Punjab adds 46,338 GST taxpayers: Finance Minister Cheema
Chandigarh, Feb 18 (IANS) Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Tuesday said the Excise and Taxation Department has conducted targeted GST registration drives to broaden the tax base, resulting in the addition of 46,338 taxpayers in 2023-24 and approximately 33,000 new taxpayers up to December 2024. He said a statewide campaign has also been […]
Punjab minister launches three IT-based financial modules
Chandigarh, Feb 18 (IANS) In a step towards digital transformation, Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Tuesday inaugurated three IT-based financial modules, aimed at bolstering financial transparency and efficiency, besides ensuring the welfare of pensioners. While inaugurating the Pensioner Sewa Portal (PSP), the Finance Minister highlighted the government’s commitment to its pensioners and emphasised […]
BJP forms 6-member panel to probe Ambedkar statue desecration in Punjab
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has constituted a six-member panel to investigate the desecration of a statue of B.R. Ambedkar at Amritsar in Punjab. B.R. Ambedkar, revered as the architect of the Indian Constitution and a champion of social justice, was posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna. BJP National President J.P. […]
Punjab BJP leaders meet Governor, seek probe into Ambedkar’s statue vandalism
Chandigarh, Jan 29 (IANS) Demanding an investigation by an independent agency into vandalising of B.R. Ambedkar’s statue followed by an attempt to burn the stone sculpture of the Constitution in Amritsar on the Republic Day, a delegation of senior BJP leaders on Wednesday met Punjab Governor Gulab Chand Kataria, here. They apprised the Governor that […]
