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In a notification, the Finance Ministry on Tuesday said, “The calculation ceiling for payment of ad-hoc bonus under these orders shall be monthly emoluments of Rs 7,000.”The Centre has laud some terms and conditions for disbursement of the bonus. These are as follows:Only those employees who were in service as on March 31, 2023 and have rendered at least six months of continuous service in 2022-23 are eligible for payments. The pro-rata payment will be admissible to the eligible employees for a period of continuous service during the year from six months to a full year, the eligibility period being…

Chandravanshi placed the posters at several places in Patna where it was mentioned “Tejashwi Ke Liye Tadapta Bihar ”.Following the poster, the speculation in the political circles of Bihar has yet again started.RJD leaders, through such posters, try to claim the post of Chief Minister for its party leader Tejashwi Yadav.After the formation of Mahagathbandhan government in Bihar, RJD leaders always advocated that Nitish Kumar would go for the politics at the Centre while the state would be led by Tejashwi Yadav. However, Nitish Kumar and his party leaders have not given any hint for such a situation.Nitish Kumar has…

The occasion was to release the party’s “vachan patra” (party manifesto) at the Ravindra Bhavan and the auditorium was full with the presence of senior party leaders, workers and media persons.After briefing about the party’s ‘vachan patra’, state Congress president Kamal Nath said: “Maine Digvijaya Singh ji ko power of attorney diya hai ki mere hisse ki gali wo khayenge. (I had given a power of attorney to Digvijaya Singh to bear all abuses on my part. And that power of attorney is valid for today also.”On his part, Digvijaya Singh, who was present in the stage along with former…

The recommendation for appointment of advocates Vinay Saraf, Vivek Jain, Ashish Shroti and Amit Seth as judges was made on November 11 last year by the Chief Justice of the High Court of Madhya Pradesh in consultation with his two senior-most colleagues. Similarly, recommendation for appointment of judicial officers Rajendra Kumar Vani, Pramod Kumar Agrawal, Binod Kumar Dwivedi, Devnarayan Mishra, and Gajendra Singh was made on May 11 and August 9 this year. In relation to judicial officers, the Chief Minister and the Governor have concurred with the recommendations while the SC Collegium has taken note of the views of…

The number of people killed has reached 500, following the alleged air strike on the Al Ahli Arab hospital, according to the Gaza Health Ministry spokesman, the BBC reported.It quoted an Israeli Army spokesperson saying the cause of the incident is not known and the army is looking into the details.The hospital is funded by the Anglican Church, and Richard Sewell, Dean of St George’s College – one of the church’s top figures in Jerusalem – said that it took “a direct hit from an Israeli missile”, the BBC said.Sewell, in a post on X, said early reports suggest hundreds…

The teachers had expressed concerns over the dates of the training programme, which was scheduled between October 16 to 21, citing observance of fast during the nine-day festival, which began on October 15. On the day one, a large number of teachers appeared in the training programme while they were observing the fast. “We have no problem with the training programme but we have concerns over the date as it is taking place during Navratri festival when the majority of teachers are on fast. We appreciate SCERT’s decision to cancel the training,” said Raju Singh, the convener of TET primary…

Addressing a press conference in South Goa on Tuesday, Alemao also held the BJP government responsible for communal tensions, which took place a few days ago.”This ‘Bhrasht Jumla Party’ is dividing people over religion and other issues. The Pramod Sawant government is responsible for dividing people and disturbing communal harmony. As there is Lok Sabha election in near future, BJP is trying to polarise, which they always do,” he said.”We, Opposition MLAs, raise various questions related to the state. But the cabinet has no collective agenda. Every minister is Chief Minister of their own portfolio. They are working in their…

New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) The Pakistan Cricket Board has filed a formal complaint to the International Cricket Council (ICC) alleging ‘ill-suited’ behavior from the Ahmedabad crowd towards Pakistan players during the clash against India. They also complained to the cricket governing body over the delay in visas for Pakistani journalists and the absence of a visa policy for Pakistan fans for the ongoing tournament.In a statement released on X (previously Twitter), the PCB media stated, “The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has lodged another formal protest with the ICC over delays in visas for Pakistani journalists and the absence of…

The deceased have been identified as Subha Ranjan Pal, 32, and Swadesh Pal, 22 — residents of Baredia village.”The deceased cousin brothers had gone to the river bank along with other relatives to attend the 10th day post-death ritual of their cousin sibling, Sarat Chandra Pal, a Border Security Force jawan who had died in a tragic road mishap at Niali in Cuttack a few days ago.”The younger cousin Swadesh got stuck in quicksand after jumping into the water. Meanwhile, Subha Ranjan also drowned when trying to save Swadesh,” a police source said.The police along with fire service personnel later…

Secretary Youth Services and Sports, Sarmad Hafeez, said that the matches are expected to feature former renowned cricketers like Chris Gayle, Virender Sehwag, Aaron Finch, Irfan Pathan, Yusuf Pathan and Harbhajan Singh, besides others.Revealing further details, Hafeez informed that following the preliminary discussion, the Legends Cricket league team had a tour of the stadium.”They assessed the existing facilities at the venue and expressed satisfaction over the arrangements put in place with a suggestion to make certain minor amends, wherever required.””The team inspected the turf wicket and requested that the venue may be handed over to them as early as possible…