-The Times of India LUCKNOW: Even as people go ballistic over news of MEAt shops being closed down across UP, what the government is doing is simply enforcing rules regarding slaughter and transport of animals. These rules were hardly wielded by municipal corporations so far. Under the Uttar Pradesh Municipal Corporation Act, 1959, it is a mandatory service of local bodies to provide fresh and hygienic MEAt to people while ensuring construction...
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Lucknow goes veg: MEAt, eggs off menu as sellers begin strike in Adityanath's UP -Pankaj Jaiswal
-Hindustan Times Lucknow: Not just buffalo MEAt, Uttar Pradesh capital Lucknow is fast heading towards a non-vegetarian crisis as entire chicken, goat MEAt and egg markets have begun shutting down. While more than 80% markets of non-vegetarian items already downed shutters on Friday, various traders’ associations have declared strike from Saturday. Under the circumstances, vegetable prices, which were on the decline for last one week, are likely to register a steep hike. “The indefinite...
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-The Hindu Business Line Aadhaar mandatory for applying for PAN; filing IT returns New Delhi: India Inc can make donations to political parties without any fetters now that the amendments to the Finance Bill, passed in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, have removed the existing cap of 7.5 per cent of their average net profits for last three financial years. The amendments include reduction to the limit for cash transactions to Rs. 2...
More »Govt considering imposing import duty on wheat: Agriculture Secy
-PTI New Delhi: The government is considering imposing import duty on wheat in order to protect farmers amid projections of a record output this year, Agriculture Secretary Shobhana K. Pattanayak said today. On December 8, the government had reduced customs duty on wheat to zero from 10 per cent to boost domestic availability and check retail prices. Now that the country is all set to harvest a record production of 96.64 million tonnes...
More »Is Aadhaar set to become the primary ID? -Tina Edwin
-The Hindu Business Line It appears so, going by the various steps taken by the government in that direction New Delhi: The government seems set to make the Aadhaar number issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India the primary identification number for all citizens of the country for not just delivery of services and benefits but also to keep track of financial transactions of each individual and curb tax evasion. This is...
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