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Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) reviewed the performance of Income Tax, Gujarat. Member (Audit & Judicial ) CBDT, Sangeeta Singh reviewed the performance of Principal Chief Commissioner of Income Tax Gujarat region in key action plan areas on Dec 20. The meeting was attended by PrCCIT, Ravindra Kumar and other senior officers. Singh also […]
Gujarat Goods And Services Tax Officials on Friday raided six furniture retailers for non-compliance with GST. Based on systematic data analysis and assessment reviews, the sleuths narrowed down on six major players in the furniture segment in Surat. The defaulters include Adinath Furniture, Alta Vista Traders, Dakshesh Furniture, Lifestyle Furniture, Furniture M/s Is. All electronics […]
Gujarat Income Tax Department won big at All India Civil Services Swimming Tournament in Gandhinagar. Income Tax Assistant Divya Satija won three gold medals at the tournament. The 25-year old has been with the I-T department since 2017. Over 200 members from across India participated in the tournament. She represented Regional Sports Board. Speaking to […]
A significant percentage of minorities from Afghanistan, Pakistan and Bangladesh have got Indian citizenship since 2018 even though rules for Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) are yet to be framed. Minister of State for Home Affairs, Nityanand Rai also told the Rajya Sabha that 10,365 applications for Indian citizenship are pending with the government as of […]
Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates has warned the global community to take Omicron seriously as the world may be on the threshold of the worst part of the pandemic. “Omicron is spreading faster than any virus in history. It will soon be in every country in the world,” tweeted Mr Gates while dropping a word […]
First, it was all about owning a car. Then, driving in congested cities became a problem. Subsequently, calling in a cab, proved easier and economical too. But with vehicular population choking arterial roads, lanes and by-lanes, where are we headed next? The answer, it seems, may be found in entrepreneur Arjit Soni’s futuristic vision. “MYBYK […]
Marriage can wait but electoral duties cannot. Setting an exemplary act, a bride from Dadiapada in Narmada showed up at the polling booth in wedding finery, with relatives in tow. Why? “This will not take long but exercising our right today will impact who leads us tomorrow,” she said. One by one, the entire contingent […]
The Income Tax Department has found an ‘unholy nexus’ between four Asset Reconstruction Companies (ARCs) and borrower groups after they were raided on Dec 8, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) stated. The ARCs are based in Mumbai but their premises in Ahmedabad, Gujarat are also under I-T radar. Sources said that companies under […]
Government data shows that there are three Gujarats – one that thrives on entrepreneurship, a second one that has thousands scampering for jobs that barely pay a daily wage of Rs 200, and a third one that is unemployed. The state which boasts the highest growth rate in India is also a land of educated […]
Gujarat’s state General Administration Department (GAD) has transferred two IAS officers in the State. Gujarat IAS Nitin Sangwan DDO of Sabarkantha Himmatnagar has been transferred to Gandhinagar as Director of Fisheries. HM Shah is the new Sabarkantha DDO.
The New Year will begin with an increased Goods And Services Tax on textile and footwear. The GST slab is increased to 12% from 5%–on textile. The traders are already up with their grievances; meanwhile the big question is: will Union Budget 2022 bring any major changes for income tax slabs? Considering the new Covid […]
Finally, the Gujarat Police have arrested half a dozen people from 10 persons named in an FIR in the alleged leak of the question paper of the December 12 exams for government head clerks. This is the 9th paper leak of a State Government exam in 7 years held by the Gujarat Subordinate Services Selection Board (GSSSB). Not satisfied by the action, the Aam Aadmi […]
The Parimal Garden in Ahmedabad will soon become the first garden in the city to get a two storey gym. The garden in Ellisbridge will be redeveloped with a parking zone and Yoga facilities at a cost of Rs 10 crore but its size will be reduced to decongest traffic. Ahmedabad has more than 250 small […]
Every year, Google comes out with its ‘Year in Search’ list, reflecting the top queries being asked in each country, and the 2021 list is as intriguing as ever. Interestingly, a tough math problem made it to India’s list: what is the factorial of 100? This was the second most searched query on Google for […]
The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday submitted 84 phone recording to help nail Sukesh Chandrashekhar, who has been in jail since 2017, in a swindling case that has rocked the nation. Chandrashekhar allegedly conned Aditi Singh, the wife of jailed pharma giant Ranbaxy co-owner Shivinder Singh, of Rs 200 crore in ‘payments’ to obtain bail for […]
As a part of the Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav celebration in commemoration of 75 years of India’s independence, the Income Tax Department organised a cyclothon on Friday morning. The cyclothon was planned to commemorate the Kheda Satyagraha by cycling down the route trodden by the revered satyagraha in the year 1918. Over 200 IRS officers […]
The Central Government has lowered the Goods and Services Tax rate to 5% from 18% on ethanol meant for blending under the Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) Programme. The procurement price of ethanol produced from sugarcane based feed stocks like heavy molasses, sugarcane juice, sugar, sugar syrup are fixed by the Government and from food grain […]
Jamalpur MLA Imran Khedawala has taken up the cause for restoration of the 450-year-old Ek Toda Masjid at Daulatkhana in Khadia. He claimed that it is a privately-maintained structure and hence the AMC is not using heritage grants allocated for restoration of historical sites. Lying now in ruins, the mosque was built in 1570 by […]
Har Har Modi! As Kashi reverberated with the echoes of this mythical salutation for the Prime Minister all of Monday and Tuesday, Modi emerged a virtual Messiah sent down to salvage the earthlings of wrongs done in the past. He was in his Lok Sabha constituency to inaugurate the Kashi Vishwanath Corridor project, which connects […]
The Income Tax Department has found an unholy nexus between four Asset Reconstruction Companies (ARCs) and borrower groups after they were raided recently, the CBDT said on Wednesday. The ARCs are based in Mumbai but their premises in Ahmedabad, Gujarat are also under I-T radar. There is evidence of routing of funds through offshore structures […]
