Another pre-poll sop for over 300,000 ‘babus’ (Himachal Pradesh Newsletter)
September 1st, 2012 - 1:54 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Sep 1 (IANS) Less than two months before the assembly polls, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal has apparently made a contribution towards his vote bank by announcing ... Read more...
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Panel’s report on defence pay anomalies on Wednesday
August 7th, 2012 - 11:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) The Cabinet Secretary Ajit Seth-led committee on pay anomalies of the defence forces is all set to submit its report Wednesday, with Indian Navy ... Read more...
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High-level panel formed to resolve defence pay disparity
July 13th, 2012 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) The government Friday set up a high level committee headed by Cabinet Secretary Ajith Seth to resolve pending issues concerning defence personnel and ex-servicemen, ... Read more...
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A dozen UP doctors injured in clash with police
July 2nd, 2012 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 2 (IANS) At least a dozen Unani and Ayurvedic doctors were injured in clashes with the police here after hundreds of medics, including women, tried to stage protest ... Read more...
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Ajit Singh promises parity in merged Air India (Lead)
June 1st, 2012 - 5:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh Friday promised employees of the "erstwhile Air India and Indian Airlines" parity in payscales and working hours in the merged ... Read more...
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Air India imbroglio: Ajit Singh promises uniform pay, working hours
June 1st, 2012 - 3:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh Friday
promised pilots of the erstwhile Indian Airlines parity in payscales and working hours in the merged Air India in a ... Read more...
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Air India to shift to interim plan from June 1 (Second Lead)
June 1st, 2012 - 12:39 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) National carrier Air India will shift to an "interim plan" to salvage its international operations that have been crippled by a 24-day-old pilots' strike."We have ... Read more...
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Air India: The Great Divide Within
May 13th, 2012 - 4:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) Air India is at war, with itself. There are two systems working side by side in the flag carrier and the current pilots' agitation, if ... Read more...
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Government appoints committee to select new TRAI chairman
February 21st, 2012 - 7:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) The government has set up a search-cum-selection committee to appoint a new chairman of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI).J.S. Sarma, the present chairman, ... Read more...
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Constitute pay commission within three months: Himachal court
December 29th, 2011 - 8:23 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Dec 29 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh High Court Thursday directed the state government to constitute an independent pay commission, within three months, to fix pay scales of the government ... Read more...
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Kolkata Port Trust to utilize prime city land
December 1st, 2011 - 1:01 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 30 (IANS) The Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT), which is facing some financial challenges, is eyeing to effectively utilize the l00 acres of land from about 3,000 acres ... Read more...
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Court orders promotional avenues for Tihar jail officer
November 17th, 2011 - 12:02 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) Accepting the plea of Tihar jail's law officer, the Delhi High Court Wednesday directed the Delhi government to create promotional avenues for him in the ... Read more...
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High court ultimatum to Gujarat government on pay revision
June 20th, 2011 - 10:52 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, June 20 (IANS) The Gujarat High Court Monday issued a final ultimatum to the state government to comply by July 4 with a Supreme Court directive and recommendations of ... Read more...
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Gujarat court summons officials on pay hike issue
June 14th, 2011 - 10:08 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, June 14 (IANS) The Gujarat High Court Tuesday pulled up the state government for inaction on a Supreme Court directive regarding pay hike to judicial officers in the state ... Read more...
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Delhi University gets court notice on lab assistant’s plea
May 17th, 2011 - 10:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Slamming the Delhi University's action to scale down the salary of a Kirori Mal College lab assistant and demanding refund of the earlier paid amount, ... Read more...
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Gujarat warned on delay in labour court judges’ pay hike
December 28th, 2010 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, Dec 28 (IANS) The Gujarat High Court Tuesday came down heavily on the state government for not complying with the Supreme Court's directions to hike salaries of judicial officers posted in ... Read more...
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Apex court adds rider to ‘equal pay for equal work’ rule
November 1st, 2010 - 6:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) The Supreme Court has said that the principle of "equal pay for equal work" would not come into play unless it was established that the work was ... Read more...
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Munda government sacks 40 engineers
September 11th, 2010 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Sep 11 (IANS) The newly sworn-in Arjun Munda government in Jharkhand Saturday terminated services of 40 engineers on graft charges and implemented the recommendations of the Sixth Pay Commission for the ... Read more...
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Gujarat told to hike pay of labour court judges
August 7th, 2010 - 7:19 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, Aug 7 (IANS) The Gujarat High Court has directed the state government to hike salary of judicial officers in labour courts by Sep 9 and comply with a Supreme Court order ... Read more...
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Regularisation of service should not lead to wage cut: Court
July 26th, 2010 - 7:13 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, July 26 (IANS) The government cannot unilaterally reduce the pay of an employee when his services are regularized from the daily wage or contract mode, the Gujarat High Court has ruled. ... Read more...
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Babbo Employees File Lawsuit Against Mario Batali
July 23rd, 2010 - 7:41 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
July 23, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Much acclaimed celebrity chef Mario Batali has been hitting headlines for all the wrong reasons lately. Two of his employees have taken legal action against him ... Read more...
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Haryana government doctors threaten mass resignation
May 27th, 2010 - 10:57 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, May 27 (IANS) Government doctors in Haryana Thursday threatened to offer their mass resignations if no steps were taken to improve the poor working conditions in state hospitals and their low ... Read more...
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Teaching should be the highest paying job: Aamir Khan
May 21st, 2010 - 1:17 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 20 (IANS) Actor Aamir Khan, who has raised pertinent questions about the education system through his applauded films "Taare Zameen Par" and "3 Idiots", believes that teaching should be ... Read more...
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Deadlock over Muivah endears Ibobi to Manipur
May 20th, 2010 - 4:49 pm ICT by IANS
By Syed Zarir Hussain
Imphal, May 20 (IANS) From being a much disliked man to becoming the darling of Manipur, life for Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh has come full circle, thanks ... Read more...
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“Jersey Shore” Cast Replaced For Season 3
May 12th, 2010 - 6:23 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
May 12, (THAINDIAN NEWS) "Jersey Shore" cast director has announced that the entire cast for the Season 3 shall witness a heavy replacement. According to the director none of the ... Read more...
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Corbett National Park closes following staff strike
May 1st, 2010 - 5:21 pm ICT by ANI
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0Jim Corbett National Park (Uttarakhand), May 1 (ANI): Flash
protest by forest officials and other staff has forced closure of Uttarakhand's
famous Jim Corbett National Park.Many tourists had ... Read more...
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Assam implements revised pay scales
January 29th, 2010 - 7:27 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Jan 29 (IANS) The Assam government Friday agreed in principle to pay nearly 500,000 state employees three percent annual increment and 15 percent house rent with retrospective effect from Jan 1, ... Read more...
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Assam employees agitate over new pay scale
January 6th, 2010 - 7:12 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Jan 6 (IANS) More than 450,000 state government employees in Assam Wednesday launched the first phase of their agitation with a three-hour demonstration to press their demand that their new pay ... Read more...
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Bonanza for Bihar’s 500,000 government employees
December 29th, 2009 - 6:35 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Dec 29 (IANS) The Bihar government Tuesday announced a bonanza for its 500,000 employees by deciding to adopt the pay-scales recommended by the Sixth Pay Commission.
The decision was taken at meeting ... Read more...
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Defence Ministry has got nine boxes of medals from ex servicemen
December 14th, 2009 - 6:05 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec 14 (ANI): Defence Minister A K Antony on Monday revealed in the Lok Sabha that his ministry has received nine cardboard boxes of medals returned by ex service men ... Read more...
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Central Excise, Customs official protest in Delhi for better pay
November 22nd, 2009 - 5:03 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov.22 (ANI): Senior officials of the Central Excise, Customs and Service Tax Department (Delhi unit) staged a mass protest at the Jantar-Mantar here on Sunday, demanding better pay scale ... Read more...
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Assam employees likely to get central pay scales
October 15th, 2009 - 10:17 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Oct 15 (IANS) The sixth Assam Pay Commission is understood to have Thursday recommended central pay scale for the state's nearly 500,000 employees, officials said.
The Pay Commission report was submitted ... Read more...
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Talks between Karnataka Government, doctors fail
September 29th, 2009 - 6:11 pm ICT by ANI
Bangalore, Sep 29 (ANI): The stalemate between the Karnataka Government and doctors over salary hike shows no sign of ending, as a meeting held here on Tuesday ended without any significant solution. ... Read more...
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Teachers’ strike cripples work in Madhya Pradesh colleges
September 8th, 2009 - 5:13 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Sep 8 (IANS) Normal functioning in most colleges and universities in Madhya Pradesh came to a standstill Tuesday as more teachers' bodies joined an ongoing strike by professors demanding a revised ... Read more...
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Madhya Pradesh professors go on strike this Teachers Day
September 5th, 2009 - 12:48 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Sep 5 (IANS) Professors in Madhya Pradesh are marking Teachers Day in a different way this Saturday -- they have started an indefinite strike demanding higher pay.
The joint front of government ... Read more...
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