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Time of India
15-07-2025
- Health
- Time of India
Centre Appoints Part-Time Members of NMC
New Delhi: The union health ministry has announced the appointment of part-time members to the National Medical Commission (NMC) – the country's apex medical education regulatory body . Through a draw of lots, Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda has appointed part-time members to the National Medical Commission (NMC), its Autonomous Boards, and the Search Committee. The list of appointments includes: 10 part-time members nominated by State/UT Governments, nine part-time members nominated by State Medical Councils , The fourth member of each Autonomous Board, and One expert from Jammu & Kashmir nominated to the Search Committee. The appointments were made through a draw of lots, as laid down in the National Medical Commission (NMC) Act, 2019. The appointments will be valid for a term of two years, the Ministry stated. The representatives appointed in this cycle include nominees from the state governments of Gujarat, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Andhra Pradesh, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Jharkhand, Chandigarh, and Madhya Pradesh. Similarly, the nine part-time members from State Medical Councils are from West Bengal, Karnataka, Nagaland, Chhattisgarh, Tripura, Jammu & Kashmir, Assam, Manipur, and Uttarakhand. At the Autonomous Boards, the appointments from State Medical Councils include nominees from Arunachal Pradesh, Odisha, Haryana, and Punjab. Additionally, one nominee from Jammu & Kashmir has been named to the Search Committee.
Express Tribune
23-06-2025
- Politics
- Express Tribune
Quality assurance panels to monitor projects
WASA workers pump out rainwater accumulated at Committee Chowk in Rawalpindi. PHOTO: EXPRESS/FILE The Punjab Housing, Urban Development and Public Health Engineering Department has established Quality Assurance Committees in all key subordinate agencies and development authorities across the province. Official sources confirmed that these committees will operate within Water and Sanitation Agencies (WASAs), Parks and Horticulture Authorities, and Development Authorities. Their primary mandate is to monitor project execution, verify adherence to technical standards, and provide consistent feedback to improve ongoing and future development schemes. Each committee will include departmental engineers, quality control officers, and administrative staff to ensure a comprehensive review of project implementation. Reports from these committees will be regularly submitted to the Housing Department's central monitoring cell for oversight and any required corrective actions. This quality control initiative follows the earlier creation of a high-level Search Committee tasked with ensuring merit-based recruitment of top positions, such as Directors General, Managing Directors, and Chief Engineers. Chaired by Housing Minister Bilal Yasin, the committee evaluates service records and seniority to ensure that appointments reflect capability and integrity. Additionally, the department has established an Internal Accountability Board, operating under the Punjab Employees Efficiency, Discipline and Accountability (PEEDA) Act. This board will investigate complaints of corruption and misconduct within the department and its subsidiaries, enforces internal discipline, audits compliance, and advises on policy reforms. Commenting on the department's multi-layered reforms, Housing Secretary Noorul Amin Mengal said: "The Quality Assurance Committees are another critical step toward institutionalising excellence in public service. When combined with the Search Committee and Internal Accountability Board, we are creating a governance model rooted in merit, integrity, and public trust." He stressed the importance of responsible use of public funds, noting that billions of rupees are invested annually in housing and sanitation projects.
Wall Street Journal
17-06-2025
- Business
- Wall Street Journal
The NFL Rainmaker Who's Taking Over the PGA Tour
Over the course of several months, Tiger Woods and the PGA Tour's search committee heard dozens of pitches from candidates hoping to become the Tour's first ever chief executive. But the one that stood out came from someone with no experience in professional golf at all. They wanted to make the PGA Tour more like the National Football League.
Time of India
05-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Government takes first step to overhaul recruitment body
Karnataka Public Service Commission The Karnataka government has taken the first step towards overhauling the(KPSC), an institution that has long been mired in allegations of exam malpractices, corruption, biased recruitment, and that real reform is impossible without transparency in the appointment of the Commission's Chairman and Members, the government has now constituted a Search Committee to oversee these appointments. This move comes as a long-overdue response to repeated recommendations and judicial in 2013, the PC Hota Committee had recommended the formation of a Search Committee to ensure merit-based appointments to the KPSC. In 2016, the Karnataka High Court, in the KR Khaleel Ahmad case, also ordered the government to establish such a panel, emphasising that transparency in leadership appointments was essential for restoring credibility and efficiency in the Commission. Despite these strong recommendations, successive governments failed to act. It was only after growing public criticism in recent months that the cabinet finally approved the formation of a Search Committee during its meeting on March 14 this newly formed committee will be headed by the Chief Secretary to the Government and will include five members. These members can include retired IAS officers who have served as Additional Chief Secretaries, former Secretaries to the Central Government, or retired directors from reputed national institutions such as IIMB, IISc, or IITs. The Secretary of the Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms will serve as the member-secretary. This marks the first real step towards reform in over a decade, with the Hota Committee recommendations finally being implemented 12 years later, and the High Court order being acted upon after nine official order issued by the Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms used the term 'Hudukaata Samiti' (Search Committee), but mistranslated it as 'Hudukaat Samiti' in Kannada — a term that sparked ridicule on social media for sounding colloquial and inappropriate. The original Hota Committee report, written in English, had referred to the panel as a 'Search Committee' or 'Broad-Based Search Committee.' Officials allegedly used Google Translate without cross-verifying the Kannada the KPSC main examination began on Saturday amidst confusion caused by the last-minute issuance of admit cards. On the first day, qualifying exams for General Kannada and English were conducted across 9 centres in Bengaluru and 8 in Dharwad. The turnout was reportedly high, with 93.3% of candidates appearing for the exams. Out of 5,424 registered candidates, including over 350 who received admit cards late following a court order, 389 candidates remained absent. The examination process went smoothly without any reported disruptions, according to KPSC sources.
Express Tribune
13-04-2025
- Politics
- Express Tribune
In a first, Sindh to launch performance audit of university VCs
The Sindh government has decided to conduct a performance audit of vice chancellors of public universities across the province, following a recommendation by the Sindh Higher Education Commission (HEC). This initiative marks the first time such a measure is being implemented in the academic history of Pakistan, including Sindh. The Chief Minister of Sindh, who also serves as the controlling authority for public universities in the province, has approved a summary submitted by the Sindh HEC titled "Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for Senior Academic and Non-Academic Positions in Public Sector Universities." With this approval, the decision to conduct performance audits of key university officials, including vice chancellors, has taken immediate effect. From now on, the performance of vice chancellors will be directly linked to a reward and accountability system. According to the approved summary, the performance audit will not be limited to vice chancellors alone. Other key university officials-including pro-vice chancellors, directors of finance, deans of faculties, registrars, heads of departments, directors of ORIC and QAC, and controllers of examinations-will also be evaluated. Sindh HEC has developed specific KPIs for each of these positions, which have also received formal approval. According to details obtained by The Express Tribune, the Sindh HEC has shared this new monitoring and evaluation framework with the higher education authorities in the other three provinces as well as with the Federal HEC. This opens the possibility for other provinces and the federal body to adopt a similar system if they choose. It is worth noting that the Search Committee Act governing the appointment of vice chancellors in Sindh was passed three years ago. The Act includes a legal provision that allows the Search Committee to evaluate the performance of vice chancellors. The recently approved summary formalises this process, stipulating that the performance of vice chancellors and other key officials will be reviewed by the Sindh HEC and the Search Committee every two years.
