Punjab, HCL ink deal to roll out e-District plan
The Government of Punjab has entered into an agreement with HCL Infosystems to roll out e-District pilot projects in Kapurthala and Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar (Nawanshahar) districts of the state.Under the deal HCL Infosystems will deliver state of the art Humanitics e-District Platform to deliver electronic services to the common citizen.
The Government of Punjab has entered into an agreement with HCL Infosystems to roll out e-District pilot projects in Kapurthala and Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar (Nawanshahar) districts of the state.Under the deal HCL Infosystems will deliver state of the art Humanitics e-District Platform to deliver electronic services to the common citizen.
Dhanbad prison e-Connected for visitors
Relatives and friends of under-trials and prisoners lodged in Dhanbad Jail will no longer have to wait for hours in long queues to meet them as all the eight block headquarters of Dhanbad district have now been e-connected to the prison to facilitate video conferencing.the move would greatly reduce stress among prisoners regarding the well-being of their family members.
Relatives and friends of under-trials and prisoners lodged in Dhanbad Jail will no longer have to wait for hours in long queues to meet them as all the eight block headquarters of Dhanbad district have now been e-connected to the prison to facilitate video conferencing.the move would greatly reduce stress among prisoners regarding the well-being of their family members.
Cisco plans to buy Skype
Cisco has made a bid to buy Skype for around US $5 billion, before the privately-held Internet phone company goes public, the influential Silicon Valley blog TechCrunch reported on Monday. Skype allows users to make free Internet telephone and video calls to other Skype users and charges relatively low rates for calls from computers to land and mobile phones.
Cisco has made a bid to buy Skype for around US $5 billion, before the privately-held Internet phone company goes public, the influential Silicon Valley blog TechCrunch reported on Monday. Skype allows users to make free Internet telephone and video calls to other Skype users and charges relatively low rates for calls from computers to land and mobile phones.
India extends moratorium on certain projects
The Environment Ministry on Tuesday announced that it will extend the moratorium on developmental projects in critically polluted industrial clusters till October 31. The government imposed a temporary moratorium on January 1 on consideration of developmental projects, including the projects in the pipeline for clearance, in these clusters till August 30.
The Environment Ministry on Tuesday announced that it will extend the moratorium on developmental projects in critically polluted industrial clusters till October 31. The government imposed a temporary moratorium on January 1 on consideration of developmental projects, including the projects in the pipeline for clearance, in these clusters till August 30.
MP to raise special auxiliary police brigade
The Madhya Pradesh State Cabinet has decided to raise a 'Special Auxiliary Police Brigade' for improving law and order situation in the state.The brigade comprising retired soldiers of Indian Army from Madhya Pradesh would consist of 100 Nayaks, 850 Sainiks and 50 Sainiks(drivers). Initially, the security personnel would be appointed for a period of one year.
The Madhya Pradesh State Cabinet has decided to raise a 'Special Auxiliary Police Brigade' for improving law and order situation in the state.The brigade comprising retired soldiers of Indian Army from Madhya Pradesh would consist of 100 Nayaks, 850 Sainiks and 50 Sainiks(drivers). Initially, the security personnel would be appointed for a period of one year.
A Federal Agency with effective coordination will be a good step to curb the terror attack. However, a consensus is essential on the subject as law and order is a State subject. Ultimately, a holistic approach is to be adopted to combat terrorism which ideally should include zero tolerance mechanism coupled with opening up of avenues for gainfully engaging youths for social prosperity. Curbing corruption especially in top is also essential. Last but not the least, implementation and speedy redressal of terror cases with exemplary punishment is the need of the hour. For that, we must have to revamp the judicial process.
Also the following points (details may be seen in my following posting to Times of India: http://o3.indiatimes.com/mytimes/archive/2008/07/29/4932459.aspx#4932780) needs attention-
1. Govt should seriously think about registering thump impression of all citizens of India and every citizen should come forward for the same. Signature is good of good indicator of literacy but thumb impression is better for verification purpose.
2. Sensitization of society regarding reaction to terror attack is a must and some of these may be introduced in course curriculum in the schools.
3. More use of IT in verification/reporting process in urban areas. For rural areas, reporting of any new/suspicious person may be allowed through bearing anonymous letters addressed to Police/Police Station should be given due weightage.
A single action of introducing biometric smart card for every citizen and tracking movement of men, materials and money across borders and states can drastically reduce terrorism.
Instead of spending more and more tax payer's money on law enforcing agencies, which ultimately end up as law aggrandizing agencies and aid terrorism, eliminating corruption, unaccounted accumulation of wealth and unrestricted cash flow and spending in elections can minimize terrorism.
Sir,
Why this agency only when 20 are killed in Delhi? Is not the lives lost in Bangalore, Mumbai, Ahmedabad more valuable?
This will only make for more DG(P) leel post for some IPS officers.The cadre for this branch should be PERMANENT and no transfer for outside setup with clear responsibility. Pay package should be more
consumerate with risk
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