Going for its retrenchment drive, private air carrier, Jet Airways sacked about 25 expatriate pilots including captains of Boeing 737 aircraft. The expatriated staff of Jet was drawing salary of USD 15,000 to 18,000 per month besides many incentives and perks such as five-star hotel accommodation and business class conveyance to their home country. Jet had, earlier, sacked around 400 support staff before Diwali but retained them after stiff opposition of government and political class.

Indian Railways has decided to postpone the railway recruitment exam across centers in Maharashtra. However, the railway recruitment board would hold it on scheduled date across all 10 centers in Bihar. The exam was scheduled on November 9 by the Railway Recruitment Boards of Patna and Muzaffarpur to fill 106 vacancies of section engineer, technician, health inspector, radiographer and lab assistant.

It is, possibly, postponed in Maharashtra following insecurity of candidates of other states and high number of Maharashtra aspirants. However, Ranchi RRB chairman, J K Guriya said exam is deferred due to administrative reasons.

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