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  • 26 locations identified for EV charging stations

    26 locations identified for EV charging stations

    To encourage people to switch to electric vehicles (EVs), there is a plan to set up charging stations and 26 places have been earmarked for these across the district.

    Two EVs have been made available for the Kullu Regional Transport Office (RTO), one of which is being used by it and another by a flying squad. Two EV charging points of 7.2 kW have been set up on the Mini Secretariat premises.

    Charging stations will be set up at Jari; PWD Rest House, Bajaura; luxury bus stand, Manali; Patlikul bus stand; Kullu bus stand; Banjar bus stand; Nature Park, Babeli; Cattle Ground, Kullu; Siyal Bihal, Manali; Bandrol; Bajaura; Mangalore; Bini; Ghiyagi; Sainj; and Largi. Eight charging stations are to be installed in Anni subdivision.

    RTO Prakash Chand Azad said the land had been transferred to the Transport Department for setting up charging stations at Jari and Bajaura rest house, while no-objection certificates were yet to be obtained at 24 places. “Also, the Forest Conservation Act permission is yet to be obtained from the Forest Department in some cases. Formalities have been completed and its report has been sent to the state government,” Azad added.

    Deputy Commissioner Ashutosh Garg said with the objective of heading towards a green state, the state government was promoting EVs. He said 26 places had been earmarked in the district where EV charging stations would be set up.

    The government has targeted to make HP a green energy state by 2025. Under this plan, vehicles of all government departments in the state have to be replaced into electrical energy operated ones by 2025.

    The HRTC is running 25 EV buses on various routes in Kullu, including tourist hotspots of Rohtang and Atal Tunnel. For charging these buses, seven stations have been set up in Kullu and five in Manali, which have a capacity of 80 kW each, and each bus takes two hours to charge, after which it can travel up to 200 km.

    The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is also developing three sites along the national highway adjacent to Manali, which will have charging stations besides other basic facilities for tourists and locals.

  • Telangana CID arrests notorious criminal in Haryana

    Telangana CID arrests notorious criminal in Haryana

    Hyderabad: The Telangana CID officials on Friday arrested a white-collar offender from Gurugram district of Haryana who went by various names – Ranjit Tiwari, Rajeev Saxena, Himansu Upadyaya, Ranjit Awadhesh Tiwari, and Ranjit Kumar Tiwari, and has been absconding for the last four years.

    According to the CID, the suspect floated a paper company ‘Miric Biotech Limited’ and recruited a local person as regional sales manager for entire Telangana to identify interested distributors.

    Showing colourful brochures, the gullible businessmen were told that their company was a noted one producing skin care and Ayurvedic products on a huge scale in North India and that they were extending their business to the southern states. Believing this, one investor, Sindhura Traders deposited Rs 6 lakhs as deposit amount and Rs 36 lakh for material supply, with Ranjit Tiwari.

    However, after taking the amount, Ranjit Tiwari switched off his cell phone and stopped responding to the victim. After the complainant approached, Telangana State CID Police registered a case and tried to trace out the suspect but by then he went absconding.

    A team consisting of SI, Sardar Satpal Singh, ASI D Ashok, and HC P Sreenivas, went to Gurugram and brought the accused on PT Warrant to Hyderabad. During the investigation, it came to light that Ranjit had also cheated two others with the same modus operandi. Within one year, he is suspected to have cheated the gullible to the tune of Rs.1.26 crore, the CID said.

    On the directions of Mahesh M Bhagwat, Additional DGP, CID, TS and under the guidance of K Venkata Lakshmi, Superintendent of Police, EOW, CID, the team collected information about the suspect and brought him to Hyderabad and sent for judicial custody.

  • Governor Tamilisai seeks status report on TSPSC paper leak case

    Governor Tamilisai seeks status report on TSPSC paper leak case

    Hyderabad: The Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan has sought the latest status report, within 48 hours, on the Telangana State Public Service Commission (TSPSC) question paper leak case.

    On the Governor’s instructions, the Raj Bhavan wrote to the Chief Secretary, the TSPSC and the Director General of Police (DGP) seeking the latest status within 48 hours.

    In the letter, it was asked for intimating status report as at present on the alleged leakage including Special Investigation Team’s investigation status, the Raj Bhavan said.

    The TSPSC was also asked to furnish the details of its regular and outsourcing employees who appeared for examinations with or without permission from the Commission and their performance in the exams and preparatory leave etc, apart from the present status of the case.

    This came a day after the opposition Congress urged the Governor to exercise her special powers to take action in the case.

    A delegation of state Congress leaders led by its state chief A Revanth Reddy had urged her to dissolve the TSPSC until the investigation in the case is completed.

    Revanth Reddy had stated that under Article 317 of the Constitution, the Governor has the powers to suspend those in TSPSC who are involved in the paper leak. “Only then can the probe into the case be transparent,” he said.

    He said the Governor told the delegation that she will look into the issue and take necessary action after seeking legal opinion.

  • Rare red sand boa snake rescued from Puri

    Rare red sand boa snake rescued from Puri

    Puri: A Red Sand Boa, a rare species of snake, was rescued from an under-construction hotel in Odisha’s Puri town on Thursday.

    The workers spotted the rare snake at the under-construction hotel on City Road in the town and informed the officials. On being informed, members of the Snake Helpline went to the spot and rescued the snake.

    On measuring, the snake was found to be 2 and a half feet in length and weighed around 750 gram. Later, the Snake Helpline members handed over the slither to the authorities of Nandankanan Zoo near Bhubaneswar.

    The Red Sand Boa, known as the Indian Sand Boa, is a non-venomous species found on the banks of rivers, ponds and sandy places. It is a primarily reddish-brown and thick-set snake that grows to an average length of 75 cm. It feeds on rodents, lizards, and even other snakes.

    Unlike most snakes, its tail is almost as thick as the body and gives the reptile the appearance of being double-headed. It is easily recognised from its shovel-shaped nose and a blunt tail which appears to be chopped off.

  • Odisha: Central University of Odisha organizes International Conference on Indian Literature

    Odisha: Central University of Odisha organizes International Conference on Indian Literature

    Bhubaneswar: An international conference on “Imagining and Translating the ‘Other’: Engaging with Contemporary Indian Literature” was organised by the Department of English, Central University of Odisha, Koraput, from March 20 to 22.

    The conference was inaugurated by Vice-Chancellor of CUO, Prof Chakradhar Tripathi. Prof N Nagaraju, Vice-Chancellor of GM University, Sambalpur; writer Chandrahas Choudhury and Prof Alessandro Vescovi of the State University of Milan, Italy were present.

    Speaking at the inaugural function, Prof Himansu S Mohapatra emphasised the engagement with the ‘other’ in Indian literature and drew an analogy with the human-animal encounter in the recent Oscar-winning Indian film “The Elephant Whisperers” to explain what it means to encounter the exiled ‘other’.

    The inaugural ceremony saw the release of four books, CUO Newsletter, Book of Abstracts and two books of translation – Following My Heart (by Himansu S Mohapatra & Paul St Pierre) and Niranjana (by Sanjeet Kumar Das). Convener-cum-head Sanjeet Kumar Das gave the welcome address and Prof Himansu S Mohapatra, director, introduced the guests and the topic.

    Senior professors Prof Guru Charan Behera, Prof Dipti Ranjan Pattanik (both from BHU), Prof Asim Ranjan Parhi (Head, English, Utkal University), Prof Mary Mohanty and Tanutrushna Panigrahi (Utkal University) were present.

    The second day of the conference began with a plenary lecture titled “Watch Out, Di: New Vistas in Indian Fiction Today” by Chandrahas Choudhury, which served as a mirror of the whole panorama of new trends in creative writing and translation in Indian literature.

    The second day’s proceedings were capped by a cultural extravaganza, put up by the students. The package included poetry recitation, one full length play (Nirajana by Bijay Mishra) and a solo play, songs and dance performances.

    The third day saw two plenary lectures, the first one by Prof Alessandro Vescovi, titled “From Toru Dutt to Amitav Ghosh: Two Instances of Translating India for the Word”, and, the second by Prof Harish Trivedi, former professor of English, University of Delhi, titled “Othering Ourselves: The Paradox of (Self-) Translation”.

    The conference concluded with a summing up by Prof Himansu Mohapatra and responses from Chandrahas Choudhury, Prof Alessandro Vescovi and a selection of outstation participants (Manisha Mishra, Head, English, RD Women’s University, Munira Salim, Head, English, Stewart Science College, Tyagraj Thakur, senior faculty of English, Silicon University of Technology, Siddharth Mohapatra, senior faculty of English, Trident, Bhubaneswar, Nalinikanta Parhi, lecturer in English, Nilgiri College and senior journalist Sandeep Mishra. The vote of thanks was offered by Sanjeet Kumar Das.

  • BSF recovers huge dump of Maoist explosives in Malkangiri

    BSF recovers huge dump of Maoist explosives in Malkangiri

    Malkangiri: The security forces have unearthed a huge dump of arms and explosives of the Maoists in Odisha’s Malkangiri on the Saheed Diwas (martyrs’ day) observed by the banned outfit.

    On the basis of specific information about the Maoist dump in Balimela Reserve Forest near village Taimal, the BSF launched a special operation on Thursday. The BSF personnel found the dump in Balimela forest between Lariguda and Taimal villages under Chitrakonda police station on Andhra Pradesh-Odisha border.

    The arms and explosives that were recovered from the dump included 2 SBML guns, 2 empty SBML shells, 11 hand grenades and 28 detonators besides 3 steel tiffin boxes.

    Recovery of the huge dump explosives and SBML gun is expected to demoralise the Maoist cadres and their sympathisers, said a press release of the BSF. It would also motivate the security forces to operate more actively in the region.

    Balimela Reserve Forest has been the safe haven for Maoist outfits since long due to topographical reasons and favourable atmosphere. BSF troops and police have been actively operating in the area to curb Maoist menace in the region and create sense of security among the local populace.

  • Tennis player Kabir Hans sets realistic goals in the face of tough challenges

    Tennis player Kabir Hans sets realistic goals in the face of tough challenges

    The No. 1 men’s tennis player of Odisha, who became the first from the state to win a title (men’s doubles) at the Fenesta Open National Hard Court Championship in New Delhi last October, earned his first ATP point at the ITF Men’s 15K tournament in Kish Island, Iran, earlier this month.

    Not one to rest on his laurels, the 21-year-old aims to win the first ITF men’s title for Odisha and become the highest-ranked ATP player of the state.

    The Bhubaneswar lad, who was felicitated by Trupti Enterprises Director Suvendu Mohanty, has set practical goals for himself as he knows moving to the next level requires a humongous expense.

    He needs a support team of personal coach, trainer and physio, besides opportunities to travel abroad to play several ITF tournaments, especially in Europe.

    It wouldn’t have been possible for him to reach this stage without his family’s support. His parents Chetan and Shelly Hans have made a lot of sacrifices to add wings to Kabir’s tennis journey, but it will no longer be possible for them to provide the kind of support he needs now.

    The Odisha government, Odisha Tennis Association (OTA) and a few private enterprises have provided him some funds and support. But that’s not adequate to excel further in a sport like tennis.

    Kabir thanked Trupti Enterprises, all his coaches, KIIT University, OTA, Sports Department of Odisha government, the media fraternity, his friends, family and well-wishers for their support thus far and said he looked forward to the same in times ahead.

    Amongst others who were present to apreciate and encourage Kabir were Sports Director of KIIT Gaganendu Dash, OTA’s Sambit Patnaik, his former coaches Ajay Nishank, Subhranshu Sarangi and Lalit Dash, current coach Jaimin Mehta, Anil Dhir and Satyabrata Sanu Ratho.

  • Woman and lover arrested for killing her husband in Ganjam

    Woman and lover arrested for killing her husband in Ganjam

    Berhampur: Police on Thursday arrested a woman for allegedly murdering her husband with the help of her paramour in Odisha’s Ganjam district.

    Speaking to media persons, IIC of Beguniapada police station in the district Purna Chandra Pradhan said the body of Garib Das, a resident of Angargaon village was found from a farmland of Gilinda village on January 29. Garib’s wife Sudensha Das had filed a police complaint alleging murder of her husband.

    The police had registered a case and launched an investigation. While checking the mobile phone call records of Sudensha as part of the investigation, the police came to know that she had talked with Pankaj Jena over phone the entire night on the day when Garib’s body was found.

    On suspicion, police detained Sudeshna and Pankaj and questioned them. During interrogation, Sudeshna confessed that Pankaj was her paramour and both of them had killed Garib by smashing his head with a stone. Later, they dumped his body on the farmland near Gilinda.

    The police have seized the stone used in the crime and recovered Garib’s mobile phone from Sudeshna. Both Sudeshna and Pankaj were and forwarded to court on Thursday, nearly 2 months after Garib’s murder.

  • CM Naveen honored Odisha FC athletes Bapi Hansda and Diego Mauricio

    CM Naveen honored Odisha FC athletes Bapi Hansda and Diego Mauricio

    Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday felicitated Odisha athlete Bapi Hansda and Diego Mauricio of Odisha FC.

    The Chief Minister presented a check of Rs 25 lakh as cash reward to track and field athlete Hansda for winning gold in the 400m hurdles at the recently concluded 18th National Youth Athletics Championship with a time of 51.90 sec. Hansda, who is now ranked World No 1 in under-18 category, has qualified for Asian Youth Athletics Championship, which is scheduled to be held in Uzbekistan in April.

    Congratulating Hansda for his achievement, Naveen lauded him for his dedication and hard work and inspiring budding athletes. He appreciated the coaches and staff for their contribution towards making the HPC emerge as a major hub in the country.

    Hansda, who hails from Balasore, is the youngest of five siblings and had lost his father in 2008. After a lot of personal struggles, he found his passion for athletics and was spotted by the HPC for his talent. He was inducted into the Kalinga Stadium in 2019.

    The Chief Minister also felicitated Odisha FC’s Diego Mauricio, who won the coveted ISL 2022-23 Golden Boot award. Naveen congratulated Diego for his exemplary performance and contribution to the Odisha FC. Odisha FC president Raj Atwal was also present.

    Diego started the season by scoring two goals in the first match against Jamshedpur FC and continued his goal-scoring spree throughout the season and finished with 12 goals in 21 matches. He emerged as the top scorer in ISL 2022-23 season and won the prestigious Golden Boot award.

    Notably, Odisha FC has been a favourite team drawing crowd in large numbers to the Kalinga Stadium for the ISL home matches since 2019.