New Delhi   

Briefly

Introduction of new tax return form opposed

NEW DELHI: Confederation of All-India Traders (CAIT), an apex body of trade associations and federations, has opposed the introduction of the new tax return form. In a statement issued here on Sunday, CAIT said: ``The Union Government's new four-page income tax return form is nothing but an exercise to handover the honest taxpayer into the hands of tax inspectors.'' CAIT secretary general Praveen Khandelwal termed the income tax return form as a "vicious document''.

"On the one hand the Government advocates simplification and rationalisation of the tax structure, while on the other they replace the earlier tax return form with one that is complicated. The new four-page tax return form will require everyone to maintain account books that will not only encourage corruption but also wreck the confidence of an honest taxpayer over the tax system,'' he said.

Increase in earnings of a Metro station

NEW DELHI: The Viswavidyalaya Metro Station of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has witnessed an increase of about 30 per cent in its earnings. It has now gone up to Rs. 2.60 lakhs per day due to the ongoing admission season in Delhi University. In a statement issued by the Corporation on Sunday, it said in the past week the number of passengers visiting the Vishwavidyalaya Metro Station has increased by more than 10,000 and earnings have increased by as much as Rs. 50,000 per day. The Corporation expects these figures to rise further as the admission process gathers momentum in the subsequent days.

Medicos to organise demonstration

NEW DELHI: Medicos Front for Social Consciousness will organise a lunch hour demonstration at Jantar Mantar to demand implementation of reservations for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes on Monday.

Blood donation camp

NEW DELHI: Sawan Kirpal Ruhani Mission in collaboration with Red Cross society organised its 18th Blood Donation Camp at Kirpal Bagh here on Sunday. Inaugurating the camp, Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj said voluntary donation of blood was a selfless act. Over 150 people donated blood at the camp.

Recently, the Maharaj inaugurated schools in Cuddalore and Samiyarpettai districts of Tamil Nadu donated by the Mission for the tsunami-affected children. The Mission has set up 15 schools under the auspices of Darshan Education Foundation Society in various parts of the country. These projects are part of the Mission's social welfare activities.

Printer friendly page  
Send this article to Friends by E-Mail

Stories in this Section

`Television is tougher than theatre and films'
Payment issue holds Delhi Metro from reaching Gurgaon
Thought-provoking works of art
Turtle `hunter' finally gets her due
Khanna panel report paints a grim picture about the Capital
Changing equations marginalise Ram Babu
A new twist to the Ghazipur slaughterhouse project
Traces of drugs, alcohol found in samples
UGC to launch Mass Communication course on Internet from July
Judge gets justice after 11 years
13 dance bar girls arrested
Briefly
In the Capital Today
Reader's Mail

Copyright © 2006, The Hindu. Republication or redissemination of the contents of this screen are expressly prohibited without the written consent of The Hindu