Kerala government is working on an IT platform to monitor the effective implementation of its various health projects and schemes covering all sections of the society. The proposal is part of the government`s universal healthcare project envisaged to provide quality healthcare to people in all strata including the marginalised sections like tribals, state Principal Secretary for Health,
Coming together on a platform to discuss various facets of cyber security, hackers, international hacking and cyber security experts, government officials and policymakers will attend ‘The Hackers Conference (THC) 2012’ on this Sunday in the national capital. The conference will witness an open gathering of hackers and the intelligence personnel debating latest cyber security issues
His Excellency Shri R. S. Mooshahary, Governor of Meghalaya, inaugurated the e-governance consultative workshop, “Citizen Centric e-Government”, at Yojana Bhawan, in Shillong on Friday. Delivering the inaugural address Sh. Mooshahary exhorted all stakeholders to use technology as agent of progress and “embrace change”. Pointing out the need for robust connectivit
Paying heed to the media reports about the black-marketeering of stamp papers in the Capital, the Delhi government on Friday urged the citizens to come forth and lodge complain against the defaulting stamp vendors with deputy commissioner or sub divisional magistrate of their local area. Citizens can also approach the revenue headquarters for registering complains. "In case if stam
Chief minister N Rangasamy on Wednesday launched the electronic stamping (e-stamping) system basis in Puducherry. The administration had last month inked an MoU with Stock Holding Corporation of India Limited as part of its initiative to achieve e-governance system in the Union Territory. An official release said Puducherry has become the 12th State to launch the system, which e
Keen to tap the fast growing tablet market, Alphabetics Computer Services on Wednesday made a foray into the e-learning segment by launching `TabGuru` offering pre-loaded materials. The company claims TabGuru is the first company to offer such offline education on a tablet personal computer. The product is available in 7-inch and 10-inch screens and uses the Android operating sy
A high powered ministerial panel headed by India`s home minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday decided to make it mandatory for telecom operators who will get spectrum through auction to roll-out services in 30 per cent of block level headquarters in five years. The Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) also discussed the pricing of spectrum which as per the Supreme Court of India mandated d
Mergers and acquisitions activities in the IT space are expected to be on a lower pitch this fiscal as companies adopt a cautious approach in view of the uncertain domestic and global economic environment, according to global data aggregator firm IDC. "This year is going to be relatively slow for merger and acquisitions in the IT space. Every one is in a cautious mood because of th
The Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) on Wednesday asked the Department of Telecom to prepare a matrix of reserve price of spectrum auction and its impact on tariffs and revenue to the government. According to sources, DoT has been asked to prepare a matrix of various levels of reserve price and spectrum usage charge at every Rs 1,000 crore difference in descending order and the impac
The government on Tuesday said about 98,000 Common Service Centres (CSCs) that provide e-governance services to the public have already been set up in the country and the target of one lakh centres will be met soon. "We will soon achieve the target of one lakh CSCs. Around 98,000 CSCs have been established as of now," Minister of State for Communications and IT Sachin Pilot to
In a bid to reach out to more people, Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar has entered the world of social networking sites by logging into twitter. Kumar, who assumed office as Delhi Police Commissioner on June 30, started his twitter account - delhipolice2 - on July 13 and has had two tweets in the past three days. In his first tweet on June 13, he sought support from public
All new buildings and district complexes in Punjab should be planned to make them compliant with emerging needs of the cyber-age, Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal on Tuesday directed. Badal, accompanied by Bikram Singh Majithia, Revenue Minister, reviewed the progress of construction of District Administrative Complexes and Tehsil Offices besides infrastructure in the old and n
Software giant Microsoft on Tuesday unveiled the customer preview of its new Office suite of solutions, tailored for tablets and other touchscreen devices. Unveiled at San Francisco by company CEO Steve Ballmer, the new release features the classic Word, PowerPoint and Excel, but has been rehauled to adapt to devices with touch, stylus and mouse interfaces. "We are taking b
With the arrest of four Nigerians and an Ugandan woman, Odisha Police on Tuesday claimed to have unearthed a racket of cyber criminals who had allegedly swindled over Rs 5 lakh from a local through fake lottery. A five-member police team from Bargarh with the help of Delhi Police arrested the accused - N. Anthony, Max Well, Okonkwo Nambichery, John Abboid Bayjoi (all Nigerinas) and Kisa
Networking giant Cisco on Tuesday appointed Jaime Valleìs as the company’s new leader for Asia Pacific, Japan and Greater China (APJC) region. Earlier, Valleìs was the senior vice-president of Cisco’s Latin America theater and has a strong track record of success in emerging countries, turning Latin America into one of Cisco’s fastest growing regions afte
MyInsuranceClub.com on Monday said it has got regulatory approval to compare premiums and features of insurance policies online. "Being the first to receive this approval is a landmark event and we will now focus on providing a much improved and superior offering to the customer," MyInsuranceClub CEO Deepak Yohannan said in a release issued in Mumbai. "Insurance C
Delhi government on Monday decided to introduce computer education programme for students in 6th to 12th standards in schools run by it. A decision to this effect was taken at a cabinet meeting presided by chief minister Sheila Dikshit. "We have decided to implement information and communication technology scheme in our schools. The implementation of the scheme will go a lo
After nearly 19 months of its preliminary enquiry into telecom spectrum allocation during 2001-07, the CBI has closed the probe pertaining to the period when Arun Shourie was the telecom minister. CBI sources said the documents related to tenure of Shourie and his examination during the probe have not revealed any irregularity. After registering the preliminary enquiry in Januar
The Haryana police has gone hi-tech installing latest gadgets to keep a tab on criminals and check crime. Chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Friday said that the Crime Criminal Information System and Common Integrated Police Application have been implemented in all the police stations in the state. Besides, POLNET (police network device) has been installed in the state poli
The ministry of road transport and highways is looking at evolving a better system of testing and issue of driving licences. Stating this, the minister for road transport and highways C P Joshi told CEOs of automobile industry that a portal had been launched to create a national register with database of all vehicles and driving licences in the country. The ministry is trying to
