Saturday 14 November 2015

#ParisAttacks: Islamic State claims Paris attacks, says France at ‘top’ of list

: Islamic State claims Paris attacks, says France at ‘top’ of list

French President Francois Hollande had earlier blamed the carnage on the Islamic State group and vowed to strike back.

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People react outside the Paris morgue in Paris, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015. French President Francois Hollande vowed to attack the Islamic State group without mercy as the jihadist group admitted responsibility Saturday for orchestrating the deadliest attacks inflicted on France since World War II. 

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The Islamic State group on Saturday claimed responsibility for a wave of attacks in Paris that killed 127 people and said France would remain at the “top of the list” of its targets.
An online statement said eight militants armed with explosive belts and automatic weapons attacked carefully chosen targets in the “capital of adultery and vice,” including a soccer stadium where France was playing Germany, and the Bataclan concert hall, where an American rock band was playing, and “hundreds of apostates were attending an adulterous party.”

The statement said France and its supporters “will remain at the top of the list of targets of the Islamic State.”
“The stench of death will not leave their noses as long as they remain at the forefront of the Crusaders’ campaign, dare to curse our prophet, boast of a war on Islam in France, and strike Muslims in the lands of the caliphate with warplanes that were of no use to them in the streets and rotten alleys of Paris,” it said.

France is part of the U.S.-led coalition that has been striking the Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq for the past year, and has been targeted by jihadists in the past because of its perceived tolerance of speech deemed offensive to Islam.
The claim was made in statements in Arabic and French released online and circulated by supporters of the group. Supporters also circulated an audio version read by an unidentified speaker whose voice strongly resembled that of an announcer for the IS radio station Al-Bayan. It was not immediately possible to confirm the authenticity of the statements, but they bore the extremists’ logo and resembled previous IS statements.

The statements did not provide the nationalities or other information about the attackers.
French President Francois Hollande had earlier blamed the carnage on the Islamic State group and vowed to strike back.
French anti-terror police were working to identify potential accomplices. Authorities said eight attackers died, seven of them in suicide bombings, a new tactic in France. Police said they shot and killed the other assailant.

Jihadists have targeted France on a number of occasions, including in January, when gunmen stormed the offices of Charlie Hebdo, a satirical magazine that had published caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad deemed offensive to Muslims. That attack, which killed 12 people, was claimed by al-Qaida.

Sunday 4 October 2015

DRDO inaugurates world’s highest R&D centre in Chang La

DRDO inaugurates world’s highest R&D centre in Chang La

  • New Delhi/ Leh
  • Oct 04, 2015 17:13 IST

DRDO established an Extreme Altitude Research Centre at Chang La (17,600 ft AMSL) in Ladakh.

The DRDO inaugurated an Extreme Altitude Research Centre at Chang La in Jammu and Kashmir at 17,600 ft above mean sea level, the world’s highest terrestrial R&D centre.
It has been established by Defence Institute of High Altitude Research (DIHAR), Leh, a constituent establishment of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).

The centre, 75 km off Leh town towards Pangong lake, is poised to be the world’s highest terrestrial R&D centre in the cold desert of Ladakh, where the temperature goes as low as -40 degrees Celsius during extreme winter months coupled with reduced atmospheric pressure and humidity besides high wind velocity and UV radiation.
The centre was inaugurated by DRDO chief S Christopher, who highlighted its utility for Research & Development work in frontal areas of food and agriculture and bio-medical sciences for well being of the soldiers deployed in high-altitude cold desert.

He said that a large number of life sciences activities are proposed to be undertaken at this centre including human physiological work, long term conservation of plant genetic resources, designing, testing, validation and demonstration of mobile and portable greenhouses, soil-less micro-farming technologies for fresh food in remote landlocked posts besides conservation and propagation of endangered extreme altitude medicinal plants and others. 

Defence R&D and DG (Life Sciences) Bhuvnesh Kumar said that new centre, besides undertaking life sciences activities, may provide unique opportunity to other labs and establishments of DRDO for testing and evaluation of electronics and communication devices, testing of materials for high altitude applications, batteries, fuel cells, UAV’s micro engines among others.

Sunday 20 September 2015

Nepal adopts historic Constitution amid protests

Nepal adopts historic Constitution amid protests

Nepalese police with sniffer dogs secure the premises of the parliament before President Ram Baran Yadav formally promulgates the new constitution in Kathmandu, Nepal September 20, 2015.

Nepalese police with sniffer dogs secure the premises of the parliament before President Ram Baran Yadav formally promulgates the new constitution in Kathmandu, Nepal September 20, 2015.
Nepal on Sunday adopted its new fully secular and democratic Constitution, achieved after seven years of painstaking deliberations, amid violent protests by minority Madhesi groups over a seven province federal structure.
“I announce the presented constitution of Nepal, passed by the Constituent Assembly and authenticated by the chairman of the Constituent Assembly, effective from today, 20 September 2015, before the people of Nepal,” President Ram Baran Yadav said as he unveiled the statute in Parliament. 

“I call for unity and cooperation of all at this historic moment,” he said at the special ceremony at the Constituent Assembly (CA) hall in Naya Baneshwor to mark the Himalayan nation’s transformation into a secular, federal democracy from a Hindu monarchy.
He added: “The Constitution is the common document of all of us to protect our freedom, independence, geographic integrity, and sovereignty in people.” 

With this the Interim Constitution has been annulled.
President Yadav said the newly promulgated ‘Constitution 2072’ has institutionalised republicanism in the nation. He hoped that the Constitution would lead Nepal to economic development.
The new Constitution has given an opportunity to maintain unity in diversity in the nation and ensure rights of all, he added, while addressing the final meeting of the CA as the Assembly unanimously endorsed an acknowledgement motion, thanking the President for announcing commencement of the statute. 

It has been endorsed by 85 per cent of the 601 members of the CA and has the provision of a bicameral legislation. The Lower House or the House of Representatives will have 375 members and the Upper House has 60 members.
The Constitution has 37 divisions, 304 articles and 7 annexes. The seven provinces will be finalised by a high-level commission within a year. 

Sunday’s historic moment came amid protests by Madhesi groups over the issue of federating the country.
Violence surrounding the federal structure that will divide the country into seven provinces has triggered violence in the Himalayan nation, claiming at least 40 lives including one reported on Sunday. Promulgation of the long-pending Constitution came amid high security, including a large number of security personnel deployed at the CA hall.
In central and eastern Nepal as well as in hilly districts, firecrackers went off as people celebrated the occasion of having their own Constitution — the first to be drafted by elected representatives — after a 67 year—long democratic struggle.
Madhesis and the Tharu ethnic communities in southern Nepal and some western districts are opposed to the new Constitution as they believe it has failed to address concerns raised by the Madhesis and the Tharu ethnic communities.
India, that sent Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar as Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s special envoy to urge top Nepalese leadership to address concerns of all sides, had expressed concern over the ongoing violence. 

Promulgation of the statute should be an occasion of joy and not violence, Mr. Jaishankar said on Saturdayyesterday, a day before the unveiling of the new statute following protests that has spilled over to districts bordering India.
Security was tightened in the southern Nepal districts, where nearly 40 people were killed over the last one month during violent protests against the seven province model that would be incorporated in the new Constitution. 

One protester was killed and several other injured as police opened fire at protesters demonstrating defying curfew and declaration of prohibited zone in Birgunj, a town bordering India.
Security has also been tightened in and around Rastrapati Bhawan, Prime Minister’s Office, residents of chiefs of diplomatic missions in Nepal and other high government officials and foreign missions.
Vehicular movement was very thin in Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur, where people lighted candles at public places soon after the President unveiled the new Constitution.
Earlier, a bomb threat was sounded in two places of Lalitpur district, adjoining Kathmandu, but the suspicious objects were found to be hoax, police said. 

Keywords: Nepal, adopts historic Constitution, amid protests, Ram Baran Yadav

Friday 21 August 2015

#Education - सरकार और अफ़सरों की नींद क्यों उड़ी....!!! कोर्ट का हथौड़ा शिक्षा व्यवस्था को झकझोरेगा?... सभी नौकरशाहों और सरकारी कर्मचारियों के बच्चे सरकारी प्राइमरी स्कूलों में पढ़ें: इलाहाबाद हाई कोर्ट

#Education - सरकार और अफ़सरों की नींद क्यों उड़ी....!!!  कोर्ट का हथौड़ा शिक्षा व्यवस्था को झकझोरेगा?... सभी नौकरशाहों और सरकारी कर्मचारियों के बच्चे सरकारी प्राइमरी स्कूलों में पढ़ें: इलाहाबाद हाई कोर्ट

  • 22 अगस्त 2015
स्कूल
इलाहाबाद हाई कोर्ट का आदेश जारी होते ही अपील की चर्चा शुरू हो गई है. आदेश क्या है, उत्तर प्रदेश की सरकारी मशीनरी में एक सपना फूंकने की कोशिश है.
इलाहाबाद हाई कोर्ट ने उत्तर प्रदेश में सभी जनप्रतिनिधियों, नौकरशाहों और सरकारी कर्मचारियों के बच्चों को सरकारी प्राइमरी स्कूल में पढ़ने को अनिवार्य बनाने का इसी हफ़्ते आदेश दिया है.
सपना सुंदर और सुखद है मगर जिस नींद में शिक्षा व्यवस्था सोई हुई है, वह ज़्यादा दुखद है. व्यवस्था बंटी हुई है.
प्राइवेट स्कूल लगातार फल फूल रहे हैं, सरकारी स्कूल बेदम हैं. सर्व शिक्षा अभियान के तहत सरकारी स्कूलों की संख्या बढ़ी है, लेकिन सुधारों का सिलसिला रुक सा गया है.
सबसे बड़ी मुश्किल शिक्षकों की तैनाती को लेकर खड़ी हुई है. उनकी कमी पूरे देश में है, पर उत्तर के राज्यों की स्थिति ज़्यादा ख़राब है.
उत्तर प्रदेश की स्थिति को संवारना आसान नहीं है और सरकार की इच्छा शक्ति लंबे समय से कमज़ोर रही है.

पढ़ें विस्तार से

छात्राएं
हाई कोर्ट के आदेश से सरकार की इच्छा शक्ति जाग सकती है, पर ज़्यादा संभावना इस बात की है कि प्रतिरोध की इच्छा जागे और अपील के रास्ते आदेश को पलटवाने की कोशिश करे.
इस संभावना की वजह सरकार और समाज दोनों में ढूंढी जा सकती है. प्राइवेट स्कूल बेहतर हैं, यह मान्यता समाज और सरकार दोनों में व्याप्त है.
उत्तर प्रदेश में प्राइवेट स्कूलों का इतिहास सरकारी स्कूलों से ज़्यादा पुराना नहीं है. अंग्रेजों के समय में उत्तर प्रदेश संयुक्त प्रांत कहलाता था.
19वीं सदी के उत्तरार्द्ध में लागू की गई 'ग्रांट इन एड' या प्राइवेट स्कूलों को सरकारी अनुदान से चलाने की नीति जिन दो बड़े राज्यों में सबसे ज़ोर-शोर से चली वो बंगाल और संयुक्त प्रांत ही थे.
लेकिन आज बहुत बड़ी संख्या ऐसे प्राइवेट स्कूलों की है जो सरकार सहायता नहीं लेते. ये स्कूल अपना ख़र्च ऊंची फ़ीस लेकर चलाते हैं.
शहरी मध्य वर्ग अपने बच्चों को इन्हीं स्कूलों में पढ़ाना पसंद करता है. सरकारी अधिकारी और नेताओं के बच्चे इन्हीं स्कूलों में पढ़ते हैं.

प्राइवेट स्कूल

निजी स्कूल
मामला सिर्फ वर्दी और अंग्रेज़ी का नहीं है. इन स्कूलों की साख इस कारण भी है कि वे क़ायदे से यानी नियमित चलते हैं.
इनकी तुलना में सरकारी इस्कूल कमज़ोर दिखते हैं. ये स्कूल लगभग मुफ़्त शिक्षा देते हैं. पर आज उनमें मुख्यतः निर्धन वर्गों और निचली जातियों के बच्चे दिखाई देते हैं.
सर्व शिक्षा अभियान के तहत सरकारी स्कूलों की तादाद बढ़ी है. वैसे सरकारी अनुदान से चलने वाले स्कूल पहले से ही उत्तर प्रदेश में काफी बड़ी संख्या में रहे हैं.
आज छोटे से छोटे गांव में प्राइमरी स्तर का सरकारी स्कूल है. उसके समानांतर गांव-गांव में अंग्रेज़ी माध्यम का दावा करने वाले प्राइवेट स्कूल खुल रहे हैं.
सामाजिक हवा का इशारा है कि पढ़ाई इन्हीं में होती है. सरकारी स्कूल में तो बस खाना मिलता है, वर्दी और वजीफ़ा बंटता है. बच्चों के स्तर पर समाज का बंटवारा हो चुका है.
जो भी थोड़ी बहुत हैसियत रखता है और फ़ीस दे सकता है, अपने बच्चों को सरकारी स्कूल से हटा लेना चाहता है. उत्तर प्रदेश में निर्धन मज़दूर और छोटे किसानों का वर्ग बहुत बड़ा है.

शिक्षकों की कमी

प्राइमरी स्कूल
इसलिए सरकारी स्कूलों में भी बच्चों की संख्या काफ़ी बढ़ी है. शिक्षा का अधिकार क़ानून आने के बाद से इन स्कूलों की इमारत और सुविधाएं भी सुधरी हैं, पर एक समस्या लगातार बनी रही है और इधर के सालों में विकराल रूप ली जा रही है. यह समस्या है शिक्षकों की कमी की.
इस समस्या का दूसरा चेहरा है शिक्षकों में उत्साह के अभाव का. उन पर नौकरशाही का दबदबा लगातार रहता है. जोड़तोड़ के बल पर अनेक शिक्षक अपना तबादला शहरी इलाक़ों में करा लेते हैं.
उत्तर प्रदेश की आम सच्चाई है कि गांव का सरकारी स्कूल एक दो शिक्षकों के सहारे चलता है और शहर के स्कूलों में ज़रूरत से ज़्यादा शिक्षक हैं.
इस व्यवस्था के बीच कई अन्य समस्याएं बुदबुदाती रहती हैं, जैसे अधूरा वेतन पाने वाले पैरा शिक्षकों का असंतोष, स्कूल में साफ़ सफ़ाई की समस्या, मरम्मत के लिए महीनों का इंतज़ार.

कोर्ट का आदेश

हथौड़ा
इस कठिन परिस्थिति पर इलाहाबाद हाई कोर्ट ने अच्छा खासा हथौड़ा चलाया है.
कोर्ट का आदेश है कि सरकारी अधिकारियों, कर्मचारियों और चुने हुए जनप्रतिनिधियों के बच्चे अनिवार्य रूप से सरकारी प्राइमरी स्कूलों में पढ़ें.
इस मामले में कोर्ट ने दंड का प्रावधान भी कर दिया है.
इस आदेश पर अमल की योजना प्रस्तुत करने के लिए न्यायालय ने सरकार को छह महीने का समय दिया है. आदेश की व्याख्या और उसका आधार काफ़ी स्पष्ट है.
कोर्ट की राय में सरकारी स्कूल इसलिए बदहाल हैं क्योंकि समाज में हैसियत रखने वालों की संतानें वहां से चली गई हैं.
अगर अफ़सरों और नेताओं के बच्चे वहां पढ़ेंगे तो शिक्षकों की नियुक्ति और टूटी हुई छतों और खिड़कियों की मरम्मत अपने आप हो जाएगी.

स्कूलों की बदहाली

स्कूल
न्यायधीशों की यह समझ और आशा तर्कसंगत है. जब फीस लेकर चलने वाले प्राइवेट स्कूल नहीं थे तो अफ़सरों के बच्चे आम नागरिकों के बच्चों के साथ ही पढ़ते थे.
इतना ज़रूर है कि तब आम नागरिकों में मज़दूर और छोटे किसान शामिल नहीं थे. आज उनके बच्चे भी स्कूल जा रहे हैं.
अफ़सर, नेता और मज़दूर के बच्चे प्राइमरी स्कूल में साथ साथ पढ़ेंगे तो समाज का बंटवारा घटेगा, शिक्षा का स्तर भी सुधरेगा, छुटपन से अंग्रेज़ी थोपे जाने की समस्या भी सुलझेगी.
इतनी बीमारियों का एक साथ इलाज़ सपने जैसे लगता है. फ़िलहाल ऐसा लगता है कि इस सपने ने उत्तर प्रदेश के नेताओं और अधिकारियों को खुशी देने की जगह उनकी नींद उड़ा दी है.

सरकार और अफ़सरों की नींद क्यों उड़ी....

भारत स्कूल
इसी सप्ताह इलाहाबाद हाई कोर्ट ने उत्तर प्रदेश के मुख्य सचिव को निर्देश दिया कि वे ये यह अनिवार्य बनाएं कि सभी नौकरशाहों और सरकारी कर्मचारियों के बच्चे सरकारी प्राइमरी स्कूलों में पढ़ें.
आदेश न्यायमूर्ति सुधीर अग्रवाल की अध्यक्षता वाली खंडपीठ ने वकील शिवकुमार पाठक और अन्य की याचिका पर दिया था.
इस आदेश पर अपील की चर्चा शुरू हो गई है.
लेकिन यह मुद्दा अभी भी बना हुआ है जिस पर चर्चा होनी ज़रूरी है, क्या सरकारी कर्मचारियों को अपने बच्चों को सरकारी स्कूलों में नहीं भेजना चाहिए?

सुधार का बेहतरीन उपाय

भारत स्कूल
इस ख़बर पर सोशल मीडिया पर लोग अपनी प्रतिक्रियाएं दे रहे हैं. जानिए क्या कहते हैं पाठक.
अरविंद गुप्ता कहते हैं, ''सरकारी स्कूल का मूल्य तब बढ़ेगा जब सरकारी नौकरीवाले खुद अपने बच्चे को सरकारी स्कूल में पढ़ाएंगें. और इसके चलते ग़रीब के बच्चे को भी फायदा होगा.’’
भारत स्कूल
आंध्र प्रदेश के एक गांव में बारिश से लड़ती स्कूल जा रही एक बच्ची.
अनिल पांडे के अनुसार, ''शिक्षा में सुधार का बेहतरीन उपाय.''
नितिश रौनी, जगदीश पटेल और कई अन्य लोगों का कहना है कि ''काश ऐसा नियम भारत के सभी राज़्यों में लागू हो जाए''. इसे आगे बढ़ाते हुए अनवर आज़मी कहते हैं, ''ऐसा हुआ तो सब बराबर हो जाएगा.''

नींद क्यों उड़ गई

ख़लीफ़ अली बेग़ पूछते हैं, ''कोर्ट की दुहाई देने वाले नेता और दूसरे लोग गाना गाते हैं 'हमको न्यायपालिका में पूरा विश्वास है'. अब न्यायपालिका ने एक ऐतिहासिक फैसला सुनाया है तो सरकार और अफ़सरों की नींद क्यों उड़ गई है?''
अखिलेश यादव
आभा राजपूत कहती हैं, ''सबसे पहले मुख्यमंत्री अखिलेश यादव जी को अपने बच्चों को सरकारी स्कूल में भेजना चाहिए.''

चुनाव आयोग भी ले संज्ञान

भास्कर त्रिपाठी कहते हैं, कि इस फैसले ने ''फिलहाल तो शिक्षकों को ही झकझोर दिया गया है. देखिए शिक्षा व्यवस्था किस तरह सुधरती है.''
ख़ुर्शीद आलम प्रधानमंत्री मोदी से गुज़ारिश करते हैं कि वे इसे पूरे देश में लागू करें.
भारत स्कूल
नागालैंड में बच्चों के स्कूल ले जाती महिला
चंद्रभूषण चौधरी कहते हैं कि चुनाव आयोग को इसका संज्ञान लेते हुए ऐसे प्रत्याशीयों को जिनके बच्चे प्राइवेट स्कूलों में शिक्षा ले रहे हों' रोकना चाहिए.''

'नहीं हो पाएगा'

नवल जोशी का मानना है, 'कभी-कभार अपवाद स्वरूप इस तरह के फैसले अदालतें देती रही हैं इसमें कोई चौंकने वाली बात नहीं है और ना ही इस फैसले से कोई क्रांतिकारी बदलाव की उम्मीद की जानी चाहिए यह केवल तकनीकी पेंच है और उसके लिए तकनीकी बचाव को कोई तर्क सामने आ ही जाएगा.''
भारत स्कूल
नदीम ख़ालिद ने इस विषय पर लिखा है कि उन्हें नहीं लगता कि ऐसा हो पाएगा.
गोपालजी सहाय कहते हैं, ''उत्तर प्रदेश में कभी भी अमल नहीं हो पाएगा.''
यासिर लिखते हैं, ''नेता इस फ़ैसले को कभी लागू नहीं होने देंगे और जनता एक बार फ़िर उन्हीं नेताओं को वोट दे कर पुरस्कार देगी.''

Thursday 20 August 2015

Education Loan and National Scholarships Portal : शिक्षा ऋण को आसान बनाने के लिए पोर्टल

Education Loan and National Scholarships Portal : शिक्षा ऋण को आसान बनाने के लिए पोर्टल


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छात्र

अगर आप एक छात्र हैं और आगे पढ़ाई करने के लिए आपको लोन की दरकार है तो अब आपके पास शिक्षा लोन लेने का एक आसान तरीका है.
सरकार ने एक नया एडुकेशन लोन पोर्टल लांच किया है.
इसके ज़रिए छात्र कई बैंकों में शिक्षा के लिए कर्ज़ का आवेदन भर सकते हैं, अपने आवेदन पर नज़र रख सकते हैं और इस कर्ज़ पर उपलब्ध तमाम स्कीमों का फ़ायदा भी उठा सकते हैं.
अब छात्रों को इस ऋण के लिए बैंक दर बैंक नहीं भटकना पड़ेगा.
बस www.vidyalakshmi.co.in पर लॉग ऑन कीजिए और सिर्फ एक फॉर्म भर कर कई बैंकों में ऋण के लिए आवेदन भर दीजिए.

वित्तमंत्री का वादा




अरुण जेटली
वित्तमंत्री अरुण जेटली ने फरवरी में बजट भाषण के दौरान जो घोषणा की थी उसी के तहत इस पोर्टल को शुरू किया गया है.
उन्होंने अपने भाषण में छात्रों को शिक्षा ऋण और छात्रवृत्ति के लिए एक ही इलेक्ट्रॉनिक प्लेटफॉर्म बनाने की बात की थी.
उन्होंने कहा था, "हम ये सुनिश्चित करेंगे कि कोई भी छात्र पैसे की कमी के कारण उच्चशिक्षा से वंचित ना रहे."
इस पोर्टल को नेशनल सिक्योरिटीज़ डिपॉज़िटरी लिमिटेड ने वित्त मंत्रालय के वित्त सेवा विभाग, मानव संसाधन विकास मंत्रालय के उच्च शिक्षा विभाग और इंडियन बैंक्स असोसिएशन की मदद से बनाया है.
स्टेट बैंक ऑफ इंडिया, आईडीबीआई, कैनरा बैंक, पंजाब नेशनल बैंक जैसे 13 बैंक इस पोर्टल में शिक्षा ऋण देने के लिए पंजीकृत हैं.
इनमें से पांच बैंकों ने इस पोर्टल को अपने सिस्टम में एकीकृत कर लिया है ताकि छात्रों को ये जानकारी भी मिल सके कि उनके आवेदन पर क्या कार्यवाही हो रही है और वह किस चरण में है.
छात्र को पहले इस वेबसाइट पर रजिस्टर करना होगा और फिर ऋण के लिए एक सरल फॉर्म को भरना होगा.
अगर उन्हें अपने आवेदन पर हो रही कार्यवाही पर कोई शिकायत है तो वे यहीं उसे दर्ज़ कर सकते हैं.

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छात्र
इस वेबसाइट पर राष्ट्रीय छात्रवृत्ति की वेबसाइट का लिंक भी दिया गया है. यहां पर छात्र को विभिन्न सरकारी विभागों में शिक्षा ऋण पर दी जा रही स्कीमों की जानकारी भी हासिल कर सकता है.
नेशनल सिक्योरिटीज़ डिपॉज़िटरी लिमिटेड के मुख्य कार्यकारी और प्रबंधन निदेशक गगन राय ने बताया कि आने वाले दिनों में इस पोर्टल पर दर्ज बैंकों की संख्या बढ़ाई जाएगी.
उन्होंने बताया कि सभी राज्यों के सरकारी बैंकों को इसमें शामिल किया जाएगा.



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नौकरी नहीं रहने पर भी नहीं निकाल सकेंगे पीएफ का पूरा पैसा

नौकरी नहीं रहने पर भी नहीं निकाल सकेंगे पीएफ का पूरा पैसा

  |21 Aug , 2015
नौकरी नहीं रहने पर भी नहीं निकाल सकेंगे पीएफ का पूरा पैसा

नई दिल्ली। नौकरी नहीं रहने पर भी आप पीएफ के पूरे पैसे नहीं निकाल सकेंगे। सरकार इसके लिए नियम बदलने जा रही है। नए प्रस्ताव के मुताबिक 58 साल की उम्र तक आप अधिक से अधिक 75 फीसदी पैसे निकाल सकेंगे। मौजूदा नियम के मुताबिक अगर खाताधारक दो महीने तक बेरोजगार रहता है तो वह पीएफ के पूरे पैसे निकाल सकता है। श्रम सचिव शंकर अग्रवाल ने बताया कि इस आशय का प्रस्ताव मंजूरी के लिए मंत्रालय के पास है। इस पर 10-15 दिनों में फैसला ले लिया जाएगा।
सेंट्रल पीएफ कमिश्नर केके जालान ने भी कहा कि प्रस्तावित बदलाव 10-15 दिनों में नोटिफाई कर दिए जाएंगे। जालान के मुताबिक इस प्रस्ताव पर कर्मचारी संगठनों की भी सहमति है। जालान ने बताया कि 75 फीसदी पैसे निकालने की सीमा घर बनाने, शादी, बच्चों की शिक्षा जैसे मामलों पर भी लागू होगी। धीरे-धीरे यह सीमा घटाकर 50 फीसदी पर लाई जाएगी। कोई खाताधारक कितनी बार पैसे निकाल सकता है, इसकी भी सीमा तय होगी। जालान के मुताबिक अभी साल में पैसे निकालने के करीब 1.3 करोड़ आवेदन आते हैं। इनमें 65 लाख पूरे पैसे निकालने के होते हैं।
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#KoreanWar:North Korea orders troops on war footing after exchanging fire with South.South Korea evacuation after shelling on western border.North Korea warns of war after exchange of fire with South

#KoreanWar:North Korea orders troops on war footing after exchanging fire with South.South Korea evacuation after shelling on western border.North Korea warns of war after exchange of fire with South

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North Korea orders troops on war footing after exchanging fire with South

South Korean army soldiers walk on the way to returning to their base after a patrol, in Paju, south of the demilitarized zone that divides the two Koreas, South Korea, Friday, Aug. 21, 2015
The two Koreas remain technically at war, because the 1950-1953 war ended in an armistice, not a peace treaty
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has ordered his frontline troops to be on a war footing, state media says, after an exchange of fire with the South across their heavily fortified border.
Report said Mr Kim declared a "semi-state of war" at an emergency meeting late Thursday.
It threatened action unless Seoul ends its anti-Pyongyang border broadcasts.
The North often uses fierce rhetoric when tensions rise and it has made similar declarations before.
New 's South Korea correspondent Steve Evans says that although this ritual of aggression often sees such language escalate to the firing of ammunition, this time the rhetoric is fiercer and and artillery shells are now in use.

Reported that Mr Kim had ordered that troops be "fully ready for any military operations at any time" from 17:00 Friday local time (01:30 GMT), at the emergency meeting of the central military commission.

Residents evacuated

Earlier, the North warned that it would take strong military action if the South does not end border propaganda broadcasts and dismantles the broadcast facilities "within 48 hours".
However, in a separate letter Pyongyang said it was willing to resolve the issue even though it considers the broadcasts a declaration of war, South Korea Unification Ministry said.
The tensions were ratcheted up after North Korea on Thursday shelled across the border reportedly to protest the propaganda broadcasts which restarted after a hiatus of 11 years.
The South responded with artillery fire. There were no reported casualties.
South Korea ordered the evacuation of residents from an area of its western border.
The two Koreas remain technically at war, because the 1950-1953 war ended in an armistice, not a peace treaty.

South Korea evacuation after shelling on western border

File photo: South Korean soldiers engaging in a drill to fire 155mm shells
North and South Korea have exchanged cross-border fire several times in recent years
South Korea has ordered the evacuation of residents from an area of its western border after an exchange of fire with North Korea, reports say.
North Korea fired a shell at a South Korean military unit on Thursday, prompting the south to retaliate with several artillery rounds, the South's defence ministry said.
South Korea's National Security Council is due to hold an emergency session.
The western sea border has long been a flashpoint between the two Koreas.
North Korea fired a projectile towards Yeoncheon, a town north-west of Seoul, at 15:52 local time (06:52 GMT), the defence ministry said.
Reports suggest the target could have been a loudspeaker broadcasting anti-Pyongyang messages.
The South then fired "dozens of rounds of 155mm shells" towards where they thought the rocket was launched from, the ministry added in a statement.
There were no immediate reports of any injuries or damage on either side.
A South Korean man pulls down a shutter of his shop at the Imjingak Peace Park near the Demilitarized zone dividing the two Koreas in Paju on 20 August 2015, as residents of several border villages are ordered to evacuate their homes for nearby shelters
Residents have been ordered to leave their shops and homes and evacuate to bunkers and shelters
The two Koreas remain technically at war, because the 1950-1953 war ended in an armistice, not a peace treaty.
The two sides have exchanged cross-border fire several times in recent years.
A local official told news agency that about 80 residents in Yeoncheon had been evacuated, with other residents in the area also urged to take shelter.
The latest incident comes amid heightened tensions between the North and South.
Seoul has blamed the North for planting a landmine that injured two South Korea soldiers earlier this month.
Since then, the sides have begun blasting propaganda broadcasts from loudspeakers along the border - restarting a practice both had suspended back in 2004.
South Korea and the US also began annual joint military exercises on Monday - they describe the drills as defensive, but North Korea calls them a rehearsal for invasion.

North Korea warns of war after exchange of fire with South

Wednesday 19 August 2015

Mobile Calling & Data: What is the difference between CDMA vs GSM vs LTE Technology?...Go link for more

CDMA vs GSM vs LTE, What is the difference?


CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) is a "spread spectrum" for cellular networks enabling many more wireless users to share airwaves than alternative technologies.

GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) is a wireless technology to describe protocols for cellular networks used by mobile phones with over 80% market share globally.

LTE (Long Term Evolution) is a wireless broadband technology for communication of high speed data for mobile phones.



The main difference between the technologies is that both CDMA & GSM can support cellular and data, whereas LTE can only support data.

So what does this mean? It means that if the phone does not have CDMA/GSM technology then the cellular (voice) services would NOT work, only data.



Prior to the entrance of LTE Technology, it was very easy to determine a CDMA phone from a GSM phone. The GSM phone featured a SIM Card Slot, the CDMA phone did not. Now it is quite more complicated with the LTE Technology, both CDMA & GSM adopted this spectrum in which functions with the use of a SIM Card. Therefore, a CDMA/LTE Verizon Wireless phone now has a SIM Card but does work on GSM Networks such as AT&T.



There is two main reasons why CDMA/LTE and GSM/LTE are currently NOT compatible;

1) Phone (voice) runs on the 2G & 3G spectrum. CDMA and GSM run on different 2G/3G frequencies, thus voice is not compatible between the two.

2) LTE (Data) the common denominator, runs on the 4G spectrum. CDMA currently runs on Class 13 and GSM Class 17 LTE, thus data is not compatible between the two.



What LTE phones can be unlocked for GSM usage? In order for an LTE device to be able to be unlocked, it must have GSM technology so cellular and data will function.

In the below LTE phone examples, the AT&T Atrix HD can be unlocked because it has GSM capabilities, but the Sprint Evo and Verizon Thunderbolt can not as it only has CDMA technology.



AT&T Motorola Atrix HD (MB886) - (2G) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - (3G) HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - (4G) LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 2100

Sprint HTC Evo 4G - (2G) CDMA 800 / 1900 - (3G) CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - (4G) LTE 800 / 1900

Verizon HTC Thunderbolt - (2G) CDMA 850 / 1900 - (3G) CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - (4G) LTE 700 MHz Class 13



To complicate things a little more, the below example supports CDMA/GSM/LTE. If this phone were unlocked, it would only run GSM on the 2G spectrum without 4G LTE. (Verizon uses a separate 4G spectrum than other GSM networks.)

Verizon Samsung Galaxy S4 - (2G) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 (2G) CDMA 850 / 1900 - (3G) CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - (4G) LTE 700 MHz Class 13

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Monday 17 August 2015

OROP Demand: 10 ex-chiefs write to PM, say nation can’t afford ‘imbroglio’

OROP Demand: 10 ex-chiefs write to PM, say nation can’t afford ‘imbroglio’

As seven retired Army chiefs, two Air Force chiefs and a Navy chief sent their letter to the PM, two ex servicemen began a fast unto death at Jantar Mantar to push for OROP.

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The ten former Service Chiefs have written an open letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying the issue should be resolved expeditiously within a time frame.
 
Days after four retired service chiefs raised the One Rank One Pension (OROP) issue with the President, ten retired chiefs have written to PM Narendra Modi condemning the manhandling of protesting veterans at Jantar Mantar by the Delhi Police.
As seven retired Army chiefs, two Air Force chiefs and a Navy chief sent their letter to the PM, two ex servicemen — Col Pushpender Singh and Havaldar Major Singh — began a fast unto death at Jantar Mantar to push for OROP.
Arguing that “the nation can ill afford such an imbroglio”, the two page letter subtly warned the government about the consequences of the delay in implementing OROP.


“We are deeply perturbed and distressed by the highhanded treatment of our veterans on August 14, 2015 at Jantar Mantar. These veterans have been on a peaceful demonstration at this venue and have been trying to make the government hear their voice since June 12, 2015. We unequivocally condemn the action by the police and urge the government to investigate and take immediate action,” the letter by General V N Sharma, General Shakar Roy Choudhary, General N C Vij, Genral J J singh, General Deepak Kapoor, General Bikram Singh, Admiral Madhvendra Singh, Air Chief Marshals N C Suri and S P Tyagi said.

Adding that the “indiscretion on the part of the police has seriously impacted the pride and morale of all ranks of the three services and the veterans”, the letter claimed the “dignity and pride” of the soldier “ was scarred.
Explaining the decision to approach PM, the letter said: “We were also hopeful that the announcement of the implementation of the OROP would be made on Independence Day. Regrettably this has not happened. Also, the highhanded attitude of the police on August 14 has prompted us to raise this issue to your esteemed office.”

About the government’s argument of technical difficulties in OROP implementation, the letter added: “The often quoted technical difficulties without ever being specified and discussed are thus bewildering. This is simple arithmetic based on the Standard Pension Tables of the government…These delays are construed to be only with a view to bring in changes in the parameters and dilute the entitlements, which will be grossly unjust and unacceptable.”

The signatories to the letter claimed that while they had full faith in the political leadership, they were dismayed by the delay. “We stand steadfastly by the side of our colleagues and fully support their just cause. Our silence so far was due to the need to observe propriety… We would strongly urge the government to settle this issue expeditiously and in an urgent time frame. Any further delays, in our considered view, will be at the cost of damaging the pride of the veterans and lowering the morale of the armed forces. The nation can ill afford such an imbroglio,” the letter warned.

President Pranab Mukherjee’s wife Smt. Suvra Mukherjee passes away

President Pranab Mukherjee’s wife Smt. Suvra Mukherjee passes away

Suvra Mukherjee, who had been unwell, was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Army Research and Referral Hospital last week.

New Delhi | Updated: August 18, 2015
 
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President Pranab Mukherjee with Suvra in this file photo. 
 
President Pranab Mukherjee’s wife Suvra Mukherjee passed away at around 10 am this morning in a Delhi hospital. She was 74.

“It is informed with deep sorrow that First Lady, Mrs Suvra Mukherjee, passed away this morning at 10.51 am,” the President’s Twitter handle announced this morning.

Mrs Mukherjee, who had been unwell and was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Army Research and Referral Hospital last week, following a respiratory ailment.
President Pranab Mukherjee had earlier this month cut short his visit to Odisha, where he was to preside over a function at the National Law University, Cuttack.

Bangkok blast: Thai authorities launch hunt for male ‘suspect’

Bangkok blast: Thai authorities launch hunt for male ‘suspect’

Thai Army chief Gen Udomdej Seetabutr told local media that security officials had obtained video footages at the bomb explosion scene which clearly showed a suspect carrying a bag into the scene before it went off.

Bangkok | Published:August 18, 2015
 
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Police use a magnetic tool as they examine debris in front of the Erawan Shrine at Rajprasong intersection in Bangkok, Thailand, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2015, as investigations continue the morning after an explosion. Police combed through shattered glass and other debris Tuesday from a bomb blast in central Bangkok, trying to determine who set off the most devastating single attack in the capital’s recent history.
 
Thai authorities on Tuesday launched a hunt for a male “suspect” who may have left a bomb inside the hugely popular Lord Brahma temple in a crowded area in central Bangkok that killed at least 20 people and injured 123 others. Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha said there is a male suspect who appeared on CCTV near the scene of the blast.

“We are looking for this guy,” he said. He called an urgent war room meeting with Cabinet members and security agencies at Government House. Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan said that the perpetrators had used few people to commit the incident. He said the motive behind the blast has yet to be concluded. Thai Army chief Gen Udomdej Seetabutr told local media that security officials had obtained video footages at the bomb explosion scene which clearly showed a suspect carrying a bag into the scene before it went off.

He did not elaborate the nationality of the suspect but said the bomb attack might be a retaliation to the recent operation of the Thai government. He said security officials are following the case closely.

He had earlier said the tactics used in the blast did not match the Muslim separatist rebels in the country’s south. However, Nation newspaper said police were looking for a suspect with an “Arab” look who was seen leaving a bag at the shrine shortly before the blast occurred at 7 pm last evening.

The man was seen on a security camera sitting on a bench in the compound of the shrine after leaving his bag behind the bench, the paper said. After a while, he was seen standing and making a call from his phone and walking fast from the area, it said. Thailand’s baht currency slumped to a more than six-year low and shares fell in Bangkok after the blast.
The blast, which the government believed was aimed at damaging economy and tourism, occurred inside Erawan Shrine dedicated to Lord Brahma in the downtown Chidlom district. The temple is located on a main road through Bangkok’s commercial hub and is surrounded by three major shopping malls and big hotels of international chains. It is among Bangkok’s most popular tourist attractions visited by East Asian tourists and local Buddhists.

Authorities today put the death toll at 20, revising an earlier toll of 27. The dead includes two Malaysians, two Taiwanese, two Singaporeans, a Hongkongnese, and the rest Thais. Most of the injured foreigners are Chinese. However, there were no reports of any Indian casualties or injury in the blast, the first such attack in the Thai capital.

Sri Lanka polls: Mahinda Rajapaksa concedes defeat in parliamentary elections.Rajapaksa said that his UPFA has won eight districts and Wickremesinghe's UNP has 11 out of a total of 22.

Sri Lanka polls: Mahinda Rajapaksa concedes defeat in parliamentary elections.Rajapaksa said that his UPFA has won eight districts and Wickremesinghe's UNP has 11 out of a total of 22.

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Former Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa
 
Sri Lanka’s former president Mahinda Rajapaksa on Tuesday accepted defeat in the parliamentary elections even before the announcement of the final results. Rajapaksa, 69, said his United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) had lost after a close battle with the United National Party (UNP) of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe.

The former two-time president was quoted in the media reports as saying that he conceded defeat “after a good fight”. Rajapaksa said that his UPFA has won eight districts and Wickremesinghe’s UNP has 11 out of a total of 22. It appears that neither the UNP or the UPFA would gain simple majority of 113 in the 225-member assembly. The UNP has gained votes in most polling divisions while the UPFA lost votes in comparison with the presidential election held in January. The UPFA’s big victory margins in January presidential elections, however, have not been affected by the UNP’s gains or the votes that have gone to the Marxist JVP or the People’s Liberation Front.

The final outcome would depend now on the number of districts won by the each major party. In the north’s Tamil districts, the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) appears to have made a clean sweep. Early results have shown that TNA would win the Jaffna district with a near 60 per cent of the vote. President Maithripala Sirisena had vowed not to make Rajapaksa premier even if his UPFA wins a majority.

Sirisena was Rajapaksa’s health minister until he came forward as the opposition unity candidate to challenge the then president last year. He then handed Rajapaksa a shock defeat in the polls. Election Commissioner Deshapriya said he hope the final party positions would be released by this afternoon.
196 members will be elected for a five-year term while 29 will be appointed based on the national proportion of votes polled by each party.

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Technology: How to Disable Notifications in Google Chrome browser

18 August 2015
 
Desktop notifications are one of the best features of modern browsers. They show previews of email, football scores or even instant messages, letting you to take a quick glance at updates without leaving the work you're doing. But this can get a little overwhelming, particularly when it includes spam and advertisements. If too many sites have begun to send notifications, or if you need to shut out all the noise, you should disable Google Chrome notifications. Doing so is pretty simple:
  1. Open the Google Chrome Settings page. You can either type chrome://settings in the address bar and hit Enter or click the hamburger icon at the top right > Settings.
  2. Scroll to the bottom and click Show advanced settings.
  3. Under Privacy, click Content settings....
  4. Scroll down to Notifications.
  5. Select Do not allow any site to show desktop notifications.
  6. If you want to allow some websites to show notifications, you can click Ask when a site wants to show desktop notifications. Now sites will show notifications only if you permit them to.
  7. Click Manage exceptions... to see the list of sites that you've granted permission for notifications. Click the X to the right of any of these URLs to stop the site from sending notifications.
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This method gets rid of desktop notifications from websites. But an app or extension can still send notifications. To disable notifications from individual Chrome apps or extensions, follow these steps.
Windows 7 and 8
  1. Tap Windows key + D or go to the desktop.
  2. Left-click the bell shaped Chrome Notifications icon in the notifications bar in the bottom-right of the screen. If it isn't there, then click the up arrow icon at the start of the notifications bar. Once you see the bell, left-click on it.
  3. Click the gear icon.
  4. Uncheck apps or extensions that you don't want notifications from.
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Mac
  1. In the system menu bar, click the bell icon.
  2. Click the gear icon.
  3. Uncheck apps or extensions that you don't want notifications from.
If you want to disable all Chrome notifications, there is an easy way to do so. In case you're working and just want a temporary break, then you can instead right click on the bell-shaped Chrome notifications icon, and click on Do not disturb. This turns off all notifications. You can also click on Do not disturb for one hour or Do not disturb for one day if you just want a short break from notifications.
This next method will permanently stop all notifications, including email and messages. If you need those, then do not do this. If you're certain that you need to get rid of all Chrome notifications, then read on.
Windows 7 or 8
  1. Tap Windows key + D or go to the desktop.
  2. Click the up arrow icon at the start of the notifications bar in the bottom-right of the screen.
  3. Click Customise....
  4. Scroll down to Google Chrome.
  5. In the drop-down menu, select Hide icon and notifications.
  6. Click OK.
Mac
  1. Click Chrome from the top menu bar.
  2. Click Hide notifications Icon from the drop-down menu.
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Once you've done this, Chrome will no longer be able to send any notification or alerts at all. Which annoying websites or extensions were spamming notifications on your computer? Let us know via the comments.