NAVIMUMBAI NEWS : March 2019

Sunday, March 31, 2019

Bihar Board 12th Result 2019: BSEB Released Class 12 Inter Scores at bsebinteredu.in; Check

All students who had appeared for the Bihar Board Intermediate exam must visit the website at bsebinteredu.in as the BSEB has released the Class 12 Inter results.

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Bihar Board Class 12 Intermediate Result 2019 Announced at bsebinteredu.in, 93% Passed in Commerce

The BSEB declared the Bihar Board Class 12 Intermediate result 2019 on its official website at bsebinteredu.in.

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Bihar Board 12th Result 2019: Girls Top in BSEB Intermediate Science & Arts Stream

A Bihar State Education Board (BSEB) release said Rohini Prakash topped the science stream with 473 marks out of total 500 while Rohini Rani topped the arts stream with 463 marks and Satyam Kumar topped the commerce stream with 472 marks.

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19-year-old Hit with Stone, Stabbed to Death in Delhi's Rohini

The attackers stabbed Vardaan multiple times with a knife and when he tried to resist, they threw a stone at his head, the police said.

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Motorcyclist, Pillion Wounded in Pulwama After Soldiers Open Fire

The motorcyclist, reportedly, ignored the signal to stop from soldiers for routine checking.

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Would Impose Cess on Rich to Increase Budget for Education, If I had Power: J-K Governor

Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik observed that quality education is the most powerful tool for a nation to empower its citizens, especially women, and urged greater attention towards providing quality education to students.

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Trolls 'Convert' Urmila Matondkar to Islam, Rename Her Mariyam Akhtar Mir

On her Wikipedia profile page, some miscreants changed her name, religion and other details, sparking a furore among her family and supporters this afternoon.

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‘She Weighed Just 20 Kg’: Husband, Mother-in-law Starve Kerala Woman to Death Over Dowry

The woman was allegedly tortured mentally and physically by the husband and her in-laws.

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I-T Officials Seize Rs 10.5 Lakh 'Excess' Cash From DMK Treasurer's Home in Vellore

High drama was witnessed when the party's legal cell functionaries refused to allow teams of the tax department's election surveillance and monitoring and district static surveillance and flying squads to hold searches at Duraimurugan's residence without a "warrant".

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India, Pak Engage in Heavy Fire Exchange at LoC in Jammu, One Civilian Critically Injured

Reports from the area said heavy firing exchanges are still going on in Mankote and Krishna Ghati sectors.

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Prakash Javadekar Slams PC Chacko For Calling Gandhis 'India's First Family'

The Union HRD minister said that Chacko's remarks symbolised the dynastic structure of the Congress party.

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Pulwama Attack A Gift From Jaish to BJP Ahead of Polls, Says Former RAW Chief

Former RAW chief AS Dulat also called for a discussion with the people of Jammu and Kashmir and with Pakistan to deal with terror-related issues.

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Delhi Cop Shoots Dead Woman, Her Fiance for 'Ending Relationship' With Him; Arrested

Dinesh, assistant sub-inspector with the Delhi Traffic Police, and his accomplice Pintoo were arrested, days after the bodies of the couple were found in a temple in 'Sai Upwan' near the Hindan river.

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Four of Family Commit Suicide in Jalandhar, Call Up Neighbours Before Consuming Poison

The woman and her three children were living in Punjab's Manko village, while her husband lives in Dubai.

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Will Pay Maintenance Money to Wife With Rahul Gandhi's Nyay Scheme: Jobless Man to Court

The man told a court in Indore that his financial condition is not good and he could make regular payments to his wife only after getting benefits under Congress's NYAY scheme.

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Maharashtra Man Bangs 70-year-old Mother's Head Against Wall, Beats Her to Death

The mother-son duo would often have fights over domestic feuds.

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Dancing to Honey Singh’s Tunes on TikTok Lands Two Delhi Gangsters in Jail

Imitating singer Honey Singh’s hairstyle, the duo would dance on the tunes of his songs and would shoot videos on TikTok flaunting their pistols.

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Balakot Strikes Made BJP Forget the Ram Temple Issue, Says Farooq Abdullah

He also targeted PM Modi saying that the anti-missile was built by former prime minister Manmohan Singh.

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40-year-old Killed, Two Injured as Avalanche Hits J&K’s Doda

The body of one of the trapped men was recovered after several hours of search.

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In a First in Meghalaya, EC Brings Out Ballot Paper in Braille for Visually Impaired

The visually challenged voters in Meghalaya said the initiative will ensure that they get to cast votes independently.

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4 Injured After 13 Coaches Of Tapti Ganga Express Derail In Bihar

Thirteen coaches of the Tapti Ganga Express train derailed in Bihar's Chappra on Sunday morning.

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"Lakhs Of Chowkidars In India," Tweets PM Modi Ahead Of His Address

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will today interact with people, who have pledged their support to the ''Main Bhi Chowkidar'' campaign in all parliamentary constituencies today.

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Maharashtra Girl, 17, Killed By Father For Being Friends With A Boy: Cops

A 17-year-old girl in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra was allegedly killed by her father who was against her friendship with a boy studying with her in college, police said on Sunday.

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"Khabardar...": Union Minister Tells Bihar Officer Who Stopped His Convoy

A video of Union Minister Ashwini Kumar Choubey threatening a government official after he was stopped for allegedly violating the Model Code of Conduct has surfaced, just a week before the Lok Sabha...

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Rahul Gandhi To Contest From Wayanad Along With Amethi: Live Updates

The ruling alliance in Karnataka will launch their joint Lok Sabha polls campaign today with Congress chief Rahul Gandhi and JD(S) patriarch HD Deve Gowda addressing a mega rally on the outskirts of...

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Six Killed As Vehicle Falls Into A Gorge In Jammu And Kashmir's Rajouri

Six people were killed and one was critically injured on Sunday when a vehicle plunged into a deep gorge in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said.

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Rahul Gandhi's "No" On AAP Tie-Up Conveyed To Sheila Dikshit: Sources

Congress chief Rahul Gandhi has taken the final decision not to form an alliance with Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)in Delhi for the national election, sources said. Sheila Dikshit, former...

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"Plot To Kill": Bihar Grand Alliance Candidate Injured In Road Accident

Hindustani Awam Morcha-Secular leader Upendra Prasad, the Grand Alliance candidate from Bihar's Aurgangabad, was injured in a road accident on Saturday night when a speeding Bolero hit his car.

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Amazon CEO's Phone Hacked By Saudi Authorities, Says Security Chief

The investigator hired to look into the release of intimate images of Jeff Bezos said Saturday he has concluded that Saudi Arabian authorities hacked the Amazon chief's phone to access his personal...

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White House 2020 Spouses Eye New Title: First Gentleman

From Martha Washington to Melania Trump, the role of US first lady is as old as the republic itself.

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15 Transgender Couples Get Married At Mass Wedding In Chhattisgarh

Fifteen couples got married in a mass wedding ceremony organised for the transgender community on Saturday.

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Girls Were Forced To Wear Skirts At A US School. So They Sued - And Won

This week a judge for the Eastern District of North Carolina ruled that the policy toward girls' clothing was unconstitutional, the culmination of a court fight that began in 2016 between three girls...

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Abandoned Ghost Villages For Sale In Spain

A demographic shift has left the Spanish countryside with hundreds of ghost villages, telling tales of people like Gustavo Iglesias.

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Four Killed As Thousands Protest At Border, But Gaza-Israel Truce Holds

Tens of thousands of Gazans gathered at the Israeli border Saturday to mark a year since protests and clashes erupted there, but fears of mass bloodshed were averted after late Egyptian-led...

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Trump's Move To Open Up Arctic, Atlantic Areas To Drilling Illegal: Judge

US President Donald Trump's move to lift bans on drilling for oil and gas in offshore Arctic and Atlantic areas is illegal, a US judge has ruled.

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Facebook Chief Mark Zuckerberg Calls For More Regulation Of Internet

Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg called on Saturday for governments to play a "more active role" in regulating the internet, urging more countries to adopt versions of sweeping European rules aimed at...

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First Woman To Win 'Afghan Star' TV Show To Fight Taliban With Music

The first woman to win the Afghan version of American Idol says she will fight the Taliban with her music, embracing a victory rich in symbolism as her country faces an uncertain future.

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Sculpture Made Of Cell Phones Highlights China's E-Waste Problem

A Chinese artist on Saturday unveiled a sculpture made of discarded mobile phones and shaped like a cell tower in a bid to highlight the problem of electronic waste.

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Lights Out Around The Globe For Earth Hour Environmental Campaign

The Eiffel Tower, the Sydney Opera House and even the ancient Acropolis in Athens were plunged into darkness for an hour on Saturday as part of a global campaign to raise awareness about climate...

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Throw Manoj Tiwari Out When He Asks For Votes, Says Arvind Kejriwal

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday slammed Delhi BJP president Manoj Tiwari over his stand on full statehood to the national capital, and asked people to "throw him out" of their houses when...

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Mumbai: Meet BMC compliant officer who is also Twitter savvy

Madhura Karekar, complaint officer of the H/West ward, joined Twitter three months ago to ensure speedy redressal of civic grievances. Since then, her Twitter handle (@MadhuraKarekar) has been flooded with pictures sent by residents, directing her attention to various civic issues, including potholes, water leakages and littering, among others.

She doesn't shirk any request, solving most cases within 24 hours flat. Impressed with her work, the Mumbai North Central District Forum (MNCDF) will be awarding her a certificate for bridging the trust deficit between citizens and the municipality.

Karekar was first appointed the complaint officer of the ward in May 2016. She, however, didn't take to social media until December last year. The BSc graduate shares, "I asked my 15-year-old daughter to teach me how to create a Twitter account, but she did not want to go through the pain of explaining all the details to her non-millennial mother. So, I sought the help from our junior engineer. The aim was to immediately address grievances, that are otherwise reported on phone calls, which generally take a longer time to be resolved."

The 48-year-old officer is often seen attending multiple phone calls of citizens, while also browsing on her Twitter account from inside her office, located on Saint Martin's Road in Bandra West. Most grievances, she says, are regarding solid waste management (SWM) from areas under the H/West ward of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), which include Bandra West, Khar West and Santacruz West. Every issue that is tweeted to her, immediately goes to the head of departments concerned. Speedy redressal is always guaranteed.

When Karekar took charge in 2016, about 50 complaints were pending with the ward office. Today, she says, the number of complaints reported every day via phone calls has reduced to two. "On Twitter, we get about 20 complaints, of which most are solved within 24 hours. If some issues overshoot the deadline, I put out a 'work-in-progress' post," she adds.

Her efforts were recently recognised by MNCDF. Advocate Trivankumar Karnani, founder of the fourm that takes up civic issues to elected representatives, says, "We have started an initiative of handing out certificates to government officers who help solve people's problems. Of the total 24 complaint officers across the city, Karekar is the only one who uses Twitter to cater to important issues. Earlier, I would have to call the ward's assistant commissioner with a complaint, which would then go down the hierarchy. This would delay the whole process. Quite recently, we started corresponding with Karekar through WhatsApp. But her signing up on Twitter seemed a better option."

Talking about a recent incident involving a bike accident on Dr Ambedkar Road in Khar West, Karnani says, "Earlier this week, a bike met with a minor crash due to a pothole. I reported this to Karekar. To my surprise, I saw the maintenance team at the site the next day." Karekar feels she is only doing her job diligently. "My role, honestly, is only of a postman's. But I recommend all officers use social media."

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Mumbai Diary: Sunday Dossier

Playing prince charming
Actor Vicky Kaushal gives Radhika Apte and her billowing dress a hand at an award show in Lower Parel on Friday. Pic/Bipin Kokate

Sanghamitra Chatterjee

We have this thing with floors
Colaba space Chatterjee & Lal, along with the iconic Mumbai tile manufacturer Bharat Tiles, is getting ready to host Paving the Way, an exhibition to showcase the role tiles played while designing a space. "The past few years have been witness to a plethora of conversations and exhibitions around the architectural diversity of Mumbai," says Sanghamitra Chatterjee, founder of Past Perfect Heritage Management and curator of the show. "This narrative, unfortunately, is incomplete and excludes another, less-documented area: the interiors of the city's iconic buildings, which were as stylised as the exterior. Flooring and tiles, whether industrial or hand-crafted, have added to the character, heritage and utility of the structures they were laid down for. Curated from archival material from Bharat Tiles, this exhibition sparks a discussion around the floors we walk on every single day, and expose audiences to the nuances of the tiling industry."

Sharanya Ruia

Making malls inclusive
To mark International Transgender Day of Visibility, which falls today, Sharanya Ruia, daughter of Atul Ruia, MD, The Phoenix Mills Limited, will organise sensitisation workshops at retail and corporate establishments. The 16-year-old will begin by training the staff and security personnel across the malls the family runs. "Last year, while I was at a mall in Pune, I noticed that a transgender person was not able to gain entry as neither the male nor female security guards were willing to engage with them. I realised that there was no right or wrong here, but a great lack of awareness. My initiative is to sensitise as many people as possible to the social stigma that the community faces," she told this diarist. Ruia plans to use audio-visual aides, Q&As and even first-hand experiences of volunteers from the community to make the 70-minute-long workshop immersive and authentic.

Hanumant Singh featured in an Esso card

Remembering Hanumant and Esso
It was Hanumant Singh's birth anniversary earlier this week. He would have celebrated his 80th birthday on Friday and our in-house cricket nut decided to mark the occasion by pulling out a souvenir card featuring the former India cricketer (who passed away in 2006) which was lapped up by fans on social media. Cards featuring individual India and England players of the 1963-64 series in India were published by Esso, the petroleum giants in the 1960s. Each time a cricket enthusiast filled petrol, he would avail of cards. A completed Esso album (Rs 3) would then be checked by an officer at the service station and endorsed with a rubber stamp. Apart from being a proud owner of a near complete album (Vijay Mehra card is proving elusive), our cricket nut rejoices in the fact that the BCCI, under the leadership of Fatehsinhrao Gaekwad, endorsed this and encouraged this activity in his introduction to the album. That's how BCCI chiefs should recognise that fans can play a key role in popularising the game, he reckons. Meanwhile, Esso cards have attracted a good amount of interest and demand among collectors the world over. But this album is not going anywhere.

Shreya Sen

It's show time for this opera
Author Shreya Sen-Handley is just one step away from making a splash in the UK's operatic scene. Handley who will be releasing her new collection of short stories, Strange, with HarperCollins India this year, has also just finished writing an opera for the Welsh National Opera, which is known to be one of the biggest theatrical organisations in the world and headed by Prince Charles. Confirming the development, Handley told this diarist, "Not long after my first book, Memoirs of My Body, was published [in 2017], I was approached, completely out of the blue, by the Welsh National Opera. I was utterly taken aback to find they wanted me to write a libretto for them. Not only have very few Indian/Asian writers had such an opportunity; not coming from an operatic/theatrical background myself, it was not something I ever expected. Plus, an opera is essentially an epic poem and I don't write poetry. But they reassured me that I had been highly recommended, and that, on reading my writing, they thought it a perfect fit. The rest, as they say, is history." The opera, we are told, will be performed at some of the biggest theatres across the UK next year.

Abdur Rahman

Demarginalising Indian Muslims
Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Abdur Rahman launched his second book, Denial and Deprivation: Indian Muslims after the Sachar Committee and Rangnath Mishra Commission Report, in the city on Friday. When our diarist asked him why he chose this subject for his book, the 46-year-old officer said, "Indian Muslims, comprising 15 per cent of the country's total population, are educationally, socially and economically backwards. They are not in the mainstream anymore. And somewhere, this is causing a problem, not just to them, but the entire country. If India wants to become a superpower, every individual needs to be empowered. The aim is to convey this message to Indians and governing authorities through my book."

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Four arrested for drug peddling; 5760 bottles seized

A team of Anti Narcotics Cell on Saturday arrested four persons for allegedly peddling drugs. On a specific intelligence input, a successful trap was laid down by the staff of Anti Narcotics Cell who made the arrest and seized 5760 bottles of codeine phosphate syrup and other incriminating materials from them.

"Accused were arrested with a total of 5760 bottles of codeine phosphate syrup in 48 khaki colored boxes sacked into 12 yellow nylon gunny. The value of the things seized is estimated to be Rs 46,80,000," police said.

Those arrested have been identified as Rameshwa Singh Tomar, Yashpal Gopal Singh, Sarvar Shaikh, and Azhar Jamal Sayad. A case has been registered against them under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. Two of the accused belong to Thane region of Maharashtra, while the other two belong to Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.

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Two arrested for duping traders worth several lakhs in Thane, Mumbai

Two persons have been arrested for allegedly duping electrical equipment distributors to the tune of several lakh rupees, Thane police said Saturday.

Deputy Commissioner of Police 9Crime) Deepak Deoraj told reporters Puranchand Jain (50) and Bhumaram Kumhar (45) would get phone numbers of distributors from trade and industrial directories and then proceed to cheat them by placing fraudulent orders for electrical items.

"They would ask the distributor to supply equipment to a particular shop. They would tell the shop owner to keep the goods for sometime. The duo would call the distributor for payment at a particular place but would vanish after taking delivery of the items from the shop. They used new mobile numbers for all such transactions," Deoraj said.

Police got on their trail after a complaint was lodged by a distributor, duped of LED bulbs worth Rs 55,000, in August last year. Police said Jain and Kumhar are believed to have at least a dozen such cases against their names in Thane and suburbs like Andheri, Borivali and Dahisar in neighbouring Mumbai. They were arrested on March 26 and remanded in police custody till April 2, the DCP said.

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Fake currency notes worth Rs 15.76 lakh seized in Thane

Counterfeit notes with a face value of Rs 15.76 lakh were seized from three persons in Mumbra area here in the early hours of Saturday, police said.

Assistance Commissioner of Police Ramesh Dhumal said the police had received a tip-off that some persons were going to arrive in Kismat Colony, carrying counterfeit notes with them.

Jainkumar Chunnulal (41), Mohammad Dilshad (26), both from Uttar Pradesh, and local resident Javed Ahmed Ansari (30) were arrested and a bag of counterfeit notes in Rs 2,000 denomination was seized from their possession, he said.

Jainkumar and Dilshad had allegedly procured the notes from Asansol in West Bengal by paying Rs 3.50 lakh, the ACP said. Police were probing if the contraband had any link with the ongoing election campaign, he said.

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No arrests made of forest office vandalism despite video evidence

Around 10 days after the villagers from Kaman near Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary (TWS) in Vasai allegedly vandalised the forest department office and assaulted the forest guard for taking action against five accused for trespassing into the forest with an intention to hunt, the police authorities are yet to make any arrest, despite strong video evidence.

The forest guards met SGNP director and requested him to look into the case. The video, which mid-day possesses, shows about 50 hooligans, including women, vandalising the government property.

A forest guard, who did not wish to be named, said, "The morale of the forest guards is low because, despite providing evidence such as video and pictures of the incident, there has been no arrest. If action is not taken, then a negative message will go out and people will not fear the law. Some villagers from TWS area have even started fires in the forest. We have brought all these issues to the notice of our CCF and SGNP director and we are hoping that strict action will be taken. If the same is not done, we will intensify our protests."

A senior officer from SGNP, who did not wish to be named, said, "We have handed over the evidence to the police officials and already an FIR is in place." Palghar SP, Gaurav Singh said, "Our team is investigating the case, there are several people involved in the attack and it is very serious. We have to check everyone's role and then arrest them. Therefore, we are taking time."

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Mumbai: Church heritage gets a young face

In your teens, only a few things matter. And, if heritage and the arts are among them, it's probably skill-sets worth honing. Back in 2014, when Joynel Fernandes, then all of 19, pursued a summer internship at the Archdiocesan Heritage Museum in Goregaon - the country's third museum on Christian religious art - its director, Fr Warner D'Souza, did exactly that.

Today, 25-year-old Fernandes, armed with a diploma in museology and conservation from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (CSMVS), is not just the assistant director of the museum, but also the author of two books, one of which was published earlier this month and where she critically explores classical Christian artworks that depict the Passion of Christ.

Church

Fernandes is not alone. Giving her company is 20-year-old Wilson Pinto. Together, the duo has been holding fort at the museum, assisting in the preventive conservation of several Christian artefacts, including sculptures, vestments and rare manuscripts from the city and outside - some of which date back to the early 1500s - while also conducting guided tours for visitors.

Both Joynel Fernandes and Wilson Pinto's interest in the project grew after brief stints at the museum. Fernandes's first project with the museum was the exhibition organised in 2014 at Bandra commemorating the Golden Jubilee of the 38th International Eucharistic Congress (an international gathering of clergy and laity) held in 1964. "At the time, I was in my final year BA at St Xavier's College, Dhobi Talao," she recalls. "But the project seemed so fascinating, that I signed up for it. As part of our research, we read several books and studied various artefacts. That whole period spent in exploring the history that you don't otherwise encounter in stereotypical syllabus or in the mainstream narratives drew me in." She later joined the museum full time.

Pinto, a Commerce student, got involved after Fr D'Souza, who is also his parish priest at the Church of St Jude in Malad East, asked him to help him at the museum, two summers ago. The association has continued ever since with Pinto aspiring to study archaeology.

One of the major projects that Fernandes and Pinto were initially involved in, was around two years ago, when they, along with nine other college interns, took on the Herculean task of cataloguing, documenting and interleaving the museum's vast paper collection comprising photographs, letters, brochures, old editions of Catholic magazines, prayer books and Bibles, one of which was the first English edition.

After being trained under Fr Warner for a week, the team started with first cleaning the inner-corners of the books with a soft brush and then interleaving the pages with glassine (acid-free) paper. "If there were any signs of active infestation or damage, they were treated or restored accordingly by professionals," says Fernandes. Fr Warner also put them through the rigour of watching online tutorials by the Australian Museum, Smithsonian Institution and others, to understand how to store paper artefacts. Last year, they undertook a similar task for fabric, metal and wooden objects.

Apart from this, the two also manage the museum. "Preventive conservation involves measures to avoid and minimise the damage of artefacts through appropriate museum upkeep. We have to constantly keep a check on the temperature of the premises, especially during the monsoons as moisture easily attracts fungi. Also, on a daily basis, before we open [at 9 am], we investigate every artefact," says Fernandes. Then, there is a large volume of visitors they have to attend to. "We split the guided tours, between ourselves," says Pinto.

Starting young
Fr Warner D'Souza, who has played an instrumental role in engaging the youth at the museum, says, "The youth has the credentials and are able to speak, understand and comprehend far better than we give them credit. Also, if you really want to convince young people that art and culture is interesting, you need to have somebody out there, who speaks their language."

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Congress to field Sambhaji Brigade chief in Pune

The Congress ended its search for a Lok Sabha candidate for Pune on Saturday by inducting the chief of Maratha organisation Sambhaji Brigade, Pravin Gaikwad. The party also announced candidate for Raver in north Maharashtra which the NCP has given up ahead of nomination process. His candidature was to be announced late Saturday evening.

Maratha votebank
Gaikwad's entry into electoral politics is expected to create a social engineering in Pune where the BJP has wiped out the Congress and NCP in the polls that were held since 2014. Gaikwad's dominance in Maratha community, his anti-BJP/RSS thought and acceptance in other communities is expected to help his prospects against BJP's Brahmin candidate Girish Bapat, who unceremoniously replaced a Maratha, the BJP's sitting MP Anil Shirole. The battle will be labelled as Maratha versus Brahmin. In 2014, it was Maratha versus Maratha (Vishwajit Kadam of Congress).

A fiery orator who has won over people with his speeches, he is also an author/historian. Having interpreted the Maratha history by dismissing popular assumptions that the Maratha and other backward classes say were created with a purpose of putting a particular upper caste on the high pedestal of caste system, Gaikwad is all set to make the contest more interesting.

Vishal Patil for Sangli
As the Congress did not get Sangli back in its kitty from Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghtna and failed in checking a possibility of rebellion in its rank, Raju Shetti's farmers party (Swabhimani) has roped in Vishal Patil, a grandson of late Vasantdada Patil, former Congress CM, as its candidate. Shetti expects the move to motivate the Congress workers for supporting Vishal.

In Raver, where NCP could not find a suitable candidate to challenge BJP's Raksha Khadse, who is Eknath Khadse's daughter-in-law, the Congress has been asked to contest there. The Congress has fielded a veteran leader, Dr Ulhas Patil.

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Student association of Grant Medical College file petition against dean

The students' association of Grant Medical College has filed a petition with the Directorate of Medical Education and Research (DMER) and the education minister, against Dr Ajay Chandanwale, who was appointed dean in December last year. They have said that acts of enforcing a dress code and moral policing is leading to mental trauma.

In a series of stories, mid-day highlighted the plight of medical students at the state's biggest government-run medical institute Grant Medical College, which is attached to the JJ Hospital. The issue came into light when the dean issued instructions during the annual college festival, dictating that female students could not wear shorts or short dresses. Female students were also instructed to dance and sit separately from male students.

Following months of discrimination and harassment, the students' association has filed a petition to DMER and the education minister, Girish Mahajan. The letter states, "Moral policing in the campus has been carried out regularly by the orders of dean, where boys and girls aren't allowed to talk to each other in college campus after college hours. Dress code and unreasonable timings for girls' hostel during the annual college fest, Asthiva. Girls were screened on the basis of their outfits by faculty member sent by dean's order including ladies hostel warden Dr Shilpa Patil [sic]."

The institute decided that female students could gain entry into their hostels only before 10 pm. The authorities even created an in-house library so women didn't have to step out of the hostel for studies, whereas male students are allowed to roam without any restrictions.

In the petition, the students have also complained that female students are often subjected to verbal abuse, especially those who have protested against the dean. "Protesting students have also been threatened of academic consequences by the college authority... The lady warden Dr Shilpa Patil abuses ladies representative every now and then. This has been a mental torture and representatives are traumatised [sic]," adds the letter. Dr TP Lahane, the director of DMER and former dean of the hospital, said he would look into the matter.

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Congress-NCP find new friend in Raj Thackeray's MNS ahead of Lok Sabha

Party leaders from Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) on Saturday were openly seen campaigning for Congress' Eknath Gaikwad at Shivaji Park in Dadar. Sources said that the diktat has come from MNS chief Raj Thackeray, who has been vehemently critical of the BJP and PM Narendra Modi.

Since the party has decided against contesting the Lok Sabha elections this year, MNS area presidents and local leaders have been asked to go out and support NCP and the Congress, sources said.

In the past, the MNS has enjoyed strong support in Dadar. During the 2014 elections, the MNS had given a tough fight to current Shiv Sena MP Rahul Shewale, and were also leading for a while. On Saturday, party leaders such as Sandeep Deshpande were seen accompanying Gaikwad, who is the Congress candidate from the South Central constituency.

Gaikwad with MNS leader Sandeep Deshpande

Gaikwad had kick-started his campaign interacting with morning walkers and joggers at Shivaji Park. Sources close to Gaikwad said, "It is usually not possible to speak with citizens when the campaigning and rallies begin. We thought it would be nice to go on ground, and tell them about our plans while listening to their concerns."

Several MNS workers were also present. Speaking to mid-day, a source form MNS said, "As we have decided not to contest the Lok Sabha polls for now, we do not want this government to repeat term. And so, we will go out and help every candidate across the state, who is contesting against the Modi-led government. Our support in Dadar area will definitely make the difference for Congress.

MNS workers are also working for Sanjay Dina Patil, who is the NCP candidate from the North constituency." When contacted, Deshpande denied campaigning for the Congress. "I go for morning walks at Shivaji Park. When I happened to Gaikwadji on Saturday, I just gave him my good wishes. We didn't campaign for him."

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Man kills 85-year-old mother during fight in Bhayander

A neighbourhood in Bhayander West was on the edge on Saturday morning, when a 45-year-old man with blood-stained hands was found yelling from inside the window of his house, claiming that he had killed his mother. Locals alerted the police who immediately rushed to the spot, only to find a senior citizen lying dead on the floor.

The man, identified as Sonath Mitra, has now been arrested for allegedly killing his 85-year-old mother, Rama. The incident took place in Pratiksha Building near Madvi Lake in Bhayander West.

Sonath being taken to the police station. Pics/Hanif Patel

According to the police, the Mitras originally hail from West Bengal, and were living on rent in the building for the last one and a half years. Sonath used to work on a tourism bus, but lost the job as he was mentally unwell. Since then, a Catholic NGO had been paying for the house rent and making food arrangements for the mother and son.

Residents outside Pratiksha Building in Bhayander West, where the murder took place

During investigation, Sonath told the police that his mother and he would quarrel over minor issues. On Saturday morning, the police said, they had another argument. While they were fighting, he claimed his mother hit him. Furious, he assaulted her back, and she fell on the floor and injured her head. However, he panicked when he saw blood spurting out from her head. He then rushed out to the window, after which the police arrived.

"When we reached the spot, we saw Rama lying on the floor, and Sonath standing beside her limp body. She had suffered a grievous head injury. We rushed her to a local government hospital, where she was declared dead on arrival," said Senior Inspector CM Jadhav from Bhayander police station. The accused is in police custody. He has been booked and arrested under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code for murder, said Jadhav.

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Human chain formed to protest tree-cutting for Mumbai Metro

Environmental activists formed a human chain at Marine Drive in south Mumbai Saturday to protest tree-cutting in the city for the ongoing Metro rail construction. They also demanded that political parties include environmental issues in their manifestos for the Lok Sabha elections.

"This chain is the city's way of declaring that its citizens will not vote for any party that does not address environmental concerns in its manifesto for Lok Sabha elections," said Amrita Bhattacharjee, a senior member of the Arey Conservation Group (ACG).

Wildlife conservation activists, students and representatives of those displaced because of various development projects were among those who took part in the chain which extended for almost a kilometre.

"We want to save the only green lungs of the city," Bhattacharjee said, referring to Arey Colony in north Mumbai. "And why only Mumbai city, environment-related issues in the entire country should be addressed with a top priority," Bhattacharjee said.

The ACG is agitating to protect the green cover in Arey Colony, where around 2,700 trees are to be cut to make way for a car-shed for Metro. Trees are being chopped down arbitrarily for the Metro and activists are not allowed to be present when trees are cut, Bhattacharjee said, Advocate Abhishek Bhatt, another activist, said, "Measures for protection of ecology do not feature in any political agenda across the country."

Tribals and Kolis (fishermen), original inhabitants of Mumbai, were being driven out from their lands for so-called development, the activists said in a statement.

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Maratha leader Pravin Gaikwad joins Congress

Maratha leader Pravin Gaikwad on Saturday joined Congress party in the presence of senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge, Maharashtra Congress unit president Ashok Chavan and AICC general secretary K C Venugopal.

As per the seat-sharing arrangement, the Congress party and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) are fighting on 24 and 20 seats respectively.

Their other allies--Bahujan Vikas Aghadi will contest one seat, Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana two seats and Yuva Swabhimani Paksha one seat.

Maharashtra will go to polls in the first four phases, beginning April 11. Results of the polls will be declared on May 23.

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Maratha quota cut to 8%; seats in general category increase

The state had earlier opined that the number of Maratha quota seats should be calculated by considering all the seats available in medical colleges, including AIQ seats.

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500 Aadhaar cards found in garbage bin

The cards were spotted by construction workers at Yeshwant Nagar. They informed a citizen, Tulsiram Chowdhary, who in turn alerted local authorities.

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'Each flat owner must get one parking space': Consumer forum to BMC

The forum was hearing a complaint filed by two Malad-based senior citizens, who were denied a parking space in their own society after the building underwent redevelopment.

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Sachin Tendulkar meets Sharad Pawar

Cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar on Saturday called on NCP chief Sharad Pawar at his residence 'Silver Oak'. NCP spokesperson Nawab Malik said it was a "courtesy call" and the two did not discuss politics during the meeting that lasted for around half an hour.

A party source said Pawar had backed Tendulkar recently when he was trolled by BJP supporters for stating, after the Pulwama attack, that India should play Pakistan in the World Cup, and "today's meeting was just a courtesy call against that backdrop."

Amid demand that India should not play Pakistan even during the coming World Cup after the Pulwama incident, Tendulkar had said he would hate to gift two points to Pakistan by not playing.

As he came under fire, Pawar defended Tendulkar, a former Rajya Sabha member, saying those attacking the master batsman should keep it in mind that he started his career by beating Pakistan.

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Lok Sabha elections 2019: Cast vote your vote and get 20% discount at this Mumbai...

Maharashtra will go to polls in the first four phases, beginning April 11. Results of the polls will be declared on May 23.

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Lok Sabha elections 2019| United you (must) stand: Congress panel to Maharashtra...

The central committee, headed by All India Congress Committee general secretary and state in-charge Mallikarjun Kharge, AICC general secretary (organisation) KC Venugopal and central electoral observer Madhusudan Mistry met top state leaders on Saturday.

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RTE admissions: 11,542 apply in first round of registrations

Sudhir Paranjape, an activist from NGO Anudanit Shiksha Bachao Samiti, said authorities have to do much more to ensure more children from underprivileged families make it to private schools.

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Delhi High Court stays notification to regulate ads of alternative medicines

Officials from the Maharashtra Food and Drugs Department (FDA) said the notification would have helped in the crackdown on misleading advertisements of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (Ayush).

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Recruits unqualified to man surveillance, air navigation system: AAI association

According to CNS, while some officials protested near the AAI office in Delhi, the general secretary of AAOA has gone on to take a hunger strike.

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MNS campaigns in Mumbai for Congress' Ekanath Gaiwad

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) on Saturday campaigned for Congress' Ekanath Gaiwad, who is contesting from the Mumbai South Central Lok Sabha seat.

Many prominent leaders of MNS such as Sandip Deshpande, participated in the campaign at Shivaji Park and urged the people to cast their vote in favour of Gaiwad.

MNS members joined the electioneering by the Congress candidate after their party chief Raj Thackeray, at a public rally in Mumbai last week, said that MNS would not contest the Lok Sabha polls but would support parties which are willing to defeat Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The Mumbai South Central seat has been Shiv Sena's stronghold with the party having captured it from 1991 to 2004. In the 2009 Lok Sabha polls, Congress had won from the constituency, but in 2014 Shiv Sena secured it.

Maharashtra, which has 48 Lok Sabha seats, will vote in four phases of the seven-stage general election on April 11,18, 23 and 29. The counting of votes will take place on May 23.

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Inquiry against Maharashtra BJP leader for alleged poll code violation

The Election Commission (EC) has launched an inquiry against Prithviraj Deshmukh, Sangli district unit president of the BJP, for allegedly violating the model code of conduct, an official said on Saturday.

Deshmukh, while addressing a joint gathering of BJP, Shiv Sena and RPI (A) workers at Miraj city in Sangli district on Wednesday, reportedly told a party worker that he would get Rs five lakh or more if BJP MP Sanjaykaka Patil is re-elected to the Lok Sabha.

A video clip of his address has gone viral on social media. During his address, Deshmukh said it was not easy to win the Sangli Lok Sabha seat currently held by Patil. When someone from the crowd asked Deshmukh what would he give them if they got Patil re-elected, he said, "You will get five lakh or even more."

But he added, "Jokes apart, Sanjaykaka Patil has done a good job here in Miraj by getting funds for development of roads, highways, railways and other infrastructure projects."

Talking to PTI, Sangli District Collector Abhijit Chaudhari said the EC has taken cognisance of the media reports of Deshmukh's speech. "The footage of his speech has been sent to the assistant returning officer, who is now studying it. Further course of action will be initiated once the inquiry is
complete," he said.

NCP spokesperson Nawab Malik said, no further inquiry was required as Deshmukh's speech had already gone viral on social media, in which he is clearly heard offering bribe to people. "What more proof is required to take action? This is a clear violation of the model code of conduct. This proves our stand that the BJP is fighting elections based on money power," Malik said.

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Accused missing for past 25 years arrested

According to crime branch officers, Vivek alias Vicky Narayan Rukayya had hurled abuses at a video parlour owner in Jogeshwari and demanded money from him in 1991. He was subsequently arrested and then let out on bail in a few months.

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35-year-old falls off Ambernath skywalk, dies

A case of accidental death has been registered at the Ambernath police station. They said they are trying to ascertain how Sanap fell.

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Son thrashes 85-year-old mother to death in Bhayander, arrested

Raised voices had been heard by neighbours on Saturday morning from the first floor flat in Bhayander (West) occupied by Somnath Mitra, the accused, and the victim, Rama Mitra.

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Biker runs over 92-year-old in Mumbai's Vikhroli

On Friday, Gaikwad had gone out for a walk after lunch — as was his habit— on the road near his residence at 1.15pm, when Kamble’s bike crashed into him in front of building number 153.

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MNS begins campaign to support Congress-NCP in Maharashtra

In a meeting held on Saturday, MNS leader Bala Nandgaonkar instructed all senior office-bearers to help the Congress-NCP defeat the Shiv Sena-BJP combine

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Congress central committee urges Maharashtra leaders to stay united

Mumbai businessman tries to buy VVIP mobile number, gets conned of ₹41K

On March 8, he received an SMS featuring the logo of a popular mobile network brand. It claimed that the company was offering VIP and VVIP numbers like 8800000000 and 9100000000 at a discounted price

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Duo poses as car-washers, flee with Rs 35L SUV

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FIR against Rizvi group chief for cheating

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Sena-Mahajan face-off over Aaditya's missing pic

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New spider jumps out of Aarey Colony

A new jumping spider species discovered in Aarey Colony and has been named 'Jerzego sunillimaye'. It was first seen by Rajesh Sanap, of National Centre for Biological Sciences, in 2016

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‘If aborted foetus lives, onus for welfare on docs'

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Kurla-Mulund stretch sees max train robberies

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Mumbai: 'Mentally unsound' man kills mother

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Matunga Road skywalk safe, says BMC

Western Railway (WR) has written to the civic authorities on Friday seeking an inspection of the Matunga Road skywalk after several pictures warning about its safety went viral on social media.

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Mega block to hit Central Railway services

Central Railway main and harbour line services will be hit due to a mega block on Sunday. There will be no block on WR. CR said a block will be on Kalyan-bound slow line between Thane-Kalyan from 10.30am-4pm.

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