NEW DELHI: There is a need to write the “intent” of policies, regulations and guidelines in brief while notifying them, a move that will bring clarity and communicate what it aims to achieve, suggested D Thara, secretary of newly created department of capital development under the housing and urban affairs ministry.Speaking at a conference of…

CHANDIGARH: Ending a prolonged standoff with state employees, the Bhagwant Mann government on Friday announced relief for around eight lakh employees and pensioners, increasing the Dearness Allowance (DA) by 8 per cent.The decision followed a meeting held here between chief minister Bhagwant Mann and representatives of employee and pensioners’ organisations.Ministers Aman Arora and Baljeet Kaur,…