LLOOKKMMAATT NNEEWWSS NNEETTWWOORRKKAURANGABAD, OCT 22

The LokmatAurangabad Marathonscheduled for December11 is receiving animpressive responsefrom individuals andgroups alike.

A group of thirtyemployees form GlenmarkPharmaceuticals ltd. wasthe first to register in bulkat one go. Sanjay Choubeyand Suman Kumar tookinitiatives for the booking.

Those interested to regis-ter for the marathon inmega registrations cancall up 9075005235 or visitwww.mycitymarathon.com

LLOOKKMMAATT NNEEWWSS NNEETTWWOORRKKAURANGABAD, OCT 22

Municipal CommissionerOm Prakash Bakoria test-ed computer skills of offi-cers under grade 1 to 3 tosee whether they are ableto work on latest technolo-gy system that will beinstalled in AurangabadMunicipal Corporation(AMC) to make the citysmarter. As Aurangabad isselected for smart city, theworking pattern of AMCneeds reforms only afterwhich, the e-governancecould be implemented.

To get the office comput-erized, the government

needs tow o r kf r o mnow. TheAMC hast a k e nchallenge

to provide maximum com-puterized services. Thecompanies that areappointed for this taskhave already arrived inAurangabad and startedworking.

The AMC needs to installvarious softwares foremployees. Now, as theAMC is planning to spendlakhs of rupees on soft-ware, the commissionerhas decided to test the com-puter knowledge andskills.

The employees undergrade 1 to 3 were said to filla form to declare theircomputer proficiency inthree days.

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As a young engineer,fresh out of college,when I left for Pune

for an IT job in 2011, Iwasn’t really thinkinghard about my careerchoices. I just went withthe flow. My job was per-fect, well close to perfectand had all the comfortsof a typical MNC jobwhere I got a decent pack-age, perks and got to trav-el on business trips. Anaverage person like mewould love the life that Igot but I was not at ease. Iwasn’t being myself andthat lifestyle seemed likecopying someone else.This little discomfort inthe corner of my heartwas strong enough topush me to call it quits.

I returned to my familyin Aurangabad and tookup a job but had to suffer50% cut on my pay pack-age. Despite family’s sup-port, voices throwing neg-ative vibes existed.However, this timearound things were dif-ferent. I had a direction. I

knew what I wanted to doand that one feelinghelped me remain persist-ent. A year later, I triedhands at entrepreneur-ship. Though things didnot work out as I expectedat first and at those timesI did get disappointed. Afew months later, thingshave started to shape upprofessionally and per-sonally. I have a more sta-ble business now inrecruitments.

Meanwhile, amid allthis, my fitness was neg-lected and my health washampered, I weighed 92kgs in January. But, sincethen I have involvedmyself in running and inseveral other sports try-ing to keep my moralehigh. And now, I will berunning 21km in theLokmat AurangabadMarathon on December11 to prove myself that itis ok to take risks in lifebe it business or pushingyour fitness limits as longas you believe in yourself.I will run for myself !

‘It is ok to takerisks in life’

PPrriiyyaannkk CChhoopprraa,,Director, Idyllic Services

Pvt. Ltd.

MMyy RRuunn,, MMyy CCaauussee

Amid inquiries about bulk bookings from various organisations and groups, Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Limitedwas the first to get 30 registrations done at the same time for Lokmat Aurangabad Marathon. A picture of thegroup on their office premises.

Entries rushing in forLokmatMarathon

Bid to make municipalstaff computer savvy

MMaannyy ddoonn’’tt kknnooww hhooww ttoo ooppeenn eemmaaiillMany employees and workers of AMC do not knowhow to open the email. Only junior workers andemployees do the task on computer and officers onlygive signatures. The administration has given highquality computers by spending lakhs of rupees. Butall are gathering dust. Many clerical level employeesstill do not know how to use computers. Recently,commissioner had taken a test of 9 employees ofgrade 3 that had joined under compassionate basis.Only one had passed the test.

A souvenir was released on the inaugural day of the two-day zonal conference — AURADENT 2016 — organised by theAurangabad branch of the Indian Dental Association (IDA), in Aurangabad on Saturday. Seen in the photo are Prof PaulTipton, Dr Himanshu Gupta, Dr S C Bhoyar, Dr S P Dange, Dr Nitin Barve, Dr Moiz Khakiani, Dr Pranav Mahajan and others.

■ 10,000 streetlights aredefunct in cityfor a yearLLOOKKMMAATT NNEEWWSS NNEETTWWOORRKKAURANGABAD, OCT 22

It turned out to be a second‘black’ Diwali forAurangabadians. TheAurangabad MunicipalCorporation (AMC) hasfailed to get many streetlights repaired in the pastone year.

Although the AMC hasappointed as many as 22contractors to look afterthe city’s 40,000 streetlights and is spending ahefty amount on theirrepairing, services of thecontractors are not up tothe mark and the situationis what it was a year ago. A

total of 10,000 street lightsare defunct.

The electrical section ofthe AMC is said to be pay-ing the contractors with-out any check. As a majori-ty of the contractors havepolitical backing, civic offi-cers are signing their billswithout checking theirwork, it is alleged.

About 10,000 street lightshave been out of order fornearly a year. Citizens havebeen complaining, but invain. It is also alleged thatchief of the electricaldepartment is not payingany heed to their com-plaints.

As the festival of lights isjust round the corner, it isunlikely that the authori-ties will get the defunctlights repaired. Therefore,like last year, this Diwali isgoing to be ‘dark’ for somecitizens.

It’s second ‘dark’ Diwali

KHUSHALCHANDPASSES AWAYLLOOKKMMAATT NNEEWWSS NNEETTWWOORRKKAURANGABAD, OCT 22

9 2 - y e a r - o l dK h u s h a l c h a n dPhulchand Ajmera(Babulgaonwale), a resi-dent of Arihantnagarpassed away due to pro-

longed ill-ness onSaturday. Hewas a seniormember oft h eKhandelwalD i g a m b a rJain commu-nity. He issurvived by

three sons, daughter,daughters-in-law andgrandchildren. His eyeswere donated posthu-mously. Last rites wereperformed on him atKailashnagar crematori-um.

ZP to focus on intlquality education

BeedMCpolls: Kshirsagars look a divided house nowCC RR PPAATTEELLBEED, OCT 22

Six municipal councils in Beeddistrict are going to polls onNovember 27. Barring theNationalist Congress Party(NCP), all other political partiesface a dearth of promising can-didates.

The Beed Municipal Council(BMC) has been ruling by theKshirsagars since 1985, except atwo-year stint of Shiv Sena from1996 to 1998.

For the past 29 years, DrBharatbhushan Kshirsagar hasbeen dominating and reigningthe BMC. Even his rivals agreethat there is no challenge to DrBharatbhushan Kshirsagar.

In the election of 2011, the NCPhad made a history by winning45 of the total 46 seats, with 11 ofthem being elected unopposed.

UUnnccllee--nneepphheeww ddiissppuutteeDr Bharatbhushan Kshirsagar

wants to bring his son Dr YogeshKshirsagar in politics throughthe BMC election this time,while Sandeep Kshirsagar, who

is at present chair-man of the PublicWorks Committee inthe Zilla Parishad,wants his youngerbrother HemantKshirsagar to con-test the election.

There is a disputebetween DrB h a r a t b h u s h a nKshirsagar andSandeep Kshirsagar. SandeepRavindra Kshirsagar has chal-lenged Dr Kshirsagar and hisrebel NCP panel is contestingagainst Dr Kshirsagar NCP can-didates.

Ravindra Kshirsagar, thefather of Sandeep Kshirsagar,has issued a press statementannouncing that there will be apanel of Sandeep Kshirsagar inthe BMC election.

It is learnt that NCP supremoSharad Pawar and formerdeputy chief minister AjitPawar tried to convince both —Dr Kshirsagar and Sandeep —but in vain.

Former minister and NCP

deputy leader in the LegislativeAssembly Jaidatta Kshirsagar isin a dilemma as the Kshirsagarsare a divided house for the firsttime. So, he has been trying toconvince them but so far there isno positive outcome.

If the Kshirsagars remaindivided, it will benefit theiropponents. Jaidatta Kshirsagaris in two minds and for the pastsix months he is rarely visitingBeed. He is also in pressure fromhis house.

If party workers go to the resi-dence of the Kshirsagars onNagar Road to meet DrKshirsagar, the group ofSandeep Kshirsagar is becomingunhappy and vice versa.

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Since 1995 Assemblyelections, noCongress MLA hasbeen elected.

In 1999 Assemblyelections, three MLAsof the NCP and fourMLAs of the BJPwere elected.

In 2004 Assembly elections, oneNCP and Shiv Sena and five BJPcandidates were elected.

In 2009 Assembly elections, oneBJP and five NCP candidateswere elected.

In 2014 Assembly elections, oneNCP and five BJP MLAs wereelected.SSeennaa--BBJJPP hhaassnnoo iimmppaaccttShiv Sena and BJP are strong

in rural areas and have littleinfluence in the city.

Shiv Sena, BJP, Shiv Sangramand AIMIM are still in search ofcandidates for the post of presi-dent. Besides, there are no rushfor getting Sena, BJP, Shiv

Sangram and AIMIM tickets.Former councillor Shaikh

Nizam, who has left the NCP, islikely to be municipal presidentcandidate from the AIMIM.

It is learnt that eminentbuilder Dilip Dhoot is likely tocontest the municipal election asa Mahayuti candidate.

At present, Dhoot is in theCongress and is considered to bea staunch follower of formerminister Suresh Navale.

He was in Shiv Sena from 1988to 2005. He joined the Congresswith Suresh Navale in 2005. Hiswife Smita Dhoot was civic chieffrom 1996 to 1997.CCaassttee--wwiissee mmoorrcchhaassAfter the Kopardi gang rape

and murder incident, firstMaratha morchas were held inthe region and then acrossMaharashtra. Now, morchas ofDalits, OBCs and Muslims arebeing organised at regular inter-vals in the State.

This time, it is difficult toguess the result of the municipalelections due to these caste-wisemorchas.

Dr Bhharatbhushan, Dilip Dhoot, Sandeep

LLOOKKMMAATT NNEEWWSS NNEETTWWOORRKKAURANGABAD, OCT 22

To change the outlook ofpublic towards ZillaParishad (ZP) schools, theEducation Department ofthe State has decided toimplement internationallevel quality education in100 selected schools.Education officer R SMogal said that two orthree schools would beselected from each dis-trict for the pilot project.

He said that basic eligi-bility is that a schoolshould have minimum 500students. The craze foradmitting children in

English schools hasincreased in the recenttimes and this has affect-ed the Marathi mediumschools. The project aimsat energizing thoseschools who are workingto educate students ofremote and hilly areas.

“The action plan will bemade after studying theeducation models ofChina, Japan, SouthKorea, Singapore andHong Kong.

The test of teachers ofMathematics, Languagesand Science subjects willbe conducted beforeselecting the school,” hesaid.

Those teachers who aretech-savvy, love teachingand ready to accept thechanges will be selectedafter the test.Commenting on PragatMaharashtra Upakram, RS Mogal said that the gov-ernment initiated PragatMaharashtra Upakram inJune 2015 so that studentsshould be able to read andwrite.

“The target under theproject is to increaselearning capacity of stu-dents up to 60 per cent.Our department is con-centrating to have theinternational ranking forZP schools,” he added.

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PPoooorr pprriiccee uuppsseettssssooyyaa bbeeaann ggrroowweerrssNNaannddeedd,, OOcctt 2222: The farm-

ers, reeling under the lossof soya bean crop due torecent waterlogging afterthe heavy downpour, arefurther suffering, as themerchants are payingprices lower than the gov-ernment recommendationfor their produce through-out the district.