IGP Chandra Kishore Mina By Dheeraj Fartode Chandra Kishore Mina, an IPS officer of the 2006 batch, has been awarded the President’s Police Medal for Meritorious Service. Currently serving as Special Inspector General of Police (IGP) for the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS), Mina has held several important positions in Nagpur and the Vidarbha region. While serving as ASP in Gadchiroli, Mina led a successful anti-Naxal operation in 2009, which resulted in the Petha encounter, weakening the Naxal movement. This operation earned him the DG Insignia. As SP in Akola and Nanded, Mina used innovative methods to maintain communal harmony and resolve tensions effectively. He uncovered a state-wide kidney transplant racket in Akola and, as DCP in Nagpur, dismantled organized crime syndicates through MCOCA and MPDA cases. In Nanded, Mina detected a recruitment scam that affected the entire state. His technological skills were evident when he implemented the court monitoring system in Akola. As DCP in M...
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By Dheeraj Fartode
Hinting at sops for the industries in power tariff, Maharashtra Industries Minister Narayan Rane said Rs. 1 rebate is under consideration. The decision is aimed at providing a level playing field for industries and also enabling their competitiveness is not eroded by cheaper power available to industries in neighbouring states.Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company (MSEDCL) at present is charging Rs 6.05 to Rs 7.65 per unit for industries. In comparison, neighbouring states like Chattisgarh and Gujarat are offering power at more cheaper rates. The industries in Maharashtra have long been asking for rebate, saying they need to have a competitive rate to remain in competition.
Talking to newspersons during his visit to city, Rane said that power tariff revision may be decided within this financial year.
When asked about industrial gain for Vidarbha after ‘Advantage Vidarbha’, the Industries Minister expressed happiness that many industrialists are inquiring about investment prospected in the region and this is a good sign. “I am personally tracking all communication regarding industries,” Rane revealed further. However he could not explain advantages for Vidarbha in the new industrial policy announced for State.
Answering a question about single window system for industries desiring investment in Nagpur, Rane opined “there is manpower crunch in Forest and Environment Department and we are still in process of preparing a system but it will takes time without giving any stipulated time frame.”
The Industries Minister refused to take any querries on objectionable comments of Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar or relations between Congress-NCP.
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