Bihari youth’s death: Kerala doctors threaten strike
August 27th, 2012 - 5:14 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 27 (IANS) The Kerala Government Medical Officers Association (KGMOA) Monday threatened to go on strike after Chief Minister Oommen Chandy refused to revoke action against five doctors for ... Read more...
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UP rolls out ambulance service for villages, districts
August 22nd, 2012 - 4:31 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Aug 22 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav Wednesday flagged off 200 brand new ambulances for some districts of the state.Speaking before the flagging-off ceremony, Yadav said the ... Read more...
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Kerala government faces ire over ‘murder’ of Bihari youth
August 18th, 2012 - 7:20 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 18 (IANS) The Kerala government is facing the heat over the unnatural death of 24-year-old Bihari youth S.S. Mann who was brought dead from a mental hospital here ... Read more...
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ISI has a budget of $300-400 million, 4,000 employees
August 8th, 2012 - 11:47 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) Pakistan's shadowy Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency has an annual budget of $300-400 million and despite drastic reductions in personnel "is now assumed (to have a) ... Read more...
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UP sacks contractual employees in urban local bodies
July 25th, 2012 - 9:42 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 25 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government Wednesday sacked thousands of contractual employees in urban local bodies who were appointed by the previous Mayawati regime of Bahujan Samaj ... Read more...
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Long-time aide Omita Paul is President Mukherjee’s secretary
July 25th, 2012 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) The government Wednesday appointed Pranab Mukherjee's long-time aide Omita Paul as the secretary to the new president on the day when he took oath."The ... Read more...
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Top executives of PSU banks are outside service rules
May 19th, 2012 - 7:12 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, May 19 (IANS) The country's top civil servants are subject to service/conduct/disciplinary rules, but top honchos of government-owned banks are not.In response to a query under the Right to ... Read more...
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Haryana not to hire teachers on contract any more
May 1st, 2012 - 8:52 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, May 1 (IANS) Appointment of teachers in Haryana will no longer be made on contractual basis, a minister said Tuesday."Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda today (Tuesday) ordered that ... Read more...
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MCD teachers racket busted, seven arrested
February 29th, 2012 - 12:53 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) Seven people were arrested in connection with fraudulent appointment of contract-based teachers in Municipal Corporation of Delhi(MCD) run primary schools, police said Tuesday.Sachin, 21, Sanjeev ... Read more...
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35 percent teaching posts in IITs vacant
December 2nd, 2011 - 7:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) Around 35 percent of teaching posts are lying vacant in 15 Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) with 212 faculty members taking early retirement in the ... Read more...
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High court rap for top paramilitary medical officer
September 29th, 2011 - 1:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has pulled up a top medical officer of the paramilitary forces for "misleading bureaucrats" of the home ministry to stay put ... Read more...
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Junior official owns assets worth Rs.40 mn
April 20th, 2011 - 1:43 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, April 20 (IANS) Raids at the premises of a junior official with the food and drugs department in Chhattisgarh have revealed assets not less than Rs.40 million, a source ... Read more...
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Commendable progress made in rural health: official
February 27th, 2011 - 12:06 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) The National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) has shown a commendable progress in its sixth year in creation of infrastructure and human resource for health, officials said Saturday.Releasing ... Read more...
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Man killed for protesting lewd comments on daughter
February 18th, 2011 - 12:06 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) A man was battered to death by five people when he protested their lewd comments about his daughter here early Thursday morning, police said. The attackers ... Read more...
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Eunuchs to be recruited to recover outstanding dues
February 11th, 2011 - 3:45 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 11 (IANS) A Pakistani city will soon have eunuchs as officials who would collect outstanding water supply dues.Up to 10 eunuchs will be recruited as recovery officers in Sialkot city ... Read more...
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PCB boss Butt’s close confidante Yawar likely to replace Bari as board’s COO
November 8th, 2010 - 4:51 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Nov 8 (ANI): Pakistan's former team manager Yawar Saeed is tipped to take over as the Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB) new Chief Operating Officer after Wasim Bari was sacked under a ... Read more...
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Punjab to absorb 14,000 teachers on contract
September 7th, 2010 - 5:05 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Sep 7 (IANS) The Punjab government here Tuesday announced that the services of nearly 14,000 contract teachers would be regularised.
The Punjab cabinet, which met here Tuesday, gave its approval for the ... Read more...
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Exploitation, says apex court of prolonged contract job
August 19th, 2010 - 11:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) The Supreme Court Thursday said that uninterrupted prolonged employment on contract amounts to exploitation and government agencies are not expected to adopt such unfair practices.
The state or ... Read more...
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B.C. Khatua appointed Chairman of Forward Markets Commission
August 2nd, 2010 - 10:20 pm ICT by ANI
ZCZCANI (National)New Delhi, Aug.2 (ANI): The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet here on Monday gave its approval for the appointment of B.C. Khatua, Indian Administration Services officer (MH:76) as Chairman of the ... Read more...
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‘Frustated’ Pak counter-terrorism authority chief resigns
July 21st, 2010 - 1:05 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, July 21 (ANI): Pakistan's anti-terrorism authority chief has resigned citing personal reasons.According to reports, Director General (DG) National Counter Terrorism Authority (NACTA) Tariq Pervez has submitted his resignation to Prime ... Read more...
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Now, over 53,500 workers at district healthcare facilities
June 16th, 2010 - 5:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) In a bid to boost the public healthcare system, the central government has approved hiring of more than 53,500 male workers to run various disease control programmes ... Read more...
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Youth protest for employment opportunities in Patna
June 10th, 2010 - 8:50 pm ICT by ANI
Patna, June 10 (ANI): A large number of youngsters here on Thursday staged a protest to highlight the issue of rampant unemployment in the State.Organised by Inquilabi Naujawan Sabha (Revolutionary Youth ... Read more...
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Two teachers who simulated lap-dance in school are now unemployed
April 21st, 2010 - 3:28 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Toronto, Apr 20 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Two teachers who simulated lap-dance have now been removed from their duties, and given the pink slip. Gym instructor Chrystie Fitchner and Math’s teacher Adiel Ahmed were ... Read more...
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Court dismisses woman’s maintenance plea
April 4th, 2010 - 1:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) For Sheena, concealing her income from a city court in a divorce matter proved costly as the court rejected her maintenance plea stating that it cannot allow ... Read more...
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Gujarat asked to decide minimum wages to contract staff
March 26th, 2010 - 9:44 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, March 26 (IANS) The Gujarat High Court Friday sought a clarification from the state government on payment of the minimum wages to employees hired on a fixed pay contract.
A ... Read more...
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Two jail wardens sacked for rape
March 13th, 2010 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, March 13 (IANS) Two jail wardens were sacked and one was suspended after they were arrested for allegedly raping two women and killing one of them at the house of the ... Read more...
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Punjab private colleges to observe strike Feb 26
February 17th, 2010 - 3:57 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Feb 17 (IANS) Nearly 190 private colleges of Punjab will observe an 'education bandh' (strike) Feb 26 on the call of the Joint Action Committee (JAC), which represents their faculty, principals ... Read more...
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Jayalalithaa writes to Chief Election Commissioner
January 4th, 2010 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 4 (IANS) AIADMK general secretary J. Jayalalithaa has urged the Election Commission of India to see that retired government employees who are re-hired on contract basis by Tamil Nadu government ... Read more...
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Anti Naxal operation gets teeth with deployment of more forces
January 2nd, 2010 - 7:03 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi / Raipur, Jan 2 (ANI): The anti -Maoist offensive has gathered momentum with the Union Home Ministry clearing the induction of more Central paramilitary forces into the operation.According to sources, ... Read more...
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Jayalalithaa flays move to re-hire retired employees
January 1st, 2010 - 5:28 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 1 (IANS) AIADMK general secretary and Leader of the Opposition J. Jayalalithaa Friday charged that the Tamil Nadu government's decision to hire retired government employees on contract will benefit the ... Read more...
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PMK criticises DMK for hiring retired employees
December 30th, 2009 - 6:20 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 30 (IANS) PMK founder S. Ramadoss has come down heavily on the DMK government's decision to hire retired government employees on contract basis to fill up vacancies.
"The government is ... Read more...
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Centre to deploy 10 Dhruv copters for anti Maoist operation
December 28th, 2009 - 6:47 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec 28 (ANI): The Government of India has decided to deploy a fleet of 10 Advanced Light Helicopters (ALH) Dhruv to assist the Central Police Forces engaged in the anti ... Read more...
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Short-staffed hospitals in Jammu and Kashmir to get relief
September 21st, 2009 - 6:26 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Sep 21 (IANS) Concerned over the shortage of doctors and para-medical staff in Jammu and Kashmir's medical colleges and hospitals, state Minister for Medical Education Rajinder Singh Chib said the assisting ... Read more...
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Jharkhand fails to attract competent doctors
September 15th, 2009 - 1:55 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Sep 15 (IANS) Jharkhand is finding it tough to attract competent doctors to work on a contract basis with the state government. While it needs as many as 3,000 doctors, only ... Read more...
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Reach out to Indian community, Malaysian PM tells MIC
September 12th, 2009 - 2:53 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, Sep 12 (IANS) Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak Saturday urged the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) to reach out to the Indian community and regain the support it had lost ... Read more...
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