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National SC Commission issues notice to Punjab govt over thrashing of Dali
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 19 (ANI): Taking strong notice of Dalit woman being thrashed in a Panchayat over a wage dispute in Punjab, Chairman of National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) Vijay Sampla issued a notice to the government of Punjab on Saturday.
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Expert Group on fixation of minimum wages, national floor wages to give ea
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 19 (ANI): The Central Government has clarified that the Expert Group, constituted to to provide technical inputs and recommendations on fixation of Minimum Wages and National Floor Wages to the Centre, will submit its recommendations to the government as early as poss
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Pakistan: Power workers hold protest demanding hike in wages, pensions
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], June 15 (ANI): Thousands of electricity workers held a rally in Lahore's Bakhtiar Labour Hall to demand raise in wages and pensions of workers employed in government, semi-government, industrial and commercial sector, banks and media by 30 per cent.
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Average Indian household to spend 35.3 pc of budget on food in 2025: Fitch
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Singapore, June 11 (ANI): The average Indian household will spend 35.3 per cent of total household budget on food in 2025, increasing by 2.1 percentage points from 33.2 per cent in 2005, Fitch Solutions said on Friday.
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Aditya Chopra begins vaccination drive for daily wage workers at YRF Studi
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 8 (ANI): One of the leading production houses in Bollywood, Yash Raj Films (YRF), started the first phase of its vaccination drive on Tuesday with an aim to inoculate at least 4000 workers of the Hindi film fraternity.
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Pandemic leaves bamboo artists in J-K's Samba in dire straits
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Samba (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], June 5 (ANI): As small businesses and daily wage earners are among the worst hit in the second wave of COVID-19, a similar tale was narrated by bamboo artists in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba, which is known for its traditional paintings and crafts.
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Karnataka: BBMP Chief Commissioner monitors COVID vaccination for daily wa
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 25 (ANI): Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) Chief Commissioner Gaurav Gupta on Tuesday visited Dasappa Hospital where the municipal corporation's contract daily wage workers were vaccinated today.
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Government revises rate of minimum wages for central sphere employees
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 21 (ANI): At a time when the country is struggling with the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic, the government on Friday revised the rate of Variable Dearness Allowance (VDA) given to workers engaged in various scheduled employments in central sphere.
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Aditya Chopra diverts entire YRF 50 celebration budget to COVID aid
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 14 (ANI): In the wake of the raging second wave of COVID-19 in India, Yash Raj Films head honcho Aditya Chopra has opened up the kitchen at YRF Studios to provide cooked meals to thousands of frontline workers in Goregaon and also feed people at quarantine c
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Daily wage workers in Delhi's Khari Baoli market hit hard by lockdowns
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 12 (ANI): Daily wage workers in Delhi's Khari Baoli area wholesale market have been hit hard by the COVID-19-induced lockdowns.
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COVID-19: J-K govt extends help to senior citizens, orphans, daily-wage wo
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], May 11 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Tuesday announced several measures to help those of lost their loved ones to the COVID-19 pandemic and also the daily-wage workers hit by the pandemic in the union territory.
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YRF launches 'Saathi' initiative to support Hindi film industry's daily wa
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 7 (ANI): In the wake of the raging second wave of COVID-19 in India, Yash Raj Films head honcho Aditya Chopra has launched 'Saathi' initiative to financially support the Hindi film industry's daily wage workers who are in crisis due to loss of livelihood amid the pande
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