Daily Archives: January 9, 2016

Changes made in Performance Appraisal of Assessing Officers of Income Tax Department

By | January 9, 2016

Changes in the APAR format of the Assessing Officers of Income Tax Department The Income Tax Department is committed to the objective of timely delivery of quality taxpayer services in a fair and transparent environment. The Department has modified the Annual Performance Appraisal Report (APAR) of the Assessing Officers (Income Tax Officers as well as… Read More »

Scholarship for needy children of CAPFs and Assam Rifles personnel

By | January 9, 2016

Scholarship for needy children of CAPFs and Assam Rifles personnel             About 300 needy children of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) and Assam Rifles personnel who laid down their lives in the line of duty in recognition of their  sacrifice will be provided scholarship for their schooling. M/s  Sarojini Damodaran Foundation (SDF) Bangalore have proposed … Read More »

Update on Pathankot Terror attacks

By | January 9, 2016

Update on Pathankot Terror attacks In the ongoing investigations by National Investigation Agency (NIA) in the Pathankot Terrorist attacks, Post mortem examinations of the bodies of the terrorists killed have been conducted at Pathankot Civil hospital on 7th January, 2016. Body tissues of the terrorists have been preserved for DNA Sampling. During investigations DNA Samples… Read More »

Bonus :Increase in the Eligibility Limit & Calculation Ceiling

By | January 9, 2016

The Payment of Bonus (Amendment) Bill, 2015 notified:Increase in the Eligibility Limit under clause (13) of Section 2 and Calculation Ceiling under Section 12 of the Payment of Bonus Act, 2015 The Payment of Bonus (Amendment) Bill, 2015 was passed by the Parliament in the just concluded Winter Session of the Parliament. The Payment of… Read More »

Railways steps to prevent misuse of senior citizen Quota

By | January 9, 2016

Ministry of Railways takes steps to prevent misuse of senior citizen “concession” as well as Senior Citizen “ Quota ” Under the new steps, passengers misusing both senior citizen “quota” and senior citizen “concession” will be treated as travelling without ticket and charged accordingly Passengers misusing senior citizens “concession” only would be charged penalty in… Read More »

Major policy decisions related to Steel & Mines Sector

By | January 9, 2016

Major policy decisions related to Steel & Mines Sector accorded in-principle approvals in meeting between Union Steel & Mines Minister and Chief Minister, Odisha at Bhubaneswar yesterday Minister of Steel & Mines Shri Narendra Singh Tomar, who is on a 2-day visit to Odisha met Chief Minister, Odisha Shri Naveen Patnaik at Bhubaneswar yesterday. Shri… Read More »

3.2% Growth in Foreign Tourist Arrivals in December 2015 in India

By | January 9, 2016

3.2% Growth in Foreign Tourist Arrivals in December 2015 over the same Period in 2014 USA accounts for Highest Share of Tourist Arrivals in DECEMBER 2015 Rs. 13,253 Crores Foreign Exchange Earned through Tourism in december 2015 Ministry of Tourism compiles monthly estimates of Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) on the basis of Nationality-wise, Port-wise data… Read More »