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BJP promises 5 kg rice, 1/2 kg pulse and salt for one rupee to poor in Odisha
Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would provide essential food articles at the price of rupee one under the National Food Security Scheme if voted to power in the state."If voted to power in Odisha, BJP will provide the food articles - 5 kg rice, half-kg pulse and salt at rupee one to nearly 3.26 crore beneficiaries under the National Food Security Scheme," said Pradhan, while addressing an election rally at Chaudwar."We will raise the salary of Anganwadi workers to Rs 15,000 per month. Furthermore, we will also upgrade all the hospitals in the state and appoint doctors to provide better a better health care facility to the people," he said.The Lok Sabha and Assembly polls in Odisha are scheduled to be held simultaneously in four phases.The remaining three phases will be held on April 18, 23 and 29. The counting of votes will take place on May 23.
BJP to provide subsidised ration package at Re 1: Pradhan
Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan Saturday announced that a subsidised ration package at Re 1 will be provided to the beneficiaries under the National Food Security Act, if the BJP is voted to power in Odisha. Addressing BJP's 'Vijay Sankalp Samavesh' at Choudwar assembly segment within the Cuttack Lok Sabha constituency, Pradhan said all the beneficiaries of the state will receive five kg of rice, 500 gm of dal and 500 gm of salt at Re 1, only under the National Food Security Act. Nearly 3.26 crore beneficiaries under the National Food Security Act will be benefited by the package which aims to improve the nutritional requirement of the beneficiaries, the Union petroleum minister said. Pradhan also announced that the BJP, if voted to power, will also enhance the remuneration of Anganwadi workers to Rs 15,000 per month and increased the pension amounts given under different social security schemes. The Union minister also announced that outstanding female students of ...
Dak Adalat to be held in Mumbai in July
A 'Dak Adalat' will be held by the Maharashtra Postal Circle, Department of Posts on July 25 at the General Post Office (GPO) here, a senior official said. This will provide an opportunity to pensioners or family pensioners from the postal department in redressal of their grievances, the official said on Friday. "This will be the 45th pension adalat from Maharashtra and Goa Circle. Grievances regarding unsettled pension benefits of those, who retired or died while in service in the postal department, will be heard," he said. Those who want to file their grievances need to apply before June 14.
AIIMS Karamchari Union opposes outsourcing of canteen operation
The AIIMS Karamchari Union has opposed the hospital administration's decision to outsource the operation of its in-house cafeteria, claiming it would lead to rise in prices of food items which only the "highly-paid" staff would be able to afford. The Union has written to the AIIMS Director urging him to reverse the decision in the interest of patients, employees and visitors. The union alleged in a statement that the way the tenders have been awarded after "recently spending hefty amount of Rs 15 crore on cafeteria building, turning into a lavish three-storied structure, casts shadow on the intentions of the authorities." Out of more than 100, only 17 food items have been subsidized, and that too by enhancing their prices, still the authorities are claiming that their step is for the benefit of the patients, it alleged. Other than the 17 items, prices of other items are likely to be increased even further, the union claimed. The employees of All India Institute of Medical Sciences who
Madhya Pradesh: Municipal Corporation employees sacked for sharing stage at political event
Five permanent employees of Agar Malwa municipal corporation were suspended and services of six temporary employees were terminated after it was found that they had shared stage at a political event.District Magistrate Ajay Gupta told ANI, "It was a violation of Model Code of Conduct." Two days ago in a political event, some employees of municipal corporation participated. They also extended their support to a political party. The matter was investigated by officials and prima facie it was found that their participation was a violation of model code of conduct as well as the conduct of rules. Hence five permanent employees have been suspended and six temporary employees have been terminated from service."He also said that an investigation is being carried out in the matter and if needed, an FIR will be registered in the regard.In Madhya Pradesh, polling will take place in four phases on April 29, May 6, May 12 and May 19. Indore parliamentary constituency will vote on May 19. Counting
Google diversity chief leaves amid controversies
Google's Chief Diversity Officer, Danielle Brown is leaving the company amid a series of controversies, including unrest over workplace issues.
Microsoft, Amazon in race for $10bn Pentagon project
The Pentagon has selected Microsoft and Amazon Web Services (AWS, the cloud computing arm of Amazon, as two finalists for its $10 billion Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) cloud contract, as Oracle missed the bus.
Congress will start MGNREGA 3.0: Rahul
Congress President Rahul Gandhi said on Thursday that a Congress government will start 'MGNREGA 3.0' whose focus will be water conservation.
BJP failed to support farmers, job seekers: Congress
Calling BJP's manifesto as "Jumlafesto 2.0", Congress leader Abhishek Singhvi on Thursday attacked the Narendra Modi government for "failing to alleviate farm distress and generate jobs" as the country went to polls for the first phase.
Why funds collected for construction workers not used to pay their wages: HC asks Centre, Delhi govt
The Delhi High Court Thursday asked the Centre and the AAP government why the funds collected for welfare of construction workers are not used to pay daily wages to them every time construction activities are banned in the city. A bench of Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice A J Bhambhani said thousands of crores are collected as cess from builders and consumers for welfare of employees, but the governments are "not giving a penny" to the labourers. "You (governments) stop or ban construction activity and the labourers are left without work. You have collected thousands of crores as building cess, but you don't give a penny out of it to the labourers who are starving," it said. "Why should the state and the central government be not fastened with the liability? What are you doing with all that money? Both the central government and the government of National Capital Territory of Delhi have to answer," the bench said. Besides, the court also asked the Delhi Building and Other ...
Aboobakar appointed trustee of New Mangalore Port Trust
The Centre hasappointed Aboobakar Krishnapura as the trustee of the New Mangalore Port Trust (NMPT) for the next two years effectivefrom April 1. An official release here said he would represent the staff employed at the port, having served a preceding term from 2017-19. He currently also serves as the general secretary of Canara Port Workers' Union, state secretary of Indian NationalTrade Union Congress, Karnataka and Deputy General Secretaryof Indian National Port and Dock Workers Federation, NewDelhi. He would represent the Canara Port Workers' Union inthe newly constituted board which came first in the recentlyheld elections for recognition of all trade unions, therelease added.
Patole ends campaign for high-profile Nagpur seat
Congress candidate from Nagpur Lok Sabha constituency Nana Patole concluded his campaign Tuesday by taking out a motorbike rally through the city. Patole is pitted against sitting MP and Union minister Nitin Gadkari in the election. Speaking to PTI, Patole said the development carried out by Gadkari and Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis in Nagpur had led to increase in tax burden. "Nagpur is facing highest tax rates in the country since 2016. Property and water taxes have increased ten times. Electricity bills have also increased," the Congress leader alleged. Gadkari did not fulfil his promise to create employment for local youth and job creation was affected severely by the Goods and Services Tax and demonetisation, Patole said.
Jet 'working on resolution plan', pilots serve notice
Even as debt-ridden Jet Airways was served a legal notice from a section of its pilots, airline's CEO Vinay Dube on Tuesday said the company continues to work with lenders on the balance sheet restructuring plan and will inform the employees about the progress of the process by early next week.
Jet pilots send legal notice over unpaid salaries
More trouble seems to be brewing for debt-ridden Jet Airways as a section of pilots has sent the company a legal notice demanding payment of salaries, due from January 1, by April 14.
Jobs versus security as election issue: IANS-CVOTER Poll Survey-II
Security-related issues have repeatedly shown up in the national discourse and the latest IANS-CVoter survey establishes that while employment is considered more important, security will be a factor in the elections.
Odisha handicraft artist trails the blaze
Stories of people's migration from Odisha for employment are quite common among us, but the story Arun Maharana, a wood handicraft artist from a small village in Kalahandi district, is bucking this trend.He not only has earned a name for himself but has also provided employment to many youths by training them across the state.Following the footsteps of his father and grandfather, Arun makes versatile wood idols with his hands without using any machine.The art has become the source of livelihood for thousands of people in the nearby villages.His art gained immense popularity pan-India when his idols were gifted to former US President Barack Obama by the Indian government.Since then, Maharana has not looked back. He sends his wood idols to places as far as Chennai, Kolkata, and Goa. Demand for his idols abroad is a new first for this Orissa-based artist.His work fetches him as high as Rs 50,000 for an idol. "One big idol which gets sold in the range of Rs 8,000 to Rs 50,000 takes a ...
BJP should issue 'maafi patra' instead of 'Sankalp patra' , says Congress
Congress on Monday said that BJP should issue an apology letter instead of a manifesto.The Congress statement came the day BJP released its manifesto."BJP should issue maafi patra (apology letter) for injecting a lethal injection of unemployment, farmers suicide, closing of businesses and putting youth towards unemployment," party's national spokesperson Jaiveer Shergill told ANI.He added, "BJP has cheated people; they should answer on the promises they made in 2014".Taking a jibe at the BJP, Shergill said that the party has pushed the youth of the country towards "pakoda employment", linking it to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's comment in an interview that a person earning Rs 200 per day by selling pakodas is also employed.
Stranded Indian in Saudi Arabia visits home after having travel ban lifted
An Indian man in Saudi Arabia who was barred from travelling over a car loan has left the country after the community workers and the Consulate General of India in Jeddah helped lift his travel ban. Rajan Palakkundu Parambil, a 53-year-old worker from Malappuram district in Kerala, was employed by a contracting company in Najran, a southwestern city in Saudi Arabia near the border with Yemen. The firm ran into troubles with many workers leaving the company as a result of frequent missile attacks by the Houthi militias targeting civilians in the border regions of Narjan, Saudi Gazette reported. "There are no words to describe my ordeal. I have been suffering every hour and every day for the last two years because I was not able to travel home," Rajan said. He said he did not know what to do but help finally came from the Indian consulate and the Keralite community. According to Rajan, his employer had bought a car in his name on installments for work-related purposes. After short stint
Stranded Indian expatriate leaves Saudi Arabia
An Indian expatriate who was prevented from leaving Saudi Arabia over a car loan has finally left the country after a travel ban against him was lifted due to efforts of community workers and the Consulate General of India in Jeddah.
Congress releases manifesto for Odisha elections
Odisha Congress on Sunday released its manifesto for the upcoming polls making a slew of promises, including waiver of crop loans up to Rs 2 lakh per family and 33 per cent reservation for women in government jobs, parliament and assembly. With a focus on farmers, youth, women, tribals and dalits, the 32-page document titled "Your Voice Your Choice" also promised to give Rs 72,000 each to five crore poor families under the 'Nyay' scheme as announced by the AICC. With Odisha going for simultaneous assembly election and Lok Sabha polls, the state unit of the party released the separate manifesto which promised concrete steps to address issues such as unemployment, farm distress, safety and empowerment of women besides uplift of tribals and dalits. Releasing the manifesto in the presence of senior party leaders here, Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) president Niranjan Patnaik said, an assistance of Rs 6,000 per month under the NYAY scheme, would be transferred ...