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Ranchi, Sep 10 (IANS) The mortal remains of Jharkhand’s brave son, Agniveer Neeraj Kumar Chaudhary, who recently lost his life while on duty in Siachen, reached Birsa Munda Airport in Ranchi on Wednesday evening.Governor Santosh Kumar Gangwar and Chief Minister Hemant Soren paid their respects by laying wreaths on the coffin draped in the tricolour.Calling the loss “heart-wrenching,” the Governor said, “The martyrdom of Deoghar’s brave son in the avalanche incident at Siachen glacier is deeply saddening. I extend my heartfelt condolences to his family.”Chief Minister Soren said the entire state is proud of Neeraj’s sacrifice. “He gave his life defending the motherland. The government stands firmly with his family and will provide all possible assistance,” he assured.In 2023, the Jharkhand ...

Guwahati, Sep 10 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said that the Special Investigation Team (SIT), constituted by the state Cabinet earlier this year to probe the alleged anti-India activities of a Pakistani national, has unearthed “startling facts” pointing towards a wider conspiracy against the country.In a post on X, the Chief Minister said the SIT, set up on February 17, 2025, was tasked with investigating the role of one Ali Tauqeer Sheikh and his associates. The probe, according to Sarma, has brought to light disturbing revelations that go beyond individual activities and indicate a larger design to undermine India’s sovereignty. “The SIT has also established the involvement of a British national – who is married to an Indian Member of Parliament – in th...

New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) The GST Council has recommended that in case of an identified and risk-evaluated taxpayer, a refund can be granted within seven days and without an officer's intervention, the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) Chairman, Sanjay Kumar Agarwal, has said.In an interaction with IANS, Agarwal said that in the case of exports, the supply is zero-rated, and in the case of zero-rated supplies, a refund of the accumulated input tax credit (ITC) is claimed."So now, the GST Council has recommended that in case of an identified and risk-evaluated taxpayer, a refund can be granted within 7 days and without the officer's intervention," he said.Earlier, Agarwal mentioned that in order to continue with ease of doing business reforms, the GST registration process ha...

Patna, Sep 10 (IANS) Tensions flared here on Wednesday after the police resorted to cane-charge on contractual workers protesting near the BJP office.The workers, whose services were recently terminated, have been staging a dharna at the Gardanibagh Dharna Sthal for nearly a month.The agitation follows the Bihar government’s decision to terminate around 9,000 contract workers in the Revenue and Land Department.The demands of the contractual workers, according to the agitators, were ignored by the department.On Wednesday, thousands of workers marched from Gardanibagh and gathered near the BJP office.The situation escalated after a scuffle broke out between police and protesters, leading to a lathi-charge.Several workers sustained injuries, with some receiving head wounds. They were immediat...

New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) Panaji Zonal Office has conducted search operations at 13 residential and commercial premises across Goa and Hyderabad in the case of Yeshwant Sawant and others.The searches carried out on September 9-10, in connection with the illegal land grabbing of Communidade lands in Goa, under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002.ED initiated an investigation based on an FIR registered by the Goa Police under various sections of the IPC, 1860, concerning the illegal acquisition of land belonging to the Communidade of Anjuna.According to the ED, the “investigation and search operation revealed that the accused persons had illegally mutated more than 3,50,000 sq. meters of land located at prime areas of Goa like...

Mumbai, Sep 10 (IANS) Mauritius Prime Minister Dr Navinchandra Ramgoolam on Wednesday expressed that the India-Mauritius partnership will last forever, saying that the island nation is the most reliable partner for India and there are huge business opportunities.He called for further strengthening of historical, cultural and economic relations between India and Mauritius.He was speaking at the business conclave here which was attended by Union Minister of Power and Urban Affairs, Manohar Lal Khattar, and heads of various industry groups.The meeting was organised by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) and Mauritius Economic Development Board.PM Ramgoolam said that India-Mauritius par...

Kolkata, Sep 10 (IANS) Senior Congress leader and former MP Adhir Chowdhury met President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday and raised his voice against the harassment of Bengali migrant workers in other states.Seeking her intervention to stop such incidents, Chowdhury alleged that Bengalis are being harassed in different states and Bengali-speaking migrant workers are being labelled as 'Bangladeshi'.He also handed a two-page memorandum to the President. The meeting lasted for about 40 minutes.After the meeting, Chowdhury said that the President assured him that she would look into the matter. Adhir told the President that he had also met Bengali migrant workers who were subjected to harassment in Panipat, Haryana."The freedom and security of Bengali migrants to work in other states should be...