-PTI/ Newsclick.in Ten more people have died in the past 24 hours due to floods and landslides in the state. Guwahati: The flood situation in Assam remained grim on Saturday with the death count rising to 118 and Silchar town in Cachar district submerged for the sixth straight day, officials said. Ten more people have died in the past 24 hours -- two each from Barpeta, Dhubri, Karimganj and Udalguri districts and one...
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MGNREGA workers in West Bengal hit streets, demand payment of pending wages -Shiv Sahay Singh
-The Hindu Wages amounting to ₹2,800 crore are pending with the Centre Dipali Mahato was among the hundreds of workers who gathered in front of the District Magistrate’s office in Purulia on Friday, demanding wages under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA). “I have not received wages amounting to ₹8,000. The last time I worked under a 100 days employment scheme was in January this year,” Dipali said. A mother...
More »Govt to come out with second PLI scheme for textiles: Goyal -Dilasha Seth
-Livemint.com Move aims to give further boost to manufacturing and exports of apparel, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said at an industry event on Saturday COIMBATORE: The Union government is set to come out with a second production linked scheme (PLI) for the textiles sector, to give further boost to manufacturing and exports of apparel, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said at an industry event on Saturday. On possibility of extension...
More »Judiciary has never tried to make death penalty redundant: SC judgment
-The Hindu ‘Capital punishment cannot be ignored as long as it is in the law books’ In a blow to death penalty abolitionists, the Supreme Court on Friday held that judiciary has never endeavoured to make death penalty redundant or non-existent. The courts have never tried to avoid awarding capital punishment in deserving cases. "It has never been the effort of the Courts to somehow make this punishment [sentence of death] redundant and...
More »Crisis in salt sector hits 5 lakh people in Gujarat -AM Jigeesh
-The Hindu While farmers suffer due to a lack of minimum support price, workers are also in distress for want of a proper system for wages and social security MORBI/JAMNAGAR: Bharat C. Raval, president of the Indian Salt Manufacturers’ Association (ISMA), started his career as a salt inspector with the Gujarat government. After spending 19 months in the government, he was attracted towards the salt cooperatives initiated by none other than Dr....
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