Hantavirus outbreak: All about Andes virus strain that can transmit person to person as CDC classifies virus as level 3 emergency responseHantavirus strain that can transmit from person to person -- Andes virus -- has been confirmed among those who have tested positive, fuelli...
09 May, 2026, 04.53 AM IST
West Bengal elections: High-pitched campaign for 152 seats in first phase ends; voting on April 23The high-pitched campaign for West Bengal's first phase of assembly elections concluded Tuesday, with the BJP and TMC clashing over elector...
22 Apr, 2026, 09.30 PM IST
Cabinet clears 2% DA hike as pay demands build ahead of 8th Pay CommissionCentral government employees will see a 2% Dearness Allowance increase. This modest salary boost comes as employee unions push for signific...
18 Apr, 2026, 04.13 PM IST
DA hike delay: NC-JCM seeks cabinet secretary's intervention for dearness allowance announcementWhile the NC-JCM reached out to the cabinet secretary, one of its affiliated bodies, the Confederation of Central Govt. Employees & Workers...
17 Apr, 2026, 10.43 AM IST
8th Pay Commission update: NC-JCM seeks Rs 69,000 minimum basic pay, 3.83 fitment factor for employees, pensioners8th pay commission NC-JCM memorandum: A minimum pay of Rs 69,000, fitment factor of 3.83, annual increment of 6%, merging 18 employee level...
16 Apr, 2026, 05.21 PM IST
DA hike delay: Central government employee body to hold protest over dearness allowance delayIn a letter to the Cabinet Secretary of India, the Confederation of Central Govt. Employees & Workers (CCGEW) writes that its affiliated or...
15 Apr, 2026, 01.45 PM IST
Uttar Pradesh government hikes interim minimum wages by up to 21% from April 1, 2026 after Noida worker protests; check list for all districtsThe Uttar Pradesh government has announced an interim pay hike for unskilled, semi-skilled, and skilled workers, effective April 1, 2026. W...
14 Apr, 2026, 01.09 PM IST
West Bengal: Suvendu Adhikari visits DA protester’s platform, shows solidarity; TMC slams LoPLeader of Opposition (LoP) Suvendu Adhikari visited the protest platform of the Dearness Allowance (DA) protesters to show solidarity. Adhi...
23 Jan, 2024, 08.50 PM IST
West Bengal: DA protesters in sit-in demonstration near state secretariat“Sangrami Joutha Mancha” sat on protest with placards and shouted slogans in support of their demand for release of DA at par with central ...
22 Dec, 2023, 08.25 PM IST
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee announces a 4% raise in DAWest Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, who was speaking at the inauguration of Christmas Carnival at Allen Park in Park Street today, said that th...
21 Dec, 2023, 09.55 PM IST
West Bengal government employees to organize mega protest rally over Dearness Allowance on May 6“The net result of the meeting is zero. It has failed completely,” Joint Forum of State government Employees convenor Bhaskar Ghosh said.
21 Apr, 2023, 09.28 PM IST
Bengal DA crisis: Employees to go on mass leave on March 30Also on same day, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will stage a sit-in protest in New Delhi against the non-payment of dues from the Union go...
22 Mar, 2023, 12.14 PM IST
Pensioners under Employees' Pension Scheme 1995 to begin nationwide protest in 200 cities from Wednesday"Beneficiaries of the EPS-95 have decided to go on a nationwide protest in 200 cities, including the national capital, from March 15 to pre...
14 Mar, 2023, 05.32 PM IST
Fighting to save the planet: UK climate protesters glue themselves to copy of Leonardo da Vinci's 'The Last Supper'The Metropolitan Police said 3 men & 2 women were arrested on suspicion of criminal damage.
06 Jul, 2022, 10.19 AM IST
Pensioners demand higher monthly payout of Rs 7,500The amount under the scheme, run by the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), is Rs 1,000 at present.
07 Dec, 2017, 08.02 PM IST
Killing of jawans: India lodges protest with Pakistan at flag meetIndian Army today lodged a strong protest with Pakistan Army over the killing of two of its jawans, one of whom was beheaded
14 Jan, 2013, 04.30 PM IST
- DA correction to add to pay panel's goodies
The Sixth Pay Commission award for government officials is likely to be sweetened with an upward revision in the dearness allowance (DA) en...
28 Jul, 2008, 12.38 AM IST