In Brief

In Brief

Tuesday, 30 June 2015 | PNS

BJP Members meet Guv Ranchi: A delegation led by Vijay Oraon, a member of BJP National ST wing met Governor Droupadi Murmu on Monday. A detailed discussion on the welfare of tribals and prevention of fake degree in the education sector was held. The members submitted a memorandum regarding the irregularities...

Accused in MPPEB scam died of illness, says Govt

Tuesday, 30 June 2015 | Staff Reporter | Bhopal

Amidst the uproar by the Congress party over the deaths of MPPEB scam accused in different jails, the State Government on Monday came out with a clarification stating that most of the accused died of illness.In an official statement, the Government claimed that since the first case was registered in...

Rs 2 l compensation for death of labourers in harness: Min

Tuesday, 30 June 2015 | Staff Reporter | Bhopal

Next of the kin of labourers will be given Rs 2 lakh ex gratia in the event of accidental death during work. Earlier, Rs 1 lakh was given in such cases.This was announced by labour Minister Antar Singh Arya at a convention of construction workers here today.Urging labourers to avail...

Inbrief

Tuesday, 30 June 2015 | PNS

Programme for panchayat polls announced Bhopal: State Election Commission has announced programme for Panchayats general/by-elections-2015 first half. Polling will be held on July 22 from 7 am to 3 pm. Voting will be held for 11 posts of Janpad Panchayat member, 128 sarpanch and 31,276 posts of panch. EVMs will be...

Simhastha works to be completed on time: Pastor

Tuesday, 30 June 2015 | Staff Reporter | Bhopal

Ujjain Divisional Commissioner Ravindra Pastor reviewed preparations for Simhastha-2016 at Ujjain on Monday. He directed to ensure all Simhastha works completion on time and transparently.The Divisional Commissioner said that land acquisition works for Simhastha should be initiated at the earliest.  He directed to install boards at work sites. It was...

Electricity dept employee caught taking bribe

Tuesday, 30 June 2015 | Staff Reporter | Bhopal

Special Police Establishment (SPE) of lokayukta nabbed an Assistant Grade II employee posted with Electrical Safety Department while accepting bribe of Rs 500 at Secretariat from a contractor on Monday.The accused Seema Shrivastava who is Assistant Grade –II employee of Electricity department was caught red handed by the lokayukta from...

Bill to raise VAT cap tabled in House

Tuesday, 30 June 2015 | Staff Reporter | New Delhi

The Delhi Government has introduced “the Delhi Value Added Tax (Second Amendment) Bill 2015” to increase the upper limit on Value Added Tax (VAT) from 20 per cent to 30 per cent on several goods including petroleum products, liquor, narcotics, tobacco products, brake fluid, lottery tickets and aerated drinks. Once the...

Delhi Assembly to go paperless

Tuesday, 30 June 2015 | Staff Reporter | New Delhi

Speaker Ram Niwas Goel has directed the General Purpose Committee to submit its report within a month to make the Delhi legislative Assembly paperless e-Vidhan Sabha. Raising the matter on Monday during calling attention motion, AAP MlA and former Delhi law Minister Somnath Bharati also demanded that MlAs be provided...

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