Compensation
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Sikh man wins compensation for being denied UK hotel job over beard
World | Dec 04, 2019, 08:42 PM ISTA Sikh man has been awarded over 7,000 pounds in compensation for being denied the chance to work at the luxury Claridge's Hotel in London over a "no-beards" policy.
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Maharashtra: Passenger gets Rs 5000 for no mobile charging, AC in bus
India | Dec 02, 2019, 12:09 PM ISTAccording to the complainant, Satish Ratanlal Dayama, he along with a friend boarded the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation's 'Shivshahi' bus heading to Aurangabad from a depot here on July 12 this year.
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Rs 2,500 per acre compensation for Punjab farmers who didn't burn crop residue
India | Nov 13, 2019, 11:40 PM ISTFarmers cultivating non-basmati paddy and owning land up to five acres will get Rs 2,500 per acre compensation for not burning stubble, said secretary, agriculture department, Kahan Singh Pannu.
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Compensation being processed for Indian worker killed in Singapore crane collapse
World | Nov 10, 2019, 10:05 AM ISTA migrant workers organisation in Singapore is working with the employers and contractors of the construction site where a worker from India died following a crane accident here on Tuesday to provide an interim support amount to the deceased's family, even as his work injury compensation is being processed.
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RBI issues new compensation norms for private, foreign bank honchos
Business | Nov 04, 2019, 08:37 PM ISTThe regulator said if the variable pay is up to 200 percent of the fixed pay, at least 50 percent of it should be in non-cash, and if the variable pay is above 200 percent, 67 percent of it should be paid via non-cash instruments.
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Maradu flats: SC asks Kerala govt to pay compensation to flat owners
India | Oct 25, 2019, 12:48 PM ISTA bench of justices Arun Mishra and S Ravindra Bhat asked the builders of Maradu flat to deposit Rs 20 crore within one month with the court-appointed committee. The top court said the attached bank account of the builders will be detached for depositing Rs 20 crore with the committee.
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NCDRC holds Sahara Developers guilty of deficient services, directs it to pay compensation, refund
India | Sep 14, 2019, 10:44 AM ISTHolding Sahara Developers guilty for "deficiency of service", apex consumer commission NCDRC has directed it to pay Rs 2 lakh as compensation for "mental agony" and "financial loss" suffered by a homebuyer, along with refund of Rs 4.06 lakh, for a delay of more than 10 years in handing over possession.
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UP cabinet approves interim relief for rape, mob lynching victims
India | Sep 10, 2019, 03:42 PM IST"It has been decided to provide interim compensation to victims of rape, mob lynching and other such crimes pending probe. A maximum of 25 per cent interim compensation will be provided on DM's report," UP government spokesperson Sidharth Nath Singh
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Tunnel work: KMRCL starts distributing compensation cheques
India | Sep 08, 2019, 07:03 AM ISTKolkata Metro Rail Corporation Limited (KMRCL) on Saturday started distributing compensation cheques to the residents of central Kolkata's Bowbazar area who had to vacate their homes after the buildings suffered damages due to the tunnelling work for the under-construction 16.60-km East-West Metro Railway project -- a part of which constitutes India's first under-river train line.
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After Uttarakhand High Court contempt notice, Centre pays compensation to IFS officer
India | Aug 11, 2019, 04:50 PM ISTChaturvedi had filed a case before the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) in a matter pertaining to adverse entries made in his appraisal report of 2015-16 by AIIMS, New Delhi, where he worked as chief vigilance officer from 2012 to 2016. The CAT started hearing the case from July 2017.
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Errum Manzil heirs move HC for compensation; seek stay on demolition
India | Jul 09, 2019, 08:37 PM ISTLegal heirs of Nawab Fakhr-ul-Mulk, who built the heritage monument 'Errum Manzil' in 1870, have moved the Telangana High Court seeking compensation from the state government as they alleged that about 11.5 acres were encroached upon by successive governments since 1969.
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Johnson & Johnson to pay Rs 25 lakh compensation to 67 patients each
Business | May 31, 2019, 11:58 AM ISTThe court was hearing Johnson & Johnson's plea challenging the formula approved by the Centre for determining the compensation to patients who received faulty hip implants.
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Compensation for natural calamities: Government approves grant of over Rs 1,600 crore to four states
India | Feb 28, 2019, 10:54 PM ISTThe Centre on Thursday approved over Rs 1,600 crore assistance to four states -- Rajasthan, Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh and Manipur -- as compensation for the natural calamities faced by them last year.
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Bulandshahr violence: Family of killed civilian refuses to conduct last rites; demands job, Rs 50 lakh compensation
India | Dec 04, 2018, 05:01 PM ISTThe father of Sumit Kumar, Amarjeet Singh also demanded state funeral for his son as accorded to Inspector Subodh Kumar, who died during the violence.
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GST compensation paid to states slumps to Rs 11,900 crore in August-September
Business | Nov 11, 2018, 11:47 AM IST"Over Rs 11,900 crore has been released to the states from GST compensation fund during August-September after regular and ad-hoc settlement of IGST fund," an official told PTI.
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Bihar Cabinet okays proposal for steep hike in compensation for rape, acid attack victims
India | Jul 17, 2018, 05:40 PM ISTLast month, the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) and the Centre jointly drew up a relief policy for rape and acid attack women victims offering minimum compensation amount of Rs 5 lakh and Rs 7 lakh, respectively.
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Punjab: Government hikes compensation for damaged crops from Rs 8,000 to Rs 12,000 per acre
India | Jun 20, 2018, 08:52 PM ISTThe enhanced compensation will be big relief for the farmers, he said adding, that the order will come into effect from June 20, 2017.
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Cambridge Analytica scandal fallout: Facebook refuses to pay compensation to users
World | May 25, 2018, 09:43 AM ISTCambridge Analytica used the data of millions of Facebook users to target ads during political campaigns, including the US presidential vote.
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Elphinstone bridge stampede: Railways Claims Tribunal awards compensation to 36 victims
India | Mar 13, 2018, 11:21 PM IST"Usually compensation claims are settled in two to four years, this one was done very quickly. This is the first time that there were no advocates involved in a claims case," a senior railway official told PTI.
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Rs 20 lakh compensation awarded to kin of engineer killed in accident in 2002
India | Feb 26, 2018, 12:47 PM ISTThe claimants, residing in the Ulhasnagar township of Thane district, informed the tribunal that the deceased, Vinod Ramashankar Pandey (32), was a self-employed civil engineer earning Rs 72,851 per annum.