In a major relief for members of the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), the government on Tuesday raised the auto claim settlement limit of provident funds (PF) from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 5 lakh. This will enable EPFO members to have faster access to funds, especially in times of urgent need. According to the information shared, advance claims filed by the members will get settled in auto mode within three days of filing.
In a shocking incident, 34 people, including 22 children were on Wednesday killed in Thailand’s deadliest mass shooting. Several people have been taken hostages, local media reported. A gunman was holding an unknown number of student and teachers hostage in a school in southern Thailand’s Songkhla, the provincial administration said on social media.
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In Peeragarhi car death case, Delhi Police on Wednesday got five-day police custody of Kamaruddin Baba. Earlier in the day, Delhi Police arrested the self-styled ‘baba’ in connection with the deaths of three people whose bodies were found inside a locked car near the Peeragarhi flyover. The accused, identified as Kamaruddin, described by police as a ‘maulana’ and an occult practitioner, has been booked for murder, an official told PTI.
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