Gold jumps ₹129; silver declines ₹120
The Hindu
Gold rose by ₹129 to ₹46,286 per 10 gram; silver dipped ₹120 to ₹60,369 per kilogram
Gold in the national capital on October 12 rose by ₹129 to ₹46,286 per 10 gram amid rally in international precious metal prices and rupee depreciation, according to HDFC Securities.
In the previous trade, the precious metal had settled at ₹46,157 per 10 gram.
In contrast, silver dipped ₹120 to ₹60,369 per kilogram from ₹60,489 per kilogram in the previous trade.
More than 2.6 lakh village and ward volunteers in Andhra Pradesh, once celebrated as the government’s grassroots champions for their crucial role in implementing welfare schemes, are now in a dilemma after learning that their tenure has not been renewed after August 2023 even though they have been paid honoraria till June 2024. Disowned by both YSRCP, which was in power when they were appointed, and the current ruling TDP, which made a poll promise to double their pay, these former volunteers are ruing the day they signed up for the role which they don’t know if even still exists