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May 2, 2026e-Paper
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Updated – May 02, 2026 09:59 pm IST
Women show their mobile phones after receiving an alert message as the Government of India formally launched its indigenous Cell Broadcast emergency alert system, in Patna, Bihar on May 2, 2026 | Photo Credit: PTI
Mobile phones across the country went abuzz after Union Telecom Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia launched the cell broadcast alert system on Saturday that will warn citizens about emergency and natural disasters in their area.
The Department of Telecom had already alerted citizens about the trial run of the service on April 29 to avoid panic, with an appeal to ignore any alerts they receive.
Published – May 02, 2026 12:56 pm IST
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