Punjab’s tax surge Rs 265 cr, claims FM | Chandigarh News

Chandigarh: Punjab’s April revenue surged following double-digit growth in value-added tax (VAT) and state development tax (PSDT) collections. Finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema announced a combined ₹265 crore increase on Sunday, crediting the boost to stringent enforcement and transparent administration.VAT collections rose 23.28%, adding about ₹230 crore to the state exchequer. Simultaneously, PSDT revenue grew…

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Congress: Privacy, data mining fears over Punjab ‘Drug Census’ | Chandigarh News

Chandigarh: The Punjab Congress has denounced the Aam Aadmi Party govt’s proposed “Drug and Socio-Economic Census”, warning that the initiative will stigmatise the state and serve as a taxpayer-funded data-mining exercise.State Congress president Amrinder Singh Raja Warring questioned the legitimacy of this census on Sunday, arguing that families were unlikely to disclose drug use to…

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‘Why not consulted on new anti-sacrilege act?’ Akal Takht summons Punjab speaker on May 8 | Chandigarh News

Amritsar: The Akal Takht has summoned Punjab assembly speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan on May 8 to explain why the Sikh high priests were not consulted before the state govt passed the tougher anti-sacrilege Act on April 13 and rejected provisions requiring detailed administrative records of the ‘saroops’ of Guru Granth Sahib.Officiating jathedar Giani Kuldip Singh…

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Punjab’s ‘Santiniketan’: Town of Love that outlasted the wars | Chandigarh News

Amritsar: Lying deep in the fertile plains between Amritsar and Lahore, a once-thriving utopian colony that stood as a testament to communal harmony before the bloodletting of Partition in 1947 is being rediscovered by a new generation of Punjabi litterateurs.Recently, the Punjab language department marked the birth anniversary of Gurbakhsh Singh Preetlari, the visionary civil…

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