-The Times of India NEW DELHI: As much as Rs 110 crore of the Rs 610 crore of unaccounted money seized in raids during demonetisation was in new Rs 2,000 and Rs 500 notes, indicating misuse of windows offered by the government to change old currency. The new currency seized by police and income tax officials was partly generated through routes such as petrol pumps, railway and airline ticketing and toll plazas...
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Rival govts unite on sex test action -Arnab Ganguly
-The Telegraph Chandigarh: The chief ministers of neighbouring Punjab and Haryana have agreed to cooperate on action against sex determination centres, which are illegal, and female foeticide. Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh of the Congress today responded to a Twitter appeal from his Haryana counterpart, Manohar Lal Khattar of the BJP, and ordered the Punjab health department and police to launch a crackdown on sex determination centres operating in Punjab. "I appeal to...
More »Gold and note ban: How black money turned white, then yellow -Rajesh Bhayani
-Business Standard Gold imports in January-March 2017 were the most since the same quarter of 2013 January-March 2017 has been the best fourth quarter in terms of gold imports since early 2013. Gold imports in the last quarter stood at 230 tonnes, and more than 100 tonnes is estimated to have been imported in March alone. But for the blip in December, gold imports have gone up significantly following the government’s announcement of demonetisation,...
More »Anti-slaughterhouse drive in Yogi Adityanath's UP based on half-truths, rumours -Niha Masih
-Hindustan Times Aligarh: “She is a very Iron lady,” says Krishna, a municipal stenographer as I wait to meet the mayor of Aligarh, the BJP’s Shakuntala Bharti on a sultry afternoon. After over an hour, clad in a bright red sari with a thick golden border, vermillion streak on forehead and sindoor all the way back in her hair, Bharti, 51, walks in with a small black pug called Blackie. Amongst the first...
More »FinMin agencies find no counterfeit notes in post-demonetisation search operations -AM Jigeesh
-The Hindu Business Line Chennai tops in seizure of money, Delhi is a distant second New Delhi: The Finance Ministry has said that no counterfeit currency was seized by any of its agencies during searches conducted between November 8 and December 30. In a written response to questions posed by Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee, which is looking into demonetisation and its impact on monetary policy, the Ministry said an amount of Rs....
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