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Zee’s ZILS sets up IT training centre at police HQ
MUMBAI: Zee Interactive Learning Systems has setup an IT training centre inside Maharashtra state police headquarters to conduct training in MS-CIT Course with the support & co-operation of the office of the Maharashtra director general of police. The centre was inaugurated on 14 February 2003 by Maharashtra police additional director general of police TK Chowdhary and Zee Interactive Learning Systems president Arun Khetan.
A press release states that over 20 senior police officers and 70 staff members were present on the occasion. Some of these dignitaries include T K Chowdhary, additional director general of police; training, PK B Chakrovarty; and additional director general of police, D N Jadhav, emphasized the need of using information technology (IT) in day to day working of the department.
The officials spoke about the vital role that IT plays in modernizing the police force. Speaking on the occasion DIG (law & order) PK Jain emphasized the need of computer training for the department. Arun Khetan spoke about the positive initiative taken by Maharashtra Police in adopting technology for day-to-day operations at all levels.
The release adds that the police department has selected ZILS to provide training in MS-CIT (Maharashtra State Certificate in IT) course through its network of Zed C As, Network Access Centres, or any other ZILS Authorized Training Centres across the state of Maharashtra. ZILS is imparting the MS-CIT training through 78 centres located all across Maharashtra.
MS-CIT course, comprises of the modules in Computer Fundamentals, MS Office, Windows, Internet & Fundamentals in Multimedia. The course is of 132 hours duration, extended over three months. At the end of the training there would be joint certification from MSBTE, MKCL & ZILS.
Zee Interactive Learning Systems (ZILS) is a 100 per cent subsidiary of Zee Telefilms and is engaged in the business of both offline & online training solutions. ZILS is atraining provider for MS-CIT (Maharashtra State Certificate in IT) course under department of higher & technical education, government of Maharashtra.
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CNN-News18 to air live counting day coverage for five state election results on May 4
The channel is rolling out its biggest election coverage machinery yet for results day on 4th May
NOIDA: The votes have been cast. Now comes the reckoning. CNN-News18 is pulling out all the stops for results day on 4th May, when counting begins across five battleground states — West Bengal, Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and the Union Territory of Puducherry — in what promises to be one of the most closely watched electoral verdicts in recent memory.
The channel’s coverage, titled Battle for the States: The Verdict, kicks off at 7am and runs through the day across linear TV, connected television and YouTube. It is the culmination of CNN-News18’s multi-format editorial initiative, Battle for the States, which has tracked the polls from the beginning under the theme Road to Power.
At the operational heart of the coverage will be the Live Results Hub, the channel’s central command centre built to collate, verify and process real-time data flowing in from reporters stationed at counting centres across constituencies. The hub combines newsroom intelligence, analytics and on-the-ground reporting to deliver what the channel promises will be the fastest and most accurate results coverage in English news.
Leading the on-air charge will be primetime anchors Rahul Shivshankar, Anand Narasimhan, Aman Sharma, Nabila Jamal and Shivani Gupta. They will be joined by a wide panel of commentators including author Chetan Bhagat; GVL Narasimha Rao, senior leader of the BJP; Smita Prakash, editor of ANI; activist Saira Shah Halim; political analyst Sumanth C Raman; Abhijit Iyer Mitra, senior fellow at IPCS; Amitabh Tiwari, founder of VoteVibe; columnist Abhijit Majumdar; Nalin Mehta, managing editor of MoneyControl; political analyst Tehseen Poonawalla; senior journalist Subir Bhaumik; and political analyst Manojit Mandal.
Shivshankar, who serves as editorial affairs director at CNN-News18, set out the stakes plainly. “Counting day is one of the most watched events in the electoral cycle, where speed and credibility are tested in real time,” he said. “Battle for the States: The Verdict is built on that promise, combining ground reporting, sharp analysis and cutting-edge election technology to give viewers the clearest and fastest route to the verdict. On May 4, CNN-News18 will once again be the nation’s most trusted channel to witness democracy in action.”
Smriti Mehra, chief executive of English and Business News at Network18, framed the coverage in broader terms. “Elections are defining national events, and audiences turn to brands they trust in moments that matter,” she said. “CNN-News18 has consistently led from the front in every election coverage, and this special programming reflects the scale of our ambition and editorial strength.”
The channel has form here. It claims to have been India’s most preferred English news destination for election results for the past 20 years, covering everything from the 2024 general elections to the Delhi, Maharashtra, Bihar and BMC polls on the back of what it calls an “Always First, Always Right” record. Five states, one day, and a nation waiting for answers. The clock starts at 7am on 4th May.
