AIMTC demands rollback of diesel prices
New Delhi: Transporters body AIMTC on Tuesday warned 75 lakh trucks and 40 lakh buses will stop plying from April 1 if demands, including withdrawal of hike in diesel prices and rollback of hike in third party insurance premium, are not met.
Disappointed over no concrete response to their demands from the Road Transport and Highways (RTH) Ministry, All India Motor Transport Congress (AIMTC) officials said several rounds of talks with senior officials were in vain. AIMTC is demanding recall of the hike in third party insurance premium, rollback of partial de-control of diesel prices and removal of anti-dumping duty on import of tyres saying these issues have adversely impacted road transport sector.
Central excise superintendent held
New Delhi: CBI has arrested a central excise superintendent in Kolkata for allegedly taking Rs 3.5 lakh bribe from a resort manager for not imposing penalty on service tax payable by him. A case under Prevention of Corruption Act was registered against Dippandu Chowdhary, Superintendent of Central Excise (Anti Evasion), Haldia Commissionerate, on a complaint that he was demanding illegal gratification.
from the manager of a resort based at Port Blair for not imposing penalty on the service tax payable by him, a CBI press release said.