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Hans India
17-05-2025
- Automotive
- Hans India
Despite soaring temperatures, traffic cops stay cool!
Visakhapatnam: During hot summer days, it's a horrendous task to wait for a traffic signal to turn green even if it takes 45 seconds. Imagine the plight of traffic cops who have to spend hours under the scorching sun, streamlining the vehicular movement. Keeping their toil in view, the city police have come up with a thoughtful initiative of providing cool helmets plus cool radium jackets customised for the traffic police in Visakhapatnam. The endeavour rolled out for the first time in Andhra Pradesh garnered appreciation from not just the police personnel but also from people across various sections. Sourced from a Noida-based company, the air-cooling helmets come as a big relief for the traffic cops as they end up spending long hours under the sun as part of rendering their duty at busy junctions in the city. These helmets come with a polypropylene copolymer coating that aids in resisting heat. Once the helmet is fastened, the temperature will be reduced to eight to 10 degrees due to the technology incorporated. The hot air that is present in the atmosphere will be brought down with active cooling technology. Expressing concern over the team's health, City Commissioner of Police Shankhabrata Bagchi, said, 'At busy junctions, there is no possibility for relaxing even for a while. There is a large scope for the traffic police to get dehydrated frequently due to the excess heat they are being exposed to on a daily basis.' Elaborating further, the Commissioner of Police shared withThe Hans India that such cool helmets will not only save cops from the sultriness they endure but also increase their efficiency at work as chances of getting a sun stroke would be minimal. Weighing 740-gm, the functioning of each helmet will last for about eight hours after it gets completely charged. Another advantage of the product is that it comes with a decade-long battery warranty. In addition to the customised helmets, radium cool jackets were also given away to a section of traffic police to beat the heat. Inspired by a Gurugram-based company during a traffic exhibition hosted in New Delhi, the cool jackets with radium stickers were sourced from 98° Fahren Inc company. What turns out to be special about these jackets is that if they get immersed in tap water (normal temperature), their temperature drops by eight degrees. Despite soaring temperatures, traffic cops in Vizag work unhindered, staying cool.
Hans India
30-04-2025
- Climate
- Hans India
Eight dead in a wall collapse while waiting in a queue line at Simhachalam
Visakhapatnam: The most tragic incident occurred in the history of 'Chandanotsavam' festival in the wee hours of Wednesday. Following heavy rains and winds for some time, a wall got collapsed at Simhachalam Devasthanam claiming eight lives and leaving three others injured. Of the deceased, five were men and three women. At around 2:15 am, heavy rain followed by gales occurred at Simhachalam uphill. During that time, a portion of the newly built wall for the Rs.300 ticket queue line collapsed. The collapsed wall claimed seven people on the spot, while one died undergoing treatment in the hospital. Teams from NDRF and SDRF rushed to the spot to carry out rescue operations. They recovered seven bodies at the incident spot. District Collector MN Harendhira Prasad and City Police Commissioner Shankhabrata Bagchi rushed to the spot to monitor the rescue operation. A tense atmosphere prevailed as the NDRF and SDRF teams searched for victims along the collapsed wall. Meanwhile, Home Minister Vangalapudi Anitha and Visakhapatnam MP M Sribharat reached Simhachalam to monitor the condition. Meanwhile, to avoid inconvenience to the devotees, the queue line wherein the incident took place was diverted.
Hans India
28-04-2025
- Hans India
Six arrested in instant loan app fraud
Visakhapatnam: Visakhapatnam city police arrested a gang committing instant loan app fraud and seized Rs 60 lakh worth cryptocurrency from them. Briefing the media here on Sunday, City Police Commissioner Shankhabrata Bagchi informed that six persons involved in the case were arrested. Surada Narendra took out a loan of Rs 1,100 on November 30 last year and an additional loan of Rs 1,200 on December 1 through the CashMax loan app. Subsequently, he became a target for the fraudsters who demanded repayment of loans in excessive amounts and harassed him by sending manipulated images of him and his wife to their contacts via WhatsApp. Unable to bear their harassment, his wife made a payment of Rs 2,000 to the Indian Bank account number provided by the cybercriminals on December 7, 2024. However, unable to tolerate the humiliation, Surada Narendra reportedly committed suicide. Approaching the police, his wife provided two suspicious WhatsApp numbers to the police. According to the information obtained, the last login IP addresses for the aforementioned accounts were associated with Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan, as per Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT). The CP informed that to crack the case, special teams were deployed to six different states, including Assam, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Delhi, and Rajasthan for the verification of the mentioned mule accounts. The teams successfully apprehended six offenders, who have since been placed in judicial custody. Their confessions revealed the existence of additional mule bank accounts and other significant leads required for the investigation.
