PATNA HIGH COURT ISSUES JUDGEMENT ON THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA V/S RAFIQUL ISLAM

PATNA, India, July 30 -- Patna High Court issued the following judgment on July 14: Re. I.A. No. 2 of 2025 in L.P.A. No. 699 of 2025 : Leave granted. 2. I.A. No. 2 of 2025 stands allowed. Re. L.P.A. No. 699 of 2025 : 3. We have heard Mr. Piyush Lall, the learned Advocate for the appellant/the High Court of Judicature at Patna and Mr. Vikas Kumar, the learned Advocate for the State. 4. This is an appeal by the High Court against the observations and directions of a learned Single Judge vide hi...


PATNA HIGH COURT ISSUES JUDGEMENT ON THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA V/S SUNDESHWAR KUMAR DAS AND OTHER

PATNA, India, July 30 -- Patna High Court issued the following judgment on July 14: Re. I.A. No. 2 of 2025 in L.P.A. No. 698 of 2025 : Leave granted. 2. I.A. No. 2 of 2025 stands allowed. Re. L.P.A. No. 698 of 2025 : 3. Heard Mr. Piyush Lall, the learned Advocate for the appellant/the High Court of Judicature at Patna and Mr. Vikas Kumar, the learned Advocate for the State. 4. While dealing with a criminal revision (Cr. Revision No. 238 of 2023), a learned Single Judge of this Court vide his...


UNION MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMUNICATIONS AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT SEKHAR REVIEWS INDIA POST REFORMS: TECH-DRIVEN OVERHAUL GAINS MOMENTUM

India, July 30 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: In a significant step toward modernising one of India's most enduring public institutions, Dr. Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar, Union Minister of State for Communications and Rural Development, on Tuesday, chaired a high-level review of the Mail Operations, Parcel Operations, and Business Strategy divisions of the Department of Posts. The strategic review is part of a broader reform agenda of the Government of India, under ...


BHARAT TELECOM

India, July 30 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The basic objective and expected outcome of Bharat Telecom 2025 was to facilitate interactions between potential global buyers and domestic telecom equipment manufacturers as well as solution providers from India. Some of the major achievements made during the tenure of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi in digital infrastructure sector at the rural and national level are as under: (i) The total number of Base Transce...


DIGITAL AND BROADBAND CONNECTIVITY

India, July 30 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: As of May 2025, out of 6,44,131 villages in the country (as per data of Registrar General of India), 6,29,027 villages i.e. 97.65% villages are covered with mobile connectivity and out of these, 6,23,512 villages i.e. 96.80% villages have 4G mobile connectivity. Government, through funding from Digital Bharat Nidhi (DBN), is implementing various schemes for provision of high-speed internet/data and 4G mobile services ...


LAUNCHING OF SANCHAR MITRA SCHEME

India, July 30 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The Sanchar Mitra Scheme envisions to engage the Yuva Shakti- India's youth, as catalysts for digital empowerment and societal outreach. The students nominated as Sanchar Mitra are expected to actively conduct awareness drives in communities, educational institutions, public spaces, etc., focusing on key telecom-related issues, like citizen-centric telecom services, prevention of telecom frauds and mobile security - pr...


TELECOM SERVICES IN HILLY AREAS

India, July 30 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The details of subscribers in the country for various Telecom Service Providers including BSNL as collected and published by TRAI from time to time are available on its website. Further, in line with Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative, BSNL has placed purchase order for indigenously developed 4G sites for pan India deployment. Supply of 4G equipment has started from September 2023 and as on 30.06.2025, total 95,537 4G sites ...


OVER 13.6 MILLION MOBILE NUMBERS DISCONNECTED BASED ON CITIZENS FEEDBACK TO CURB TELECOM FRAUD: UNION MINISTER SCINDIA TELLS PARLIAMENT

India, July 30 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The Union Minister of Communications, Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia, today addressed key concerns related to telecom frauds and the current status of public sector telecom operators BSNL and MTNL in the Lok Sabha. He was responding to questions from Members of Parliament. Outlining the government's ongoing efforts to enhance prevention of cyber frauds, the Union Minister informed the House in a major nationwide push to...


STATEMENT

India, July 30 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The Government has taken note of a statement by the US President on bilateral trade. The Government is studying its implications. India and the US have been engaged in negotiations on concluding a fair, balanced and mutually beneficial bilateral trade agreement over the last few months. We remain committed to that objective The Government attaches the utmost importance to protecting and promoting the welfare of our f...


UTILISATION OF TREATED MINE WATER

India, July 30 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The Ministry of Coal, through its Coal and Lignite Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs), namely Coal India Limited (CIL), NLC India Limited (NLCIL), and Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL), has been promoting the utilization of treated mine water for drinking, irrigation, and industrial purposes in alignment with relevant environmental and water conservation guidelines. The quality of treated mine water for gainfu...