Airtel kicks off 5G rollout in Pune starting with Lohegaon Airport

The Indian Express | 3 hours ago | 19-11-2022 | 05:40 pm

Pune’s Lohegaon Airport has become the first airport in the state to enjoy ultrafast 5G services, with Bharti Airtel announcing that customers can now surf the internet at blazing fast speeds at the airport terminal.Customers need not change their SIM card to avail of Airtel 5G Plus at the airport, as the telecom provider has stated in its press release that existing 4G SIMs are 5G-enabled. No data plan upgrades are needed either as Airtel is making 5G Plus available on existing data plans.Airtel first announced 5G Plus in October, with initial availability limited to 8 cities, namely Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Siliguri, Nagpur, and Varanasi. It has since expanded the service to include Panipat and Gurugram. The telecom provider has also promised that it’ll enable the fifth-generation technology standard across all of urban India in 2023.Do note that the aforementioned cities are seeing the rollout in a phased manner as the company continues to construct its network. Until the rollout is more widespread, customers will be able to use 5G wherever available on their 4G existing plans. Airtel aims to deliver between “20 to 30 times higher speeds than today coupled with brilliant voice experience and super-fast call connect.”Commenting on the Pune Lohegaon Airport launch, George Mathen, CEO, Maharashtra and Goa, Bharti Airtel said, “I am thrilled to announce the beginning of a new chapter in Maharashtra as Pune International Airport, becomes the first airport in the state to have the Airtel 5G Plus services. While at the terminal, customers can now access superfast access to High Definition video streaming, gaming, multiple chatting, instant uploading of photos and more. I thank the authorities for all the support extended to make this project live.”

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Man found murdered in Audi on Mumbai-Goa highway

The Indian Express | 6 hours ago | 19-11-2022 | 02:40 pm

The Indian Express

6 hours ago | 19-11-2022 | 02:40 pm

A 44-year-old man was found murdered inside an Audi car on the Mumbai-Goa highway near Panvel Friday evening. The local police have ascertained his identity and further probe is on to arrest the murderer.The police identified the deceased as Sanjay Karle from Yeshwant Nagar in Pune’s Talegaon Dabhade area based on an identity card found on him. Karle had a business of supplying water through water tankers. The Audi is registered in his friend’s name but he was using it. He is survived by his wife and an eight-year-old daughter.The local Panvel Taluka police received information from a person about a red Audi parked on the side of the Mumbai-Goa highway near a nursery in Panvel area. A police team rushed to the spot and saw a man lying unconscious inside the car which was locked from the inside.They opened the car and checked the individual and found four stab wounds on his chest. “We rushed him to the nearest hospital but he was declared dead before admission,” said a police official from Panvel Taluka police station.“We have got in touch with his family and further probe is on to trace the person who was last seen with him,” added the police official. The police said it’s not clear where he was headed when the murder took place.

Finnish sailor’s yacht sinks during Golden Globe Race, Abhilash Tomy first to respond

Times of India | 12 hours ago | 19-11-2022 | 08:23 am

Times of India

12 hours ago | 19-11-2022 | 08:23 am

PANAJI: Bringing back memories of the horrific 2018 accident that struck Indian circumnavigator Abhilash Tomy in the southern Indian Ocean, tragedy once again struck the Golden Globe Race (GGR). Finnish sailor Tapio Lehtinen’s yacht sank on Friday afternoon around 460 nautical miles off South Africa while in second position. Tomy, whose mind immediately recalled the international rescue efforts that saved his life in 2018, immediately radioed the GGR crisis management team in Les Sables d’Olonne and diverted course towards Lehtinen’s position. “Fingers crossed for Tapio. Sailing with dispatch. Should have him onboard by evening tomorrow,” said Tomy. His sponsors also reached out to representatives in South Africa to arrange for drones to do an aerial reconnaissance over Lehtinen’s location. At 2.52pm, Lehtinen activated his emergency satellite tracking and texting device, informing the GGR crisis team that he is in distress. According to GGR officials, Lehtinen’s yacht, the Asteria, began to take in water from the stern and sank in a very short time. “I gave Asteria a last salute standing in the raft as she went down,” said Lehtinen in a text message to race officials. Weather conditions near the accident site are “manageable with light winds and 2.5-metre swells”, said the GGR organisers. Kirsten Neuschafer, one of the most experienced skippers in the race, who was closest to the Asteria, has also diverted to rescue Lehtinen. “Kirsten is motoring and should have favourable winds later, expecting to be in the zone on Saturday morning. Forecasts suggest moderating conditions over the next two days,” said GGR officials. The accident will bring back memories of the September 18, 2018 storm that damaged three yachts that were racing in the 50th anniversary edition of the daunting 30,000-mile race. The storm not only destroyed Tomy’s vessel, the Thuriya, but also left him nearly crippled in one of the remotest parts of the Indian Ocean. This time around, Tomy is sailing a Rustler 36, a 35-foot yacht that was previously raced in the last Golden Globe by Philippe Péché. “We are worried for Tapio and for Abhilash. He was the first to acknowledge the distress message and to divert his course,” said Tomy’s wife Urmimala while talking to TOI. The South African maritime rescue coordination center has also been alerted, and a bulk carrier, Darya Gayatri, has been asked to join the rescue efforts. Tomy’s accident in 2018 and the sinking of Lehtinen's yacht once again highlight the perils of the extreme sport of solo circumnavigation. On September 18, another GGR participant, Guy De Boer and his Tashiba 36 yacht SPIRIT, hit some rocks about 50m off the beach of the Las Palmas Island in the Canary Islands. Boer had to swim to the shore and his vessel had to be salvaged using a crane the next day.

FDA shuts Calangute eatery after food poisoning case

Times of India | 16 hours ago | 19-11-2022 | 04:14 am

Times of India

16 hours ago | 19-11-2022 | 04:14 am

Panaji: The food and drugs administration (FDA) of Goa has shut down a restaurant in Calangute in wake of a food poisoning case.FDA officials inspected the premises of Punjabi Kitchen Bar and Restaurant, Calangute where the alleged food poisoning took place. A sample of the water and curry was drawn and a spot inspection report was issued. The restaurant has been shut down till further orders due to unhygienic conditions, the FDA stated. The inspection was conducted by food safety officers Rajaram Patil, Madhav Kavlekar and Bhakti Walke after the food poisoning complaint was received by FDA. The FDA also conducted an inspection at M/s Rohit Hotel at Porvorim and directed it to stop food business activities. This is the premises wherein a video of a cockroach in a samosa has been doing the rounds on social media.In another case, a bhel puri stall at Saligao was directed to shut down after it was found operating without Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) licence.

Fire personnel save life of 65-year-old woman with physical disability, rescue her from 60-foot-deep well

Times of India | 1 day ago | 18-11-2022 | 02:40 pm

Times of India

1 day ago | 18-11-2022 | 02:40 pm

PANAJI: Fire and emergency services personnel saved the life of a 65-year-old woman on Thursday morning when they rescued her from a well in Sawantwado, Assagao. Fire fighter from Mapusa fire station, Girish Gawas went down the 60-foot-deep well and found the woman, who had a physical disability with only one arm, hanging on to the pipe of the pump in the well. She was conscious and had suffered a minor head injury. Gawas tried to rescue her with a ladder and a rescue knot but this was a challenge as the ladder fell short and due to woman’s physical disability. He then used a bedsheet and rescued her. The well had around 10 feet of water. The woman was conscious and suffered a minor injury from the fall. Fire services received a call at 4:25 am and conducted the rescue operation immediately, returning to the fire station before 6 am. Gawas conducted the rescue operation with the help of duty crew which included sub officer Dnyaneshwar Sawant, driver operator Yogesh Amankar and fire fighters Bhagwan Palni and Sanil Banaulikar.

Karnataka’s dams will affect Goa’s ecology: GFP

Times of India | 1 day ago | 18-11-2022 | 04:55 am

Times of India

1 day ago | 18-11-2022 | 04:55 am

Keri: If Goa fails to stop Karnataka, their dams will have devastating effects on Goa’s fragile ecology, said GFP chief Vijay Sardesai after visiting the proposed dam sites of Karnataka at Kalasa and Haltara in Belagavi district, along with party members. He said they were shocked at the close proximity of the work to Goa’s Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary.“The Karnataka government has already completed the survey and soil testing to undertake the Kalasa project. Diversion of the Kalasa river will drastically reduce the flow of the Nanoda nullah, whereas diversion of the Haltara nullah will create acute paucity of drinking water to Goa’s water treatment plants at Padoshe and Sanquelim,” Sardesai said. The work will also affect forest, ecology and wildlife of Goa to a great extent, he added.After TOI had published a report about Karnataka having completed the survey and soil testing at the dam sites, GFP had written to Goa’s chief secretary, asking that urgent steps be taken to restrain Karnataka from carrying out the work. GFP spokesperson Durgadas Kamat said that Goa government has miserably failed in restraining Karnataka from undertaking the work of the Kalasa project.

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