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World's Largest Isolated Tribe Makes Rare Appearance In New Footage
Rare photos and footage of the Mashco Piro, an uncontacted tribe in the Peruvian Amazon, were released by Survival International.
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Every Train Passenger Gets 55% Concession On Tickets: Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw
Every passenger gets a 55 per cent concession on train journeys, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said regarding demands to restore pre-Covid fare concessions for senior citizens and media persons.
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Railways Made Rs 2,200 Crore More After Senior Citizens Concession Stopped: RTI
The Railways has earned an additional revenue of around Rs 2,242 crore from senior citizen travellers in 2022-23 by revoking concession offered to them, an RTI response has found.
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25% Mumbai Metro Fare Concession From May 1. Check If You Are Eligible
Citizens aged above 65 years, 'divyang' (disabled) persons and students up to Class 12 can avail of a 25 per cent concession in the fares of Mumba Metro - Line 2A and 7 - from May 1, celebrated as Maharashtra Day, said Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.
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Railway Subsidy For The Elderly Still On Halt, While MPs Enjoy Concessions
Railway fare concessions to senior citizens, which were stopped during Covid, have not yet been reinstated despite MPs from both the ruling BJP and main opposition Congress batting for it, and a Parliament committee recommending it.
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Congress MLA Gives Up Rail Fare Concession Over Move Against Elderly
A Madhya Pradesh Congress leader on Sunday wrote to the state Assembly speaker saying he was giving up his MLA railway concession as the Centre had done away with such norms for senior citizens.
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Rahul Gandhi Slams Centre Over No Concession On Rail Tickets To Elderly
Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi attacked the government for not providing concessions to elderly on rail tickets. He alleged that there are "tax exemptions for capitalist friends" but no concessions for elderly.
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Railways' Move To Drop Seniors' Discount "Saddens" Telangana's KTR
Telangana Minister KT Rama Rao on Friday lamented the Railways' decision to permanently scrap the senior citizens' concession on train fares.
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Rail Fare Concessions Won't Be Back Anytime Soon, Minister Cites "Heavy Costs", Covid Hit
Railway discounts, most prominent one being at least 40% for senior citizens, were stopped around two years ago when the Covid pandemic hit services.
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No Train Subsidy For Elderly, Crores For MPs, Show Centre's Records
While MPs enjoyed crores in free and discounted train tickets, the Indian Railways has been refusing concessions to senior citizens citing the need to cut its subsidy bills, documents accessed under the Right to Information (RTI) Act show.
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Pfizer, Others To Get Indemnity? "No Problem," Say Government Sources
To speed up approvals for Pfizer and Moderna in India, the government may grant a major concession requested by them - indemnity from liability.
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Central Government Employees May Get Allowance To Visit Asian Nations
Central government employees may soon be able to go abroad on leave travel concession or LTC, top officials said today. A proposal has been finalised by the Personnel Ministry, which has asked for comments from departments such as Home, Tourism, Civil Aviation and Expenditure "at the earliest possible" time, they said.
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Iran Condemns Paris Attack But Blames Western Policies
Iran sent its condolences Friday over the latest terrorists attack in Paris, but said France was feeling the blowback from its "concessions" towards "brutal terrorists" in Syria, state media reported.
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Dynamic Fares In Rajdhani, Shatabdi Acceptable Under Leave Travel Allowance: Government
Dynamic or flexi-fare in Rajdhani and Shatabdi trains will be admissible under the Leave Travel Concession (LTC) allowance.
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Bhopal Farmers Hit Hard After Centre Scraps Import Duty On Wheat
38-year-old farmer Deenu Yadav, who lives some 40 kms from state capital Bhopal, is uncertain whether the wheat crop he's growing will fetch him good price now that the centre has scrapped import duty on the grain. The government says the decision was taken to reduce domestic prices and denies there's a shortage.
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World's Largest Isolated Tribe Makes Rare Appearance In New Footage
Rare photos and footage of the Mashco Piro, an uncontacted tribe in the Peruvian Amazon, were released by Survival International.
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Every Train Passenger Gets 55% Concession On Tickets: Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw
Every passenger gets a 55 per cent concession on train journeys, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said regarding demands to restore pre-Covid fare concessions for senior citizens and media persons.
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Railways Made Rs 2,200 Crore More After Senior Citizens Concession Stopped: RTI
The Railways has earned an additional revenue of around Rs 2,242 crore from senior citizen travellers in 2022-23 by revoking concession offered to them, an RTI response has found.
-
25% Mumbai Metro Fare Concession From May 1. Check If You Are Eligible
Citizens aged above 65 years, 'divyang' (disabled) persons and students up to Class 12 can avail of a 25 per cent concession in the fares of Mumba Metro - Line 2A and 7 - from May 1, celebrated as Maharashtra Day, said Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.
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Railway Subsidy For The Elderly Still On Halt, While MPs Enjoy Concessions
Railway fare concessions to senior citizens, which were stopped during Covid, have not yet been reinstated despite MPs from both the ruling BJP and main opposition Congress batting for it, and a Parliament committee recommending it.
-
Congress MLA Gives Up Rail Fare Concession Over Move Against Elderly
A Madhya Pradesh Congress leader on Sunday wrote to the state Assembly speaker saying he was giving up his MLA railway concession as the Centre had done away with such norms for senior citizens.
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Rahul Gandhi Slams Centre Over No Concession On Rail Tickets To Elderly
Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi attacked the government for not providing concessions to elderly on rail tickets. He alleged that there are "tax exemptions for capitalist friends" but no concessions for elderly.
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Railways' Move To Drop Seniors' Discount "Saddens" Telangana's KTR
Telangana Minister KT Rama Rao on Friday lamented the Railways' decision to permanently scrap the senior citizens' concession on train fares.
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Rail Fare Concessions Won't Be Back Anytime Soon, Minister Cites "Heavy Costs", Covid Hit
Railway discounts, most prominent one being at least 40% for senior citizens, were stopped around two years ago when the Covid pandemic hit services.
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No Train Subsidy For Elderly, Crores For MPs, Show Centre's Records
While MPs enjoyed crores in free and discounted train tickets, the Indian Railways has been refusing concessions to senior citizens citing the need to cut its subsidy bills, documents accessed under the Right to Information (RTI) Act show.
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Pfizer, Others To Get Indemnity? "No Problem," Say Government Sources
To speed up approvals for Pfizer and Moderna in India, the government may grant a major concession requested by them - indemnity from liability.
-
Central Government Employees May Get Allowance To Visit Asian Nations
Central government employees may soon be able to go abroad on leave travel concession or LTC, top officials said today. A proposal has been finalised by the Personnel Ministry, which has asked for comments from departments such as Home, Tourism, Civil Aviation and Expenditure "at the earliest possible" time, they said.
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Iran Condemns Paris Attack But Blames Western Policies
Iran sent its condolences Friday over the latest terrorists attack in Paris, but said France was feeling the blowback from its "concessions" towards "brutal terrorists" in Syria, state media reported.
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Dynamic Fares In Rajdhani, Shatabdi Acceptable Under Leave Travel Allowance: Government
Dynamic or flexi-fare in Rajdhani and Shatabdi trains will be admissible under the Leave Travel Concession (LTC) allowance.
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Bhopal Farmers Hit Hard After Centre Scraps Import Duty On Wheat
38-year-old farmer Deenu Yadav, who lives some 40 kms from state capital Bhopal, is uncertain whether the wheat crop he's growing will fetch him good price now that the centre has scrapped import duty on the grain. The government says the decision was taken to reduce domestic prices and denies there's a shortage.
