PIL wants rich farmers taxed, HC sends notice to Centre, states

PIL wants rich farmers taxed, HC sends notice to Centre, states

Chandigarh : The Punjab and Haryana High Court today put the Union of India and the states of Punjab and Haryana on notice on a PIL against the exclusion of agricultural income from income tax. Filed by advocate Hari Chand Arora, the petition sought that tax be levied on the agricultural income of rich farmers. […]

Congress MP Bittu gets bail in unlawful assembly case

Congress MP Bittu gets bail in unlawful assembly case

Chandigarh, October 11 : A local court on Wednesday granted bail to Congress leader and Member of Parliament Ravneet Singh Bittu in a case involving unlawful assembly and disobedience. He had missed three hearings continuously and non-bailable warrants were issued against him. He was present in the court today and the prosecution would argue on the […]

Enforcement Directorate raids Patiala residence of PCS officer

Enforcement Directorate raids Patiala residence of PCS officer

New Delhi, October 11 : External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has assured help to a Russian youth after he was forced to beg for alms at the entrance of Sri Kumarakottam Temple in Kancheepuram in Tamil Nadu after his ATM PIN had got locked. Evangelin, who came to India on September 24, had gone to Kancheepuram […]

Enforcement Directorate raids Patiala residence of PCS officer

Enforcement Directorate raids Patiala residence of PCS officer

Patiala, October 11 : A team of Enforcement Directorate raided the house of PCS officer Anand Sagar Sharma, an accused in the multi-crore Hoshiarpur land scam, in Patiala on Wednesday morning.The team was led by Assistant Director Ajai Singh. Sharma was booked by the Vigilance Bureau along with 12 others, including revenue officials, Akali leaders […]

Polling on in Gurdaspur; sporadic incidents of violence reported

Polling on in Gurdaspur; sporadic incidents of violence reported

Gurdaspur, October 11 : Polling to the Gurdaspur parliamentary constituency began amid sporadic incidents of violence with SAD-BJP leaders blaming Congress MLAs for inciting locals. The constituency has nine assembly seats of which seven are represented by ruling party legislators. Five SAD workers, including Happy Pahra, a former Akali sarpanch of Pahra village, the native place […]