NEW DELHI: The Union government on Thursday released ₹1.09 trillion to states as their share of central taxes, advancing the monthly transfer by five days to help them meet festival season spending requirements and accelerate capital expenditure, the finance ministry said in a statement.The transfer follows another release of the same amount on 31 October, over and above the regular…
The building that collapsed in Delhi's Satya Niketan area on September 6, killing seven people, had neither a sanctioned building plan nor a completion certificate, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has revealed in response to an RTI application filed by Livemint.The civic body also said it had not received any complaints regarding unauthorised construction or structural safety at the…
Government employees in Punjab have refused to accept the 'Diwali gift' – a 3 per cent hike in dearness allowance announced by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann – and have announced a month-long protest, which will begin on November 13 and culminate on December 13, according to a report by The Tribune.The employees will begin their sit-in protest in Sangrur from…
