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Find out potential taxpayers; focus on smaller cities: CBDT to taxmen
With almost 91 lakh new taxpayers brought in the tax net last fiscal, the CBDT has asked the Income Tax Department to increasingly identify those who can pay tax but are not doing so, with a special focus on smaller cities. Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) Chairman Sushil Chandra has written a letter to his regional I-T heads across the country asking them to "maximise" efforts for widening of the tax base during the current financial year of 2017-18. The CBDT frames policy measures for the tax department. "Huge opportunities for identification of potential taxpayers have been opened up by data mining and data analytics conducted (by the department) in the wake of demonetisation and operation clean money," Chandra said in the letter, which has been accessed by PTI
Rijiju undertakes aerial survey of flood-hit areas in Assam
Union minister Kiren Rijiju today undertook an aerial survey of flood-hit districts in Assam, where the death toll due to the deluge has mounted to 45. The minister of state for home was accompanied by officials of the National Disaster Response Force, NITI Ayog and National Disaster Management Authority
Rajnath, Sushma to brief opposition on China stand-off, JK
Home Minister Rajnath Singh and External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will brief leaders of opposition parties on the stand-off with China and the situation in Kashmir tomorrow, official sources said
Top jail officials clash over "special" treatment to Sasikala
A senior police official has alleged that AIADMK (Amma) leader V K Sasikala was being given preferential treatment at a prison here, including a special kitchen being set up for her, and there was "talk" that senior jail officials accepted Rs 2 crore as bribe to facilitate it. Deputy Inspector of General (Prisons) D Roopa made these allegations in a report submitted to DGP (Prisons) H S Sathyanarayana Rao yesterday
Install chromium recovery plants in Unnao: NGT to tanneries
New Delhi, Jul 12 (PTI) The National Green Tribunal today directed the tannery clusters located at Banther and Unnao in Uttar Pradesh on the banks of Ganga to install chromium recovery plants within four weeks so that they do not discharge any effluent in the drains pouring into the river.
1984 riots: Second judge of Delhi HC recuses from hearing Sajjan Kumar's plea
New Delhi: A second judge of the Delhi High Court on Thursday recused to hear senior Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in a case of killing of three Sikhs in west Delhi area of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.
NGT declares 100m from edge of Ganga as "no-development zone"
The National Green Tribunal today passed a slew of directions to rejuvenate River Ganga, declaring as 'No-Development Zone' an area of 100 metres from the edge of the river between Haridwar and Unnao and prohibiting dumping of waste within 500 metres from the river
'People have to fight fear, make efforts for prosperous state'
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today said people of the valley have to fight the life of fear and the situation held "hostage by some forces", and make efforts for establishing a prosperous state
Curfew in Shopian, restrictions in parts of Kashmir
Authorities today imposed curfew in Shopian town and restrictions in many other parts of Kashmir to maintain law and order as a strike called by separatists disrupted normal life in the Valley. Curfew has been imposed in Shopian town of south Kashmir as a precautionary measure to maintain law and order, a police official said
IT commissioner arrested in corruption case
The CBI has arrested Principal Commissioner Income Tax, Ranchi, Tapas Kumar Dutta after Rs 3.5 crore in cash was allegedly recovered from his house by the agency during searches in a corruption case against him. Dutta was taken into custody late last night and would be presented before a court in Kolkata today, CBI Spokesperson R K Gaur said here