Tuesday, October 6, 1998
Maharashtra revises pay of 20 lakh employees
The Maharashtra government has finally decided to implement the recommendations of the Fifth Pay Commission for an estimated 20 lakh employees with retrospective effect from January 1, 1996. The alliance government will have to bear an additional burden of Rs 3,000 crore annually owing to the hike in the wages.
PM speaks to Akali hardliner
Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee has stepped up his damage control measures with the Akali Dal by speaking directly to hardline leader G S Tohra and inviting him for the peace talks scheduled for Wednesday.
Special tribunal to probe Sharif sought
The Pakistan government is trying desperately to shrug off the corruption charges levelled against the prime minister Nawaz Sharif, terming it as "politically motivated,'' even as the demand for an independent inquiry into the allegations is growing day by day.
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