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trai: compensate drop call with free call

New Delhi: TRAI on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that it has to safeguard 100 crore telecom subscribers and if companies agree to compensate call drops with equal number of free calls to consumers without pre-conditions, then it is open to re-consider its direction imposing penalty on them.

ujjain kumbh: apex court stays hc order

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed a Madhya Pradesh High Court order quashing the award of contract for collection of garbage in Ujjain to a Mumbai-based firm. A Bench comprising Justices Dipak Misra and Shiva Kirti Singh allowed Mumbai-based firm Global Waste Management Cell Pvt ltd to continue with its tender to collect and dispose garbage during the ongoing Ujjain kumbh.

now, get no-objection papers within 6 days

New Delhi: With a view to improving ‘ease of doing business,' Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma on Tuesday launched a portal that would help applicants get no-objection certificates within six working days from current 90 days for construction-related works in the periphery of 100-300 metre of the 3,686 protected monuments. The applicant can track progress of application online, said an official of Monuments Authority.