' B* # C # C C !"#$% ()*(+,-./ (./.(/0 ()*+,- $12/32 ,# $++7 5+*,99+.2 7977+ 1%:+$E, ! " # ""#$!#% %#%#% ,**, 5D $ !7!9$2:,7 + +57+ #&#%%# F9 &';'(( A>= F$ + 7 $ " 0" % ,1023,-4 ,.5 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. He said the eco- goods at or under the 18 per nomic fugitives and bank loan cent Goods and Services Tax defaulters would not be spared. !" (GST) slab, while restricting the “Our national interest now remaining one per cent of lux- guides India’s foreign policy. 78791 ury items, like aircraft, expen- India’s voice is being heard at sive vehicles, liquor and ciga- international forums,” he said. uoyed by the just conclud- rettes, to a GST slab above 18 During the course of his Bed electoral success, per cent. day-long visit to Maharashtra, Congress president Rahul “I would like to tell you one the Prime Minister laid foun- Gandhi on Tuesday vowed to important thing that we are dation stone for upcoming fight for the interest of farmers heading towards a situation first-ever Metro Corridors in and said he and other wherein we intend to bring 99 Thane district, launched a Opposition leaders will not let # ! %$$ $ ! $ & per cent of goods at or below housing scheme of 90,000 Prime Minister Narendra Modi ' ( $ ) )* the 18 per cent GST slab. We homes and also performed sleep until all farm loans are intend to restrict the remaining “bhoomi puja” for Pune Metro waived, prompting the ruling Rahul said talking to the media tion. Hitting out at Rahul, one per cent of luxury items Rail Phase-3. BJP to describe the Congress outside Parliament. He was Union Minister Ravi Shankar like the purchase of aircraft, After performing ground- president’s remarks as lowest in referring to the Congress’ Prasad said he should come to expensive vehicles, liquor and breaking ceremony for two the country’s public discourse. promises made ahead of the Parliament and debate the cigarettes to above 18 per cent. metro rail corridors at Kalyan Speaking on the Parliament Assembly polls and waiving Rafale issue there. Our intention is to make GST in the neighbouring Thane premises, Rahul also raised loans on Monday. “Friends I am given to as simple as possible. I have district, the Prime Minister the issue of alleged corruption Reacting to the Gandhi understand that Rahul Gandhi already made this suggestion said by 2024 Mumbai would in the Rafale fighter jet deal and scion’s onslaught on Modi, the today said that he will not allow for placement before the next have 275-km long metro line. accused the BJP of running BJP said nothing better can be Prime Minister Narendra Modi GST Council meeting,” Modi Later, while laying the away from a debate in expected from Rahul, whose to sleep. This is a new low in said while addressing the + ' + ! $ ! $ ! + $ *** foundation stone for the Parliament. “We will force a party ensured that Indians did the public discourse of the Republic TV summit in ) )* 8,000-crore Pune Metro-III JPC on the Rafale issue. Why not sleep during its 60 years of country,” Prasad said. Mumbai on Tuesday. corridor, Modi said during the are they running away from a rule due to rampant corrup- Continued on Page 4 The Prime Minister said Alluding to the economic chase of a staggering 1,000 “Could anyone think four past four-and-half years, 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 Government had constantly Rahul said the less been established in the on various fronts, Modi said year itself launch 100 satellites at one go? laid stress on infrastructure, 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 speed of connectivity through eye to the loans given to 15 top committed to make the GST manufacturing companies in drivers, vegetable vendors and Gaganyaan Mission. The highways, railways, airways, 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 waterways. including Reliance’s Anil common man. ber has now crossed 120 com- App and carry debit cards in intended to take an Indian “No one in the country, Ambani, but made no effort to “In 2014, 65 lakh entre- panies. their pockets. “The country has astronaut into space by 2022,” whether in villages or cities, alleviate the woes of the farm- preneurs had registered them- Citing another example of already tested a Made-in-India he said. wants to remain insulated from 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 the ‘development highway’ “We promised to waive However, ever since the intro- Minister said as many as 450 kmph, while the National Government to bring eco- which drives the Government 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 to focus on developing and (Madhya Pradesh and entrepreneurs have come under the country since ity with a ship sailing on the within the country and abroad, expanding the infrastructure 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 network in the country,” he said. in six hours and we would do Minister. panies placed orders for pur- Modi said. mention of the Insolvency & Continued on Page 4 it in the third State very soon,” !58$1$ Credit Card (KCC) and from PSU banks, he said. fter farm loan waiver The MP Government had Aannounced by newly- declared to waive individual elected Congress loan of up to 2 lakh taken by #$ # $% & Governments in Madhya farmers. Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, the The Assam Government BJP-led Governments of has also sanctioned an interest Assam and Gujarat too have relief scheme which will enable "" '& ( decided to write off farm loans around 19 lakh farmers to take and electricity bills of rural loans at zero interest from the users respectively. next financial year, said the ! #$%&'() *+ # 78791 The BJP-led Government Assam Parliamentary Affairs , in Gujarat announced it will Minister. O ! & able TV consumers will waive electricity bills of con- “The debt relief scheme $ Chave to shell out more nection holders in rural areas for farmers will waive 25 per # 78791 mals were sub-adults in the age from December 29. As per to the tune of 650 crore. cent of all loans taken till group of 1.5-2 years. new directives of the Telecom The Assam Government now. The benefit will be up to lmost two months after 23 “A goods train, headed to Regulatory Authority of India, approved 600-crore farm loan a maximum of 25,000. This AAsiatic lions died in Pipavav port from Botad, hit a consumer will have to pay to waiver which it said will ben- scheme will immediately ben- . $ Gujarat’s Gir forest following an three of six lions of the pride choose individual channels, efit around eight lakh farmers efit around eight lakh farmers,” outbreak of canine distemper during midnight, which led to which they want to see. of the State. The decision was he said. /O virus (CDV), the State lost the death of two lions and a Consumer will need to pay taken at a Cabinet meeting Due to these schemes # three more big cats on Monday lioness,” said Chief Conservator individually for each channel. held on Monday night. there will be an additional bur- ))) midnight when they were of Forests, Junagadh wildlife In other word, current package According to the Assam den of 600 crore on the State mowed down by a goods train circle, DT Vasavada. He said an of cable TV consumers will go : Government scheme, it will exchequer this fiscal. “For the 0 in Amreli district. Since enquiry has been ordered by ineffective from December 29 ;& write off 25 per cent loan of next fiscal, we will have to do September, the country has the Gujarat Forest Department. and they will have to renew farmers up to a maximum of budgetary provision for the # 5 : O lost 35 lions, including cubs in “We will enquire if the their package under the new <== <>= # 25,000, State Government schemes,” Patowary said. and around the Gir forest, the train was moving at a high tariff regime. ? (==)@== spokesperson and The Cabinet also approved only abode of the endangered speed which could have led to According to cable opera- Parliamentary Affairs Minister subsidy up to 10,000 to ! " # predators. this unfortunate incident. We tors, under the new tariff * A= # Chandra Mohan Patowary incentivise farmers if they take . 1 The rail incident occurred will also probe whether the for- regime, a cable TV consumer’s , %= : said. The waiver will be for all loan from KCC. * 2 near Borala village in est staff or the lion trackers monthly bill will go up to 400 the loans taken through Kisan Continued on Page 4 OL M Savarkundla taluka when a were at fault in discharging or 450 per month. If he or she localities. According to cable TV 0* pride of six lions was walking their duties.