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Govt hikes MG-NREGS wages amid COVID-19 scare, average increase of Rs 20
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 31 (ANI): In the wake of COVID-19 outbreak, Department of Rural Development, GoI in close collaboration with State Governments has taken various initiatives including revision to the Mahatma Gandhi NREGS wages with effect from April 1, 2020 with an average national inc
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Govt hikes MGNREGA wages to help poor tide over lockdown
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 26 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday announced a wage increase under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) amid the lockdown due to the coronavirus crisis in the country.
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Rajasthan govt increases VAT on petrol, diesel.
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], 22 Mar (ANI): According to an official notification released by the Rajasthan government, the Value Added Tax(VAT) on petrol and diesel prices will see a hike of 4 per cent with effect from Sunday.
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COVID-19: Europeans brewers, distillers making hand sanitizers amid hike i
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington [US], Mar 21 (ANI): As demand for hand disinfectants skyrocketed due to coronavirus outbreak, brewers and distillers across Europe are using their production facilities to make hand sanitizer.
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South Western Railway hikes platform ticket price to stop overcrowding
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Hubli (Karnataka) [India], Mar 19 (ANI): South Western Railway on Thursday decided to hike the cost of platform tickets from Rs 10 to Rs 50 till March 31, 2020, to stop overcrowding on railway platforms to contain the spread of the contagious disease.
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Chhattisgarh hikes ex-gratia for kin of martyred jawans to Rs 20 Lakh
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], Mar 18 (ANI): Chhattisgarh government on Wednesday increased the ex-gratia amount for families of jawans martyred in Naxal-related incidents from Rs. 3 lakh to Rs. 20 lakh each.
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East Coast Railways hikes platform ticket price as preventive measure agai
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Mar 18 (ANI): Taking preventive measures to fight against coronavirus, the East Coast Railway (ECoR) on Wednesday hiked the cost of a platform ticket from Rs 10 to Rs 50 for railway stations of Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Puri, Bhadrak, Brahmapur, Sambalpur and Rayaga
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Combating COVID-19: Central Railway cancels 23 trains, hikes platform tick
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Mar 17 (ANI): As a preventive measure against the spread of coronavirus, the Central Railway on Tuesday cancelled 23 and has also increased platform ticket price from Rs 10 to Rs 50 in Mumbai, Pune, Bhusawal, and Solapur divisions.
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Telecom industry revenue recovery led by tariff hikes to be monitored: Ind
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Mar 17 (ANI): Even after the tariff hikes, competitive pressure for telecom operators remains elevated, India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) has said in its latest credit news digest.
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Opposition parties attack the government in Lok Sabha over hike in excise
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 17 (ANI): Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Tuesday attacked the government in Lok Sabha over hike in excise duty on petrol and diesel saying that an effort was being made to run the government by adversely impacting the pockets of people.
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Opposition protests as Anurag Thakur lays notification in Lok Sabha on hik
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 16 (ANI): Minister of State for Finance Anurag Thakur on Monday laid in Lok Sabha a copy of government notifications increasing additional excise duty on petrol and diesel and road cess as the opposition strongly protested the decision.
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Centre not doing enough on coronavirus, says P Chidambaram
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 16 (ANI): Congress leader and former union minister P Chidambaram on Monday said that the Centre is not doing enough to prevent a mass outbreak of the coronavirus in the country and urged for a video conference between the Prime Minister and chief ministers of various
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