DK Thakur made new ED for Bhel Bhopal
Bhopal: According to a circular released by BHEl Corporate Office, New Delhi, DK Thakur has been declared as the new ED of Bhopal unit. Thakur presently ED, Hyderabad will take over charge from Yugandhar, ED, Bhopal after his superannuation on the January 24. Thakur after completing his Electrical Engineering from Bhopal in 1981 joined BHEl, Bhopal as an Engineer Trainee in the same year. Thakur spent most of his time in CEE, Switchgear Division. On June 25, 2011, he was promoted to the post of General Manager, thereafter headed TCB Division and was transferred to Hyderabad unit in the year 2015.
2 snake-charmers arrested; 5 snakes recovered
Rajgarh: Two snake charmers have been arrested and a rare red sand boa, four live cobras and a skull of a jackal recovered from them here, police said. A team of Forest Department officials raided the homes of the two snake charmers yesterday at Mirukhedi village in Narsinghgarh here and recovered skull and flesh of jackal, four live cobras and a red sand boa, Sub-Divisional Forest Officer, JS Rathore said. Besides, the team has also seized snares and other stuff used in animal poaching from the duo identified as -- Bandri and Mansingh, he added. The officer said red sand boa is found in India, Iran and Pakistan and their poaching and trafficking is primarily done for black magic. A red sand boa fetches about USD 3,000 in the international market, he added. The two persons were produced before a local court, which remanded them in the judicial custody.