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29 Dec

Zomato receives ₹ 401 crore show-cause notice on delivery charges

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsBusiness, India, North EastBusiness, INDIA

Food delivery giant Zomato has received a Good and Services Tax (GST) notice on a tax liability of ₹401.7 crore. The Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI) had sent tax notices to Zomato and Swiggy for not paying GST on delivery charges and said that delivery charges fall under the services category and companies are liable to pay 18 percent GST. Zomato responded to a show-cause notice issued by DGGI and said that it is not liable to pay any tax and said, "Delivery charges are collected by the company on behalf of the delivery partners. Further, as per the…

27 Dec

Zero death due to extremist violence in 2023: Assam CM

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Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) has been removed from many districts of the state, Assam which is a major peace achievement for the leading government. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma asserted that no lives were lost in the state due to extremist violence in 2023. He also claimed that there is a complete end of tribal militancy in Assam, a total of 8,756 former militants have been rehabilitated in the last two years, with over Rs 300 crore invested for the purpose. The year 2023 has been a remarkable year as Assam has been transformed into an abode…

27 Dec

3.4 magnitude earthquake; no casualty reported

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On Wednesday, during early hour’s magnitude of 3.4 jolts Assam’ Tezpur, to reports no casualty is reported caused by nature so far. The National Center for Seismology shared the following information: "Earthquake of Magnitude: 3.4 occurred on 27-12-2023, 05:55:35 IST, Lat: 26.70 & Long: 93.22, Depth: 20 Km, Location: 42 km E of Tezpur, Assam, India."

26 Dec

Demand of seats by the Trinamool party in Assam

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Trinamool Congress has been eyeing four Lok Sabha seats in Assam. On Tuesday, Trinamool Congress Assam President Ripun Bora said that are going to demand the seats from the INDIA bloc. According to the sources, the party will be demanding seats for Dhubri, Lakhimpur, Kokrajhar and Karimganj Lok Sabha seats. The AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal is an MP in Dhubri while Lakhimpur and Karimganj Lok Sabha seats were won by the BJP in the last general election. However, a senior Congress leader said that they are unwilling to give four seats to the Trinamool Congress in the state.

26 Dec

Four arrested for allegedly killing woman, Assam

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A 30-years-old woman from Assam’s Sonitpur district was brutally attacked and then burnt to death by her neighbors over witchcraft practicing on Monday. According to the sources, the victim is identified as Sangita Kati who was burnt alive by the victims. To police statement seven of them are connected to the incident of which four are arrested. To reports, due to longstanding dispute between the neighbors over various issues, the victim got engaged in witchcraft. Further, search operation is underway to locate and arrest the accused one.

26 Dec

COVID-19 cases backs to the nation, 2023

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On Tuesday, the health ministry has updated about fresh cases of COVID-19 which is increasing day by day. India has recorded 412 fresh cases of COVID-19 in the country; with this the surge of the cases has gone up to 4,170. According to the sources, India's Covid case tally currently stands at 4,50,09,660. And its death toll record stands at 5,33,337. However, 220. 67 crore doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in the country.

25 Dec

Suspected banned militants injured by police, Assam

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Three men suspected to be member of ULFA-I was injured by the police during a firing at Tinsukia district, Assam. Sadiya superintendent of police (SP), Mrinal Deka cited the incident saying, “We were intimated on Saturday by families of the three that they had left their homes to join ULFA-I and were headed to the outfit’s camps in Myanmar. They had left in a car and asked family members to pick it up from Jagun.” He added, “Based on information provided by their families, we were able to track and capture them on Saturday night at Kharsang in the Changlang…

25 Dec

Assam CM to fulfill one lakh job promise soon

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Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma speaking at a inaugurating program at Morigaon asserted about the development of the state in recent times under the government initiatives. The Assam CM summarized about the initiatives that are on process of the government. He said the government was on track to fulfilling its promises, including providing jobs to one lakh youths. Another measure is to provide loan without mortgages to youths under the Chief Minister's Atmanirbhar Asom Abhijan. Sarma also added about his government took a bold decision to allocate a sum of Rs 810 crore to resolve the vexed issues related…

25 Dec

Rhino killed by streak of Tigers at Orang National Park

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Another unnatural death of rhino took place in Assam where a streak of tigers killed a sub-adult rhinoceros in Assam’s Orang National Park on Saturday night. Divisional forest officer Pradipta Baruah told, “The rhino, aged about seven years, was attacked by a group of four tigers that included a female tiger and her three cubs last night. We have found pugmarks of three tigers.” As Rhinos are a major tourist attraction in all the National Parks of the state, their conservation has been a key priority for the government and organizations. To earlier reports, the last rhino death was reported…

23 Dec

Kaziranga employee detained by Assam SP for failing to secure safari tickets

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A forester of Kaziranga National Park was detained by Assam Golaghat SP for not being able to secure a elephant safari ticket for the SP’s family. The forester was allegedly abused and arrested for three hours. According to the sources Assam SP Rajen Singh detained the forester name Tarun Gogoi by Golaghat Police for some time. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma took exception to the reported misbehaviour of the Golaghat Superintendent of Police with a forest department employee. He said, “We do not endorse arrogance and it is important for public servants to remain humble.” Later Gogoi explained the…