(TH) The State government is likely to take a couple of weeks more to take a decision on the demand to slash the additional ₹4 VAT on petrol and diesel. The government has appointed the Price waterhouse Coopers (PwC) as consultant to study the implications of reduction in VAT on petroleum products.The PwC is expected to submit a report in a week after which the Finance Ministry would place it before the Cabinet for action. According to information, a major chunk (18% to 19%) of revenue of the Commercial Taxes Department comes through VAT on petrol and diesel. The government is…
Author: Aruna Sharma
(AU) चुनाव आयोग ने कहा है हिमाचल प्रदेश और गुजरात विधानसभा चुनाव के एग्जिट पोल के नतीजे 14 दिसंबर से पहले प्रसारित नहीं किए जा सकते। हिमाचल में मतदान 9 नवंबर को है। वहीं गुजरात के पहले चरण का मतदान 9 दिसंबर को और दूसरे व अंतिम चरण का मतदान 14 दिसंबर को है। आयोग ने कहा कि भले ही हिमाचल का चुनाव 9 नवंबर को संपन्न हो जाएगा, लेकिन गुजरात के दोनों चरणों के मतदान से पहले उसके एग्जिट पोल का परिणाम इलेक्ट्रॉनिक या प्रिंट किसी भी मीडिया में प्रसारित करने पर रोक रहेगी। यह प्रतिबंध 9 नवंबर सुबह 8 बजे से…
(TOI) Union petroleum and skill development minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday wrote a letter to Union agriculture minister Radhamohan Singh seeking central assistance for farmers hit by pest attacks on their crops.Highlighting that farmers were setting their crops on fire and committing suicide due to pests ruining their paddy, Dharmendra wrote to Radhamohan, “I would like your urgent personal intervention to explore possible central intervention and assistance to save the lives and livelihood of landless agricultural labourers, sharecroppers and small, marginal sub-marginal cultivators.” Dharmendra also sought to send a central fact finding team to Odisha to assess the ground realities. The petroleum minister wrote that the situation has spiralled out of…
(PTI) A combination of smoke from stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana and moisture turned Delhi, India’s capital city, into a “gas chamber” on Tuesday, prompting authorities to announce a series of preventive measures including a four-fold hike in parking fees and slashing of metro fares.The smog brought down visibility levels, affecting flight and train operations. The heavy air permeated living rooms and even the underground metro stations in the city making it difficult to breathe, turning eyes watery In the evening, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia announced that primary schools in the national capital will remain close tomorrow The Supreme…
(AU) समाजवादी पार्टी के पूर्व अध्यक्ष और पूर्व मुख्यमंत्री मुलायम सिंह यादव के खिलाफ सुप्रीम कोर्ट में एक याचिका दायर की गई है, जिसमें 1990 में कार सेवकों पर गोली चलाने को लेकर यादव के खिलाफ मुकदमा दर्ज करने की मांग की गई है। ये याचिका राणा संग्राम सिंह द्वारा दायर की गई है। बता दें कि जिस समय कार सेवकों पर गोली चलाने का आदेश दिया गया था, उस समय राज्य के मुख्यमंत्री मुलायम सिंह यादव थे। राणा संग्राम सिंह ने अपनी याचिका में कहा है कि 6 फरवरी 2014 को मैनपुरी जिले में आयोजित एक जनसभा में मुलायम सिंह यादव ने कहा…
(AU) राष्ट्रीय जांच एजेंसी (एनआईए) ने राजधानी दिल्ली के कनॉट पैलेस इलाके से 36 करोड़ रुपये के पुराने नोट बरामद किए हैं। 1000 और 500 रुपये के बंद कर दिये गये नोटों के ये बंडल चार लग्जरी गाडिय़ों में रखे हुए थे। पुलिस ने इस संबंध में कुल नौ लोगों को गिरफ्तार किया है। बताया जा रहा है कि ये नोट जम्मू-कश्मीर में टेरर फंडिंग से जुड़े हैं। इनका आतंकी और अलगाववादी गतिविधियों से संबंध हैं। एनआईए के एक प्रवक्ता ने मंगलवार को बताया कि एजेंसी के दस्ते ने सोमवार को राजधानी के कनॉट प्लेस इलाके में सात लोगों को पकड़ा। उनके पास से 28…
The provisional figures of Direct Tax collections up to October, 2017 show that net collections are at Rs. 4.39 lakh crore which is 15.2% higher than the net collections for the corresponding period of last year. Net Direct Tax collections represent 44.8% of the total Budget Estimates of Direct Taxes for F.Y. 2017-18 (Rs. 9.8 lakh crore). Gross collections (before adjusting for refunds) have increased by 10.7% to Rs.5.28 lakh crore during April-October, 2017. Refunds amounting to Rs. 89,507 crore have been issued during April, 2017 to October, 2017.
Shri Piyush Goyal, Union Minister of Railways & Coal has launched ‘Grahak Sadak Koyla Vitaran App’ benefitting customers of Coal India Limited (CIL) lifting coal through road mode. The customer friendly app, launched recently in Kolkata on CIL’s Foundation Day, helps achieve transparency in despatch operations, as a tool to monitor, whether the despatches are made on the fair principle of ‘First in First Out’ and keeps track of all the activities from issuance of Sale Order to physical delivery of coal by road. The main benefits of the App for the customers, against the Sale Orders issued, include easy accessibility…
(PTI) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said today that dealing in cash has a cost and a clear trend is emerging in the country which shows a shift towards digital transactions. “Excessive dependence on cash has its cost. It is not just cost but it is a curse on both society and economy,” he said at an event organised by Punjab National Bank (PNB) here. There is clear subtle change taking place in the country and there is a shift towards digital payment, he said. Digital transactions and transactions through banking instruments is going to grow, he added.The government has been pushing…
(ET) The Indian Railways may rope in state-owned Rural Electrification Corporation (REC) to fund its ambitious plan to electrify the entire network by 2021-22. The corporation is likely to lend the railways the entire project cost of around Rs 30,000 crore, spanning over four-five years, at an annual interest rate of 9% for a lending period of 8-10 years, a top railway ministry official said. The railways will be spending almost Rs 8,000 crore every year towards electrification electrification for the next four years. Railway minister Piyush Goyal recently met top REC officials and discussed the funding for the electrification project,…