Oil Marketing Companies, viz IndianOil, BPCL & HPCL are now offering an upfront discount of Rs 5/- on every LPG refill to all LPG customers who will book and pay for their LPG cylinders online. Customers can make payment through existing online modes i.e net banking, credit & debit cards at the time
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A number of complaints from consumers have been received that hotels and restaurants are following the practice of charging 'service charge' in the range of 5-20%, in lieu of tips, which a consumer is forced to pay irrespective of the kind of service provided to him. The Consumer Protection Act
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Highway Development Programme for Char Dham on Tuesday. The total investment for building the 900 km long highway to connect the holy shrines of Uttarakhand is estimated to be 12000 crores. With this, pilgrimage to the holy abodes of Gangotri, Yamunotri
It is heartening to note that the first ever tribal paramilitary battalion is getting ready. 33% of its recruits will be women. Recruitment are likely to be completed by mid-January. News in Indian Express say that these recruits will join in April 2017 for basic training. CRPF, for the first time
Promoting digital payment options is an integral part of Government’s overall strategy to weed out black money and corruption from public life. NITI Aayog has been tasked to undertake a comprehensive campaign on advocacy, awareness and co-ordinate handholding efforts among general public, micro
Rawel Singh, 82, went out for a morning walk in Gurugram in Haryana, on the 21st December. But he could not remember his way back home. Later, one Mohit Agarwal saw him standing outside a mall, clad in boxer shorts and a sweater. Singh was shivering and looked lost. Mohit approached him and asked if
Crowdfunding, which started in India a few years ago -- a process in which people seek funds in small amounts for their start-ups and projects from a large number of individuals -- is fast becoming an instrument for social change. Majority of the fundraisers on crowdfunding platforms such as Milaap
In urban area one can see small bill boards nailed on the trees almost on each one of them on the sides of main thoroughfares. This advertising space is free and so being misused by many. Tree lovers say that this harms the growth and the life of the tree as the nails get rusted and become poisonous
Here is a story of a auto driver who foresaw four years back what PM Narendra Modi is talking about today. This is in respect of the demonetisation announced on 8th November and subsequent action being taken on less cash economy. This interview by Rasheeda Bhagat of a Chennai auto driver Annadurai
This is the story of Ram Chandra, an executive at the Google headquarters in Seattle, USA. Hailing from Sojat town in Rajasthan, Ram Chandra's father Tejaram Sankhla is a labourer loading sacks of heena in the town. Tejaram need not work now as Ram Chandra can easily support him but he does not like
A few days back, one of my mentee, Venky came to me and told that he was not able to cope up with pressure of work in his office. He told me that he was working even beyond working hours. He claimed that he was following my advice in letter and spirit in following ‘Time Management’ formulae as given
As per the revised guidelines, passport issuing authorities (PIAs) have been authorised to consider request of each applicant seeking change in date of birth irrespective of the period that would have lapsed after the issue of the passport. According to earlier guidelines, request for change of DOB