Commercial Taxes Deptt launches drive to sensitize tax payers about GST
JAMMU MARCH 06: Commercial Taxes Department, Jammu has launched a comprehensive drive to conduct surveys and sensitise the dealers liable to pay Goods and Services Tax under the GST legislation applicable in the State of J&K. During the drive, 1691 dealers were surveyed and notices were issued under the relevant provisions of law in 192 […]
Govt banks wrote off Rs 81,683 cr loans in FY17
New Delhi, Mar 6 : Loans worth Rs 81,683 crore were written-off by public sector banks (PSBs) in 2016-17, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said today in the Rajya Sabha. In a written reply, Jaitley said that writing-off of loans is done for tax benefit as well as capital optimisation and borrowers of such loans continue […]
Sheep farming good avenue for economic sustenance, self-employment: DC Budgam
BUDGAM, MARCH 06: Deputy Commissioner Budgam, Mohammad Harun Malik today said that sheep farming was a viable option for the economic sustenance and a source of employment for people in Budgam. He made these remarks while speaking as a chief guest during an awareness camp for sheep breeders held at Town Hall in Budgam. The […]
SC stays amendment in Delhi Master Plan 2021, says ‘dadagiri’ has to stop
New Delhi, Mar 6 : The Supreme Court today stayed any “further progress” in amending the Delhi Master Plan 2021 to protect unauthorised construction from the ongoing sealing drive in the national capital, sternly observing that this ‘dadagiri’ (bullying tactics) must stop. The apex court took strong exception to the non-filing of affidavits by the […]
CS chairs 29th SLCC on working of NBFCs, UIBs
JAMMU, MARCH 5: Chief Secretary, B B Vyas Monday chaired the 29th meeting of the State Level Coordination Committee (SLCC) on Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) and Un-Incorporated Bodies (UIBs) convened by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Regional Director RBI Jammu, Principal Secretary Home, Secretary Law, IGP Crime, J&K, and senior officers from RBI, SEBI, […]
CBI questions PNB general manager in Nirav Modi fraud case
New Delhi, Mar 5 :The CBI today questioned a general manager of Punjab National Bank, who handles the treasury section, in connection with the alleged Rs 12,636-crore fraud perpetrated by billionaire jeweller Nirav Modi and his uncle Mehul Choksi, officials said. The questioning came a day after the CBI arrested four people — two employees […]
Top officials likely to share all details of 80:20 gold scheme with PAC
New Delhi, Mar 5: Finance ministry officials are likely to share all files and notings related to the 80:20 gold import scheme, launched during the UPA rule, with Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee within ten days, sources said today. The move comes after BJP members of the panel alleged that the scheme, which was started during […]
Gold slides on lacklustre demand
New Delhi, Mar 5 (PTI) Gold prices drifted lower by Rs 50 to Rs 31,450 per 10 grams at the bullion market today owing to slackened demand from local jewellers despite a firm trend in the overseas markets. However, silver advanced by Rs 70 to Rs 39,600 per kg due to increased offtake by industrial […]
China sets 2018 GDP target at around 6.5 per cent
Beijing, Mar 5 : China today set its GDP growth rate for 2018 at around 6.5 per cent, unchanged from last year, as the world’s second largest economy aims to reduce risks to its financial system from a rapid build-up in debt. While projecting a buoyant picture of the economy, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang […]
Tata Motors to have 25% women workforce in 4-5 yrs
Mumbai, Mar 5 : Country’s largest auto-maker Tata Motors is turning more women-friendly, and hopes to have a quarter of its total workforce as women over the next four to five years. It can be noted that Tata Motors’s Pune plant was the first manufacturing plant in the country to have a female engineer on […]
