NEW DELHI: The government of India Friday approved implementation of the 1997 pay scale along with increase in the retirement age from 58 to 60 for the employees of HMT Machine Tools Limited. The decision was taken at a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA). “The implementation of 1997 pay revision will […]
KOLKATA: India’s largest state-owned telecommunications service provider Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited has decided to increase the landline and broadband monthly tariff from March 1 across the country. “One India monthly plan for landline will be revised from Rs 180 to Rs 195,” BSNL CGM (Kolkata) Gautam Chakraborty told PTI. The fixed monthly charge for limited […]
MUMBAI: The benchmark Sensex on Friday jumped over 133 points to reclaim the 21,000 mark buoyed by gains in bluechips like TCS, Tata Motors and Hindalco, to log the best weekly rise since November 2013. Brokers said sentiment was strong as foreign investors have remained net buyers of Indian stocks in past ten days. Firm […]
NEW DELHI: The Reserve Bank is likely to hit the pause button in its next monetary policy review on April 1, as the decline in inflation may give the central Bank “room to pause monetary tightening,” says a BNP ParibasBSE 0.00 % report. According to the financial services major, the recent decline in inflation, driven […]
Srinagar: Police on Friday placed several pro-freedom leaders under house arrest. A statement issued by Hurriyat Conference (M) said that police placed its chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and several leaders under house arrest. The amalgam strongly condemned “the house arrest of its chairman, and putting restrictions on his peaceful, religious and political activities.” He also […]
JAMMU: The Legislative Assembly Friday adopted a resolution seeking measures to check the menace of female foeticide in the state. The resolution was moved by Chowdarty Zulfkar Ali and Nizam-ud-Din Bhat. Several members spoke in support of the resolution. Winding up the discussion on the resolution, Minister for Health & Medical Education, Taj Mohi-ud-Din said […]
Srinagar: Protests broke out in Kashmir’s largest maternity hospital on Friday against the “corrupt practices” of paramedical and security staff. Attendants assembled in the compound of the Lal Ded hospital and staged protests against the paramedics and security staff. The protesters alleged that the staffers had made it a norm to demand bribe from the […]
Dhaka: The Bangladesh cricket team`s injury problems were on Friday compounded after senior pacer Mashrafe Mortaza was ruled out of the remainder of the Asia Cup due to a side strain. The setback comes on the eve of their clash against a spirited Afghanistan. Pacer Shafiul Islam has been brought as Mortaza`s replacement. There is […]
Jammu: Government of India has sanctioned 676 new sub-health centres in Jammu and Kashmir under National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), the state Assembly was informed Friday. Minister for Health and Medical Education Taj Mohi-ud-Din stated this in a reply to a question in the Legislative Assembly. “Out of the 676 new sub health centres, twelve […]
Srinagar: The staff working under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) has demanded the government regularize them. The staff said that they have been working for last four years and should now be absorbed and regularized in the Rural Development Department. “We urge government to raise our salary which has remained stagnant for […]