Over 300 cyclists participate in GAIL India's cyclothon
Bengaluru (Press Release): P Ravi Kumar, IAS, Chief Secretary, Govt. of Karnataka, the chief guest for the Cyclothon 2022 Bengaluru Chapter, along with Shri A K Tripathi, Executive Director (Southern Region), GAIL (India) Limited flagged off Saksham Cyclothon from Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bengaluru on 17th April 2022 (Sunday). The event witnessed participation of around 300 cyclists who pedalled their way round the Cubbon park for over 5 Km distance before finishing back at Sree Kanteerava Stadium. Before flagging off the cyclists, the chief guest administered the pledge in Kannada to all the participants for practising the measures for ensuring optimal utilization of the fossil fuels and take steps for its conservation for our future generations.
The Cyclothon was organised by GAIL (India) Limited as a part of an awakening campaign, “Saksham 2022”, an initiative of the Petroleum Conservation Research Association (PCRA) under the aegis of the Union Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas. The objective of this cyclothon is to create awareness amongst the people about the fuel conservation, environment protection and promote the use of cycle for short distances, which will not only save fuel but also help in creating a cleaner, greener & healthier environment. The theme for the event for year-2022 is: “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav through Green and clean Energy”.
Speaking on the occasion, the chief guest of the event, P Ravi Kumar, IAS and A K Tripathi, Executive Director (Southern Region), GAIL emphasised that even small measures by individuals to substitute and reduce the usage of petroleum products like commuting through walking or cycling, using public transport, car-pooling, mindful usage of energy efficient equipment and machinery can contribute in a big way towards Oil & Gas conservation. P Ravi Kumar further added that such measures will also decongest our city roads and will provide supplementary benefits to individuals for maintaining healthy life due to exercise. He appealed to the people of the state to use the alternate green and economical fuel i.e. Natural Gas for the domestic households, vehicles, commercial and industrial establishments for the protection of the environment.
Further, GAIL (India) Limited, the pioneer company in Natural Gas across the country has been keen on ensuring a reduced carbon footprint by promoting the usage of a greener and cleaner fuel, the Natural Gas and with this motive has reached out to various corners of the state to provide access through its Piped Natural Gas connections for the kitchens and Compressed Natural Gas filling stations for the fuel for the vehicles, that not just eco-friendly but also light on the pocket. A K Tripathi explained about various projects of national importance that GAIL has undertaken for the promotion of ‘Green and Clean Energy’, including KKBMPL project to bring the natural gas grid to the southern states of Kerala, Karnataka & Tamil Nadu. To promote the Cyclothon awareness drive on fuel conservation, A K Tripathi also highlighted various other activities being carried out by GAIL (India) Ltd. in partnership with other Oil PSUs like CNG auto rally and various competitions in schools and colleges on the theme of “Oil and Natural Gas conservation” to spread the message of efficient use of the fuels.
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7 held for running fake call centre in South Kolkata
Kolkata (PTI): Seven people were arrested from the Parnashree area in the southern part of the city for allegedly running a fake call centre, a police officer said on Saturday.
Acting on a tip-off, police raided a house on Netaji Subhas Road on Friday night and found the fake call centre operating from the ground floor, he said.
Preliminary investigation revealed that the accused had set up a bogus company using forged documents and posed as employees of an antivirus firm to call citizens in the US, the officer said.
"The callers would gain the trust of victims and then use remote access to take control of their phones or other digital devices. The accused allegedly siphoned off large sums of money, running into millions of dollars, from victims' accounts," he said.
Five laptops, two WiFi routers, six mobile phones and four headsets were seized from the accused, he said, adding that the seven are being questioned to ascertain the full extent of the racket and to identify others involved.
