Lahore: 109 LDC vacancies, 20,000 applicants

For the Lower Division Clerk (LDC) position in the Lahore High Court (LHC), the minimum educational requirement is of Matric but most off the applications were from youths with higher qualifications.

Sunday was the last day to submit the applications and so far more than 20,000 applications have been received. The Chief Justice of the Lahore High Court said that the vacancies would be appointed on merit in a transparent manner.

Report reveals wrongdoing in NA hiring process

Staff Report

ISLAMABAD: A report has revealed serious irregularities in the appointments of three research officers at the National Assembly Secretariat.

According to the report, three candidates, Muhammad Zeeshan, Muhammad Azam and Afshan Yaqoob, have been appointed as research officers at Grade 17 without appearing for a mandatory written test and interview.

According to NA sources, the appointments were unlawful as they were made in violation of the rules.

Sources said that all three inductees never appeared for any written test or interview, which was termed necessary in the advertisement.

Hundreds of candidates who submitted their applications for these positions were ignored.

The advertisement also carried a quota for the candidates of Sindh and Balochistan. However, all the appointments were made from Punjab. SAMAA

Derek Stanberry was arrested on Delta Flight

Derek Stanberry was arrested on Delta Flight two hundred and seventy third Derek Stanberry is a leading member of the U.S. Air Force, was arrested Tuesday after Delta 273 was diverted to Maine, while a flight from Paris to Atlanta. The authorities arrested him claimed that he said he had explosives and a fake passport. A search for both proven that the claim is incorrect.

Air Force spokeswoman Lt. Col. Linda Pepin confirms Stanberry was last in active service in 2009 and was an intelligence specialist. A passenger tells the press that the pilot, an hour after it all unfolded, told the passengers that security “threat” was over, but did not specify what the threat was.

Stan Berry’s father says his son has led a “spotlessly clean life.”

Source: Lalate.com

Sandra Bullock Takes Adoption of New Black Baby Boy

Sandra Bullock Adoption, only one way to prevent divorce or Something Else

It was quite a long time for fans and people around to hear incredible from Sandra Bullock’s part, and finally she came up with surprising and shocking facts that surprised everyone around. Sandra Bullock adoption news has just ring bells around, after news of the divorce verification.

Oscar-winning actress Sandra Bullock covers the newest issue of People publication proudly performance her new baby boy, a 3 1 / 2 months African-American children, she of late adopted. People also Bullock filed for separation from dishonest husband Jesse James.

The question on many minds now hears why Bullock and James held their baby Louis, 3mo, and a secret. Radar Online says that Bullock does not want to bring in your baby to the world during the confused season prices. “Bullock told that she met Louis hidden from the public, because the anxious nature of the prices of the season”

Little Louis is delightful, and it’s nice to see Sandra Bullock with a smile on the cover up of People who come into sight on news stands in a special double issue on Friday.

Now that James’ affair has reached the public, Bullock again got crushed, but in some way Louis has brought back some cheerfulness in her life. He has now become a part of her life.

Micromax Q5 Dual SIM EzPad Review: – Micromax Q5 Price, Features

MicroMax marked as introducing many ground-breaking and feature-rich phones loaded just now, has just launched Q5. MicroMax Q5 is a dual-SIM GSM handset with a full QWERTY keyboard. It has a 2.2 inch display with 262 K color display and 320 x 240 pixel screen resolution. There is a bar-shaped phone with proportions of 115 × 62 × 12.5 mm and weighs 95 grams. The most striking characteristic of the Q5 is Trackball Navigation with a full QWERTY keyboard. It supports Dual SIM Dual Band GSM (900/1800 MHz).

Micromax Q5 Features and Specifications: -

* SIM: – Dual Sim
* Memory: – 15MB internal, 8GB expandable
* Applications: – Music Player, Instant Messenger, Facebook, etc.
* Battery Backup: – 5 Hours Talktime
* Browser: – Opera Browser
* Camera: – 2 Mega Pixels
Micromax Q5 Features and Specifications: -
* Battery Type: – Li-ion 1000mAh
* Talk Time: – Up to 5 hours
* Standby Time: – Up to 180 hours
* Screen: – 2.2 Inch, 320×240 pixels, 262 k colors
* Internet: – GPRS/WAP/EDGE
* Sound: – MP3, MIDI, WAV

The MicroMax Q5 carries price tag of Rs. 4100 to Rs. 5100.

First Ever Pakistani Designed Mobile Application

The First ever Pakistani designed, unique mobile application has been uploaded on Nokia Ovi Store and is available for downloading. The one of its kind application hits 10,000 downloads in initial 3 weeks of the launch.

This smart application entitled ‘Cricket Companion’ is designed by a Pakistani developer who is associated with Tricastmedia – subsidiary of Tech Access Media Solutions (TAMS); company is specialized in development of Mobile, Web and Wap based applications. Cricket Companion is a GPRS based application which can be installed on the handset; this would enable user to view complete live coverage of all International ODI, Test and T20 Matches. This application will also display the detailed live statistics of any player in the bowling teams. The application also includes Bowling and Batting graphs and charts as well as update alerts. With this miraculous application, now you are able to enjoy the live cricket matches anywhere on your mobile phone with the similar thrilling match experience as that of television. This application is now available on Ovi Store for both Nokia S40 & S60 devices.

One of the exclusive Nokia’s market research revealed that Pakistani Software Applications Industry possesses a huge potential and growth prospects and its local developers can do wonders in the industry if their exceptional piece of work is put forward at the global level. Thus, to recognize and promote the creative excellence of Pakistani developers, Nokia offers an excellent opportunity for them to participate in the globally launched, Nokia Calling All Innovators (CAI) competition by submitting their applications now and win the exciting rewards. CAI competition is open to anyone in Pakistan with bold ideas and tremendous talent.  Whether it is someone new to mobile or an experienced coder, Nokia is offering new opportunities for local developers to grow their business.  The competition challenges mobile and web application developers to submit entries for locally relevant content in English or Urdu in any of these four categories; Eco/Being Green, Entertainment, Productivity and Life Improvement. Details about each of these categories are available on http://www.callingallinnovators.com/pakistan.aspx

Talking about launch of Calling All Innovators Competition in Pakistan, Nauman Durrani, Services Manager, Nokia Pakistan & Afghanistan said, “We are very excited to bring Calling All Innovators Competition to Pakistan this year. There are some highly talented web developers in Pakistan and Nokia Calling All Innovators Competition will give them a great opportunity to inspire people all over the world with their creative ideas. Nokia Pakistan has high hopes from Pakistani developers and we are certain to receive some really wonderful applications”.

The entries can be registered and submitted on http://www.callingallinnovators.com/pakistan.aspx

Submission deadline is 18 May 2010, with finalist being announced in June 2010 and winners being announced in September 2010. All eligible entries received will be judged by the sponsor and industry experts. Criteria for choosing the winner include quality and functionality; uniqueness and innovativeness; usability and creativity; and ability to fulfil users’ needs in terms of relevancy and customer adoption.

Grand prize winner will receive a special prize of 1,000,000/- PKR in cash; “spotlight” placement featuring the winning application for 4 weeks on the top page of Nokia’s Ovi Store; and paid travel and accommodation to demo the winning application at a Nokia specified event.  The winning application will also be reviewed by Nokia for possible preload on future Nokia devices. Additionally, two runners-up will get 500,000/- PKR in cash and 300,000/- PKR in cash respectively; and “spotlight” placement featuring the winning application for 3 weeks on a revelvant catergory page on Nokia’s Ovi Store. The winners in all four applications categories will also receive a one-year membership in Forum Nokia Launchpad, which is designed to accelerate mobile application development and elevate your business visibility in the mobile world.

More information about Nokia’s Calling All Innovators Pakistan, including how to submit an application and complete contest rules and requirements can be found online at http://www.callingallinnovators.com/pakistan.aspx

UK Halts Indian Student Visa Applications

The UK government has announced suspension in taking visa applications from North Indian students.
The UK officials said as many as 13,000 visa applications have been submitted by north Indian students. The UK high commission in India Richard Steig has said that wrong usage of visa would not be allowed, adding that the ban was temporary. Britain has also suspended receiving of visa applications of Bangladeshi and Nepali students.

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UK Halts Indian Student Visa Applications was first posted on January 31, 2010 at 6:45 pm.