Ahmedabad/Surendranagar, July 25 (IANS) Heavy rainfall across several parts of Gujarat on Saturday prompted authorities to close key highways, issue flood warnings for dozens of downstream villages, evacuate vulnerable residents and carry out overnight rescue operations as the administration remained on high alert.Traffic on the Sanathal-Bagodara Highway between Changodar and Bavla was suspended because of heavy rain. Authorities advised motorists to use the Dholera Express Highway via the Vejal…
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New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution and New & Renewable Energy Pralhad Joshi commissioned a White Rabbit Technology‑based Indian Standard Time dissemination demonstration network at the Regional Reference Standard Laboratory in Bengaluru, an official statement said on Saturday.The Demonstration Network enables secure dissemination of UTC (NPLI)-traceable Indian Standard Time using Precision Time Protocol (PTP)-based White Rabbit tec…
Bengaluru, July 16 (IANS) Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, and New and Renewable Energy, Pralhad Joshi, inaugurated the ‘White Rabbit Technology’‑based ‘Indian Standard Time (IST) Distribution Demonstration Network’ on Thursday at the Regional Reference Standards Laboratory (RRSL) in Jakkur, Bengaluru. Speaking on the occasion, the Union Minister said the initiative, implemented under the vision of ‘One Nation, One Time,’ marks a historic step towa…
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) State-owned telecom operator BSNL on Monday reported a 10 per cent year-on-year increase in its core service revenue to Rs 4,418 crore in the first quarter of FY2026-27, driven by strong growth in its enterprise and mobility businesses.The revenue increased from Rs 4,017 crore recorded during the corresponding quarter of the previous financial year, with Enterprise Business and Consumer Mobility emerging as the primary growth drivers.The performance was reviewed by Unio…
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) The Department of Posts and the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Friday to conduct a nationwide app-based survey to assess the mobile network performance of Telecom Service Providers (TSPs) – Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio, Vodafone Idea, and BSNL – across over 5.68 lakh villages in India as part of an initiative to improve rural telecom services and strengthen Digital India.Under the MoU, the Department of Posts wi…
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) India has undergone a dramatic transformation over the last 12 years from the ranks of a “Fragile Five” economy to a robust, self-contained, data-driven engine of global growth, fully equipped to face the complexities of the digital century with absolute sovereignty, according to an article.”By shifting from short-term consumption splurges to an aggressive Rs 12.22 lakh crore public Capital Expenditure blueprint (a massive 4.4 per cent of GDP), the nation transformed fr…
Gandhinagar, June 3 (IANS) Gujarat has positioned 14 National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams and 22 State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) teams ahead of the monsoon season as the state administration stepped up preparedness measures with a stated goal of ensuring “zero casualty” during heavy rain and flood situations. The preparedness plan was reviewed at a high-level pre-monsoon meeting chaired by Chief Secretary M. K. Das in Gandhinagar on Wednesday, bringing together senior state off…
Ranchi, May 29 (IANS) A special CBI court in Ranchi on Friday convicted former BSNL (Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd.) technical officer Ram Vinod Singh in a disproportionate assets case and sentenced him to three years’ rigorous imprisonment. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 25 lakh on the officer.Special Judge Yogesh Kumar, while delivering the verdict, stated that failure to deposit the fine within the stipulated period would result in an additional one year of simple imprisonment in jail.The c…
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) State-owned telecom company Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has witnessed a major financial and operational turnaround over the past two years, with its revenue increasing from Rs 21,000 crore to Rs 25,000 crore, the Ministry of Communications said on Monday.BSNL’s revival under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has transformed the telecom PSU from a struggling enterprise into a key driver of digital inclusion and national development, Union Minister o…
Srinagar, May 22 (IANS) Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Anshul Garg, on Friday reviewed preparedness for the upcoming Amarnath Yatra at a high level meeting in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar.The meeting was attended by the Deputy Commissioners of Anantnag, Srinagar, Ganderbal and Bandipora, Commissioner SMC, besides Heads of Departments from Rural Sanitation, ULB, Health, FCS&CA, BEACON, KPDCL, PHE, R&B, Animal Husbandry and Labour Departments.Representatives from telecom service provid…