Punjab

GST Council leaves tax rate on vaccines unchanged

GST: 5 arrested for operating bogus billing network

11:47 pm March 13, 2021

Chandigarh: Five people were arrested on Saturday for allegedly operating a GST bogus billing network in Punjab and other states, an official statement said here. The statement said the scam could be around Rs 700 crore. Officials of the investigation wing of the Punjab State GST Department arrested five persons for creating and operating a […]

8 crows found dead in Punjab’s Hoshiarpur

7:01 pm March 4, 2021

Hoshiarpur (Punjab): At least eight crows were found dead on Thursday under mysterious circumstances at a field in Garhshankar subdivision area near here, officials said. The crows were found dead in the field of Charanjit Singh at Possi village, they said. Garhshankar Forest Block Officer (Wild Life) Rajpal Singh said a team, including doctors of […]

CBI takes over ITBP fake appointment letters case

7:45 pm March 1, 2021

New Delhi: The CBI has taken over investigation in ITBP recruitment scam in which 24 unsuccessful candidates from across the country were conned with fake appointment letters to join the force, officials said. These candidates had appeared in the examination for the post of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) constables in 2014-15 and 2016 but could […]

Centre rushes high level teams to states witnessing surge in COVID cases

1:49 pm February 24, 2021

New Delhi: The Centre has deputed multi-disciplinary teams to states witnessing a surge in COVID-19 cases, including Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat, Punjab, Karnataka and Jammu and Kashmir, to support them in effectively tackling the pandemic. The three–member multidisciplinary teams are headed by joint secretary level officers in the health ministry, the Union Health Ministry said. ”These […]

Encounter on between security forces, terrorists in Poonch

People coming to Delhi from 5 states will need to show negative COVID test result

11:24 am February 24, 2021

New Delhi: Travellers from five states, including Maharashtra, Kerala and Punjab, will have to show negative COVID-19 test report before entering the national capital, officials said on Wednesday amid a spike in coronavirus infections in some states. They said an official order will be issued later in the day and it will be effective till […]