The Pension Fund Regulatory Development Authority (PFRDA) is likely to allocate Rs 4,100 crore in 2010-11 among the three pension managers, State Bank of India, UTI Mutual Fund and LIC Mutual Fund. Last year, the regulator had allocated Rs 3,700 crore. The corpus would mainly be the contribution of central and state government employees. At […]
Archives for April 2010
To reserve houses for minorities, plan to stop some quotas
The Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) plans to scrap the housing quota for some categories, such as freedom fighters and war veterans, and reserve those houses for minorities – a move that might turn out to be a political ploy ahead of the civic polls in Mumbai, The move comes two weeks after […]
Computer games as addictive as booze, drugs
Melbourne, Apr 28 : Computer games can be as costly and debilitating as drug and alcohol dependence. In a study by the Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, conducted online among 1945 participants, 8 per cent were identified as problem gamers. The volunteers who were part of the study admitted to gaming for extended […]
Centre extends NE LTC schemes
NEW DELHI, April 28 – Overwhelmed by the response to the innovative LTC scheme for Central Government employees, leading to record growth of tourists’ inflow into the North-East to the tune of 21 per cent in the last couple of years, the Centre has extended the scheme for another two years, official sources on Wednesday […]
Steps Taken for Speedy Trial of CBI Cases
In order to facilitate speedy trial of cases investigated by the CBI, the Government has decided to set up 71 additional Special Courts, approved 284 posts of Prosecuting Officers with supporting staff and notified a new scheme for engaging Law Officers on contract basis for a period up to five years. Similarly, to fill up […]