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NK Singh’s sixer
You must give it to Fifteenth Finance Commission Chairperson NK Singh for his wit and his knack to come up with right analogy.
When
BusinessLine recently quizzed him on some of his recommendations not being accepted and acted upon swiftly by the Centre, Singh quipped.
“I have no great doubts that these will go through (Centre’s approval) as we go along.
“Unlike a Budget, we are not a one day match or much less a T20 match. We are a regular 5-day match and we (as Finance Commission) give five-year awards and therefore we need to see how the fiscal situation begins to play itself out”.
BSNL launches Bharat Air Fibre Service for rural customers in Dakshina Kannada
March 05, 2021
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The public sector undertaking Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has launched ‘Bharat Air Fibre Services’ to benefit rural customers in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts of coastal Karnataka.
Addressing the media in Mangaluru on Friday, Ravi GR, Principal General Manager of Dakshina Kannada Telecom District, said ss of now two villages in Dakshina Kannada district – Doddatota and Kamila – have got this service. More villages from Bantwal and Vittal regions will be covered under this service soon, he said.
‘Bharat Air Fibre’ provides wireless connectivity from the BSNL locations in rural areas. It can cover a range of up to 20 km in plains. But with most of the rural areas in Dakshina Kannada are located in hilly regions, the range of wireless service will be below 20 km, he said.