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Zubeen Garg death probe: Only one person responds to SIT summons, seven others remain silent
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Zubeen Garg death probe: Only one person responds to SIT summons, seven others remain silent

Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday said that barring one, seven others present with singer Zubeen Garg during his last moments in Singapore were yet to respond to the CID summons. Sarma said that Rupkamal Kalita, who was present on the yacht when Garg died while swimming in the sea on September 19, has responded to the summons of the SIT probing into his death. Kalita will come to Guwahati on Tuesday, the CM said. However, the seven others have not said anything about coming to Assam to help in the investigation, Sarma said at a media briefing. 'We will maintain pressure on them... the sooner they come, we can finish the investigation. We will motivate them to cooperate with us,' he said. 'We believe that if one comes, the others will also follow,' Sarma said. He also said that the Assam Police was not required to go to Singapore for the investigation, as under the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT), 'whatever evidence the Singapore Police gathers will be shared with us'. "Our request has already been sent to Singapore, but no foreign country will allow the police of another country to investigate on their soil,' the Chief Minister added.

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Rush to take up civic works before Jubilee Hills by-elections backfires, as residents fume over inordinate delays
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Rush to take up civic works before Jubilee Hills by-elections backfires, as residents fume over inordinate delays

Hyderabad: The State government’s decision to greenlight road-laying works in several colonies in Jubilee Hills, in the backdrop of the impending by-election, has boomeranged, with residents fuming at the inordinate delays that have completely paralysed their lives for the past few weeks. With monsoons still active, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) launched several projects to replace decades-old damaged BT roads with new Cement Concrete (CC) roads. However, this decision to push the works weeks before the by-elections and at a time when monsoons have continued to dominate has left residential colonies here with dug-up, impassable roads, which have completely stalled civic life. While the promise of a facelift is generally welcomed, residents have expressed intense anguish over the ill-timed construction. The consensus among colony residents is that this "facelift" is merely a political strategy. Local Congress party leaders admit to the timing being strategic. “The reason is to lure the colonies ahead of the election notification for the Jubilee Hills by-poll to attract resident welfare associations (RWAs) and secure a victory,” a senior Congress Party leader at Jubilee Hills admitted. At Kalyan Nagar Phase-I, Erragadda, which falls under the constituency limits, several internal roads were excavated by the GHMC. With civic works getting delayed, debris is piling up, becoming a major obstruction for residents trying to exit and enter their apartments. The inordinate delay has frustrated residents, who complain that the never-ending works are impacting all aspects of their daily lives. School vans and buses that previously picked up and dropped off children in the colonies were severely affected. The lack of passable roads also impacted door-to-door garbage collection, which had to be halted, forcing residents to dispose of waste elsewhere. “While the city was experiencing flooding and inundation during the ongoing monsoons, the GHMC permitted agencies to lay new CC roads in several residential colonies. It was a hasty decision,” said B Srinivas, a member of the Kalyana Nagar RWA, where several projects have stalled. A senior GHMC projects official, however, maintained that the projects will be completed at the earliest. "Laying of new CC roads has been taken up after a long time, and GHMC is looking for the city's development by improving basic amenities. We will complete the laying of new CC Roads within two or three weeks; until then, commuters have to take alternative routes.”

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IIT-Madras Pravartak becomes first Indian lab authorised to test 5G core network
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IIT-Madras Pravartak becomes first Indian lab authorised to test 5G core network

New Delhi: The Telecom Security Testing Lab (TSTL) of the IIT-Madras Pravartak Technologies Foundation has become the first laboratory in the country authorised by the Centre's Department of Telecommunications to test 5G core-network function, Access and Mobility Management Function (AMF), and 5G Group-I devices, officials said. The certification empowers the laboratory to conduct cutting-edge security assessments of 5G mobile-telecom equipment, enabling rapid deployment of secure and resilient 5G infrastructure across the country. The TSTL obtained the landmark certification from the National Centre for Communication Security (NCSS) to test AMF and 5G Group-I devices, covering 21 vital core-network functions under common security requirements. The NCCS has been mandated to operationalise the framework of security testing and certification for telecom and ICT products in India under a scheme called the Communication Security Certification Scheme (ComSec), which falls under the broader Mandatory Testing and Certification of Telecom Equipment (MTCTE) rules. "This certification reduces our dependency on foreign testing laboratories, thereby strengthening national security and promoting indigenous technological capabilities. By bridging academia and industry, the certified TSTL enhances collaborative research and innovation, empowering IIT-Madras Pravartak to actively contribute to developing secure telecom solutions tailored specifically to meet India's strategic requirements," IITM Director V Kamakoti said. Pravartak Technologies is a company registered under Section 8 of the Indian Companies Act, housing a technology-innovation hub on sensors, networking, actuators, and control systems. MJ Shankar Raman, CEO, IITM Pravartak Technologies Foundation, informed that the TSTL's certification represents a significant validation of India's capability in robust and secure telecommunications infrastructure. "This is the first lab in India authorised to test 5G core-network function -- Access and Mobility Management Function (AMF) and 5G Group-I devices, which cover 21 core-network functions under common security requirements. This certification underscores the lab's critical role in ensuring the security and resilience of telecom networks by rigorous security testing and evaluating telecom equipment against the Indian Telecom Security Standard Requirement (ITSAR)," Raman said.

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Hyderabad: Car catches fire at petrol pump in Punjagutta
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Hyderabad: Car catches fire at petrol pump in Punjagutta

Hyderabad: Panic spread in the surroundings when a car that came to the BPCL petrol pump caught fire at Errum Manzil in Punjagutta on Monday evening. No casualties were reported. According to the police, fire suddenly erupted from the vehicle, which had just arrived at the petrol pump to refuel. Two passengers were seated in the vehicle at the time of the incident. The alert driver and the other occupant, who noticed sparks and thick smoke from the engine, immediately got out. The petrol pump staff, while using fire extinguishers to douse the flames, towed the vehicle out of the petrol pump and stopped it on the road, averting a major tragedy. The fire engine too reached the spot and brought the situation under control. The cause of the fire remains unknown.

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