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Mumbai, March 9 The state consumer commission here has directed Bank of India to pay Rs 5 lakh as compensation to a senior citizen for "deficiency in service" related to unauthorized ATM transactions.In its recent order, the State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission emphasized that for...

New Delhi, March 7 Pensioners under the Employees' Pension Scheme 1995 (EPS-95), run by the retirement fund body EPFO, will begin a 3-day protest at Jantar Mantar on March 9 to demand a minimum monthly pension increase from the existing Rs 1,000 to Rs 7,500.As many as 8.1 million pensioners...

Hamirpur (HP), March 5 Hundreds of employees, pensioners, and local residents gathered outside the office of the Chief Engineer of the Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board (HPSEB) here on Thursday and raised slogans against the installation of smart meters across the state.The Electricity...

Shimla, March 3 Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu announced on Tuesday that financial assistance exceeding Rs 17 crore has been provided to ex-servicemen, gallantry award winners, and the families of martyrs in the state during the current financial year.An amount of over Rs 17 crore has...

Bhopal, March 2 In another significant decision related to state government employees on the occasion of Holi, the BJP-led Madhya Pradesh government announced on Monday that treasury officers will now also be allowed to hire vehicles during working hours.The government stated in a late-Monday...

Kolkata, March 2 The cashless medical treatment facility has been extended beyond the existing limit of Rs 2 lakh for pensioners under the West Bengal Health Scheme (WBHS), an official said on Monday.The decision was made in light of instances where treatment costs in critical and complex...

Bhopal, March 2 In a Holi celebration, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav announced on Monday an increase of 3 per cent in the dearness allowance for state government employees. This will result in them receiving a 58 per cent dearness allowance in their April salaries, which will be paid...

Bhopal, March 2 – Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav announced on Monday a 3 per cent increase in Dearness Allowance (DA) for state government employees, bringing the total to 58 per cent.Chief Minister Yadav made this important announcement on the occasion of Holi, extending greetings...

Kochi, February 27 Senior Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala accused the Chief Minister's Office on Friday of leaking the personal details of over one crore people in Kerala, including lakhs of women registered under the Stree Suraksha scheme, to a private agency for election-related purposes...

In Pathanamthitta/Thiruvananthapuram, on February 25, Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala claimed that government officials in the CMO obtained personal details of government employees and pensioners to send messages about the state government's achievements.While not denying Chennithala's...

New Delhi, February 25 The Railway Board has cautioned its employees against falling prey to cyber criminals who have contacted some junior staff through phone calls and WhatsApp messages, posing as senior officials, to obtain their personal and financial details with the intent to defraud them...

Mumbai, February 25 The Dearness Allowance (DA) for employees and other eligible staff of the Maharashtra government will be increased by three per cent to 58 per cent, effective from July 2025, announced Minister of State for Finance Ashish Jaiswal in the legislature on Wednesday.The revised...

The Ministry of Railways has warned pensioners about cyber fraud and urged them to be vigilant against individuals posing as Railway officials. In a statement, the Ministry said that certain cyber fraudsters are making fake phone calls and sending SMS or WhatsApp messages pretending to be...

Mumbai, February 25 The Dearness Allowance (DA) for employees and other eligible staff of the Maharashtra government will be increased by three per cent to 58 per cent, effective from July 2025, said Minister of State for Finance Ashish Jaiswal in the assembly on Wednesday.The revised DA will...

Hyderabad, February 23 The Telangana Cabinet on Monday decided to hold the budget session of the Legislative Assembly from March 16.Speaking to reporters late on Monday after a Cabinet meeting, Information and Public Relations Minister P Srinivas Reddy said the session would begin with the...

Hyderabad, February 23 – The Telangana Cabinet on Monday approved an accident insurance scheme and a cashless health scheme for all government employees and pensioners in the state.The Cabinet meeting, chaired by Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, approved a new accident insurance scheme...

Guwahati, February 23 Union Minister Jitendra Singh said that over one crore pensioners across the country had digitally submitted their life certificates in the last 8-10 months.Singh, the minister of state for personnel, public grievances, and pensions, stated that the central government was...

New Delhi, February 22 – Minister of State (MoS) for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Jitendra Singh, will inaugurate the 58th Pre-Retirement Counselling Workshop (PRC) on Monday in Guwahati, an official said on Sunday."It is expected that around 350 retirees, currently employed...

Thiruvananthapuram, February 20 The Kerala government announced on Friday that the Dearness Allowance for state government and local body employees, teachers, and staff of aided schools, colleges, and polytechnics will be increased from 25 to 35 percent.Full-time contingent employees will also...

Amaravati, Feb 19 YSRCP supremo YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Thursday alleged that all irregularities in the Tirupati laddu ghee supply occurred during the tenure of former Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, questioning attempts to link the current YSRCP government to the controversy.Addressing a...