Continuous lockdown infringes right of business community to earn livelihood: KCCI

Continuous lockdown infringes right of business community to earn livelihood: KCCI

‘Kashmir in 13th month of disruption that wiped out enterprises, devastated economy’ Srinagar: The Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) on Thursday termed the continuous lockdown of business establishments in the valley, especially in Srinagar, as a “serious infringement on the rights of the business community to earn a livelihood”. Spokesperson of the KCCI […]

Faceless scrutiny, appeals to ease taxpayers’ compliance burden, increase fairness in tax system: FM

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said the faceless tax scrutiny assessment and appeal would help ease compliance burden of taxpayers and increase fairness and objectivity in the tax system. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the platform ‘Transparent Taxation Honoring the Honest’ which provides for launch of faceless assessment and adoption of a […]

I-T officers to be fair, courteous; taxpayers should be honest, compliant: Charter

New Delhi: The tax department has committed to treat every taxpayer as honest, unless proven otherwise, and provide fair, courteous and reasonable treatment, according to the taxpayers’ charter adopted on Thursday. The charter also expects taxpayers to pay taxes on time and be honest and compliant. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the platform ‘Transparent Taxation […]

Production down, Darjeeling tea industry in ‘bad shape’: Planters’ body

Kolkata: The Darjeeling tea industry is in “bad shape” as the production has been severely hit due to phases of lockdown and excessive rain in the hills, an official of the planters’ association said on Thursday. The garden owners are anticipating losses this year as the output will be lower than the annual production of […]

Gold rises marginally by Rs 11, silver jumps Rs 1,554

New Delhi: Gold prices rose marginally by Rs 11 to Rs 53,132 per 10 gram in the national capital on Thursday following a rally in international market, according to HDFC Securities. In the previous trade, the yellow metal had closed at Rs 53,121 per 10 gram. Silver prices also jumped Rs 1,554 to Rs 68,349 […]

A new milestone for Maruti Suzuki Alto: 40 lakh units sold thus far

Srinagar: Maruti Suzuki is celebrating a brand new sales milestone for the Alto: The company announced it has now retailed over 40 lakh units of the car since its launch in India two decades ago. First launched here in the year 2000, Maruti Suzuki Alto has been the best-selling car in India for 16 years. […]

Modalities for FPO discussed at Gbl

GANDERBAL: District Development Commissioner (DDC) Ganderbal, Shafqat Iqbal today chaired a meeting of District Level Monitoring Committee to discuss the modalities for the implementation of the Central Scheme “Formation and Promotion of Farmer Producer Organization (FPO)” in the district. At the outset, the DDC said that Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) are intended to build a […]

SpiceJet offers automated customer service and check-in facility on WhatsApp

New Delhi: SpiceJet said on Thursday its automated customer service and check-in facility is available on WhatsApp in addition to its website and mobile app. In May, the government had made it mandatory for all passengers to check-in online 48 hours to 60 min before flight departure in order to ensure social distancing amid the […]

PM to launch ‘transparent taxation’ platform

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday will unveil the next phase of direct tax reforms aimed at easing compliance and rewarding honest taxpayers, as the government looks to rebuild the pandemic-hit economy. “The Prime Minister will launch the platform for ‘Transparent Taxation Honoring the Honest’ via video conference on August 13, 2020,” an […]

GST intelligence detects over Rs 17 cr tax evasion by cement manufacturer in MP

Bhopal: The GST intelligence officials have detected over Rs 17 crore tax evasion by a major cement manufacturer in Satna and arrested one of its directors, according to an official statement issued on Wednesday. They also conducted multiple searches in the states of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh from August 5 to August 11 at […]