Employment News Today 23 July 2013

Employment News Today 23 July 2013

The Guevara Works Included in UNESCO World Register

UNESCO included the writings of Cuban Revolution leader Ernesto “Che” Guevara in its Memory of the World Register.

Born in Rosario, Argentina, on June 14, 1928, Ernesto Guevara studied medicine before traveling around South America, observing conditions that spurred his Marxist beliefs.

He aided Fidel Castro in overturning the Cuban government and then worked in a political post. Guevara later engaged in guerrilla action in Bolivia, where he was killed. He’s revered by many as a cultural hero.

The documents include original manuscripts from “Che’s” youthful “Motorcycle Diaries” days, to his diary from the mountains of Bolivia where he was executed by that nation’s military in 1967.

They are now recognized as world heritage and will be protected and cared for with the help of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.

Delhi University sets up anti-ragging helplines

Delhi University will constitute control rooms with helplines to curb ragging, an official said on Sunday. The helplines will work along with the 24x7 national anti-ragging helpline 1800-180-5522. North Campus helpline number will be 011-27667221 and the South Campus number will be 011-24119832.

Jhajharia wins first-ever gold for India in Para Athletics World Championships

Devendra Jhajharia became the first differently-abled Indian to win a gold at the IPC Athletics World Championships by winning the javelin throw at the sixth edition of the event in Lyon, France.

The 32-year-old Rajasthan athlete, whose world record stands at 62.15m, led the eleven-athlete field from the very beginning as he opened with a throw of 54.71m

With Jhajharia’s effort, India opened their medal account in the Championships organised by the International Paralympics Committee and now stands at 19th in the medal tally.

The 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships, featuring over 1,000 athletes from nearly 100 countries, is the biggest gathering of international differently-abled athletes since the 2012 London Olympics.

Over 625,000 Syrian refugees are receiving aid in Lebanon, the UN refugee agency has said. With the recent increase of 13,000 registered Syrian refugees with the UN office in Lebanon, the number of registered refugees is now more than 530,000 .

Over 95,000 refugees are still waiting for their registration process to be completed. Lebanon has called on the UN Security Council and international donors to help it bear the burden of hosting the Syrian refugees, whose number may hit one million by the end of this year.

Divij Sharan and Purav Raja won maiden ATP title at Bogota, Colombia

Purav Raja and Divij Sharan of India on 20 July 2013 clinched their first ever ATP tour doubles title by defeating Edouard Roger-Vasselin of France and Igor Sijsling of the Netherlands in the final match of Claro Open in Bogota, Colombia.

The fourth seeded Indian pair defeated the second seeded French-Dutch pair by 7-6(4), 7-6(3) in the final of the 638085 US Dollars, hard court event.

This was the first ever ATP tour level tournament for the duo Divij and Purav together. The victory bought them 250 ranking points. 

Salary earners upto Rs 5 lakh need to file I-T return: CBDT

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) had exempted salaried employees having total income of upto Rs 5 lakh including income from other sources upto Rs 10,000 from the requirement of filing income tax return for assessment year 2011-12 and 2012-13, respectively.

"The exemption was available only for the assessment years 2011-12 and 2012-13...the exemption provided during the last two years is not being extended for assessment year 2013-14," the CBDT said in a statement. 

Earlier in May, the CBDT had made E-filing of income tax return compulsory for assessment year 2013-14 for persons having total assessable income exceeding Rs 5 lakh. 

As returns of income above Rs 5 lakh have to be e-filed online mandatorily, the same will not be received at any of these special counters. Only paper return of income upto Rs 5 lakhs can be filed at these counters," the Finance Ministry added.

Serena Williams won Swedish Open title

Serena Williams on 21 July 2013 won Swedish Open title by defeating Johanna Larsson in the final of the Swedish Open at Bastad in Sweden. 

The win is her 53rd WTA title and 51st match win of the year. She defeated Johanna Larsson with a 6-4, 6-1 success. 

The 24-year-old Johanna Larsson broke to lead 3-1 in the first set before Williams bounced back to 3-3.

Larsson proceeded to 4-3 before losing to the American's strong serve and losing the next three games.

Serena Williams is 16-time Grand Slam winner, and was knocked out in the fourth round of Wimbledon by Germany’s Sabine Lisicki, who went on to lose to Marion Bartoli of France in the final. Williams dominated the second set, breaking Larsson's serve twice.

EU declares Hezbollah's military wing terror group

European Union placed the military wing of the Lebanese party Hezbollah on its terror list.

The EU's 28 foreign ministers reached the decision unanimously at their monthly meeting, swiftly swaying the last nations that had any doubts.

The Iranian-backed group plays a pivotal role in Lebanese politics, dominating the government since 2011, and has since sent its members to bolster Syria's President Bashar Assad forces in their assault of rebel-held areas.

Israel welcomed the decision. It fought a bitter month-long war with Hezbollah in 2006 and does not differentiate between the groups political and military wings. Israel has accused Hezbollah of carrying out attacks on Jewish and Israeli targets around the world. Hezbollah has denied involvement in some and not commented on others.

the group was accused of involvement in last year's attack in the Black Sea resort of Burgas in Bulgaria, which killed five Israeli tourists and one Bulgarian. It has refuted that allegation.

As Hezbollah's hand in the Syrian conflict has become public, Lebanon has seen a spike in Sunni-Shiite tensions that has sparked gun battles in several cities around the country. Many Lebanese Sunnis support the overwhelmingly Sunni uprising against Assad in Syria, while Shiites generally back Hezbollah and the regime in Damascus.

L Brojeshori Devi, the Olympian Judo Player Passed Away

L Brojeshori Devi, the Olympian judo player passed away at Coimbatore on 22 July 2013. She was 32 years of age. 

L Brojeshori Devi belonged to CRPF Training Centre in Coimbatore since May 2013 on Departmental Promotion Training Programme.

She took part in 2000 Sydney Olympic Games apart from 2002 Asian and Commonwealth Games. 

She secured gold medals in South Asian Games held in 2006 and 2010.

She also won various medals at the national as well as international levels.

60% marks criteria removed and age criteria extended to 30 years in IBPS PO III

IBPS has finally removed 60% marks criteria  in graduation in IBPS PO III and age criteria also extended  to maximum 30 years  for application to IBPS PO III.
IBPS has introduced these two changes in the recruitment process of Probationary Officer & Management Trainees in 21 PSU Banks from current year (Earlier to apply for IBPS PO III, candidates were required to have minimum 60 % marks in graduation and maximum permissible age was 28 years).