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December 7, 2015 9:18 PM

Govt introduces bill to hike wage ceiling for bonus to Rs 21K

Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya today introduced a bill in the Lok Sabha that seeks to enhance pay eligibility limit of an employee for bonus to Rs 21, 000 per month from Rs 10,000.The Payment of Bonus (Amendment) Bill, 2015 also seeks to enhance the monthly bonus calculation ceiling to 7,000 rup...

December 7, 2015 9:10 PM

Govt against Opposition bid to send Whistleblowers Bill to select panel

Opposition parties in Rajya Sabha today made a strong pitch for referring the Whistle Blowers Protection (Amendment) Bill, 2015 to a Select Committee while opposing the proposed changes in it. <br/><br/>Members of the Congress, CPI(M) and Samajwadi Party wanted the government not to take...

December 7, 2015 9:05 PM

Govt introduces bill to hike wage ceiling for Bonus to Rs 21K

Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya today introduced a bill in the Lok Sabha that seeks to enhance pay eligibility limit of an employee for bonus to Rs 21, 000 per month from Rs 10,000.The Payment of Bonus (Amendment) Bill, 2015 also seeks to enhance the monthly bonus calculation ceiling to 7,000 rup...

December 7, 2015 9:00 PM

Massive landslide blocks Mandi-Kullu Manali National Highway

In Himachal Pradesh, the Mandi-Kullu-Manali National Highway No.21 has been closed for vehicular traffic after a massive landslide that took place in Dwada area of Mandi district today morning. <br/><br/>The traffic has been diverted through Kotla state highway and people have to cover n...

December 7, 2015 9:00 PM

National Herald case: Swamy files caveat in SC

BJP leader Subramanian Swamy today filed a caveat in the Supreme Court to pre-empt any ex-parte order on appeals likely to be filed by Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul in the National Herald case.<br/><br/>Sonia and Rahul's pleas challenging summons issued to them in th...

December 7, 2015 8:56 PM

Massive landslide blocks National Highway in Mandi

In Himachal Pradesh, the Mandi-Kullu-Manali National Highway No.21 has been closed for vehicular traffic after a massive landslide that took place in Dwada area of Mandi district today morning. <br/><br/>The traffic has been diverted through Kotla state highway and people have to cover n...

December 7, 2015 8:29 PM

National Highway blocked after massive landslide in Manali

In Himachal Pradesh, the Mandi-Kullu-Manali National Highway No.21 has been closed for vehicular traffic after a massive landslide that took place in Dwada area of Mandi district today morning. <br/><br/>The traffic has been diverted through Kotla state highway and people have to cover n...

December 7, 2015 8:17 PM

Lok Sabha passes bill to remove anomalies in HC judges' pensionary benefits

The Lok Sabha today passed the High Court and the Supreme Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Amendment Bill,2015. The bill aims at removing anomalies in pensionary benefits of High Court judges elevated from the bar.<br/><br/>The bill, among other things, seeks to simplify...

December 7, 2015 8:16 PM

Bill to fast track nuclear power projects introduced in Lok Sabha

A bill to amend the Atomic Energy Act and facilitate setting up of new nuclear projects in the country was introduced in the Lok Sabha today. It was introduced by Minister of State for Atomic Energy and Space Dr Jitendra Singh.<br/><br/>The amendment has been brought to facilitate the fa...

December 7, 2015 7:37 PM

Puducherry continues vigil as MeT dept predicts more rains

Moderate to heavy rains are lashing Karaikal today, the outlying enclave of Puducherry, while Puducherry today had only mild showers. The Government is continuing its vigil as MeT office has predicted more rains in both Puducherry and Karaikal.<br/><br/>Puducherry Tourism Minister P Raja...

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