Automated IGST refunds on pan masala, tobacco, similar items to be restricted from Oct 1
New Delhi, Aug 1 (PTI) Automated refund of Integrated GST (IGST) on export of pan masala, tobacco, and similar other items will be restricted from October 1, the finance ministry has said. Exporters of such items will have to approach jurisdictional Tax officers with their refund claims and get them cleared, as per a notification […]
India logs 36 Covid infections in a day
New Delhi, Aug 1 (PTI) India registered 36 fresh coronavirus infections in a day while active cases were recorded at 1,474, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday. The death toll has been recorded at 5,31,917, the data updated at 8 am stated. The tally of Covid cases recorded in the country […]
Loan fraud case: Crime Branch Srinagar chargesheets two accused
Srinagar, Aug 1: The Economic Offences Wing, Srinagar produced a chargesheet against two accused persons for getting bank loan on fake and forged documents in Srinagar. According to a statement, issued by the crime branch the chargesheet was filed in Case FIR No. 60/2016 of P/S Crime Branch Kashmir against two individuals for their alleged […]
1,006 pilgrims leave Jammu for Amarnath
Jammu, Aug 1 (PTI) Over 1,000 Amarnath pilgrims left the Bhagwati Nagar camp here on Tuesday for the twin base camps in Kashmir to undertake the onward journey to the 3,880-metre-high Amarnath cave shrine. As many as 3.97 lakh pilgrims have so far paid obeisance at the shrine since the beginning of the 62-day-long annual […]
Commercial LPG price cut by Rs 100
New Delhi, Aug 1 (PTI) Commercial LPG price on Tuesday was cut by Rs 100 per cylinder. A 19 kg cylinder now costs Rs 1,680 in Delhi.
11 dead and 27 missing in flooding around Beijing after days of rain, Chinese state media report
Beijing, Aug 1 (AP) Chinese state media report 11 people have died and 27 are missing amid flooding in the mountains surrounding the capital Beijing. Days of heavy rains have prompted authorities to close train stations and evacuate people in vulnerable communities to school gyms, state broadcaster CCTV reported Tuesday. Homes have been flooded, roads […]
GST evasion of Rs 14,302 crore detected in April-May; 28 persons arrested
New Delhi, Jul 31 (PTI) As many as 2,784 cases of GST evasion involving Rs 14,302 crore were detected in the first two months of the current fiscal, while Rs 5,716 crore was recovered during the period, Parliament was informed on Monday. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in a written reply in the Lok Sabha gave […]
Lt Governor interacts with the citizens, addresses their grievances
SRINAGAR, JULY 31: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today interacted with the citizens who had registered their grievances on JKIGRAMS, during “LG’s Mulaqaat” at the Civil Secretariat. The Lt Governor also reviewed action taken by the Deputy Commissioners and concerned officials on the past grievances received from the citizens. The Lt Governor said, citizens’ growing trust […]
Govt appoints Secy H&UDD as inquiry officer to investigate allegations of corruption against Srinagar Dy Mayor
Srinagar, July 31: The Government of Jammu and Kashmir has appointed Secretary Housing and Urban Development Department as inquiry officer to investigate the allegations of corruption against incumbent Deputy Mayor of Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC). “In terms of Section 34 of the Jammu and Kashmir Municipal Corporation Act, 2000, the sanction is hereby accorded to […]
Airtel prepays Rs 8,000 crore spectrum dues
New Delhi, Jul 31 (PTI) Telecom major Airtel has prepaid Rs 8,024 crore to the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) as part of its deferred liabilities for the spectrum acquired in the 2015 auction, the company said on Monday. The Sunil Mittal-led telecom company informed that the said installments were paid with an interest of 10 […]