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.
This is another good visionary step by the Government of Lakshadweep after digitisation of employment exchanges.(Incidentally, it was awarded Manthan Award for the later) I feel, being so tiny in terms of geographical landscape has its advantages plus not so densly populated when it comes to e-governance measures like these two mentioned. Anyway, congrats. May be others will follow suit like before too. Soon it will be totally e-governed at this rate.
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