Nigerian Email “419″ Scam – Nigerian National Arrested in Kerala

A Nigerian was arrested in Kerala in connection with a 419 scam (Advance-fee fraud) or the Nigerian email scam. The scam had its origin in an email that the victim received in February 2008, informing that he had been nominated to inherit a rich fortune (15 million US Dollars) by a millionaire. After an exchange of emails, he had been asked to send €29,500 through Western Union Money Transfer as fees for the attorney to help with this money transfer. Read full story »

Sun Direct DTH Freedom Packages – Malayalam, Tamil, Kananda, Telugu Channels

I have been using TataSky DTH at home for the last 3 years. Today after careful reviews, I decided to move to Sun Direct DTH (Direct To Home) Service, India’s first MPEG4 technology DTH service.

For the South India packages, Dish & STB (Set Top Box) are provided Free, but with an installation and activation charge of 1250 and a subscription of 4 / 9 months for Rs. 440 / Rs. 990. You can as well choose over 170+ channels with add-on pack on monthly subscription Add-on Packages starting from Rs. 6/- to Rs. 300/-.

Sun Direct DTH Freedom Package for Kerala has 12 Malayalam Channels – Amrita, Asianet, Asianet Plus, Asianet News, Surya TV, Kiran TV, DD Malayalam, Manorama News, India Vision, Kairali, Kairali We and Jaihind TV. Read full story »

Kerala to Study Health Hazards of Mobile Towers

Kerala government undertakes a study to identify whether mobile towers cause any kind of health hazards to the people living in the surrounding areas. As per the present studies there was no evidence to show that mobile towers directly caused health hazards. Studies have also found that the radiation level from mobile towers is much less than that emanates from televisions and FM radios. Read full story »

TATA DoCoMo GSM Mobile Service – Prepaid Plans & Services

TATA DOCOMO GSM Services has been launched in Kerala. TATA DOCOMO has come up with the pay-per-use, per-second revolutionary concept among the mobile operators in India. TATA DOCOMO subscribers will now be able to enjoy the benefits of pay-as-you-use, at only one paisa per second for all voice calls across India. The TATA DOCOMO GSM mobile service will have extensive coverage in 493 towns and cities and 516 villages in Kerala, along 890 km of the state’s highways, at airports, along 940 km of rail routes and at places of tourist interest. Read full story »

BSNL Cell Phone to All Policemen in Kerala

Kerala government planning to provide BSNL mobile phones and SIM cards to about 40,000 policemen of the state police free of charge. also all the 436 police stations in the state would be computerised using free software and broadband Internet connections will be also be provided. Video-conferencing facilities between courts and jails would also be expanded. Read full story »