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NO.: DL(S)-01/3420/2015-17 PUBLISHED FROM DELHI & KOLKATA VOL. 12, ISSUE 317 | Friday, 17 November 2017 | New Delhi | Pages 16 | Rs 3.00 NO HALF TRUTHS pNIFTY 10,214.75 (+96.70) pSENSEX 33,106.82 (+346.38) qDOW JONES 23,271.28 (-138.19) qNASDAQ 6,706.21 (-31.66) qRUPEE/DOLLAR 65.32 (-0.11) pRUPEE/EURO 76.81 (+0.32) qGOLD/10GM 30,525 (-100.00) qSILVER/K 40,650 (-75.00) SEIZE 10-YR-OLD AFTER BARRING 10 KILLED AS SUICIDE LAKMAL ROCKS DIESEL TAXIS AS THEY PAPPU, EC CLEARS BOMBER HITS INDIAN TOP CAUSE AIR POLLUTION: GUJ BJP AD WITH POLITICAL GATHERING ORDER ON RAIN- NGT TO GOVT PG3 WORD YUVRAJ PG5 IN KABUL PG10 HIT DAY I PG14 Quick News44 ANTI-PROFITEERING BODY TO ENSURE GST BENEFITS REACH CUSTOMERS Delhi govt to deliver PM greets media fraternity 40 public services at on National Press Day Move to ensure customers MPOST BUREAU doorstep from 2018 NEW DELHI: Indian ROUSHAN ALI Prime Minister Narendra are not shortchanged Modi on Thursday hailed NEW DELHI: The Delhi the media fraternity on the MPOST BUREAU government on Thursday occasion of ‘National Press Highlights announced that it would roll Day’ and said a free press is the “cornerstone” of NEW DELHI: The Union Cabi- out a scheme within three to a vibrant democracy, and his government is fully net on Thursday approved setting » Currently there are only 50 items which four months wherein 40 pub- committed to upholding its freedom. up of a National Anti-profiteer- attract the highest tax of 28 percent lic services, including driving “A free press is the cornerstone of a vibrant ing Authority under the GST, as it under the GST regime licences, caste certificates and democracy. seeks to ensure that consumers get new water connections, will RC, will be covered under the We are fully committed to upholding free- the benefit of reduced prices under » If any consumer feels that the benefit reach the doorsteps of citizens. scheme in the first phase,” Siso- dom of press and expression in all forms. May the new indirect tax regime. of tax rate cut is not being passed on, The decision was taken dia told reporters here. our media space be used more and more to Union Minister Ravi Shankar then he can complain to the authority at a cabinet meeting chaired In the second phase, 30-35 showcase the skills, strengths and creativity of Prasad said currently there are only by Chief Minister Arvind more services would be added 125 crore Indians,” the prime minister tweeted. 50 items which attract the highest » Last week GST council decided to slash Kejriwal. Public services of to the scheme every consecu- He also lauded the “hard work” of media, tax of 28 percent under the Goods tax rates of over 200 items eight departments have been tive 30 days from the day of especially the reporters and camerapersons, and Services Tax (GST) regime and selected under the scheme in the roll-out, till all services are who “tirelessly work” on the ground and bring rates on many things have been cut the first phase. covered. forth various news that “shape” national as well to 5 percent as well. prising state counterparts, had last on which the chairman assumes benefits, it will either direct the “This is ‘home delivery of Giving an example, the dep- as global discourse. November 16 is celebrated “The National Anti-Profiteer- week decided to slash tax rates of charge. The chairman and the four entity to pass on the benefits to governance’, which is being uty chief minister said if a per- the National Press Day in the country as on this ing Authority is an assurance to over 200 items in the GST regime members of the authority have to consumers or if the beneficiary done for the first time in the son wanted to apply for driving day in 1966 the Press Council of India started consumers of India. If any con- as well as lowered tax rates on be less than 62 years. cannot be identified will ask the country,” Deputy Chief Min- licence, he or she would have to functioning as a responsible body overlooking sumer feels that the benefit of tax AC and non-AC restaurants to 5 As per the structure of the anti- company to transfer the amount to ister Manish Sisodia claimed call a designated call centre and the works of the press. rate cut is not being passed on, then percent. profiteering mechanism in the GST the ‘consumer welfare fund’ within while announcing the move. give the details. he can complain to the authority,” The Council had earlier regime, complaints of local nature a specified timeline. He said the AAP govern- After that, the agency Prasad told reporters after the Cab- approved setting up of a five- will be first sent to the state-level The authority will have the ment would hire a private would assign a ‘Mobile Sahyak’, HC notice to Centre,TN inet meeting. member National Anti Profiteering ‘screening committee’, while those power to cancel the registration of agency to implement the deci- who will visit the applicant’s This reflects government’s full Authority to enable consumers to of national level will be marked for any entity or business if it fails to sion, adding that no citizen of residence and get the required govt over farmer’s death commitment to take all possible file a complaint in case price reduc- the ‘Standing Committee’. pass on to consumers the benefit of Delhi would have to stand in details and documents, he said. steps to ensure benefits of imple- tion is not passed on. If the complaints have merit, lower taxes under the GST regime, queues for the services listed However, the applicant will mentation of GST to the common A five-member committee, the respective committees will refer but it would probably be the last under the scheme. have to visit MLO office once to CHENNAI: The Madras High Court has issued man, the minister said. headed by Cabinet Secretary P K the cases for further investigation step against any violator. “Mobile Sayak (facilita- undergo a driving test, he said. notice to the Centre and Tamil Nadu govern- The approval by the Cabinet Sinha, comprising Revenue Sec- to the Directorate General of Safe- According to the anti-profiteer- tors) will be hired through “The Mobile Sahyak will ment on a PIL seeking a compensation of Rs 1 paves the way for the immediate retary Hasmukh Adhia, CBEC guards (DGS). The DG Safeguards ing rules, the authority will suggest the agency that would set up be equipped with all neces- crore to the family of a farmer, who died after establishment of the apex body, Chairman Vanaja Sarna and chief would take about three months the return of the excessive profit call centres. Various certifi- sary machines such as biomet- being allegedly assaulted by a bank’s loan recov- which is mandated to ensure that secretaries from two states, has to complete the investigation and earned from not passing on the cates such as caste, new water ric devices and a camera. For ery agent in Tiruvannamalai district recently. the benefits of GST rate reduction been entrusted to finalise the chair- send the report to the anti-profi- reduction in the incidence of the connection, income, driving home delivery services, the The first bench of Chief Justice Indira Baner- are passed on to consumers. man and members of the authority. teering authority. tax to consumers along with an licence, ration card, domicile, applicant would be charged a jee and Justice M Sundar ordered notice to the The GST Council, chaired by The authority will have a sun- If the authority finds that a 18 percent interest, as also impose marriage registration, duplicate nominal fee which is yet to be Secretary, Union Ministry of Finance and RBI Union Finance Minister and com- set date of two years from the date company has not passed on GST a penalty. RC and change of address in decided,” Sisodia said. Governor, besides other authorities of the state government returnable by November 20. P6 Indian student shot dead Indian Navy seals ‘AN INSIGNIFICANT MAN’ SET FOR PAN INDIA RELEASE Drug menace a at grocery store in USA deal for portable SC snubs plea to stay Kejriwal- bigger challenge than diver detection sonar inspired documentary terrorism in J-K S P VAID MPOST BUREAU OUR CORRESPONDENT filmmakers to put a dis- claimer that the trial in NEW DELHI: The Indian Navy on Thurs- NEW DELHI: The Supreme ink- throwing case was still In today’s day sealed a deal with Tata Power SED for Court on Thursday dis- pending. the supply of portable diver detection sonar missed a plea seeking a stay The bench, however, paper which is fitted on ships to detect underwa- on the nationwide release of refused to direct the Cen- ter threats. The defence ministry said that the movie ‘An Insignificant tral Board of Film Certifi- ... the contract, under the ‘Buy and Make’ Man’, which the petitioner cation to stay the release of CITY category, has been finalised in consonance claimed was based on the the movie. WASHINGTON: A 21-year- man, who is believed to be one with the government’s ‘Make in India’ pol- life of Delhi Chief Minister “The courts have to be COUPLE FOUND DEAD IN NEB SARAI 4 old Indian student has been shot of the four suspects who looted icy for the defence sector.