Month: November 2019

Highest number of acute respiratory infections among under-5 children in Bihar.

Source – financialexpress.com

Bihar recorded the highest prevalence of acute respiratory infections among under-five children among the five high-burden states between September 2018 and June 2019. The prevalence of acute respiratory infections among under-five children was 18.2 per cent in Bihar, followed by Uttar Pradesh (15.9 per cent), Jharkhand (12.8 per cent), Madhya Pradesh (11.6 per cent) and Rajasthan (8.4 per cent), according to report — “Situation Analysis of Pneumonia in India” — released on Tuesday.

Household air pollution emerged as the important risk factor for childhood pneumonia.

The report by a non-profit charity organisation, ‘Save the Children’, highlighted that children from households using improved fuel for cooking LPG had a preventive effect. It revealed 2 per cent lower probability of reporting acute respiratory infections (ARIs) in households using clean fuels for cooking.

“ARI prevalence was 4 per cent higher among chidren, wherein breastfeeding was initiated later than one hour after childbirth and 2.4 per cent higher in cases where they were exclusively breast fed for less than 6 months,” the report stated.

According to the report, awareness on signs of pneumonia and importance of early care seeking was poor. This is a critical gap that requires focussed attention.

Almost 81 per cent caregivers preferred private sector for availing medical treatment for pneumonia in children. Under-reporting of pneumonia cases both in public and private healthcare domain, the report stated.

The report encapsulates results from an in-depth assessment of five high-burden states of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Rajasthan, mapping the challenges and calling for action.

Dr Ajay Khera, Commissioner, Maternal and Child Health, Ministry of Health, explained how it focuses on improving the quality of care at birth, which involves equipping ASHA workers and mobilizing mothers to healthcare centres.

“Health and Wellness centre is a new entrant in the health system, which will help reaching out to grassroots level. The government has set really ambitious targets to tackle childhood maternity and is totally committed for this cause,” Khera said.

Anindit Roy Chowdhury, Director, Programmes, Save the Children, said, “Pneumonia is still the leading cause of death in children and accounts for 14.3 per cent of under 5 deaths in India, which translates to 1 child death every 4 minutes. India contributes to 17 per cent of global under 5 pneumonia deaths.”

“Addressing childhood Pneumonia is one of the three centenary commitments of Save the Children and we are committed to end preventable pneumonia deaths.This current report, entitled, ‘Fighting for breath in India’, that we are launching, is a step towards that commitment,” Chowdhury said.

Save the Children and UNICEF have entered into a partnership at global level in the fight against childhood pneumonia and is committed to support the health ministry in the roll out of the recently launched SAANS campaign on Pneumonia.

The organisation has also recently collaborated with Philips India to develop and prove low-cost innovative approaches for prevention, diagnosis and management of Childhood Pneumonia.

Getting Precise Hindi Translation for Technical Papers Proving Difficult for UPSC, Says Govt.

Source – news18.com

New Delhi: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) is facing constraints in getting precise Hindi translation of question papers, especially in technical papers like engineering and medical sciences, the government said on Wednesday, citing a report.

In fact, the Commission had constituted a high level standing committee to examine the modalities of implementing the Parliamentary resolution on official languages dated January 18, 1968, it said.

“The Committee had, in its report submitted in the year 2012, which was accepted by UPSC, underlined certain constraints such as practical/operational difficulties in getting the precise Hindi translation of question papers; especially in technical papers (engineering, medical science etc.); growth of Hindi and other languages in the higher educational system, which are existing as of today,” Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh said in a written reply to Lok Sabha.

The government was asked whether the competitive examinations held for the Indian Forest Service, Indian Economic Service, Indian Statistical Service, Geological and Engineering Service cannot be written in Hindi medium due to their technical nature and if so, whether the government has ever selected Hindi as a medium for such technical education related competitive examinations.

“UPSC and the respective cadre controlling authorities of these services are seized of the matter,” the minister said.

The Commission conducts the Indian Forest Service examination, the Indian Economic Service/Indian Statistical Service examination (a clubbed examination), the combined geo-scientist and the geologist examination and the engineering services examination as per the rules of the examinations framed and notified by the nodal departments/ministries of the government of India.

IBPS Clerk Prelims Admit Card 2019 out @ibps.in: PDF Download Sample Questions for Clerk Prelims.

Source – jagranjosh.com

IBPS Clerk Admit Card 2019: Candidates can now download the IBPS Clerk Prelims Admit Card 2019 by visiting the official website ibps.in. The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) has released the hall ticket for IBPS Clerk Prelims 2019 on 26 November 2019. The last date to download the IBPS Clerk Prelims Admit Card is 8 December 2019. Get here the direct link to download the IBPS Clerk Admit Card and sample questions for the online preliminary exam.

IBPS Clerk Admit Card allows the candidates to get entry into the examination hall on the day of the exam. Candidates who have applied for the IBPS Clerk Recruitment 2019 can download the Clerk IX CRP Prelims Call Letter by visiting the official website or the direct link mentioned below. The IBPS Clerk IX CRP Admit Card contains the exam details such as Candidate’s Name, Roll Number, Exam Date & Time, Exam Centre and General Instructions to be followed on the exam day. 

IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam 2019 will be held on 7 & 8 December and 14 & 21 December 2019. Candidates need to carry the admit card/call letter to the exam centres on the day of the online preliminary exam. Candidates who forget to carry the admit card to the exam centre will not be allowed to enter the examination hall. So, download your IBPS Clerk Admit Card now.

How to download IBPS Clerk Prelims Admit Card 2019?

Step 1: Visit the official website ibps.in

Step 2: Click on “Download Online Preliminary Exam Call Letter for CRP Clerks-IX”

Step 3: Enter Registration Number/Roll Number, Password/Date of Birth and Captcha Code

Step 4: Submit & Download the admit card

Note: Check all the details mentioned on the admit card. If you find any information wrong or incorrect, then contact the IBPS immediately.

Sample Questions for IBPS Clerk Prelims 2019 Exam

In IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam 2019, candidates will be asked 100 multiple choice questions from English Language, Numerical Ability and Reasoning Ability. There will be a separate sectional timing of 20 minutes for each section. Candidates need to qualify each section as per the IBPS Clerk Cut-off marks determined by the IBPS. It is mandatory for candidates to obtain the minimum qualifying marks in each section as well as in Total to get shortlisted for IBPS Clerk Mains Examination.

Lakhs of candidates would be appearing for the IBPS Clerk examination this year. Only those candidates will be able to qualify the prelims who have practised well. Every bank exam requires a lot of practice, deep studies and revision. Considering this we have provided here the sample questions from English Language/ Reasoning Ability/ Numerical Ability. PDF Download the sample questions from the direct link mentioned below. But first, have a look at the details exam pattern of IBPS Clerk Prelims 2019:

SubjectNo of MCQs MarksDuration
English Language303020 minutes
Numerical Ability353520 minutes
Reasoning Ability353520 minutes
Total10010060 minutes

5 UPSC exam myths busted.

Source – tribuneindia.com

Akhand Swaroop Pandit

Joining the Indian Civil Services is considered a dream career by many ambitious and talented individuals aspiring to become an IAS, IPS or IFS officer. These prestigious jobs mark authority and power in India along with job security, salary package, the opportunity of a foreign posting, job satisfaction, etc. Moreover, civil servants are the ones deciding the fate of the nation in terms of implementing all developmental and other government policies. However, securing a job in one of these three posts demands to undergo a gruelling, three-tier UPSC civil services exam which is considered one of the toughest competitive examinations. Lakhs of aspirants appear for UPSC every year but only a few get selected.

Although proper preparation is necessary for cracking this examination, it’s also crucial for the candidates to handle the exam pressure and the myths floating around that further aggravates their fear, making them nervous towards pursuing such a field. So aspirants it’s time to debunk these common myths you might be hearing and gear up to ace the journey towards your dream career:

Myth 1: One needs years of preparation

Reality: UPSC might be a tough examination demanding complete dedication but that does not necessarily mean that one would need to start preparing from an early stage. Even a year’s preparation can be good to clear the examination if aspirants are studying with perseverance. There numerous success stories of aspirants cracking the examination in one go after just a year or even less than a year’s preparation.

Myth 2: IAS aspirants must be aware of every topic/subject 

Reality: This is not true. Since this is a general exam, one needs to be well-read along with having a balanced outlook towards issues. Moreover, as the syllabus itself is so vast covering multiple subjects, aspirants are already more aware than the others. There is no need to mug topics and become experts. Instead, simply focus on all the NCERT books, current affairs, and books by a few renowned authors. The exam demands its aspirants to have a general awareness and analytical skills.

Myth 3: Aspirants need to make at least 2-3 attempts

Reality: This is just a misconception. There have been so many aspirants who have cleared the examination in the very first attempt. All it needs is to keep your head straight and focus on your preparation. Revise once you are done and take multiple mock tests to evaluate your pitfalls and work on it. If you have religiously revised everything in the syllabus and are confident to give the shot, nothing can stop you from clearing the UPSC preliminary exam in a go.

Myth 4: Candidates should follow the toppers’ strategies

Reality: There is no quick route to crack the UPSC.   Even though you listen to the toppers revealing their strategies and study patterns, it is your hard work that will ultimately pay off. Thus, it is crucial for the aspirants to follow their own rhythm and routine and make an informed choice when it comes to creating a preparation strategy. 

Myth 5: It is mandatory to have a good command over English to ace the interview

Reality: This is a misapprehension, particularly among the regional language-speaking candidates. The UPSC examination assesses your awareness and analysing skills, and not the medium of language you write in. The aspirants are allowed to attempt the paper and give the interview in almost 22 regional languages, as per their comfort level. So put your best foot forward!

While this exam can be a bit overwhelming, UPSC is just another competitive examination featuring a lengthy syllabus. So rather than losing your confidence on the ground of some baseless myths, stay disciplined, determined and believe in your hard work to make through this journey smoothly.

— The writer is Founder & CEO, Catalyst Group – Online Learning Platform

A Trailer to 2020 Bihar Polls, How Fight for Jharkhand is Already Drawing Battle Lines Within NDA.

Source – news18.com

Patna/Ranchi: All the allies of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) seem to have cocked a snook at it in Jharkhand before the crucial state assembly elections, as they are crossing the swords against each other leaving the electoral battle free for all and posing a doubt on its electoral prospects and return to power once again.

The NDA stands fractured in Jharkhand as the All Jharkhand Students Union (AJSU) party, the only official ally of the BJP in the state, is singing a different tune, while the Janata Dal (United) and Lok Janshakti Party (LJP), which are allies of the BJP at the national level and Bihar, are fighting the ensuing polls independently.

Though the BJP and AJSU party have not officially parted ways, the two are locked in electoral battle in 27 out of 81 assembly seats in Jharkhand as both the allies have not achieved seat-sharing agreement despite several rounds of talks held at different levels. Both allies have been part of the NDA coalition governments in Jharkhand since it was carved out of Bihar in 2000.

The BJP has not fielded any candidate against AJSU chief Sudesh Mahato from Silli assembly seat. The AJSU has returned the favour by staying away from Jamshedpur East assembly seat, where Jharkhand chief minister Raghuvar Das is the BJP nominee.

In 2014 assembly polls, the AJSU had won eight seats including Silli, Lohardaga, Tamar, Ramgarh, Chandankiyari, Tundi, Barkagaon and Jugsalai. The BJP this time was not willing to cede more than 12 seats to the AJSU.

The JD(U) has chastened the BJP by throwing its weight behind former Jharkhand minister Saryu Rai in the Jamshedpur East assembly seat. Rai, a longtime BJP leader, is contesting as an independent candidate against chief minister Raghuvar Das.

When his name did not figure in the BJP list of candidates, he announced to contest against the Jharkhand chief minister as an independent candidate. Rai has attributed his denial of ticket to his friendship with Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar, who had released his book in 2017.

The JD(U) has already announced withdrawal of party’s official candidate from Jamshedpur East seat, Sanjay Thakur, and Jamshedpur West seat, Sanjiv Acharya, from the fray. However, Bihar chief minister and JD(U) president Nitish Kumar has refused to campaign in favour of Saryu Rai.

Rai has been raising the issue of corruption in Jharkhand despite being part of the Raghuvar Das government. A senior politician from united Bihar including the present Jharkhand, Rai has been instrumental in exposing the fodder scam against the then Bihar chief minister Lalu Prasad.

It is learnt that besides the JD(U), the AJSU has also extended tacit support to Rai while the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) has pledged him support in the election.

The BJP and the JD(U) are bound to wage a political battle against each other in Jharkhand. The JD(U) has so far announced 25 candidates of the total 81 seats. Jharkhand JD(U) president Salkhan Murmu, who is contesting from Majhgaon (ST) seat, said that the party was looking forward to contesting as many seats as possible, depending on availability of winnable candidates.

It is a known stand of the JD(U) that it would have alliance with the BJP only at the national level and in Bihar, while in other states it would contest the elections all alone. The ostensible purpose behind such stand is to increase its vote share and thereby achieve the status of a national party.

The JD(U) has been contesting the Jharkhand assembly polls even before the state was carved out of Bihar in November 2000. In 1995 assembly polls, when Bihar and Jharkhand were united, its parent outfit — the erstwhile Samata Party — could not win any seat from the South Bihar region, which later became Jharkhand. In 2000 elections, it won five seats from this region.

The Samata Party later merged with the splinter group of the Janata Dal-led by Sharad Yadav to become JD(U). In the 2005 assembly polls in Jhakhand, the JD(U) had won six seats out of 18 seats it contested. The number came down to 2 in the 2009 assembly elections when the party contested 14 seats and to naught in the 2014 assembly polls when party contested 11 seats.

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar is trying to make a ‘considered’ foray into Jharkhand with a carefully laid game plan as the opposition parties, including the Congress and the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), are in complete disarray.

Senior leaders believe that party’s alliance with the BJP in Jharkhand has caused substantial damage to it as its members largely felt hemmed in by big brother BJP. In the past, its tall leaders like Inder Singh Namdhari and Radha Krishna Kishore had quit as they could not find space in the state politics. Party’s past experiment with leaders like Lalchand Mahato and Jaleshwar Mahato has also not yielded the desired political gains.

The JD(U) has decided to increase its footprints in smaller states by increasing the number of MLAs and percentage of votes to attain the status of national party by 2020. It will also fight the elections in Delhi and Jammu and Kashmir. It is now recognised party in Bihar and Arunachal Pradesh.

LJP chief Chirag Paswan has also announced to contest 50 seats in the Jharkhand assembly elections. Though the LJP was keen on an alliance with the BJP in Jharkhand too, the saffron party was reluctant as its leaders believed that the LJP has not much to offer electorally in Jharkhand.

The conflict among the BJP, JD(U) and LJP in Jharkhand will certainly have its repercussions in the Bihar assembly elections due in 2020. The acrimony is bound to inflict bruises to the allies.

The Jharkhand elections will be held in five phases between November 30 and December 20 and the results will be declared on December 23.

Maharashtra political drama may impact BJP-JDU alliance in Bihar.

Source – indiatoday.in

he breaking of pre-poll alliance between the BJP and the Shiv Sena after the declaration of the 2019 Maharashtra Assembly election results on October 24 has led to some serious mulling over the fate of the BJP and its alliance partners in others states. The concern looks more serious in Bihar where the BJP-JDU combine is in power at present than other states.

Bihar goes to polls in just about 10 months and the breaking up of 30-year-old BJP-Shiv Sena alliance has become the biggest talking point in the state with many speculating what will happen to the BJP-JDU alliance. Barring four years between 2013 and 2017, the JDU and the BJP are alliance partners for 22 years.

JDU president and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar had severed ties with the BJP after it became clear that then Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi would be elevated as the prime ministerial candidate of the NDA for 2014 Lok Sabha election.

Nitish Kumar’s JDU has always donned the cap of the big brother in Bihar since he came to power in 2005 with BJP choosing to remain second fiddle. Though the BJP and the JDU contested equal number of seats in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections (17-17), it should not be perceived that both parties were at par.

The BJP with 22 MPs in 2014 had to sacrifice five sitting seats to accommodate the JDU, which turned out to be the biggest gainer. It had just two MPs in 2014 and managed to win 16 of the 17 seats in Bihar in 2019.

However, only a few months back, the BJP and the JDU had engaged in massive war of words over who would lead the NDA in the next assembly polls in Bihar. BJP’s Dalit face Sanjay Paswan suggested Nitish Kumar should make way for a BJP chief minister in 2020 and graduate to national politics.

The remarks by Sanjay Paswan left the JDU fuming and the normalcy returned only after Union Home Minister and BJP president Amit Shah said the BJP-JDU alliance in Bihar is “atal” (immovable) and that the Bihar Assembly election will be contested under the leadership of Nitish Kumar.

Amit Shah’s effort to put an end to all sorts of speculation over Nitish Kumar’s role in the NDA for 2020 Bihar Assembly election was seen as the BJP’s inability to gain foothold in the state where it faced a massive defeat in 2015 state polls following split with the JDU.

Though in 2019 Lok Sabha polls, the BJP made a clean sweep winning all the 17 seats it contested, the party still believes assembly election is a totally different ball game. The party does not want to risk going alone in the election and prefers to bank of the image of “Sushasan Babu” Nitish Kumar. The combination has worked well for the alliance in 2005 and 2010 when it registered emphatic victories.

However, following the Maharashtra episode, the BJP in Bihar has started targeting the JDU signaling that any move mirroring the Shiv Sena could spell disaster for the regional party.

Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi congratulated Devendra Fadnavis after his Saturday swearing in with a twisted tweet taking a veiled aim at Nitish Kumar too. He said, “Sharad Pawar like Nitish Kumar knew that BJP is more reliable than Congress. Shiv Sena was like RJD. Very difficult to work with party like Shiv Sena or RJD, full of lumpens.”

Sources say, Sushil Modi, considered close to Nitish Kumar, through this tweet obliquely hinted at Bihar chief minister advising him to keep distance from the Congress, which has never appeared averse to Nitish Kumar for his secular credentials. Sushil Kumar Modi also warned Nitish Kumar against allying again with the RJD the way he did in 2015.

Speculation is rife that BJP firebrand leader and Union minister Giriraj Singh’s comments after Fadnavis took oath as Maharshtra chief minister was also aimed at Nitish Kumar. Singh said, “Greed and arrogance invite disaster.”

Lok Janshakti Party leader and Union minister Ram Vilas Paswan’s statement is too being seen as a veiled message to the JDU national president. “Animal which is indecisive whether to go left or right gets killed on the road,” Paswan wrote on Twitter.

The JDU too obliquely criticized BJP for allying with NCP (Ajit Pawar) and relinquishing its ideology for power.

In such circumstances, the bone of contention could be the seat-sharing agreement between the BJP and the JDU. Both parties would be keen to grab a larger piece of the cake. Remember, some seats also have to be given to the LJP, another alliance partner of the NDA in Bihar.

The BJP would be keen to settle for the seat-sharing formula based on the Lok Sabha elections where both parties fought equal number of seats. However, the JDU would want to keep the 2010 formula as the reference point when both parties fought elections together. The JDU contested on 141 seats and BJP on 102.

However, the BJP, in any case, would not want the JDU to fight on more number of seats that itself. This would not only send a message of the JDU being a big brother in the alliance but might also give the JDU an opportunity to dump the BJP post-poll if it wins more than 100 seats in a house of 243. The half way mark in Bihar Assembly is 122.

Interestingly, results of the assembly elections in neighboring Jharkhand may also have a bearing on the BJP-JDU alliance in Bihar. The BJP is fighting the Jharkhand election alone, snapping ties with All Jharkhand Students Union (AJSU). If it wins Jharkhand election, it will not only strengthen its position in NDA but will also shield from pressure politics of the alliance partners.

Bihar: Protesting Minor’s Rape in Kaimur District, Mob Pelts Stones, Burns Shops.

Source – thewire.in

New Delhi: A mob in the Kaimur district of Bihar turned violent on Monday after a video of a 17-year-old girl gang-raped by four men in Bihar was released by one of the accused on Saturday. The girl was waiting to return home from her coaching classes when the accused persuaded her to drop by a nearby parked car. Later, four men took turns to rape her in the moving vehicle.

The offence went unreported for a week as the survivor had been threatened by the accused that they would upload the video on social networking sites if she reported anything to the police. During this time, the accused again tried to sexually exploit her. Eventually, on Saturday, the accused made the video viral.

As per the SP, two of the four accused – Arbaaz Daroga alias Kallu and Sonu Shahwaz – have been arrested and a Special Investigation Team (SIT) is formed to nab the remaining two.

Protesting the incident, a mob pelted stones at the house of the accused in the Mohania area and torched makeshift shops and motorbikes of a particular community. Some four-wheelers were also heavily damaged.

In order to control the situation, Kaimur district magistrate and superintendent of police Dilnawaz Ahmed organised a peace committee meeting and appealed to the communities to maintain communal harmony in the town.

“The police swung into action and tried to ascertain the place of occurrence and the identity of the accused. On Sunday night, two of the accused were arrested,” Mohania SDPO Rajendra Singh told the Times of India.

The accused have been booked under various sections of the IPC, including wrongful confinement, gang rape and Section 6 of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.

The SDJM court at Bhabhua recorded the survivor’s statement under Section 164 of the CrPC and sent her to the Sadar hospital for medical examination.

Three of the four accused have been identified in the video, which has been sent to the forensic science laboratory in Patna, while the fourth accused has been identified by the survivor.

“My repeated requests to spare me went on deaf ears as the accused kept on repeating the crime. At one point of time, I fell unconscious. That also didn’t deter them,” the survivor told the investigating officers.

Tejashwi Yadav’s Bihar Reminder To Sushil Modi After Tweet On Maharashtra.

Source – ndtv.com

PATNA: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav took a jibe at Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi on Monday, reminding of the “khela” (play) enacted in Bihar a couple of years ago in the that helped the BJP achieve power despite having lost the mandate.

Mr Yadav added that had his party joined hands with the BJP, Sushil Modi would have still been the deputy but serving under “a Chief Minister of our party.”

The RJD leader rose from his seat in the state assembly, speaking in support of other opposition MLAs were raising slogans against police clamp down on a Congress procession by

As Mr Yadav began speaking about alleged attempts by the Nitish Kumar government to “muzzle the oppositions voice”, he turned towards Sushil Modi and said, “Modi-ji says many fine things happen in the night. Bihar too has seen such a khela, when a government was formed in the thick of the night”.

Mr Yadav was referring to a tweet by Mr Modi in which he had defended his party against criticism from the opposition over the developments in Maharashtra.

“Many big things have happened in the thick of night. Independence was achieved and the Union Jack was lowered at midnight,” Mr Modi had tweeted in Hindi.

Mr Yadav’s insinuation was about the developments that took place in Bihar in July, 2017 when Nitish Kumar resigned, disapproving of the RJDs refusal to heed demands for his resignation in the backdrop of a money laundering case.

Mr Kumar sprung a surprise less than 24 hours later when he was sworn in as Chief Minister again as he staked claim to form a new government with the support of BJP, paving way for Mr Modi’s return as deputy, four years after he was stripped of the post as Mr Kumar snapped ties with the BJP.

Mr Yadav’s tongue-in-cheek remark was, however, drowned out in the shouting of slogans by agitated members which prompted Speaker Vijay Kumar Chaudhary to adjourn the proceedings till

Mr Yadav said his party too had the option of tying up with the BJP and retaining power but decided otherwise on account of ideological commitments.

“It seems to have become the BJPs style of functioning. We saw similar things happening in Goa. As the matter is sub judice, I would not like to say much about Maharashtra but wait for the Supreme Courts verdict,” he said.

Incidentally, Mr Modi had claimed during the Lok Sabha polls this year that Mr Kumar’s exit from the grand alliance had come months after a meeting Lalu Yadav had with the late Union minister Arun Jaitley.

Jharkhand polls: Apex trade body fields candidate from Ranchi.

Source – newindianexpress.com

RANCHI: Amidst political ripples, former Federation of Jharkhand Commerce and Industries (FJCCI) president Pawan Sharma filed his nomination from the Ranchi Assembly seat on Monday.

Though FJCCI officials denied any role in Sharma’s candidature, the decision was said to be taken during a state-level meeting of the apex trade body on Monday to field its candidate from Ranchi and Godda to give a befitting reply to the state government’s alleged apathy towards its cause.

The FJCCI had put up at least eight hoardings in Ranchi in August this year with a slogan ‘Vyaparion Ki Marmik Pukar, Ab To Sudh Lo Sarkar’ to highlight their plight, which they claimed was due to government’s apathy and polices. 

Sharma was accompanied by hundreds of traders, including several former FJCCI presidents and working committee members while filing his nomination. 

In a press release, the FJCCI said it is entitled to field candidates in elections as it is not a registered political party.

Sharma, however, claimed to have the support of traders along with the common man of Ranchi. 

“Looking at state government’s apathy towards the common people, I had to take this decision and have the full support of the business community as well as the common people of Ranchi,” said Sharma. 

IBPS Clerk admit card 2019 released: Hall ticket available for download till 30 Nov on official website, ibps.in

Source – firstpost.com

IBPS clerk admit card 2019 released |  Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) released the admit card for the upcoming common recruitment test for the posts of the clerical cadre on it official website – ibps.in. Candidates are advised to download their hall tickets at the earliest as the document is available for download only for a limited window between 13 and 30 November.

The preliminary exam for the post of Clerical Cadre will be conducted on 7 and 8 December, 2019. For final selection, candidates will have to clear online examination that will be held in two phases, preliminary and mains.

Candidates will be shortlisted on the basis of the online preliminary exam and accordingly qualify for the online main exam.

The prelims paper will have three parts and will be of 80 minutes. General Intelligence and Reasoning will carry 35 marks and shall be attempted in 20 minutes, Quantitative Aptitude will also carry same weightage and time limit, whereas English Comprehension will be of 30 marks and must be completed in 20 minutes.

Here is how to download Admit Card

Step 1: Visit the official website ibps.in

Step 2: On the notification band, click on ‘Click here to download online preliminary exam call letter for CRP-lerks

Step 3: Log in using your Registration No/ Roll No and Password/ Date of Birth

Step 4: Download the pdf file and print it for future use

Step 5: Please note carefully your roll number, date of exam, reporting time and venue for the examination given in the call letter.

Key points to note

1: Candidates should be present at the examination hall at least 30 minutes before the time given in the call letter.

2: Candidates must carry a hardcopy of the call letter along with a photo identity proof in original and a photocopy of it which has the same name and date of birth mentioned as on the admit card.

3: Write your Roll No and Registration No. on the photocopy of photo identity proof. You will not be permitted to appear for the examination if you do not bring the call letter alongwith the photo identity proof in original and a photocopy.

4:  You should hand over your call letter alongwith the photocopy of the photo identity proof duly stapled together to the invigilator in the examination hall, when he/she collects the call letters

5: Read the instruction on your admit card carefully to get an idea of the items not allowed inside the exam hall.

Eligibility criteria for the aspiring candidates:

Age limit: An applicant’s age minimum age limit should be 20 years and maximum age limit to 28 years at the time of the application.

Educational qualification: The applicant must hold a graduation degree in any discipline from a university recognised by the Government of India or any equivalent qualification recognised by the Central government.

Applicants must be well adept working on a computer. Applicant should know how to speak, read and write the official language of the state or union territory in which he or she wishes to apply

List of shortlisted candidates for the online main exam will be released later and the final exam will be held on 19 January 2020