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New Delhi, The Defence Ministry on Saturday ordered implementation of the 7th Pay Commission’s recommendations on pensions but added the disability pension component will be paid as per the old system until the pay panel’s Anomaly Committee comes out with a solution. A ministry order, issued on the eve of Diwali,Read More
New Delhi, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi today chose Diwali eve to subtly accuse the government of reneging on its many promises to the armed forces. He said the forces must be motivated not merely by words but also actions. In a letter to PM Narendra Modi today, Rahul cited aRead More
Srinagar: An army jawan was on Friday killed in an encounter with terrorists who later mutilated his body near the Line of Control (LoC) in Machil sector of Kupwara district of Kashmir. One militant was also killed in the gunbattle, army said here on Friday night. “In an encounter closeRead More
New Delhi: Labour Ministry has decided to fix the minimum wage at Rs 350 per day for unskilled agricultural labour in C-class towns in central sphere to be effective from November 1, 2016. At present, agriculture workers in the central sphere are paid as per the rates prescribed under theRead More
New Delhi: Over 10 lakh messages have come in response to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “#Sandesh2Soldiers” appeal, with several prominent figures, including cricketer Virat Kohli, businessman Anand Mahindra and actor Aamir Khan, sending their Diwali wishes to soldiers. Over 10 lakh messages have already come in via different mediums, officialsRead More
New Delhi: Rakesh Ranjan alias Rocky Yadav, who allegedly shot dead a Class XII student for overtaking his SUV in Bihar, will have to go back to jail with the Supreme Court on Friday staying a Patna High Court order granting him bail. A bench headed by Justice SA BobdeRead More
Srinagar: The five-member civil society delegation led by senior BJP leader Yashwant Sinha on Thursday completed its three-day visit to Kashmir during which it met various stakeholders to “understand the situation” and “share the pain” of the people here. The delegation will now discuss the future course of action afterRead More
New Delhi: In what could bring cheers to 50 lakh central employees and 58 lakh pensioners ahead of Diwali, the Centre on Thursday announced a 2 per cent dearness allowance to be effective from July 1, 2016. The proposal to provide 2 per cent dearness allowance and dearness relief toRead More
New Delhi: The civil services preliminary examination, to select IAS and IPS officers among others, will be held in June instead of August next year. It is after the gap of three years that Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) will be conducting the examination in June, rather than August. TheRead More
New Delhi: Management of urban infrastructure, especially water, will become a challenge with more and more people shifting to cities, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Thursday. The minister further said rapid urbanisation India is experiencing will make it a nerve-centre of growth. “Today (Thursday), we have 31 per centRead More
