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Demonetised notes can be deposited in PO saving a/c: FinMin

November 24, 2016 1:54 PM

Demonetised notes can be deposited in PO saving a/c: FinMin

Finance Ministry has said, people can deposit the now-invalid Rs 500 and Rs 1000 denomination currency notes in their Post Office savings accounts as deposits into these accounts are excluded from the bar imposed on deposits of invalid notes in small saving schemes.<br/><br/>After the de...

Centre making efforts to ensure adequate supply of fertilizers to farmers

November 24, 2016 1:54 PM

Centre making efforts to ensure adequate supply of fertilizers to farmers

Centre is making all out efforts to ensure that the fertilizers are readily made available to the farmers without any problem giving strict instructions to all the manufacturers and importers to ensure that farmers do not face any problem under any condition. <br/><br/>Briefing reporters...

Today is last day to use old Rs 500/1000 notes at public utilities

November 24, 2016 1:49 PM

Today is last day to use old Rs 500/1000 notes at public utilities

Today is the last day to use the old 500 and 1,000 rupee notes at public utilities. The government had permitted the use of old notes at government hospitals, petrol pumps, consumer Co-Operative stores, LPG Gas cylinders, pharmacies with doctor prescription, power and water bills, milk booths and cr...

Speaker Sumitra Mahajan warns SP MP Akshay Yadav for his conduct

November 24, 2016 12:28 PM

Speaker Sumitra Mahajan warns SP MP Akshay Yadav for his conduct

Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan has warned Samajwadi Party MP Akshay Yadav for his conduct which is in violation of procedure of the House. Mr Yadav had torn a piece of paper during Question Hour in the House. When the House reassembled at the noon after first adjournment, Mrs Mahajan expressed gr...

SC to hear plea tomorrow on allowing TN-based co-op society to accept old notes

November 24, 2016 12:16 PM

SC to hear plea tomorrow on allowing TN-based co-op society to accept old notes

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear tomorrow a plea seeking a direction to the Centre and RBI that a Tamil Nadu-based co-operative society be allowed to accept old demonetised notes and permit withdrawals. A bench, headed by Chief Justice TS Thakur, listed the plea for hearing tomorrow when the cou...

SC cancels bail granted to suspended RJD MLA in rape case

November 24, 2016 12:08 PM

SC cancels bail granted to suspended RJD MLA in rape case

Suspended RJD MLA Raj Ballabh Yadav, accused of allegedly raping a minor girl, will continue to remain in jail as the Supreme Court today cancelled the bail granted to him by the Patna High Court, allowing the appeal of the Bihar government, seeking cancellation of bail granted to Yadav by the High ...

&apos;Demonetised notes can be deposited in PO saving a/c: FinMin

November 24, 2016 12:02 PM

&apos;Demonetised notes can be deposited in PO saving a/c: FinMin

Finance Ministry has said, people can deposit the now-invalid Rs 500 and Rs 1000 denomination currency notes in their Post Office savings accounts as deposits into these accounts are excluded from the bar imposed on deposits of invalid notes in small saving schemes.<br/><br/>After the de...

Leaders of Opposition parties meet in Parliament over demonetisation issue

November 24, 2016 12:02 PM

Leaders of Opposition parties meet in Parliament over demonetisation issue

Leaders of opposition parties today met in Parliament over demonetisation and the continued logjam in both the Houses over the issue and decide that they will continue to pitch for their demand of discussion under rule 56 in Lok Sabha.However, the government wants discussion under rule 193 which doe...

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