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Navratras draw shoppers to markets
Ludhiana, September 23
The first day of Navratras brought a spur of activity in local markets, as happy traders expected sales to pick up with the season.
From jewellers who have been witnessing a slump for over a year now to shopkeepers, all have geared up to cater to expected rise in supply.
Farmer, scientist, politician network
necessary, says expert
Ludhiana, September 23
The two-day Kisan Mela at Punjab Agricultural University concluded here yesterday with emphasis being laid on for productive networking between the scientists, farmers and politicians. Dr G.K. Chadha, a member of the Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council, presided over the function.
Taxpayers face problems
as computers develop fault
Ludhiana, September 23
Taxpayers are complaining of great inconvenience in submitting their returns due to problems in computer systems of the Income Tax department.
"People have to visit the department several times to submit their returns due to some technical fault in computers of the department. This is causing a lot of inconvenience to people," said Mr Jatinder Khurana, president, Taxation Young Lawyers Association.
IHRO seeks CBI probe into Budha Nullah menace
Ludhiana, September 23
The International Human Rights Organisation (IHRO) has sought a CBI inquiry into the failure of the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation to take steps to clean Budha Nullah.
SAD to ensure cancellation of city centre project
Ludhiana, September 23
The SAD would ensure that the Ludhiana City Centre project was cancelled.
Addressing workers of the Youth Akali Dal at Alamgir, near here, the party general secretary, Mr Sukhbir Badal, said even while in the Opposition his party would ensure that the project would be cancelled and the money refunded to the investors.
The SAD general secretary, Mr Sukhbir Badal, being honoured by activists of the Youth Akali Dal at Alamgir on Saturday.
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Declare this year as
Bhagat Singh’s centenary: society
Ludhiana, September 23
The Shaheed Bhagat Singh Memorial Society presented a memorandum to the Deputy Chief Minister, Ms Rajinder Kaur Bhattal, here last night.
The society president, Mr Neel Kamal, and a Congress leader, Mr Parminder Mehta, requested that the state government should commemorate Shaheed Bhagat Singh’s birth centenary beginning September 28. A portrait of Bhagat Singh was also presented to her.
"Neon Jarh" staged at function against
social evils
Amloh, September 23
Child development and Project officer (CDPO)Satish Kumar in association with Maghi Memorial College, organised a function against social evils at the sub-divisional level here.
Major computerisation drive in Income Tax Department
Ludhiana, September 23
The Income Tax Department has embarked upon a major computerisation drive to achieve transparency and efficiency in dealing with the tax
payers.
In a bid to bring about transparency and do away with direct
contact of the assessees, income tax refunds were being issued within four months of
filing of returns and a mechanism was being evolved for direct credit of refund
orders to the bank accounts of the assessees to cut down instances of frauds.
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