Farmers reject ‘partial’ waiver, plan major stir

Sangrur : Rejecting the waiver of crop loan as announced by the state government, the BKU (Sidhupur) today demanded a complete debt waiver. Union activists held a protest in front of the Sangrur Deputy Commissioner’s office. BKU leaders announced to intensify their agitation if the government failed to take the required steps. “Before the elections, […]

Decide on Fastway tax dues: Sidhu to CM

Chandigarh : Local Bodies Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu on Wednesday asked the Chief Minister’s Office to take a call on the recovery of alleged tax evasion of Rs20,000 crore by Fastway Transmissions Private Limited. Addressing a press conference here, Sidhu quoted rough figures provided by Supreme Court advocate Vineet Bhagat. Hinting at former Deputy CM […]

Sidhu ad: HC takes files on record

Chandigarh : The Punjab and Haryana High Court today took on record documents on promotion of an English-speaking machine by Cabinet Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu during the hearing of a PIL for directing the minister to stop appearing in Kapil Sharma Show. The Bench headed by Justice SS Saron permitted petitioner-advocate HC Arora to place on […]

Cop among 4 killed in Tarn Taran road mishap

Tarn Taran : An ASI was among four persons killed in a head-on collision between two private buses near Sarhali village today. In all, 19 persons were injured. The deceased have been identified as ASI Rachhpal Singh of Tarn Taran, Jagjit Singh of Bathinda, Jagdeep Singh of Faridkot and Rama of Zira. Jagjit died on […]

30,000 Punjab traders ‘skip’ GST switchover

Chandigarh : In what may be a major cause for concern for the state government, nearly 30,000 traders in Punjab, earlier registered under the Value Added Tax, have failed to migrate to the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime. While some of them may be exempt from paying the GST — their annual turnover is […]