Uproar in both Houses
New Delhi, April 25
Pandemonium prevailed in both Houses of Parliament today over the issues of attack on Union Railway Minister Laloo Prasad Yadav and the framing of charges against him in a fodder scam case in Jharkhand.

• Laloo issue worries UPA

Dhaka SAARC summit in May-end or early June
New Delhi, April 25
Pakistan, the current Chairman of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), is in the process of consultations with all member countries of the 7-member regional grouping for holding the next summit in Dhaka and indications are that it may be held May-end or early June.
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Diesel may cost 20 pc more
New Delhi, April 25
Farmers and diesel-run vehicle owners should be ready to pay more money out of their pockets, as the states have agreed to impose at least 20 per cent sales tax on diesel in states that have imposed VAT. All states have promised to impose at least 20 per cent sales tax on diesel, Empowered Committee on VAT Secretary Ramesh Chandra said here today.

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Haryana not to hike tax on diesel, says Hooda
Chandigarh, April 25
The Haryana Cabinet, which met under the chairmanship of the Chief Minister, Mr Bhupinder Singh Hooda, here today, took major decisions regarding the implementation of value added tax in the state. Briefing newsmen Mr Hooda said the state would not increase tax on diesel from the existing 12 per cent to 20 per cent as agreed by states at the Empowered Committee on VAT.

Land acquisition: floor rates fixed in Haryana
Chandigarh, April 25
The Haryana Cabinet today took, what the Chief Minister, Mr Bhupinder Singh Hooda, described as a “historic” decision to fix the floor rates of compensation to be paid to landowners in case their property is compulsorily acquired by any government department or agency in the public interest.