Government of Telangana launches Public Wi-Fi powered by Airtel

Government of Telangana launches “Public Wi-Fi” powered by Airtel

• Launch is in line with the Government’s agenda of making Hyderabad a “Global Smart City”
• Pilots in 17 prominent locations in the city

Hyderabad: The Government of Telangana and Bharti Airtel, today launched the State’s first “Public Wi-fi”. In the run-up to make Hyderabad a "Global Smart City", this has been launched as a pilot in 17 tested hotspot locations in the hub of Hi-tech city enabling customers across operators to avail public Wi-Fi and enjoy internet services of upto 750 Mb per day per user.

This initiative is a part of the Government’s broader agenda of allowing citizens to experience a host of web opportunities making Hyderabad a leading digital city.


Users of smartphones, tablets, and other WiFi-enabled devices will now be able to connect to data across these 17 locations around the Hi-tech city.

To begin with, these public Wi-Fi hotspots have been set up between Cyber towers to Madhapur Police Station, Cyber Towers to Kothaguda Junction and Cyber Towers to Raheja Mindspace Circle.

On an average around 40,000 commuters, commercial establishments, visitors can benefit from this service.

Announcing the launch, The Honorable Minister of Information Technology, Government of Telangana, Sri K.T. Rama Rao said, “Enabling public access to superior Wi-Fi technology across the city is at the heart of the Telangana Government’s efforts to promote greater digital inclusion for the citizens of Hyderabad therefore making it a “Global Smart City”.

This remarkable partnership with Airtel in Hyderabad is the largest in the country and will strengthen the community as it connects more Hyderabad citizens than ever before.”

Mr. Venkatesh Vijayraghavan, Chief Executive Officer, Bharti Airtel - Andhra Pradesh & Telangana said, “Today internet is a critical tool for various day-to-day needs especially in the field of healthcare, banking, education etc., and it is thus imperative to enable more citizens in the country to access internet and easily experience these capabilities.

We are privileged to partner the Government in its vision of making Hyderabad a Global Smart City and empowering citizens.”

Citizens with any valid Indian mobile number can easily access the public Wi-Fi at all the 17 locations by switching on Wi-Fi in their Wi-Fi enabled device.

On selecting the public Wi-Fi, a One-Time password (OTP) will be sent to their mobile number. They can then latch on to the Wi-Fi post authentication of the password and enjoy internet services of upto 750 Mb per day per user.

This service will increase digital access for the residents of Hyderabad including housing residents, commuters, office goers as well as businesses and visitors in the area, giving them 24/7 access to everything in the data world.

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Tea and Telangana to Influence Indian Politics in 2014?

Here comes 2014 with a bang for the mega political battle in India, all parties have been gearing up to flex the muscles.

Indian politics too has been responding to the recent changes in the issues, and voters accepting the change and taking the issues more seriously.

The two factors – tea and Telangana could be the major to bring sea level change in Indian politics.

The first one is the now favor for the national party – Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), where as the later could be a big trouble for the national party – Congress party (INC).

One of the leader criticized the Prime Minister candidate of BJP as tea seller. Now that proved a positive point for the BJP, as it recently started ‘Chai Pe Charcha’ by Narendra Modi popularly known as NaMo.

 In USA, tea party could be an event to host tea party by political parties, but India ‘tea’ level could make BJP further more popular.

The Jive at NaMo giving maximum to the party and gaining popularity day-by-day.

The recent survey done by the Times Now English news channel has project a clear majority for the NDA and BJP as the singles largest party to have maximum Lok Sabha seats in its favor in the next general election, could be held in April 2014, election commission of India yet to give notification over that.

The ‘Telangana’ issue has been haunting the Congress now, the leaders from Andhra Pradhesh demanding unite Andhra Pradesh opposing the bifurcation of another states.

The situation there is highly tense, as the formation of 29th state is not easy task for the UPA government at centre.

The Parliament has seen a new low on Thursday, as two MPs from Andhra Pradesh behaved rude in the Parliament as the UPA has tabled the ‘Telangana bill’. India witnessed the behavior of the respected MPs in the Parliament – the temple of Indian democracy.

However, the bifurcation of another state could a big drawback for the Congress party as well as for the UPA II. Indian politics one hand giving maximum advantage to BJP over the Tea campaign, on the contrary ruling party could lose maximum seats in Andhra Pradesh over the ‘Telangana issue’…

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Will Telangana formation help Congress in 2014?

News is buzzing around and anytime a new state – Telangana could be curved out of Andhra Pradesh with 10 districts having in it. Top brass Congress leaders have been on agenda to get a final outcome on the much awaited decision.

The formation of new state could have mixed response in the state of Andhra Pradesh as well as among Congress leaders of both Congress party and its Andhra Pradesh state unit.

Currently, deciding the capital for the new to be Telangana is bone of contention for all the leaders. But another question rises here that – will Congress Party gain from this trump card in the forthcoming general elections in 2014?

Finally the Congress party has been unfolding its card on the long standing issue to form the newly state. The party may gain some favour by deciding to have new state for the people those have been demanding for long time. But the real hero would be the TRC party, which reportedly fought the battle for new state.

Many supporters of Telangana have lost their life in deadly protest as witnessed since the movement for new state was began in Andhra Pradesh. Politically it has been one of the sensitive issues, since the Congress has its government in the state of Andhra Pradesh.

After losing its popular leader YS Rajasekha Reddy, the popularity of Congress might be down in Andhra Pradesh, as another party is being formed by Jagan – YSR Congress Party. And the Padayarta from the family member of late Congress leader YSR might be a setback for the Congress party.

Amid the scenario the Congress party may get some favour by declaring a new state – Telangana. But the flip side it might also face irk of the people of Andhra Pradesh, those were not favour to let Telangana go from its land.

There were mixed reaction over the formation of Telengana state in Congress party. However, the official declaration from the Congress party high command is yet to hit the news.

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Telangana Stir Intensifies in AP

The movement for a new statehood for Telangana has been intensified on Monday, protestors have reportedly turned out violent near Indira park in Hyderbad, and attacked few policemen, according to media reports.

Meanwhile, the leading party continuing the movement for free Telangana - Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) has initiated 36 hours relay strike in the state. It was speculated that a solution to exiting crisis over Telangana could be reached in January 2013.

There were many issues those have been hurdling curing out a new state from Andhra Pradesh, and the major concern over the capital, currently Hyderabad is the capital and both Pro and against Telangana were not interested to lose it.

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Telangana: A New State?

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The protest in 2012 for a new statehood Telangana will ever be remembered, the Andhra Pradesh had witnessed unrest in the mid year. Soon Telangana may become a separate new state in India in 2013.

 The issue might not last for 2014, since it might cost high for the parties opposing a new state to be curved out of Andhra Pradesh. The Lok Sabha Election in 2014 will be the biggest reason to favor for a separate statehood for Telangana.

It is obivious that people of Telangana want a statehood for their region with their government to function. It was happend with Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar as newly curved states were come out in the year 2001, during the rule of NDA.

 In the year 2013, the political equations will be changed as parties would be gearing up for the Lok Sabha elections 2014. It would be hard for the parties to oppose the new separate statehood for Telangana. Soon the UPA government may take any decisions to favor a  new statehood for the Telangana region, and it would be in favor of the people of Telangana. 

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Separate Telangana state is inevitable: Sushma

Plitical News: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sushma Swaraj said in Lok Sabha on Thursday that the BJP would fight for separate statehood for Telangana and also appealed people of Telengana no to commit suicide, according to media reports.

Sushma said that the formation of Telengana was inevitable. One more youth ended his life in the last couple of days demanding for separate statehood to Telengana.

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No solution over Telangana, stir to continue?

The deadlock over the separate statehood of Telangana contentious as no final decision has been taken. The unrest in the Andhra Pradesh has been there for long time, affecting the normal life across the state.

The meeting of the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy and the Telangana Joint Action Committee (JAC) held but no decision over the calling off strike was taken in the meeting.

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Telangana Issue: Tough Time for Congress?

Another tough time for the Congress party in India. This time own party MPs and MLAs from Telangana region went against the party and even resigning from their posts.

Telengana has been the serious issue and this would cost more to party in future elections. The top brass leaders, like Ghulam Nabi Azad and Chidambaram were meeting with the resigned MPs and MLAs.

The strike called by the Telangana Political Joint Action Committee has entered the second day paralyzing the normal life there in the 10 districts of the Telangana region.

The agitation will move further in coming days, as the protestors would go for disruption of railway services from tomorrow or day after tomorrow.

The capital city of Andhra Pradesh has already sparked with the violence over the Telegana issue and the clash with police by the students at Osmania University in Hyderabad, was the latest issue in the state.

In Andhra Pradesh state, the Congress party has been facing the tough challenge from Jagan, the son of late YSR, the former chief minister. Now the agitation from Congress MPs and MLAs brought another trouble for the party, which need the earliest address from the party high command.

Finally, the Congress party may clear its stand on the 'Telegana' issue.

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Political Economy Behind 'Telangana' Separate State Issue?

It's not an easy task to curve a new state 'Telangana' out of Andhra Pradesh state. It that is politically correct, then its time to think again. The political ideology behind having a separate state is very strong enough, that led people go in favor of separate state theory. The movement by the people and political parties are correct and the correctness of the anti-separate state can't be denied though.

A separate state 'Telangana' may help the region to cherish in terms of political strength, which that might not possible till the region is integrated with Andhra Pradesh. On 1st November 2000, the formation of three states - Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand and Jharkhand, gives indication of the political strength and development in all the corners.

Similarly, politically as separate state Telangana is good for the region. Economically, it is also better to have a state capital in the backward region, where people can access the government facilities without any deficit. Telangana, if it presumed as a stated, the people belong that region will be under a governance of the its news government to be formed and would become economically strong may be in five to ten years.

Will that sort of attention and development is possible, if the region is not curved out of Andhra Pradesh. The motive of having a state for the sake of the poor families, that should be supported. However, the separate state Telangana issue is enough to ignite other separate state issues in the country but those has to be addressed at any cost on any fine day.

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