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J&K, National

13,004 pilgrims pay obeisance at the Holy Cave

By SK.Vyas: SRINAGAR, July 13,2019: On the 12th day of the ongoing Shri Amarnathji Yatra, 13,004 Yatris paid obeisance at the Holy Cave. Till date 1,57,062 Yatris had the darshan of the Shivling at the Holy Cave.

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SBI waives off IMPS, NEFT and RTGS charges

Reduces NEFT and RTGS charges through branch banking by 20% Chandigarh, July 12, 2019: In order to provide an impetus to digital funds movement, State Bank of India (SBI), the largest commercial bank in the country waived off RTGS and NEFT charges for YONO, internet banking (INB) and mobile banking (MB) …

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Resolving Inter-State Water Disputes efficiently & at faster pace

Cabinet approves Inter-State River Water disputes (Amendment) Bill, 2019 By SK.Vyas: Delhi, July 10, 2019: The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved theInter-State River Water Disputes(Amendment) Bill, 2019for adjudication of disputes relating to waters of inter-State rivers and the river valley thereof. It will further streamline …

National, Punjab

Rachna Khaira bags Redink ‘Journalist-of-the-Year’ Award

By SK.Vyas: Mumbai, June 24, 2019: Rachna Khaira, who wrote for The Tribune, has bagged the prestigious RedInk Award for ‘Journalist of the Year’ for her far-reaching expose during Calendar 2018 on the functioning of the Unique Identification Authority of Indian (UIDAI) and its Aadhar data cache. Her investigation confirmed …

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Declare magic a national treasure : Samrat Azooba magician

Declare magic a national treasure: Samrat Azooba magician Our Correspondent: Ferozepur, June 13, 2019:  There is a need to preserve the dying art of magic – a rare and valuable art – as a national treasure and government should extend loan facility to the magicians to further develop this art …

Haryana, National, Punjab

New GST Return system to be applicable from Jan 2020

By SK.Vyas:  New Delhi, Jun 11, 2019: Modi government has announced that a new GST return system will be introduced to facilitate taxpayers from January 2020 onwards. According to the proposed system,  all taxpayers will be filing Form GST RET-01. In order to ease the transition to the new return …