Church leaders pay tributes to Cardinal Simon Pimenta

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- CAMIL PARKHE Sakal Times Monday, 22 July 2013 - 05:27 PM IST
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Pune: Church leaders in the city have paid rich tributes to Emeritus Cardinal Simon Pimenta, the first  Marathi-speaking clergy to be elevated to the rank of cardinal, whose funeral will take place in Mumbai on Tuesday.

Pune Bishop Thomas Dabre described Pimenta as a veteran leader of the Church in the country who had also advised Pope John Paul II on various vital issues including inter-religious dialogues.

“He was the vice-principal of Thomas Baptista School in Papadi in Vasai  when I was a student there. I was touched with his simplicity when he, along with students, used to clean out the weed in the school garden,” Bishop Dabre told Sakal Times.  

Describing Cardinal Pimenta as a real pastor who cared for his flock, Emeritus Bishop Valerian D'Souza said that he had personally known the Pimenta for the past few decades. “I was touched by his integrity, honest and forthrightness,” Bishop D'Souza said.

“One of the major steps taken by the Pimenta as bishop and later as archbishop was to insist on establishing only Marathi medium schools in Mumbai archdiocese in order to preserve Maharashtrian culture,” the emeritus bishop said.

Simon Pimenta, born at Marol, Andheri in Mumbai in  1920 was head of the Mumbai archdiocese from 1978 to 1996 He was also president of the Catholic Bishop Conference of India for three consecutive terms. 

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Errol - Tuesday, 23 July 2013 - 05:13 PM IST

Eternal rest grant unto Rev Cardinal Pimenta, oh Lord and may perpetual life shine on him, may his soul rest in peace Amen

JOE KASBE - Monday, 22 July 2013 - 08:50 PM IST

I had got a chance to met him twice & I have known him very kind-hearted and loving personality.He had the quality of attracting people towards him, and always had secular thinking and this kind of person has not been or will never be in future.May god bless him and may his soul rest in peace. PRESIDENT CATHOLIC ASSOCIATION OF PUNE (Vadgaonsheri) JOE KASBE

PCNTDA Traffic Park sees huge rush, helps people understand rules better

Traffic Park sees huge rush, helps people understand rules better
- CAMIL PARKHE Sakal Times Saturday, 8 June 2013 - 12:19 PM IST
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PIMPRI: The state-of-the-art Traffic Park in Pimpri Chinchwad New Township Development Authority (PCNTDA) is receiving good response since its inauguration in February this year.

This unique park is the first of its kind venture in Maharashtra dealing with scientific training about vehicle driving and efficient vehicles maintenance.

Developed on a seven acre plot on Spine Road in Moshi at a cost of Rs 7 crore, the traffic park was inaugurated by Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan.

The park has artificially created road traffic situation including speedbrakers, curves, a subway and also a kuttcha road to make the learners use various gears and control speed limits to drive their vehicles efficiently.

The other attractions at the Park include a landscaped garden, a cafeteria and also an amphitheatre.

The management of the Park has been entrusted to Maruti car dealer, Mahalaxmi Automotives, on a three-year contract. The private agency uses the park to conduct theory and practical training sessions for those interested in securing four-wheeler driving licences.

PCNTDA's Chief Executive Officer Yogesh Mhase told Sakal Times the Traffic Park teaches various driving skills under one roof and is a unique project in the State.

Pimpri Chinchwad's Deputy Regional Transport Officer, Jitendra Patil, said that the traffic park offers best facilities to learn quality and efficient driving, which is imperative for safe road transport. The facilities provided are highly appreciated by those participating in it, he said.

“Such training is needed to be given in all the cities to ensure road traffic safety and awareness of traffic rules,” he said.

SMALL WINDOW

Pimpri Chinchwad's Deputy Regional Transport Office uses the traffic park daily from 11 am to 2 pm to conduct tests for issuing licences for two-wheeler and four-wheeler driving.

Pimpri Chinchwad's Science Centre

91,000 people visit PCMC Science Centre in five months
- CAMIL PARKHE Sakal Times Tuesday, 9 July 2013 - 05:23 PM IST
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PIMPRI: Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporations's (PCMC) Science Centre has received an overwhelming response and a total of 91,000 children and adults have visited the Centre since it was inaugurated five months ago.

It has fetched the civic body a revenue of Rs 43.18 lakh.

The Science Centre, with an aim to provide knowledge with fun, has an automobile gallery and a planetarium as its major attractions. The Centre, established on a seven acres of land, had witnessed heavy rush during the recently concluded summer vacation. During the day-long visit, the students are taken to various sections of the Science Centre and are guided by the education officers on various exhibits and scientific equipments.

Now the civic body's education department has arranged daily visits for students of the PCMC-run secondary schools to the Science Centre.

A batch of 250 students accompanied by their teachers will visit the Science Centre from Tuesday to Friday every week till September 19.

The Centre's Education Officer, Saudagar Shinde, said that it is one of the 42 regional science centres established by the National Council of Science Museums of the Union Culture Ministry in the country.

"It takes about four to five hours for an individual to visit all sections and exhibits,” he said, adding that the Centre receives highest number of visitors on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays. The Centre is closed on Monday.

AT THE CENTRE

The Science Centre has automobile, energy and fun science galleries, an exhibition hall, an inflatable dome planetarium, a library, an auditorium and 270 exhibits. The entry fee for adults is Rs 50 and for children is Rs 30. Students coming in groups have to pay Rs 20 per head. On an average, 800 people have been visiting the centre daily.