(AT) कश्मीर के श्रीनगर में जारी जीएसटी काउंसिल की अहम बैठक में 80-90 फीसदी वस्तुओं और सेवाओं पर जीएसटी दरों को लेकर राज्यों और केंद्र सरकार के बीच आम सहमति बन गई है। आधिकारिक सूत्रों के मुताबिक वित्तमंत्री अरूण जेटली की अध्यक्षता में हो रही बैठक में इस बारे में सहमति बन चुकी है।हालांकि अब तक वित्त विभाग की ओर से इस बाबत कोई बयान नहीं दिया गया है लेकिन ऐसे कयास लगाए जा रहे हैं कि देर शाम जीएसटी की देश भर में लागू होने वाली दरों के विषय में आधिकारिक जानकारी भी आ सकती है। श्रीनगर के शेर-ए-कश्मीर…
Author: Aruna Sharma
(NDTV) जासूसी के आरोप में पाकिस्तान की जेल में बंद भारतीय नौसेना के पूर्व अधिकारी कुलभूषण जाधव की फांसी की सज़ा पर इंटरनेशनल कोर्ट ऑफ़ जस्टिस में जज ने फैसला पढ़ा. कोर्ट ने कहा कि इस मामले में अंतिम फैसला आने तक कुलभूषण जाधव को फांसी नहीं दी जाएगी. कोर्ट ने कहा कि दोनों ही पक्षों को इस आदेश को मानना होगा. दोनों ही देशों पर विएना समझौते के तहत यह आदेश बाध्यकारी है. इसी के साथ अंतरराष्ट्रीय मंच पर यह भारत की बड़ी कूटनीतिक जीत साबित हुई है. भारत मामले की सुनवाई तक फांसी पर रोक की मांग कर…
(PTI) The Supreme Court today reserved its verdict on a batch of petitions challenging constitutional validity of the practice of triple talaq among Muslims. A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice J S Khehar heard the issue for six days during which various parties including the Centre, All India Muslim Personal Law Board, All India Muslim Women Personal Law Board and various others made the submissions. The bench, also comprising Justices Kurian Joseph, R F Nariman, U U Lalit and Abdul Nazeer, had begun the hearing on May 11. The members of the bench are from different religious communities including Sikh,…
(AT) जम्मू कश्मीर की राजधानी श्रीनगर में वस्तु एवं सेवा कर परिषद (जीएसटी काउंसिल) की बेहद अहम और आखिरी बैठक चल रही है. देश के इतिहास का सबसे टैक्स सुधार करार दिए जाने वाले जीएसटी पर इस बैठक में काउंसिल वस्तुओं और सेवाओं पर टैक्स रेट तय करेगी. इस अंतिम बैठक को श्रीनगर में रखे जाने के लिए पीछे कई अहम राजनीति मायने भी देखें जा रहे हैं. दरअसल पिछले कुछ महीनों से पत्थरबाजी और विरोध प्रदर्शनों की आग से झुलस रहे कश्मीर में जीएसटी पर इस अहम बैठक से सरकार की कोशिश धरती के इस स्वर्ग से देश और…
(PTI) Consumers would soon be able to buy energy efficient LED bulbs, tubelights and ceiling fans at petrol pumps at much lower retail rates. The consumer would get the LED bulb for Rs 65, tubelight for Rs 230 and ceiling fan at Rs 1,150.These appliances would be sourced by the three state-run oil marketing companies (OMCs) — Hindustan Petroleum, Indian Oil and Bharat Petroleum — from the state-run Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL). The OMCs and EESL was to ink Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the EESL today for selling these appliances but it was postponed due to the demise of…
The Central Information Commission (CIC) is organising a Seminar on implementation of the Right to Information here tomorrow. The Chief Information Commissioner Shri Radha Krishna Mathur will deliver the Inaugural Address and Information Commissioner, CIC, Prof. M. Sridhar Acharyulu, will give a talk on “Scope of Privacy of Public Servant”. Information Commissioner, CIC, Shri Yashovardhan Azad will deliver the address at the Valedictory Session. Academicians, practitioners, researchers, NGOs/civil society groups and other stakeholders will be giving well researched original presentations, including case studies during the Seminar. Speakers of eminence will include Ms. Anjali Bhardwaj, co-Convenor, National Campaign for People’s Right…
(NDTV) Environment Minister Anil Dave has died at 60. Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted that he was “absolutely shocked” and described Mr Dave’s death as a “personal loss”. He wrote, “I was with Anil Madhav Dave ji till late last evening, discussing key policy issues.” The prime minister also said Mr Dave would be remembered as a devoted public servant and was tremendously passionate towards conserving the environment.Mr Dave, who had a longtime association with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), was appointed Environment Minister last year. He was a Rajya Sabha member from Madhya Pradesh.He was a member of various committees…
(Tribune) A 2 per cent cess will be levied on the sale of liquor by the state government as part of the new excise policy effective from June 1, which was approved today by the Cabinet.Rather than announcing major changes in the excise policy, the new BJP government has only fiddled with the old policy and announced a few changes here and there.The new 2 per cent cess will be levied on liquor (MRP) out of which 1 per cent cess so charged would be spent on road safety measures and 1 per cent on social safety measures.The revenue target…
(TNIE) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting Gujarat for two days early next week, during which he will attend the annual general meeting of African Development Bank to be held in Gandhinagar on May 23. The state unit of BJP said today during his May 22 and 23 visit, Modi will also go to Kutch district in the state to inaugurate development works at Kandla and dedicate to the nation Narmada Water pumping station at Bhachau in the same district. “The prime minister will arrive at Bhachau in Kutch district on May 22. After attending a programme there, he will…
(FE) The ministry of civil aviation is trying to make certain changes in the regional connectivity scheme — before the second round of bidding — to make it more investor- and business-friendly. Sources said the proposed changes deal with exclusive rights to fly on the commercially lucrative routes, added benefits for airlines operating on the routes in smaller towns and backward regions, and acquisition of aircraft by the regional airlines. The ministry is satisfied with the response to the first round of bidding, but it still wants to change certain things to make the scheme more robust, investor-friendly and beneficial…