Ummid Assistant

Mumbai NGO, top experts join hands to train students for civil services exams

Welcome Guest! You are here: Home » Politics

Rahul opens way for Kashmir youths' job placements, internships

Friday October 05, 2012 05:12:57 PM, Sheikh Qayoom, IANS

Related Article

A ray of hope in Rahul's corporate push in Kashmir

Ahead of the interaction between a galaxy of the country's corporate bosses and students of Kashmir University here Friday, local businessmen and industrialists are hopeful  »

India Inc biggies in Kashmir with Rahul

Rahul to visit Kashmir amid panchayat panic

Fed up of militancy: Majority of Kashmiris respond in a survey

Srinagar: If Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was hoping to strike the right chord with students in Kashmir, his effort seemed to have been fully rewarded at the interaction they had with him and the high-powered business leaders delegation accompanying him here Friday.

Students of Kashmir University, at the varsity's overflowing auditorium, interacted frankly and freely with the top bosses of India's leading businesses and industries as Gandhi told them he was here to forge a long-term and sustained relationship with Kashmir, especially its youths.

"I am here to bridge the gap between corporate India and the Kashmiri youths as I look forward to a long-term partnership and interaction with you," he told the participants.

The top corporate bosses promised internships, campus placements and the setting up of a centre for innovation to generate jobs for Kashmiri students.

Shabina Siddiqui, from the university's department of education, asked Ratan Tata: "The students of Jammu and Kashmir are very talented, but why don't they get to work with big international firms and be a part of them?"

The Tata Group chairman assured her that local students would be considered.

"We always look for people with merit. Tata Group of companies will get into contact with the University of Kashmir to launch an internship programme so that the local students can work side by side for permanent employment. It is a commitment given by me," he said.

Responding to Abdul Waheed, a student from the south campus of the University who pointed out the lack of a technical centre for students of Kashmir to do their IT internships, HDFC chairman Deepak Parekh promised a centre for innovation so that the local students benefit from it.

Asked by Omar Ifftekhar, a student of the university's business school, if the absence of technology and lack of resources in Kashmir was why big business houses were staying away from the state, Parekh said peace was the biggest requirement.

"These are not the real reasons. Peace is the biggest necessity for establishment of any industry. Credit is the lowest in Kashmir Valley as it presently stands at just 40 percent," he said.

"We need to provide funds to small entrepreneurs and we should increase the credit flow to Kashmir so that there is economic stability to begin with. It would only be after that that the big houses would turn their attention to Kashmir," Parekh said.

To Yasmeen, another management student, who wanted to know why there was hesitation in affording credit to the people of Kashmir, Parekh said the local tourism industry has started showing growth because the conditions here have shown drastic improvement.

But it has been noted that the local hotels do not have sufficient rooms to cater to the tourist inflow, he noted.

"Our institutions are ready to provide credit in this sector and it is for the people to now start approaching us for credit, which would be promptly provided to them," said Parekh.

Intervening at this point, Gandhi told the students that peace will have to precede big investments in Kashmir. Only then would all the big businesses come and establish their concerns here, he stressed.

Other leading corporate leaders who interacted with the students included K.M. Birla of the Aditya Birla Group, Rajiv Bajaj of Bajaj Auto, and Ashoka Reddy of MindTree job consultancy/placement company.

At the end of the session, Bajaj promised he would again return to the university in December to interact with the students regarding job placements and creation of innovative opportunities for them.

Interestingly and against the expectations of some, participants did not ask any political questions during the interactive session which lasted for over two hours.








 

 

 

Home | Top of the Page

Comments

Note: By posting your comments here you agree to the terms and conditions of www.ummid.com

Comments powered by DISQUS

i

i

 

More Headlines

Maharashtra SIC: RTI activist petitions prime minister

Assam's first IIIT to be operational by 2014: Biswas

Gujarat Elections: Survey predicts landslide win for BJP

PIL on FDI in retail: SC seeks government view

Clot-busting enzymes dump dead cells too

Should Chandigarh be India's 29th state?

Haryana khap seeks to build India-Pakistan ties

Scientists crack secret of mosquito's immunity

Jordan king dissolves parliament, orders polls

Improve facilities in schools within six months: SC to states

Sri Lanka outplay Pakistan to enter World T20 final

Nod to FDI hike in insurance will turn market sentiments: Experts

India steps up reforms, this time in insurance, pension

 

Top Stories

A ray of hope in Rahul's corporate push in Kashmir

Ahead of the interaction between a galaxy of the country's corporate bosses and students of Kashmir University here Friday, local businessmen and industrialists are hopeful  »

India Inc biggies in Kashmir with Rahul

Rahul to visit Kashmir amid panchayat panic

Fed up of militancy: Majority of Kashmiris respond in a survey

 

  Most Read

Race for White House: Obama, Romney spar over economy

Republican challenger Mitt Romney put up a tough fight against President Barack Obama as the two sparred over jobs, taxes and healthcare in the first presidential debate. US presidential debates  »

Obama still ahead in polls as Romney scores in debate

I'm no beggar, won't approach government for security, says Brig Khan

Brig (Retd) Israr Rahim Khan, who commanded the first battalion that entered the Golden Temple in Amritsar during Operation Bluestar says he has no intention of approaching the government, and would not beg for security. Brig Khan was speaking in the wake of the attack  »

 

  News Pick

India can meet its energy needs without nuclear plants: Study

India's energy needs can be met entirely by solar and other renewable sources, says a new study by two professors at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bangalore. Their report published in the journal Current Science may add ammunition to the anti-nuclear agitation in India   »

Counter-terror programme wasted money, stepped on civil liberties:

US senate panel

The report by the US senate permanent subcommittee on investigations finds more than 70 "fusion centers" created by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to pool intelligence produced reports that were "oftentimes  »

Noor Inayat: International story with an Indian soul

Born in Moscow, Noor-un-Nisa Inayat Khan had an Indian connection. Her father Hazrat Inayat Khan was the great grandson of Tipu Sultan, the 18th century ruler of the erstwhile Mysore kingdom. Trained by Britain's Special  »

UNESCO appoints Saudi woman researcher as Goodwill Ambassador

The Director General of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Irina Bokova appointed  »

 

Picture of the Day

Union ministers Kapil Sibal and Ghulam Nabi Azad laying the foundation stone of PMSSY building at J. N. Medical College, AMU. The ministers visited the Aligarh Muslim University on September 30, 2012 to inaugurate the Golden Jubilee celebrations of Jawaharlal Medical College.

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

RSS  |  Contact us

 

| Quick links

News

 

Subscribe to

Ummid Assistant

 

National

Science & Technology

RSS

Scholarships

About us

International

Health

Twitter

Government Schemes

Feedback

Regional

History

Facebook

Education

Register

Politics

Opinion

Newsletter

Contact us

Business

Career

Education

     

 

 

Ummid.com: Disclaimer | Terms of Use | Advertise with us | Link Exchange

Ummid.com is part of the Awaz Multimedia & Publications providing World News, News Analysis and Feature Articles on Education, Health. Politics, Technology, Sports, Entertainment, Industry etc. The articles or the views displayed on this website are for public information and in no way describe the editorial views. The users are entitled to use this site subject to the terms and conditions mentioned.

© 2012 Awaz Multimedia & Publications. All rights reserved.