Kashmir youth eager to join Indian Air ForceJuly 23rd, 2009 SRINAGAR - Thousands of unemployed youth in Kashmir turned up at a recruitment rally by the Indian Air Force (IAF) here on Wednesday. The weeklong recruitment rally will conclude on July 27.
Pakistani militants arrested in KashmirJuly 13th, 2009 SRINAGAR - Security forces arrested two militants of Pakistan based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terror group, who planned to blow up a dam in Kashmir. Mohammad Shafakat and Mohammad Adnan were arrested from the forests of Shamashabari range in Kupwara district, 120 km from Srinagar.
Railways has over 1.7 lakh vacancies: Mamata BanerjeeJuly 10th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Indian Railways has over 1.7 lakh vacancies for various grades, which will be filled in after reviving the existing recruitment process, Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee informed the Rajya Sabha today. Replying to a question, Banerjee said the review of the Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) would also examine regional aspirations and problems raised during the railway recruitment process in Maharashtra, Assam, and Karnataka.
Centre approves revised Scheme for recruitment of constables in central police forcesJuly 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Centre has approved a revised scheme for recruitment of constables in Central Para Military Forces. The new scheme aims at making the process of recruitment more objective and maximizing the use of technology in recruitment.
Global recession fails to affect Kashmir's tourism industryMay 20th, 2009 SRINAGAR - Global recession has failed to affect Kashmir's tourism industry as more and more tourists continue to throng the valley. According to the players in the tourism industry, many domestic tourists have already cancelled their tours to European countries and are coming to Kashmir valley.
Nageen Lake to reclaim its glory soonApril 6th, 2009 SRINAGAR - Jammu and Kashmir's famed Nageen Lake is being cleaned under the conservation drive of Nageen Lake Conservation Organization, which is a forum of several voluntary bodies. NLCO that started its cleaning drive on March 31 has reached in its sixth day.
Kashmir launches massive plantation of Chinar treesMarch 17th, 2009 SRINAGAR - Kashmir's floriculture department started a massive drive to save the region's famous Chinar trees. Masood Samoon, divisional commissioner of Kashmir, formally launched the drive by planting Chinar saplings in the heart of city.
Women turn out in large numbers for police recruitment drive in J-KMarch 12th, 2009 POONCH - Casting off their veils and defying social typecasts, women turned out in large numbers for a police recruitment drive here. The drive was conducted to recruit personnel for the Indian Reserve Police (IRP) battalion.
CBI raids CRPF DIG in connection with recruitment scamFebruary 25th, 2009 LUCKNOW - The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has raided the homes of a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) deputy inspector general and a head constable who allegedly received bribes for recruitment of constables in the paramilitary force. Head Constable B.B.
Bihar man attempts self-immolation during chief minister's meetFebruary 21st, 2009 PATNA - An unemployed man tried to set himself on fire Friday during Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's meeting with people to protest alleged irregularities in recruitment of teachers for government-run schools in the state, officials said here. Dhanraj Kumar, in his late 20s, attempted self-immolation at Ariari in Sheikhpura district.
Uttar Pradesh police bust railway recruitment racketFebruary 14th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Busting a major railway recruitment racket, the Special Task Force (STF) of Uttar Pradesh Police has arrested as many as 105 persons in Jaipur and six persons in Bhopal, a senior police official said Sunday. These include 16 persons involved in the operation of the racket, while the rest were all applicants.
Hope and jobs for students at Delhi University's job fairJanuary 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - At a time jobs are becoming scarce and pink slips the order of the day with the global meltdown, there is reason to cheer. Delhi University's newly-launched Central Placement Cell has provided jobs to at least 200 undergraduate students with major companies, including IT major Wipro, pharma giant Ranbaxy and BPO major Genpact.
100,000 fake certificates found in BiharJanuary 7th, 2009 PATNA - Over 100,000 fake certificates of various Indian universities have been found in a Bihar town, police said Thursday, even as the government cracks down on irregularities in the education system. Acting on a tip off, a police team raided five places in Biharsharif town in Nalanda district, 100 km from here, and unearthed the racket in fake certificates.
Bihar rejects 4 mn applications to check fake degree racketJanuary 6th, 2009 PATNA - The Bihar government has rejected about four million applications to check a fake degree racket and other irregularities in the teacher recruitment drive for government-run schools, officials said Wednesday. Bihar's Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Hari Narayan Singh said the government had rejected nearly 40 percent applications while scanning them in course of preparing the merit list at different levels across the state.
Bihar sacks 15,000 teachers for faking degreesDecember 25th, 2008 PATNA - The Bihar government has sacked 15,000 teachers for having submitted fake degrees and certificates for recruitment in state-run schools, officials said Friday. 'The government issued the sack order Thursday and the services of 15,000 more teachers are likely to be terminated soon on the basis of ongoing inquiry into the fake certificates,' said an official in the human resource development department (HRD).
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