Day: December 5, 2019

Campaigning for 2nd phase of Jharkhand assembly elections ends today.

Source – newsonair.com

In Jharkhand, campaigning for the 2nd phase of Assembly elections will come to an end today. Twenty assembly constituencies spread over seven districts will go to polls in this phase on Saturday.  Voting would take place in East Singhbhum, West Singhbhum, Saraikela-Kharsawan, Ranchi, Khunti, Gumla and Simdega districts.

On the last day of campaigning, Chief Minister Raghubar Das, BJP working President Jagat Prakash Nadda and senior party leader and Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath, will hold public meetings.

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha working President Hemant Soren, Jharkhand Vikas Morcha President Babulal Marandi, All Jharkhand Students’ Union Chief Sudesh Kumar Mahto and RJD leader Tejaswi Prasad Yadav are also scheduled to address election rallies.

AIR correspondent reports that commitment towards protection of rights of tribal people over water, forest and land, issues of reservation and employment are the main poll planks of almost all political parties in this phase.

In the ongoing campaigning, BJP leaders are focussed on development initiatives of Centre and State governments phrasing it as achievements of  Double Engine government. Senior BJP leader and union minister Nitin Gadkari claimed in a public meeting at Dakra that incumbent government has launched many initiatives to boost MSME sector in the state. Senior Congress leader Shatrughan Sinha said that BJP claim about development is just an eyewash. Senior leader of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha Hemant  Soren is promising to voters that if voted to power his alliance will  ensure pride and self-respect of tribal people. Jharkhand Vikas Morcha President Babulal Marandi said his party would work on enactment for job guarantee to youths. All Jharkhand Students Union (AJSU) party chief Sudesh Mahto alleged that Congress and JMM have forged alliance to grab power in the state. 

Excluding Jamshedpur East, Jamshedpur West and Baharagora, sixteen constituencies are reserved for tribal candidates whereas Jugsalai seat is reserved for Scheduled Caste community. 260 candidates, including 29 women, are in the fray.

In poll-bound 20 assembly seats, 18 constituencies are naxal- affected. Elaborate security arrangements will be made at polling stations. Out of 5,784 polling booths, 1,844 are critical.

The polling process for 81-member Jharkhand Assembly will be completed in five phases between the 30th of November and the 20th of December. Counting of votes will be held on the 23rd of this month.

Bihar Police SI Recruitment 2019: Apply for 212 vacancies for enforcement SI @ bpssc.bih.nic.in

Source – indiatoday.in

Bihar Police SI Recruitment 2019: Bihar Police Subordinate Services Commission (BPSSC)has invited online applications for the post of sub- inspector. Interested candidates can apply online at Bihar Police official website–bpssc.bih.nic.in.

Bihar Police SI Recruitment: Total number of vacancies

There are a total of 212 vacancies.

Last date to apply for Bihar Police SI Recruitment

The online application process began on December 2 and the last date to apply is January 6, 2020.

BPSSC recruitment 2019: Eligibility criteria

Applicant must be a graduate from any stream from a recognised university.

Selection process:

Students must note that the selection process will comprise of the preliminary exam, main exam, physical standards test, and interview.

Bihar Police SI Recruitment: Age limit:

For a male candidate belonging to general and EWS category, they must not be younger than 21 years and older than 42 years. Notably, the age limit will be calculated as on August 1, 2019.

Application fees for Bihar Police SI Recruitment 2019

The application fee for SC, ST category students is Rs 400 while for other categories, it is Rs 700.

Exam pattern:

Candidates will have to appear for two papers. First paper will be an objective exam (prelims) carrying 200 marks. Those who clear the exam will have to appear for the descriptive (main) exam.

Bihar: Burnt body of woman found in Samastipur, second such incident in 24 hours.

Source – indiatoday.in

Charred body of a woman was found at a secluded spot in Bihar’s Samastipur district on Wednesday, making it the second such incident in 24 hours, according to police.

The body was found in Dardari Chaur in Warisnagar police station area, said officials who suspect that that the woman was killed elsewhere and later dumped there.

They said the woman could not be identified as the body was charred beyond recognition from head to knees.

“The clothes of the woman are also burnt, making identification difficult. It appears she was killed elsewhere and her body was dumped at the spot after being set afire,” Warisnagar’s Station House Officer Prasunjay Kumar told PTI-Bhasha.

“We have sent the body to a hospital in Samastipur town for post-mortem which would ascertain whether she was subjected to sexual assault,” he said.

A similar incident was reported from Buxar district in south Bihar on Tuesday, triggering outrage amid nationwide protests over the rape and murder of a veterinary doctor in Hyderabad days back.

Expressing dismay over such incidents happening in Bihar, state women’s commission chairperson Dilmani Mishra said in Patna, “It appears that the sensitivity of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar towards the female population is being done in by a callous administration.”

“There have been instances when the local administration has not cared to even reply to a notice issued by us about a crime against a woman,” she lamented.

Reacting to the incidents, former chief minister and RJD leader Rabri Devi slammed the ruling dispensation.

“Every day women are being raped across Bihar but those in power do not even deign to utter a word of regret on these disgusting incidents, let alone being moved to take some concrete action,” she said.

Jharkhand Assembly Election 2019: First phase of polling today, IAF chopper drops polling personnel in Chhattisgarh.

Source – hindustantimes.com

An Indian Air Force (IAF) chopper “mistakenly” dropped a team of polling personnel from Jharkhand on duty for the first phase of assembly elections on November 30 in the neighbouring state Chhattisgarh on Thursday.

Members of eight polling parties had taken off from a helipad at the district headquarters in Latehar for Chatakapur in Mahuadand in Jharkhand’s Latehar district but they found themselves dropped at Sattipara field in Pratappur Bhainsamunda area of Surajpur district in Chhattisgarh.

The Latehar district administration had despatched 18 members of nine polling parties for Chatakpur cluster centre in Manika assembly constituency, which is among the 13 assembly constituencies in Latehar, Palamu, Garhwa, Chatra, Lohardaga and Gumla districts where voting is scheduled to take place on November 30.

The polling personnel included nine presiding officers and nine first polling officers for nine polling stations in the area. Manika constituency had a total of 321 polling stations.

Upon realising about the wrong landing, the polling personnel informed the Latehar deputy commissioner (DC) and district election officer (DEO) Zeeshan Qmar, who alerted his Chhattisgarh counterpart Dipak Soni.

Soon, a team of officials from Chhattisgarh reached the site of landing and provided security cover to the 18-member polling party. Later, another IAF helicopter was sent from Latehar in Jharkhand to lift the stranded polling personnel from Chhattisgarh and drop them at their original destination in Jharkhand.

The Latehar DC later said, “The chopper lost its way and dropped the polling personnel in adjoining Chhattisgarh. The pilot had picked the details of a wrong location. They are all safe and have been brought back to Chatakpur.”

Raees Ahmad, one of the polling personnel, said, “The pilot of the IAF chopper asked us to alight in a field saying the engine had developed some technical snag. We obeyed and got down. Before we could understand something, the chopper left us and flew back.”

“On realising where we are, we panicked at first but soon villagers reached there and assured us of safety,” said Krishna Ram, another member of polling party.

The district administration had despatched a total of 125 polling parties to cluster centres by three IAF choppers two days ahead of the election.

A total of 83 parties were air dropped in Mahuadand block, 28 in Garu and another 14 in Barwadih block of the Manika assembly constituency.

Jharkhand Assembly Election: Will BJP’s solo act bear fruit?

Source – moneycontrol.com

After the closure to a rather dramatic post-election government formation in Maharashtra, where the BJP was outwitted by an astute Sharad Pawar, eyes have now turned to Jharkhand, where the saffron party is going solo.

According to a report by The Hindu, even as parleys were going on, BJP’s central leadership insisted that the party was likely to benefit from multi-cornered contests and announced candidates for 79 of the total 81 seats.

BJP’s decision to go alone also meant parting ways with ally All Jharkhand Students Union (AJSU), which has fielded 45 candidates this time.

In 2014, the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) and the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) had contested as an alliance, while the Congress and the Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (JVM) had fought independently.

This time, the Congress, RJD and the JMM have formed a pre-poll alliance and can prove to be a formidable challenge to the BJP, provided the three parties iron out their seat-sharing issues.

Besides, an analysis of the 2014 state elections shows that BJP’s reliance on a multi-cornered contest favouring them is likely to cause a dent.

In 2014, there were five seats where the victory margin was less than 1,000 votes. Of these, two went to the BJP, while the Congress, JMM and AJSU got one each. Plus, the Congress and the JMM were runners up in three seats, whereas the BJP was runner up only in one.

Again, there were 13 seats where the victory margin was between 1,000 and 5,000 votes. Of these, the BJP won five, while the JMM bagged two, and the JVM, AJSU and two others won one seat each. Here too, the BJP was runner up in four constituencies, while the JMM, Congress and RJD were runners up in six seats combined.

Seats, where the victory margin was more than 30,000 was where the BJP fared well. However, BJP leaders contend that vote transfer is not a given in Jharkhand. Incumbent Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das told the newspaper, “Just because there is an alliance among leaders does not mean that the support base will follow.”

Sharing the same sentiment, psephologist Abhay Kumar, formerly with the Centre for Study of Developing Societies (CSDS), said the 2014 results “cannot be extrapolated to 2019”.

Citing that it is the saffron party that has been able to provide Jharkhand with its only full-term government over the past five years, Kumar said, “The BJP’s stability in governance will be important.”

BJP, however is playing safe vis-à-vis its relationship with the AJSU. During poll rallies, party president Amit Shah refers to AJSU as an old ally, which is still a “friend”, something which JMM chief Hemant Soren believes is proof that the BJP’s solo act will backfire.

The role played by the JVM and Independents is still imponderable, as is the efficacy of the BJP’s strategy. These factors will provide a clearer picture on December 23, when the results to the Assembly elections are scheduled to be announced.

UPSC CISF (AC) LDCE 2020: Official notification released, check details.

Source – indiatoday.in

UPSC CISF (AC) LDCE 2020: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has released the official notification for Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) Assistant Commandants (Executive) Limited Departmental Competitive Examination (LDCE) 2020 on the official website, upsc.gov.in.

The last date for the interested and eligible candidates to apply for UPSC CISF (AC) LDCE 2020 registration is December 24, 2019.

UPSC CISF (AC) LDCE 2020: Exam dates

As per the schedule released by the commission, the UPSC CISF (AC) LDCE 2020 examination will be held on March 1.

Eligibility criteria for UPSC CISF (AC) LDCE 2020:

Those interested in applying should have completed graduation from a recognised university. Possession of NCC ‘B’ or ‘C’ certificate will be a desirable qualification and will be given consideration at the time of interview/personality test only.

UPSC CISF (AC) LDCE 2020 registration: How to apply

Step 1: Log on to the official website of UPSC

Step 2: On the homepage, click on “Application for CISF-LDCE, 2020”

Step 3: Create your registration account by clicking appropriately on the link provided below the “login” button

Step 4: Log on using your credentials

Step 5: Fill in the application form in the prescribed format

Step 6: Upload all the required documents and pay the application fees

Step 7: Click on ‘submit’

UPSC CISF (AC) LDCE 2020: Direct link

Direct link: https://upsconline.nic.in/

Selection procedure for UPSC CISF (AC) LDCE 2020:

The candidates will be selected on the basis of a written examination, physical and medical standard tests or personality/interview tests.

Candidates must meet the prescribed Physical and Medical standards for admission to the Limited Departmental Competitive Examination for selection of Assistant Commandant (Executive) in CISF, 2020.

The Physical Standards/Physical Efficiency Tests and Medical Standard Tests will be conducted under the supervision of CISF. These tests will be conducted at various centres to be notified after the results of the written examination.

All the Candidates, who are declared qualified in the Medical Standards Tests, will be called for the Interview/Personality Test to be conducted by the Union Public Service Commission. Candidates, who are declared medically unfit but allowed to appear before the “Review Medical Board” on their appeal by the Appellate Authority will be called for Interview/Personality Tests provisionally. The Interview/Personality Test will carry 200 marks.

About UPSC

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WBPSC Admit Card 2019 to release soon for IDO & Clinical Instructor, Check WBPSC IDO Clinical Instructor Prelims Exam Dates Here.

Source – jagranjosh.com

WBPSC Prelims Admit Card 2019: West Bengal Public Service Commission (WBPSC) has announced the preliminary exam dates for Industrial Development Officer and Clinical Instructor Posts. Candidates applied for the posts will be soon able to download their admit card through the official website of WBPSC.i.e.pscwbapplication.in.

As per the notice released on WBPSC official website, The West Bengal Public Service Commission (WBPSC) is going to conduct WBPC IDO Prelims Exam 2019 on 22 December 2019 while WBPSC Clinical Instructor Exam 2019 on 29 December 2019 between 12 PM to 1:30 PM.

The WBPSC IDO Prelims Exam 2019 will consist 75 questions on General Studies including Science, Humanities, Industrial Scene & Industrial Potential in West Bengal & India and 25 questions on Mental Ability Test & Arithmetic ( Madhyamik Standard of the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education ), each carrying 1 mark While the WBPSC Clinical Instructor Prelims Exam 2019 will have four sections. i.e. A, B, C and D. A total of 100 marks will be asked in each paper. The duration will be of 1 hour 30 minutes. There will be negative marking also for marking wrong answers. 

The exam will cover the subjects of Fundamental of Nursing, Medical Surgical Nursing, Obstetric and gynecology nursing, community health nursing, pediatric nursing, psychiatric nursing, anatomy and physiology, psychology & sociology, microbiology, nutrition, education, administration and research.

The commission will release the WBPSC IDO and Clinical Instructor Admit Card 2019 on and from 12 December and 19 December 2019 respectively. Candidates are advised to check the latest updates related to WBPSC Prelims Admit Card 2019 for IDO & Clinical Instructor Posts on the official website or this article. Candidates should note that there will be no communication device allowed inside the examination hall. 

IBPS PO Mains 2019: Result to be out by December end at ibps.in

Source – indiatoday.in

The IBPS PO Mains Result 2019 is expected to be released by the end of December 2019 by Institute of Banking Personnel Selection. The candidates who have appeared for the IBPS main exam can check their results on the official site– ibps.in.

The main examination was conducted on November 30, 2019, at various centres across the country.

IBPS PO Mains Result 2019: Eligibility criteria

To qualify the Main examination, each candidate will be required to obtain a minimum score in each test and also a minimum total score to be considered to be shortlisted for interview.

The official notification reads that depending on the number of vacancies available, the cut-offs will be decided and candidates will be shortlisted for interview.

Those candidates who will qualify the main examination will have to appear for an interview. The main examination was said to be moderate to difficult. The reasoning part was the toughest followed by the descriptive part.

IBPS PO Mains Result 2019: Important information

As per the official notification, the interview call letters will be available on the official site in January 2020 and the interview will be conducted in January or February 2020.

The interview will be conducted at select centres. The centre, address of the venue and time and date of interview will be informed to the candidates who will appear for the interview in the call letter.

IBPS PO 2019 will fill up 4336 posts of Probationary Officer posts in the organization. The selection process will comprise of the preliminary exam, main exam, and interview.