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Two people have been arrested for their alleged involvement in embezzlement of government funds to the tune of Rs 13.80 crore at a hospital on account of purchase of linen items which were not delivered, police said on Thursday.

Bihar government employees and the people of the state would take pledge on November 26 that they would not consume liquor, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar announced on Monday.

The strike by Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation staffers demanding merger of the undertaking with the state government continued for the 26th day on Monday, with only a paltry 6,943 of 92,266 employees attending work.

The Delhi government on Sunday extended the ban on the entry of trucks carrying non-essential items into the city and work from home for its employees till November 26 to combat air pollution and minimise its health effects.

Schools have been shut, six of 11 power plants will halt operations and thousands of government employees will be urged to work-from-home or use public transport, in attempts to tackle Delhis life-threatening air quality crisis.

Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Wednesday announced emergency measures to reduce pollution and said that there will be 100 per cent work from home (WFH) for the government departments till November 21.

A state government official in Uttar Pradesh, caught on camera forcing himself on a woman employee, has been arrested in Lucknow after videos of the assault surfaced on social media.

Bus operations at all 250 depots of the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) were shut on Wednesday due to the strike by its employees over the demand for a merger of the corporation with the state government, officials said.

In a major decision, the Punjab Cabinet on Tuesday approved a bill for regularisation of services of 36,000 employees who were working on contract, ad hoc, daily wages and temporary basis in different government departments.

Bus operations at 223 depots of the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) were shut on Monday morning due to the strike of employees over the demand for merger of the corporation with the state government, officials said.

The Union government has decided to resume biometric attendance for employees of all levels from November 8, the Personnel Ministry said on Monday.

A productivity-linked bonus of Rs 28,000 along with a wage revision for employees of state-owned Manganese Ore India Limited was announced by Centre

The Jammu and Kashmir government on Thursday sacked eight employees in a major crackdown on corruption and misconduct.

Facebook Inc has told its employees to preserve all internal documents and communications for legal reasons, as governments and regulators have started inquiries into its operation.

Finance Ministry has said that dearness allowance for central government employees has been hiked to 31 per cent of the basic pay from 28 per cent

Two people have been arrested for their alleged involvement in embezzlement of government funds to the tune of Rs 13.80 crore at a hospital on account of purchase of linen items which were not delivered, police said on Thursday.

Bihar government employees and the people of the state would take pledge on November 26 that they would not consume liquor, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar announced on Monday.

The strike by Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation staffers demanding merger of the undertaking with the state government continued for the 26th day on Monday, with only a paltry 6,943 of 92,266 employees attending work.

The Delhi government on Sunday extended the ban on the entry of trucks carrying non-essential items into the city and work from home for its employees till November 26 to combat air pollution and minimise its health effects.

Schools have been shut, six of 11 power plants will halt operations and thousands of government employees will be urged to work-from-home or use public transport, in attempts to tackle Delhis life-threatening air quality crisis.

Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Wednesday announced emergency measures to reduce pollution and said that there will be 100 per cent work from home (WFH) for the government departments till November 21.

A state government official in Uttar Pradesh, caught on camera forcing himself on a woman employee, has been arrested in Lucknow after videos of the assault surfaced on social media.

Bus operations at all 250 depots of the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) were shut on Wednesday due to the strike by its employees over the demand for a merger of the corporation with the state government, officials said.

In a major decision, the Punjab Cabinet on Tuesday approved a bill for regularisation of services of 36,000 employees who were working on contract, ad hoc, daily wages and temporary basis in different government departments.

Bus operations at 223 depots of the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) were shut on Monday morning due to the strike of employees over the demand for merger of the corporation with the state government, officials said.

The Union government has decided to resume biometric attendance for employees of all levels from November 8, the Personnel Ministry said on Monday.

A productivity-linked bonus of Rs 28,000 along with a wage revision for employees of state-owned Manganese Ore India Limited was announced by Centre

The Jammu and Kashmir government on Thursday sacked eight employees in a major crackdown on corruption and misconduct.

Facebook Inc has told its employees to preserve all internal documents and communications for legal reasons, as governments and regulators have started inquiries into its operation.

Finance Ministry has said that dearness allowance for central government employees has been hiked to 31 per cent of the basic pay from 28 per cent