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Aizawl, March 16 Chief Minister Lalduhoma launched the upgraded version of the Mizoram Universal Health Care Scheme and a dedicated 24-hour call centre on Monday.The new version of the scheme, which will come into effect from April 1, introduces stricter emergency protocols and expanded...

New Delhi, March 16 The Supreme Court has ruled that the Air Force Group Insurance Society (AFGIS) is a 'State' under Article 12 of the Constitution, as it performs a public duty by protecting and looking after the welfare of armed forces personnel and their families.Article 12 of the...

Agartala, March 16 Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha announced on Monday a 5 per cent increase in dearness allowance for state government employees, bringing the total DA to 41 per cent.Shortly after Finance Minister Pranajit Singha Roy concluded his budget speech, Saha announced that the...

Agartala, March 16 – The Tripura government announced on Monday a 5 per cent increase in Dearness Allowance (DA) and Dearness Relief (DR) for 1,83,582 government employees and pensioners in the state.Making the announcement on the second day of the ongoing Budget session of the Tripura...

Aizawl, March 16, 2026: The Chief Minister of Mizoram, Mr. Lalduhoma, today launched the Mizoram Universal Health Care Scheme (MUHCS) 2.0 and the MUHCS Call Centre at the Assembly Annex Conference Hall during the lunch break of the Assembly session.At the launch programme, Health Minister...

Puducherry, March 15 Puducherry CEO P Jawahar on Sunday appealed to all political parties in the union territory to abide by the Model Code of Conduct (MCC), which has come into immediate effect, following the announcement of dates for the Assembly elections.The elections for the 30 Assembly...

Kolkata, March 15 – West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced on Sunday that the state government would pay arrears in Dearness Allowance (DA) to its employees from 2008, as directed by the Supreme Court.The announcement was made through a statement posted by the Chief Minister on...

Kolkata, March 15 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced on Sunday that her government will clear the DA arrears of its employees and pensioners, including teachers, non-teaching staff, and workers of grant-in-aid institutions, starting from March this year.The announcement came...

Hyderabad, March 15 The budget session of the Telangana Assembly, which begins on Monday, is expected to see intense debates on the implementation of promises made by the Congress government and welfare programs, as well as the proposed redevelopment of the Musi River.The session will begin...

March 14, New Delhi: The United States instructed its non-emergency government employees in Oman and their family members to leave the Gulf nation on Friday, amid escalating conflict in West Asia.The US Department of State updated its advisory, warning Americans of "safety risks," citing an...

Islamabad, March 14 Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday approved salary deductions ranging from 5 to 30 per cent for employees of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and autonomous institutions as part of a broader austerity drive.The new measures were cleared during a review...

Kolkata, March 13 Government offices across West Bengal largely functioned normally on Friday despite a “strike” called by a forum of employees and teachers demanding payment of pending Dearness Allowance (DA).The agitation, called by the Sangrami Joutha Mancha, evoked a limited response in...

Kolkata, March 13 – The “work stoppage” protest called by various associations representing West Bengal government employees, which was consolidated under the collective organization of Sangrami Joutho Mancha (Joint Movement Forum) on Friday to express their discontent regarding the alleged...

Ranchi/Deoghar, March 13 – Continuing its crackdown on corruption, the Jharkhand Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) arrested two employees of the District Land Acquisition Office in Deoghar on Friday for allegedly accepting a bribe from a beneficiary.The accused, identified as Niranjan and Nunu Dev...

Kolkata, March 13 A commotion broke out outside Khadya Bhavan, the headquarters of the West Bengal Food and Civil Supplies Department, on Friday as a section of state government employees tried to prevent colleagues from entering the office during a ‘work stoppage’ agitation over pending...

New Delhi, March 12 The Supreme Court has ruled that the "creamy layer" status for reservation of OBCs cannot be decided solely based on parental income, and that treating similarly placed employees of private entities and PSUs differently from government employees, when deciding on reservation...

Chandigarh, March 11 Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema said on Wednesday that an expert committee led by the chief secretary is studying the fiscal impact of the old pension scheme.Cheema was presenting a detailed summary of the work of the AAP government over the past four years...

New Delhi, March 11 Union Minister Jitendra Singh said on Wednesday that high priority has been given to building the capacity of civil services in artificial intelligence (AI) and to empower the public workforce with skills and knowledge in this field.In a written reply to a question in the...

Kochi, March 10 The Kerala High Court on Tuesday dismissed a plea seeking to restrain messages sent by the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) to officials regarding grants of Dearness Allowance (DA) and house building allowance (HBA), saying that such communications cannot be regarded as a political...

Kochi, March 10 – The Kerala High Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition alleging that the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) had unlawfully used personal data of government employees and citizens to send bulk WhatsApp messages highlighting the achievements of the state government ahead of the 2026...