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y k y cm TWO EXTREMES nCoV TEST ON MLAS MODI’S PITCH FOR UNSC Actor Aahana Kumra says in the last five Covid-19 test of Odisha MLAs and officials Addressing the UNGA, PM Modi says, “Till when months of lockdown, couples either got concerned started Saturday ahead of we do have to wait,” making a pitch for a UNSC seat pregnant or divorced LEISURE | P2 the Assembly session DOWNTOWN | P3 INTERNATIONAL | P10 VOLUME 10, ISSUE 177 | www.orissapost.com BHUBANESWAR | SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 | 2020 12 PAGES + SUNDAY POST | `4.00 NCB grills Deepika, ‘Temporary retention’ Sara Ali, Shraddha FIN MIN SOURCES DISMISS ALLEGATIONS OF ‘DIVERSION’ AGENCIES OF `47,272 CRORE FROM GST Mumbai, Sept 26: The Narcotics not ‘diversion’ COMPENSATION CESS FUND Control Bureau (NCB) Saturday questioned Hindi film actors AGENCIES Deepika Padukone, Sara Ali Khan and Shraddha Kapoor for several New Delhi, Sept 26: Finance ministry hours in a drugs case in connection (From L) Actors Deepika Padukone, sources have countered CAG audit find- Saffron loses its with the death of actor Sushant Shraddha Kapoor and Sara Ali Khan ing of Central government wrongly re- Singh Rajput. reach the NCB office, Saturday taining `47,272 crore of GST compen- Besides the three actors, the sation cess meant for states, saying NCB also questioned Deepika’s the Ballard Pier area at 6 p.m. Sara, temporary retention cannot be termed oldest ally as former manager Karishma who arrived at the NCB office as diversion. Prakash. According to NCB sources, around 1 p.m., was questioned for Days after the Comptroller and Auditor Deepika and Karishma were “eva- over four and half hours. General (CAG) flagged that the Centre Akalis quit NDA sive” on alleged procurement of Shraddha’s name came to the in first two years of the GST imple- drugs as was indicated in an al- fore after her alleged chat with mentation wrongly retained GST com- states and UTs. They said an amount of 14 per cent, it is supposed to be com- leged chat of October 2017. Sushant’s former manager Jaya pensation cess that was meant to be `47,271 crore collected in the 2017-18 and pensated by the Centre using the funds Deepika, who arrived at the NCB Saha asking for CBD oil came to the used specifically to compensate states 2018-19 had remained unutilised for rec- specifically collected as compensation office before 10 am at the agency’s fore and also that she visited Pawna for loss of revenue, ministry sources onciliation post full payment of GST cess. To provide these grants, a GST guesthouse in Colaba area, left around resort along with Sushant. said compensation due for the year 2017- compensation dues. compensation cess is levied on certain 3.30 pm. Even Karishma, who de- Meanwhile, troubles for Sara 18 and 2018-19 was fully paid to states. For the year 2019-20, the Central gov- luxury and sin goods. posed for the second time Saturday mounted after Sushant’s girlfriend Time taken in reconciliation of com- ernment released `1,65,302 crore as GST The collected compensation cess flows at 10.45 am, left around 3.30 pm. Rhea Chakraborty, during one of the pensation receipts cannot be termed as compensation against a cess collection of into the consolidated fund of India (CFI), The NCB has got the details of the television interviews, claimed that the diversion of GST cess fund when the dues `95,444 crore which it could do so with and is then transferred to the Public chats of Deepika and Karishma late actor caught the habit of smok- to states were fully released by the the unutilised cess of `47,271 crore. Account of India, where a GST com- from October 2017 wherein the two ing marijuana while shooting for Central government, they said. The GST (Compensation to States) pensation cess account has been cre- were discussing drugs and planned Kedarnath. Sara starred with Sushant Sources said that in 2017-18, `62,611 Act guarantees all states an annual ated. States are compensated bi-monthly AGENCIES The decision to quit to meet at Club Koko. Deepika and in the film. Deepika was summoned crore was collected, out of which the gov- growth rate of 14 per cent in their GST from the accumulated funds in this ac- the NDA was taken Karishma were summoned by the Wednesday when she was in Goa for ernment released full compensation revenue in the first five years of im- count. However, instead of transferring Chandigarh, Sept 26: The because of the NCB after their names came to the the shooting of a film. She arrived in dues of `41,146 crore to the states and plementation of GST beginning July the entire GST cess amount to the GST Shiromani Akali Dal has Centre’s stubborn refusal fore in the drug-related case. Mumbai Thursday and was set to union territories (UTs). 2017. It was introduced as a relief for compensation fund during 2017-18 and quit the BJP-led National to give statutory legislative Meanwhile, Shraddha, who ap- appear Friday. But on the request of In 2018-19, an amount of `95,081 crore states for the loss of revenues arising from 2018-19, the CAG found that the Centre Democratic Alliance (NDA) guarantees to protect ` assured marketing of peared at the NCB office around Deepika’s legal team, the NCB post- was collected, out of which 69,275 crore the implementation of GST. retained these funds in the CFI and over the farm Bills issue, farmers’ crops on MSP and 11.45 a.m., left the NCB office in poned it to Saturday. was paid as full compensation dues to If a state’s revenue grows slower than used it for other purposes. SAD chief Sukhbir Singh its continued insensitivity Badal Saturday night. to Punjabi and Sikh issues He made the announce- like excluding Punjabi IRREGULAR by MANJUL ment after holding a core language as official HAPPY WORLD TOURISM DAY committee meeting of the language in Jammu and Centre caps prices party here. Kashmir “The highest decision- SUKHBIR SINGH BADAL | CHIEF, SAD making body of the Shiromani Akali Dal core excluding Punjabi language of medical oxygen committee at its emergency as official language in meeting Jammu and Kashmir.” here FARM BILLS The SAD becomes the such as hospitals and clinics which tonight FALLOUT third major NDA ally to pull use the oxygen. decided unanimously to pull out of the grouping after To ensure that the oxygen is out of the BJP-led NDA al- the Shiv Sena and the TDP. available at reasonable rates, the gov- liance,” he said. Badal said the SAD will ernment has capped manufactur- According to a party state- continue to stand by its core ers’ prices at 15.22 rupees per cubic ment issued here, he said principles of peace, com- metre (CUM), the statement said. the decision to quit the NDA munal harmony and guard I completely trust the govts. Especially their Prices of a cubic metre of med- was taken “because of the the interest of Punjab and ical oxygen delivered by cylinder Centre’s stubborn refusal Punjabi in general, and Sikhs inefficiency. n The new ceiling prices are to end-users has been fixed at 25.71 to give statutory legislative and farmers in particular. applicable for six months rupees, higher than the previous guarantees to protect as- He said the decision has SHORT TAKES and exclude taxes ceiling price of 17.49/CUM. The sured marketing of farm- been taken in consultation n India’s demand for medical new ceiling prices are applicable for ers’ crops on MSP and its with the people of Punjab, oxygen has increased by six months and exclude taxes. Ahead of the World Tourism Day Sunday, workers sanitise railings at Taj Mahal after it reopened continued insensitivity to especially party workers Man held for making almost four times to 2,800 India’s demand for medical oxy- for visitors, amid the coronavirus pandemic in Agra, Saturday PTI PHOTO Punjabi and Sikh issues like and farmers. tonnes a day, straining gen has increased by almost four fake Covid-19 vaccine production and supply times to 2,800 tonnes a day, strain- ing production and supply, the state- Bhubaneswar: A man was AGENCIES ment said. ` Economist Isher arrested in Bargarh district on Bizman dupes senior citizen of 70L charges of manufacturing a dubious vaccine for Covid-19, New Delhi, Sept 26: India said COVID WORSENS IN STATE POST NEWS NETWORK The accused used to visit Patra’s receipt of the money. However, he Judge Ahluwalia said an official Saturday. The Saturday it was capping the price WITH HIKE IN DAILY SPIKE residence here often and seek mon- started avoiding Patra after get- authorities conducted a raid of liquid oxygen used to treat vic- BHUBANESWAR: Odisha Bhubaneswar, Sept 26: A busi- etary help from him. Patra, due to ting the money. Meanwhile, the breathes her last and busted a fake Covid-19 tims of novel coronavirus and other recorded its biggest single-day spike nessman has allegedly duped an repeated requests by the accused, businessman later gave four cheques vaccine manufacturing unit at respiratory diseases after com- of 4,356 Covid-19 positive cases in elderly person of around `70 lakhs finally agreed to lend him Rs70 amounting to `70 lakh when Patra She was awarded Padma Rushuda village under the plaints of hoarding and shortages, the last 24 hours, taking the state’s on the pretext of availing him a lakhs July 1, 2019. The accused also reached at his home.