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Imphal Times Supplementary issue Page No. 3
BSNL revises monthly charges of seven broadband plans

IT Correspondent the changes with respect to its data allocation for up to voice calling benefits. from Rs. 749. The plan delivers
New Delhi/Mumbai, Aug. 1: broadband plans, the 8Mbps speed as well as Further, the 4GB CUL plan that up to 10Mbps speed until
operator has also increased its unlimited voice calling on is currently available at Rs. 599 300GB and has unlimited
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited fixed landline plans for both BSNL network and Rs. 600 has been revised to Rs. 629. It voice calling.
(BSNL) has revised its seven new and existing subscribers. worth of talk time for other comes with 4GB data The last plan of the latest
broadband plans(out of its 17 The Chennai division of networks. It also provides allocation for up to 10Mbps revision is the 15GB CUL that
plans) with an increased BSNL has released a notice on benefits including free night speed. The plan also provides is available only to existing
monthly rental by up to Rs. 30 its site to announce the calling between 10:30pm and unlimited voice calling. BSNL subscribers with 15GB
and the new revision will be revision in its broadband 6am as well as unlimited calls BSNL has also changed the high-speed data per day. It has
applicable on a pan-India basis plans. The changes are there on Sunday. monthly rental of the 5GB CUL been revised from the monthly
across all telecom circles for seven broadband plans for The second plan that has been broadband plan from Rs. 699 rental of Rs. 999 to Rs. 1,029.
where the state-owned new as well as existing revised by BSNL is the 2GB to Rs. 729. It comes with up to In addition to the revision for
operator provides its services subscribers. CUL, which has been hiked 10Mbps speed until 125GB its broadband plans, BSNL
starting Saturday, first As per the tariff revision, the from Rs. 399 to Rs. 419. It offers and unlimited voice calls. has revised its 10 landline
August. 2GB BSNL CUL plan that is 2GB high-speed data, just like Similarly, the Superstar 300 plans that are starting from Rs.
BSNL is also notifying its available at a monthly charge the 2GB BSNL CUL. However, networks in the country. BSNL plan from Rs. 499 to Rs. 519. It plan that was launched last 129 and going up to Rs. 495.
existing broadband users of Rs. 349 will be available at there is also unlimited voice has also increased the has 3GB high-speed data year with Hotstar subscription The increased prices are
about the update. Alongside Rs. 369. The plan offers 2GB calling support across all monthly rental of the 3GB CUL quota as well as unlimited has been revised to Rs. 779 applicable starting Saturday.
Sanitization drive
“With Love” pray and encourages unsuccessful students IT News
Imphal, Aug 1:
Gaidon Ganmei Corporator, Ward
IT News are engaged in felicitating the Pastor KBC no.4, and organising committee, they No. 1 Imphal Municipal
Kangpokpi, Aug. 1: successful candidates and Letginlen Doungel, a had decided to organise Corporation in a press released
organizing career guidance research scholar from Delhi the small programme with stated that to the fight against
In a time when people are all and counselling. However, University attended as a goal to set a trend and the COVID-19 Pandemic, a mass
hearts and hands to the plight of the unsuccessful resource persons. shift ourselves towards sanitization measure of spraying
felicitate the successful candidates remains In his speech, the pastor inspiriting despairing of Sodium Hypo-chloride has
candidates of the recently unaddressed. Consequently, reminded the students that students and giving hopes been effectively done at all the
declared board and council we as individuals and society their failure is only a stepping to the hopeless. In Leikai and Villages of Ward No.-
examinations, “With Love”, fail to uphold the very stone to greater heights. He addition, they opined that 1, Imphal Municipal Corporation,
a small group of youths essence of our humanity that also encouraged the students it is the duty and obligation Thangmeiband A/c on the 29 l
from Saitu Gamphazol Area, is to love and have concern to refrain from unfair means of every concerned and 30' July 2020. He further state
devoted to humanitarian for all. especially inside the individual and group to that the sanitization was also
services had organized He added that we as a society encouraging them. This and guide the students examination hall. On the other encourage and help done on the adjoining areas of
career guidance and tend to ignore the mental and grows to be detrimental as it towards exploring well hand, Letginlen Doungel students to discover their the hill side of the Charitable
counselling, and a prayer emotional stress that these can affect their lifelong beyond academic enlightened the students with dreams. The committee Hospital. The sanitization drive
for the unsuccessful students must be going mental and emotional health. opportunities. It aims to the possibilities of different stated that it is their hope was conducted in compliance
candidates. through. We, as parents and The career guidance and impart the fact that not career choices beyond and prayer that more with the SOP guidelines laid
According to Lalcha teachers, and as the society counselling cum blessing everybody will be good in academic opportunities, programmes and initiatives down by the State Government.
Haokip, a member of the fail to be kind and considerate prayer was organised under academics, but that there is while also inspiring the youth as this will be taken up all He expressed heartfelt
group, every year various but instead we become the theme “Towards something else for each of us with his own story of hard- over the state, with Love. appreciations to all the frontline
individuals and groups, pressure sources rather than inspiriting the youth”. The to explore for our own. work and persistence. The programme ends with workers, Doctors, Nurses, and
and CSOs and government understanding and programme seeks to educate Pastor Khuptinlal Hangshing, According to a member of the a blessing prayer. active workers and Police fighting
the COVID-19.
Education Minister meets Sainik School officials; Defence ministry asks producers to take
Looks into the preparedness for admission of girls’ NOC before telecast of Army based films”
from next academic session By Raju Vernekar The letter has drawn attention It revolves around five
different stories and explores
Mumbai, Aug 1:
towards web series “XXX
Uncensored (season 2)”, varying aspects of
IT News cadets and the teachers, The Defence ministry has which according to the relationships. The first
Imphal, Aug.1: including the school advised producers making ministry has presented the episode of the web series was
administration following the films, web series based on an army in poor light. The copies aired on 27 September 2018.
Education Minister Dr lockdown due to COVID-19 Army theme, to seek an NOC of the letter have been sent to Some concerned citizens and
Thokchom Radheshyam Pandemic. from it, before telecast, since the Union Ministry of ex-servicemen associations
today held a meeting with Congratulating the Cadets there are instances of Electronics and Information have even lodged FIR against
the officials and the faculty who have cleared the the Indian Army personnel Technology and Union ALT Balaji seeking legal
members of Sainik School written examinations and are being depicted in a distorted Ministry of Information and action. Similarly in June, “Bigg
Imphal and inspected the awaiting medical tests, the manner. Broadcasting. Boss 13” contestant
ongoing infrastructure Minister said that the In a letter 27 July, 2020, The controversy triggered off Hindustani Bhau had filed a
development at the campus government will look in the addressed to Regional Officer, when the Indian Army was police complaint against Ekta
and other essential areas of possibilities for Central Board of Film allegedly projected in a Kapoor and Shobha Kapoor
requirements which is scholarships for Cadets in Certification (CBFC), Mumbai, “distorted manner”, on producer for “disrespecting” the Army
mandatory for admission of the NDA. He emphasised Sundershan Kumar, Under Ekta Kapoor’s show on video- in their show.
girls in the establishment. that the sole purpose of the Secretary to the Government streaming platform ALT Balaji. However, the CBFC — which
During the meeting, Sainik Schools is to groom of India, has stated that the The Defence Ministry had functions under the Union
Principal of the school Gp. the young minds to build a film makers producing the received some complaints Information and Broadcasting
Capt. HCS Chauhan strong nation. films/documentaries based on raising strong objections Ministry — does not have the
apprised the Minister that admission for girls in their assistance will be extended The Principal apprised that Army theme, be advised to about portrayal of Indian mandate to regulate content
admission of girl cadets will respective Sainik Schools. to the School for admission online classes are being seek an NOC from Ministry of Army personnel and Military on video-streaming platforms,
begin from the next academic The National Defence of girls in the next academic conducted for all the Cadets Defence, before their telecast, Uniform in an insulting and its role is restricted to
session as per the directives Academy is preparing to session. as per the directives of the since production houses are manner, In some of the web films that are released in
of the Union Ministry of include girls and groom Dr Th. Radheshyam also Sainik School norms. The using contents which are series like “Code M” on Zee 5 theatres and television
Defence. He also them for the three wings of enquired about the meeting was attended by Jt. distorting the image of Indian and “XXX Uncensored satellite channels. Content in
highlighted the need for a the country’s Defence preparedness of the cadets Secretary, Laishram Army. They may also be (season-2), the scenes related OTT platforms are, in fact, not
separate dormitory section Services. The state should for the ensuing UPSC Nandakumar; Vice-Principal, advised to ensure that any to the Army are far from reality regulated by any specific
for girls, which is not not lag behind in providing examinations for National Wg. Cdr. Sreeprakash J, incident, which distorts the and present a distorted image body. The platforms are still
available at the moment. opportunities for girls to be Defence Academy and the Adm. Officer, Lt. Cdr. Inder image of defence forces or of the Armed Forces. in the process of finalising a
The Minister said that many part of the Defence Services. challenges and Jit Yadav, Senior Master, A hurts their sentiment is “XXX” is an erotic comedy- self-regulatory code for the
states have already begun He assured that all possible shortcomings faced by the Romel, among others. prevented, the letter added. drama directed by Ken Ghosh. content they stream.
Contd. from Page 2......... Bold, Comprehensive and Transformational ..............
development) coming to comprehensive curricular academic credit bank, the rooted, sitting at the threshold education will serve as a interactive classrooms, real test would be its
fruition. Continuous tracking framework, multidisciplinary impetus to research, graded of the old and the new. template for minimal, essential integrated pedagogy and translation from policy to
of learning, flexible board programs and stringent action a u t o n o m y , Seventh, the NEP marks an regulation and maximum, c o m p e t e n c y - b a s e d action. Backed by expeditious
exams, conceptual against substandard internationalization and the overhaul of the governance effective governance. education. Inclusive digital and effective implementation
assessments and AI-enabled institutions, bolstering development of special architecture from O u t c o m e s - f o c u s e d education features as a in sync with its spirit, the NEP
data systems will be critical to education through bold economic zones are vital to overregulation and complex, accreditation will be critical to crosscutting component will shape the lives of our
orienting the entire reform. Propelling SEQI’s rebranding India as the higher diverse norms to a simplified leapfrogging India’s journey throughout all reform areas, future generations. Through a
organization around vision for teacher adequacy education destination. and cogent structure. School towards Quality Education, powering India’s journey robust education system
outcomes (as opposed to the and transparent systems for Further, multi-lingual complexes and clusters will the fourth goal of Sustainable towards the fourth industrial leveraging the full potential of
traditional excessive focus on merit-based selection and education and efforts to bring about efficient Development. revolution. It’s truly a multi- its demographic dividend,
inputs), providing a systems- deployment, the institution of enhance the knowledge of resourcing of delivery The NEP 2020 is a welcome faceted policy made in India, India has taken a giant leap
health check, as well as online systems for teacher India, could restore the structures; common step in the right direction, by India and for India – the towards establishing itself as
steering the right reform and transfer and planning will be country’s educational standards and norms will signaling the ‘new normal’ in right balance of autonomy a true knowledge superpower.
requisite course-corrections. of essence to ensure the right heritage from the glory days boost the quality of institutes education with its pivotal and direction. Contextualizing * Amitabh Kant is CEO,
Fifth, teacher education is teachers in the right institutes. of Takshashila and Nalanda. across all levels; a single focus on critical thinking, its reform elements will be key. NITI Aayog. Views
reimagined with a new Sixth, the creation of an A system that’s modern yet regulatory body for higher experiential learning, As with every other policy, the expressed are personal.