The union minister of state for communications and information technology Sachin Pilot has said that the government will soon come up with a law to curb misuse of social networking sites in the country. He said, “Social networking sites are becoming a tool to malign anyone’s image. And, it is quite difficult for us to take legal action against owners of the sites that are si
A state government panel in Mumbai has uploaded its recommendations, which may bring a major overhaul in the exam process in the state, on a social networking site to reach out to as many students as possible. According to the recommendations made, students in Mumbai will soon be able to apply for re-evaluation of their exam papers online across universities in the state. They will also
The government on Friday made electronic payment (e-payment) of customs duty mandatory in order to further reduce transaction cost of the importers. As a trade facilitation measure for importers, it has been decided to make e-payment mandatory for importers registered under accredited clients programme and importers paying customs duty of Rs 1 lakh or more per bill of entry with effect
The Punjab State Power Corporation (PSPCL) is all set to extend its ambit of services in 47 towns on the pattern of centralized electricity call centre (ECC) at Ludhiana besides customer care centres (CCC) set up in six districts of the state. Chief minister Prakash Singh Badal in pursuit of implementation of governance reforms in right earnest, had directed the PSPCL authorities t
Chief minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday said Bihar government has developed a multi-pronged action plan to develop tourism sector for economic activities and generation of employment. Bihar prides itself on its rich cultural heritage and development of infrastructure at tourist sites would give a boost to the sector, Kumar said after launching the tourism department`s website -- www.bih
Demanding financial independence and power to impose fine on erring telecos, telecom regulator Rahul Khullar has asked the government to amend the TRAI Act. "Situation in 2012 is different from situation in 1997. For independent regulator it is not possible to financially depend on government. Also, in imposing penalty, how will it work if punishment for a thief and a dacoit is sam
Telecom regulator Trai has asked telecom companies to de-activate the international calling facility in pre-paid numbers and restore it only after a subscriber gives his explicit consent to avail this facility. "Inform all pre-paid subscribers having ISD facility, through SMS, within 10 days of the date of issue of this direction, that ISD facility of the subscribers shall be
All Jharkhand departments have been asked to ready their websites within a fortnight and upload all welfare schemes to enable total transparency. "Total transparency is necessary for development. So all the departments should ready their websites and upload all government welfare schemes," chief minister Arjun Munda said in Ranchi on Saturday. District-wise inform
More than two-and-a-half years after it was mooted, the centre finally gave "in principle" approval to the Andhra Pradesh government`s proposal for setting up an Information Technology Investment Region (ITIR) around the city, giving a much-needed boost to the state`s efforts to attract fresh investments into the industry. The ITIR would be developed in an area of 202 sq km (5
Noting that cyber crime poses serious threat to the country`s security, a top army general on Friday stressed that defence personnel should be aware of these dangers of information technology. Lt Gen R S Pradhan, general officer commanding of Madhya Bharat Army Area, during a visit to the Faizabad army station, said there is a need for "minutely monitoring our communication equipme
Observing that internet has emerged as a huge source of information for students, Andhra Pradesh IT minister P Lakshmiah on Friday said colleges have to offer more to differentiate themselves from web-based sources. "In today`s age, a student does not have to go to the college or university to get information. He can go to Google or find that on any of his social technical networks
Seeking to turn the tables on the Gujarat Chief Minister, Union Minister Kapil Sibal on Thursday said that he would present the version-2 of Aakash tablet to Narendra Modi on a public platform in the state on September 22. "After receiving the tablet, Modi may think about taking back his statement," Sibal said when asked about the Gujarat Chief Miniser`s remarks made
Use of Information Technology enabled traffic management will be one of the eligibility criterion for cities seeking support under the next Urban Renewal Mission, the government said on Thursday. "IT-enabled traffic management is one of our thrust areas in urban renewal mission. It will be launched soon and we will make it imperative for cities to include it as a condition to
State-run telecom operator MTNL on Thursday said it has no plans to participate in the much-awaited 2G spectrum auction as it already has the spectrum required to carry out the business. "We already have spectrum and license with us. We have sufficient spectrum. So we will not participate in the auction," MTNL chairman and managing director AK Garg told reporters on t
Traders in Bihar will now be able to procure and fill the statutory C-Form online with state commercial taxes department launching the service on Thursday in the state capital. The C-Form is required to conduct inter-state trade activities in compliance with the statutory norms. Bihar deputy chief minister Sushil Kumar Modi, who also heads CTD, launched the service. "Most of
Union minister for communications and IT Kapil Sibal wants India to skip the industrial revolution and jump into the telecom revolution. “There is a triad of policies integrated with a vision for the future for an entire sector,” he said while speaking as the key note speaker at the curtain raiser ceremony for the 7th India Telecom hosted at Hotel Shangri-la in the national capital
The crime and criminal tracking network & systems (CCTNS) project has received Rs. 419 crores till date in all the 28 states and 7 union territories of the country. `The project is yet to be implemented (full fledged) across the country,` said Jitendra Singh, minister of state of home affairs in a written reply to Suresh Kalmadi, when he questioned him regarding the same in the Lok
All the 265,000 gram panchayats in India will be ready for broadband in two years. `The project is to be completed with in two years,` said Milind Deora minister of state for communications & IT, government of India in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha. The gram panchayats will be connected through national optical fibre network (NOFN) for running e-governance applicat
Indian government has selected biometrics firm 4G Identity Solutions (4Gid) to supply, install and integrate biometric technology for the country`s Immigration, Visa and Foreigners Registration & Tracking (IVFRT) system. The biometric system integrated with IVFRT will enable the travellers to enrol their biometric and thus will help in subsequent verification of their identity at di
Cyber-space has become another tool in the hands of terrorists who post "motivated rumours" in social networking sites thereby creating a new challenge to the security forces in the country, union home minister Sushilkumar Shinde said in the national capital on Thursday. "There is increasing evidence of resort taken by terrorists to the cyber-space domain. The rec
