Serendipity : Musings of an Islander

PERILS OF BOOKING A TICKET FROM AIRINDIA WEBSITE By Debkumar Bhadra  |  Musings of an Islander  |  South Andaman It all started, when I attempted to book airtickets for the holiday that I had promised my family as part of this year’s wishlist.  Choosing A ir I ndia as the carrier and www.airindia.com as the website to book ticket was easier than easy since the fraternity, to which I belong are duty bound to oblige airindia with our patronage. As such there was no confusion in my mind thus directly landed at the airindia website and initiated a booking. Image for representational purpose It was 06 N ov, 2015 . After an hour long sojourn and a dozen near misses, the payment page finally loaded. Quickly but carefully keyed the login credentials and authorized the payment. To my utter dismay, the page after receiving payment information slowly slipped into comatose, keeping my desire to have the booked ticket on standby. The ensuing silence...

Mere Sapno ka Shahar By Debkumar Bhadra | Musings of an Islander | South Andaman Taking a step in the direction of making this India’s century, P rime M inister S hri N arendra M odi announced an ambitions mission of recasting the urban landscape by setting up 100 smart cities across the country over a period of time. It came as a nice surprise when media broke the news that P ort B lair featured in the coveted list of 100 smart cities. Since then there has been a sense of joy and enthusiasm among the islanders who feel the initiative would bring visible change in the way the city functions. What is a Smart City ? In a major departure from conventional DPR based approach, the government in this instant did not give a particular definition to the mission, but left it open for the people to give it a definition that suits their needs and aspirations. The mission document therefore says S mart C ity means different things to different people, therefore, varies from cit...

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CALL DROP : BANE FOR A CONSUMER - BOON FOR THE SERVICE PROVIDER TRAI seeks comments from stakeholders on Compensation to the Consumers in the Event of Dropped Calls By Debkumar Bhadra  | Musings of an Islander  | South Andaman The issue of frequent call drops has put telecom subscribers at the receiving end for long. In the absence of suitable safeguard, telecom subscribers are penalized for no fault on its part whereas T elecom S ervice P rovider ( TSP ) who is apparently at fault ends up richer with every instance of a dropped call. It is therefore no surprise that TSP’ s did precious little to resolve the issue in the past and continues to look the other way in the present. However this is not going to last any further since continued inaction on the part of TSP’s had ultimately caught the attention of regulatory authorities. Recently while reviewing the status of mobile connectivity in the country, P rime M inister S hri N arendra...