Day: November 20, 2019

GST Council leaves tax rate on vaccines unchanged

Return filing system is working fine: GSTN

9:52 pm November 20, 2019

New Delhi: GST Network on Wednesday said the return filing system is working fine. The statement comes a day after certain complaints made on the social media regarding the GSTN system not functioning. GSTN said that the GST return filing system is working within expected limits. “Had it not been so, how more than 11.52 […]

7 killed in cyclone Yaas in Bihar;Nitish orders payment of Rs 4 lakh each compensation to their families

‘I am not required there’, says Nitish on Jharkhand poll campaign

9:50 pm November 20, 2019

Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday hinted that he may skip campaigning in assembly elections in Jharkhand where his party JD(U) is fighting alone. Asked whether he would go for poll campaign in Jharkhand, Kumar gave a terse reply “I am not required there (Wahan meri jarurat nahi hain)”. He was replying to […]

Oppn plans march to Vijay Chowk in solidarity with suspended RS MPs

LS passes bill to raise chit fund amount by three times

9:47 pm November 20, 2019

New Delhi: A bill to raise the monetary limits for chit funds by three times and the commission for the person managing the fund to 7 per cent from the current 5 was approved by Lok Sabha on Wednesday. The Chit Funds (Amendment) Bill, 2019 also introduces words such as “fraternity fund”, “rotating savings” and […]

Ayyappa pilgrim from Mumbai dies after darshan

7:11 pm November 20, 2019

Sabarimala: A 76-year-old Ayyappa devotee from Mumbai, who was returning after darshan, died following heart attack on Wednesday, police said. The deceased, M V Balan, from Chembur was being taken on a ‘dolly’ when he complained of chest pain. Though he was rushed to an emergency medical centre and later to a cardiac care centre, […]

Assam govt to gift 10 gm of gold to every bride

7:09 pm November 20, 2019

Guwahati: The Assam government on Wednesday announced that it will gift 10 grams of gold to every adult bride, if she has studied at least up to class 10 and her marriage is registered. There are some other conditions as well to avail the benefit of the ‘Arundhati Gold Scheme’, which will cost the state […]