FLASH NEWS
DEPARTMENTALISATION OF GRAMIN DAK SEVAKS (GDS) AND INCLUSION OF GDS UNDER 7TH CENTRAL PAY COMMISSION.
FIRST HEARING OF THE COURT CASE ON 7TH MAY 2014
HON’BLE DELHI HIGH COURT ISSUED NOTICE TO THE GOVERNMENT AND DEPARTMENT OF POSTS.
SHRI MAHADEVAIAH DON’T WANT THE SUPPORT OF
Shri.Mahadevaiah, General Secretary of the recognised GDS Union has requested the Department of Posts NOT TO ALLOW other Federations and Unions to take up the issues relating to the Gramin Dak Sevaks. As Shri. Mahadevadevaiah has helped the Government and Department by accepting separate committee for GDS, the Department accepted the request of Shri. Mahadevaiah and issued orders. It shows that Shri Magadevaiah don’t want the support of Departmental employees who are members of NFPE & FNPO. NFPE & / AIPEU-GDS (NFPE) believes that the GDS demands can be achieved only with the full support and joint struggle of both GDS & of the Departmental employees.
ALL GDS& DEPARTMENTAL EMPLOYES BE READY TO FINISH THE RECOGNISED GDS UNION IN THE NEXT MEMBERSHIP VERIFICATION
M.KRISHNAN
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DEPARTMENTALISATION OF GRAMIN DAK SEVAKS (GDS) AND INCLUSION OF GDS UNDER 7TH CENTRAL PAY COMMISSION.
FIRST HEARING OF THE COURT CASE ON 7TH MAY 2014
FIRST HEARING OF THE COURT CASE ON 7TH MAY 2014
HON’BLE DELHI HIGH COURT ISSUED NOTICE TO THE GOVERNMENT AND DEPARTMENT OF POSTS.
As already reported the Hon’ble Delhi High Court has issued notice to Government and Department of Posts in the Writ Petition filed by NFPE & AIPEU-GDS (NFPE) in the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India which stands transferred to Delhi High Court for grant of Civil Servant status and inclusion of GDS in 7th Central Pay Commission. Next hearing of the case is posted for 7th May, 2014. In the Writ Petition filed by NFPE & AIPEU-GDS (NFPE) following are the main prayers:
(1) Give direction to the Government of India and Department of Posts to grant Civil Servant Status to GDS as per the 1977 Supreme Court Judgement and grant all the benefits of the Departmental Employees.
(2) Include GDS under the purview of 7th CPC.
(3) Quash the GDS conduct & Engagement Rules 2011.
Government of India, Department of Posts shall have to file its reply in the High Court. Now the files have started moving in the Directorate and DOP&T.
Recognised GDS Union (Mahadevaiah) has no role to play:
Recognised GDS Union (Mahadevaiah) has already signed an agreement with the Department of Posts accepting separate committee for GDS and accordingly Government has EXCLUDED GDS from the purview of the terms of reference of the 7th Central Pay Commission. NFPE & AIPEU-GDS (NFPE) is fighting both organisationally and legally for Departmentalisation and for inclusion of GDS under 7th CPC.
Shri. Mahadevaiah wrote in his journal (April 2014 Issue) and website supporting separate committee for GDS and claimed that separate committee is better than 7th Pay Commission. In his journal and website he wrote as follows:
- “One man GDS committee more independent than a judge heading a pay commission with other members” (!!!!). Thus Shri. Mahadevaiah has fully justified separate committee for GDS and he claimed that he has signed a “respectable agreement” by accepting separate one-man committee!!
Let Shri.Mahadevaiah and his Recognised GDS Union support the Government and Department of Posts, by cheating three lakhs GDS by signing their “ death warrant ” in the name of “ respectable agreement”. NFPE & AIPEU-GDS (NFPE) will not compromise with the Government and shall continue its struggle both legally and organizationally.
SHRI MAHADEVAIAH DON’T WANT THE SUPPORT OF
DEPARTMENTAL EMPLOYEES
Shri.Mahadevaiah, General Secretary of the recognised GDS Union has requested the Department of Posts NOT TO ALLOW other Federations and Unions to take up the issues relating to the Gramin Dak Sevaks. As Shri. Mahadevadevaiah has helped the Government and Department by accepting separate committee for GDS, the Department accepted the request of Shri. Mahadevaiah and issued orders. It shows that Shri Magadevaiah don’t want the support of Departmental employees who are members of NFPE & FNPO. NFPE & / AIPEU-GDS (NFPE) believes that the GDS demands can be achieved only with the full support and joint struggle of both GDS & of the Departmental employees.
This is the difference between the recognised GDS Union (Mahadevaiah) and AIPEU-GDS (NFPE). LET THE GDS employees decide which union stands for the cause of GDS.
ALL GDS& DEPARTMENTAL EMPLOYES BE READY TO FINISH THE RECOGNISED GDS UNION IN THE NEXT MEMBERSHIP VERIFICATION
Recognition is not a licence to cheat the GDS employees. Recognised GDS Union has signed an agreement with the Department accepting separate committee and thus admitting that GDS are not civil servants. Thus recognized GDS Union’s role is over and it has no role to play hereafter. NFPE & AIPEU-GDS (NFPE) is challenging in the Delhi High Court the stand taken by the Department of Posts and the Recognised GDS Union (Mahadevaiah).
NFPE & AIPEU-GDS (NFPE) calls upon all GDS Departmental Employees be ready to finish the “Recognised GDS Union” in the next membership verification. We are sure that AIPEU-GDS (NFPE) shall become the NUMBER ONE recognised GDS union in the next membership verification with flying colours. Days are not far away.
M.KRISHNAN
SECRETARY GENERAL
NFPE
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About Rule 38 Transfers
Rule 38 transfers may be permitted on the basis of declared vacancy i.e. direct recruit may be transferred against direct recruitment vacancy and promotee against a promotion vacancy. Further OC candidate should be transferred against OC vacancy, SC candidate against SC vacancy and ST candidate against ST vacancy.
(vi) Under Rule 38, inter-Circle and intra-Circle transfer from one distinct cadre to another viz. Post Oflices to Circle Office, Regional Office, SBCO, Postal Assistant to Sorting Assistant etc, or vice versa is not allowed.
(vii) Only such officials who have put in minimum service of five years in the case of direct recruits in the cadre in question and three years in the case of surplus qualified officials wherever applicable would be eligible for transfer under Rule 38. Any relaxation in this regard should be matter of rarest exception. Transfer of officials who have not yet cleared the probation period should be permitted in deserving cases only.
(viii) Under the existing instructions, Heads of Circles i.e. CPMGs are fully empowered to permit such transfers with the approval of CPMG of the other Circle, where the transfer is sought. ln such cases where the prescribed conditions are met the approval of the Direciorate's would not be necessary.
(ix) As and when the applications are received for such transfers, it should be recorded in the register, which will serve as pr,iority list to be operated as and when vacancy (ies) arise.
(x) L-fnden R.ule 38, an official will be allowed to seek tnansfer ontrv twiceduning-his entire service.
Shri. Arun Kumar Mishra
Employment News this week: Job Highlights (26th April – 2nd May 2014)
- Central Institute of Fisheries Technology
Name of Post –Technical Assistant, Steno Gr-III, LDC, Skipper.
No. of Vacancies - 21
Last Date - 30 days after publication - Vivekananda College
Name of Post – Administrative Officer, Library Staff , Sr. Technical Assistant, Computer LabAttendant
No. of Vacancies - 11
Last Date - 19.05.2014 - Naval Dockyard
Name of Post- Lower Division Clerk
No of Post- 1 (PH)
Last Date- 25 days after Publication - Union Public Service Commission
Name of Post – Assistant Professors, Assistant Directors, Administrative Offices & Assistant Director General
No. of Vacancies - 45
Last Date - 15.05.2014 - Sahitya Akademi
Name of Post – Deputy Secretary, Officer on Special Duty, Assistant Editor
No. of Vacancies – Not Given
Last Date - 30 days after Publication - Krishi Vigyan Kendra
Name of Post – Stenographer
No. of Vacancies – 1
Last Date - 21 days after Publication
Source : www.employmentnews.gov.in
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Current Affairs February 2014 : Important Questions for competitive Exams
1) Who was appointed as the Chairman of the 7th Central Pay Commission in February 2014?- Ashok Kumar Mathur
2) Which Indian was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Internet Giant Microsoft by the Board of Directors of Microsoft?- Satya Nadella
3) Which cricketer on 7 February 2014 became the second person in the history of Cricket to score a triple century and a century in the same test match?- Kumar Sangakkara
4) Maruti Suzuki India Limited (MSIL) in February 2014 announced that it has stopped the production of which iconic car brand?- Maruti 800
5) Who won his second gold medal at the Inter Shoot Tri Series shooting at The Hague,Netherlands?- Abhinav Bindra
6) Who has sworn in as the 8th Chief Minister of Uttarakhand?- Harish Rawat
7) Which team defeated Maharashtra by seven wickets to win Ranji Trophy 2014?- Karnataka
8) Who was appointed as the Chairman of Microsoft on 5 February 2014?- John Thompson
9) Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian honour was conferred by the President of India, Pranab Mukherjee on 4 February 2014 to?- Cricket maestro Sachin
Tendulkar (40) and eminent scientist Prof CNR Rao (79)
10) Which company on 6 Feb 2014 has become the first telecom operator in India to be fully owned by a foreign firm?- Vodafone
11) Name the eminent Hindi writer who has been selected for the prestigious Vyas Samman for the year 2013?- Vishwanath Tripathi
12) Which bank has opened sixty-one 24x7 electronic branches across 33 cities, on 15 Feb 2014, offering self-service solutions round-the-clock?- ICICI
13) India’s first 4G mobile service was launched at?- Bangalore
14) Which film won the best movie award in the 67th BAFTA Awards presented on 16 February 2014?- 12 Years A Slave
15) Brendon McCullum along with which other player posted highest sixth-wicket partnership in Test history?- BJ Watling
16) Name the award winning film director and cinematographer who passed away on 13 February 2014?- Balu Mahendra
17) Who was awarded the All India Football Federation (AIFF) Player of the Year 2013?- Sunil Chettri
18) Who was recognised as the sportsperson of the year in the FICCI awards?- Deepika Kumari
19) Which state defeated Rest of India by an innings and 222 runs at M. Chinnaswamy stadium in Bangalore on 12 Feb 2014 to win their 5th Irani Trophy?- Karnataka
20) Who among the following was the big winner in the IPL 7 auction?- Yuvraj Singh
21) Who is the author of the controversial book “The Hindus: An Alternative History”, which was withdrawn from India by its publisher Penguin Books India?- Wendy Doniger
22) International Olympic Committee (IOC) revoked ban on Indian Olympic Association (IOA) after how many months on 11 February 2014?- 14
23) Who has been elected new Prime Minister of Nepal?- Sushil Koirala
24) Which state has become India's first state with 100 percent sanitation coverage?- Sikkim
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25) Who among the following has become the first person to clinch three gold medals in the Inter-Shoot Tri-series Shooting in the Air Pistol event?- Abhinav Bindra
26) Yulia Lipnitskaya, 15-years-old, who became the youngest athlete to win a gold medal at the Winter Olympics is from which country?- Russia
27) Who was on 9 Feb 2014, elected as the new President of Indian Olympic Association (IOA), which paved the way of India's return to the Olympic fold from the suspension by its parent body IOC 14 months ago?- N Ramachandran
28) Social media giant Facebook Inc acquired which social messaging app company for 19 billion dollars in a cash and stock deal on 19 February 2014?- WhatsApp
29) Which state won the National Tourism Award 2012-13?- Sikkim
30) Union Finance Minister, P Chidambaram presented his ...th budget in Parliament Feb 2014?- Ninth
31) Which country hosted Winter Olympics 2014?- Sochi, Russia
32) Which language was given the Classical language status by Union Government on 20 February 2014?- Odia
33) India’s first Minority Cyber Village was inaugurated at?- Rajasthan
34) Who was appointed as Pakistan’s high commissioner to India?- Abdul Basit
35) Which train will become the first train in India to be attached with a Braille-embedded AC coach for visually-challenged passengers?- Purushottam Express
36) President of India on 17 February 2014 imposed President’s Rule in Delhi after accepting the resignation of?- Arvind Kejriwal
37) World Bridge Championship will be hosted by which country for the first time in October 2015?- India
38) Who won the Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2013?- Chandi Prasad Bhatt
39) India's first electric passenger bus with zero emission level was inaugurated at?- Bangalore
40) Government of India on 27 February 2014 constituted one-man expert committee to study and examine the demand of a separate Bodoland state, which will be carved out from Assam. Who will head the one-man committee?- G K Pillai
41) Name the Indian Navy Chief who resigned on 26 February 2014 taking moral responsibility of the accident on INS Sindhuratna in Mumbai?- Devendra Kumar Joshi
42) The Committee on New Bank Licenses submitted its report to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 25 February 2014. Who was the head of the Committee?- Bimal Jalan
43) Nokia announced to launch new series of handset with the use of Android on 25 February 2014 named?- Nokia X
44) G-20 Meeting of Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors was held at?- Sydney, Australia
45) Which team on 23 February 2014 emerged as the champions of the Hero Hockey India League 2014?- Delhi Waveriders
46) Who has sworn-in as Italy’s Prime Minister replacing Enrico Letta on 22 February 2014?- Matteo Renzi
47) Union Government of India raised the number of workdays under MNREGA for tribal areas to?- 150 days
48) Who won the National Billiard Championships held in Lucknow on 26 February 2014?- Sourav Kothari
49) Name the German Chancellor who was awarded with Israel’s highest civilian honour,the Israeli Presidential Medal of Distinction on 25 February 2014?- Angela Merkel
50) Name the world’s fastest car developed by Engineers of US firm Hennessey with a top speed of a speed of 435 kilometers per hour?- Venom GT
Important Instructions for candidates appearing in tomorrow's (27 April 2014) PA/SA Exam
1. Candidates are requested to appear for the written test at the Centre on the date and time specified. Candidate should reach the test centre 60 minutes before the commencement of the examination. Candidates are permitted up to 15 Minutes after the commencement of the examination but however they are not permitted any extended time.
2. Bring Admit Card in ORIGINAL to the examination centre. Keep a photocopy of the Admit Card with you for future reference. You are required to put your Signatures on the Admit Card in the given box ONLY in the presence of Invigilator in the examination hall and it will be collected during the examination.
3. Admit Cards will not be issued at the Examination Centre under any circumstances. Printout of Downloaded Admit Card from the websitewww.pasadrexam2014.in are valid. Candidates will not be permitted without valid admit card.
4. Please ensure that you bring only ball point pen of colour Black or Blue for marking the OMR Answer Sheet. Marking with “gel” or any other type of pen is NOT allowed.
5. Answer Sheet is of OMR (Optical Mark Recognition) type. For every question there is only one Correct Option. Darken the appropriate Circle to indicate the Correct Answer. Please note No Change is permissible once marked. Applicant who darken more than one circle for any question can’t be valued and rejected. DO NOT put any stray marks anywhere on the answer sheet. Rough work may be done on the blank space in your question booklet. There is “No Negative Marking”.
6. OMR answer sheet has two copies. Do Not separate them. Impressions marked on the Original Sheet will automatically get transferred to the Copy. Original copy will be used for Result Processing. After completion of exam & before leaving the examination hall Candidate is to handover the ORIGINAL copy to the invigilator and candidate may retain Carbonless Copy. It is the responsibility of the candidate to handover the ORIGINAL OMR Sheet to the room invigilator before leaving the examination hall. Question Booklet is allowed to be retained by the candidate.
7. Candidates are not allowed to carry any papers, note books, books, calculators, etc. into the examination hall. Any candidate found using or in possession of such unauthorized material or indulging in copying or adopting unfair means will be summarily disqualified.
8. The duration of Paper is 120 minutes.
9. Visually Impaired (PH-I) candidate is requested to bring “Scribe” at his/her own cost. The scribe should carry an ID Proof. Scribe should read the Questions in low voice and mark the options as told by the candidate. It should not disturb other candidates in the room. Any misconduct by the scribe/ or candidate himself shall be treated to have been done by that candidate and shall lead to cancellation of the candidature of the candidate. Visually Impaired (PH-I) candidate will allowed 40 minutes compensatory (extra) time for completing the examination.
10. Candidate will not be allowed to leave the examination hall till the examination is over.
11. Please read the instructions carefully on Question Booklet & OMR Sheet. The candidate should fill up all the particulars on the OMR Answer sheet legibly before starting to answer the questions.
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Current Affairs March 2014: Important Questions for competitive Examinations
1) Election Commission of India on 5 March 2014 announced that the …….th Lok Sabha elections will be held from 7 April 2014 to 12 May 2014?- 16th
2) Election Commission has alos announced that Assembly elections to which states?- Sikkim, Odisha and Andhra Pradesh
3) Third BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) Summit was held from 1 March to 4 March 2014 at?- Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar
4) Name the South African cricket team Captain who retired from international cricket?- Graeme Smith
5) New Governor of Kerala?- Sheila Dikshit
6) Which country won the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup 2014?- South Africa
7) Which film won the best picture award in the 86th Annual Academy Oscar Awards 2014?- 12 Years A Slave
>> Best Actor: Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club
>> Best Actress: Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine
>> Best Director: Alfonso Cuaron, Gravity
8) Government of India on 4 March 2014 hiked the interest rates on fixed deposit scheme that is offered by post offices by up to ..... percent?- 0.2
9) Which team won the 68th senior National football championship of Santosh Trophy by defeating Railways 3-0?- Mizoram
10) International Women Day was observed across the world on 8 March 2014. What was the theme for the day for 2014?- Equality for Women is Progress for all
11) Who was voted as the Cricketer of the Generation by ESPN Cricinfo?- Sachin Tendulkar
12) Who has resigned as chairman of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI)?- Nandan Nilekani
13) Name the first Android phone launched by Finnish company Nokia, on 10 March 2014?- Nokia X
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14) Name the Malaysian Airlines flight operating a Boeing 777-200ER aircraft which vanished from the radar screens over the South China Sea with 239 people on board on 8 March 2014?- MH370
15) Who won the Templeton Prize for 2014?- Tomas Halik
16) World Water Day was observed on 22 March 2014 with the theme?- Water and Energy
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17) Name the renowned author and journalist who died on 20 March 2014 at the age of 99 at his home in Sujan Singh Park in Delhi?- Khushwant Singh
18) Which team won the Vijay Hazare Cricket Trophy 2013-14?- Karnataka
19) Who was appointed as the interim president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) by the Supreme Court on 28 March 2014?- Sunil Gavaskar
20) World Health Organisation (WHO) on 27 March 2014 certified India as free from which disease?- Polio
21) Who won cricket's Deodhar Trophy 2014?- West Zone
22) Who won the Pritzker Architecture Prize 2014?- Japanese architect Shigeru Ban
23) Who was appointed as the Revenue Secretary on 25 March 2014?- Rajiv Takru
24) Which public sector bank has launched first of its type Instant MoneyTransfer (IMT) scheme on 24 March 2014?- Bank of India
25) Who won Sarawasti Samman for the year 2013?- Govind Mishra
26) Which actor was named as the brand ambassador of the Earth hour 2014?- Arjun Kapoor
Important Current Affairs Questions from January 2014
Friends.. Here we have compiled some Important Current Affairs Questions from January 2014. Those who have Postal/Sorting Assistant Exam 2014 on 27 April 2014, this will be very helpful in last minute revision. Also, we are sure that this will be helpful in other upcoming competitive Exams as well!!Download PDF from 'Print Friendly' button at the bottom.
1) Who took over as the 24th chief of the Indian Air Force, succeeding Air Chief Marshal N A K Browne?- Arup Raha
2) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on 4 January 2014 laid foundation stone for world's largest corporate learning and development centre by Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) at?- Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
3) Who took oath and became the first female judge to be appointed at Pakistan’s national sharia court which hears cases under the Islamic legislation?- Ashraf Jehan
4) Who has been appointed as the Special DG, Border Security Force (BSF)?- Devendra Kumar Pathak
5) International Petroleum Conference 2014 (PETROTECH-2014) was held at which country from 12th – 15th January 2014?-India, New Delhi
6) Who won the FIFA Ballon d’Or award for 2013 beating Barcelona's Messi and France winger Franck Ribery?- Cristiano Ronaldo
7) Who has sworn-in as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh for the third time in Jan 2014?- Sheikh Hasina
8) Name the Israel’s former Prime Minister who died in January 2014?- Ariel Sharon
9) 71st Golden Globe Awards:
Best Motion Picture, Drama: 12 Years a slave
Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama: Mathew Mc Conaughey for Dollas Buyers Club
Best Actress in a Motion Picture: Cate Blanchett for Blue Jasmine
10) Which railway station’s platform number one has entered into the Limca Book of Records as longest rail platform in the world in the certificate given by the Limca Book of Records?- Gorakhpur railway station, Uttar Pradesh
11) Name India’s first gun for women which was launched on 9 January 2014?- Nirbheek
12) Which of the following company had in January 2014 become the first acquisition of Facebook in India?- Little Eye Labs
13) Name nation’s first comprehensive adolescent health programme launched by Government of India in Jan 2014?- Rashtriya Kishor Swasthya Karyakram (RKSK)
14) Who has been appointed as President of National Association of Software andService Companies (NASSCOM)?- R. Chandrashekhar
15) Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on 5 January 2014 launched its heavy-duty rocket GSLV-D5 for placing which communication satellite into the orbit?- GSAT-14
16) The former Supreme Court Judge, Justice A K Ganguly on 6 January 2014 resigned as the Chairman of Human Rights Commission of which state?- West Bengal
17) Which state government on 13 January 2014 withdrew the Foreign Domestic Investment (FDI) in Multibrand Retail and thus became first state to take this step?- Delhi
18) Which country urged India to open a branch of Indian Institutes of Technology in capital of thet country in January 2014?- Malaysia
19) Which state/UT in India has hosted the 3rd Lusofonia Games (Portuguese Commonwealth Games) from January 18 to 29, 2014?- Goa
20) Which country won the inaugural Hero Hockey World League 2014?- Netherlands
21) How many Portuguese-speaking countries have participated in the 3rd Lusofonia Games?- 12
22) Which country emerged as winners in the 3rd Lusofonia Games 2014?- India
23) Which broadcaster on 15 January 2014 bagged the broadcasting rights in India for FIFA World Cup in 2014 and 2018?- Sony SIX
24) Which state become the first state in India to give its entire population of 6.11 crore some kind of health cover with the newly launched Rajiv Arogya Bhagya?- Karnataka
25) Who among the following has won The Hindu Prize for Best Fiction 2013?- Anees Salim
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26) Which footballer was awarded the 2013 FIFA Ballon d'Or award in Zurich?-Cristiano Ronaldo
27) Which Indian player became the .first Indian athlete to clinch a gold medal in a major world track and field event?- Anju Boby George
28) Who has been voted the best women's football player in the world for 2013 by FIFA?- Nadine Angerer
29) Which film has won best film (drama) at the 71st Golden Globe awardsannounced on 12 January 2014?- 12 Years a Slave
30) Which former India captain was honoured with the C K Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award 2014 by the BCCI?- Kapil Dev
31) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided to withdraw all currency notes issued prior to which year from circulation in January 2014?- 2005
32) Name the legendary Telugu actor who died at the age of 91 in Hyderabad in January 2014?- Akkineni Nageswara Rao
33) Who became the first woman to be appointed chief of National Police Academy also known as Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy, Hyderbad?- Aruna Bahuguna
34) Who won the DSC prize 2014 for South Asian literature for his book Chronicles of a Corpse Bearer?- Cyrus Mistry
35) Which community has been granted the minority status by Union Cabinet on 20 January 2014?- Jain
36) Who became the youngest person to trek to the South Pole on 18 January 2014 at the age of 16?- Lewis Clarke
37) Which state in India has won the United Nations World Tourism Organisation(UNWTO) Ulysses Award for Innovation in Public Policy and Governance
related to tourism sector?- Department of Tourism, Government of Kerala
38) Union Cabinet approved to set up which authority 20 January 2014 that will be an advisory body which will advise the Railway Ministry on fares?- Rail Tariff Authority
39) Who won the Australian Open men’s singles title 2014?- Stanislas Wawrinka
40) India’s first monorail service was inaugurated at which city?- Mumbai
41) Who have been conferred the Padma Vibhushan by Union Government on the eve of Republic Day 2014?- Dr. Raghunath A. Mashelkar (Science and Engineering) & Shri B.K.S.Iyengar(Yoga Guru)
42) Who won the Syed Modi International India Grand Prix title 2014?- Saina Nehwal
43) 59th Idea Filmfare Awards were given away on 24 January 2014. Which film won the best film for 2013?- Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
44) Who on 25 January 2014 became the first captain to be involved in four tied One Day International matches?- MS Dhoni
45) Which country became the first country in South Asia to ban the testing of cosmetics and its ingredients on animals?- India
46) Who became the first woman to be appointed in an International Cricket Council (ICC) umpires panel?- Kathy Cross of New Zealand
47) Which country recently announced Indian rupee as a legal tender?- Zimbabwe
48) Whose score of 203.8 in 10 m Air Pistol set at the Munich World Cup in November 2013 was recognized as World record on 30 January 2014?- Heena Sandhu
49) Who was the Chief Guest at India's Republic Day Celebrations 2014?- Shinzo Abe, PM of Japan
50) Who won the Australian Open 2014 women's singles title?- Li Na, China
Particulars to be obtained by Head of office from the retiring govt. servant eight months before the date of his retirement
Expert Committee Regarding New Capital for Successor State of Andhra Pradesh Constituted
The Centre has constituted the following Committee known as the Expert Committee to study the various alternatives regarding the new Capital for the successor State of Andhra Pradesh and make appropriate recommendations in pursuant to the Section 6 of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014: -
a) Shri K C Siva Ramakrishnan, IAS (Retd.), Research Professor & Chairman, Governing Board, CPR – Chairman
b) Dr.Rathin Roy, Director, National Institute of Public Finance & Policy, New Delhi
c) Shri Aromar Revi, Director, Indian Institute for Human Settlements, Bengaluru
d) Prof.Jagan Shah, Director, National Institute of Urban Affairs, New Delhi
e) Prof. K T Ravindran, Former Dean School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi
The Terms of Reference of the Committee are as follows:
1. To study various alternatives for locating the new capital of the successor State of Andhra Pradesh and evaluate their comparative suitability based on available data, site visits and consultations with the stakeholders, central government and the existing government of Andhra Pradesh and the successor State of Andhra Pradesh and submit its report within 31st August, 2014.
2. To evaluate the possible alternatives and make appropriate recommendations based on the following considerations:
a) Availability of sufficient land, water and other essential natural resources with due regard to the possibility of de-reservation of degraded forest land.
b) Conduct an assessment of the potential for planned growth for the estimated population with appropriate zoning regulations as well as the feasibility of accommodating large structures to house the Raj-Bhawan, State Legislature (Assembly and Council), Secretariat, High Court, office buildings, guest houses, residential quarters and physical infrastructure including stadia, conference halls, convention centres, hotels, hospitals, schools, colleges, educational and training institutions, libraries, museums, theatres, places of recreation and tourism, parks and markets etc.
c) Potential for connectivity by rail, road and air with various districts of the successor State of Andhra Pradesh and the present common capital of Hyderabad and other major cities of the region as well as the possibility to develop rapid mass transit systems within the city.
d) Assess the potential for developing a vibrant economic, social and cultural infrastructure for a symbiotic growth with the other important cities in the region.
3. The Committee while making its recommendations will inter-alia consider allied issues such as: a) The least possible dislocation to existing agriculture systems as well as ensure minimum resettlement of people and their habitations. b) Preservation of local ecology and natural features including water bodies. c) Promoting environmentally sustainable growth coupled with measures for pollution mitigation including solid and liquid waste management. d) Vulnerability assessment from natural disasters like floods, cyclones and earthquakes. e) Assess the scope for minimizing the cost of construction and acquisition of land f) Ascertain the availability of raw materials, skilled and unskilled labour etc. required for the construction of a new capital.
Any suggestion which is specific to the issues mentioned in the terms of reference of the committee that any member of public or any organisation would like to give to the committee may be communicated by E mail to: feedback.expcomt@mha.gov.in or in writing to Centre-State Division, Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt. of India, 5th Floor, NDCC –II Building, Jaisingh Road, N.Delhi 110001 latest by 7th May 2014.
Source : PIB
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