"The rescue personnel did not rest till all the bodies were recovered from the 800-feet deep gorge where the bus fell on Sunday," Raigad district collector Dr Vijay Suryawanshi said.
'Right now there are two battles, the one in our heads about the pandemic and 2, the actual pandemic itself.'
Around 8 IT firms have withdrawn from partnering 11 out of the 20 IIITs, says govt.
A total of 89 items including 56 stone idols, 22 pillars and 12 metal statues were recovered from the house.
The GST rate on mobile phones will be hiked to 18 per cent while that on maintenance repair overhaul (MRO) services for aircraft will be lowered to 5 per cent with effect from April 1, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Saturday. The GST rate on handmade and machine-made matchsticks has been rationalised to 12 per cent from 5 per cent and 18 per cent respectively.
Once bitten, twice shy, the laid-off workers, many of whom had switched to sectors like textile and agriculture, are apprehensive about returning to diamond processing. Before Diwali last year, there were about 3,000 diamond cutting and polishing units with a 600,000-strong workforce.
'Yet, in J&K even if you are not involved in active combat, you can come under enemy fire.' 'However young a soldier is, he is not immune to action.' 'He may face challenges during the course of discharging his military duties.'
Vice Admiral Lanba, who will proceed to New Delhi to take over as the Chief of Naval Staff on Tuesday, handed over the command to Luthra at a ceremonial parade in Mumbai on Monday morning.
'Above 2,000 metres the gradient of the Himalayas is very steep and if you build any infrastructure (roads, dams, hydro power projects) in these regions, it will not be able to sustain these events (the onslaught of debris that comes down with great speeds).'
We have a generation of youth in our country with fire in their bellies and the 'tamanna' to emulate the Indian soldier. Such is the image that has been created by our soldiers over time. The proposal for civilians into the Military fray for a short stint must be considered favourably keeping the national interests foremost, says Air Commodore Nitin Sathe (retd).
After Infosys, hike in other IT companies also seen in 6-9% range.
With a staff crunch, it seems the I-T department would now target only the big fish rather than go after small assessees.
If you're looking for work in any of these fields, you're in luck.
India Inc's staff cost went up by 11.2 per cent during January-March last fiscal growing at a lesser pace than the previous three quarters of 2008-09, reflecting the economic slowdown, according to an RBI study.
The Karnataka Arts College invites applications for admission to five year integrated course in Master of Tourism Administration (MTA) for the academic year 2008-09.
The feat was achieved under 'Project Himank' of the organisation.
Sources said that the new management made a formal announcement before senior management personnel on Thursday on the issue of reducing manpower by up to 14,000 people.
The study, conducted jointly with University of Nebraska, evaluated leadership profiles in two Indian cities -- Mumbai and Bangalore -- and four other Asian cities: Beijing, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Singapore. As per the study, which would be released next month during the Singapore Human Capital Summit, CEOs in Asia expressed a willingness to develop the next generation of leaders in their respective organisations, but very few of them are proactive and strategic in doing so.
India Inc may have been spiralling salaries in the recent years, but not anymore as double-digit pay hikes can well be a 'thing of the past', thanks to the financial crunch forcing corporates to embark on cost-cutting spree.
The SOPs, issued against the backdrop of the government's plans to open up the economy, say an entire office building need not be closed if one or two cases of COVID-19 are reported there and work can resume after disinfection as per the laid down protocols. However, if there is a larger outbreak, the entire building will have to be closed for 48 hours and all the staff will work from home till the building is adequately disinfected and is declared fit for re-occupation, the ministry said in its 'SOPs on preventive measures to contain spread of COVID-19 in offices'.
This is the fifth consecutive day that coronavirus infections have increased by more than 15,000. There has been a surge of 3,38,324 infections from June 1 till date.
Digibank will offer only savings deposits initially, but will expand to include investments and lending in the coming months.
'ISRO facilities are very expensive and any damage caused by these start-ups can create havoc to our space programme.'
"A fresh survey was conducted to know the requirements, including manpower. The CISF has to make sure that proper deployment is made," ASI Director General Anshu Vaish said.
The industry, which has been highly unregulated in the past and which continues to be so in states where the Private Security Agency Regulation Act has not been implemented, is still struggling to infuse some standard best practices. Karnataka, which has been on the radar of terrorists, has still to implement the Act,which would bring under perview all its current players and infuse standard practices.
'The COVID-19 pandemic must push the military into a long-term reconsideration of its primary challenges.' 'There must be greater emphasis on humanitarian aid and disaster relief including the management of contagious illnesses and impending crises caused by climate change,' notes Ajai Shukla.
As the miasma of the global economic downturn accelerates its pace, Indians abroad are worried about their future but still remain positive.
The decision was in contravention of the provisions of the master services agreement signed between the company and the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on October 13, 2008, says TCS
The high tax regime makes aircraft service above 50 per cent more expensive than international rates and might spell trouble for over a dozen MRO projects -- several of them involving foreign direct investment that have been announced so far.
India is one of the top three sources of international recruitment for British employers struggling to meet talent shortages, according to a major industry report.
After rationalising flights and routes, major domestic airlines like Kingfisher, Jet Airways and SpiceJet are introducing sharp cutbacks in staff and salaries to cope with slower passenger growth and rising aviation turbine fuel costs. Manpower typically accounts for 10-15 per cent of an airline's total costs.
'Amid the frequent cries that the defence budget falls short of what is needed, we tend to ignore the reality that any enhancement in the allocation is just not possible, and the armed forces have no option but to operate within this constraint.' 'So, unless deadwood -- especially manpower -- is identified and eliminated, we simply cannot have a modern military of the type that India needs,' says Vice Admiral Premvir Das (retd).
Jet Airways is working on a plan that will entail a reduction in flight duty hours of its unconfirmed cabin crew (that will reduce their take-home salary), withdrawing some perks and downgrading entitlements like hotels as part of a package to reduce manpower costs. Perks on the block include a weight allowance (given to cabin crew if they maintain a certain body weight) and allowances for staying abroad amongst others.
"We will continue to hire people as our growing business demands manpower," CMD Kiran Mazumdar Shaw told reporters while announcing the company's half-yearly results.
Ficci Secretary-General Amit Mitra said this new not-for-profit organisation had been set up to improve the availability of skilled manpower in India and Ficci had picked a 10 per cent stake in this company for Rs 51 lakh. The Skills Development Corporation itself is empowered with a corpus of Rs 1,000 crore. A Ficci representative will also be on the board of this company.
India's advertising industry is facing a serious manpower shortage, especially on the creative side of the business. Pressure on agencies' earnings has affected salary hikes, creating an opportunity for the burgeoning entertainment sector (TV and films) to poach on the limited talent pool. The shortage is mostly among the junior and mid-level executives. In advertising, money for creative people does not start flowing in till they are two to three years into the profession.
Boeing has pitched its FA-18 aircraft, while Dassault is building case for its Rafale jet.
The troubled financial services major Citigroup's deal to sell its brokerage unit to Morgan Stanley is expected to bring about $4 billion tax revenue to the US government.
