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26/09/2015Comments Off on SERVICES: Government to compulsorily retire officers with bad reputation or inefficient … Don’t complain directly to PM, officers told …
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Government to compulsorily retire officers with bad reputation or inefficient Treat paramilitary forces as organized services: HC Don’t complain directly to PM, officers told Lokpal Act: Government servants can file revised assets details by October 15 Delhi too hot? 56 IAS officers opt for states, just 4 come to Centre Officials dispatched to states to inspect toilets in schools Babus flying abroad must give fund info UPSC allows blind candidates to use scribes More …
Treat paramilitary forces as organized services: HCTimesofindia.indiatimes.com Sep 4, 2015 NEW DELHI: In a landmark verdict which will benefit thousands of Group A paramilitary personnel, the Delhi High Court Thursday paved the way for their smooth career progression by declaring them to be “organized services.”.…
Delhi too hot? 56 IAS officers opt for states, just 4 come to CentreTimesofindia.indiatimes.com Jul 10, 2015 NEW DELHI: At least 56 IAS officers have left their central postings prematurely for their respective state cadres since May 2014 when the Narendra Modi-led BJP government took office. …
A delegation of officers belonging to Central Secretariat Service (CSS) calling on the Minister of State for Development of North Eastern Region (I/C), Prime Minister’s Office, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Department of Atomic Energy, Department of Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh, in New Delhi on July 04, 2015. (Photo Courtesy: [pib website]
Officials dispatched to states to inspect toilets in schoolsTimesofindia.indiatimes.com Jul 9, 2015 NEW DELHI: Over 300 senior officials of Central government of the rank of director and deputy secretary have been dispatched to states for “spot inspection” of toilets in schools and they have been asked to submit the report by next week. …
Babus flying abroad must give fund info Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Jul 1, 2015 NEW DELHI: If you are a central government official planning a trip abroad, henceforth, you will have to let your employer know whether you handle large amounts of cash or if your department is privy to sensitive information. …
UPSC allows blind candidates to use scribes Thehindu.com June 21, 2015 Candidates suffering from blindness, locomotor disability and cerebral palsy can use scribes to write civil services preliminary and main examination, the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has said. …
Government employees to participate in Yoga Day event Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Jun 14, 2015 NEW DELHI: A large number of central government employees are expected to participate in International Yoga Day celebrations to be held at Rajpath on June 21 here, to make the event a grand success. …
Mystery of the missing IAS dozen Telegraphindia.com New Delhi, June 13: Twelve IAS officers have been “missing” from the country for years and are believed to be surreptitiously working with private organisations abroad for more lucrative pay packets. …
30% IPS Officers Ignore Property Disclosure Indiaspend.com June 5, 2015 New Delhi: More than 30% officers of Indian Police Service (IPS) and about 15% officers of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) have not disclosed details of their immovable property for the year 2014, according to government data. …
Centre can no longer stall trial of corrupt babus Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Apr 18, 2015 NEW DELHI: The Central Vigilance Commission has amended the process of granting sanction to fast-track trial against government officials under probe by CBI and other agencies for corruption charges, reducing delays in deciding on such requests. …
Rotate officials to prevent leaks: Home ministry Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Apr 13, 2015 NEW DELHI: The home ministry has asked all ministries and departments to carry out periodic rotation of officials among different sections in order to prevent leak of sensitive information. …
Govt bans Gmail for official work, to monitor staff’s online activities Economictimes.indiatimes.com 28 Feb, 2015 NEW DELHI: The government will be monitoring online activities of bureaucrats on official computers, block content which it feels is adversely affecting the productivity of the babus and also have a right to delete e-mails or internet history on such computers after intimating the user. …
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23/09/2015Comments Off on INTERNET: Government exempts Whatsapp, social media from purview of encryption policy; Deleting WhatsApp, Google Hangouts messages could become illegal in India …
Government exempts Whatsapp, social media from purview of encryption policy Deleting WhatsApp, Google Hangouts messages could become illegal in India BharatNet to be put before Cabinet within 2 months Web overuse may make you forgetful Even your Wi-Fi can cause cancer More …
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Sep 22, 2015 NEW DELHI: Immediately after a controversy erupted over government’s proposal to investigate on every message that an individual will send via WhatsApp, SMS, or Google Hangouts, the Department of Electronics and Information Technology clarified in a draft that social media websites and applications will be exempted from the purview of the Encryption Policy. …
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Sep 21, 2015 NEW DELHI: You may soon need to keep a copy of all messages sent through encrypted messaging services such as WhatsApp (Android version supports encryption), Google Hangouts or Apple’s iMessage, for 90 days, if the proposed National Encryption Policy is implemented in its current form. …
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Sep 20, 2015 NEW DELHI: Government’s Rs 72,000-crore nationwide broadband network programme BharatNet is likely to be submitted for the Cabinet approval within two months, a senior Department of Telecom official has said. … More: Draft National Encryption Policy put up online for public comment, experts worried
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Aug 18, 2015 Whether sitting on a train or having dinner at a restaurant, many people find it hard to stop fiddling with their mobile phones — firing off a never-ending stream of Facebook, Instagram and Twitter posts. …
Economictimes.indiatimes.com Jun 12, 2015 NEW DELHI: More than 200 scientists from across the world, including professors from JNU, IIT, AIIMS and University College of Medical Sciences (UCMS), DU, have urged a UN body to issue necessary guidelines in order to restrict the use of radiation emitting devices, such as cellular and cordless phones, Wi-Fi, smart meters among others. …
Internet on brink of collapse: ExpertsTimesofindia.indiatimes.com May 4, 2015 The internet is heading towards a ‘capacity crunch’ and could reach its limit in just eight years, say scientists. …
Net neutrality to aid Digital India drive: DoTTimesofindia.indiatimes.com Apr 18, 2015 NEW DELHI: After telecom and information technology minister Ravi Shankar Prasad backed an open internet three days ago, a note prepared by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) for a meeting of the committee on net neutrality said the concept may help the government’s Digital India programme and ensure equitable and inclusive development. …
What is net neutrality and why it is important?Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Apr 13, 2015 If you like the current state of the internet, you should know about net neutrality. If you are not aware of it, don’t worry. …
How offline internet could make the web more accessible to India’s telecom user baseEconomictimes.indiatimes.com 3 Feb, 2015 Last December, when Google started offering YouTube videos in the offline mode — downloaded online, but watched offline — it opened up a whole new and perhaps even strange way to experience the internet — offline. …
Internet will ‘disappear’, says Google boss Eric SchmidtTimesofindia.indiatimes.com Jan 23, 2015 DAVOS, Switzerland: Google boss Eric Schmidt predicted on Thursday that the internet will soon be so pervasive in every facet of our lives that it will effectively “disappear” into the background. …
Woman alleges ‘indecent’ proposal by ex-husbandTimesofindia.indiatimes.com Jan 21, 2015 HYDERABAD: Alleging that her ex-husband had posted her nude videos and photographs on the internet in collusion with his family members, a 24-year-old woman lodged a complaint with the office of the deputy commissioner of police (DCP), South Zone, on Tuesday. …
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Birds have fundamental rights, can’t be kept in cages: HCTimesofindia.indiatimes.com May 17, 2015 NEW DELHI: Birds have the fundamental right to “live with dignity” and fly in the sky without being kept in cages or subjected to cruelty, Delhi High Court has said while holding that running their trade was a “violation of their rights”. …
Only PM, President, Chief Justice can feature in govt ads: SCHindustantimes.com May 14, 2015 Government advertisements, both at the Centre and in states, will from now on carry images of the Prime Minister, President and Chief Justice of India and no other personality, the Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday. …
High court quashes plea challenging loan recovery proceedingsTimesofindia.indiatimes.com May 8, 2015 MADURAI: The Madras high court Madurai bench dismissed a writ petition that challenged proceedings for recovery of bank loan obtained for construction of houses under the Rajiv Gandhi rehabilitation package for Tsunami-affected and habituation areas in Kanyakumari district. …
Delhi high court seeks answers on relief for male rape victims Hindustantimes.com The Delhi high court on Thursday issued a notice to the state government on a plea challenging the Delhi Victim Compensation Scheme for discriminating between male and female victims of rape while dispensing compensation. …
Anti-conversion law outside Centre’s jurisdiction, govt toldTimesofindia.indiatimes.com Apr 16, 2015 NEW DELHI: BJP may have strongly endorsed Sangh Parivar’s demand for a national law against religious conversions, but the central government is not competent to enact such a law, says the law ministry citing a Supreme Court ruling. …
Court orders HUDA chief’s car seizedTimesofindia.indiatimes.com Mar 13, 2015 GURGAON: A city court on Thursday ordered the HUDA administrator’s official car to be confiscated and attached after the authority repeatedly failed to allot an alternative plot to a petitioner whose land had been acquired in 1990. …
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Can’t stop an adult from watching porn in his room, says SCThehindu.com July 09, 2015 Declining a plea to pass an interim order to block porn websites in India, the Supreme Court on Wednesday said it cannot stop an adult from exercising his fundamental right to personal liberty to watch porn within the privacy of his room. …
Birds have fundamental rights, can’t be kept in cages: HCTimesofindia.indiatimes.com May 17, 2015 NEW DELHI: Birds have the fundamental right to “live with dignity” and fly in the sky without being kept in cages or subjected to cruelty, Delhi High Court has said while holding that running their trade was a “violation of their rights”. …
Only PM, President, Chief Justice can feature in govt ads: SCHindustantimes.com May 14, 2015 Government advertisements, both at the Centre and in states, will from now on carry images of the Prime Minister, President and Chief Justice of India and no other personality, the Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday. …
High court quashes plea challenging loan recovery proceedingsTimesofindia.indiatimes.com May 8, 2015 MADURAI: The Madras high court Madurai bench dismissed a writ petition that challenged proceedings for recovery of bank loan obtained for construction of houses under the Rajiv Gandhi rehabilitation package for Tsunami-affected and habituation areas in Kanyakumari district. …
Delhi high court seeks answers on relief for male rape victims Hindustantimes.com The Delhi high court on Thursday issued a notice to the state government on a plea challenging the Delhi Victim Compensation Scheme for discriminating between male and female victims of rape while dispensing compensation. …
Anti-conversion law outside Centre’s jurisdiction, govt toldTimesofindia.indiatimes.com Apr 16, 2015 NEW DELHI: BJP may have strongly endorsed Sangh Parivar’s demand for a national law against religious conversions, but the central government is not competent to enact such a law, says the law ministry citing a Supreme Court ruling. …
Court orders HUDA chief’s car seizedTimesofindia.indiatimes.com Mar 13, 2015 GURGAON: A city court on Thursday ordered the HUDA administrator’s official car to be confiscated and attached after the authority repeatedly failed to allot an alternative plot to a petitioner whose land had been acquired in 1990. …
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19/09/2015Comments Off on WORLD: How Will Ahmed Mohamed’s Story Play Out in Texas? …
How Will Ahmed Mohamed’s Story Play Out in Texas? NASA’s New Horizons Probe Phones Home After Historic Pluto Flyby World’s 4th smallest nation is disappearing Why time will stop for a second on June 30 More …
NASA’s New Horizons Probe Phones Home After Historic Pluto Flyby Nbcnews.com July 14, 2015 LAUREL, Md. — Signals from a spacecraft 3 billion miles away swept over Earth on Tuesday, confirming that NASA’s New Horizons probe survived its history-making flyby of Pluto. …
World’s 4th smallest nation is disappearing Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Jul 8, 2015 The prime minister of the world’s fourth smallest nation has appealed for help from European leaders to stop it disappearing from the face of the Earth. …
Why time will stop for a second on June 30Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Jun 29, 2015 Our perception of time is based on the earth’s revolution around the sun and its rotation around its own axis. …
As it happened: Floyd Mayweather beats Manny Pacquiao in ‘Fight of the Century’Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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18/09/2015Comments Off on HR: Time taken to travel to work ‘should count as work’ according to European court …
Time taken to travel to work ‘should count as work’ according to European court Birth of an idea: PSU banks introduce paternity leave The dos and don’ts of office romance Retrenched staff get relief from SC, 23 years after launching legal battle How to deal with frenemies at work More …
The Union Minister for Human Resource Development, Smt. Smriti Irani addressing the inaugural function of the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), in Bodhgaya on August 31, 2015 (Image Courtesy: pib website)
Independent.co.uk September 12, 2015 Mobile workers without a fixed office should be able to charge employers for first and last journeys of the day, ruling finds. …
Birth of an idea: PSU banks introduce paternity leaveTimesofindia.indiatimes.com Jun 6, 2015 CHENNAI: A long queue outside your teller counter on Monday morning may not help matters especially after you spend two sleepless nights over the weekend attending to your newborn. …
The dos and don’ts of office romanceTimesofindia.indiatimes.com Apr 19, 2015 Love has an uncanny knack of showing up when you least expect it. And when it happens at your workplace, it’s likely to get complicated. That is, if you let it. …
Retrenched staff get relief from SC, 23 years after launching legal battleIndianexpress.com March 24, 2015 Manohar Kamkar was 48 in 1992 when Mumbai-based shipping company Mackinnon Mackenzie laid off over 90 of its employees including him. For the next 23 years, he and his colleagues spent fighting a legal battle in three different courts — the Industrial court, High Court and Supreme Court. …
How to deal with frenemies at workTimesofindia.indiatimes.com Feb 11, 2015 A frenemy is one of the most dangerous workplace friends you can come across,” says US-based executive coach and corporate author Ellen Lubin-Sherman. …
Madras high court stays termination of TCS employeeTimesofindia.indiatimes.com Jan 13, 2015 CHENNAI: In a case which may open a floodgate of litigation, the Madras high court on Tuesday restrained software major TCS from retrenching an employee who has been issued termination by the company. …
MUMBAI: The Supreme Court has dismissed a special leave petition filed by the Central Bank of India against the Bombay high court’s landmark order against recruitment on the basis of campus interviews. “We see no reason to interfere. The special leave petition is dismissed,” observed Justice H L Gokhale and J Chelameswar in their one-page order on August 19. … Note:- It may be noted that the information in this website is subject to the Disclaimer of Dtf.in. However, in case you have a complaint with respect to any content published in this website, it may kindly be brought to our notice for appropriate action to remove such content as early as possible or publish the latest/updated content/event, if any, at info[at]dtf.in.
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Sep 17, 2015 NEW DELHI: A government official cannot be convicted under corruption charges merely on the basis of recovery of bribe money and it is essential to prove that he had demanded money, the Supreme Court has ruled. More: SC: “… … the prosecution, in the instant case, has failed to prove unequivocally, the demand of illegal gratification and, thus, we are constrained to hold that it would be wholly un-safe to sustain the conviction of the appellant under Section 13(1) (d)(i)&(ii) read with Section 13(2) of the Act as well. In the result, the appeal succeeds.” – SC Judgment dated 14.09.2015 – P. Satyanarayan Murthy Vs. The Distt. Inspector of Police and Anr. (Non-Reportable)
Moms of surrogate babies can get maternity leave: HCTimesofindia.indiatimes.com Jul 18, 2015 NEW DELHI: In a landmark verdict the Delhi high court on Friday ruled that surrogate mothers who have children through surrogacy are entitled to maternity leave which includes pre- and post-natal period. …
Slow promotions, ageing officials: HC orders cadre review in BSF Indianexpress.com Apr 24, 2015 The lack of a cadre review in 25 years in the Border Security Force has resulted in no post creation at command levels, leading to “frustration” among already ageing officials due to extremely slow promotions, observed the Delhi High Court and directed the Centre to appoint a panel for conducting the exercise within six months. …
Dismissal of magistrate who favoured woman lawyer upheld Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Apr 19, 2015 MUMBAI: The Bombay high court has upheld the dismissal from service of a chief judicial magistrate accused of developing close relations with a woman advocate and granting orders in her favour. …
Promote paramilitary jawans even after disability: HC Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Apr 15, 2015 CHANDIGARH: The Punjab and Haryana high court has come to the rescue of jawans of the paramilitary forces at a time when they have borne the brunt of deadly Naxalite attacks in Chhattisgarh and elsewhere. In a landmark judgment, Justice Ajay Tewari has ruled that jawans are entitled for promotion even after they have suffered disability. …
Polygamy not integral part of Islam: SC Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Feb 10, 2015 NEW DELHI: Although their personal law permits men to have four wives, the Supreme Court on Monday ruled that a Muslim’s fundamental right to profess Islam did not include practicing polygamy. …
Supreme Court orders retirement for corrupt LIC cashier who embezzled Rs 533 Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Jan 7, 2015 NEW DELHI: No sympathy should be shown to any government employee indulging in corruption and the person should be dismissed from his job, the Supreme Court has held while awarding compulsory retirement to a Life Insurance Corporation of India cashier for misappropriating Rs 533 twenty-five years ago. …
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16/09/2015Comments Off on RTI: Batra Hospital covered under RTI Act: CIC …
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Batra Hospital covered under RTI Act: CIC Thousands of incorrect caste certificates issued: CIC Constable suspended on SIC’s recommendation Information officer faces penal action for not giving applicant details under RTI More …
Thestatesman.com 11 September, 2015 Thousands of people of ‘Chamar’ community were issued caste certificates as ‘Jatavs’ because of apparently erroneous decision by the Delhi Government under Sheila Dikshit, a problem which could not be rectified even after the order was withdrawn. …
Constable suspended on SIC’s recommendationTimesofindia.indiatimes.com Aug 15, 2015 LUCKNOW: UP Police has suspended a constable who was found involved in a loot case after UP State Information Commission (UPSIC) questioned the department’s inaction and ordered that an action taken report be provided to the complainant. …
Counselling for vocational skills lacks education department pushTimesofindia.indiatimes.com Mar 25, 2015 PUNE: The state government’s scheme for career counselling in vocational skill sets has failed to reach thousands of students due to the education department’s lackadaisical approach. …
Do you know how to use RTI?Dailykashmirimages.com
25 03 2015 Right to Information (RTI) completed 6 years of its enforcement in Jammu & Kashmir. …
Sacked gardener reinstated after 25 yearsTimesofindia.indiatimes.com Mar 11, 2015 AHMEDABAD: Twenty-five years ago a forest gardener Ashok Rathod was dismissed from service just because he remained absent for four hours from duty! On Tuesday Rathod, a resident of Bapunagar reported back to duty at Antharsubha range office in Kheda, after fighting a protracted battle for justice in the high court and getting his job back. Rathod had used RTI to prove the alleged mischief of his seniors almost 25 years ago. …
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12/09/2015Comments Off on RAILWAY: सावधान: ट्रेन में सफर करने से पहले पढ़ लीजिए ये खास खबर …
सावधान: ट्रेन में सफर करने से पहले पढ़ लीजिए ये खास खबर Rail Tatkal ticket booking timings revised; 50% refund on cancellation Failed to get train ticket confirmed? Convert it to air ticket No more pulling chain to stop train More …
सावधान: ट्रेन में सफर करने से पहले पढ़ लीजिए ये खास खबर Livehindustan.com नई दिल्ली, 11-09-2015 रेल मंत्री सुरेश प्रभु स्वच्छ भारत अभियान को सफल बनाने के लिए अनूठा प्रयोग करने जा रहे हैं। इसके तहत ट्रेनों में होने वाली सार्वजनिक उद्घोषणा प्रणाली के जरिए स्वच्छता का पाठ पढ़ाया जाएगा। इसकी शुरुआत राजधानी, शताब्दी व दुरंतों से होगी। बता दें कि रेलवे में हर रोज 2.30 करोड़ यात्री सफर करते हैं। …
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Rail Tatkal ticket booking timings revised; 50% refund on cancellationTimesofindia.indiatimes.com Jun 10, 2015 NEW DELHI: Indian Railways has changed the timing for the booking of Tatkal tickets, and said that customers can get a refund of upto 50% on cancellation for the same. …
Failed to get train ticket confirmed? Convert it to air ticketTimesofindia.indiatimes.com Jun 9, 2015 NEW DELHI: In some good news, IRCTC is offering passengers who fail to get their waitlisted ticket confirmed an option to convert it into an airline ticket at a competitive fare. …
No more pulling chain to stop trainTimesofindia.indiatimes.com Jun 7, 2015 BAREILLY: “To stop train pull chain” notice inside railway coaches is soon set to become history. …
Now, mobile app to get your railway coach cleanedTimesofindia.indiatimes.com Jun 6, 2015 NEW DELHI: Soon you would be able to get your railway coach cleaned in a matter of miniutes by lodging a complaint online. …
IRCTC to offer baggage insurance for train passengersTimesofindia.indiatimes.com Apr 19, 2015 NEW DELHI: Aiming at providing passengers more facilities for booking tickets online, IRCTC is planning to offer a new service of ‘baggage insurance’ for them. …
Now, Railways to give ‘wake-up’ callIndianexpress.com Apr 09, 2015 So you can’t sleep in a train journey worrying about missing your destination station?
Railways limits one ticket per login in rush hourTimesofindia.indiatimes.com NEW DELHI: Now only one train ticket can be booked online with one login after which the booking session will expire during the peak hours. …
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