Employment News Today 21 August 2013

Employment News Today 21 August 2013 Part 1

News for Central Government Employees And Pensioners

रिटायरमेंट से छह माह पहले सेवानिवृत्ति लाभों से संबंधित तमाम प्रकार के फॉर्म भरने में  Central Government Employees माथापच्ची नहीं करनी होगी और न ही फॉर्म में किसी ऐसी गड़बड़ी की गुंजाइश होगी कि रिटायर के बाद उसकी वजह से दिक्कत का सामना करना पड़े।

केंद्रीय पेंशन एवं पेंशनर्स कल्याण विभाग ने तमाम फॉर्र्मों के सरलीकरण के लिए प्रस्तावित प्रारूप तैयार कर लिया है। साथ ही इस बाबत विभागों और पेंशनरों के संगठनों से भी सुझाव मांगे हैं।

दरअसल, रिटायर होने से पहले केंद्रीय कर्मचारियों को तमाम तरह के फॉर्म भरने पड़ते हैं। फॉर्म भरने की प्रक्रिया काफी जटिल है। रिटायरमेंट के बाद मौत हुई तो पेंशन का भुगतान किसे होगा?

पहले आश्रित की भी मौत हो गई तो उसके बाद पेंशन किसे मिलेगी? आश्रित की उम्र क्या है? ऐसे ही तमाम सवालों के जवाब फॉर्म में दर्ज करने होते हैं।

फॉर्म का प्रारूप जटिल होने के कारण अक्सर उसमें गलतियां हो जाती हैं और रिटायरमेंट के बादर पेंशनर या उसके आश्रित को दिक्कत का सामना करना पड़ता है।

इन्हीं समस्याओं से निपटने के लिए केंद्रीय पेंशन एवं पेंशनर्स कल्याण विभाग ने फॉर्म का आसान प्रारूप तैयार किया है, जो विभाग की वेबसाइट पर भी डाउनलोड कर दिया गया है।

साथ ही संबंधित विभागों और, पेंशनरों और उनके संगठनों से भी सुझाव मांगे गए हैं ताकि प्रस्तावित प्रारूप में संशोधन करते हुए उसे और अधिक सरलीकृत किया जा सके।

सिविल एकाउंट ब्रदरहुड के पूर्व अध्यक्ष हरिशंकर तिवारी का कहना है कि फार्म का सरलीकरण हो जाने से गलती की गुंजाइश कम हो जाएगी।

India leaves for Asia Cup

Well aware that it is its last chance to qualify for next year’s World Cup, the Indian men’s hockey team on Friday left for Ipoh, Malaysia to participate in the eight-nation Asia Cup to be held from August 24 to September 1.

Plagued by injuries, India was forced to field a young 18-member squad under inspirational Sardar Singh for the Asia Cup.

With four key strikers — Danish Mujtaba, S.V. Sunil, Gurwinder Singh Chandi and Akashdeep Singh — ruled out of the tournament due to injuries, India’s forwardline is in shambles.

The list of injuries has made India’s road much tougher in the Asia Cup, a tournament which it needs to win to qualify for 2014 World Cup at The Hague, Netherlands. 

India is placed in Pool B alongside Korea, Bangladesh and Oman while Pakistan, Malaysia, Japan and Chinese-Taipei complete the Pool A line-up.

Samsung pips Nokia to become No.1 in India’s handset market

South Korean handset maker Samsung Electronics dethroned its Finnish counterpart Nokia as India's largest mobile phone maker in the last fiscal year by cornering 31.5% market share compared with 27.2% for the latter, Voice & Data survey revealed.

Samsung's extensive portfolio offering a range of handsets across price points and screen sizes gave it the edge over Nokia.

It ended the 2013 financial year with revenues of Rs 11,328 crore, a growth of 43.6%.

"Samsung handset prices range from Rs 1,500 to Rs 50,000 and come in varied screen sizes.

These two factors helped the company grab customer's attention, besides the product quality and new features," Voice & Data said in its survey of 30 handset makers.

Micromax Informatics, Karbonn Mobiles and Cupertino-based Apple have grabbed the next three positions after Nokia with 8.7%, 6.4% and 3.6% share of the market, respectively.

In the last fiscal, Apple made some disruptive changes in its sales strategy, which paid off.

Musharraf indicted in Bhutto murder case

Former Pakistani military ruler Pervez Musharraf has been indicted by an anti-terrorism court in the 2007 assassination of ex-premier Benazir Bhutto.

Musharraf, who has been under house arrest for last four months, was charged with murder, conspiracy to commit murder and facilitation of murder, said state prosecutor Chaudhry Muhammad Azhar.

The 70-year-old former president was brought under heavy security to the anti-terrorism court of judge Habibur Rehman in Rawalpindi.

If convicted, Musharraf can be sentenced to death or life imprisonment.

Musharraf denied the allegation on Tuesday in the court and his legal team will continue to defend him in the case in which he has been falsely implicated, the information secretary of his All Pakistan Muslim League, Aasia Ishaq said.

Bhutto was killed in suicide attack in 2007 in Rawalpindi when Musharraf was president of the country.

Musharraf had blamed her killing on Pakistani Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud, who denied any involvement. Mehsud was killed in a US drone strike in 2009.

Apollo's $2.5-billion Cooper deal 

Apollo Tyres' proposed $2.5-billion acquisition of US-based Cooper Tire is facing unexpected opposition from 5,000 Chinese striking workers in the eastern Shandong.

The acquisition, the biggest by an Indian company in the automobile sector so far, is also driven by the opportunity of participating in the Chinese market, which is one of the fastest growing automobile markets in five years.

The Chinese workers and the Chinese management fear a clash of culture with the Indian management and the risk arising from a deal funded entirely by debt, which will be leveraged mostly on Cooper's balance sheet.

Kush Kumar wins squash gold

Kush Kumar won the first gold for India when he beat Mohammad Syafiq Mohd. Kamal of Malaysia 11-9, 5-11, 11-9, 11-7 in the boys’ squash final in the second Asian Youth Games at the Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre on Monday.

National coach Cyrus Poncha and WSF president congratulated him saying it was a “great achievement” and hoped more such medal will follow.

Incidentally, it was the third medal for India in the Youth Games, following bronze medals by girl judoka Mongjam Kabita Devi in the 44kg class and boy weightlifter Lalchhanhima, who lifted a total of 228 kg in the 56 kg section.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will meet with U.S. President Barack Obama at the White House next month, where the two leaders will chart a course seeking enhanced bilateral ties and defence cooperation between the two countries------

NSA Shivshankar Menon meets his U.S. counterpart Susan Rice, and Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel to prepare for the September 27 "working visit".

During the meeting Mr. Menon and Ms. Rice reviewed the U.S.-India strategic partnership.

“Ambassador Rice and NSA Menon also discussed India’s continued support for a stable, secure, and prosperous Afghanistan,” Mr. Hayden said.

“This meeting follows the Prime Minister’s visit to Washington in 2009, and the President’s visit to India in 2010, and it will highlight India’s role in regional security and stability and provide an opportunity for the two leaders to chart a course toward enhanced trade, investment, and development cooperation between the United States and India,” National Security spokesperson Caitlin Hayden, said after the meeting. 

New Zealand's Ryder banned over drug test

Troubled New Zealand cricketer Jesse Ryder was handed a six month ban on Tuesday after testing positive for outlawed substances contained in a weight-loss supplement, the New Zealand Sports Tribunal said.

The tribunal said Ryder, who has been in self-imposed exile from international cricket since February 2012, tested positive after a domestic match in March this year.

It said Ryder's sample showed traces of the stimulants PBA and DEBEA and the batsman admitted he took two supplement tablets in the days before the test.

The tribunal thought a penalty of six months suspension was also appropriate," it said, pointing out the maximum punishment available was two years.

The ban was backdated to April, meaning Ryder will be available to play again in October.

The 29-year-old is one of New Zealand's best batting talents, averaging 40.93 in 18 Tests, but his career has been marred by disciplinary lapses and off-field problems.