Tag: Government

Jharkhand: 1.6 Lakh Government Job Posts Vacant, Recruitment Dates To Be Announced Soon

Source:-https://www.punekarnews.in Ranchi, 4 January 2021: Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) and the Staff Selection Commission are gearing up for pending competitive examinations. The dates for the exams can be announced in January-February in the state. 1.6 lakh government including 25 thousand teachers’ post is vacant, which have been instructed to fill up as soon as

Turkey passes law to tighten government control over civil society groups

Source:-https://www.wionews.com Turkey has passed a new law that would increase government monitoring of civil society groups, which rights groups have warned would violate the freedom of association. The legislation approved by the Turkish parliament on Sunday permits the interior ministry to appoint NGO officials and halt groups’ activities under vague terrorism charges. It also allows

Modi government bats for special courts to settle disputes related to infra project contracts; details here

Source:-https://www.financialexpress.com In order to settle disputes related to infrastructure project contracts under a law that was amended two years ago, the Law Ministry has asked states to set up special courts. According to the ministry, it is very important in improving the ‘Ease of Doing Business’ ranking of both India as well as the states.

Government teachers begin indefinite stir in Tripura to reinstate their jobs

Source:-https://www.edexlive.com Thousands of government school teachers in Tripura, who had earlier lost their jobs following court verdicts, began an indefinite sit-in demonstrations from Monday to reinstate their jobs. The leaders of the Joint Movement Committee (JMC), which is spearheading the agitation, announced that they would intensify their stir until the state government gives them written

Hemant Soren accuses BJP of conspiring to destabilise the state government

Source:-https://www.nationalheraldindia.com Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren believes Bharatiya Janata Party is active in attempts to topple his government. “Criticism is fine. But attempts to destabilise the Government will not be tolerated,” he has said while reiterating that police would investigate the complaint against BJP state unit chief Deepak Prakash. Ahead of the byelection in Dumka

Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong pleads guilty to illegal assembly

Source:-https://indianexpress.com Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong on Monday pleaded guilty to charges of organising and taking part in an unauthorised assembly near the police headquarters during last year’s anti-government protests. Wong, who was just 17 years old when he became the face of the 2014 student-led Umbrella Movement democracy protests, faces a maximum five-year

25 L cases heard virtually in courts during COVID-19: Law minister

Source:-https://www.outlookindia.com New Delhi, Oct 16 (PTI) As many as 25 lakh cases were heard virtually in courts across the country, including 9,000 by the Supreme Court, during the coronavirus-triggered restrictions, Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Friday.Prasad was hosting a virtual summit of ministers of justice of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) countries. He apprised

Dragon has many heads’: Court orders Covid-19 tests for migrants returning to Delhi

Source:-hindustantimes The HC also asked the state government to re-strategise its policy for testing Covid-19 patients in the national capital to accommodate asymptomatic patients in the wake of the increasing number of cases. The Delhi High Court on Monday asked the state government to set up Covid-19 testing centres at inter-state bus terminals in the