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"In MGNREGA, wages were not paid on time...": Uttar Pradesh Minister Om Pr
Updated : 6 hours, 34 min ago IST
Uttar Pradesh Minister Om Prakash Rajbhar on Tuesday said that the Congress should compare the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) to the VB-G-RAM-G Bill, underlining that wages were not paid timely in MGNREGA; however, there is a provision of timely wage dist
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'Workers to protest govt policies at UP Assembly today': State Congress Pr
Updated : 6 hours, 34 min ago IST
Uttar Pradesh Congress President Ajay Rai on Tuesday said that the Congress party workers will lay a siege to the State Assembly to raise issues such as the renaming of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) and market demolitions.
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Uttarakhand Cabinet clears anti-drug force revamp, minimum wages for fores
Updated : 6 hours, 30 min ago IST
The cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami approved the creation of a separate institutional structure for the Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF), which was constituted in 2022.
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Rising prices dominate Japan election as voters seek cost-of-living relief
Updated : 6 hours, 28 min ago IST
According to the report, the election pits the Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi-led Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) coalition against the opposition Centrist Reform Alliance, with inflation and affordability shaping voter sentiment nationwide.
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Afghanistan food prices soar despite falling dollar, straining import-depe
Updated : 6 hours, 27 min ago IST
Afghanistan is seeing sharp rises in food prices despite a weaker US dollar, with flour, rice and cooking oil becoming costlier. Shopkeepers and residents say purchasing power has dropped, while authorities cite monetary policies as households struggle amid import and transit challenges.
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Uttarakhand CM Dhami reviews progress of skill development; focus on linki
Updated : 6 hours, 26 min ago IST
During the meeting, an in-depth discussion was held on the fact that despite a rise in the number of ITIs, technical institutions, and trained youth in the state, adequate placement opportunities and satisfactory wages are still not being ensured in industries. The Chief Minister termed t
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Capex spike reflects government's focus on infra-led development: V Vualna
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
On rural employment, the Expenditure Secretary highlighted that the Budget has allocated Rs 95,000 crore for the Viksit Bharat - Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin), a new wage employment scheme that will replace MGNREGA. "The allocation is based on estimates prepared at the t
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APCC chief launches 'Upaadi Haami Parirakshana Yatra' on 20th anniversary
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
During the event, Sharmila Reddy addressed the villagers and MNREGA workers, where she highlighted how Upaadi Haami, as MNREGA is popularly known in Andhra Pradesh, empowered rural households by guaranteeing dignified work and timely wages.
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"People's mandate, J-K legislature made powerless": CPM's MY Tarigami
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
Speaking to reporters before attending the all party for the upcoming budget session, Tarigami said that important issues like unemployment, demand of rationalisation of reservation in educational institutes, and wage regularisation of daily wage workers will also be raised by opposition
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Tamil Nadu CM moves resolution urging demand-based MGNREGA funding, timely
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
The resolution also criticised the Centre's new system, VB-G-RAM-G, and other technological and administrative changes such as mandatory digital attendance and new payment mechanisms, which, according to the State Government, have excluded genuine workers, particularly the elderly and tho
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Central Government approves wage and pension hikes for PSGICs, NABARD and
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
The Central Government has officially approved wage and pension revisions for employees and retirees of Public Sector General Insurance Companies (PSGICs), the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD), and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
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"BJP is a proponent of Godse's ideology...": Congress MP Pramod Tiwari on
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
Tiwari's remarks come amid nationwide protests led by the Congress against the repeal of MGNREGA, a program that was aimed at providing minimum wage employment and financial protection to rural citizens. Rahul Gandhi had accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of attempting to "centralise po
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