CISF Constable Admit Card 2019 released at cisfrectt.in: Here’s how to download.

Source – indiatoday.in

Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) has released Constable Tradesman Admit Card 2019 on the official website, cisfrectt.in. Candidates can download the PST/PET admit card directly through the official website of CISF. This recruitment drive aims to fill 914 Constable (Tradesman) posts.

CISF will conduct the Physical Endurance Test (PET), Physical Standard Test (PST), Documentation and Trade Test for the post of Constable (Tradesman) from January 3, 2020.

CISF Constable Admit Card 2019: Steps to download

Step 1: Visit the official site of CISF at cisfrectt.in.

Step 2: Click on ‘CISF Constable Admit Card 2019’ link available on the home page.

Step 3: Enter the date of birth, roll number and captcha code and click on submit.

Step 4: Your admit card will be displayed on the screen.

Step 5: Check the admit card and download it.

Note: Take a print out for further need.

CISF Constable Admit Card 2019: Direct link

Click here for the direct link to download CISF Constable Admit Card 2019.

Selection procedure:

  • The candidates will be selected on the basis of PET/PST, Documentation & Trade Test.
  • Candidates who will qualify PET/PST will be required to appear for the documentation process followed by trade test. OMR based written examination which will be bilingual i.e. Hindi and English.

Special CBI court convicts Ranchi’s Nirbhaya rape-murder accused after trial.

Source – indiatoday.in

Aspecial Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court on Friday convicted the main accused in the rape and murder case of an engineering student in Ranchi, Jharkhand, after a swift trial that lasted for a month, officials said.

In a big success in the most brutal crime which took place three years ago on the fourth anniversary of Delhi’s Nirbhaya rape and murder, the probe agency cracked the case using profiles of people in an area to narrow down suspects.

The CBI nailed Rahul Raj, who had absconded after committing the crime on the night of December 15-16, 2016, and used a number of aliases, using DNA lineage of his parents which matched with the sample found on the victim’s body and nails, the officials further said.

Officials said Raj is a habitual offender and is accused in a separate sexual assault case in Bihar and a number of theft cases Uttar Pradesh.

The CBI took over the investigation on March 28, 2018, and managed to crack it open in June this year, arresting Raj from Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, where he was in Jail for a separate crime, they said.

The court framed charges against him in the last week of October and in a swift trial, in which 30 witnesses were scrutinised over 16 working days.

The verdict came on a day expelled BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar was sentenced to life imprisonment by a special court for raping a minor girl in Uttar Pradesh’s Unnao district.

The quantum of sentence for Rahul Raj, a resident of Nalanda in Bihar, by the Ranchi Special court will be pronounced tomorrow.

The gruesome raped and murder case had triggered public outrage with innumerable protests outrage across the country in 2016.

Highlights|‘BJP took hard decisions’: PM Modi talks of Art 370, Ayodhya in Jharkhand.

Source – hindustantimes.com

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed two election rallies in poll-bound Jharkhand on Tuesday – one in Khunti and the other in Jamshedpur.

The five-phase elections to the 81-member Jharkhand Assembly began on November 30 and will end on December 20. Counting of votes will take place on December 23.

Here are the highlights from his rally:

– Says the next five years are very important for the state and asks people to vote for the BJP.

– Talks about his government enacting law for reservation to economically weaker sections.

– PM Modi talks about the law on triple talaq, says BJP has worked to safeguard the rights of Muslim women.

– On the Ayodhya issue, PM Modi says there was conspiracy to delay the issue and the Congress used it for its vote bank. Adds, that such a big issue has been resolved peacefully and everyone has welcomed it.

– Talking about abrogating Article 370, PM Modi said, people of the country elected Modi to take hard decisions. Says, he only thinks about the country and that is why article 370, which had been in existence for decades, was revoked and the whole nation supported it.

– When it comes to taking hard decisions, only the BJP government could do it, says PM Modi. Says only the BJP can solve the problems of Jharkhand.

— PM Modi says BJP government is the first to think about people in the unorganised sector.

— PM blames previous governments for not making efforts to promote the production of tussar silk in the state. BJP government is moving forward with a vision to make Jharkhand a hub of tussar silk production.

– When there is BJP government in both Centre and state, the pace of development becomes faster: PM Modi.

– PM Modi talks about various government schemes launched by the BJP for the benefit of people.

– PM Modi says Jharkhand CM’s chair was up for sale during Congress-JMM rule.

– BJP gave stability to the state, says the PM. Adds, BJP’s double engine has worked for the benefit of Jharkhand.

– Says till five years ago, Jharkhand used to be in news for political instability. In just 15 years, the state saw 10 chief ministers. He blames Congress and JMM’s ‘selfishness’ for the instability.

– PM Modi asks people to remember the situation that existed five years ago, says there were only stories of corruption when the Congress-JMM alliance was in power. Adds, sveral of their leaders are still under trial.

– Ayushman Bharat scheme, world’s biggest health scheme, was launched in Jharkhand, says the PM.

– Jamshedpur is land of labour, land of enterprise; this land has fulfilled dreams of millions, enhanced India’s reputation in world: PM Modi at poll rally.

– I salute the spirit of the city and the founder of the city Jamshedji Nusarwan Tata: PM Modi.

– PM Modi says he is grateful for the presence of people in such large numbers. Says the numbers show that the BJP will get majority in the polls.

– PM Modi begins his address.

– PM Modi will shortly address an election rally in Jamshedpur. State chief minister Raghubar Das is the BJP candidate from Jamshedpur East assembly constituency.

– PM Modi appeals to the people to vote in large numbers to ‘reveal the lies of Congress and JMM’. Says, the election is for the development of Jharkhand. Asks people to remember the Lotus symbol.

– PM Modi warn people to be beware of Congress, says Congress has eyes on Jharkhand’s mineral wealth and want to loot it.

– BJP has made many efforts to promote tourism in the state and people from India and abroad come here to visit.

– Our government created the district mineral fund which stipulates that a certain percentage of revenue has to be spent in the district itself.

– Now that Jharkhand has turned 19, the next five years are very important for the state. Don’t miss the opportunity. I am always ready for you, just need your cooperation.

– The BJP government is giving special attention to tribal areas.  It was the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government which created a separate Jharkhand state and created a separate ministry of tribal affairs.

– PM Modi says JMM-Congress alliance’s politics is that of deception, while BJP’s is of service.

– Lord Ram left Ayodhya as prince but returned as ‘Maryada Purushottam’ as he spent time with Adivasis: PM Modi at poll rally.

– The issue of Ayodhya which the Congress and others kept on dragging for long has been peacefully resolved.

— Says in states ruled by the Congress, the governments have not been able to fulfil any of its promises and thus, people have been forced to take to roads.

– The double engine of BJP in Centre and state is working to make lives of farmers and tribals easier. There is direct transfer in the bank accounts of farmers.

– The BJP government in Jharkhand has broken the back of naxalism: PM Narendra Modi tells poll rally.

– People of Jharkhand have faith in BJP that it alone can ensure state’s development:

– Today in Jharkhand, there is solar power being generated; says Khunti has been joined with Paradip with an oil pipeline.

Jharkhand polls: 28.24% polling recorded till 11 am.

Source – indiatoday.in

Around 28.24 per cent of over 40 lakh voters exercised their franchise till 11 am on Friday in the fifth and final phase of Jharkhand Assembly elections, Election Commission (EC) officials said.

Long queues were seen before polling stations in the 16 constituencies with voters braving minimum temperatures hovering between 6.6 degrees Celsius and 10 degrees Celsius.

Voting will end at 3 pm in five constituencies while it will conclude at 5 pm in the remaining seats, they said.

The seats where polling is underway are Borio (ST), Barhait (ST), Litipara (ST), Maheshpur (ST), Sikaripara (ST), Rajmahal, Pakur, Nalla, Jamtara, Dumka (ST), Jama (ST), Jarmundi, Sarath, Poreyahat, Godda and Mahagama.

Altogether 40,05,287 electorate, including 19,55,336 women and 30 third gender voters, are eligible to cast their vote, Jharkhand Chief Electoral Officer Vinay Kumar Choubey said.

Adequate security forces have been deployed, he said.

Of 5,389 polling stations, 396 in Naxal-affected areas have been marked as “critical” while 208 have been declared “sensitive”.

In all, 1,321 polling stations in non-left wing extremism affected areas have been marked as “critical” while 1,765 declared “sensitive”.

The Election Commission has set up 8,987 ballot units, 6,738 control units and 7,006 VVPAT machines.

Altogether, 249 polling stations have been marked as model booths.

As many as 133 polling stations have women staff while 1,347 have webcasting facilities, Choubey said.

BJP candidate and Jharkhand Agriculture Minister Randhir Singh is seeking re-election from Sarath.

State Women and Child Development Minister Louis Marandi is contesting against JMM’s working president and former chief minister Hemant Soren from Dumka.

Louis Marandi had defeated Soren in the 2014 assembly elections.

Like the previous Assembly polls when he contested from two seats, Soren is in the fray from Barhait as well.

Soren’s sister-in-law Sita Soren is seeking re-election from Jama.

The BJP, which is contesting on all 16 seats in this final phase, has fielded sitting MLAs Ashok Kumar Bhagat, Anant Ojha and Amit Mandal from Mahagama, Rajmahal and Godda assembly constituencies, respectively.

Former deputy chief minister and sitting JMM MLA Stephen Marandi is seeking re-election from Maheshpur.

The state president of the Janata Dal (United) and former MP, Salkhan Murmu, is contesting from Sikaripara.

The JMM-Congress-RJD alliance has fielded candidates from all 16 constituencies.

While the JMM has fielded nominees in 11 seats, the Congress and the RJD are contesting from four and one segments, respectively.

The Babulal Marandi-headed Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) has also fielded candidates in this round.

Candidates of the Bahujan Samaj Party, Lok Jan Shakti Party, AJSU Party and the Left are also in the fray.

Of the 81 assembly seats, elections had concluded in 65 constituencies in the previous four phases between November 30 and December 16.

Votes will be counted on December 23.

Bihar STET 2019 application window re-opens: Apply before December 24.

Source – indiatoday.in

Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) has re-opened the application portal for the Secondary Teachers Eligibility Test (STET) 2019 on the official website, biharboardonline.bihar.gov.in. The application portals will close on December 24 and applicants will be allowed to edit their application form on December 25 and December 26.

BSEB aims to recruit 25,270 teacher posts for secondary classes and 12,065 teacher posts for higher secondary classes.

About BSEB STET 2019:

Bihar STET 2019 will be conducted for two papers (Paper 1 and Paper 2) for selection of Secondary School Teachers and Higher Secondary School Teachers respectively.

Eligibility criteria:

For Paper I: A candidate must have a graduation degree in a relevant subject with BEd from a recognized institute.

For paper II: A candidates must have a post-graduation degree in a relevant subject along with BEd

Minimum qualifying marks:

For general category candidates: 50 per cent

For reserved category candidates: 45 per cent

Note: The Bihar STET 2019 scores will be valid for seven years in which time a candidate can apply for teacher recruitment with the Bihar government on the basis of their STET score.

Reason behind postponement of exam date:

The Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) has postponed the Bihar STET 2019 exam date due to Patna High Court’s order on October 15 to increase the upper age limit for the applicants for STET.

As per the press release, Bihar education department, the conducting body of the exam will decide upon the revised upper age limit after discussing it with the legal department after which the final date of exam will be announced.

About BSEB:

The Bihar School Examination Board is established for holding and conducting an examination at the end of the Secondary School stage, for prescribing course of studies for such examination and for carrying out such other objects and duties as may be considered necessary for the purpose as stated in the Act, Rules and Regulations of the Board.

Apart from the Secondary School Examination, the Board also conducts departmental examinations (not on yearly basis) such as Diploma in Physical Education, Certificate in Physical Education and Teachers Training Examination on such terms and condition as laid down by the state government.

UPSC releases Geo Scientist Exam 2020 time table @ upsc.gov.in: Check UPSC exam dates here.

Source – indiatoday.in


UPSC Geo-Scientist Exam 2020:
 The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has released the examination dates of the Combined Geo-Scientist Examination, 2020. All the candidates can check the time table of UPSC Geo-Scientist Exam 2020 on the official website of the commission, the link for which is upsc.gov.in . As per the schedule, the UPSC Combined Geo-Scientist (Preliminary) Examination 2020 will be held on January 19, 2020. The preliminary examination for Combined Geo-Scientist Examination for two objective type papers will be conducted in computer based mode.

UPSC Geo Scientist Exam 2020: Time table

UPSC Geo Scientist Exam 2020: Timings

Paper pattern:

Penalty for wrong answers (in objective type papers): Candidates should note that there will be penalty (negative marking) for wrong answers marked by a candidate in the objective type question papers.

Important instructions for candidates:

The use of any mobile phone (even in switched off mode), pager or any electronic equipment or programmable device or storage media like pen drive, smart watches etc. or camera or blue tooth devices or any other equipment or related accessories either in working or switched off mode capable of being used as a communication device during the Examination is strictly prohibited.

Any infringement of these instructions shall entail disciplinary action including ban from future Examinations.
Candidates are advised in their own interest not to bring any of the banned item including mobile phones or any valuable/costly items to the venue of the Examination, as arrangement for safe-keeping cannot be assured.

Commission will not be responsible for any loss in this regard.

Examination centres:

  • Ahmedabad
  • Bangaluru
  • Bhopal
  • Chandigarh
  • Chennai
  • Cuttack
  • Delhi
  • Dispur
  • Hyderabad
  • Jaipur
  • Jammu
  • Kolkata
  • Lucknow
  • Mumbai
  • Patna
  • Prayagraj (Allahabad)
  • Shillong
  • Shimla
  • Thiruvananthapuram

UPSC Geo Scientist Exam 2020:

Candidates who will be declared by the commission to have qualified in the computer based preliminary examination will be allowed to take the Combined Geo-Scientist (Main) examination. The main examination will be held on June 27 and June 28, 2020.

About UPSC:

The Union Public Service Commission, commonly abbreviated as UPSC, is India’s premier central recruiting agency. It is responsible for appointments to and examinations for All India services and group A & group B of Central services. With this, the Department of Personnel and Training is a central personnel agency in India.

Three-day Rajgir Festival from Nov 25, Pankaj Udhas set to perform.

Source – hindustantimes.com

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar is expected to inaugurate the three-day Rajgir festival, scheduled to be held at the International Convention Centre at Rajgir from November 25.

The cultural extravaganza on the occasion will feature artistes like Pankaj Udhas, among others.

The event will also feature a Gramshree Mela which has been planned at the vast hockey ground at the heritage town.

The fair will also have activities like palanquin decoration contest, the “tonga”, or the horse-driven cart race, and dangal (wrestling), besides a Mahila Mahotsav where rural women will gather to discuss how to achieve economic independence and become self-sufficient.

Also, various government departments will be showcasing their activities and achievements at their stalls.

Rajgir Festival has been hosted jointly by the state tourism and the district administration, Nalanda. While the cultural event will be held at the International Convention Centre Rajgir, all other activities will be held at the hockey ground.

The Rajgir Festival was started in 1986 on the lines of Khajuraho Festival, the world famous Indian classical dance festival held in Madhya Pradesh every year.

“This time, the event is expected to be a fine blend of local and international. While the state tourism has invited celebrities to perform, the Nalanda district administration is trying to showcase the local talent. We have also planned a variety of local activities at the Gramshree Mela,” Nalanda DM Yogendra Singh said.

Activities like the palanquin decoration and Tonga decorations are expected to be a big draw. “Visitors, especially the foreign tourists, find it very interesting,” he said.

The first Rajgir Festival was held at the Swarna Bhandar, a nationally protected monument of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) at Rajgir. For three years, it was held at this site. But from 1990 to 1993, it could not be held due to some unavoidable reasons and was planned again at the youth hostel ground at Rajgir in 1994. Since then, the event has remained an annual feature. But its venue has kept changing. A few years ago, it was shifted to the Quila Maidan at Rajgir and since 2017, it’s being held at the convention centre.

BPSC answer keys released at bpsc.bih.nic.in: Direct links to check Assistant Engineer exam answer keys.

Source – indiatoday.in

The Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) answer keys for the Assistant Engineer 2019 exam have been released at bpsc.bih.nic.in. These are provisional answer keys for the BPSC AE 2019 exam, meaning if candidates have any objection to the answer keys, they can submit their objections within 5:00 pm on December 27, 2019.

Please check the official BPSC notification for details on how to submit BPS answer key objection.

The BPSC Assistant Engineer exam was held from August 5 to August 9. Two separate notifications were released by BPSC on September 13 and both were for hiring at 28 vacancies of Mechanical and Civil Engineers at the Minor Water Resources Department, Government of Bihar.

How to check BPSC answer keys:

  • You can check the BPSC answer keys by going to the official BPSC website — bpsc.bih.nic.in
  • After going to the website, click on the first link ‘Important Notice: Invitation of objections to answers of Assistant Engineer,’ – this has all the details of how to submit answer key objections
  • Below the above link are individual links to each of the Assistant Engineering branches to check your BPSC AE 2019 answer keys
  • You can check them there or scroll down for direct links to the answer keys

Direct links to check BPSC answer keys for each engineering branch

Here are the direct links to check the BPSC AE 2019 answer keys:

  • General Hindi – http://bpsc.bih.nic.in/Advt/Answer-Key-(Provisional)-03-04-2017-GH.pdf
  • General English – http://bpsc.bih.nic.in/Advt/Answer-Key-(Provisional)-03-04-2017-GE.pdf
  • General Studies – http://bpsc.bih.nic.in/Advt/Answer-Key-(Provisional)-03-04-2017-GS.pdf
  • General Engineering Science – http://bpsc.bih.nic.in/Advt/Answer-Key-(Provisional)-03-04-2017-GES.pdf
  • Mechanical Engineering (Paper-V) – http://bpsc.bih.nic.in/Advt/Answer-Key-(Provisional)-03-04-2017-ME5.pdf
  • Mechanical Engineering (Paper-VI) – http://bpsc.bih.nic.in/Advt/Answer-Key-(Provisional)-03-04-2017-ME6.pdf
  • Civil Engineering (Paper-V) – http://bpsc.bih.nic.in/Advt/Answer-Key-(Provisional)-04-2017-CE5.pdf
  • Civil Engineering (Paper-VI) – http://bpsc.bih.nic.in/Advt/Answer-Key-(Provisional)-04-2017-CE6.pdf