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...
In an historical move for Apple lover, the Apple has dropped the iconic “bong” sound that its laptops make when started up. The chime - a fading F sharp chord - has been used on every Mac since the iMac G3. The sound has become a cultural icon, and was famously used in the Pixar film WALL-E when the movie’s robot protagonist reboots, although it never made it to the iPhone or iPad. Apple MacBook Pro Apple users are stumbled after the move. Many are still thinking why Apple had dropped it. Latest MacBook Pro, unveiled last week, has no power button and automatically turns on when it is opened, apparently making the startup sound obsolete. Apple unveiled the new laptops, which feature a new touchscreen “Touch Bar” above the keyboard and Touch ID fingerprint recognition, last Thursday. They are due to be released in mid-November. While the removal of the startup chime will be welcomed by those who have loudly opened their laptop in meetings and classrooms or u...