Centre Grants 5,300 Refugee Families From Pak Rs 5.5 Lakh Each

Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Wednesday said the Centre will give financial support of Rs 5.5 lakh each to 5,300 refugee families that had migrated to Jammu and Kashmir from Pakistan.....

 

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Cabinet Approves Increase In DA, DR To 28%

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved increase in the Dearness Allowance (DA) to Central government employees and Dearness Relief (DR) to pensioners to 28 per cent, with effect from July 1 this year. ....

 

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Don't Think Halting DA At This Stage Necessary: Manmohan Singh

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday opposed the Central government's decision to cut back hike in dearness allowance of government employees and pensioners. Singh said that he did not think that at this "stage such cuts were necessary".....

 

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