Tag: Central Government

New Delhi: The Central government on Wednesday raised the ‘creamy layer’ ceiling for OBC reservation for securing government jobs to Rs 8 lakh from the existing Rs 6 lakh per year, said an official order. “It has now been decided to raise the income limit from Rs 6 lakh to Rs 8 lakh per annum […]

New Delhi: Stepping up action against unruly passengers, the Civil Aviation Ministry on Friday issued categories for airlines to create a ‘No Fly’ list, and a ban on those named ranging from three months to two years. “India is the first country to put out such a list. The No Fly list is to ensure […]

New Delhi: The central government on Saturday said that ransomware — Locky — is spreading through “massive spam campaign”. According to the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (ICERT), “spam mails” are being used to spread the ransomware. “It has been reported that a new wave of spam mails are circulating… to spread variants of Locky […]

Chennai: Karti Chidambaram, son of former Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram, on Friday moved the Madras High Court, seeking to know from the central government whether a lookout notice was issued against him. According to reports, the lookout notice for Karti Chidambaram was issued by the Enforcement Directorate and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) […]

New Delhi: The central government on Wednesday sent five additional battalions of paramilitary forces to Madhya Pradesh’s Mandsaur where fresh violence erupted as protesting farmers indulged in arson, a day after at least five farmers were killed in police firing. Official sources said five more battalions of the Central Reserve Police Force and Rapid Acton […]

Patna: RJD chief Lalu Prasad on Sunday dared Prime Minister Narendra Modi to dissolve the Lok Sabha and hold fresh general elections, as he claimed that the BJP-led central government had “failed on all fronts” in the last three years. “Modi should dissolve the Lok Sabha and get fresh polls conducted along with assembly polls […]

New Delhi/Mumbai: The central government on Friday made major top management changes in several public sector banks (PSBs). The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approved the proposed postings of new Managing Directors and CEOs at PSBs like Punjab National Bank (PNB), based on the recommendations by the Department of Financial Services. R. Subramaniakumar, an Executive […]

New Delhi: The Centre on Wednesday proposed allowing duty-free import of 500,000 tonnes of raw sugar until June 12, following estimates of domestic production marking the lowest level in the last seven years. According to a government official, there is a 40 per cent import duty on sugar. As per the sugar industry’s latest estimates, […]

Bhubaneswar: At a time when the Centre is yet to take a final call on the demand of the Central government employees to hike their minimum pay, the Railway employees’ union has called for a 72-hour relay hunger strike protesting non-implementation of the provisions of the 7th pay commission. As per the statement of the […]

New Delhi:The Centre Friday assured the Tamil Nadu government of all assistance to deal with the situation arising out of the cyclonic storm ‘Gaja’, which has so far claimed 11 lives. Home Minister Rajnath Singh also directed Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba to monitor the situation in Tamil Nadu and provide all help to the state […]

New Delhi: Union Minister Piyush Goyal has proposed a higher rank and pay scale for Railway general managers, making them equivalent to secretaries in the Central government and at par with the state chief secretaries, a source in the ministry said. This is a second time in three years that a railway minister has made […]

The Congress has lashed out at the central government for not releasing the dearness allowance (DA) of government employees suspended for more than a year because of the Covid-19 pandemic

The PMGKAY was reintroduced for two months till June this year in order to minimise the economic hardships being faced by the poor PDS (public distribution system) beneficiaries during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today reiterated the demand of special category status for the State. In a letter to PM Narendra Modi, Patnaik claimed that though Odisha has made significant progress in various sectors, it is lagging behind on several fronts including rail network, tele density, banking network and coverage, national highways and […]

Bhubaneswar: BJD leaders Tuesday hit out at the central government for ignoring the Odisha government’s demand to auction major mines without giving any extension to miners already operating in the state. Addressing a gathering of thousands of students belonging to the Biju Chhatra Janata Dal here, party leaders and some ministers said that a conspiracy […]