Over 60,000 BSNL, MTNL employees have opted for VRS so far: Telecom Secretary
New Delhi More than 57,000 employees of BSNL have opted for VRS in the last few days and the figures when combined with that of state-owned MTNL exceed 60,000, Telecom Secretary Anshu Prakash said on Friday. “Overall, for BSNL and MTNL combined over 60,000 employees have opted for VRS so far. For BSNL alone, the number has crossed 57,000 employees,” More...
IAS officer who quit over JK curbs gets notice
New Delhi: The Ministry of Home Affairs has initiated disciplinary proceedings against IAS officer Kannan Gopinathan who had submitted his resignation in August protesting what he alleged was the “denial of More...
UP govt compulsorily retires 7 DSP on graft charges
Lucknow: The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh gave compulsory retirement to seven Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) on charges of corruption. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath All seven More...
MTNL sets December 3 as deadline for employees to opt for VRS
New Delhi: State-run telecom firm MTNL on November 4 rolled out a voluntary retirement scheme for its employees, days after the government approving a revival package for the struggling unit. MTNL Chairman and Managing More...
BSNL, MTNL staff unions, associations meet Prasad; pledge support to govt’s VRS plan
New Delhi: Representatives of some employee unions and officer associations of BSNL and MTNL met Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Monday and offered their full support to the voluntary retirement scheme (VRS), More...
Odisha CM dismisses 6 govt officers, withholds pension benefits for corruption
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday dismissed six government officers from service and withheld pension benefits of five others for being involved in corruption, officials said. Odisha CM More...
Telecom Minister directs BSNL, MTNL to proceed quickly on VRS
New Delhi: Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has directed BSNL and MTNL to implement VRS guidelines quickly and initiate proactive measures to monetize assets in a time-bound manner while making it clear that More...
Over 100 Delhi govt officials retired compulsorily for not performing
New Delhi: To weed out “dead wood and dark sheep” from the Delhi government, over 108 officials from different departments have been “compulsorily retired” by the appropriate authority in More...
J-K Governor’s advisor to be relieved as term concludes, says leaving with good memories
Srinagar: K Vijay Kumar, one of the five advisors to former Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik on Wednesday said that his tenure as an advisor is coming to an end and he is leaving the post with good memories. Retired More...
2 Odisha Administrative Service officers dismissed from service
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has dismissed two more state civil service officers and withheld the pension of nine other officers for their alleged involvement in corruption cases, an official said. Former More...
