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PUNE, NOVEMBER 22, 2014 | www.goldensparrow.com
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ANIRUDDHA RAJANDEKAR
CSR Champs, Citizen Groups, please adopt this pedestrian subway
The Chandan Nagar Pedestrian Subway on Ahmednagar Road is lying unused as citizens’ cross the road above in mid-traffic
this section of Ahmednagar Road was concretised, residents told TGS that this subway is often locked. They have thus got used to crossing the road in mid-traffic. Ironically, the PMPML and State Transport (ST) buses stop near this subway and people rush to these bus stops by crossing the road dangerously. School children, women, aged persons and others cross the road indiscriminately. The stretch has seen many fatal accidents but people have forgotten them. An inspection of the subway revealed that it is relatively clean, properly lit, has glossy ‘no spitting’ boards and the steel arm rests/ supports are still intact. In spite of this, pedestrians were found dangerously crossing Ahmednagar Road in midtraffic thus risking their lives. Th is road, which leads on to the highway, is used by heavily loaded trucks, long distance buses, cars, jeeps, motorcycles and three wheelers ferrying passengers. Unmindful of the heavy traffic, pedestrians cross the road and risk their lives. (with inputs from Gitesh Shelke)
Citizens’ Initiative
TGS NEWS SERVICE In a citizen’s campaign over the last three weeks, The Golden Sparrow on Saturday has been highlighting the sad neglect of a large number of pedestrian subways in the city. An estimated Rs 50 crore from the public exchequer has been spent on constructing these
Signposts
subways meant to promote citizens’ safety while crossing busy roads. The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has been rather slow in reacting to the suggestion that it would not cost much to have these subways restored. All they need is cleaning up, good lighting and a warden or security guard.
Pune being a city of proactive citizens’ groups such as Pedestrians First, Janawani, National Society for Clean Cities, Parisar, Sajag Nagrik Manch, PMP Pravasi Manch and many others, any of these groups could consider adopting the Chandan Nagar pedestrian subway on Ahmednagar Road. Constructed by the PMC before
ACKNOWLEDGING INNOVATION
SC notice on BJP plea on its foreign funding New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday issued notice to the central government and the Election Commission on a BJP plea challenging the Delhi High Court order that the contribution to its coffers by the Indian subsidiary of an overseas-based company amounted to foreign contribution. An apex court bench headed by Chief Justice H.L. Dattu while issuing notice on Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) plea, tagged it with an earlier Congress plea on the same issue. IANS
No stay to Shahi Imam son’s anointment ceremony New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Friday refused to stay the anointment ceremony of Jama Masjid Shahi Imam’s son as the Naib Imam (deputy Imam) saying the ceremony has no legal sanctity. A division bench of Chief Justice G. Rohini and Justice R.S. Endlaw said that anointment ceremony has no legal position, as informed by the centre and the Delhi Waqf Board, so it can’t stay the ceremony. The central government and the Waqf Board Thursday told the court that anointment of Naib Imam was “illegal” and has no legal sanctity. The court also issued notice to centre, the Delhi Waqf Board and the Shahi Imam of Jama Masjid, Maulana Syed Ahmed Bukhari, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), DDA and MCD and sought their response by Jan 28. IANS
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A visually challenged teacher (right) and student duo from a local school demonstrate the working of Punetra, a device meant for the visually challenged students with audio curriculum for schools
India’s social innovations NEED OUR SUPPORT As Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi has said, India may be a land with hundreds of problems but it is also a land with a million solutions. The way forward in dealing with India’s core problems is through Social Innovations and Bottom of the Pyramid businesses as was emphasised during the day-long 2nd National Social Innovation seminar in Pune on November 17
TGS Children’s Day competition – last day for submissions today! The Golden Sparrow on Saturday kick started their very first competition on Children’s Day as a tribute to the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize winner Kailash Satyarthi. His crusade against child labour is the theme for the competition. Students can write essays, compose poems
Dr Jairaj Chintamani (second from right) was given the Anjani Mashelkar Inclusive Innovation Award at the 2nd National Social Innovation Seminar for the invention of Diosense, a device to help diabetic ailments. Diosense is a non-invasive device that can detect ulcer prone regions with 90 per cent accuracy
Complete Wi-Fi connectivity at UoP BY MANASI SARAF JOSHI @GargiManasi
The Savitribai Phule Pune University will have a complete Wi-Fi connectivity at its campus, with 24X7 Internet facility at teachers’ quarters, from November 25. Speaking to The Golden Sparrow on Saturday, vice-chancellor WN Gade said, “The Maharashtra governor C Vidyasagar Rao would be inaugurating the Wi-Fi campus programme. For the first time we will be having a complete Wi-Fi campus connectivity on campus, covering both the teaching and non-teaching quarters.”
Earlier, the campus spread over 400 acres, had only limited Wi-Fi connectivity. Gade said, “We have installed fibre optic wires for good and quality network. A budget of Rs 10 crore was allocated for the project. I am sure that the students will welcome the facility and make good use of it.” About access to social networking sites, Gade said, “We will decide about this only after a deliberation. Sites that are informative and necessary will be given priority, while those that are not relevant, will not be given access to.” manasisaraf@gmail.com
or paint around the theme. Till date, TGS has received 200 pictures, 90 essays and 30 poems from various institutions across the city. Today is the last day for submission. For more details contact Prachi Bari on 9822619858 or Yash Daiv on 9762884007.
CHILDREN’S DAY COMPETITION The 2014 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded jointly to eminent social worker Kailash Satyarthi in recognition of his crusade against child labour. As a tribute to him, we invite the Children of Pune to participate in
The Golden Sparrow’s Children’s Day Competition Children, send us your paintings, poems & essays on
CHILD LABOUR IN INDIA
Mention your name, age, standard, school’s name and contact number in your entry. Today is the Last Day for Receiving Entries
3 Grand Winners & 5 consulation prizes in each category will be announced in this newspaper Entries may be sent to: contest.tgs@gmail.com or The Golden Sparrow on Saturday, 1641, Madhav Heritage, Tilak Road, Pune - 411030. Tel: 020-24324332/33