Petrol and diesel will cost up to Rs 3.73 per litre more, households will have to pay an additional Rs 35 per cylinder and poor man’s cooking medium kerosene will be dearer by Rs 3 a litre from today, the government said here. In a major decision to bring petroleum products in line with market … Read more
The Department of Personnel and Training has rapped certain ministries and departments for not abiding by rules to check unauthorised absence by employees. “Department has been receiving various references from Ministries and Departments regarding regularisation of unauthorised absence for long periods. The references are made basically because the Ministries or Departments do not follow the … Read more
The Union Cabinet today approved declaration of a holiday for Central Government offices, including Central Public Sector Undertakings, located in Delhi/New Delhi on the 14th October 2010 (Thursday) under explanation to Section 25 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 on the occasion of Closing Ceremony of Commonwealth Games 2010. This decision will facilitate the movement … Read more
KOCHI: The Armed Forces Tribunal Regional Bench, Kochi, comprising Justice K Padmanabhan Nair and Lt General Thomas Mathew, on Wednesday severely criticised the attitude of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) officials who rejected an application filed by Lt Col V C Alexander. The MoD officials had rejected the application seeking special family pension filed by … Read more
Ministry of Human Resource Development has finalized the modalities for implementation of a new Central Scheme to provide full interest subsidy during the period of moratorium on educational loans for students belonging to economically weaker sections (with parental family income from all sources of less than Rs.4.5 lakh annually) from scheduled banks under the Educational … Read more