SURANKOTE, May 9: In an endeavour to empower the youth of the region and to make them capable for employment, a Rashtriya Rifles Battalion under the aegis of Counter Insurgency Force Romeo organised a lecture-cum-counseling session on various opportunities available in the banking sector as per aptitude of the youth with the active support of J&K Bank.
A large number of youth from near by areas turned up to avail the opportunity.
Manager, J&K Bank Daraba, YP Saini, along with his staff delivered talks on the process of recruitment, preparation by candidates for cracking the exams and opportunities available after selection. A thirty minute question-answer session was also held wherein bank officials replied to the queries of youth.
While speaking to the youth, Saini said, “Banking sector has tremendous growth potential in the present era. Contrary to as usual, banking jobs are ample in number and provide adequate growth opportunities”.
JAMMU, May 9: A warm farewell was accorded to SSP Abdul Razzaq on his retirement today in his native town of Mendhar.
Mr Razzaq had served as SSP Pulwama, SSP Ganderbal, SSP Traffic (Rural), SP City (South) Jammu, Sub Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) City and various other prestigious posts during his distinguished career spanning over 35 years.
He attained superannuation and was given warm farewell by Police Department and civilians at various places.
The people of Mendhar also accorded warm farewell to Abdul Razzaq and recalled excellent services rendered by him to the Police Department.
SRINAGAR, May 9: A boy got drowned in the Handwara area of North Kashmir’s Kupwara district today.
A police spokesman said that a boy Ikhlaq Ahmad Khan aged seven years son of Nazir Ahmad resident of Puthwari-Kalamabad, Handwara got drowned in a nallah at Puthwari. Efforts were on to fish out the body from the nallah when reports last came in.
New Delhi, May 9:
Ace golfer Jeev Milkha Singh today said cutting down on the number of tournaments this season has helped him and exuded confidence of breaking his three-year old title draught anytime soon.
Jeev, who last won in Japan in 2008, has completely recovered from his back injury, which plagued him for the last three years.
“It helped to reduce the number of events. I used to play 40 weeks a year, but this season I will be playing 35 weeks. (PTI)
NEW DELHI, May 9: The Government today said it is keeping a close watch on all activities taking place in China and Pakistan and the threat perception originating from such incidents are reviewed regularly.
In a written reply to Rajya Sabha, Defence Minister A K Antony said, “Government is closely watching all activities of China and Pakistan in the neighbourhood and reviews the threat perception regularly.”
He also said measures such as construction of railway lines, roads and airfields have been undertaken in border areas to augment security preparedness of the defence forces.
“Required measures have been initiated through development of infrastructure including rail, roads and forward air fields as well as operational capabilities to achieve desired defence preparedness,” Antony said.
China disputes the International Boundary with India as there is no common delineated Line of Actual Control (LAC) between the two country, he said.
“There are few areas along the border where India and China have different perceptions of LAC including territory in Arunachal Pradesh. Both sides patrol up to their respective perceptions of LAC due to perceived differences in its alignment,” the Defence Minister informed the House.
He said the areas along the LAC are kept under constant surveillance by regular patrolling by troops and other means.
“Specific incidents of transgression due to differences in perception of LAC are taken up with the Chinese side through established mechanism such as hot lines, flag meetings, border personnel meeting and normal diplomatic channels,” Antony said.
Replying to questions on effect of Chinese presence in South-China sea and Indian Ocean Region, he said government is aware of its participation in IOR in development projects such as ports, anti-piracy operations and deep sea mining.
“China has been staking claim to most of the South-China sea and has disputes with its neighbours on control of Paracel and Spratly islands for determination of Exclusive Economic Zone of the littoral states,” Antony said. (PTI)
NEW DELHI, May 9: Altogether 1,446 Kashmiri migrants have accepted employment under the Prime Minister’s special rehabilitation package for the community and are living in the Valley.
Minister of State for Home Jitendra Singh said under the package, announced in 2008 to ensure rehabilitation of those who had left the Kashmir Valley at the peak of militancy, the Jammu and Kashmir government has created 3,000 posts and appointment orders have been issued to 2,169 candidates and 1,446 of them have joined their posts in the Valley.
“The Prime Minister’s package provides for employment opportunities to 6,000 unemployed migrant youths in the state government…Another 9,000 unemployed migrant youths are proposed to be facilitated to get financial assistance for self employment/ business ventures. The response to which is very poor,” he told Rajya Sabha today.
The package provides for housing, transit accommodation, continuance of cash relief, students’ scholarship, employment, financial assistance to agriculturists and horticulturists and waiver of interest loans, Singh said. (PTI)
MUMBAI, May 9: Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan still finds it difficult to be a part of song and dance routines in films.
The 69-year-old veteran actor said he feels “inadequate and useless” singing or dancing while he is around the best professionals in the industry.
“Song and dance have always been a major crisis for me. Moving singing expressing among some exquisite professionals, makes you feel so inadequate and useless.
“Covering up is also a major deterrent. We are seen and observed in song, unlike perhaps an acting scene, where one could merely speak to a wall and not have the compulsion to face the camera. But here in song, with the broadest smile, giving impression of great fulfilment and happiness can be one of the most fake expressions ever devised by actors,” Bachchan wrote on his blog.
The actor, who will recreate his iconic entry scene in the song ‘My Name is Anthony Gonsalves’ for son Abhishek Bachchan’s ‘Bol Bachchan’, is also going to sing the song.
“I work tomorrow on the ‘Bol Bachchan’ song, one that I have been asked to sing and perform on. I have through the years discovered, that lip syncing your own singing can be most tormenting.” (PTI)
NEW DELHI, May 9: Voicing concern over problems faced by minority Hindus in Pakistan, India today reminded Islamabad of its responsibility to discharge its Constitutional obligations towards its citizens.
“It is the responsibility of the Government of Pakistan to discharge its constitutional obligations towards its citizens, including those from the minority community,” External Affairs Minister S M Krishna said in the Lok Sabha.
He was responding to the issue of treatment of minorities in Pakistan raised by BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi last week.
Krishna said India had taken up “appropriately” with the Pakistani authorities the issue of abduction, forceful marriage and conversion to Islam of three Hindu girls in Sindh province of Pakistan.
“The Government of Pakistan stated that it was fully cognisant of the situation and looked after the welfare of all its citizens, particularly the minority community,” he said.
Krishna also referred to press release issued by the Government of Pakistan stating that the Pakistan President had taken serious note of the reports of kidnapping of a Hindu girl from Mirpur Mathelo in Sindh and allegedly being forced by some influential people of the area to convert.
The release had said the Pakistan President had called for a report from the provincial government.
“The President also called for transparent and expeditious investigations in the matter and to take action in accordance with the law regardless of the influence and status of anyone involved in criminal activity,” Krishna said quoting the Pakistan government release. (PTI)
