Employees
- Bangalore
BMTC workers oppose private drivers for 4,500 new e-buses
Bengaluru: The Karnataka government’s approval for 4,500 new electric buses for BMTC under the Centre’s PM E-DRIVE scheme has opened a fresh dispute over who should operate the vehicles, with the transport…
- Bangalore
Karnataka HC lays down strict safety norms for Bengaluru PGs
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has issued a comprehensive set of directions for monitoring, regulating and inspecting paying guest (PG) accommodations in Bengaluru, stressing that safety norms must be strictly enforced to…
- World
BAPS clarifies no one denied access during Eiffel Tower visit
Paris: The BAPS (Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha) Hindu temple in Paris has clarified that the private visit by a delegation from the temple to the Eiffel Tower was coordinated with the…
- Bangalore
Arogya Kavacha employees issue strike warning, seek salary hike
Bengaluru: Arogya Kavacha-108 ambulance employees have threatened a major agitation, including mass resignation from September 20, if the state government fails to address their demands relating to salary revision, working conditions and…
- India
ISRO staff bodies seek clarification on trajectory of privatisation
New Delhi: Nine employee associations at the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) have written to the space agency’s Chairperson V Narayanan, seeking official clarification on the proposed transfer of its manufacturing and…
- India
ISRO tightens exit rules after over 100 quit key missions
Hyderabad: The Department of Space (DoS) has tightened rules governing voluntary retirement and resignation of scientists attached to Gaganyaan and other flagship missions, after more than 100 personnel from the Indian Space Research…
- Bangalore
Shivakumar assures Cabinet discussion on OPS restoration
Bengaluru: Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Saturday, July 11, assured Karnataka government employees that the demand for restoring the Old Pension Scheme (OPS) for employees covered under the National Pension System (NPS)…
- Bangalore
Karnataka govt approves 12.5 pc pay hike for transport employees
Bengaluru: The Karnataka government has announced a 12.5 per cent increase in the basic pay of employees of the state’s four transport corporations, bringing relief to more than 1.05 lakh workers. The…
- Bangalore
Protest against Railway Board withdrawn after employees’ appeal
Hubballi: Kannada organisations have unexpectedly withdrawn a planned large-scale protest against the Railway Board over its decision not to offer Kannada as a language option in departmental promotion examinations. The move comes…
- India
Bengal’s BJP govt announces DA hike for its employees
Kolkata: The BJP government in West Bengal on Monday, June 22, presented its maiden budget, announcing the filling of 1 lakh government vacancies, a 20 percentage point hike in DA for its…
- India
Govt ratifies 8.25 pc EPF interest rate for FY26
New Delhi: The government has ratified 8.25 per cent rate of interest on employees’ provident fund (EPF) deposits for 2025-26, which is likely to be credited to over seven crore contributing members…
- World
Brazil set to join other Latin American countries with 40-hour, 5-day workweek
Sao Paulo: Brazil was set to join other Latin American countries that have shortened working hours as the lower house approved a constitutional amendment on Wednesday, May 27, establishing a 40-hour, five-day…
- Bangalore
Bengaluru techie says 4 km office commute took 45 minutes amid traffic chaos
Bengaluru: Traffic congestion in metro cities like Chennai and Mumbai has long been a major concern, but the situation in Bengaluru continues to frustrate thousands of commuters every day. Peak-hour traffic jams…
- Bangalore
Karnataka HC restrains transport strike; directs govt to hold talks with employees
Bengaluru: In a major relief to commuters across Karnataka, the Karnataka High Court on Tuesday, May 19, restrained transport unions from proceeding with the statewide strike planned for May 20. The court…
- Bangalore
Karnataka to witness medical shop bandh tomorrow
Bengaluru: Even as Karnataka faces the possibility of major disruption in bus services due to the proposed transport employees’ strike on May 20, people across the state are now staring at another…
