Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Sri Lankan military releases photo of LTTE chief Prabhakaran


With a pro-LTTE website raising questions over his death, the Sri Lankan army today said Velupillai Prabhakaran's body has been found.

"Prabhakaran's body was found near Nandikadal lagoon (in the No Fire Zone)," military spokesman Brig Udaya Nanayakkara told PTI.

He said Prabhakaran was in uniform and there were bullet wounds on his head.

Military officials, giving details of the encounter in which the LTTE chief was killed yesterday, said that Prabhakaran and his two top commanders, Pottu Amman and sea Tiger chief Soosai, drove out of their hideout in an armoured vehicle escorted by his armed cadres in an ambulance.

They tried to drive through the security cordon of army, triggering a 2-hour battle which ended when troops targeted the vehicle with a rocket and later took out the bodies.

Prabhakaran's body, the officials said yesterday, bore burn marks apparently due to the direct impact of the rocket on the vehicle which was carrying the LTTE chief.

However, the pro-rebel Tamilnet website claimed that Prabhakaran was still "alive and safe".

"I wish to inform the global Tamil community distressed witnessing the final events of the war that our beloved leader Velupillai Prabhakaran is alive and safe," LTTE's International Relations head S Pathmanathan was quoted as saying by the website.

Pak cricketer Ijaz Ahmed gets bail


Ijaz Ahmed, the former Pakistan batsman, was freed on bail on Tuesday ahead of his trial for fraud charges. Ijaz was arrested in March for allegedly issuing false cheques to a client and he was relieved to get bail after spending six weeks in jail.

A case had been registered against Ijaz Ahmed for issuing two bogus cheques of Rs10m and Rs0.5m respectively to two local property dealersSenior lawyer Ashtar Ausaf has moved the bail application before the LHC on behalf of Ijaz.

"We will now follow the case as I am in the right and will fight until my name is cleared," Ijaz told AFP. "The last three months have been nightmarish. The PCB was supportive as they believed my innocence and did not disturb my job [at the Pakistan cricket academy]. I am thankful to them for supporting me."

Ijaz had pleaded his innocence and said he would take the accusers to court. He was arrested on March 26, but was taken to hospital after suffering a bout of asthma and breathing problems

Ijaz played 60 Tests and 250 ODIs and was a member of the Pakistan team that won the 1992 World Cup. Following his retirement from international cricket, he had been working as the fielding coach of the national team for the last few months. He was earlier on the selection committee and had also served as senior coach at the National Cricket Academy.

Monday, May 18, 2009

LTTE chief Prabhakaran 'shot dead'


The chief of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), Velupillai Prabhakaran, has been killed in an offensive by thesri lankan military Sri Lankan military, reports say.

The announcement on Sri Lanka's state television came shortly after the military said it had surrounded Prabhakaran in a tiny patch of jungle in the north-east, the BBC reported.

The head of the Sri Lankan army Lt Gen Sarath Fonseka said the military had defeated the rebels and "liberated the entire country".

"Today we finished the work handed to us by the president to liberate the country from the LTTE," Gen Fonseka said in the broadcast. He said troops were working to identify Prabhakaran's body from among the dead.

The broadcast quoted military officials as saying Prabhakaran, 54, was killed along with two of his deputies.

It said Prabhakaran, his intelligence chief Pottu Amman and Soosai, the head of the rebels' naval wing, were shot dead in an ambush in the Mullivaikal district while trying to escape the war zone in an ambulance.


Earlier, at least three senior rebel leaders were killed, including Prabhakaran's eldest son, Charles Anthony, the military said.

Sri Lankan military spokesman Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara confirmed Prabhakaran's death, saying 250 Tamil Tigers were also killed overnight.

The government's information department also sent news of Prabhakaran's death by text message to mobile phones across the country, according to the BBC report, adding that the death of the Tiger supremo could not be confirmed independently as reporters have been barred from going to the area.

More than 70,000 people have been killed and hundreds of thousands displaced in the brutal insurgency lasting for 25 years.

On Sunday, four senior rebel leaders were killed in fighting, the army said.

They included the head of the Tigers" political wing, Balasingham Nadesan, the head of rebels" peace secretariat Seevaratnam Puleedevan, and a military leader known as Ramesh.

The latest claims cannot be verified as reporters are barred from the war zone.

If confirmed, Prabhakaran's death could signal the end of the nearly three decade-long civil-ethnic war that cost the island nation the lives of thousands of innocent civilians.

Meanwhile, injured civilians continue to leave Sri Lanka"s war zone to get medical care.

The movement of civilians out of the war zone comes as the LTTE conceded defeat after sending out suicide attackers as part of a last-ditch attempt to keep the military"s final assault at bay on the square kilometre they control.

"This battle has reached its bitter end. We have decided to silence our guns," the LTTE"s diplomatic chief, Selvarajah Pathmanathan, said in a statement posted on the pro-rebel web site www.TamilNet.com on Sunday

A day before, Sri Lanka"s President Mahinda Rajapaksa had declared victory after troops seized the entire coast for the first time since the war erupted in 1983.

Saturday, May 16, 2009

India confirms first case of H1N1 flu(Swine Flu)

The health ministry on Saturday confirmed its first case of the H1N1 flu in the southern city of Hyderabad.

"He is an Indian. He was identified at the screening at the airport and was quarantined, and his samples were drawn and they have tested positive," said Vineet Choudhary, joint secretary, health ministry.

The man, who was unidentified, was travelling from Dubai to Hyderabad, Choudhary said, adding those close to the man have been isolated and their health is being monitored.

His co-passengers on the flight to India are also being tracked down.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that some 7,500 people have been infected with the influenza strain that is a mixture of swine, bird and human viruses. H1N1 flu has now killed 65 people in 34 countries, WHO has said.

(For a WHO map of the spread of cases, go to:

http://www.who.int/csr/don/h1n1_20090514_0800.jpg)

(For more Reuters swine flu coverage, please click here:

http://www.reuters.com/news/globalcoverage/swineflu) (For WHO

information on swine flu, go to:

http://www.who.int/csr/disease/swineflu/en/index.html)

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Indian Bank-Clerks Recruitment 2009 -Recruitment of 700 clerks

IndianBank
Head Office, 66 Rajaji Salai, Chennai – 600001 (tamil Nadu)

Recruitment of 700 clerks

Job Description :
Indian Bank invites Online applications from Indian Citizens for the posts of Clerks (Cashiere also):

Clerks : 700 posts in various states
(UR-376, SC-115,ST-36,OBC-173) (PH-21, Ex.SM-70)

Qualification : A Degree in any discipline or any equivalent qualification OR A pass with 50% or more marks in Higher Secondary examination of 10+2 of the 10+2+3 pattern / Intermediate / Pre University or any equivalent examination / Diploma in Banking. Some releaxation form SC/ST/Ex.SM/PH candidates.

Age : 18-28 years as on 01/01/09, Relaxation to SC/ST/OBC/PH/Ex.SM candidates as per rules., Pay Scale : Rs.4410-13210

Application Fee : Rs.200/-(Rs.50/- for SC/ST/PH/Ex.SM candidates) to be paid in any branch of Indian Bank only by challans only which can be downloaded from the website.

Written test will be conducted on 21/06/2009 at different test centres across the country.

Apply : Application should be submitted only Online at the Indian Bank website between 20/04/2009 and 16/05/2009 .

For Details Visit : http://www.indianbank.in/rec_clerk.htm

Sapthagiri Grameena Bank - CLERICAL / OFFICER JOB VACANCIES 2009

Officers Jobs / Clerks cum cashier in Sapthagiri Grameena Bank - Sapthagiri Grameena Bank clerks Govt. Recruitment 2009

Sapthagiri Grameena Bank
(Subsidiary of Indian Bank)
Chittoor – 517001 (Karnataka)

Last date for reciept of Application :08-05-2009

DATE OF WRITTEN EXAMINATION :

Post Code Post Date of Written Examination
1 Officer Scale – 1 28-06-2009
2 Clerk cum Cashier 05-07-2009

Job Description : Applications are invite for appointment in Officer cadre and Clerk-cum-Cashier cadre in Sapthagiri Grameena Banks

Officer Scale – I : 18 posts
Age : 21-30 years
Pay Scale : Rs.10000-18240
Qualification : Degree of a recognized University in any discipline or its equivalent with 60% marks in aggregate and with 55% marks in aggregate for SC / ST candidates. Knowledge of English and / Telugu is essential. Candidates should possess proficiency of computer knowledge like knowledge in MS DOS, MS WORD, MS EXCEL and Networking etc. Candidates with higher qualification in Computer / Accounting / Management /Engineering / Business Administration / Law / Agriculture / Veterinary Science /M.Sc, Computer science / MCA / Chartered Accountant and Civil Engineering etc., will get preference over others.

Clerk-cum-Cashier : 54 posts
Age : 18-28 years
Pay Scale : Rs.4410-13210
Qualification : Degree from a recognized University in any discipline or its equivalent; OR b) Pass in Higher Secondary Examination of 10 + 2 + 3 pattern / 11 + 3 pattern / pre degree or intermediate or any equivalent examination with a minimum of 55% marks in the aggregate and with a minimum of 50% marks in the aggregate for SC candidates; Diploma in Banking recognized by State or Central Government is preferred., Knowledge of English and Telugu is essential, Candidates should possess proficiency of computer knowledge like knowledge in MS DOS, MS WORD, MS EXCEL and Networking etc.

Application Fee : Rs.300/- (Rs.50/- for SC/ST/PH/ Ex-SM candidates) by means of Account Payee crossed Demand Draft / Banker’s Cheque payable at Chittoor in favour of Sapthagiri Grameena Bank — Recruitment Project 2009

Apply : Application in the prescribed format should reach following adresses on or before 08/05/2009 :

For Officers – Post Box No.27697, Malad (East), Mumbai-400097

For Clerks – Post Box No.8242, Dahisar (East), Mumbai – 400068

For Details Visit : http://www.indianbank.in/pdfs/recruitment_officer_clerk_saptagiri.pdf