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Manama : Under the patronage of General Shaikh Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa, the Minister of Interior and Chairman of the Ministerial Committee for Information and Communication Technology (MCICT), the 10th Bahrain International eGovernment Forum opened today. The minister expressed his gratitude to His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa for utilising modern technology in serving society to improve the lives of citizens and provide decent livelihoods for all. He commended the government, led by His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, for its initiatives that have contributed to developing government…

Manama, : Director-General of Traffic, Brigadier Shaikh Abdulrahman bin Abdulwahab Al Khalifa, asserted that the eTraffic App’s winning of the best smartphone app as part of the e-Government Excellence Award is an achievement attained thanks to the support of Interior Minister General Shaikh Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa. He said that the support has contributed to the ongoing development of traffic information technology services, and it is part of the comprehensive development process led by His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, and the directives of His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and…

Manama : Speakers and participants in the tenth edition of the Bahrain International eGovernment Forum and the first edition of Comex Bahrain 2023 Expo said artificial intelligence (AI) can upgrade the current format of jobs and create a dynamic shift in the quality of services, business activities, education and other key sector. They said the region had the infrastructure that allows it to leverage the boom in AI and the information technology and telecommunications sector (ICT). Speaking to Bahrain News Agency (BNA), they said the forum created a dynamic platform for the interaction of specialists in this field to exchange…

Manama: The Deputy King, His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, today chaired the EDB’s Board of Directors Meeting at its headquarters in Bahrain Bay. His Royal Highness highlighted the importance of HM the King’s address during the opening ceremony of the second session of the sixth legislative term of the Shura Council and the Council of Representatives, which set forth HM’s far-reaching visions for the next phase of development and serves as a source of inspiration to enhance government workstreams in partnership with the private sector to achieve the Kingdom’s aspirations. His Royal Highness expressed eagerness to…

Manama : His Highness Shaikh Khalifa bin Ali Al Khalifa, Southern Governor, has congratulated the Southern Governorate’s employees for winning the e-Government Excellence Award for the year 2023 in the category of best practice in electronic participation for the Southern Service project for video calls.  He said that the Governorate is proud to be honoured with this prestigious award for the second year in a row. He affirmed that the directives of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, and the continuous follow-up by His Highness Royal Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister,…

A bench of Justices BR Gavai and Prashant Kumar Mishra sought response of the Centre in the matter by November 20.”Issue notice, returnable on 20.11.2023. Dasti service, in addition, is permitted,” the bench ordered.The plea alleged that continued detention of refugees from Myanmar offends Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution.The Rohingya people, who have faced exodus from Myanmar seven years ago, fled to different neighboring countries, including India. In August, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights had said that repatriation of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims to Myanmar is still not safe. Earlier attempts at repatriation failed…

This is the first time in the history of the tournament that a school representing Council for Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) is winning the Subroto Cup.Air Marshal R. Radhish AVSM, VM, Air Officer Commanding-In-Chief, Training Command who had kindly consented to be the Chief Guest, presented the trophy to the winning team.There were several awards including cash prizes, given out at the end of the final. The Late Group Captain V.N Singh Memorial Fair Play Trophy and cheque of Rs.50,000 was presented to Mother’s Pride Public School, Maloti, Himachal Pradesh by Air Commodore Sarabjit Singh, Air Officer Commanding, AFS…

The first list of 41 candidates released by the BJP features seven MPs, including former Union minister and MP Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, Diya Kumari, Baba Balaknath, Narendra Kumar, Kirodi Lal Meena, Bhagirath Chaudhary and Devji Patel.However, Raje’s exclusion from the first list has raised several questions in the state’s political circles.According to sources, the BJP is not keen to make the forthcoming Assembly elections look like an “Ashok Gehlot versus Vasundhara Raje” affair.In fact, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been playing a leading role in strengthening the support base for the BJP in Rajasthan.Meanwhile, a BJP source has said that…

In his remarks at a review meeting of Forests and Mines and Geology Departments here, he said that separate meetings of Mines and Geology, Revenue, and Forest Departments should be held by the Ministers and the officials to resolve the forest clearance and other permissions from the Forest Department to the companies that have leased mines in the state. It was discussed in the meeting that many cases are pending before the Forest Department for disposal, and the officers said that the mining lease companies have not given land for compensatory afforestation. As officials said that there are farmers in…

Members of the River Connect Campaign protested and raised slogans at the Etmauddaula view point, to draw the Chief Minister’s attention towards a dying river.In the past three decades, foundation stones for the barrage have been laid thrice by two Chief Ministers and one Governor. But the project has never come out of the files.Environmentalist Devashish Bhattacharya said the UP irrigation department responding to his RTI query has informed that NOCs from three different departments had been received, only one permission was hanging fire.From 2018 to 2023, the irrigation department received Rs 182 crore, out of which Rs 176 crore…