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MUMBAI, FEB 7 (IANS): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said the IPO of the state insurer LIC will bring retail investors into the picture and also assured that the government will come up with steps to simplify the tax regimes.

“We are looking at an IPO for LIC which will bring retail investors in the picture”, she said.

The LIC listing is aimed at bringing the much needed revenues to the government which is facing a shortfall due to poor tax collections. “We are coming up with steps to simplify the tax regime. We have shown our intent to move towards a simplified tax regime and corporate tax simplification and reduction is a move towards that. The tax payer charter (as announced in the Budget) is based on trust that should be there between the taxation regime and tax payers”, she said at a media conference on Budget 2020-21 after interactions with industry, academia and policy makers.

In the Budget 2020, the government announced its decision to list LIC in next fiscal.

In the Budget speech, Sitharaman, noting that the government has launched Rs 103 lakh crore of infra projects, announced providing about Rs 1.70 lakh crore for transport infrastructure and accelerating highways construction to augment India’s infrastructure and create jobs.

She said focus is on infrastructure for economic development and 6,500 projects across sectors under the National Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP) envisions ease of living for citizens.

About Rs 22,000 crore has already been provided, as support to the NIP.

Sitharaman also told the industry here that the government is engaged with states and private investors to come up with an infra pipeline comprising over Rs 6,000 crore of projects.

The minister also said that the government will take steps so that civil offences are not treated as criminal offences and government looks forward to invest in infrastructure creation. LIC IPO will benefit retail investors, says Sitharaman Nirmala Sitharaman speaks during a press conference in Mumbai, Friday. (PTI) NEW DELHI, FEB 7 (IANS): Petrol and diesel prices recorded the biggest drop so far in this month on Friday. Oil marketing companies reduced the price of petrol by 21 to 22 paise, and that of diesel by 24 to 26 paise per litre.

Due to the steep fall in the price of crude oil in the international market, consumers in the country are constantly getting relief in the price of petrol and diesel.

So far in this month, petrol has become cheaper by 59 paise per litre in Delhi, while in diesel prices, consumers have got 60 paise per litre relief.

According to the Indian Oil website, the price of petrol in Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai and Chennai has come down to Rs 72.68, Rs 75.36, Rs 78.34 and Rs 75.51 per litre respectively. At the same time, the price of diesel in the four metros has also come down to Rs 65.68, Rs 68.04, Rs 68.84 and Rs 69.73 per litre respectively.

Oil marketing companies cut petrol prices by 21 paise in Delhi, Kolkata and Mumbai on Friday and 22 paise per litre in Chennai. At the same time, the price of diesel has been cut by 24 paise in Delhi, 25 paise in Kolkata and Mumbai and 26 paise per litre in Chennai.

Due to the outbreak of coronavirus in China, there has been a steep decline in the crude oil prices in the international market in the last two weeks causing fears of slowdown in the economy there.

Benchmark crude oil Brent crude has lost nearly $ 10 a barrel. However, on Friday, oil prices showed a slight increase compared to the previous session.

Brent crude’s April contract on the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) was trading at $ 55.13 a barrel, up 0.36 per cent over the previous session. At the same time, US crude West Texas Intermediate’s March contract on the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) was trading at $ 51.09 a barrel, up 0.27 per cent from the previous session. Petrol, diesel prices see sharp cut

Correspondent KOHIMA, FEB 7 (NPN): In a significant development, Naga national workers-- NSCN (I-M) and NNPG leaders would be meeting here on February 9 as part of the “4th edition Kingdom leaders prayer breakfast meet”, at hotel Vivor.

Speaking to Nagaland post, founder of the ‘Leaders Arise Nagaland’, Apostle Rev. Luoliehu Yimsung informed that around 26 Naga national workers including 14 delegates from Working Committee of the Naga National Political Groups (NNPGs) and 12 delegates from NSCN (I-M) would be attending the programme.

However, NSCN (I-M) general secretary Th. Muivah and WC, NNPGs convenor N. Kitovi Zhimomi attendance was unlikely, sources said.

Rev. Yimsung said it was purely spiritual and nothing related to political agenda.

He said besides national workers, other frontal organization, church and public leaders, politicians would be attending the programme.

Former chief minister, T.R. Zeliang and former chief minister Nagaland and governor Dr. S.C. Jamir will also address the gathering.

The programme is being jointly organized by Fathers House Church and Nagaland GBs Federation. NSCN (I-M), NNPGs to attend ‘prayer breakfast’ Fund misuse issue resolved: DVC (From p-1)

The signatories also said that the joint meet “unanimously resolved and amicably settled” the matter in the interest of the village.

Further, they said that DVC, FFAC, DCCF and auditor “deeply regretted” for causing “inconvenience to the DC Dimapur and to the general public for hindering the village development activities” and causing an adverse impact on the cordial and peaceful co-existence of the village. NPF to hold antiCAA stir on Feb 11 (From p-1)

In this regard, the NPF has general extended invitation to the all likeminded NGOS, individuals, members of civil society organisations and well-wishers irrespective of parties and groups to participate in the protest and show solidarity towards the cause.

Further, the party informed that it was mandatory for all Dimapur-based NPF central office bearers and office bearers of division parent body, youth wing, women wing, minority wing, farmers’ wing and all A/C level office bearers to participate in proposed protest event without fail. Rupee slips 22 paise to 71.40 against USD MUMBAI, FEB 7 (PTI): The rupee declined by 22 paise to settle at 71.40 against the US dollar on Friday amid selling in domestic equities and strengthening of the American currency overseas. Forex traders said the rupee traded weak largely owing to strengthening of the US dollar ahead of the non-farm payrolls number scheduled to be released later in the day. At the interbank foreign exchange market, the local currency opened on a weak note at 71.26.

During the day, the local unit lost further ground and touched a low of 71.49, before finally settling for the day at 71.40 against the US dollar, down 22 paise over its previous close. The domestic unit had settled at 71.18 on Thursday. On a weekly basis, the rupee lost 8 paise. “Rupee traded weak on Friday as dollar scaled high towards 71.35, mainly on back of on weakening risk appetite amid a strong greenback ahead of US non-farm payroll data due later today,” said Jateen Trivedi, Senior Research Analyst (Commodity & Currency) at LKP Securities.

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Tabrez Khan speaking during the awareness programme at Patkai Christian College (Autonomous).

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The awareness programme was organised by Federation of Industry and Commerce of North Eastern region (FINER) and facilitated by the Department of Commerce, PCC.

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The workshop stressed on the importance of un

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The workshop was attended by students, faculties and staff from PCC. While the summit will be organised by FINER in collaboration with Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship and also informed that the organisation will be conducting similar workshops in all the Northeast states.

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