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Time of India
a day ago
- Time of India
Man held for duping elderly woman of Rs 80L with digital arrest
Jaipur: State's cyber crime police Wednesday arrested a 30-year-old man from West Bengal for his alleged involvement in an Rs 80 lakh fraud case in which an 82-year-old woman from Ajmer was duped through a "digital arrest" scam. The accused, identified as Sovan Mandal, is believed to be the primary account holder who received the entire amount extorted from the victim. According to SP Cyber Crime Shantanu Kumar, the fraud took place between Nov 23 and 30 last year. The victim received WhatsApp video calls from individuals posing as officials from the Mumbai cyber crime unit. She was told that she was under "digital arrest" and would face serious legal trouble unless she cooperated. Out of fear, she transferred Rs 80 lakh to the bank account provided by the scammers. The case was initially registered at a police station in Ajmer and later transferred to the Rajasthan Cyber Crime Police Station in Jaipur. A special team tracked the transactions and found that the full amount was transferred into a single bank account, leading to the arrest of Mandal, a resident of Dhulian in Howrah district. Police said the money was quickly dispersed through more than 150 different bank accounts after it landed in Mandal's account. Investigators also found that a large portion of the funds was converted into cryptocurrency, specifically USDT, to evade tracking. Efforts are underway to identify all the accounts used and the individuals operating them. The officer said the cybercriminals used commissions from such scams to live lavishly and could be connected to other cyber crimes reported across the country. The investigation is continuing to trace the full extent of the fraud ring.
Time of India
4 days ago
- Science
- Time of India
Students make low-cost lightning arrester, school applies for patent
1 2 Kolkata: An experiment at a school workshop in Madhyamgram is all set to bring down the cost of lightning conductors to less than half and save lives of thousands from being electrocuted in the fields. The lightning conductor, devised by students at Sodepur Deshbandhu Bidyapith (Boys), already passed tests at institutes like Central Power Research Institute and was awarded at the National Children's Science Congress in 2020. The school has now applied for its patent. The project took off nearly eight years ago with school students trying to devise a lightning conductor from household and garage waste. A thin aluminium sheet is fitted at the edge of a structure that looks like the wheel of a cycle. There are pores on the rim of the wheel, and copper wires are inserted through them as spokes. There is a hub in the middle, and there are threaded holes connected to the wires going inside the earth. You Can Also Check: Kolkata AQI | Weather in Kolkata | Bank Holidays in Kolkata | Public Holidays in Kolkata Lightning conductors have sharp edges, which help in converging electric field lines on the lightning conductor more. This further helps reduce damage to the nearby areas from lightning. Also, the lightning conductor's pointed ends help it to acquire more positive charges on its tip. While commercially available lightning conductors have three to four pointed edges, the lightning conductor devised by the students has nearly 450-500 pointed edges. "When the negative charge is discharged by the cloud, it first strikes the pointed tip of the lightning conductor and quickly travels to the earth. The discharge process gets over very quickly, and a house, people or animals in its surroundings will be saved from damage," said Pashupati Mandal, physics teacher of the school who heads the project. It costs less than Rs 1,000, while commercially available lightning conductors with one or two pointed ends cost nearly Rs 2,100. "The initial prototype was made at a cost of Rs 350. But we decided to modify that after tests were done at the central laboratories. The modified lightning conductor costs around Rs 1,000. This is at least 10 times more useful and can be installed by anyone. It can easily be purchased by farmers who pay more than double to buy lightning conductors from the market," Mandal said. Normally, lightning conductors are used at the top of buildings or towers. But this can be put on the field, which is watery and marshy. "So far, we have installed lightning conductors at 40 locations across districts in north Bengal, and we are closely monitoring them," said Ambarish Nag Biswas of West Bengal Radio Club, which is assisting the school in developing the lightning conductor. "There are hundreds of farmers and animals who die every year from lightning. Apart from that, fishermen also use lightning conductors," Nag Biswas said.
Time of India
4 days ago
- Science
- Time of India
Students make low-cost lightning arresters, school applies for patent
Kolkata: An experiment at a school workshop in Madhyamgram is all set to bring down the cost of lightning conductors to less than half and save lives of thousands from being electrocuted in the fields. The lightning conductor, devised by students at Sodepur Deshbandhu Bidyapith (Boys), already passed tests at institutes like Central Power Research Institute and was awarded at the National Children's Science Congress in 2020. The school has now applied for its patent. The project took off nearly eight years ago with school students trying to devise a lightning conductor from household and garage waste. A thin aluminium sheet is fitted at the edge of a structure that looks like the wheel of a cycle. There are pores on the rim of the wheel, and copper wires are inserted through them as spokes. There is a hub in the middle, and there are threaded holes connected to the wires going inside the earth. You Can Also Check: Kolkata AQI | Weather in Kolkata | Bank Holidays in Kolkata | Public Holidays in Kolkata Lightning conductors have sharp edges, which help in converging electric field lines on the lightning conductor more. This further helps reduce damage to the nearby areas from lightning. Also, the lightning conductor's pointed ends help it to acquire more positive charges on its tip. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like This Japanese AI invention allows you to speak 68 languages instantly. The idea? Genius. Enence 2.0 Undo While commercially available lightning conductors have three to four pointed edges, the lightning conductor devised by the students has nearly 450-500 pointed edges. "When the negative charge is discharged by the cloud, it first strikes the pointed tip of the lightning conductor and quickly travels to the earth. The discharge process gets over very quickly, and a house, people or animals in its surroundings will be saved from damage," said Pashupati Mandal, physics teacher of the school who heads the project. It costs less than Rs 1,000, while commercially available lightning conductors with one or two pointed ends cost nearly Rs 2,100. "The initial prototype was made at a cost of Rs 350. But we decided to modify that after tests were done at the central laboratories. The modified lightning conductor costs around Rs 1,000. This is at least 10 times more useful and can be installed by anyone. It can easily be purchased by farmers who pay more than double to buy lightning conductors from the market," Mandal said. Normally, lightning conductors are used at the top of buildings or towers. But this can be put on the field, which is watery and marshy. "So far, we have installed lightning conductors at 40 locations across districts in north Bengal, and we are closely monitoring them," said Ambarish Nag Biswas of West Bengal Radio Club, which is assisting the school in developing the lightning conductor. "There are hundreds of farmers and animals who die every year from lightning. Apart from that, fishermen also use lightning conductors," Nag Biswas said.
India Today
6 days ago
- Politics
- India Today
Over 50 Marathi schools in US to get support from Maharashtra government
As Marathi continues to be taught in community-run schools across the United States, Maharashtra's Minister for Information Technology and Cultural Affairs, Ashish Shelar, has assured formal support from the state WITH BAY AREA MANDALDuring a recent visit to the Bay Area in San Francisco, Ashish Shelar met with representatives of the Maharashtra Mandal, an organisation that oversees several such institutions, run by volunteers from the Marathi-speaking diaspora, focus on teaching the Marathi language along with lessons in culture, history, and folk traditions to children growing up outside India. The Bay Area school, in operation since 2005, currently has around 300 students the US, more than 50 Marathi schools function in similar ways, sustained by community effort but without formal the meeting, the Mandal representatives conveyed that official support, such as a standard curriculum, examination framework, and recognition, would help improve teaching quality and simplify also pointed out that formal certification could encourage wider participation from parents and ASSURES COOPERATIONIn response, Mr Shelar said he would take up the matter with Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and School Education Minister Dada assured the group that the Maharashtra government would extend full would include access to curriculum materials, official endorsement letters, and other documentation that could support the functioning and recognition of these visit reflects a growing awareness of the role that diaspora communities play in keeping regional languages and cultures these schools are not part of any formal education network, their contribution to preserving linguistic heritage outside India is this assurance from the minister, the volunteers and families running these schools now await concrete implemented, this support may provide structure to their efforts and help strengthen the long-term sustainability of Marathi language learning in the diaspora.- Ends
NDTV
7 days ago
- Politics
- NDTV
Maharashtra To Extend Official Curriculum Support To Marathi Schools In US
Maharashtra's Minister for Information Technology and Cultural Affairs, Adv. Ashish Shelar, has assured official support to Marathi schools operating in the United States, including access to curriculum and examination frameworks. During a visit to the Bay Area in San Francisco as part of his US tour, Mr Shelar met office-bearers of the Maharashtra Mandal, which oversees Marathi schools in the region. These community-run institutions, led by committed members of the Marathi diaspora, focus on teaching the Marathi language, culture, history and folk traditions to the next generation. The Bay Area school, operational since 2005, currently educates around 300 students in Marathi. Across the US, more than 50 Marathi schools are functioning through voluntary efforts by the community. Representatives at the meeting told Mr Shelar that official recognition from the Maharashtra government - including a formal curriculum and examination framework - would streamline teaching, certification and administration. In response, Mr Shelar pledged to discuss the matter with Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and School Education Minister Dada Bhuse. He assured the Mandal that the government would extend full cooperation, including the provision of official curriculum content and recommendation letters to support the schools' functioning.
