Employment News 25 August 2013

Employment News 25 August 2013 , General Science 25 August 2013

Retired Judge to probe Kishtwar riots

Kashmir High Court justice R.C. Gandhi will hold a time-bound judicial inquiry into the communal riots that rocked Kishtwar district in Jammu province on August 9.

Late on Friday night, Jammu and Kashmir government announced the appointment of Justice Gandhi while issuing a special notification under Jammu and Kashmir Commission of Inquiry Act, 1962. 

He would have to complete the judicial inquiry and submit a report to the government within one month.

 9th Men's Asia Cup hockey tournament kicks off in Malaysia

The ninth Men's Asia Cup hockey tournament kicked off at Ipoh in Malaysia today.

Young striker Mandeep Singh netted a hat-trick as India hammered Oman 8-0 to start their 9th Asia Cup Hockey Championship campaign on a perfect note at the Sultan Azlan Shah Stadium. 

India's World Cup hopes hinge on this tournament's triumph, as the event offers its winners an automatic entry into next year's Hockey World Cup, as continental champions. 

The semi-finals of the competition will be played on August 30, with the title clash slated for September 1. India is placed in Pool-B, alongside Korea, Bangladesh and Oman.

India had lifted the Asia Cup in 2003 and 2007, while they have finished runners up four times. After a rest day tomorrow, India will play title holders Korea in the second Pool B match on August 26. 

PUCL launches anti-Modi website across 25 cities

The People's Union of Civil Liberties (PUCL), Rajasthan,  launched www.pheku.in, a website that serves to “expose” Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and “restore democracy.

Within hours of being launched, the website was flooded by a barrage of comments by livid Modi supporters, alleging a Congress bias on part of the website operators. 

An idea about the content and aim of the website can be gathered by a home-page graph on Gujarat's modest human development indicators, titled “Summarising Pheku: A multi dimensional disaster.

The website launch was accompanied by a short film bringing out the “true, hidden picture” of Gujarat. 

US imposes economic sanctions on Pak Madrasa in Peshawar

The United States has imposed economic sanctions on a Pakistani Islamic school in Peshawar.

The US Treasury describes the Ganj Madrassa in the city as a terrorist training centre which provides support to al-Qaeda and the Taliban. 

In a statement the Treasury said, the Madrassa serves as a terrorist training and recruiting centre where students, under the guise of religious studies, have been radicalised to conduct terrorist and insurgent activities.

According to the US Treasury, the madrassa was also used as a base by the radical Lashkar-e-Taiba group - blamed for the November 2008 Mumbai attacks that killed 166 people. 

Reports say that Ganj madrassa head Fazeel-A-Tul Shaykh Abu Mohammed Ameen Al-Peshawari, also known as Shaykh Aminullah, has been classified as a terrorist by the US and UN since 2009 because of his support for al-Qaeda and the Taliban. 

The US Treasury also announced sanctions on Umar Siddique Kathio Azmarai, who it said had served as a facilitator and courier for al-Qaeda since the late 1990s, including providing support for the family of Osama bin Laden.

Cambridge University announces 2013 Dr Manmohan Singh PhD Scholars

St John's College, Cambridge University announced the names of the 2013 Dr Manmohan Singh PhD Scholars on Thursday. 

The programme has been instituted in recognition of the Prime Minister of India, Dr Singh's achievements and nurtures future world leaders in the areas of science, technology and social sciences.

The meritorious scholars for this year are Rishika Kundra, MSc in Biomedical Science from Dr B R Ambedkar Centre for Biomedical Research with specialisation in psoriatic arthritis and Kedar Pandya, MTech in Aerospace Engineering from IIT Bombay, focusing on ballistic impact behaviour of carbon nanotube (CNT) and nanoparticle dispersed resins and composites.

India welcomes BRICS Biz Council pact to partner for African development

President Jacob Zuma has asked the BRICS members to use the bloc's Business Council as a platform to explore new models and approaches towards more equitable development and inclusive growth in the world. 

Opening the Council meeting yesterday in Johannesburg, President Zuma highlighted that total trade with India, which is South Africa's sixth largest trading partner, grew substantially from 5.23 billion dollars in 2011 to 6.61 billion dollars in 2012, representing a growth of over 26 per cent. 

Speaking at the inaugural BRICS Business Council meeting, Zuma said the strength of the alliance was amplified by the fact that BRICS countries accounted for 43 per cent of the world's population.

Indian participants in the meeting welcomed the agreement between the five nations to forge a closer partnership for development integration and industrialisation to contribute to the development of the African continent.

Key recommendations of the Council included working collectively to carry forward the work agenda set by the G20 leaders for promoting stronger, sustainable and more equitable growth

IIM Kashipur begins 2-day course on Islamic banking and finance

Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Kashipur on Saturday launched a two-day management development programme on Islamic Banking and Finance.

The programme is the first of such executive course to offer Islamic banking and finance.

"I am sure the choice of the present programme on Islamic Banking and Finance (IBF) is a very relevant exercise to build professional capacity among the interested participants in this area," said Ninong Ering, minister of state for minority affairs, while inaugurating the programme.

The two-day course is for senior bureaucrats, officials of financial institutions, lawyers, academicians and bankers.

Under the Islamic banking norms, depositors do not get interest on deposits, nor can the banks charge interest to its borrowers. Banks can invest the money, but keep off taboo areas like liquor, tobacco and gambling or speculation.