In Punjab three people, including a woman has sentenced to death by court on a two-year-old case of honour killing of a young couple. The court awarded death sentence to Paramjit Kaur, mother of the slain woman, and her two relatives. Rakesh Kumar, 20, and Pooja, 19, were found murdered in Ferozepur district, over 250 km from [ Read More ]
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FinMin: No service tax on NRI remittancesThe Government today said remittances from abroad will not attract service tax, putting to rest the concerns raised in view of new tax norms. “The matter has been examined and it is clarified that there is no service tax per se on the amount of foreign currency remitted to India from overseas,” the Central Board [ Read More ] Major immigration fraud uncovered in PunjabA major immigration fraud of Rs 8 million (Rs 80 lakh) was uncovered here, Punjab police said on Sunday. A complaint was received against an immigration agent Gurbachan Singh Manku, based here, 100 km away from state capital Chandigarh. He had duped around 80 people of Rs 100,000 each on the pretext of sending them [ Read More ] Remand extended of Punjab BJP legislatorThe special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court here Saturday extended the remand of Punjab’s chief parliamentary secretary (CPS) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator Raj Khurana and a former state employee till Monday. Khurana and Devinder Singh Bittu, who are accused in a Rs.1.5 crore graft case, were arrested by the CBI from the [ Read More ] Larger bench may take up Punjab Sikhs’ minority status caseThe Supreme Court Thursday indicated that it may refer to the constitution bench the question whether Sikhs in Punjab enjoy minority status in respect of setting up educational institutions and availing related benefits. The apex court bench of Justice B. Sudershan Reddy and Justice S.S. Nijjar said this while hearing the petitions by the Punjab government [ Read More ] |
