The episodes which have been taking place in Kashmir University for more than a week now are truly disturbing. The arrest of a student and the breakout of protests for his release by the fellow students is a very common reaction and genuine. This is not the first episode that took place at this highest…
Union Minister for Information Technology and Communications Ravi Shankar Prasad on Tuesday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Digital India initiative would change the entire canvas of the country, adding that the Centre has taken additional measures to supplement the entire initiative. “The Digital India initiative is going to change the entire canvas of the…
From Ebola to the bombing of Gaza, civil society was the first responder to humanitarian emergencies during the last year, but faces dire threats and a funding crisis around the world, says a new report. “During the last year civil society was everywhere, doing great work often at the frontline of the world’s challenges, but…
At least 19 civilians, including five children, were killed by a Syrian regime barrel bomb attack and rebel rocket fire in Aleppo, a monitoring group said on Thursday. Fifteen of the civilians, among them four of the children and a pregnant woman, were killed in a barrel bomb strike on Wednesday evening on a rebel-held…
Bharti Airtel, on Wednesday announced that it has partnered the Government of Madhya Pradesh for one of its Digital India Week initiatives. As part of this, the company rolled out ‘E-Shakti’, an initiative to build internet awareness and literacy among the women of Madhya Pradesh. The initiative was launched by Hon’ble Minister for Science and…
“Around 1.59 lakh accounts have been opened under “Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana” in Madhya Pradesh Postal Circle,” informed ME Haque, Chief Postmaster General, MP Circle, Bhopal while addressing a press conference on Wednesday. Haque said that the MP Postal Circle observed the Digital India Week from July 1 to July 6. He said that Madhya Pradesh…
Bharti Airtel today announced its partnership with the Madhya Pradesh government for one of its Digital India Week initiatives. As part of this, the company rolled out ‘E-Shakti’, a scheme to build Internet awareness and literacy among women in Madhya Pradesh, the company said in a statement. “Internet has the potential to transform society into…
The Rs 4.5 lakh crore investment plan for the next five years unveiled by India’s top corporate houses at the Digital India Week event in New Delhi last week must make J&K state get up and market itself to attract a portion of this investment. This investment plan is expected to provide employment to 18…
The techno-savvy youth immersed in the making of utility mobile applications to facilitate quick online service delivery will be the centre of the district-level Digital India Week observance scheduled to commence here on July 6. Entries have been invited from interested candidates who are in the field of building various technological interfaces to facilitate e-governance.…
BSNL Dakshina Kannada Telecom District is involved in connecting all the 349 gram panchayats on optical fibre in the current year, said deputy general manager N Vishweshwara Bhat. He said the work is being taken up under Government of India’s National Optical Fibre Network project. “Approximately 470 kms of fibre and connecting equipments are being…