(PTI) The all-powerful GST Council today cut tax rate on 29 goods, including second-hand vehicles, confectionery and bio-diesel, while veering around to simplifying return filing process for businesses. Also, tax rate on 54 categories of services, including certain job works, tailoring services and admission to theme parks, have been lowered. The panel at its next meeting may also consider bringing under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) purview items like petroleum and real estate which are currently outside the new regime, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said. The Council cut GST rate on second-hand medium and large cars and SUVs from 28 per…
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(ET) Adani Group is tipped to invest Rs 750 crore to double the capacity of its edible oil refinery at Haldia in West Bengal. This was announced by Pranav Adani, managing director of Adani Wilmar on the second day of the 4th Bengal Global Business Summit (BGBS) in the city. He also expressed interest the group’s keenness to invest in port, agri and power sectors, given the chance to do so. While the refinery capacity is 1600 tonne per day at present, the fresh investment to double its capacity will be spread over five years. In step the capacity of…
(Tribune) Close on the heels of transfer of IAS and HPAS officers, the government today shifted a dozen senior IPS officers, including chiefs of five districts of Bilaspur, Chamba, Mandi, Kinnaur and Lahaul and Spiti.Additional DGP of the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau SB Negi has been posted as ADGP Home Guard while the ADGP (Law and Order) Atul Verma would replace Negi. On repatrition from the Central deputation Anurag Garg has been posted as IGP (Law and Order) while IGP Ashok Tiwari has been shifted to the CID.SP Mandi Ashok Kumar has been shifted as SP Bilaspur while SP, Kinnaur,…
(Hindustan) ओडिशा सरकार ने 2018-19 बजट में रेलवे आधारभूत ढांचा विकास के लिए केन्द्र सरकार से 6,500 करोड़ रुपये की मांग की है। मुख्यमंत्री नवीन पटनायक ने रेल मंत्री पीयूष गोयल को पत्र लिख कर कहा कि मैं आपके ध्यानार्थ और बजट 2018-19 में शामिल करने के लिए ओडिशा के लिए 6,500 करोड़ रुपये की विस्तृत योजना इससे साथ संलग्न कर रहा हूं। पटनायक ने कहा कि ओडिशा भारतीय रेलवे के लिए सालाना राजस्व के तौर पर 15,000 करोड़ रुपये से ज्यादा राशि जुटाता है। इसके बावजूद राज्य में औसत मार्ग लंबाई, घनत्व के साथ (16) है जो कि राष्ट्रीय औसत…
(ET) State-run Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL) has invited a bid for 2,000 electric vehicle chargers for the second phase of its EV programme, which will see the rollout of 9,500 electric vehicles across different states. “We have invited the bid for 2,000 electric vehicle chargers. We will need more chargers, of course, but we want to do it in phases,” Saurabh Kumar, managing director at EESL, told ET. EESL, which is a joint venture of PSUs under the power ministry, had floated a global tender for 10,000 electric vehicles to replace the government fleet. The tender was split in two…
(Hindustan) पेट्रोल और डीजल की कीमतों में वृद्धि के बीच कांग्रेस ने सरकार से पेट्रोलियम पदार्थो को माल एवं सेवा कर (जीएसटी) के दायरे में लाने की मांग की है। जीएसटी परिषद की गुरुवार को होने वाली अहम बैठक से एक दिन पहले पंजाब सरकार में वित्त मंत्री मनप्रीत सिंह बादल ने कहा कि पेट्रोल-डीजल और रीयल एस्टेट को जीएसटी के दायरे में लाया जाना चाहिए।बादल ने कहा कि पेट्रोल और डीजल के दाम लगातार बढ़ रहे हैं। इसका सीधा बोझ आम लोगों पर पड़ रहा है। पेट्रोल-डीजल की कीमत बढ़ने से दूसरी चीजों के मूल्यों में भी इजाफा हुआ…
(Tribune) Uttarakhand Education Minister Arvind Pandey has criticised his Cabinet colleague and Minister for Department of Labour Harak Singh Rawat for his decision to depute his close associate Damyanti Rawat as additional chief executive officer, Uttarakhand Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board. Meanwhile, a departmental inquiry has been instituted against Damyanti Rawat. The Department of Education has refused to clear Damyanti Rawat’s deputation, nixing her appointment as additional chief executive officer in the welfare board. Known for taking unilateral decisions without a care for the rules, Harak Singh had unilaterally passed the proposal for the appointment of Damyanti.
(Hindustan) चुनाव आयोग आज त्रिपुरा, मेघालय और नागालैंड के विधानसभा चुनावों की तिथियों का ऐलान करेगा। आयोग दोपहर 12 बजे एक प्रेस कॉन्फ्रेंस में उत्तर-पूर्व के इन तीनों राज्यों के आगामी विधानसभा चुनावों की तिथियों की घोषणा करेगा। तीनों राज्यों में संभवत: फरवरी में चुनाव हो सकते हैं। मीडिया रिपोर्ट्स के अनुसार, इन तीनों उत्तर-पूर्वी राज्यों में एक चरण में ही चुनाव कराए जा सकते हैं। मेघालय, नागालैंड और त्रिपुरा में 60-60 सदस्यीय विधानसभा का कार्यकाल क्रमश: 6, 13, 14 मार्च को समाप्त हो रहा है। त्रिपुरा में जहां लेफ्ट की सरकार है, वहीं, मेघालय में कांग्रेस सत्ता में है, जबकि नागा…
(Tribune) Former Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat today asserted that he was hopeful of the return of the Congress government at the Centre in the 2019 parliamentary elections. Harish Rawat, who is on a visit to the Kumaon division, was addressing a public meeting in Bageshwar district today. Rawat said the Congress would come to power with full majority in 2019 parliamentary elections and exhorted the party workers to unitedly work for the success of the party. He again accused the state BJP government of discontinuing with the welfare schemes started by his government. Citing an example, Harish Rawat said the pension…
(ET) Indian Oil Corporation, the nation’s largest refiner and fossil fuel retailer, is in talks with Bangladesh and Myanmar to enhance trade of petroleum products and offer its expertise to set up oil infrastructure in the two countries. This month, IndianOil will open offices in Bangladesh and Myanmar, with a plan to closely pursue business opportunities in the two countries. “For the neighbouring countries, we are not only looking for business, we are looking for association beyond business. Because these countries are also facing similar problems which we have encountered in past, we will be happy to share our experience…