Cricket World Cup 2015: Complete Schedule

The International Cricket Council launched the 2015 Cricket World Cup on Tuesday. The 14-team tournament will be staged in Australia and New Zealand from February 14 to March 29. Below is the full list of fixtures for the event:

Pool A: England, Australia (co-host), Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, New Zealand (co-host), Qualifier 2 (TBD), Qualifier 3 (TBD)

Pool B: South Africa, India, Pakistan, West Indies, Zimbabwe, Qualifier 1 (Ireland), Qualifier 4 (TBD)

Fixtures:  

Saturday 14 February –  Sri Lanka v New Zealand , Hagley Oval, Christchurch (day); England v Australia , Melbourne Cricket Ground (day/night)

Sunday 15 Feb – South Africa v Zimbabwe, Seddon Park, Hamilton (d/n); India v Pakistan, Adelaide Oval (d/n)

Monday 16 Feb – West Indies v Ireland, Saxton Oval, Nelson (d)

Tuesday 17 Feb – New Zealand v Qualifier 3, University Oval, Dunedin (d)

Wednesday 18 Feb – Bangladesh v Qualifier 2, Manuka Oval, Canberra (d/n)

Thursday 19 Feb – Zimbabwe v Qualifier 4, Saxton Oval, Nelson (d)

Friday 20 Feb – England v New Zealand, Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington (d/n)

Saturday 21 Feb – Pakistan v West Indies, Hagley Oval, Christchurch (d); Australia v Bangladesh, Gabba, Brisbane (d/n)

Sunday 22 Feb – Sri Lanka v Qualifier 2, University Oval, Dunedin (d); South Africa v India, MCG, Melbourne (d/n)

Monday 23 Feb – England v Qualifier 3, Hagley Oval, Christchurch (d)

Tuesday 24 Feb – West Indies v Zimbabwe, Manuka Oval, Canberra (d/n)

Wednesday 25 Feb – Ireland v Qualifier 4, Gabba, Brisbane (d/n)

Thursday 26 Feb – Qualifier 2 v Qualifier 3, University Oval, Dunedin (d); Sri Lanka v Bangladesh, MCG, Melbourne (d/n)

Friday 27 Feb – South Africa v West Indies, SCG, Sydney (d/n)

Saturday 28 Feb – India v Qualifier 4, WACA, Perth (d/n); Australia v New Zealand, Eden Park, Auckland (d/n)

Sunday 1 March – England v Sri Lanka, Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington (d); Pakistan v Zimbabwe, Gabba, Brisbane (d/n)

Monday 2 March – Rest day

Tuesday 3 March – South Africa v Ireland, Manuka Oval, Canberra (d/n)

Wednesday 4 March – Pakistan v Qualifier 4, McLean Park, Napier (d/n); Australia v Qualifier 2, WACA, Perth (d/n)

Thursday 5 March – Bangladesh v Qualifier 3, Saxton Oval, Nelson (d)

Friday 6 March – India v West Indies, WACA, Perth (d/n)

Saturday 7 March –South Africa v Pakistan, Eden Park, Auckland (d/n); Zimbabwe v Ireland, Bellerive Oval, Hobart (d/n)

Sunday 8 March – New Zealand v Qualifier 2, McLean Park, Napier (d); Australia v Sri Lanka, SCG, Sydney (d/n)

Monday 9 March – England v Bangladesh, Adelaide Oval, Adelaide (d/n)

Tuesday 10 March – India v Ireland, Seddon Park, Hamilton (d/n)

Wednesday 11 March – Sri Lanka v Qualifier 3, Bellerive Oval, Hobart (d/n)

Thursday 12 March – South Africa v Qualifier 4, Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington (d/n)

Friday 13 March – Bangladesh v New Zealand, Seddon Park, Hamilton (d/n); England v Qualifier 2, SCG, Sydney (d/n)

Saturday 14 March – India v Zimbabwe, Eden Park, Auckland (d/n); Australia v Qualifier 3, Bellerive Oval, Hobart (d/n)

Sunday 15 March – West Indies v Qualifier 4, McLean Park, Napier (d); Pakistan v Ireland, Adelaide Oval, Adelaide (d/n)

Monday 16 March – Rest day

Tuesday 17 March – Rest day

Wednesday 18 March – First quarter-final, SCG, Sydney (d/n)

Thursday 19 March – Reserve day for first quarter-final; Second quarter-final, MCG (d/n)

Friday 20 March – Reserve day for second quarter-final; third quarter-final, Adelaide Oval, Adelaide (d/n)

Saturday 21 March – Reserve day for third quarter-final; fourth quarter-final, Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington (d/n)

Sunday 22 March – Reserve day for fourth quarter-final Mon 23 Mar – Rest day

Tuesday 24 March – First semi-final, Eden Park, Auckland (d/n)

Wednesday 25 March – Reserve day for first semi-final

Thursday 26 March - Second semi-final, SCG, Sydney (d/n)

Friday 27 March – Reserve day for second semi-final

Saturday 28 March – Rest day

Sunday 29 March – Final, MCG, Melbourne (d/n)

Monday 30 March – Reserve day for final

Quarter-final line-up (If Australia and New Zealand qualify, then they'll play their quarter-finals in their countries. As such, final line-up, venues and dates to be confirmed after group stage matches): A1 v B4 A2 v B3 A3 v B2 A4 v B1  

Semi-finals – If Australia and New Zealand meet in semi-finals, then the side that finished higher in the group stage points table will stage the match.

National News: Telangana is all set to be the 29th state of India

elangana is all set to be the 29th state of India. The Congress Working Committee on Tuesday gave the green signal for the formation of a separate state in a crucial meet that was held in the national capital.

Earlier, the UPA allies had also endorsed the formation of a separate state.

Addressing the media, senior Congress leaders, Ajay Maken and Digvijay Singh formally announced the decision that was taken at the CWC meet.

"Centre will be asked to take steps for the creation of Telangana," Ajay Maken said. He added that Hyderabad would be the joint capital of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh for ten years.

Maken further said, "The decision taken today was after wide deliberations. Concerns of all parties will be addressed," adding, "The CWC appeals to all Congressmen to give the support so that the formation of Telangana can be carried out in letter and spirit.

Earlier after the UPA meet held today, Union Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh had told the media, "A unanimous decision has been taken on the formation of Telangana in the UPA coordination committee meet."

Congress president Sonia Gandhi had also held talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today.

Sonia met Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde, Finance Minister P Chidambaram, AICC general secretary in charge of Andhra Pradesh Digvijay Singh, former in-charge Ghulam Nabi Azad and Sonia's political secretary Ahmad Patel after her meeting with the PM.

read more at

http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/congress-gives-nod-telangana-set-to-be-a-separate-state_865388.html

Film News: Mahesh Babu to Dance with Pawan in Attarintiki Daredi ...!

With 'Atharintiki Daredhi' movie gearing up for release in August,
another interesting update is circulating in the film circles. The
news is that Prince Mahesh Babu will be seen along with Pawan Kalyan
in a special song and even dances with him. - See more at:
http://www.filmnewstoday.com/2013/07/mahesh-babu-in-pawans-attarintiki-daredi.html#sthash.0dyLSyjx.dpuf


See more at: http://www.filmnewstoday.com/2013/07/mahesh-babu-in-pawans-attarintiki-daredi.html#sthash.0dyLSyjx.dpuf

Film Gk: Film fare awards 2013 Telugu winners list

Film fare awards 2013 Telugu winners list. Eega tops the list with 5 awards followed by Gabbar Singh which won 3 awards. Samantha won best actress for eega and Pawan Kalyan won best actor for gabbar singh. 

Category	Award Winner	Movie Name
Best Film	Eega	Eega
Best Actor (Male)	Pawan Kalyan	Gabbar Singh
Best Actress (Female)	Samantha	Eega
Best Director	S.S.Rajamouli	Eega
Lifetime Acheivement Award	Vani Jairam
Lifetime Award	Bapu
Best Supporting Actor	Sudeep	Eega
Best Supporting Actress	Amala Akkineni	Life is Beautiful
Best cinematographer	Chota K Naidu	Damarukam
Best Music	Devisri Prasad	Gabbar Singh
Best Playback Singer (Male)	V Srinivas (Gannu Lanti)	Gabbar Singh
Best Playback Singer (Female)	Suchitra (Sir Vastara)	Business Man
Best choreographer	Jani (Dillaku Dillaku)	Racha
Best VFX	Makuta	Eega
Best Lyricist	Ananta Sreeram(Yedi yedi)	Yeto Vellipoindi Manasu

World Business News:China lifted Control on Banks and allowed them to set their Own Lending Rates

China on 19 July 2013 lifted control on banks allowing them to set their own lending rates, a move to arrest slowdown and spur growth as well as to liberalise the economy. China decided to further ease lending interest rates for financial institutions so they can decide the rates themselves. The removal of control on lending rates is the first major economic reform launched under the government of President Xi Jinping. Lifting controls on lending interest rates will help cut costs for companies in raising funds. It can also maximise financial resources to strengthen the economy and economic restructuring of China.
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GK on World Geography: List of run-of-the-river hydroelectric power stations

Station	Country	Capacity (MW)
Asahan 1 Hydroelectric Power Station	Indonesia	180
Baglihar Dam	India	450
Beauharnois Hydroelectric Power Station	Canada	1,903
Bersimis-2 generating station	Canada	869
Birecik Dam	Turkey	672
Bonneville Dam	United States	1,092
Caojie Hydropower Station	China	500
Carillon Generating Station	Canada	753
Chief Joseph Dam	United States	2,620
Chibro Power Plant	India	240
Chilla Power Plant	India	144
Dharasu Power Station	India	304
The Dalles Dam	United States	1,779
Ghazi-Barotha Hydropower Project	Pakistan	1,450
Gilgel Gibe II Power Station	Ethiopia	420
Jean-Lesage generating station	Canada	1,145
Jinping-II Hydropower Station	China	600
Jiulong Pianqiao Hydropower Station	China	228
John Day Dam	United States	2,160
Kettle Generating Station	Canada	1,220
Khodri Power Plant	India	120
Koteshwar Dam	India	200
La Grande-1 generating station	Canada	1,436
Lay Dam	United States	177
Limestone Generating Station	Canada	1,340
Little Goose Dam	United States	932
Long Spruce Generating Station	Canada	1,010
Lower Granite Dam	United States	932
Lower Monumental Dam	United States	932
McNary Dam	United States	980
Muli Shawan Hydro Power Station	China	240
Nathpa Jhakri Dam	India	1,500
Outardes-2 generating station	Canada	523
Outardes-3 generating station	Canada	1,026
Pandoh Dam (Dehar)	India	990
Pulangi IV Hydroelectric Power Plant	Philippines	255
Qiaogong Hydropower Station	China	456
Ranganadi Dam	India	405
Rongzehai Hydropower Station	China	240
Tianshengqiao-II Hydropower Station	China	1,320
Santo Antonio Dam	Brazil	716
Shuhe Hydropower Station	China	270

CA FINAL / CPT RESULT 2013 (May- June Exam)

#Update: this year Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has been declared CA / CPT result on 17 july. ICAI declared the CPT result within one month. you can check CA / CPT may june 2013 results through the below given links.

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Anna University Revaluation result 2013 for may / june examination will be declared on 27 july

#Update: Anna university will be declared the reevaluation results soon at the below given website. Anna University Revaluation result 2013 for may / june examination will be declared on 27 july. it is the expected date it may possible that due to some reason university delay the results but most probably the results will be available on 27 july. you can check your anna university results here. some links are given here more links will be available soon. Read more »

pic of Whole Manchu family in Bangkok

Here is the Still of Whole Manchu family in Bangkok for the shooting of their Multi Starrer film which stars the whole Manchu family like Mohan Babu, Vishnu and Manoj along with Varun Sandesh, Tanish and vennela kishore. This is being directed by Srivas and and produced by Vishnu and Manoj under 24 Frames Factory and Lakshmi Prasanna pictures banner. Keeravani, Bappi Lahiri and Bappa Lahiri and Baba Sehgal are composing songs for this film

  

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Current Affairs:Justice Sathasivam sworn in as Chief Justice of India

Justice P Sathasivam was today sworn in as the 40th Chief Justice of India (CJI) by President Pranab Mukherjee.

He took over the post from Justice Altamas Kabir, who served as the CJI for over nine months.


Justice Sathasivam, 64, took oath in the name of God at a brief ceremony at Darbar Hall of Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Vice President Hamid Ansari, UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj, her Rajya Sabha counterpart Arun Jaitley, NDA Working Chairperson L K Advani, CPI leader D Raja, several Union ministers were present at the ceremony.

Justice Sathasivam was elevated to the Supreme Court in August, 2007 and would demit office on April 26, 2014.

Like his predecessor, Justice Sathasivam is opposed to scrapping of the present collegium system forappointment of Supreme Court and high court judges.

But at the same time, he has admitted that there are drawbacks in the collegium system and efforts can be made to overcome the shortcomings to ensure transparency.

"There are drawbacks, I accept. But these drawbacks can be settled," he had said yesterday.

Born on April 27, 1949, he enrolled as an advocate in July 1973 at Madras and was appointed as a permanent Judge of the Madras high court in January, 1996.

Later, he was transferred to the Punjab and Haryana high court in April, 2007.

Intelligence Bureau Recruitment 2013 – Apply Online for 750 ACIO Vacancies and modal Papers for practice.

IB Recruitment 2013 – Apply Online for 750 ACIO Vacancies

IB Recruitment 2013 – Apply Online for 750 ACIO Vacancies: Intelligence Bureau (IB) invites online applications for recruitment of Assistant Central Intelligence Officer, Grade II Vacancies. Eligible Candidates may apply online from 13-07-2013 to 12-08-2013. More details like age limit, qualification, selection process, how to apply online are given below…

IB Vacancy Details:
Total No of Posts: 750
Name of the Posts: Assistant Central Intelligence Officer, Grade-II/Executive

Age Limit: Candidates age should be between 18 to 27 years where age relaxations are applicable as per Govt rules.

Educational Qualification: Candidates should possess Graduation or equivalent from recognized university with knowledge of computer.

Selection Process: Candidates are selected based on written test (Paper I & II) followed by Interview.

Application Fee: A Fee of Rs.100/- (All SC/ ST/ Female candidates are exempted from payment) through online or offline mode.

Online Mode: After submission of online application, applicants may make online payment through ATM-cum-Debit card of State Bank ofIndia on or before 12-08-2013 & take the print out of system generated receipt of future use.

Offline Mode: Applicants may deposit the fee in cash by using system generated fee payment Challan in any branch of State Bank ofIndia & retain the transaction ID given by the bank for future use.

How to Apply: Interested candidates may apply online through website www.mha.nic.in from 13-07-2013 to  12-08-2013 up to 11:59 PM.

Instructions to apply online:
1. Applicants should possess valid Email ID at the time of Registration & keep it Active for receiving alerts regarding the recruitment.
2. Log on to website www.mha.nic.in and click on appropriate link for applying online.
3. Read the instructions & Fill the mandatory details without mistakes.
4. Upload your Photograph & signature in the prescribed format & submit the error free application.
5. Pay the Examination Fee either online or offline mode & take the print out of system generated application for future use.

Important Dates:
Opening Date for online Registration: 13-07-2013
Closing Date for online Registration: 12-08-2013
Download of Admit Cards: 21-08-2013
Tentative Date of Examination: 15-09-2013
Tentative Date of Results Announcement: 31-10-2013
Tentative Interview Schedule: 16-11-2013 to 23-11-2013

For more details regarding age limit, qualification, selection process, pay scale, how to apply are available in the following link…

Click here for Recruitment Advt

Click here to Apply online

For practice papers:

Objective type and Paper II English click on below link:

http://quizzesforpractice.blogspot.com/

Career News : APTET Notification, Syllabus, Previous Papers, Eligibility & Other Details

Andhra Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test (APTET): Government of Andhra Pradesh (School Education Department) conducts Andhra Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test in two papers i.e Paper I & II.

Online applications are invited from candidates who intend to be teachers for classes I to VIII in schools in Andhra Pradesh for appearance in the Fourth Andhra Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test (APTET-September, 2013) to be conducted by Department of School Education, Government of Andhra Pradesh on Sunday, 1stSeptember, 2013 in all 23 Districts of the State

Candidates who want to teach I to V classes have to write Paper-I & to teach VI to VIII classes must write Paper-II and to teach all the classes from I to VIII must appear for both the papers i.e Paper I & II. 

Minimum Educational Qualification: Intermediate/ Senior Secondary with Diploma in Elementary Education/ B.EI.Ed/ B.A/ B.Sc/ B.Com/ D.Ed/ B.Ed or equivalent.

STRUCTURE AND CONTENT OF APTET:

All questions in APTET - September 2013 will be Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs), each carrying one mark, with four alternatives out of which one answer will be correct. There will be no negative marking.

There will be two papers of APTET-September 2013.

(i) Paper I will be for a person who intends to be a teacher for classes I to V.

(ii) Paper II will be for a person who intends to be a teacher for classes VI to VIII.

A person who intends to be a teacher for both levels (classes I to V and classes VI to VIII) will have to appear in both the papers (Paper I and Paper II)

Pass Criteria OF APTET- September 2013:

APTET September, 2013 Results will be declared on 20.09.2013. The criteria for considering pass in APTET are as follows:

i) OC 60% Marks and above

ii) BC 50% Marks and above

iii) SC 40% Marks and above

iv) ST 40% Marks and above

v) Differently abled (PH) ** 40% Marks and above

How to Apply :

Candidates can apply for APTET – September 2013 to be held on Sunday 01.09.2013 'ONLINE' only through APTET website http://aptet.cgg.gov.in/ from 15.07.2013.

HALL TICKET:

Candidates can download their Hall Tickets from the website at http://aptet.cgg.gov.in from 25.08.2013.

INFORMATION BULLETIN

Important dates of APTET September-2013:

• Payment of Fees at AP Online or e-Seva / mee seva 15.07.2013 to 31.07.2013
• Download of APTET Information Bulletin 15.07.2013
• Online submission of application through http://aptet.cgg.gov.in 16.07.2013 to 01.08.2013
• Help Desk services on all working days 15.07.2013 to 01.09.2013
• Receiving of Complaints pertaining to Online application 16.07.2013 to 02.08.2013
• Downloading of Hall Tickets 25.08.2013 onwards
• Date of Examination : 01.09.2013 (Paper-I - 9.30 AM to 12.00 Noon and Paper-II - 2.30 PM to 05.00 PM)
• Declaration of Results 20.09.2013

IFFCO Selection Procedure: 2012 iffco mock test questions papers.

Selection Procedure

Short listed candidates will be required to appear for Preliminary Online test in open environment. i.e they will use their own resource. 

Those who qualify this test will be required to appear for the Final Online Test in controlled environment i.e at the pre determined venues.

 Only those candidates who qualify the Final Online test will be called for personal interview.

The schedule for Mock Test and Preliminary Examination has been sent to the eligible candidates through the e-mail (as mentioned in the Application Form) & SMS.

 Before the Preliminary Online Exam you can appear for the Mock Test for practice from 17.07.2013 to 19.07.2013 upto 6 p.m from your own resource. There will be maximum THREE attempts for the Mock Test.

you may find some modal papers at 

http://quizzesforpractice.blogspot.com/2012/01/quiz-no-12-practice-paper-for-iffco-on.html

key terms: preliminary exam question papers of iffco,iffco mock test questions papers

IBPS PO Exam 2013 Notification for 2014-15 recruitment : Important Dates

Common Written Examination (CWE) 2013 Important Dates

COMMON WRITTEN EXAM CWE DATES 2013

Online Registration 22.07.2013- 12.08.2013
Payment of Application Fees- Online 22.07.2013- 12.08.2013
Payment of Application Fees- Offline 24.07.2013- 17.08.2013
Download of Call Letter for Pre-Examination Training (PET) for SC/ST/ Minority Community candidates After 25.09.2013
Pre-Examination Training 07.10.2013-12.10.2013
Download of Call letter for Examination After 07.10.2013
Online Examination (Tentative dates)- some/ all/ additional dates as the need arises 19.10.2013/ 20.10.2013/ 26.10.2013/ 27.10.2013
Declaration of result status of examination (CWE) Third/ fourth week of November 2013
Download of call letters for Interview First week of January 2014
Conduct of Interview Third week of January 2014
Allotment March 2014

 

Technology News : Linux bug - Comes to Android

Android users have been warned that a recently-discovered Linux bug has been modified to work on Android smartphones and tablets.

Perhaps not the easiest threat to remember, CVE-2013-2094 is a vulnerability that allows criminals to escalate privileges to a point where they can, effectively, achieve complete control of a device.

The threat exists on the Android platform due to the fact that Android was developed using Linux, and so many Linux vulnerabilities could potentially be exploited on Android.

The Linux vulnerability originally affected systems running on the 2.6 version of the Linux Kernel. In Android, Jelly Bean (version 4.2) uses version 3.0 of the Linux Kernel, although previous versions were built upon 2.6. This doesn't explicitly mean that Jelly Bean devices aren't at risk, but it does mean that tablets or smartphones using older versions of Android are more likely to be.

Unfortunately, for devices using older versions, any threat has little chance of going away without an update to resolve the issue. That's a problem if a device is continually out of date, but even more so if hardware receives no support or OS updates after release.

In regards to the exploit itself, the Symantec Connect Blog explains the seriousness of privilege escalation software: "Privilege escalation exploits are particularly dangerous as they can allow cybercriminals to gain complete control over the compromised device. The Android operating system normally sandboxes every application so they cannot perform sensitive system operations or interfere with other installed applications".

Adding to that and highlighting potential issues users might face, the blog states, "In the past, we have seen malware use privilege escalation exploits to access data from other applications, prevent uninstall, hide themselves, and also bypass the Android permissions model to enable behaviours such as sending premium SMS messages without user authorization."

Android users should take steps to avoid allowing malware using the CVE-2013-2094 vulnerability – or any other exploit – to gain access to devices. To protect yourself and reduce the risk to your Android or smartphone or tablet you can do the following…

• Ensure your Android smartphone or tablet has the latest version of Android installed (if available)
• Restrict app installs to those from Google's Play Store
• Protect your device with Norton Mobile Security, ensuring the latest update is loaded.

Together, these three precautions will ensure that you minimise the risk as much as possible, while having help on hand to remove any malware which seeks to give itself free reign. 

Read More: http://www.mobilesecurity.com/articles/551-linux-exploit-comes-to-android

Historical News :telegram services no more -at 9pm today (IST)

144 years after Samuel Morse sent the first telegram in Washington, the world's final telegram will be sent in India on July 14, 2013.

Telegraph services ended in the United States seven years ago, but in India, the century-and-a-half old communication medium is still widely used to send messages.

The 163-year old telegram service in the country - the harbinger of good and bad news for generations of Indians - is dead.

Once the fastest means of communication for millions of people, the humble telegram was today buried without any requiem but for the promise of preserving the last telegram as a museum piece.

Nudged out by technology - SMS, emails, mobile phones - the iconic service gradually faded into oblivion with less and less people taking recourse to it.

Started in 1850 on an experimental basis between Koklata and Diamond Harbour, it was opened for use by the British East India Company the following year. In 1854, the service was made available to the public.

It was such an important mode of communication in those days that revolutionaries fighting for the country's independence used to cut the telegram lines to stop the British from communicating.

Old timers recall that receiving a telegram would be an event itself and the messages were normally opened with a sense of trepidation as people feared for the welfare of their near and dear ones.

Pockets of rural India still use the service but with the advent of technology and newer means of communication, the telegram found itself edged out.

"The service will start at 8am and close by 9pm tonight," BSNL CMD RK Upadhyay said. "The service will not be available from Monday."

State-run telecom firm BSNL had decided to discontinue telegrams following a huge shortfall in revenue. The service generated about Rs 75 lakh annually, compared with the cost of over Rs 100 crore to run and manage it.

Telecom and IT minister Kapil Sibal had said last month that "We will bid it a very warm farewell and may be the last telegram sent should be a museum piece. That's the way in which we can bid it a warm farewell."

There are about 75 telegram centres in the country, with less than 1,000 employees to manage them. BSNL will absorb these employees and deploy them to manage mobile services, landline telephony and broadband services.

Faced with declining revenue, the government had revised telegram charges in May 2011, after a gap of 60 years. Charges for inland telegram services were hiked to Rs 27 per 50 words.

Within a short time of BSNL handling telegram services in 1990s, the PSU had a rift with the Department of Posts following which telegrams were accepted as phonograms from various villages and other centres from telephone consumers.