‘Unmarried staff can visit any place on lTC’
New Delhi: Unmarried Central Government employees can now avail benefits of leave Travel Concession (lTC) for visiting any part of the country, as per a relaxation in the rule, which earlier restricted them to use the facility for going to their hometown only. The facility may be availed by converting one occasion of hometown lTC out of the block of four years, it said.
Cauvery water: K’taka, TN MPs trade barbs
New Delhi: Members of the lok Sabha from Tamil Nadu and Karnataka were involved in heated exchanges on Thursday over the issue of Cauvery water sharing, a subject which has been a bone of contention between the two States.
8-day meditation camp to de-stress MPs
New Delhi: To help members of Parliament de-stress and channelise their energy for the betterment of their constituency and society as a whole, the Ministry of AYUSH is organising an eight-day meditation camp from April 27 for them in the national Capital. Minister of State (Independent charge) Shipad Yesso Naik said that the camp is being organised by the Government at Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga in collaboration with Yoga Prabha Bharati (Seva Sanstha) Trust, which is a charitable trust registered in Mumbai. An invitation has been sent to PM Narendra Modi also to attend the camp.
BJP mp puts Dy Speaker in a tight spot
New Delhi: Deputy Speaker M Thambidurai on Thursday found himself in a tight spot with a BJP member accusing him of having two standards, one when he is presiding and the other when only a member. “You are a different person here and a different person there,” remarked Virendra Singh when Thambidurai asked him to limit himself to posing questions and not delivering a speech.
Parl panel for more funds for MGNREGA
New Delhi: A parliamentary panel on Thursday recommended higher allocation of funds for the flagship rural job scheme MGNREGA, noting that the allocation made for the current year "does not seem to be adequate". The Standing Committee of Ministry of Rural Development, headed by P Venugopal, made the recommendation even as the Government has increased allocation for the scheme this year.