SBI Announces special recruitment drive in Kashmir, Ladakh

State Bank of India (SBI) is conducting special recruitment drive for Kashmir and Ladakh to fill up about 150 vacancies with 80 for open merit category of Junior Associates (customer support & sales) and Junior Agricultural Associates in clerical cadre. The vacancies are based in district cadres of Srinagar, Anantnag, Budgam, Baramulla, Bandipora, Pulwama, Ganderbal, Kupwara, Shopian, Kulgam, Leh and Kargil and each candidate can apply for only one district. Those who wish to apply need to be Urdu knowing and should be proficient in Kashmiri or Ladakhi. Essential academic…

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187 posts okayed for timely completion of power projects

The State Administrative Council (SAC), which met here today under the chairmanship of Governor NN Vohra, approved creation of 187 posts for two dedicated project wings, one each for the Jammu and Kashmir regions, and one Project Management Unit (PMU) at the secretariat level for monitoring and timely completion of power projects. The creation of the posts is initially for five years. The meeting approved two posts of Chief Engineer, six posts of Superintending Engineer, 14 posts of Executive Engineer, 35 posts of Assistant Executive Engineer (AEEs) and AEs and…

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Urgently Required – Business Development Officer / Senior Travel Desk Executive/ Core Web Developer

Few vacancies are urgently to be filled: 01. Business Development Officer                  04 No’s 02. Senior Travel Desk Executive                  04 No’s 03. Core Web Developer                                  01 No Business Development Officers should be graduate (MBA Preferred) with experience in Travel Or  eCommerce Industry. Senior Travel Desk Executive should be graduate with hand on experience in inbound tourism. Core Web Developer…

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Rural dept to employ 1,200 data entry operators

The Department of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj today said it would engage a total of 1,200 data entry operators at the panchayat level in clusters to enable panchayats to function on modern lines and have means to maintain books of account. This was announced by Minister for RuralDevelopment and Panchayati Raj Abdul Haq Khan while chairing a review meeting at the Civil Secretariat. “For strengthening the panchayati raj institutions, the departmentwill engage 1,200 accountant-cum-data entry operators at the panchayatlevel in clusters so that panchayats are able to function on…

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Give me 100 pass-outs with MBA in Horticulture, I will give them employment within 24 hrs: Drabu

Minister of Finance Dr Haseeb Drabu today called for revamping the higher education sector in J&K to make it more relevant to the local and market needs. Delivering the keynote address on the concluding day of 2-day national seminar on “Commerce and Management education Under New education Policy” Dr Drabu said J&K’s education system is alienated from the realities of life, which needs to be changed. The seminar was organized by Islamia College of Science and Commerce, Srinagar. He called for making the education socially and economically relevant. “We have…

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Anil Ambani to set up call centre in JK

Anil Ambani has agreed to set up a 1,000-seater call centre in Jammu and Kashmir in two phases which will provide job opportunities to nearly 3,000 youth. Ambani gave this assurance to Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, who met various business tycoons in Mumbai and discussed prospects to give an impetus to investment in industry, telecommunication, power and tourism sectors in Jammu and Kashmir. An official spokesman said Mufti, in his meeting with Ambani, sought cooperation for investment in the information technology sector to create employment opportunities for the youth…

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Mega job festival begins today in Kashmir

Taking into account the unemployment problem which has become one of the biggest challenges for the government to address in Kashmir, the Department of Technical Education is organising a mega job festival here tomorrow. The festival to be inaugurated by Chief Minister Mufti Muhammad Sayed would be one of the biggest job festivals in Kashmir. “Delegates from various industrial and corporate houses are going to participate in the job festival. Our aim is to help youth in getting jobs in good corporate houses where they can learn, prove their talent…

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In Kralsangri potters shift to other jobs

Sonaullah Kumha, 75 , who started as a potter in his teenage to carry forward the tradition of his forefathers, how¬ever couldn’t draw his sons into the work. He is helped out by his daughter in making clay utensils and has been witness to the down¬turn of the trade here at Kral Sangri- which got its name as it was inhabited largely by Krals (potters)- in the outskirts of the Srinagar city near Nishat. Kumhar started at the age of 8 and is among the few remaining potters here and…

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JKSSB Recruitment for 587 Various Posts

Jammu & Kashmir Services Selection Board (JKSSB) has invited interested and eligible candidates to apply for 587 posts of Junior Assistant, Senior Staff Nurse, Technician-II and other vacancies at various offices around the state in Divisional and District cadre. The candidates need to apply in prescribed application format online before August 31, 2015 through the official website. The selection of the candidates would be based on the scores attained by them in written as well as personal interview round. JKSSB in entrusted with powers to recruit manpower in state, divisional…

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