Apparel up to ` 1,000, biscuits and footwear will get cheaper from next month as the Centre and states, excepting West Bengal, resolve to roll out GST from July 1. Gold will become slightly costlier as the current incidence is 2 per cent and after ‘extensive debate’ the Council proposed to tax gold and gold jewellery at 3 per cent.
The Directorate of Transport has suspended 566 licenses between October 2016 and March 2017 for committing six ‘everyday’ offences listed in the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.
ASHWINI KAMAT
Published Jun 4, 2017, 7:09 PM IST
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Department suspends a total of 566 licences, most for drunken driving this yearPANAJI Interestingly, almost half the licenses suspended this year were for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Using mobile phone while driving came in as the close second. As per guidelines laid down by the Supreme Court committee on road safety, the apex court in 2015 directed all union territories and states, to actively implement road safety laws and to…
