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3-day Mayor Cup begins on Friday

Saturday, 14 December 2013 08:49 administrator
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The Times of India               14.12.2013

3-day Mayor Cup begins on Friday

NAVI MUMBAI: The Navi Mumbai Mayor cup kicked off on Friday, with over 800 players participating in the inter-school badminton and table tennis tournament. Over 350 paddlers and 520 shuttlers, from various age groups, entered to win cash prizes at the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation ( NMMC) organized three-day-long sports festival.

"Over 50 schools from Digha to Belapur fielded their students in for both badminton and table tennis competitions. The tournament is turning out to be a resounding success," said mayor Sagar Naik who is the brain behind this inter-school competition. This is the second Mayor Cup and the number of participants from last year have increased.

The students played three rounds on Friday. The quarterfinals will be played on Saturday. The players advancing to the next round from both badminton and table tennis disciplines, include Tanishka Shetty, Gargi Degvekar, Adya Tiwari, Shrutika Sharma, Ashutosh Adhikari, Anagha Shetty, Arushi Sharma, Shivpriya Arora, Vaibhav Tiwari, Aditi Singh and Raghav Khanna. The matches are being played in the under-12, under-15 and under-18 age group for table tennis. The badminton tournament is split into under-11, under-15 and under-17 for both boys and girls.

Vashi: The much-awaited Navi Mumbai Mayor cup has got off to a good start on Friday with over 800 players in the fray for inter-school badminton and table tennis tourney. Over 350 young paddlers and 520 shuttlers have entered the competition arena to fight it out at the ongoing Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) organized three-day-long sports festival being held under the banner of Navi Mumbai Mayor Cup, targetting students from city schools at Navi Mumbai Sports Association (NMSA) indoor stadium.

The players advancing to the quarterfinals included Tanishka Shetty, Gargi Degvekar, Adya Tiwari, Shrutika Sharma, Ashutosh Adhikari, Anagha Shetty, Arushi Sharma, Shivpriya Arora, Vaibhav Tiwari, Aditi Singh and Raghav Khanna. "Over 50 schools from Digha to CBD fielded their students in various age groups for both badminton and table tennis competitions. The tourney has evoked resounding response," said mayor Sagar Naik who is the brain behind this inter-school competition to reignite competitive spirit among the young kids.

Winners from various groups will be given cash prizes. The matches are being played in the age group of under-12, under-15, under-18 for table tennis whereas badminton event is split into under-11, under-15 and under-17 for both boys and girls.

 

Mayor completes 100 days

Saturday, 14 December 2013 06:08 administrator
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The Hindu                14.12.2013

Mayor completes 100 days

Staff Reporter

‘Initiatives taken will bear fruit in two months’

: “The past 100 days as Mayor have been satisfying… the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) officials have been cooperative,” said Mayor B.S. Sathyanarayana.

Mr. Sathyanarayana and his deputy Indira were chosen unanimously for the posts of Mayor and Deputy Mayor on September 4.

He told The Hindu that several initiatives have been taken, which would “bear fruit in another two months.” Elaborating, he said segregation units at the various landfills have already been set up and would start functioning soon.

“The other initiatives that are in the pipeline include renovation of Town Hall and parts of City Market, and the construction of a steel bridge between Minerva Circle and Hudson Circle.”

Infrastructure projects that were progressing at a snail’s pace are being pushed on the fast track. Citing the example of C.N.R. Rao underpass, he said that though several deadlines were issued, the work had not progressed.

“We conducted weekly inspections and pushed the contractor to complete the work soon. The work will be completed this month end in all likelihood,” he said.

With impetus given to mobilising revenue, Mr. Sathyanarayana said the property tax that has been collected by the civic body has seen an increase. He added that more properties have been brought under the tax net.

“We have already reviewed tax collections in four zones. The collections can be increased if officials put in a bit more effort. Though I have directed revenue officials to review the tax paid by at least 25 properties a day, they are not following it up, which is disappointing,” he said.

Social media

Asked about the pluses of being the First Citizen of the city, he said that it had given him the opportunity to interact with people from all sections of society, especially with netizens on social media.

“It is through social media that I have been able to reach across to many people. I have received many good suggestions about improving the BBMP’s administration as well as received brickbats,” he added.

The Mayor may have completed 100 days in office, but it remains to be seen if his assurances to the public will actually materialise.

 

Raja Rao is new VUDA DFO

Friday, 13 December 2013 05:41 administrator
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The Hindu            13.12.2013

Raja Rao is new VUDA DFO

Assistant Conservator of Forests B. Raja Rao has been appointed as the Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) of VUDA on deputation from the Forest Department. Prior to his posting here, he was Assistant Conservator in Koyyalagudem division.

 
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