' RNI Regn. No. MPENG/2004/13703, Regd. No. L-2/BPLON/41/2006-2008 &'(&)*+,- ()*)(*+ (,-.// $01*21 /# $++7 5+*,99+.2 7977+ !"#$%#&'()* $)+# 1%:+$D, $&+",*+- -+'$%-+%&- ,**, 5B $ !7!9$2:,7 + +57+ '$+!%+-$!"$-+!& 64%>&& A<< C$ + 7 $ ." % */.01*+2 *03-*451 !"#$ %! "% &'# % . . R !" 5$ Bankruptcy Code, 2016 and the Fugitive Economic Offenders rime Minister Narendra Act, 2018, and said the new leg- PModi has indicated that islations are helping prosecute the Government is contem- those who had escaped the R plating to bring 99 per cent of clutches of law. goods at or under the 18 per He said the economic fugi- cent Goods and Services Tax tives and bank loan defaulters !" (GST) slab, while restricting the would not be spared. remaining one per cent of lux- “Our national interest now 78791 ury items, like aircraft, expen- guides India’s foreign policy. sive vehicles, liquor and ciga- India’s voice is being heard at uoyed by the just conclud- rettes, to a GST slab above 18 international forums,” he said. Bed electoral success, per cent. During the course of his Congress president Rahul “I would like to tell you one day-long visit to Maharashtra, Gandhi on Tuesday vowed to important thing that we are the Prime Minister laid foun- fight for the interest of farmers heading towards a situation dation stone for upcoming and said he and other wherein we intend to bring 99 first-ever Metro Corridors in Opposition leaders will not let !! ! ! " # per cent of goods at or below Thane district, launched a Prime Minister Narendra Modi $ % ! & &( the 18 per cent GST slab. We housing scheme of 90,000 sleep until all farm loans are intend to restrict the remaining homes and also performed waived, prompting the ruling Rahul said talking to the media corruption. Hitting out at one per cent of luxury items “bhoomi puja” for Pune Metro BJP to describe the Congress outside Parliament. Rahul, Union Minister Ravi like the purchase of aircraft, Rail Phase-3. president’s remarks as lowest in He was referring to the Shankar Prasad said he should expensive vehicles, liquor and After performing ground- the country’s public discourse. Congress’ promises made come to Parliament and debate cigarettes to above 18 per cent. breaking ceremony for two Speaking on the Parliament ahead of the Assembly polls the Rafale issue there. Our intention is to make GST metro rail corridors at Kalyan premises, Rahul also raised and waiving loans on Monday. “Friends I am given to as simple as possible. I have in the neighbouring Thane the issue of alleged corruption Reacting to the Gandhi understand that Rahul Gandhi already made this suggestion district, the Prime Minister in the Rafale fighter jet deal and scion’s onslaught on Modi, today said that he will not for placement before the next said by 2024 Mumbai would accused the BJP of running the BJP said nothing better can allow Prime Minister GST Council meeting,” Modi have 275-km long metro line. away from a debate in be expected from Rahul, Narendra Modi to sleep. This said while addressing the ) $ ) ! ! ) ! ((( Later, while laying the Parliament. “We will force a whose party ensured that is a new low in the public dis- Republic TV summit in & &( foundation stone for the JPC on the Rafale issue. Why Indians did not sleep during its course of the country,” Prasad Mumbai on Tuesday. 8,000-crore Pune Metro-III are they running away from a 60 years of rule due to rampant said. The Prime Minister said Alluding to the economic chase of a staggering 1,000 “Could anyone think four corridor, Modi said during the debate in Parliament,” he said. the GST system has more or progress made by the country aircraft during the last one years ago that India would past four-and-half years, the Rahul said the less been established in the on various fronts, Modi said year itself launch 100 satellites at one go? Government had constantly Government has turned a blind country and his Government is there was only two mobile Modi said auto-rickshaw We are moving ahead with the laid stress on infrastructure, eye to the loans given to 15 top committed to make the GST manufacturing companies in drivers, vegetable vendors and Gaganyaan Mission. The speed of connectivity through industrialists of the country, conducive to the needs of the the country in 2014, the num- tea sellers currently use BHIM Gaganyaan Mission of ISRO is highways, railways, airways, including Reliance’s Anil common man. ber has now crossed 120 com- App and carry debit cards in intended to take an Indian waterways. Ambani, but made no effort to “In 2014, 65 lakh entre- panies. their pockets. “The country has astronaut into space by 2022,” “No one in the country, alleviate the woes of the farm- preneurs had registered them- Citing another example of already tested a Made-in-India he said. whether in villages or cities, ers in the last four years. selves for the payment of taxes. “Surging India”, the Prime engine-less train running at 180 On the steps taken by his wants to remain insulated from “We promised to waive However, ever since the intro- Minister said as many as 450 kmph, while the National Government to bring eco- the ‘development highway’ loans in 10 days. In two States duction of GST, 55 lakh more aircraft were operational in Waterways has become a real- nomic offenders, both based which drives the Government (Madhya Pradesh and entrepreneurs have come under the country since ity with a ship sailing on the within the country and abroad, to focus on developing and Chhattisgarh), we did it with- the taxation net,” said the Prime Independence, but airline com- Ganga from Bengal to Benares,” to justice, Modi made a special expanding the infrastructure in six hours and we would do Minister. panies placed orders for pur- Modi said. mention of the Insolvency & network in the country,” he said. it in the third State very soon,” !58$1$ the loans taken through Kisan Credit Card (KCC) and from fter farm loan waiver PSU banks, he said. Aannounced by newly- The MP Government had elected Congress declared to waive individual #$ # $% & Governments in Madhya loan of up to 2 lakh taken by Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, the farmers. BJP-led Governments of The Assam Government Assam and Gujarat too have has also sanctioned an interest "" '& ( decided to write off farm loans relief scheme which will enable and electricity bills of rural around 19 lakh farmers to take users respectively. loans at zero interest from the ! #$%&'() *+ # 78791 The BJP-led Government next financial year, said the , in Gujarat announced it will Assam Parliamentary Affairs O ! & able TV consumers will waive electricity bills of con- Minister. $ Chave to shell out more nection holders in rural areas “The debt relief scheme # 78791 The animals were sub- from December 29. As per to the tune of 650 crore. for farmers will waive 25 per adults in the age group of 1.5- new directives of the Telecom The Assam Government cent of all loans taken till lmost two months after 23 2 years. Regulatory Authority of India, approved 600-crore farm loan now. The benefit will be up to AAsiatic lions died in “A goods train, headed to a consumer will have to pay to waiver which it said will ben- a maximum of 25,000. This . $ Gujarat’s Gir forest following an Pipavav port from Botad, hit choose individual channels, efit around eight lakh farmers scheme will immediately ben- outbreak of canine distemper three of six lions of the pride which they want to see. of the State. The decision was efit around eight lakh farmers,” /O virus (CDV), the State lost during midnight, which led to Consumer will need to pay taken at a Cabinet meeting he said. # three more big cats on Monday the death of two lions and a individually for each channel. held on Monday night. Due to these schemes ))) midnight when they were lioness,” said Chief Conservator In other word, current package According to the Assam there will be an additional bur- mowed down by a goods train of Forests, Junagadh wildlife of cable TV consumers will go : Government scheme, it will den of 600 crore on the State 0 in Amreli district. Since circle, DT Vasavada. He said an ineffective from December 29 ;& write off 25 per cent loan of exchequer this fiscal. “For the September, the country has enquiry has been ordered by and they will have to renew farmers up to a maximum of next fiscal, we will have to do # 5 : O lost 35 lions, including cubs in the Gujarat Forest Department. their package under the new <== <>= # 25,000, State Government budgetary provision for the and around the Gir forest, the “We will enquire if the tariff regime. ? (==)@== spokesperson and schemes,” Patowary said. only abode of the endangered train was moving at a high According to cable opera- Parliamentary Affairs Minister The Cabinet also approved ! " # predators. speed which could have led to tors, under the new tariff * A= # Chandra Mohan Patowary subsidy up to 10,000 to . 1 The rail incident occurred this unfortunate incident. We regime, a cable TV consumer’s , %= : said. incentivise farmers if they take * 2 near Borala village in will also probe whether the for- monthly bill will go up to 400 The waiver will be for all loan from KCC. OL M Savarkundla taluka when a est staff or the lion trackers or 450 per month. If he or she localities. consumers. 0* pride of six lions was walking were at fault in discharging is opting for premium bou- As per the new tariff struc- According to cable TV LM/ along the railway track passing their duties.