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Traders pick holes in value added tax
Decks cleared for new tax regime in Capital
New Delhi, December 21
The stage appears to be set for the introduction of a full-fledged Value Added Tax (VAT) regime in the National Capital Territory of Delhi even as traders and analysts express apprehensions about certain loopholes in the proposed system.

Traders fear that entry tax is another name for octroi.

Traders fear that entry tax is another name for octroi.

Oppn wakes up to Jaish threat
New Delhi, December 21
The concluding day of the winter session found the Delhi Assembly engaged in a heated discussion on the law and order situation in the Capital with members voicing their concerns over the disclosure that the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terrorists who stormed Parliament House had planned to target the Delhi Assembly and the New Secretariat.



 

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A member of the cricket team of Sherborne School of England, which is on a visit here.
A member of the cricket team of Sherborne School of England, which is on a visit here. 

A scene from the play Maharaja Ranjit Singh, staged in the Capital on Friday.
A scene from the play Maharaja Ranjit Singh, staged in the Capital on Friday. — Tribune Photo

I cannot guarantee security: Sheila
New Delhi, December 21
The tussle between the Government of NCT of Delhi and the Union Government over the responsibility in ensuring security and law and order in the Capital in the wake of the terrorist attack on Parliament showed signs of exacerbating further today when Ms Sheila Dikshit confessed in the assembly that most chief ministers would rather not be in her position.

Duo with fake papers held before take-off
New Delhi, December 21
Officials of the Immigration Department today arrested two youths who were about to board an Air France flight, after procuring visas on a passport giving fake names and address. The travel agents who arranged the documents for the duo was also arrested.

No bidders for 21 mines for 3rd time
Gurgaon, December 21
Despite the best effort of the Mines and Geology Department and the district administration, 21 mines falling in Gurgaon could not be auctioned as no bidder came forward to take them on lease against the reserved prices for the third time yesterday.

Staff protest against assault
Faridabad, December 21
Employees of the Municipal Corporation here took out a demonstration to protest against the alleged physical assault by some persons on tax collection clerk at the local Jawahar colony yesterday.

Deadly dumper trucks

 
COMMUNITY

Roadways strike leaves passengers stranded 
Sonepat, December 21
Hundreds of passengers remained stranded for two hours at the general bus stand here today following the two-hour strike by the drivers and conductors of the Haryana Roadways.

‘Changes in outer identity unlikely to affect essence of Sikh religion’
Dr Sukhbir Singh KapoorNew Delhi, December 21
The adoption of a new or different physical identity by some of the followers of Sikhism, world’s youngest religion, is unlikely to affect or transform its spirit, said a leading scholar of Sikh religion today. However, many Sikh leaders disagree with this line of thought and this particular aspect has been discussed many times in various forums within and outside the country.

Will growth continue to be a mirage in this city?
Sonepat, December 21
Sonepat is a fast growing industrial city and a district Headquarter with a large number of big, medium and small-scale industries, employing more than two lakh people. It appeared on the country’s map in 1951 after the setting up of the Atlas Cycle Industries, which is the largest bicycle manufacturing concern in India.

Santokh Singh remembered
New Delhi, December 21
The death anniversary of Jathedar Santokh Singh, the founder of Guru Harkrishan Public Schools and other institutions in the Capital, was observed with religious solemnity here today.

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SPEAKING OUT
The message is loud and clear – We can’t be intimidated
T
he ghastly terrorist attack on Indian Parliament on December 13, which happened soon after the American attack, shook the entire nation. But the admirable thing is that our security personnel acted swiftly to save the situation from taking a turn for the worse.

SNAPSHOT
Lift to movie world!
N
oted film actress and MP Shabana Azmi presented certificates to students of the 33rd batch of trainees who passed out from the Asian Academy of Film and TV (AAFT), Noida, on Friday.

A protest in the Capital against the proxy war being waged by the Musharraf regime.
A protest in the Capital against the proxy war being waged by the Musharraf regime. — Tribune Photo

NCR BRIEFS

  • Punjab Youth Congress executive recast 

  • Three killed

  • Self-immolation

  • Farmer assaulted

  • Power cuts

  • Dairies shifted

 
CRIME

Wife’s paramour kills husband
New Delhi, December 21
With the arrest of two persons, including the wife of the deceased, the North district police today claimed to have worked out a murder case that took place in Samaipur Badli.

  • GANG BUSTED

  • DRIVER KILLED

  • ARMED ROBBERY

BUSINESS

Modi Tyre unit grinds to a halt 
Ghaziabad, December 21
Production ground to a halt at Modi Tyre Factory (MTF), Modinagar, on Wednesday jeopardising the livelihood of over 1,000 workers. When workers came to report for the night shift on Wednesday, they were greeted by a notice pasted on the main gate and signed by the CEO, Mr B. R. S. Huda.

 
SPORTS

Railways to hike sports quota
New Delhi, December 21
Railways, the largest employers of sports persons in India, are all set to provide further fillip to sports as the quota of vacancies in the sports category is being increased from the existing 649 to 1200.

Rohit Gupta stars in National Sports’ triumph
New Delhi, December 21
Sherborne School of England and National Sports Cricket Club play a limited-over match at the National Stadium on Friday in the Capital. Top order batsman Rohit Gupta anchored his bat to crack a brilliant century knock of 105 with 15 fours and two sixes, and then claimed one wicket for three runs in the only over he bowled, to guide National Sports Cricket Club (NSCC) to a 51 runs victory against the visiting Sherborne School of England in a limited-over match at the National Stadium ground in Delhi on Friday.

Sherborne School of England and National Sports Cricket Club play a limited-over match at the National Stadium on Friday in the Capital. — Tribune Photo Mukesh Aggarwal

City Club to take on Delhi Police
New Delhi, December 21
City Club will take on Delhi Police at 1.30 p m and in Group A in the opening match of the Delhi Soccer Association (DSA)-SAIL Senior Division Football League Championship at the Ambedkar Stadium on Monday (Dec. 24).

Sar Group lift  Phadkar TrophySar Group lift Phadkar Trophy
New Delhi, December 21
Sar Group beat Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC) Bank by five runs to annex the fifth D G Phadkar Memorial Cricket Tournament organised by Teri at Teri Oval in Delhi on Friday.

Sonepat Handball

Shooter Surendra Marwah is no more
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