Govt relents; cancels new norms on withdrawal of provident fund

Buckling under protests, the government on Tuesday revoked the order tightening rules for withdrawal of provident fund money, within hours of keeping it in abeyance for three more months.

The Goan NetworkPublished Apr 20, 2016, 4:50 AM IST

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“The notification issued on 10th February, 2016 is cancelled. Now the old system will continue,” Union Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya said at a press conference here.

“I will take ratification from CBT (Central Board of Trustees of EPFO),” he said after violence rocked Bengaluru for the second day when garment industry workers torched several buses and attacked a police station protesting against the tightening of rules.

Giving reasons for the rollback, Dattatreya said, “The reason is the request of trade unions. The earlier decision (to tighten the PF withdrawal

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RSS threatens to cut BJP to size in 2017 elections

The Rashtriya Swamsevak Sangh leadership on Tuesday hit hard at the BJP on the contentious MoI issue, saying the organization will go all out to defeat the ruling party in the 2017 election if the government does not stop grants to English-medium schools from the coming academic year.

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Published Apr 20, 2016, 4:49 AM IST

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the goan I networkMARGAORSS Salcete Chief Kiran Nayak told the media at a briefing called by Bharatiya Bhasha Suraksha Samiti (BBSM) that the RSS will not really bother which party comes to power in the event the BJP is defeated at the hustings. He warned that the RSS will not work towards the defeat of the BJP, but ensure that the ruling party’s tally of seats in the Legislative Assembly is reduced to 6-7.Replying to a question whether the RSS will really oppose the BJP in…

Govt relents; cancels new norms on withdrawal of provident fund

RSS threatens to cut BJP to size in 2017 elections

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