Chattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel said on Monday that a third wave is imminent (File photo)RANCHI: Jharkhand brought back pandemic restrictions on Monday by closing educational institutes, parks, tourist spots, gyms and swimming pools till January 15 as administrators of several states considered making real-time adjustments in response to soaring coronavirus infections and the threat from…Continue Reading
Ahead of the GST Council meeting, several states on Thursday flagged higher tax rate on textile products from January 1 and demanded that the rate hike be put on hold. In the pre-budget meeting chaired by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, states like Gujarat, West Bengal, Delhi, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu said that they are…Continue Reading
In India’s five states of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Manipur, Goa, and Punjab, the stage is set for local elections (Legislative Assembly elections). The Bharatiya Janata Party governs the first four, while the Congress governs the fifth. Despite the fact that the dates have yet to be set, all political parties in the election-bound states have…Continue Reading
NEW DELHI: National grid operator POSOCO (Power System Operation Corporation) has red flagged overdrawing of electricity by five northern states, a practice that had precipitated the world’s largest blackout in history by affecting half of India’s population for almost 48 hours in 2012. In separate letters to UP, Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan and J&K, POSOCO has…Continue Reading
NEW DELHI: Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has directed all the States and the Union Territories (UTs) to focus on strengthening their capacity to deal with cases of crime against women. The MHA has also sought a “status note” on the ground level implementation of the directions issued focusing on women security, requesting that “suitable…Continue Reading
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Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas 25 States/UTs have so far undertaken reduction of VAT on Petrol and diesel Posted On: 12 NOV 2021 6:09PM by PIB Delhi 25States/UTs have so far undertaken commensurate reduction of VAT on Petrol and diesel to give relief to the consumers. This follows the decision of the Government of…Continue Reading
Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas 25 States/UTs have so far undertaken reduction of VAT on Petrol and diesel Posted On: 12 NOV 2021 6:09PM by PIB Delhi 25States/UTs have so far undertaken commensurate reduction of VAT on Petrol and diesel to give relief to the consumers. This follows the decision of the Government of…Continue Reading
In a massive relief to the common man, 22 states and union territories chose to cut the Value Added Tax (VAT) on the motor fuels after the central government reduced the excise duty on petrol and diesel by ₹5 and ₹10 respectively, said the oil ministry. Several states also announced a further reduction of Rs 7…Continue Reading
NEW DELHI: As politics over fuel prices bubbles and boils, the oil ministry on Friday said that 22 states and UTs have lowered VAT on petrol and diesel after the Centre slashed excise duty on Wednesday. The Centre noted that 14 states, including major opposition-ruled ones like Maharashtra, Delhi, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu and Kerala,…Continue Reading