Day: November 19, 2019

Malanad-Malabar River Cruise to change Kerala s tourism face from Feb 15

Kerala Tourism holds roadshows in Europe

8:54 pm November 19, 2019

Thiruvananthapuram: In an aggressive bid to make deeper inroads in Europe, Kerala Tourism conducted a string of road-shows by participating in the World Travel Market (WTM), London, and showcased products in the emerging markets of Scandinavian countries Denmark and Finland. Kerala Tourism director P Bala Kiran, led a high- profile official delegation, comprising prominent trade […]

EDMC launches Property Tax Amnesty Scheme with 100% waiver of interest, penalty

EDMC proposes three new taxes; expects additional revenue of Rs 30 cr

8:49 pm November 19, 2019

New Delhi: The East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) in its budget presented on Tuesday for the year 2020-2021, proposed three new taxes including professional tax, education cess and betterment tax expecting additional Rs 30 crore from these sources. It proposed professional tax for those earning more than 5 lakhs a year @Rs.100 pm and Rs.200 […]

Akali leader shot dead in Gurdaspur, legs chopped off

8:39 pm November 19, 2019

Batala (Punjab): A local Shiromani Akali Dal leader was allegedly shot dead and then his legs were chopped off following an altercation with his neighbour in Punjab’s Gurdaspur district, police said on Tuesday. Batala Senior Superintendent of Police Opinderjit Singh Ghuman ruled out any political motive behind the killing of Dalbir Singh Dhilwan, 51, who […]

Fire breaks out in paper godown in Outer Delhi

8:37 pm November 19, 2019

New Delhi: A fire broke out in a paper godown in Outer Delhi’s Bakoli Industrial area on Tuesday, officials said. However, there was no casualty or injury in the incident, they said. A call regarding the fire was received at 1.41 pm, following which 15 fire tenders were rushed to the spot, the fire department […]

Financial aid for Christians, Muslims pilgrims enhanced

8:23 pm November 19, 2019

Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh government on Tuesday enhanced the financial assistance to each of the Christians and Muslims undertaking pilgrimage to Jerusalem and Haj respectively. Minorities Welfare Department Principal Secretary Mohd Ilyas Rizvi issued two separate orders in this regard. He said pilgrims with an annual income of upto Rs 3 lakh would be given […]