Set to connect all police stations in the state under Criminal Tracking Network System (CCTNS), the Jammu and Kashmir Police has set 2012 as the deadline to train the force to operate the system. "We have set 2012 deadline for training the entire police force in the state in CCTNS so that all the police stations are connected in the state under the CCTNS project," JK Di
The Telecom Ministry plans to constitute separate groups to carry out discussions with various stakeholders in the run-up to formulation of the New Telecom Policy-2011. "We have initiated preliminary discussions on the new policy and basically the initial discussions are on the modalities of how to go about formulating the new policy, because there are many stakeholders in t
Amid a debate over phone-tapping and making conversations public without authorisation, the Telecom Ministry has proposed a penalty of up to Rs 2 crore on unlawfully tapping, as against just Rs 500 at present. In a communique to the Prime Minister`s Office (PMO), the Department of Telecom (DoT) has proposed the imposition of a penalty between Rs 1 lakh and Rs 2 crore for breaches
In furtherance to its commitment to build quality roads, which played a major role in CM Nitish Kumar`s retaining power with a thumping majority, the Bihar government is all set to adopt path-breaking cellular phone technology for monitoring timely completion of the projects. Come January 24, the Bihar State Road Development Corporation (BSRDC) under the Road Construction Departm
Fifteen-year-old Sukrity today became the proud recipient of the one millionth unique identification number -- Aadhaar. With Sukriti, who lives in North Tripura, the government has successfully given out Aadhaar number to 10 lakh residents of the country since September 29 last year, when the first number was issued. "It took us nearly six weeks to cross one l
Information technology company CMC, a subsidiary of TCS, today posted a 25 per cent jump in net profit to Rs 45.37 crore in the third quarter driven by healthy growth in its international business. The company`s net profit for the corresponding October-December period last year was Rs 36.25 crore. It added 24 clients during the quarter, including eight internationa
The US Justice Department is preparing a potential court challenge to Google Inc`s planned acquisition of ITA Software, a travel-software company that powers some of the most popular Internet airline-ticket search and booking sites, according to a media report. "The Justice Department is laying the groundwork for a potential court challenge to Google`s acquisition of a trave
South Korea has blocked its people in the South from accessing Web sites using North Korea`s national Web domain name, saying the sites contain "illegal information" under the nation`s anti-communism and security laws, officials said here. The blockage by the South`s state-run Communications Standards Commission came less than a day after an expert said North Korea had
Majority of the broadband internet service providers have not been able to deliver the speed which they had advertised, a recent study says. According to a test conducted by Sri Lanka-based research firm LIRNEasia `Recent Quality of Service Experience (QoSE)`, majority of the packages tested within India, failed to deliver even 80 per cent of the advertised speeds, most of the se
Aircel subscribers can now update their status messages on popular social networking site Facebook using their voice. Facebook Voice Updates on Aircel lets people connect to their friends on Facebook in their own voice without internet access on their mobile phones, which makes it an easy access for a large audience anytime anywhere, Aircel said in a statement. &qu
After initial hiccups, the government today permitted carriage of video calls on mobile networks subject to an undertaking by operators that they would provide interception capability by July 31 this year. Two operators -- Tatas and RCom -- have already launched 3G services across various circles, while others including Bharti and Vodafone are likely to start services soon.
The Energy and Resource Institute (TERI) and the city-based Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation (RRLF) will urge the government to digitise public libraries across the country. "Along with the RRLF, we will recommend the government to adopt digitisation of public libraries on a large-scale throughout the country," Dr Shantanu Ganguly, Fellow at the Knowledge Management
Global IT giant IBM today said it received 5,896 patents in the US in 2010, topping the list of world`s most inventive companies for the 18th consecutive year. According to the IFI Patent Intelligence, which maintains US patent databases, IBM received a record 5,896 US patents in 2010. Samsung with 4,551 patents took the second position, followed by Microsoft which
Prime Minister`s expert committee on National Food Security Bill has favoured distribution of subsidised foodgrains through smart card-based public distribution system (PDS) in order to stop the leakages. "As an alternative to the existing PDS we may switch over to the use of smart cards which simply means that the food subsidy may be directly transferred to the beneficiarie
Stating that BPOs in Dehra Dun has the potential to grow to Rs 1,000 crore creating 50,000 jobs, Spanco BPO Services today sought better infrastructure, transport and security system in the city for overall growth of the outsourcing industry. "Our estimate suggests that BPOs can create 50,000 jobs and grow to Rs 1000 crore in short time provided we have good security, transp
Pakistan`s Interior Minister Rehman Malik today directed the authorities to block websites and SMS "propagating an anti-Islam agenda" within 24 hours. Malik ordered the Interior Secretary to trace all websites that are "propagating against Islam". Cases should be registered against persons who are involved in such acts and are residing in Pakistan, he said.
State-owned BSNL today withdrew its petition from telecom tribunal TDSAT against Trai, the sectoral regulator, challenging its regulation to curb unsolicited commercial calls. BSNL had challenged Trai regulation on Unsolicited Commercial Communications (UCC), saying that it did not fall in the regulator`s jurisdiction. However, BSNL withdrew the petition after the matter was call
Taking forward the reform process in the public distribution system (PDS), Orissa government today decided to abolish storage agent arrangement from April 1, the Utkal Divas Day. This was decided at a high level meeting chaired by chief minister Naveen Patnaik. After abolition of 863 storage agents spread over the state, the government would assign the job of stocking public dist
Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia, is set to open its first overseas office outside of the United States in India, which will focus on expanding its database in Hindi and all other official languages of the country. India was chosen because of its large population and increasing number of people using the internet especially through mobile phones, according to Sue Gardner, chief
Vijaya Bank has tied up with TimesofMoney, digital payments service provider, for a range of customer-friendly online solutions. As part of its NRI strategy, the bank has partnered with TimesofMoney to offer an online remittance platform for its customers across the globe. With this tie-up, NRIs can use the Vijaya Bank website to transfer money online from 22 countries leveraging
