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Job racket from north India duping unemployed northeastern youths

A job racket in northeast India has cheated hundreds of gullible youths in the region on false promises of providing employment and job-oriented training courses, police said on Wednesday.

Job creation under PMEGP

The rate of job creation under PMEGP for the financial years 2015 - 16 and in the corresponding period of 2012-13 is given below:

Kashmir government's social media gag order on employees elicits hilarious response

The Jammu and Kashmir government's social media gag order on its employees has sparked hilarious responses, including from 2009 IAS topper Shah Faesal, a frequent Facebook user known for airing his views on hotly-contested issues in the media.

J-K: Guidelines issued for social media engagement by State Govt employees

The Jammu and Kashmir government on Wednesday issued a set of norms for their employees regarding the extent of permissible social media usage, in a bid to monitor information flow that employees share with others in a contemporaneous manner.In an official document issued on behalf of the Secretary to the Government, it has been stated that no government employee shall engage in any criminal, dishonest, immoral or notoriously disgraceful conduct on social media which may be prejudicial to the Government.Further, employees must not use their personal social media account for political activity, endorse posts/tweets/blogs of any political figure or use their account in a manner that could reasonably be construed to imply that the government endorses/sanctions their personal activities in any matter.Employees were also directed to avoid posting inflammatory, extraneous messages in an online community with the intent of provoking readers into an emotional response or of otherwise ...

Will issue order clearing pending dues to retired transport

The Tamil Nadu government has informed the Madras High Court that it will issue an order for the release of the amount due to retired employees of state transport undertakings. Action is being taken for the release of "a ways and means advance of Rs 175 crore" towards the settlement of statutory dues to the retired employees despite heavy financial crisis, Advocate General (AG) Vijay Narayan submitted. The state government, as on June 22, owed Rs 614.91 crore to more than 7,000 retired employees of its transport undertakings towards statutory dues such as provident fund, gratuity and other superannuation benefits. Similarly, it owed Rs 5,074.75 crore to its existing employees. The court had earlier criticised the government after the matter was brought to its notice by an 82-year-old retired employee through a post card. The high court treated the letter sent by Mayandi Servai as a PIL and the government agreed to settle Rs 1,136 crore in dues. A direction was passed by

Jayashree Textiles' Bengal unit faces labour disturbances

Jayashree Textiles, an Aditya Birla Group company, on Tuesday said its factory at West Bengal's Rishra area in Hooghly district has been faced with "unjustifiable labour disturbances" and the management has dismissed nine workers.

Beggars found qualified enough to get jobs in Hyderabad

In what can be seen as the apathy of the youths in India where employment generation is still in peril, the prison department in Hyderabad found two beggars as well qualified and thereafter provided them job.The department ascertained that one beggar was Commerce graduate (computers), while the other one happened to be a therapist.The commerce graduate was hired as a computer operator, while the other one as an assistant therapist in prison department's Ayurvedic Hospital.The duo, who is under training now, was recruited at the salary of Rs 12,000 per month.Speaking to ANI, Dhananjaya, Jailor and Incharge of Ayurvedic Hospital, Chanchalguda prison, said, "Uday Kumar and Murgan was picked by prison staff while they were begging on the roads and shifted to Anand Ashram, later we got to know that Uday Kumar is a B.com (Computers) degree holder and Murgan already worked as a therapist in massage centre. On the basis of their interests and skills, the Director General of Police Prisons has

Rajnath hails jawans on SSB's 54th anniversary

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday hailed the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) as the second largest border guarding force.Addressing the SSB on its 54th anniversary, Singh said, "The nation is proud of soldiers like you. The SSB has worked efficiently for the safety and security of the country.. It is the nation's second largest border guarding force."Singh, who was the chief guest at the event, further lauded the women soldiers in the force saying that they are no less than their male counterpart in any aspect."In 2017, many women were inducted in the SSB and today their numbers have increased to 1,845. I am sure this number will increase more. I had issued an advisory directing that the percentage of the women should increase in the forces. I noticed the performance of the women in today's parade and I can say that they are no less than man in any field and are working shoulder to shoulder with men," he said.He also praised the work being carried out by the SSB in seizing fake .

Ford chief apologizes for sex harassment at US plants

The chief of Ford Motor Company has apologized to employees at two factories in the US city of Chicago and promised changes, after a scathing expose detailed decades of sexual harassment and abuse. The New York Times published an extensive account earlier this week of pervasive harassment and mistreatment of women at the factories dating back to the 1990s. More than 70 current and former employees claimed a hostile culture where women were retaliated against for reporting misconduct or discouraged from doing so. In an open letter to employees sent Thursday, the auto giant's chief executive Jim Hackett said he had "read and reread the article," which he found "gut wrenching." "I am sorry for any instance where a colleague was subjected to harassment or discriminatory conduct," he said, promising "zero tolerance" for sexual harassment. "On behalf of myself and the employees of Ford Motor Company, who condemn such behavior and regret any harassment as much as I do, I ...

CISF takes over security of UIDAI centre in Bengaluru

The CISF has taken over the security of the Bengaluru centre of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) - the issuing authority for Aadhaar - in view of terrorist threats, an official said on Friday.

Hry sets target to provide jobs to 2L unemployed youth by end

The Haryana government has set a target of providing jobs to two lakh unemployed youth of the state by December 31 next year. Under the initiative, employment would be provided to the youth in government and private sectors. Also, assistance would be given in getting loans for setting up ventures and making the youth self-employed, Haryana's Minister of State for Labour and Employment Nayab Singh said here today. Presiding over a meeting with officers of his department, he suggested setting up 'Saksham Haryana Nigrani Kaksh' to monitor cases pertaining to providing loans to unemployed youth under the 'Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana' and jobs with the assistance of state government. Apart from this, mega job fairs would be organised at 10 places in the state. This year, employment has been provided to 7,938 youth, he was quoted as saying in an official release here. The state government has set a target of providing jobs to two lakh unemployed youth by December 31, 2018, the

3.5 lakh workers to be trained under Bharatmala: Gadkari

Over one lakh workers will receive training in 310 highway projects by June 2018 with another 2.5 lakh in other projects by 2019 under the government's ambitious Bharatmala scheme, Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Friday.

2800 Highways Construction Workers trained under Skill Development Initiative of Road Transport & Highways Ministry

Shri Gadkari announced that a further 1 lakh twelve thousand workmen will be provided training at 310 projects of MoRTH, NHAI and NHIDCL by June 2018, under six trades namely masonry, bar-bending, shuttering, scaffolding, painting and plumbing. Orders for this were allotted to nine skill training agencies on the occasion. The Minister also said that about 2.5 lakh workmen will be trained in other projects of the Ministry, NHAI and NHIDCL by 2019.

Germany's Ryanair flights take off despite strike

Passengers travelling with Ryanair in Germany today saw little disruption from a four-hour strike called by a pilots' union, with most flights leaving as scheduled, and only some delays. Germany's powerful Cockpit union had asked Ryanair pilots to walk off the job from 5-9am (0400-0800 GMT) in a battle for recognition from the Irish no-frills carrier whose workers have been calling for better pay and conditions across Europe. But the first-ever strike action by Ryanair pilots in the company's 32-year history appeared to have made little impact, with no cancellations reported. At Germany's busiest travel hub, Frankfurt airport, all six scheduled Ryanair flights left as planned, according to DPA news agency. Flights left mostly as planned at Berlin-Schoenefeld airport as well, where seven departures were on the board. The 6:40 am flight to Italy's Bergamo however was delayed by five hours. At the Cologne/Bonn airport in western Germany, at least one Ryanair flight to ...

Robot growing pains: Two U.S. factories show tensions of going digital

COLUMBUS, Ind. (Reuters) - When Sandy Vierling took a job at a new robot-packed factory her company built just a few miles from an older plant where she made automotive exhaust systems, she crossed into the future of manufacturing in the United States.

Amazon's Italian warehous workers maintain overtime ban over Christmas

MILAN (Reuters) - Workers at Amazon's main logistics hub in Italy vowed on Thursday to continue with their work to rule in a dispute over pay and shift patterns, refusing to work overtime during the current peak season for making deliveries.

Odisha seeks release of Rs 676.57 crore for MGNREGA wages

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday requested the Centre to release Rs 676.57 crore to pay the wages under the MGNREGA scheme till December 2017.

Naveen seeks funds from Centre to pay wages to MGNREGA workers

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today sought the release of Rs 676.57 crore from the Centre to meet an immediate requirement of funds to pay workers under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA). While an amount of Rs 2,290.19 crore was to be released to the state by December-end, the Centre had disbursed Rs 1,613.62 crore till date, Patnaik said in a letter to Union Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, pointing out that there was a shortfall of Rs 676.57 crore. The labour budget of the state under the MGNREGA Scheme (MGNREGS) for 2017-18 agreed to by the Union Rural Development Ministry (MoRD) is 900 lakh person days with a financial implication of Rs 2,798.37 crore, he said. "Up to December 2017, the approved labour budget is 678.13 lakh person days for Rs 2,108.51 crore. Against this, the Central share is Rs 1,909.60 crore. Besides, there was a committed liability of Rs 380.59 crore pertaining to the ..

MCL elevates 875 miners, including 715 from underground mines

Mahanadi Coalfields Limited today said it has elevated 715 workers engaged in underground mines to open casts mines in various skilled trades, a move to provide employees opportunities of growth and skill development. During the current year 875 workers have been redeployed as trainees in various skilled cadres for their gainful utilisation. Out of these 875 workers, 715 have been selected from underground mines in Talcher Coalfields for redeployment in opencast mines as trainees in various skilled functions, the company said in a release. Under this innovative approach to gainfully utilise existing manpower, the workers were given an opportunity based on seniority to choose their trade and the place of posting as per requirement of the company, it said. These elevated workers will be put on on-job training of their cadres after successful completion of which they will be absorbed in higher grades in non-executive cadres. The workers were selected for the posts of Mining

'Significant percentage of employees world over disengaged'

Employee engagement is a key bottom-line issue, yet over one-third of workers in 17 of the world's most important economies are disengaged, finds out a study. According to the study, which covered 17 countries and 12,480 participants, Indian workers ranked well above global averages on all engagement metrics, scoring higher than all other countries. Moreover, Indian workers have also rated every workplace satisfaction metric significantly above global averages. Global workplace solution provider Steelcase partnered with research firm IPSOS for the study to measure relevant dimensions of employee engagement and workplace satisfaction. This study found that while more than one-third of workers are disengaged, another third are somewhere in the middle, not working against their companies, but not driving better business results either. "When workers become disengaged, it costs companies money, slows projects, drains resources and undermines company goals, as well as the ...