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NO.: DL(S)-01/3420/2018-20 PUBLISHED FROM DELHI & KOLKATA VOL. 13, ISSUE 86 | Wednesday, 28 March 2018 | New Delhi | Pages 16 | Rs 3.00 NO HALF TRUTHS pNIFTY 10,184.15 (+53.50) pSENSEX 33,174.39 (+107.98) pDOW JONES 24,202.60 (+669.40) pNASDAQ 7220.54 (+227.88) pRUPEE/DOLLAR 64.97 (-0.10) qRUPEE/EURO 80.56 (-0.01) pGOLD/10GM 31,950 (+150.00) pSILVER/K 39,750 (+250.00) DON’T ASK FOR UK WHISTLEBLOWER TELECOM SWARA HAPPY AADHAAR, DELHI SAYS CONG EMPLOYED REVENUES DIP 8%, WITHOUT ANY GOVT WARNS PVT CAMBRIDGE LICENCE FEES BY CONTROVERSIES SCHOOLS PG3 ANALYTICA PG5 16% IN Q3 PG12 PG16 Quick News44 WITH LS POLLS JUST A YEAR AWAY, STATE CONG-BJP CONTEST NOW A NATIONAL ISSUE ‘Oppn must ready for PAN-Aadhaar linking last 1-1 fight against BJP’ date extended to June 30 K’taka votes on May 12; nation Mamata’s clarion call ahead of 2019 polls NEW DELHI: The CBDT on Tuesday extended the deadline for the PAN-Aadhaar linking to to receive results on May 15 June 30. The policy-making body of the tax department issued an order extending the dead- line from the current last date of March 31. OUR CORRESPONDENT The order said the deadline for PAN-Aadhaar BJP IT chief too gives linking for filing I-T returns is being extended NEW DELHI/ BENGALURU: Chief Election Com- after “consideration of the matter”. It is under- missioner O P Rawat announced on Tuesday that the stood that the latest order by the Central Board Karnataka Assembly elections will be held on May date... prior to EC of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has come in the back- 12 and the votes will be counted on May 15. Like drop of the Supreme Court, earlier this month, the last time, there will be single phase polls for the NEW DELHI: The BJP’s IT directing extension of the March 31 deadline 224-member Assembly. The notification for the polls cell chief Amit Malviya on for linking Aadhaar with various other services. will be issued on April 17 and the last date for filing of Tuesday tweeted the date The apex court ordered for the extension in the nomination will be April 24, Rawat said at a press con- of the Karnataka Assembly deadline till the five-judge constitution bench ference. April 27 will be the last date of withdrawals. polls before the Election delivers its judgment on petitions challenging All electronic voting machines will be linked to Commission (EC) announced West Bengal CM and TMC chief Mamata Banerjee and NCP chief Sharad the validity of the biometric scheme and the Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) machines, it, prompting the panel to Pawar at a meeting at Parliament house on Tuesday PTI enabling law. he said. The polls this time are being seen as politi- describe the leak as a “very cally crucial for Karnataka’s ruling Congress as well as serious issue” that merited a SIMONTINI BHATTACHARJEE Banerjee thundered. She also I-T offices to be open during for the BJP. It is the only big state where the Congress probe and “stringent action”. insisted that there should be one remains in power after losing a string of Assembly Malviya, however, tweeted NEW DELHI: West Bengal opposition candidate against elections to the saffron party over the last few years. that he had only quoted Chief Minister and Trinamool the BJP in every constituency March 29-31 for returns filing The BJP is making a concerted bid to unseat the a news channel. His tweet Congress (TMC) supremo during the coming Lok Sabha Congress while the JD(S), led by former prime min- came when CEC O P Rawat Mamata Banerjee has again elections, which are barely a NEW DELHI: Income Tax offices and Ayakar ister H D Deve Gowda, is the third player in the fray. was addressing a press called for a united fight against year away. “All Opposition Seva Kendras (ASKs) will remain open during Cricketer Rahul Dravid as the state election icon, conference to announce the the BJP-led Government at parties should work together holidays from March 29- 31 to facilitate tax- disabled government employees as polling staff and schedule for Karnataka polls the Centre. Making a scath- to oust the BJP now. I urge all payers in filing returns before the end of the all-woman polling stations are among the slew of new ing attack on the saffron party political parties that they should but had not announced the current financial year. The last date for filing initiatives taken up by the state electoral authorities on Tuesday, she also asserted not be afraid of their (BJP’s) CEC O P Rawat announces the schedule for Karnataka date. belated returns for Assessment Years 2016-17 for these elections. “Rahul Dravid will be the state elections at a Press conference in New Delhi on Tuesday PTI that issues like demonetisation, intimidation on either CBI or and 2017-18 and revised returns for Assessment election icon,” Karnataka Chief Electoral Officer The BJP IT cell head said hasty implementation of the ED probes,” vouched Banerjee. Year 2016-17 is March 31, 2018. “To facilitate (CEO) Sanjiv Kumar told reporters here. Yograj Bhat, in rural constituencies.” the election would be held on Goods and Service Tax (GST) “I respect bureaucrats and they filing of Income Tax returns and completion of film and music director, is making a title song, which Officials said that IT and other initiatives taken by May 12 and counting would and bank frauds have affected must remember that political associated work, all income tax offices through- will be 2018 “Karnataka Election Anthem” and it will the CEO’s office for the elections include GPS-based take place on May 18. While people at the grassroots level parties come and go. Therefore, out India shall remain open from March 29-31, get released in a week’s time. vehicle tracking of flying squads, GIS-enabled com- he was correct on the polling and that it was time for the BJP they should not follow any spe- 2018,” a finance ministry statement said. While “Some of the persons with disabilities — employ- plete database of polling station and digital maps, day, the votes will be counted to “pack up and go”. cific political agenda,” she said. March 29 and March 30 are government holi- ees of the government, will be participating in cer- Digital Atlas of all polling station areas and assembly on May 15. In the evening “Once ‘Emergency’ and The former Union Minis- days on account of Mahavir Jayanti and Good tain selected polling station as polling staff for the constituencies. For persons with disabilities, complete the EC set up a committee of ‘Nasbandi’ had swung the peo- ter met a host of political lead- Friday respectively, March 31, the last day of first time... We are encouraging them” Kumar said. mapping of voters and their requirements and mak- senior officials to probe the ple’s mood to anti-government ers one-to-one at Parliament 2017-18 financial year, is a Saturday. Banks too He said “450 all women polling stations will be set up. ing available all required facilities, including wheel leak. and now it is demonetisation House on the second day of her will be shut from March 29-30. Efforts are on for four in urban constituencies and one chair booking, would done, they said. See P5 and GST that have done so,” visit. Continued on P5 India-Africa trade ONLY 69% TAXPAYERS FILE RETURNS Oppn starts impeachment process against CJI Loan fraud: Bank can grow 3-fold to $150 manager convicted GST revenues slip for OUR CORRESPONDENT motion against CJI Dipak ment motion against the CJI. billion in five years Misra. Many parties like The impeachment motion after 24-year trial MoS FOR COMMERCE & INDUSTRY C R CHAUDHARY NEW DELHI: NCP General Nationalist Congress Party is in relation to the CJI’s han- Secretary D P Tripathi on Tues- (NCP), Left parties and I think dling of the matters raised by 2nd straight month day said that opposition par- TMC and Congress have also four Supreme Court judges in a OUR CORRESPONDENT ties, including the Congress, signed it,” informed Tripathi. press conference on January 11. In today’s OUR CORRESPONDENT Revenue crore as compensation have initiated the process to The development follows Justices Jasti Chelameswar, NEW DELHI: After a nearly GST Collection cess. A total amount of impeach Chief Justice of India West Bengal Chief Minister Ranjan Gogoi, M B Lokur and 24-year trial, a special court paper NEW DELHI: GST col- For February Total Collection Rs 25,564 crore is being Dipak Misra. Mamata Banerjee’s meeting Kurien Joseph had earlier this has convicted a former Pun- lections slid for the sec- 2018 85,174 transferred from IGST “A lot of opposition parties with senior lawyer Prashant year said Misra was assigning jab National Bank manager ... ond straight month to In` Crore to CGST/SGST account have signed the draft proposal Bhushan earlier in the day to important cases in an arbitrary and three private persons in CITY Rs 85,174 crore in Feb- CGST by way of settlement. for moving an impeachment discuss a possible impeach- manner to junior judges. a loan fraud case and sen- 14,945 OVER 400 DIE WITHOUT IDENTITY 4 ruary as only 69 per cent “Thus, the total tenced them to five years rig- of the assessees filed collection of CGST orous imprisonment, a CBI returns.