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CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu chief minister M K Stalin on Wednesday announced a 4% dearness allowance hike for government employees, teachers, pensioners and family pensioners.The chief minister had earlier announced that the government would fulfil the demand of the government employees and teachers to immediately announce dearness allowance hike as and when the Union government announced the rate revision for...

THANE: Members of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) held a protest in Thane city opposing the impending toll charge hike at five entry points leading to Mumbai, scheduled to take effect on October 1. The demonstrators, led by Avinash Jadhav and the heads of MNS units in Thane and Palghar, brandished party flags and banners and chanted slogans to express their discontent with the toll increase.Despite...

THANE: Local residents led by the Thane unit of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) staged a peaceful protest on the Eastern Express highway at Anand Nagar condemning the toll rate hike.The hike will be implemented starting October 1 at all five Mumbai entry points.Traffic movement towards Thane or Mumbai was not affected as the protestors stood by the roadside holding placards with messages...

NEW DELHI: The Federal Reserve on Wednesday announced that it is keeping its primary interest rate of 5.25%-5.5% unchanged as it endeavors to steer the US economy toward a "gentle landing", where inflation cools down without inducing a severe recession.Chair Jerome Powell and fellow Federal Reserve officials have made it evident that they are leaning towards adopting a more gradual and cautious approach...

KOLKATA: The proposal for a modification of base unit area value under the Unit Area Assessment (UAA) system was passed in the Kolkata Municipal Corporation House on Saturday. It paved the way for a hike in the property tax rates of residential buildings and flats across the city. Under the UAA system it is the base unit area value that primarily determines the tax on a property. Though there are other...

Thane: The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) on Wednesday questioned the silence of Chief Minister Eknath Shinde over the planned Mumbai-Thane entry point toll rate hikes that is likely to pinch citizens from the city starting next month.Avinash Jadhav, MNS Thane-Palghar president warned of a bitter protest if, the hike which will be anywhere between Rs 5 to Rs15 for one way access at all five entry and...

CHENNAI: Amid severe Aavin milk shortage, private dairies have increased the cover prices of milk by Rs2 per litre and of curd by Rs8 per litre, according to circulars sent to dealers here in Chennai. This is the sixth price hike by private dairies in the last 15 months and the second this year.Citing increase in milk procurement prices and raw material costs (used for production of toned, standardised,...

KOLKATA: At least 18 essential drugs, which are part of our home medicine cabinet, including oral rehydration solution sachets and pain killers, will get pricier from Saturday. They are likely to cost 10%-12% more with National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) changing price caps of 25 medicines.The stock with the revised prices is likely to reach the Kolkata market in a month. "The prices will...

Mar 29, 2023, 07:30AM ISTSource: TOI.inSalary hike discussion: Appraisal season is approaching and you must be wondering how much pay hike will you get in 2023? What are the average salary hike expectations for every sector, and which sectors will get the best and the worst hikes this year? Answering these important questions is Roopank Chaudhary, Partner, Aon India & South Asia. In this episode of...