Takht excommunicates HSGPC architects Chattha, Nalvi, Jhinda
Jathedar says SGPC responsible, too, as it ignored the demand of Haryana Sikhs
Amritsar, July 16
Akal Takht today excommunicated Haryana Finance Minister Harmohinder Singh Chattha and state Sikh leaders Jagdish Singh Jhinda and Didar Singh Nalvi for “challenging the supremacy of Akal Takht by conspiring to divide the SGPC despite being repeatedly warned against it”.

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Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Gurbachan Singh (center) reads out his edict from the rostrum of the Takht in Amritsar on Wednesday. Photo: Vishal Kumar

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No new taxes in Punjab Budget
Chandigarh, July 16
With focus on fiscal consolidation, Punjab Finance Minister Parminder Singh Dhindsa today presented his Budget proposals of Rs 58,593 crore for the year 2014-15. No new taxes have been imposed, neither have any new welfare schemes been announced in the Budget proposals for the current fiscal presented in the Punjab Vidhan Sabha today.


Punjab FM Parminder Singh Dhindsa at the Vidhan Sabha. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

BSF man dies as Pak violates truce
Jammu, July 16
In another ceasefire violation, Pakistani Rangers on Wednesday opened heavy fire at Indian border outposts along the International Border in the Arnia area of the RS Pura sector in Jammu district, killing a BSF jawan and leaving three other BSF personnel injured.

Modi invites Putin to Kudankulam N-plant
Fortaleza, July 16
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has favoured broadening of the special and privileged strategic partnership with Russia in nuclear, defence and energy sectors and invited President Vladimir Putin to visit Kudankulam atomic power project during his trip in December.

PM Narendra Modi greets Russian President Vladimir Putin at the 6th BRICS summit in Fortaleza, Brazil, on Tuesday. PTI

Russia says no to technology transfer for Smerch rockets
New Delhi, July 16
The Army faces a peculiar situation in strengthening its offensive weaponry. While the Russians have backed out of providing technology transfer for rockets used in the Smerch multiple-launch rocket systems (MLRS), the Finance Ministry has refused to import the same rockets.

Black money Over Rs 1 lakh crore illegal income detected New Delhi, July 16 The government has detected over Rs one lakh crore of undisclosed income in the last financial year, a figure more than double as compared to the search and seizure action undertaken by the Income Tax Department during 2012-13 to check black money.