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AGENCY New Delhi: In the biggest tax reform since Independence, the national sales tax or GST Bill was on Wednesday approved by the Rajya Sabha to replace a raft of different state and local taxes with a single unified value added tax…
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The much awaited Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill to bring in a uniform tax rate presented in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday will bring about seamless transfer of goods and services across the country and it will enable to check evasion. The…
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Providing a corruption-free administration, the promise Bharatiya Janata Party and Prime Minister Narendra Modi  carried forward, appears to have boomeranged in his own turf he ruled for quite a long time setting an example of glowing…
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Alok Ray  There is a case for having a Monetary Policy Committee consisting of several expert members as recommended by many, including Rajan. Perhaps, the main reason - apart from his remarks about the new series of GDP numbers and the…
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Prof Hari Om  The current turmoil in Kashmir in the wake of lawful liquidation of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani on 8th July has once again triggered a very intense debate on solutions which could, according to trouble-shooters,…
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Gwynne Dyer  Our country is at war," said French President Francois Hollande after a priest was murdered near Rouen in front of his congregation by two attackers who claimed to be serving the Islamic State (IS). It's the sort of thing…
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Dear Editor, For last ten days there's no drinking water supply in our village Kot. When I approached the concerned PHE authority and asked about it they said one of the electric feeder of PHE has been damaged for the last few days and the…
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Dear Sir, In our State the number of Govt. Colleges during last few years has almost increased four times. Almost higher education is being provided to people at their doorsteps. Of course it is a big achievement. I here suggest that in…
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Dear Editor, Killing people on mere suspicion and arrest without warrant are only some unaccounted powers provided to the users of Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA). Although many judicial commissions and the highest Court of the…
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Over 150 injured in fresh clashes on 26th day of shutdown; forces torch 15 bikes in Kulgam clash; crowds set ablaze trawler, Alto on highway Ahmed Ali Fayyaz SRINAGAR: With the separatists-sponsored shutdown continuing without break in…
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