Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik on Saturday announced ex gratia relief of Rs 2 lakh each for the next of kin of six Kashmiri labourers who died in a landslide in Uttarakhand a day ago, an official statement said. The six belonging to Uri in Baramulla district[Read More…]
Tag: Compensation
WATCH: Yogi’s minister Rajbhar questions the compensation policy of the UP government
Uttar Pradesh: Yogi Adityanath’ minister Om Prakash Rajbhar, an MLA from Ghazipur questions the compensation rate for people killed in an encounter based on their caste. In a video, Rajbhar raised strong objection towards the separate compensation formula for people killed in an encounter by Yogi Adityanath’s police in Uttar[Read More…]
Chandigarh: Failing to find groom, matrimonial website pays Rs 70K compensation to girl
Unable to find a suitable groom promised by the matrimonial firm, a Chandigarh woman in her late twenties slapped a legal suit on the match-making website named Wedding Wish Pvt Ltd. and got refunded with Rs 70,000 in return to Rs 58,650 that she had paid way back in the[Read More…]
SC approves minimum 4 lakh compensation to women rape survivors
In a significant decision taken on Wednesday, September 5, the Supreme Court approved the National legal Services Authority’s compensation scheme under which women victims of sexual assault be granted minimum of Rs 4 lakh and maximum Rs 7 lakh. The top court ruled that it will also extend to minor[Read More…]
Rajasthan: Mamata Banerjee announces compensation, job for family of man hacked
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday announced Rs 3 lakh compensation to the family of a migrant labourer from the state who was hacked to death in Rajasthan and a job to a family member. “Very sad incident happened in Rajasthan. Afrajul Khan of Malda of our state[Read More…]
A Punjab farmer now owns an express train
Victims of 2005 Delhi blasts may get compensation soon
Over 200 victims of the serial blasts in the capital in 2005 may get compensation finally with the New Delhi Legal Services Authority starting the process to make a list of the entitled persons after a court order. Last month, a court had declared its judgment in the Sarojini Nagar[Read More…]
Jat stir: Haryana govt to compensate ‘innocent’ persons
Volkswagen gets final nod for $14.7 billion Dieselgate settlement
US-based owners of Volkswagen vehicles affected by the manufacturer’s infamous emissions scandal will now be able to sell their cars back to dealerships, after the company was granted final approval on its proposed $14.7 billion compensation deal. US District Judge Charles Breyer in San Francisco signed off on Volkswagen’s (VW)[Read More…]
Mamata draws online flak after compensation announcement
Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee has received a lot of flak by people on Twitter after she announced a sum of ₹2 lakh each for the families of martyrs. Recently, the Bihar government too came under attack after Suneeta, widow of Hav Ashok Kumar Singh, refused the compensation and asked,[Read More…]
Cairn Energy seeks $5.6 billion from India
Cairn Energy filed a case against India in an international arbitration court seeking compensation of $5.6 billion for raising a retrospective tax demand of ₹29,047 crore on a 10-year old internal reorganisation of its Indian unit. The firm says India has not given its investments “fair treatment” as expected under[Read More…]