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FOCUS NEWS New Delhi, Monday <strong>07</strong> <strong>September</strong> 20157 Blackmoney: Upto Rs 15 lakh award for info against defaulters New Delhi, The Income Tax department has brought out new guidelines to award secret informers providing actionable clue about “untraceable” assesses who owe huge taxes and money to government including in TDS and self assessment tax category. The department last week issued a set of new instructions to all its offices in the country stating any person who p r o v i d e s credible inputs against a declared defaulter would be rewarded a 10 per cent booty of tax realised from such an entity, but upto a maximum limit of Rs 15 lakh. The new guidelines, effective from the last and current financial year, have been issued by the CBDT keeping in mind the huge challenge of tackling black funds in the country and at the same time boosting the revenue kitty. The informant, whose identity would be kept secret except in cases where law requires, will just have to give inputs “supported by facts and documents”. The +department has, at the same time, made it clear that no “speculation, vague or inputs of general nature and educated guess” will be entertained in this regard. The guidelines state that any information about such assesses who are either not traceable or have stated inadequate assets to pay due taxes will be covered under the scheme brought out after high-level deliberations in the government including with the Special Investigation Team on black money. Must institutionalise war studies : RSS mouthpiece New Delhi, RSS mouthpiece Organiser has batted for institutionalised war studies in India as in the US and European countries and stressed on the need to involve people in counter-terror pursuits. It said some “secular, pacifists” may argue that it is “war mongering”, but a nation that fails to learn from history, does not have future. In the latest edition, it has invoked political and strategic thinker Kautilya to argue that in the face of emerging terror threats, the country can’t solely rely on the government-run establishment for protection and must involve people in defending the nation. The Organiser editorial points out, “As Kautilya said, the strength of a nation lies in the people. Our defence considerations are too government centric. “Of course, government institutions, including armed forces are most important instruments for defending a nationbut unless there is a capacity building and participatory approach within the society, real national defence cannot be assured. “We cannot forget that from 1947 infiltration to the Kargil misadventure by Pakistan, it was the local people who provided information. With the emerging threats of terrorism, such vigilance is all the more essential,” it said. It rued that India never concentrated on developing war studies centres as the US, UK, China and Europe did. “Even 50 years after the hard fought war in 1965, there are claims and counter-claims about the outcome. This is not because Pakistan says so but for the reason that we are not particular about our war histories. “In the US, the top Universities have war studies centres, with 16 institutions offering post-graduate programmes. British top universities do the same. China, believing in the Art of War, has a centre for Cold War Studies. There are numerous think tanks on war strategies in many European countries. “In Bharat, barring couple of institutions, that too attached with defence establishment, there is no attempt to systematically study wars,” the article For the first time, the guidelines accessed by PTI state, any default of Tax Deducted at Source (TDS) or self assessment tax by an entity for over 6 months and about which the I-T department has publicly declared the default, will be covered under the scheme for ‘informers’ or people in the know to inform the taxman about. “Any specific or credible information of the whereabouts or assets of the person, on or after March 31, 2015 which results in the states calling for war studies as a dedicated academic discipline. The editorial says some “secular, pacifists may argue that studying wars is war mongering but it is to be seen as an important exercise in the journey of a nation, for various reasons. “…who fails to learn from history, does not have future. This is all the more true with war histories.Unfortunately, we have learnt most of our history from theBritish and the anglicised ‘intellectuals’ of Bharat teach us the same.” The article argues that colonial prism distorted India’scivilisational past and divided people on caste and regional lines. It says that for attaining the objectives of national security, the country needed to evolve a strategic culture based on strong institution building in social and academic field. “Self-belief that a powerful and prosperous Bharat can only ensure global peace has to be inculcated for which we need to institutionalise war studies,” Sangh mouthpiece adds. collection of taxes, penalties, interest or other amounts not exceeding 10 per cent of the tax realised which is directly attributable to the information or documents supplied by the informant, subject to a ceiling of Rs 15 lakh” will be covered under the new guidelines. A provision has also been kept to enhance this reward in exceptional cases after the approval of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), the apex policy making body of the tax department. The I-T department, beginning this year, had also begun the practise of ‘naming and shaming’ big tax defaulters in the country by publishing their names, addresses and income tax dues in newspapers. Till now, a senior officer in the department said, names of about 50 such large defaulters have been publicised who have a pending tax liability of close to Rs 2,000 crore. “More such names, including those under the TDS and self assessnent tax category, are in the offing,” the officer said. department has been told to ensure the secrecy of the indentity of the informer by allotting a unique number to them for communication. The department, the officer said, is leaving no stone unturned to mount additional measures in combating stash funds of Indians both within and outside the country and hence these newer strategies and methods are being undertaken. Marginal rise in footfall, absence of big names mark Book Fair New Delhi, A marginal rise in footfall and absence of big names in publishing industry marked the 21st edition of the Delhi Book Fair which comes to an end today. While the weekends, which included the festivals of Raksha Bandhan and Janmashthami, drew a substantial crowd to the nine-day event, the weekdays remained relatively deserted. “We had a very good response, a full hundred per cent on Saturdays and Sundays. We have been keeping a cap of 1.5 lakh in a day to control the crowd. “In the week days, there was a slightly less flow because of people’s other engagements. In totality, I would like to confirm that in these nine days of the book fair there was a total footfall of 12 lakh to 15 lakh,” says Jayanta Das, General Manager, Indian Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO) which co-organised the fair with the Federation of Indian Publishers (FIP). While the increase in the footfall was only minimal as compared to last year, the fair this year saw a decrease in the number of participants. “There has been a marginal improvement from last year. From the participation point of view, however, because there is a glut of such fairs globally, big publishing houses are not coming here preferring to go to other international events. So that way, there is a fall. Last year, there were 287 companies in the book fair. This year there were only 259,” says Das. The fair also had overseas participation from China besides a number of events for children and cultural functions. According to Das, ITPO has already started gearing up for the next edition of the Delhi book fair to ensure a more encouraging response in 2016. “For the next edition in 2016, through the market access initiative of the Department of Commerce, we are trying to get certain buyers who can ensure us a good business. We will now also be getting more funds from other concerned organizations and I am hoping that all the doyens of Indian publishers will be there in the next edition of the event,” he said. The 22nd edition of the Delhi Book Fair is scheduled to be held from August 27 to <strong>September</strong> 4. Dr. Harsh Vardhan Dedicates to the Nation, the Centre of Excellence in Organ Transplantation at Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi Union Minister for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences, Dr. Harsh Vardhan is to formally dedicate the Centre of Excellence in Organ Transplantation at Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences & Research Centre, Kochi on <strong>September</strong> 08, 2015 (Tuesday). Amrita Institute has emerged as one of the largest centres in India, carrying out organ transplantations. Kerala Chief Minister Shri Oomen Chandy and the Kerala Health Minister Shri V.S. Shivakumar are also to be present on the occasion. Malayalam cine actor Shri Mohanlal, who will be the brand ambassador for Organ Donation, is also to be present. Over the last 15 years, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences & Research Centre has carried out about 900 cases of transplantations, which includes heart, small intestine, pancreas, bone marrow besides liver and kidney. It is the only facility in South East Asia to carry out hand transplants – the first on a 30-year-old man from Kerala and the second on an ex-army captain from Afghanistan. Transplantation of organs include tissue like Bone Marrow, solid organs like liver, heart, kidney, lung, small intestine, pancreas and composite tissue like hands and face. The organs can be donated by live donors for certain organs or procured from brain dead deceased donors. Such services are backed by a team of specialist doctors, paramedics and support services. On the occasion, the family of the donors of the first two twin hand transplants in the country will also be felicitated for their exemplary action, which has given a boost to organ donation drive in the country. The first hand transplant in the country was carried out on January 12, 2015 on a 30 year old youth named Manu, who lost both his hands in a train accident three years back. Following the success of this procedure, the second bilateral hand transplant was carried out on April 10, 2015 on Abdul Rahim, an Afghanistan soldier who lost his both hands in a mine blast. Both these recipients have started using their hands for day to day activities. These two transplants were a team effort, involving about 25 surgeons, 10 anaesthetists, and physicians. The team, which worked behind the path breaking events in the field of Composite tissue allotransplants in the country, will also be honoured on the occasion. Ananya Nanda wins Indian Idol Junior Mumbai, Odisha girl Ananya Nanda lifted the trophy of the second season of singing reality show “Indian Idol Junior” here tonight.ananya-nanda-indian-idol Ananya, 14, who defeated Nahid Afrin and Nithyashree Venkataramanan received the price money of total Rs 10 lakhs. A self-confessed fan of Shreya Ghoshal and Arijit Singh, the little singing star considers veteran music composer Anandji of the Kalyanji-Anandji duo as her lucky charm. The grand finale of the Sony show saw all the three permanent judges including Sonakshi Sinha, Vishal Dadlani and Salim Merchant boosting the morale of the top three contenders. The 28-year-old “Tevar” actress enthralled the audience with a dance routine on her popular numbers “Saree Ke Fall Sa,” “Rani Tu Main Raja,” “Pon Pon,” “Tamanche Pe disco” and “Party All Night”. Another major highlight of the finale night was a special visit by Sonakshi’s father actor-politician Shatrughan Sinha, who also interacted with the children. Stand-up comedian Kapil Sharma, who is gearing up for the release of his debut film “Kis Kisko Pyar Karu” promoted the film on Indian Idol Junior set. He joined the juniors on stage and sang some hit numbers. Kapil sticked to his comic best and tickled everyone’s funny bone by cracking few jokes. The finale also marked the homecoming of the top 13 contestants who cheered on for the final three.
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