Dominica HC Denies Bail Plea of Mehul Choksi
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www Vol - 17 www Issue-299 www Bhubaneswar www 13 June, 2021 www Sunday www Rs.2.00 OrissaPeople’s TVoiceoday email:[email protected], [email protected] www Pages -8 RNI NO - ODIENG/2005/16409 For e paper : www.orissatodaynews. in [email protected] GST cut on medicines and equipment Dominica HC denies bail used in treatment of COVID-19 plea of Mehul Choksi New Delhi, Jun 12 (UNI) The Generator, including personal Dominica HC denies bail plea a fixed address. The court also Goods and Services Tax (GST) imports thereof, Ventilators, of Mehul Choksi noted that his trial has not Council on Saturday reduced the Ventilator masks / canula / hel- New Delhi, Jun 12 (UNI) The started yet. GST rate on an array of medi- met, BiPAP Machine, High flow Dominica High Court has de- On June 23, Choksi, who has an cine and equipment used in the nasal canula (HFNC) device, nied bail to fugitive diamantaire Interpol Red Notice against him, treatment of COVID-19. Covid Testing Kits, Specified In- Mehul Choksi in the case of il- had mysteriously gone missing Along with this, the GST on flammatory Diagnostic Kits, legal entry into the island coun- medicines useful in treatment of namely D-Dimer, IL-6, Ferritin from Antigua and Barbuda try on the grounds that he is a black fungus was cut to zero. and LDH, where he has been staying since "flight risk," according to local Roosevelt Skerrit recently The items on which rates were Pulse Oximeters, including per- 2018 as a citizen after fleeing media reports. termed Choksi an "Indian citi- brought down include medi- sonal imports thereof has been from India. Judge Wynante Adrien-Rob- zen". cines such as Remdesivir and reduced from 12 per cent to five In his plea, Choksi alleged that erts of Dominica high court also Skerrit had said that the courts Tocilizumab, medical oxygen, per cent. he was abducted in Antigua on observed that Choksi, wanted will decide what happens to oxygen generation equipment, She said the GST on Hand Sani- May 23 and brought to in India in Rs 13,500 crore Choksi and will allow the court and diagnostic and testing ma- tizer, Temperature checking Dominica, where he was de- were taken according to the Punjab National Bank (PNB) process to go through, local chine kits, masks, COVID test- ment of black fungus has been equipment, Gas/Electric/other tained. recommendations of the group. loan fraud case, has no ties with media reports said. ing kits, oximeters, hand reduced from less than five per furnaces for crematorium, in- On June 3, presiding Magistrate After the meeting, Sitharaman Dominica and did not offer any The reports also said that cur- sanitisers, cremation furnaces, cent to zero, she said. cluding their installation, etc has Candia Carrette-George had told reporters that most of the strong surety before the court rently, the 62-year-old fugitive ambulances, temperature check- She said that the GST on Anti- been reduced from 18 per cent sided with the Prosecutor and recommendations of the Group while denying his bail. has got interim relief from imme- ing devices. Coagulants like Heparin and to five per cent. stated that given the 'severity of Ministers had been ap- Choksi's legal team argued for diate repatriation to India by the The cuts are applicable till Sep- Remdesivir has been reduced Along with this, the GST on of the matter, she is not con- proved. bail citing medical grounds and Dominican high court. tember 30. from 12 per cent to five per cent. ambulances has been reduced vinced that Choksi will stay in 'Today's meeting was a single- not a flight risk. The HC also stated that Choksi The Council took the decisions The GST rate on medicines ap- from 28 per cent to 12 per cent. Dominica to attend his trial, agenda meeting on the Group Notably, the court order came proposed he will stay with his at its 44th meeting chaired by proved by the Ministry of Sitharaman however, said that 5 Dominica News Online reported. of Ministers which was consti- after Dominica Prime Minister brother in the hotel, which is not Union Finance and Corporate Health and Family Welfare and per cent GST on vaccines will tuted in last GST Council meet- Affairs Minister Nirmala the Department of Pharma for stay. ing to come up with recommen- Sitharaman. COVID treatment would now be The Centre will buy the 75 per dations on tax relief for COVID- Dharmendra Pradhan and MP CM inaugurate In the last meeting of the Coun- five per cent. cent vaccine as announced and 19 essentials,' she said. cil, a group of finance ministers The finance minister said that will pay its GST too. But 70 per The GST on Tocilizumab and the 200 oxygenated bed COVID Hospital at Bina of States was formed in this re- the GST on Medical Grade Oxy- cent of income from GST will be Amphotericin B used for treat- gard and Saturday's decisions gen, Oxygen Concentrator/ shared with states. Bhopal:Union Minister of Pe- troleum & Natural Gasand Steel Shri Dharmendra Pradhan and MLA Pradeep Panigrahi China opposes Wuhan lab leak theory, US Chief Minister of Madhya Released On Bail Pradesh Shri Shivraj Singh Bhubaneswar: A day after the seeks transparency as Blinken-Yang talk Chouhan today inaugurated the temporary COVID Hospital Orissa High Court granted bail New Delhi, Jun 12 (UNI) China and to shift blames." his successor Joe Biden asking at Bina in Sagar district of the to Gopalpur MLA Pradeep has voiced strong dissatisfac- "Some people in the United the intelligence community to state. The 200 Oxygenated bed Panigrahi, the legislator was tion to US over the theory that States have fabricated and "redouble" its efforts to inves- released from Jharpada jail in the novel coronavirus may peddled absurd stories claiming tigate the source of the virus. jumbo Covid-19 care facility has Bhubaneswar today after- have accidentally leaked from Wuhan lab leak, which China is The US State Department, how- come up near BPCL’s Bina re- noon. a laboratory in Wuhan, accord- gravely concerned about," ever, in a press statement said finery, for which Oxygen is pro- Yesterday, the HC granted ing to the country's state-run Xinhua quoted him as saying. Blinken emphasised the need for vided by Bharat Oman Refiner- conditional bail to the legisla- media. "China urges the United States transparency regarding the ori- ies Limited, a 100% subsidiary Ministers in the state of MP ister and his team for the Covid tor in connection with the Tata China's top diplomat, Yang to respect facts and science, re- gin of the virus. of Bharat Petroleum Corpora- Shri Gopal Bhargav, Shri management model of the state Motors job fraud case regis- Jiechi on Friday held a phone frain from politicizing COVID-19 "Addressing the COVID-19 pan- tion Limited (BPCL). Bhuppendra Singh, Shri Govind in controlling the pandemic, Shri tered at Golanthara police sta- conversation with US Secretary origin tracing and concentrate A Vaccination centre was also Singh Rajput, Dr Arvind Singh tion in Ganjam district. The demic, the Secretary stressed Pradhan said that in 50 districts of State Antony Blinken, and on international anti-pandemic the importance of cooperation inaugurated on this Bhadoria, MP from Sagar Shri of MP the positivity rate has court granted him bail in six said that Beijing has actively cooperation," Yang said. occasionwhich is being set up Rajbahadur Singh, Bina MLA cases registered against him. and transparency regarding the fallen below 1%..Calling the participated in and supported The Wuhan lab leak theory, pre- by BORL for providing vacci- Shri Mahesh Rai were among Covid-19 pandemic as once in a Three cases were lodged viously pushed by the adminis- origin of the virus, including the international anti-epidemic co- nation to all frontline workers those present on the occasion. century crisis, he said that the against the legislator at tration of former US President need for WHO Phase 2 expert- operation, and firmly opposed and their families without any Speaking on the occasion,Shri Government of India is taking Golanthara police station, two Donald Trump, has recently led studies in China," said the any acts that "use the epidemic cost. 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