The importance and need of a digital platform for smooth administration, the Maharashtra government is making several efforts to use social media to convey its decisions and messages quickly. The government has asked all District Information Officers (DIOs) to start operating individual Twitterhandles, the Director General Information and Public Relations (DGIPR) Brijesh Singh said here.
» Read moreMaharashtra is converting 42 state-of-the-art cyber crime labs into cyber police stations, as part of the BJP—led government’s strategy to take on cyber criminals. “Maharashtra is the first state in the country which will have a cyber police station in each district simultaneously,” a top Home Department official toldPTI. Cyber crime in Maharashtra has risen by a whopping 142.1 per […]
» Read moreAt least 13 people were on Thursday killed and 40 others injured in Pakistan after two passenger trains collided here. Three bogies of Zakaria Express were completely destroyed due to the collision in Gaddafi Town in Landhi area early on Thursday morning. The incident took place when Fareed Express collided with Zakaria Express due to wrong signal given to the […]
» Read morePakistani border guarding forces have resorted to heavy mortal shelling towards Indian civilian areas along the International Border (IB), Inspector General of BSF D.K. Upadhyay said on Tuesday. Addressing a press conference, Mr. Upadhyay said the Pakistan Army was giving full support to Pakistan Rangers. “Pakistani forces are firing heavy mortars deliberately towards Indian civilian areas. The BSF never fires […]
» Read moreAn eleven-storey block adjacent to an under-construction building that collapsed in 2014 killing 61 persons will be demolished on Wednesday using implosion technique and employing controlled blasting of explosives as the structure was unsafe, the Tamil Nadu government has said. On June 28, 2014, one of the two blocks of an under construction residential building at suburban Moulivakkam collapsed, killing […]
» Read moreBarack Obama on Wednesday said Hillary Clinton made him a better president but did not take credit for it as the outgoing US president made a strong pitch for the Democratic nominee for having taken some tough decisions and working “tirelessly” as his former secretary of state. Her efforts are not always flashy and they’re not always appreciated here at […]
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