshpuri or the contemporary paintingwherein a girl is shown as to how she gets rid ofher boyfriend. The perception and insight of eachpainting is noteworthy. Rabraj says “The 9 plan-ets are the compass to guide me through dailylife, the 7 chakras are my anchors”. For moredetails write to rabraj.saimy@gmail.com

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I think it was a positive news amidst all the Covid 19 news going on now,that Navi Mumbai has been ranked as third cleanest city in our country.Honestly, I was surprised when I heard this news and also did someresearch on it. This news also motivates the residents of Navi Mumbai tokeep it clean and green. As there is lockdown going on, so there hasbeen an immense decrease in littering of garbage. But it has brought asense of responsibility in us to maintain cleanliness and hygiene.

Alfa Thampi

Navi Mumbai has always been clean and it a matter of pride to be knownas the 3rd cleanes city but the fact is sustenance. We should not forget tokeep this going on year after year. The government should also worktowards improving its ranking by bringing new changes in the city.

Mammen Jacob

Navi Mumbai has always been a clean and Green City. It is no surprisethat the city bagged 3rd place. However, NMMC should look into theissue of open garage which is mushrooming in every node. If this issueis resolved and further cleanliness is maintained by the NMMC andcitizens, we will soon be placed at No. 1 in the next nationwide cleanli-ness survey.Suhasini Rao

Being a citizen of Navi Mumbai it brings a smile on my face that my cityhas been ranked third in the All India Swach Sarvekshan this year andhope that it will be ranked first in the coming years and so on. This surveytells a lot about the people and the Government body of that city so Kudosto them! It is the responsibility of each and every citizen along with thegovernment to keep hygiene at their utmost priority as Hygiene aloneeradicates many other issues like disease etc; thereby making every-one’s life easier and cutting the unnecessary cost. I also hope that weexamine our shortcoming that made us third and not first this year and one day I hope we willset example for the rest of the world too in terms of Hygiene.

Kunal Tripathi

Your views on Navi Mumbai being ranked as third cleanest city in the country?FROM THE CAMPUS:

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Gauri Ganpati installed at the residence of Shankarsh-eth Wadkar at New Panvel.

Ganesha Darshan 2020

A beautifulidol ofLord

Ganeshinstalled at

AmboBhoir’s

residenceat Sawale,

Panvel

By Ashok Dhamija

NAVI MUMBAI: Em-ployees of Kailash-chandra Prakashan’soffice which is respon-sible for publishingNewsband, In NewBombay (Both EnglishNewspapers) and AapleNave Shahar (Mar-athi) along with thosefrom Kailash Develop-ers and KD Construc-tion Pvt Ltd. and theirwell wishers bid adieuto their Lord Ganeshaon Wednesday 26 Au-gust, 2020. Amidstchants of ‘Ganpati Bap-pa Morya, PudchaVarshi Lavkar Ya…’the eco-friendly idol ofLord Ganesha was im-mersed at the Sector 7pond in Vashi, NaviMumbai.

The low profileGaneshotsav celebra-tion, which was heldwith religious fervourand devotion in the faceof COVID -19 pandem-ic over the past fivedays, at its office inReal Tech Park, Sector

Kailashchandra Prakashan bids adieu to Lord Ganesha

Pudcha Varshi Lavkar Ya: Amidst chants of Ganpati Bap-pa Morya, Pudcha Varshi Lavkar Ya… employees of theKailashchandra Prakashan Lord Ganesha idol being tak-en for immersion (By Ashok Dhamija)

Final aarti of Lord Ganesha (inset) being performed atKailashchandra Prakashan’s office with necessary safe-ty guidelines.

30 A, Vashi was astatement of His devo-tees’ unshakable faithin ‘Vignaharta’ or ‘Re-mover or the destroyerof obstacles’ in guidingmankind to overcomethe Coronavirus at theearliest. (Photos byAuthor).

Kailashchandra Prakas-han’s eco friendly Gane-sha idol

Month Waste collected Metric Tonnes

April 11. 5 tonnes

May 65 tonnes

June 85 tonnes

July 131 tonnes

August 123 tonnes (till August 25th )

tagious we have kept aseparate 10 tonne capac-ity compactor to collectthe waste that is foodwaste and disposableplates and glasses.

These are brought to thelandfill by the health

NMMCensures...

Contd. from pg. 1

workers who are provid-ed with PPE suites. The

waste istreated withsodium hy-pochloriteand laterburied,” saidDeputy Mu-nicipal Com-

missioner (Solid WasteManagement), Babasa-heb Rajale.

“The bins that arekept at the centre and thecompactor used for pick-ing the waste are alsoproperly sanitized on adaily basis with sodiumhypochlorite,” he added.

policy, contract workers, promotions, power law re-form, increasing the number of teams to preventpower theft, resolving the issue of retirees etc..

Chairman and Managing Director of Mahavit-ran Dinesh Waghmare, Director (Human Resourc-es) of MSEDCL and retired Brigadier Pawan Ku-mar Ganju and office bearers of various organiza-tions were present on the occasion.

Energy Minister... Contd. from pg. 3

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Issue : 68 28 August, 2020

Mangrove protection is vitalMangrove forests are the world’s most productive and impor-

tant eco system. Apart from providing a safe haven for animals,mangroves have a major role in supporting humans too -- theyprovide food security, forest products and sustainable fishing tolocal communities living around the sea shores.

In addition, mangrove forests act as a natural defence barrieralong the tropical coastlines, protecting them from tides, stormsurges, currents and even tsunamis. They help in reducing soilerosion and act as an effective carbon sink.

In spite of the many advantages mangroves provide, this uniqueecosystem is under threat like most of the other ecosystems aroundthe world. According to the scientists, mangroves are disappear-ing 3 to 5 times faster than the overall forest losses in the recentyears. Mangroves are so sensitive that even minute changes intemperatures, atmospheric carbon dioxide, sea levels, rainfall, windand waves during storms can disrupt their existence.

Development of the seashore for housing, construction of damsand clearing of swamps are greatly contributing to the destructionof mangroves. In addition, unchecked and uncontrolled dumpingof construction debris is also leading to their destruction.

Recognizing the threat faced by mangrove forests in 123 na-tions of the world, the United Nations Educational, Scientific andCultural Organisation (UNESCO) as officially proclaimed July 26thof every year as the ‘International Day for the Conservation of theMangrove Ecosystem’. The earth and humanity simply cannot af-ford to lose these vital ecosystems. Reducing land, air and oceanpollution by using bio degradable alternatives can help in a bigway. We can also restrict overexploitation of resources by the hu-man communities which will regulate and conserve mangrove for-ests.

A healthy mangrove ecosystem is important for our own well-being. If their destruction continues at the present rate, the coastalshorelines will soon become sources of carbon dioxide, which willbe directly released into the oceans, resulting in great imbalancein carbon levels in the oceans and increase in ocean temperatures.Oceans, with their own marine ecosystem, are as fragile as themangroves and a slight increase in temperature will spell doomfor the myriad list of its inhabitants.

By Ashok Dhamija

One of India’sleading live gamestreaming and esportsplatform, Loco andthe NBA 2K Leaguehave entered into amultiyear partnershipthat will see Locostream the Leaguegames in India. TheNBA 2K League, ajoint venture betweenthe NBA and Take-Two Interactive, is aprofessional esportsleague featuring thebest NBA 2K playersin the world and thefirst official esportsleague operated by aU.S. professionalsports league.

Fans in India inthe face of COVID-19pandemic and theresulting regionallockdown, will be ableto enjoy the highest-tier of NBA 2KLeague actionstarting with thePlayoffs and Finalsdelivered by Door-Dash and thefollowing 2021season, when Locowill stream morethan 200 NBA 2KLeague games.

The 2020 NBA 2KLeague Finals deliv-ered by DoorDash – abest-of-five seriesbetween WarriorsGaming Squad(Affiliate of the GoldenState Warriors) andWizards DistrictGaming (Affiliate ofthe WashingtonWizards) – willstream in India onLoco this Saturday,Aug. 29 at 7 p.m. IST.The 2020 NBA 2KLeague season has atotal prize pool of $1.4million, with the NBA2K League championsreceiving $420,000from that pool.

As may be recalledLoco serves the fast-growing Indiangaming ecosystemconsisting of over 300million gamers, andthe partnership withthe NBA 2K Leagueunderlines the com-mitment of theplatform to bring

Esports Platform Loco to streamNBA 2K League Games in India

cutting edge esportsentertainment to thecountry. The platformwill also ensure thatregional audiencesexperience this uniqueproperty by providingmultiple regionallanguage feeds for theNBA 2K League nextseason. Loco alreadyhouses some of India’stop competitivegamers such asJonathan, Ghatak,IND Snax, and Xyaa,who, along with topteams like Fnatic,IND, 8bit, and TeamTamilas, provideviewers with the verybest of gaming enter-tainment.

NBA 2K LeagueManaging DirectorBrendan Donohue onthe association said,“Our goal is for theNBA 2K League to be

a truly global league,with fans, franchisesand players from allover the world. As wecontinue to grow ourdistribution domesti-cally and internation-ally, we’re thrilled topartner with anindustry-leader likeLoco who will help usfurther reach India’spassionate andgrowing esportscommunity. Fans inIndia can look forwardto an incredible Finalsmatchup whenWarriors GamingSquad takes onWizards DistrictGaming this weekend,and to more than 200NBA 2K Leaguegames featuring all ofour teams nextseason.”

Commenting onthe partnership,Anirudh Pandita andAshwin Suresh,Founders, PocketAces said, “The NBAhas shown greatvision by embracing

esports and providinga pioneering roadmapfor other professionalleagues. The gamingculture in our countryis getting richer bythe day and thispartnership willenrich it even further.We look forward toworking with theentire Indian esportsecosystem to build astrong community forthe 2K game and theNBA 2K League here.The esports revolutionin India is justbeginning and we areexcited to build thisnew category ofentertainment along-side an organizationthat has embraced itfrom the beginning.”

The partnershipwith the NBA 2KLeague is the start ofa series of properties

on Loco that willenable Indian esportsenthusiasts to enjoyquality internationalesports games. Thepartnership is also atestament to Loco’sgrowing internationalrecognition, whichcomes on the back ofsuccessful partner-ships with leadingesports and alliedbrands. More recently,Loco, in associationwith the POCO M2Pro, hosted its first-ever original PUBGtournament, whichgarnered over 3million views. The appalso partnered withRedbull to create andbroadcast esportscontent across variousgame categories.Similarly, Fnatic, aleading professionalesports organizationheadquartered inLondon, also enteredinto a long-termalliance with Loco toco-create uniqueesports content.

By Chandrashekhar Hendve

NAVI MUMBAI: A meeting of theCabinet Sub-Committee on approv-al of service and retirement benefitsof officers and employees appointedto the majority of the posts was heldat the Ministry on Thursday underthe chairmanship of ChhaganBhujbal.

In the meeting, it was decided toseek legal advice regarding the ser-vices of the officers and employeeswho have been appointed in the gov-ernment service on the basis of

Meeting of Cabinet Sub-Committee held

Scheduled Tribes Certificate butwhose Scheduled Tribe Caste Certif-icate have been declared invalid.

The meeting was attended bymembers of the sub-committee, Trib-al Development Minister Adv. C. Pad-vi, Other Backward Bahujan WelfareMinister Vijay Vadettiwar, ForestMinister Sanjay Rathore, HousingMinister Jitendra Awhad, Social Jus-tice Minister Dhananjay Munde andMember Secretary of the Committeeand General Administration Secre-tary Kishore Raje Nimbalkar.

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By: Adv. Varun Vij

‘Empathy hasnot vanished fromthe world butresides in some kindsoul who live tomake this a betterplace.’

As our worldencounters one ofthe most deadlypandemic in thehistory of mankind,which has graduallyseverely crippledeven the mostadvanced and stableeconomies. Incourse of thepandemic, even ingreat economies,many people arefacing the issuesrelated to ‘paymentof due rent’. Thisstill remains amajor task for thecommon man asthey are unaware ofthe remedy andprotection for themin the law.

Many wouldsuggest it is unfairto collect the rent insuch hard times ashe might be ingrave financial andemotional stress butlaw leads with logic.Under the law the‘Doctrine of ForceMajeure’ states thatit is the duty of theparties to waive offpermanently or totemporarily suspendthe event beyondthe control of theparties that rendersperformance of acontract impossiblehappens.

In other words ‘aparty obligated todischarge hisobligation to payrent on occurrenceof uncertain eventbeyond his control,is protected even ifhe fails to do so once

the event is consideredby law to be unexpect-ed and beyond thecontrol of any individ-ual. The lockdown andthe pandemic of 2020,is one such eventconsidered as sucheven which is under‘force majeure’.

The waiver,postponement andexemption of rent ismostly subjected tothe terms of thecontract, contingencyclause and the con-tractual agreementbetween the parties.The different situationmay arise if thecontract is not clearabout it but can beinferred by reasonableunderstanding.

In Delhi HighCourt, the case ofRamanand & Ors v.Girish Soni & Anr hasrejected a tenant’sapplication for suspen-sion of rent claimed onthe basis of ‘ForceMajeure’ but granteddeferment, postpone-ment of rentals, whichwas a significant reliefin situations hereinthe landlord hadrefused any concessionto the applicant.

It should beunderstood that thewaiver of rent, woulddepend upon facts andcircumstances of thecase. Mere inability ofthe party to access theproperty cannot makethe party unfit to payrent. There arevarious situations andjudgments whichclearly defines wheth-er the incident can betermed or is coveredunder Force majeure.The pandemic is onesuch instance whichwas not expected andcan be consideredunder this due to itsuncertain strike inthe country.

In our countrymany questions havearisen and the publicis unaware about it.These answers willgradually become anessential element ofour life in near future.Q.1 What to do if the

agreement is silentabout uncertainsituation during thetenure?

A. There are various caseswhen agreement is silentand lacks the forcemajeure clause andhence in these casessuspension of rentcannot be sought merelybecause of the lockdownor non-use of thepremises.

Q.2 What if there is noforce majeure clauseand the landlorddoes not agree fordeferment of rent forsome time. Whatrelief does a tenanthas?

A. There are manyinstances around uswherein the agreementdoes not comprise of theforce majeure clause.Hence, in these casesthe aggrieved party canapproach the courtseeking relaxation orbreather in payment ofthe same if incase thelandlord does not agreefor any waiver ordeferment. There is aDelhi HC judgmentwhich is relied upon bythe litigants.

Q.3 How will the rent anddues be paid ifOwner/Landlordagrees to defer thepayment of rent?

A. The Delhi HC held thatthe payment of rent canbe made in proportionto the sale turnover.This enables the tenantto pay in proportion toprofits and rest assuredin case of loses as he isnot obligated to payrent. In most agree-ments, basic rentalsguaranteed/assuredsupplemented form aimportant aspect andalso does a profit-sharing on the sales.This is also of greatrelevance, as theparties often seek thewaiver of the basicguaranteed rent fromthe landlord or throughCourts and often insist tomake payments onbusiness activity andturnover.

Q.4 If agreement hasforce majeure clause,how will the agree-

ment be executed?A. Just an existence the

clause of ‘ForceMajeure’ will not reallyensure the waiver fora tenant. It is essentialto understand whichcircumstances of theclause have the abilityto do so. It is essentialthat the contractbetween the partiescovers the scenario ofa possible ‘lockdown’or likewise event forwaiver to begranted. The contractsbetween partiescontemplate suspen-sion of rent only whenthe premise ispermanently/partiallydamaged or isrendered not usableor accessible.

SITUATION IN OURCITY

Even after beingaware of the ongoingpandemic in ourcountry which hasresulted in greathardship to manyindividuals and alsotenants, but despitethe governmentrequesting thelandlords to under-stand, delay or adopta lenient empathicview, the ownerchooses to go by thebook as nothing isclear by the law ofland. Hence, in theabsence of anythingto the contrary inthe tenancy agree-ment, the ‘lockdown’as a result of thenovel corona viruscannot be used bythe Tenant to delaythe payment of therent under law. It istotally as per his/hercontractualarrangement. But,as responsiblecitizen and human itwould be bothparties to negotiateand mutuallydiscuss the waiver,deferrals with thelandlord avoidingcomplexities andtime consuminglitigation. There isno smartness toapproach the courtin already toughtimes.

Owner- tenant disputes amid lockdown

NAVI MUMBAI: Global business awards platformSVUS Awards, promoted by Silicon Valley Com-munications, has tied up with the Navi Mum-bai-based startup BizNewsConnect to be its In-dia representative to promote the message aboutCOVID-19 Business Response awards.

Under the no-financials-involved arrange-ment, BizNewsConnect.Com, run by a group ofprofessionals headed by media veteran B N Ku-mar, will spread the communication about theunique opportunity for Indian enterprises toshowcase their excellence during the pandemicand how they responded to and managed the cri-sis.

San Madan co-president of SVUS said, “Thenew normal is far from ordinary in the businessworld. Companies are deciding when, how and ifworkers should come back. From procedural tem-perature checks to enforced use of masks, newcleaning procedures and social distancing in theoffice, companies are preparing their workforcesto return.”

Under the COVID-19 Response awards, shesaid, “We have created new categories to honourthe contribu-tions of indi-v i d u a l s ,teams andgroups, ando r g a n i z a -tions thathave worked hard and continue to show their re-silience and creativity to weather the economicimpact over the past few months and keeping ussafe, healthy, and informed at all times”.

“We hope to reach out to a large number ofIndian companies through our communicationarrangement with BizNewsConnect,” San said.

B N Kumar, editor of BizNewsConnect, saidthe entire business community, including mediaand communication fraternity, has to face tre-mendous hardships, yet all of them adaptedthemselves to the new normal. “We fully agreewith SVUS that it is time to recognize and honorachievements as the COVID-19 pandemic con-tinues to impact everyone everywhere. That in-cludes India,” he said and appealed to all the In-dia Inc, communication professionals and star-tups to participate in the SVUS COVID-19 Busi-ness Response Awards.

BizNewsConnect site has the links for onlinesubmission of nominations. SVUS says recogni-tion is especially meaningful during the currentbusiness environment and times. All individualsand organizations private or public, corporations,for-profit, and nonprofits, large, medium, andsmall, associations, vendors and government or-ganizations worldwide are eligible to enter.

A worldwide judging panel of executives andprofessionals representing a wide-spectrum of in-dustries will determine the winners. Winners willbe presented and honored in a virtual ceremonyattended by the finalists, winners, judges andindustry peers from all over the world. Industryexperts and end-users can participate in the judg-ing process.

The list covers CEO World Awards, Consum-er World Awards, Customer Sales & Service WorldAwards Globee Awards - Golden Bridge Awards -Network Product Guide’s IT World Awards OnePlanet American + World Business Awards, PRWorld Awards and Women World Awards.

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3294 idols immersed on thefifth day of Ganesh Chathurthi

NAVI MUMBAI: 3264domestic and 30 Sarva-janik Ganesh idols wereimmersed on the fifthday of Ganesh Chathur-ti at 135 artificial im-mersion sites. Thisyear, a large number ofidols were immersed inthe artificial ponds nearthe homes by the resi-dents.

“The immersion ar-rangements were car-ried out smoothly bythe officers and staff ofthe department, firedepartment and volun-teers assigned for theimmersion. Life guardswere placed at all theimmersion sites. The

law and order situationwas also maintained”,informed an official.

While for seventhday immersion andAnanta chaturdishi

proper arrangementshave been made, he add-ed.

Ministry of Women and Child Development invites nominationsfor the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar-2021

By Chandrashekhar Hendve

Ministry of Womenand Child Developmenthas invited nomina-tions for the PradhanMantri Rashtriya BalPuraskar-2021fromchildren, individualsand institutions. ThePradhan Mantri Rash-triya Bal Puraskarwasinstituted to felicitatemeritorious children,individuals and institu-tions of the country.These awards are giv-en under two categories- Bal Shakti Puraskarand Bal KalyanPuraskar.

The Awards are giv-en by the Hon’ble Pres-

ident of India in DarbarHall, Rashtrapati Bha-van in the week preced-ing Republic Day everyyear. Hon’ble PrimeMinister of India alsofelicitates the Award-ees. The Awardees ofBal Shakti Puraskaralso take part in Repub-lic Day Parade on the26th of January on Ra-jpath, New Delhi.

While the Bal Shak-ti Puraskar aims to giverecognition to childrenwho have achieved ex-traordinarily in variousfields including innova-tion, scholastic, sports,art & culture, social ser-vice and bravery, the

Bal Kalyan Puraskar isgiven as recognition toIndividuals and Institu-tions, who have madean outstanding contri-bution towards servicefor children in the fieldof child development,child protection andchild welfare.

The detailed guide-lines of the same maybe seen on the exclusivePortal/website forAw a r d s w w w. n c a -wcd.nic.in. Only onlineapplication forms sub-mitted by applicantswill be entertained.Forms submittedthrough any othermode will not be consid-

ered for the Awards. Incase of any difficulty inaccessing the portal,the same may bebrought to the notice ofthe Ministry. This yearthe last date for receiptof application forms hasbeen extended to15.09.2020.

The Ministry ofWomen & Child Devel-opment has clarifiedthat some awards con-ferred in the name ofICCW National Brav-ery Awards by a privateorganization are notrecognized by the Min-istry and it is not inany way associatedwith them.

By Crime Reporter

NAVI MUMBAI: A 65-year-old woman livingin Nerul was misledby three people wholooted her jewelleryworth Rs 1 lakh 20thousand and fled.Nerul police haveregistered a case offraud against the threein the case and aresearching for them.

The victim, Mathu-ra Anand Patil, 65, aresident of Sector 15,Nerul, had gone to aration shop in Sector-

Three loot jewellery worthRs 1.20 lakh from an elderly woman

11 at around 1 pm lastTuesday along withher neighbour. Howev-er, as the shop wasclosed, she and herneighbour SindhuNikam were walkingback home. A personapproached them andtold Sindhu that as hewas blessed with a sonafter 12 years, he wasdistributing sari,slippers and ration toneedy women at St.Augustine’s School inSector 11.

Lured, Mathura

and Sindhu both wentto St. Augustine’sSchool in Sector-11with the person. Afterthat, another persontook Sindhu to anotherplace. After that, thetwo-thief askedMathura Patil toremove her ornamentsso that she looked poor.

Believing him,Mathura removedjewellery worth Rs 1lakh 20 thousand andput it in a plastic bagin her purse. Afterthat, thief took her bag

on the pretext ofkeeping prasad. Thethief stole Mathura’sjewellery and askedher to wait till Sindhucame back and fledfrom the place.

Despite waiting forlong when no onecame, Mathurabecame suspicious andchecked her bag andfound that the jewel-lery was missing fromthe bag. Later shewent to Nerul policestation and lodged acomplaint.