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PM Modi inaugurates work commencement of Barmer refinery
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday inaugurated the commencement of work at the oil refinery in Rajasthan's Barmer district.The state of the art refinery will be first of its kind in the country.The refinery is expected to change the growth landscape of Rajasthan and western parts of the state in particular.The project, which is a joint venture of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) and Rajasthan Government, is worth Rs. 43,000 crore.The project will generate employment in the state as well.
US auto industry jobs down under Trump
A year after dressing down carmakers for cutting US jobs due to trade agreements and automation, has President Donald Trump delivered on his vow to turn the tide? The US president got some good news just four days before the Detroit auto show when Fiat Chrysler announced it would shift production of its Ram 1500 to Michigan, adding 2,500 jobs. "Thank you Chrysler, a very wise decision," Trump said on Twitter. "The voters in Michigan are very happy they voted for Trump/Pence. Plenty of more to follow!" Notwithstanding FCA's announcement last week, the overall picture for US auto jobs has been much less impressive in the year since Trump became president, jobs figures show. Net employment in the auto sector (manufacturing and suppliers) stood at 783,200 at the end of November, down from 788,900 at the end of 2016, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Overall, US auto employment was down slightly last year. Sales and production were also down, and employment is .
Goa minister seeks suggestions from employees to improve work
Goa Water Resources minister Vinod Palyekar has sought suggestions from his own department employees to improve its functioning. Palyekar today moved a circular asking the employees to come ahead with their suggestions. "The minister for water resources department desires to take suggestions or new ideas from the employees in order to improve the department and make it more efficient," reads the circular. "The suggestions or ideas may be sent in a sealed envelop by mentioning the name and designation of the employees to the head office of the department on or before January 26, 2018," it said.
Project self-employment as respectable: President Kovind
President Ram Nath Kovind today said the government and NGOs should project self-employment as a "respectable profession" and also urged young Indians to generate employment instead of seeking jobs. He said it was very important for the country and the society to strengthen "economic democracy" through entrepreneurship. "People should take up self-employment not due to compulsion but because they choose to. Many programmes, such as the 'Mudra Yojana', 'Startup India' and 'Stand Up India' are helping the youth in empowerment to make them job givers instead of job seekers," he said. The president was speaking at the inauguration of the Economic Democracy Conclave organised by the Rambhau Mhalgi Prabodhini, a charitable organisation linked to the RSS, located in neighbouring Thane district. He said the political democracy cannot be strong in the absence of economic and social democracy. "Improvement in the economic condition of deprived sections is imperative," Kovind ...
Good response to 'handloom once a week' plan: T'gana IT Sec
The Telangana government's appeal to the state's large IT workforce to wear handloom garments at least once a week is getting a good response. The initiative, which began with an appeal made by state IT Minister K T Rama Rao last year, is getting a good response, IT Secretary Jayesh Ranjan said. "Some impressive numbers have come (of those who started wearing handloom clothes). We are happy that the industry has responded to our request," he told PTI. Following the government's initiative, Satyanarayana Mathala, president of Facilities Management Council (FMC), Telangana, had taken up the task to coordinate and reach out to about 4.50 lakh-strong IT and ITeS (Information Technology and Information Technology-enabled Services) employees in the city towards popularizing handloom wear. As part of the initiative, the FMC Telangana,a professional body of the facility management industry in the state, had announced a "Handloom Monday" in the IT industry. Its members had also ...
A rare job fair that gave wings to dreams of youths of
Snehal Abhare, a 21-year-old pharmacy graduate from Naxal-affected Gadchiroli district, couldn't believe her luck when she secured a job within a year of completing the course, thanks to a job fair organised in her home district which turned out to be a huge success. Abhare, who graduated last year, got an appointment letter from a firm after attending the event organised by the Gadchiroli Police in collaboration with private agencies recently. She would soon join the Nagpur-based firm as a pharmacist. Abhare, who hails from Chamorshi tehsil of the east Maharashtra district, was not the only one whose dreams will become reality. There are over 800 candidates, majority of them from disturbed areas of the district, who were selected by 18 MNCs and were given offer letters on spot, said Nasir Hashmi, coordinator for Community Information and Research Centre (CIRC) which organised the mega job fair last week jointly with the Gadchiroli Police and Pune-based job portal, 'Job
Govt employees in Himachal Pradesh to get additional 3 pc DA
Government employees in Himachal Pradesh will get additional three per cent dearness allowance (DA) for this month. The extra allowance will be paid in cash with salary. The arrears from July to December would be credited to the General Provident Fund(GPF). The announcement was made by Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on December 29. The finance department issued the notification today. The payment of ADA would cost the state exchequer Rs 180 crore annually and the employees would benefit from Rs 300 to Rs 2500 per month. The pensioners would also get the enhanced DA for the period of July to December in cash.
27,842 Jharkhand youths get job appointment letter on
A total 27,842 youths today got appointment orders in Jharkhand as the state marked the anniversary of Swami Vivekanand. The state has made a commitment to eradicate employment. It is a historic moment that more than 27,000 youth have got jobs in private sectors, Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das said while addressing Skill Summit at the Khelgaon complex here. He asked the newly appointed youth to work with dedication and highlight Jharkhands name. "Seeing the enthusiasm of the youth, nobody can block the youth from moving forwardour government has pledged to give employment to 25,000 and it has kept its promise," an official release said quoting Das. Jharkhand is participating directly in Prime Minister Narendra Modis dream of making a new India, Das said. At a time when the world is facing unemployment problem, Das said Jharkhand, with its team work, has provided employment. "Today we can say with pride that if anyone wants to see jobs/development then come to ...
Rs 3 lakh aid to kin of minor killed in police custody in HP
The Himachal Pradesh government has announced an assistance of Rs 3 lakh for the next of the kin of a minor who was killed in the police custody in the rape-and-murder case of a girl in Kotkhai. Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur announced the aid while replying to the discussion on motion of thanks on Governor's address to the legislative assembly. The 16-year-old girl had gone missing in Halila in Kotkhai area of Shimla district on July 4 last year and her bare body was recovered on July 6. After the postmortem report confirmed rape and murder, a case was registered and following public outcry, a Special Investigation team was constituted which arrested six persons. One of the six accused in the case died in police custody and eight police officers, including an IG-rank officer, were arrested by the CBI in connection with the custodial death. Thakur said the public's trust on the state police had gone down in the previous government's rule. "This government shall rebuild that
Just 12 pct of employees are fully aware of their organization's IT security policies
A lack of IT security awareness remains a worrying reality for businesses around the world, according to a recent study of consumers conducted by Kaspersky Lab and B2B International.The research found that just one tenth (12 percent) of employed respondents are fully aware of the IT security policies and rules set in the organizations they work for. This is combined with the fact that half (49 percent) of employees consider protection from cyberthreats a shared responsibility, presents additional challenges when it comes to setting the right cybersecurity framework.The study of 7,993 full-time employees which asked about policies and responsibilities for corporate IT security also revealed that 24 percent of employees believe there are no established policies in their organizations at all. Interestingly, it seems that ignorance of the rules is no excuse, as around half (49 percent) of the respondents think all employees, including themselves, should take responsibility for protecting .
Audi, BMW workers stage strikes amid talks over wages, hours
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Workers at German companies including premium carmakers Audi and BMW are staging further walkouts on Friday amid labour talks seeking higher pay and shorter working hours which are set to continue next week.
More layoffs at Indiana factory Trump made deal to keep open
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - More than 200 workers clocked in for their final shifts on Thursday at Carrier Corp. in Indianapolis in the latest round of layoffs at a plant President Donald Trump toured in December 2016 to trumpet a deal to save jobs and prevent its closure.
No industrial unrest at Aurangabad plant: Videocon
Videocon Group today said it has temporarily closed its Aurangabad factory for routine annual maintenance and there is no loss of employment of the permanent workforce. The company denied reports of industrial unrest at the plant and sending of hundreds of contractual workers on leave, though it did not comment on their status. "Videocon categorically asserts that there is no industrial unrest at the Aurangabad plant," a company spokesperson said in an e-mailed statement. "Further we unambiguously confirm that there is no loss of employment in our permanent workforce at the Aurangabad facility," the spokesperson added. Asserting that the factory has been shut temporarily for routine annual maintenance ahead of the cooling products season, the spokesperson said "the sales season starts in April but production has to gear up beginning February". The plant is scheduled to reopen on January 20, 2018, and this has been duly advised to all staff, the statement added. "As a ...
No framework to check rising unemployment: Tarigami on budget
CPI(M) MLA from Kulgam, Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami alleged that there was no suggestion of a framework to tackle the unemployment problem, in the Rs 80,313 crore budget unveiled by the Jammu and Kashmir government today. "No policy framework has been suggested to address this huge and vulnerable problem. In absence of other viable avenues, government sector is the only area which provides some opportunity of employment generation," he told reporters. "But, the inability of the government in creating such opportunities the future seems to be bleak for our younger generation," Tarigami said. He claimed that thousands of cases regarding payment of monthly financial assistance under various social welfare schemes were pending in every district and budgetary support should have been earmarked for one-time settlement of these cases. "The announcement of accepting the recommendations of the Seventh Pay Commission and the commitment to implement it retrospectively from January, ..
Contruction on 10 irrigation projects to begin soon: Das
Construction on ten big and small irrigation projects would soon begin, Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das said today. On the initiative of the chief minister, Water Resources Secretary K K Soan sent proposals to the Centre in this regard, an official release said here. The proposals sent by the state government for those include Budhai reservoir scheme of Deoghar, Shone and Kanhar Pipeline scheme of Garhwa, Dugni Baraj scheme of Saraikela, Tilaiya irrigation scheme of Koderma, Domni streamlet baraj and Kanhar baraj of Garhwa, Shone pipeline scheme of Palamau, Tardiha baraj scheme and saidpur dam of Godda and Radhu reservoir scheme of Ranchi, the release said. The chief minister had on December 18 last year met Union Water Resources Minister Nitin Gadkari and sought assistance for irrigation projects, and Gadkari asked to send proposals, the release said. Priority would be given on execution of current irrigation projects and new irrigation projects, the release ...
TN bus strike: Untrained driver rams bus into roundabout
One of the untrained drivers, roped in to drive buses in Coimbatore, rammed into a roundabout on the eighth day of the statewide bus strike in Tamil Nadu on Thursday.On January 4, an indefinite strike was called by transport unions, demanding a pay hike among other things, which prompted authorities to call untrained drivers to cater to the commuters.Earlier too, temporary drivers were arranged to resume services in the state, but the fleet of buses had not been running at its maximum capacity.Amidst the ongoing statewide strike, there were also reports of special buses being arranged for the MLAs.Earlier on Sunday, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) working president MK Stalin urged Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palanisamy to initiate talks with transport employees and take suitable actions to end the ongoing strike in the state.On the third day of strike, Tamil Nadu Transport Minister M.R. Vijayabaskar had appealed to bus employees to return to work.The strike, following the ...
TN transport strike plays dampner on Pongal festivity
Prolonged protest by transport workers of Tamil Nadu, which entered eighth day today, has put a question mark over the travel plans of Tamilians moving to their hometowns to celebrate the harvest festival of 'Pongal' on January 14. People were unable to book tickets as booking counters remained closed at the Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus here for the third day. Usually, heavy rush is witnessed during the Pongal season when scores of people working in other parts of the state and elsewhere travel home to celebrate the festival with their families. The state government is also trying to address the situation by employing temporary drivers possessing valid driving licenses to ply the vehicles. The strike call was given by workers affiliated to some transport unions, who have rejected the wage hike proposed by the Tamil Nadu government. While the AIADMK government has offered an increase in the wages by 2.44 times, the unions are demanding 2.57-time hike. The agitation has .
TN bus strike enters 8th day
Hundreds of commuters struggled to reach places in Tamil Nadu as the indefinite strike called by transport unions, demanding a pay hike among other things, entered the eighth day on Thursday.Though the transport department has roped in temporary drivers to resume services in the state, the fleet of buses has not been running at its maximum capacity.Amidst the ongoing statewide strike, there were also reports of special buses being arranged for the MLAs.Earlier on Sunday, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) working president MK Stalin urged Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palanisamy to initiate talks with transport employees and take suitable actions to end the ongoing strike in the state.On its third day, Tamil Nadu Transport Minister M.R. Vijayabaskar had appealed to bus employees to return to work.The strike, following the failure of talks on wage revision and clearance of pending dues with Vijayabaskar, was declared on Thursday.Transport workers have been demanding for a pay ...
German union IG Metall threatens all-out strikes ahead of wage talks
HOMBURG/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Powerful German union IG Metall has threatened to call for all-out strikes across the industrial sector if talks with employers over wages and flexible hours scheduled for Thursday fail to make progress.
Teva Pharm agrees with workers on closing Jerusalem inhaler plant
TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Israel's Teva Pharmaceutical Industries said on Wednesday it had reached an agreement with workers on closing its inhaler factory in Jerusalem by the end of 2019, ending weeks of labour unrest at the facility.