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RPF Salary Structure for Constable and Sub Inspector posts
Sanjay Sharma Every year the Railway Protection Force invites application for the recruitment of Constables and Sub Inspectors for the security of the passengers and its properties. | Jan 17, 2019, 22:53 ISTRepresentational Image Several lakh candidates apply for the RPF SI and Constable posts. Not only is the Indian Railway one of the highest pay masters also it provides security and stability to its employees.
Vivek Joshi appointed as the new registrar general and census commissioner of India - Times of India
Bharti Jain | TNN | Jan 17, 2019, 21:40 IST NEW DELHI: The Centre has appointed Vivek Joshi, an 1989 batch IAS officer from Haryana cadre, as the new Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. He replaces incumbent Sailesh, who was named as RGI and Census Commissioner in January 2018 and had been holding additional charge of the post even after he was appointed as secretary, department of official language under the home ministry, in May 2018.
Khelo India Youth Games: Hosts Maharashtra complete golden sweep in kho-kho - Times of India
PUNE: Hosts Maharashtra completed a clean sweep of gold medals in the boys and girls U-17 and under-21 kho-kho competition on Thursday. Kerala finished with two silver medals, both in the under-21 category. Delhi (girls' U-17) and Andhra Pradesh (boys' U-17) were the other silver medalists.
4,000 junior engineers to be recruited soon: CM Nitish Kumar - Times of India
Madan Kumar CM Nitish Kumar on Wednesday said the state government would soon recruit 4,000 junior engineers in different departments in the next few days | TNN | Jan 17, 2019, 10:07 ISTCM Nitish Kumar (File Photo) PATNA: CM Nitish Kumar on Wednesday said the state government would soon recruit 4,000 junior engineers in different departments in the next few days.
An MBA enters the frame, sparks speculations in BSP - Times of India
LUCKNOW: He was there beside BSP chief Mayawati when she welcomed and accepted greetings from SP president Akhilesh Yadav at her residence here on her birthday on Tuesday. He was also by her side when RJD’s Tejaswi Yadav came calling on Sunday. While there is a sudden spurt in public appearances of Mayawati, the person who is arresting people’s attention is 24-year-old Akash Anand, standing besides her in most photographs.
Australian Open: Sharapova accepts underdog tag ahead of Wozniacki clash - Times of India
Maria Sharapova has blasted her way to the third round at the Australian Open but she has accepted an underdog status ahead of her clash with defending champion Caroline Wozniacki on Friday. Sharapova has struggled for form and fitness since her return from a 15-month doping ban in 2017, while Wozniacki arrives as third seed after clinching her maiden Grand Slam title at Melbourne Park last year.
Patkar to lead rally for liquor ban - Times of India
TNN | Jan 17, 2019, 05:11 IST Yavatmal: Narmada Bachao Andolan leader Medha Patkar will on Friday lead a protest rally for demanding total liquor ban in Yavatmal. The rally would be held under the aegis of Swamini Daru Bandi Andolan Samiti of Yavatmal. “Others who are scheduled to attend the rally include Chandrapur-based Shramik Elgar leader Paromita Goswami, political critic Yogesh Yadav and Pratibha Shinde,” said chief coordinator of Swamini Mahesh Pawar at a press conference on Thursday.
‘Practical knowledge must to know subject’ - Times of India
Nagpur: Science exhibitions help students in today’s age to connect with the subjects better. The marking system does not help students decide which subjects they like more. Therefore, getting practical knowledge helps understand any subject in a better way, said Shivaprasad Khened, director of Nehru Science Centre, Mumbai, on Wednesday.
Man found murdered in auto market - Times of India
Sanjay Yadav | TNN | Jan 17, 2019, 00:07 IST Gurgaon: An unidentified body of a middle-aged man was recovered from the auto market on Basai road on Wednesday. The body had injury marks on feet and face. The police suspect that he had been murdered. The body was later shifted to a mortuary. According to police, a few locals spotted the body early morning near the auto market on Wednesday. The cops were informed and a team from Shivaji Nagar police station took the body into custody.
Jeremy Corbyn says Theresa May leads 'zombie government' after PM loses Brexit vote
LONDON: Opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn blasted British Prime Minister Theresa May as leading a “zombie government” and said her “Frankenstein deal is dead” as he called for her to quit after she suffered the biggest parliamentary defeat in UK history on Tuesday night. Corbyn tabled a no-confidence motion against May immediately after her withdrawal deal was voted down by a 230 majority.
4 held for trying to sell red sand boa - Times of India
Balwant Dhage | TNN | Jan 16, 2019, 17:00 IST Wardha: Four persons trying to sell a red sand boa snake have been caught in a trap and arrested by forest officials in a joint operation with Peoples For Animals (PFA), Wardha unit, near Gopuri Square on Tuesday. Ashish Goswami, A PFA activist, said they came to know that a group in the city was trying to sell a red sand boa snake at a high price. “We decided to arrange a trap with forest administration.
Which branches of engineering has the highest demand?
Every branch of Engineering has got its own importance in the developmental process and balancing of the society. Industries all around are looking for Engineering graduates to carry out the work in different specialised areas. Here the importance of different Engineering branches comes in.
Mayawati targets Congress, says waivers won’t help farmers - Times of India
LUCKNOW: She may have given support to Congress in Madhya Pradesh to form government but Mayawati is letting go of no opportunity to attack the party. During her birthday celebrations on Tuesday, the BSP chief said that the loan waiver announced by Congress in the three states where it recently came to power would not benefit those who needed help most.
District collectors told to set up 1950 call centres to address voters’ woes - Times of India
PUNE: The state chief electoral officer (CEO) has directed all district collectors to set up a call centre to address the voters’ concerns after the publication of the draft roll on January 31. In a meeting on Saturday, CEO Sunil Arora told the collectors to start the 1950 helpline service with district-level monitoring of the facilities.
Now, an application to locate pad-vending boxes - Times of India
KOLKATA: City-based youths have come up with a mobile app that will inform women about the locations of public washrooms with sanitary napkin-vending boxes. The app, which is up for download since last Saturday, has been named Bandhan Sanitary Pad App. The mobile application has been created by Shobhan Mukherjee, a 23-year-old post-graduate student, along with soft-Kolkata. Mukherjee’s initiative called ‘Project Bandhan’ started with indigenous vending machines created out of ice-cream boxes.
In UP, kin and locals stop woman from performing ‘Sati’ - Times of India
Faiz Rahman Siddiqui | TNN | Updated: Jan 16, 2019, 09:36 IST(Representative image) KANPUR: A woman’s wish to die by practising ‘Sati’ near her husband’s pyre in Shahbazpur village in Kotwali police station area of Banda district caused flutter on Tuesday. As the last rites of Mangu Yadav (80) were about to be performed, his wife reached there and asked her family members to arrange a separate pyre for her beside her husband’s pyre as she wanted to perform ‘Sati’ ritual.
5 teachers’ union leaders dismissed for taking emergency leaves to protest - Times of India
The school education director general issued the termination orders of Harjeet Singh, Harwinder Singh, Hardeep Singh, Bharat Kumar and Didar Singh based on an inquiry report submitted by the district education officer (DEO), Patiala. The official orders mentioned that the teachers had cited false reasons for taking medical and emergency leave from work, whereas they were present at the protest site to participate in the strike.
Cash transfers from Renuka Mata socy were probed by I-T dept too - Times of India
Nagpur: Around eight months before the enforcement directorate (ED) arrested Machindra Khade, former manager of Renuka Mata Urban Credit Cooperative Society, in a money laundering case, account holders in this cooperative had come under the income tax department scanner too. Khade was arrested last week in Mumbai. The case had been taken up by the investigation wing of income tax, which had issued summons to a large number of individuals over their accounts in the cooperative society.
Kerala govt's stand on Sabarimala is 'shameful': PM Narendra Modi - Times of India
TNN | Jan 16, 2019, 02:49 ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi (PTI photo) KOLLAM: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's claim that "what happened in Tripura will happen in Kerala" might seem a desperate attempt to shore up the morale of his party workers, but by branding Congress-led UDF and CPM-led LDF as "two sides of the same coin" he left no doubt that BJP and its NDA allies would do their utmost to disrupt Kerala's decades-long bipolar political order in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
Delhi: 2 Ashok Pradhan gang members arrested - Times of India
NEW DELHI: Two members of the Ashok Pradhan gang, who allegedly used to extort money to supply unauthorised goods to their associate gang members lodged in jail, have been arrested, police said Tuesday. The accused were identified as Sandeep Gahlot, 25, and Rajat Parashar, 24, they added. Gahlot and Parashar were collecting extortion money from persons operating illegal gambling dens in different parts of Delhi for members of their gang lodged in jail, police said.
India vs Australia: Team wants me to finish games batting at number six, says Karthik - Times of India
ADELAIDE: Dinesh Karthik says the Indian team management has identified the role of a finisher for him at number six even as he effusively praised former skipper MS Dhoni for showing that he can still put opposition under the pump when required. Chasing 299 in the second ODI against Australia, Karthik (25) played a key role in team's successful, yet, tight chase by putting on 57 runs for the unconquered fifth wicket with Dhoni (55). "I think Dhoni's been pretty solid this series.
HRD ministry to increase 25% seats in varsities to implement 10% quota for general category poor
PTI | Jan 15, 2019, 19:44 IST NEW DELHI: The HRD ministry announced on Tuesday that it will implement 10 per cent reservation for economically weaker section of the general category from the 2019 academic session and increase around 25 per cent seats in higher educational institutions and universities across the country.
'Simmba' box office collection Day 18: The Ranveer Singh and Sara Ali Khan starrer still manages to hold on despite fresh competition - Times of India
Ranveer Singh's first mass entertainer ' Simmba ', directed by Rohit Shetty and starring Sara Ali Khan as the female lead has managed to hold on despite fresh competition at the box office. The film witnessed a good third weekend and has now crossed the Rs 225 crore mark. The film has also given Ranveer Singh his biggest opener and also the highest grossing film for director Rohit Shetty.
Indian man, 27 Thai women arrested over fake-marriage scam in Thailand
The Indian man, Wikrom Layerhi, was arrested on charge of being a broker to arrange for Thai women to register fake marriages with Indian nationals, the National daily reported. PTI | Jan 15, 2019, 15:24 ISTRepresentatuve image BANGKOK: A 35-year-old Indian man and 27 Thai women have been arrested in Thailand for their alleged involvement in fake marriages registration scam that permits Indians to get residential visas in the country, authorities said.
Pakistan university rebrands Valentine's Day as 'Sister's Day'
The University of Agriculture in Faisalabad (UAF), in central Punjab province, said the change was taken to promote "eastern culture and Islamic traditions among the youth". "In our culture, women are more empowered and earn their due respect as sisters, mothers, daughters and wives," UAF vice chancellor Zafar Iqbal is quoted as saying on the institution's website. "We were forgetting our culture, and Western culture was taking root in our society," he continued.
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