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BJP MP from Maharashtra Nana Patole, a critic of the central and state governments’ handling of agrarian issues, resigned from the party and the Lok Sabha today, accusing the saffron party of failing to keep the promises it made to the people. Announcing his decision, which comes a day before the first phase polling in Gujarat, Patole told reporters that ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Commenting on the Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal decision to cancel license of Max hospital, Indian Medical Association (IMA) President Dr KK Aggarwal said the decision is too harsh. It is not in the interest of society. Ironically Max hospital had declared live baby as dead and given it to their parent in package and later the child ...

A complaint was received making serious allegations against Shri D. K. Meena, Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax, posted at Surendranagar in Gujarat Region for harassing a taxpayer in a scrutiny case with malafide intention. The officer was alleged to have demanded illegal gratification through the taxpayer’s Chartered Accountant for favourably completing the assessment. The audio recordings of conversations were also ...

Under the provisions of recently introduced section 139AA of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (the Act), with effect from 01.07.2017, all taxpayers having Aadhaar Number or Enrolment Number are required to link the same with Permanent Account Number (PAN). In view of the difficulties faced by some of the taxpayers in the process, the date for linking of Aadhaar with PAN ...

Department of Food and Public Distribution, Government of India has placed a lot of emphasis on improving the functioning of Public Distribution System in the country through automation of Fair Price Shops, computerization of Supply Chain Management and enforcement of provisions of National Food Security Act (NFSA), 2013 regarding oversight and grievance redressal in partnership with States/UTs. In continuation of ...

The Supreme Court today took on record the final report submitted by a supervisory body appointed by it to look into the closure of 241 cases in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots and said it will examine it. The bench said it will examine on December 11 the report filed by the advisory body, comprising former apex court judges Justices J ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Earthquake has shaken Uttarakhand today at around 8.50 pm. It is being said that it was around 5.1 richter scale but its epicenter was around 90 kilometer away from Rishikesh and around 30 meter beneath the earth. It was nearby Rudraprayag district, which had devastated due to deluge in the year 2013, so people are looking tense. ...

The Bombay High Court today upheld the validity of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act (RERA). A bench of Justices Naresh Patil and Rajesh Ketkar pronounced its judgement on a bunch of petitions filed by by real estate developers and individual plot owners, all challenging the constitutional validity of the Act that was brought into effect earlier this year. ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU A newborn, who was found alive after being declared dead along with his twin and handed over to his parents in a plastic bag by an Max hospital Delhi has died after a week of treatment. On November 30, the twins were being taken for burial when a movement in one of the packages shocked the family. ...

As many as 39 people have perished and 167 fishermen were still missing after cyclone Ockhi hit Tamil Nadu and Kerala coasts while 809 others were swept away to Maharashtra, the Union Home Ministry said today. Joint Secretary in the ministry Sanjeev Kumar Jindal also said the cyclone is slowing down and would have no impact in Gujarat, where the ...