Prayagraj: Uttar Pradesh Congress president Ajay Rai on Friday demanded the immediate removal of Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the police action against protesting students, saying Prime Minister Narendra Modi should sack him if he does not resign on moral grounds.Rai said peaceful student protests should not have been met with force and demanded…
UP RERA tells developers to refund excess GST collected from homebuyers The Uttar Pradesh Real Estate Regulatory Authority (UP RERA) has issued fresh guidelines to help homebuyers claim refunds of excess Goods and Services Tax (GST) collected by developers, while directing promoters to strictly comply with notified tax rates.The authority has directed all registered real…
GST leads charge as UT logs revenue boost in Q1 Deepak.Yadav@timesofindia.comChandigarh: The UT excise and taxation department has recorded significant revenue increase in the first quarter of the 2026‑27 (April–June) financial year, registering growth across GST, VAT and excise segments, particularly as compared to the same period last year.The GST wing reported the maximum increase,…
Aizawl: The opposition Mizoram Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) on Thursday urged the Zoram People’s Movement (ZPM) govt to review its decision to make the MizoTaxi application mandatory for taxi and auto-rickshaw operators, alleging irregularities and favouritism in the rollout.In a statement, the MPCC said it was “difficult to understand” why the govt directed drivers to…
Dimapur: GST field officials conducted inspection, search and seizure operations across commercial establishments in Kohima from June 23 to strengthen tax compliance and ensure transparency in business transactions.The inspections were carried out under Section 67 of the Nagaland Goods and Services Tax (NGST) Act, 2017.During the inspections, officials examined whether registered businesses were issuing proper…
BJP national president Nitin Nabin (C) during his Punjab tour Ludhiana: Punjab’s manufacturing sector has delivered a sweeping economic ultimatum to the country’s party in office, warning that structural bottlenecks are crippling its global export potential.During an emergency round-table with visiting Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president, Nitin Nabin, representatives from the state’s core industrial…
Dharwad: A study conducted by the Centre for Multi-Disciplinary Development Research (CMDR), Dharwad, found that while many people are not fully familiar with the technical aspects of the GST, they largely recognise its benefits in improving transparency, widening the tax base and making the tax system more organised.The study, titled ‘Socioeconomic Impact of GST: Both…
Ahmedabad: A 76-year-old trader from Ahmedabad is fighting to clear his name after a trusted financial adviser allegedly turned his company into a front for tax evasion. For over two decades, the trader ran an industrial gas equipment business in Sarangpur peacefully till he received tax demand notices for over Rs 1.2 crore. His former…
GST scam, representational image Ludhiana: Police have registered FIRs against nine firms and their proprietors for allegedly using forged documents and fabricated data to secure fake GST registrations.The action follows an extensive audit by state tax officials, who uncovered a systemic network of businesses claiming fraudulent Input Tax Credit (ITC) via fake invoices. Authorities confirm…
FIR (First Information Report) Pune: A tax consultant from Palghar allegedly duped his distant relative from Junnar to the tune of Rs45 lakh by failing to pay GST (goods and services tax) on his behalf between 2023 and 2025. The Junnar-based soybean trader lodged a complaint with the local police on Friday.An officer from the…
