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Delhi govt recommends 'comparable taxes' for small beer manufacturers

A gift for beer lovers may be in the offing as a ministers' group in the government is batting for easing of beer retail by microbreweries in the city. A group of ministers (GoM) has recommended promotion of soft liquor including beers manufactured by the microbreweries by making taxes comparable to what they are in cities like Chandigarh. The changes, if they come to be, will be made in the Delhi government's excise policy for 2022-23, scheduled to be implemented from next month, officials said on Wednesday. The government is likely to soon notify the policy for 2022-23 that will be an updated version of new Excise policy implemented by the government on November 17 last year. The government has extended the implementation of Excise policy 2021 till May 31, 2022. The GoM has recommended that the beer manufactured by the microbreweries in small quantities should be promoted. The rate of Excise duty for beer manufactured by microbreweries may be fixed at Rs 30 per bulk litre of th

Power play

Delhi's subsidy rethink has a larger message

Kejriwal promises free pilgrimage, free power if AAP forms govt in Gujarat

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday promised free pilgrimage for senior citizens to various religious places if AAP was voted to power in Gujarat

Will continue to question Kejriwal despite 1,000 cases against me: Bagga

The BJP leader said that he was arrested recently by the Punjab Police as he asked Kejriwal about his promise to act against those who dishonoured the Guru Granth Sahib in Punjab

Punjab CM announces single window in every district for investors

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday announced the state government will set up single window in every district to ensure speedy clearances to industrialists.

AAP and Congress protecting illegal immigrants, alleges Delhi BJP president

Addressing a press conference, Delhi BJP president Adesh Gupta urged the two parties to not link the encroachment drive with any religion

Anti-corruption helpline helping curb menace at govt offices: Bhagwant Mann

While speaking at the golden jubilee ceremony of the Nagpur edition of the newspaper Lokmat, Mann said, "Corruption is the biggest challenge in front of the country and Punjab

Presidential polls: AAP, Oppn parties may push for Pawar as candidate

AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal recently met the leaders of Trinamool Congress and Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) to discuss the poll strategy.

Deepender Hooda slams Centre, AAP for using cops to settle political scores

Sharply reacting to the Punjab police action on BJP leader Tajinder Singh Bagga, Congress leader Deepender Hooda on Saturday slammed the Centre and the ruling Aam Aadmi Party government in Punjab

BJP leader Bagga under Delhi security after Punjab Police's arrest move

On Friday, the Punjab Police arrested Bagga from his residence in Delhi's Janakpuri, but the city police here brought him back to the capital from Haryana

Uttarakhand Congress leader Jot Singh Bisht resigns amid feud, joins AAP

Uttarakhand Congress vice president Jot Singh Bisht resigned from the party on Friday citing factional feud, and joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).

Aam Aadmi Party seeks CBI probe into Chandauli and Lalitpur cases

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday demanded a CBI probe into the Chandauli and Lalitpur incidents in UP, saying that justice is not possible otherwise as policemen are involved in these cases.

Punjab Cong meets Guv, seeks termination of info sharing pact with Delhi

A Congress delegation on Tuesday met Punjab Governor B L Purohit here, expressing concern over law and order seeking the termination of the knowledge-sharing agreement with Delhi. The delegation included the party's state chief Amrinder Singh Raja Warring and Leader of Opposition in the Punjab Assembly Partap Singh Bajwa. The delegation submitted two memorandums to the Governor. Warring and Bajwa told reporters that the Governor told them that while he does not interfere in the functioning of the government, he will take necessary measures in case of any violation of the Constitution. The memorandum on law and order mentioned about two groups clashing in Patiala last week over an anti-Khalistan march and said despite having advance intelligence inputs, the government failed to take timely action. It was a complete failure of the administration and total anarchy was let loose on the streets of Patiala, the memorandum said. "The replacement of some police officers was too little an

Kejriwal to visit Kerala to take part in Twenty20 political party event

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will visit Kerala on May 15 to participate in the annual function of the Twenty20 political Party.

Punjab Cabinet approves 26,000 jobs in govt desks, doorstep ration delivery

The Punjab Cabinet Monday approved recruitment on 26,000 posts in different government departments, and also gave its nod to roll out a doorstep ration delivery scheme. The decisions were taken at a Cabinet meeting here chaired by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann. Sharing information about the decisions taken in the meeting on his Twitter handle, Mann said the Cabinet also gave its nod to the roll out of a doorstep ration delivery scheme. "Approval granted to recruitment at 26,454 posts in different departments," he tweeted in Hindi. The decision is in line with Bhagwant Mann's promise of filling 25,000 vacancies in various departments after the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) came to power in the state in March. Mann also gave an approval to the notification for 'one MLA, one pension', which too is in line his poll promise that former MLAs would get pension for only one term not for all the terms they have served as an elected representative. In another decision, the Cabinet gave approval to

Congress slams AAP over 'crumbling' law and order situation in Punjab

Congress leader Alka Lamba alleged that with the Aam Aadmi Party now in the government of a full state, the chief minister of Delhi was using the police against his political opponents

Will Guj Assembly be dissolved for poll announcement, Kejriwal asks BJP

In a tweet, the AAP national convenor also wondered if the BJP was so much scared of his party that it plans to hold elections in the state much ahead of the schedule

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee arrives in Delhi, meets Arvind Kejriwal

Banerjee is in Delhi to attend the Justice Conclave programme in the national capital on Saturday where Chief Ministers of other states are scheduled to be present at the event

Quick, concrete steps needed to tackle power problem facing India: Kejriwal

Amid a deepening coal shortage crisis, the Delhi government on Thursday warned that there may be problem in providing uninterrupted electricity supply to important establishments in the capital

Punjab opposition parties hit out at CM Mann over agreement with Delhi

A knowledge-sharing agreement was signed on Tuesday between the two chief ministers with Mann saying that 117 schools and mohalla clinics will be developed in Punjab