Sachin Pilot visits Delhi, NCR post offices to see upgradationJuly 21st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology Sachin Pilot Tuesday visited post offices in Delhi and NCR which had undergone upgradation under Project Arrow. He visited Patparganj post office for inspection and Ghaziabad head post office for interacting with its staff.
Three telecom operators under government scannerJuly 20th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The government has sought clarification from three private sector telecom operators for not reporting income from selling handsets along with their connections, a union minister said Monday. The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has sought clarification from Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Esar and Idea Cellular for not showing income from bundling handsets along with connections, for the purpose of calculating revenue share payable to the exchequer, Minister of State for Communications and IT Gurudas Kamat told the Lok Sabha.
Import of Chinese handsets without security code bannedJuly 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The government has banned the import of Chinese handsets that do not have the international mobile equipment identity (IMEI) - a unique 15-digit security code - with immediate effect, a union minister said Thursday. "The government has prohibited the import of mobile handsets without IMEI number or with all zeroes in its place with immediate effect, Minister of State for Telecommunications Gurudas Kamat told the Rajya Sabha in a written reply.
Import of Chinese cell phones without identity code bannedJune 17th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Import of Chinese mobile phones without unique identity code numbers has been banned, India's commerce ministry announced. "Import of mobile handsets without International Mobile Equipment Identify (IMEI) number or with all-zero IMEI is prohibited with immediate effect, the Director General of Foreign Trade said in a notification.
Filing of nominations for 4th phase of LS elections overApril 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The last day for filing of nominations for the fourth phase of the ongoing parliamentary elections concluded on Saturday. Elections for the fourth phase of the Lok Sabha polls are scheduled to be held for 85 seats on May 7, 2009.
74 candidates file papers in second phase of West Bengal pollsApril 16th, 2009 KOLKATA - A total of 74 nominations have been filed for the second phase of Lok Sabha elections in 17 of the 42 constituencies of West Bengal till Thursday. The maximum nominations - seven - have been received for the Krishnanagar and Uluberia seats, while only one candidate each filed papers for the Kanthi and Asansol seats.
Deepa Dasmunshi files nomination from RaiganjApril 7th, 2009 KOLKATA - Thirty-two candidates, including ailing Congress leader Priya Ranjan Dasmunshi's wife Deepa, Tuesday filed nomination on the sixth day of the nomination process for 14 out of the 42 Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal. Deepa Dasmunshi is contesting from her husband's old constituency Raiganj in North Dinajpur district.
24 more file nominations in West BengalApril 3rd, 2009 KOLKATA - A total of 24 candidates including Congress state unit's working president Subrata Mukherjee filed their papers Friday on the second day of the nomination process for 14 out of the 42 Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal, polling for which will be held in the first phase. Mukherjee is contesting from Bankura, where his rival from Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Basudeb Acharia filed his candidature Thursday.
Poll panel notifies second polling phase in KarnatakaApril 2nd, 2009 BANGALORE - The Election Commission Thursday notified the second phase of polling in Karnataka for the remaining 11 of the 28 parliamentary constituencies that will witness voting April 30, a state poll panel official said. 'We have received the gazette notification from our New Delhi office on the second phase of Lok Sabha elections in the state April 30.
Seven candidates file papers on first day in West BengalApril 2nd, 2009 KOLKATA - Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Basudeb Acharia was among seven candidates who filed their papers on the first day of the nomination process for 14 Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal Thursday. Acharia, the party leader in the outgoing Lok Sabha, is seeking re-election from Bankura constituency.
Notification for third phase of Lok Sabha elections to be issued todayApril 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The notification for the third phase of Lok Sabha elections will be issued today. In this phase, polling will take place on April 30.
Nominations for second phase of Lok Sabha polls beginsMarch 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The filing of nominations for the second phase of Lok Sabha polls began with the issue of notification today. In this phase, 141 parliamentary constituencies in 13 States will go to polls on April 23.
President issues notification for first phase of electionsMarch 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI - President Pratibha Patil on Monday issued the notification for the first phase of the five phased Lok Sabha elections. Notifications were also issued by respective Governors for 154 of the 294 Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh and 70 of the 147 Assembly seats in Orissa, going to polls along with the Lok Sabha elections in the first phase.
Election Commission to arrive in Kolkata todayMarch 18th, 2009 KOLKATA - Chief Election Commissioner N Gopalswami and two Election Commissioners Navin Chawla and S Y Quraishi will arrive here this evening to review poll preparedness in the state. During their visit, the team will interact with senior officials of the state on Thursday and will take stock of arrangements for the upcoming elections.
Ban on handsets without security code deferredJanuary 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Department of Telecom's (Dot) decision to ban mobile phones that do not have the international mobile equipment identity (IMEI) - a unique 15-digit identity code for handsets - has been deferred for 'some time', an official said. 'The order is still pending with the (telecom) ministry.
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