First day OMS draws poor response

Open market sale (OMS) of rice and flour (atta) began in the city and elsewhere across the country on Monday, but the government-initiated programme failed to attract enough consumers due to lack of publicity, said insiders.On the other hand, many dealers stopped selling the subsidised food grain before the scheduled...

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United Airlines replaces employee bonuses with lottery-style prizes

United Airlines employees hopeful for an early-year boost to their paychecks are waking up to some unfortunate news after United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby revealed that the airline is doing away with performance bonuses in favour of rolling out an "exciting" raffle-style incentive programme, reports travelpulse.com.The details, released in an...

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Oil prices edge up (2018-03-06)

SEOUL, Mar 05 (Reuters): Oil prices rose on Monday ahead of a meeting between OPEC and US shale firms in Houston, raising expectations that oil producers would discuss further how to clear a global oil glut.International benchmark Brent crude was up 19 cents, or 0.3 per cent, at $64.56 a...

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