Tag: Relief
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Tai Po Fire in Hong Kong: Ongoing Support and Relief Efforts
Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire: Aid and support continue to pour in news.cgtn.com Hong Kong fire: Unsafe contractor given ‘clean record’ before blaze that killed 159 – report Times of India Hong Kong races to remove scaffolding nets blamed for fuelling deadly fire The Hindu Hong Kong fire came after contractor safety breaches and a residents’ revolt ThePrint Hong…
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Finance Ministry Addresses Pension Revision Concerns: Relief for Central Government Employees Ahead of 8th Pay Commission
8th Pay Commission update: In a fresh development, the Finance Ministry has clarified certain concerns flagged by various labour unions and employee representative bodies regarding the 8th Pay Commission Terms of Reference (ToR). Ever since the government notified the ToR, a small but crucial omission about the absence of the ‘pension revision’ term had set…
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Sri Lanka Launches Cyclone Relief Initiative Amid Ongoing Rainfall
Disaster-hit Sri Lanka has unveiled a major compensation package to rebuild homes damaged by a deadly cyclone, even as the island prepared Saturday for further landslides and flooding. The government has confirmed 607 deaths, with another 214 people missing and feared dead, in what President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has called the country’s most challenging natural…
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Co-operative Societies Entitled to Stamp Duty Relief Without Additional Verification – Live Law
Stamp Duty Relief For Co-operative Societies Cannot Be Conditioned On Extra Verification Not Mandated By… Live Law ‘Excessive conditions’ in public dealings must be set aside as illegal: SC Times of India Embrace simplicity, avoid excess: Supreme Court advises govts The Hindu Simplicity in public transactions good governance, says SC, quashes rule for co-op societies Hindustan Times No registrar…
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Mainland Relief Supplies Deployed in Hong Kong
New batch of relief material from mainland for Hong Kong put into use news.cgtn.com Mainland emergency equipment helps search and rescue in Hong Kong fire news.cgtn.com Fiery truths Telegraph India Arrest over fire petition stirs public debate in Hong Kong BBC How the Hong Kong High-Rise Fire Became So Deadly The New York Times Source link
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Chennai Endures Heavy Rains; Relief Forecasted by Friday
CHENNAI: Chennai continues to experience intermittent rainfall as Cyclone Ditwah’s influence lingers over the region. While the city saw scattered showers and localized downpours on Thursday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has indicated that the intensity of rain is set to decrease from Friday, with only isolated spells expected in parts of Chennai and Tiruvallur.…