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BIR tax refunds up in January to September

Manila, Sept. 25 -- The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) recorded higher tax refunds in January to September this year. In a statement Friday, the BIR said tax refunds during the period went up to PH... Read More


MMDR row paralyses Odisha Assembly for fourth day, House adjourned till 4 PM

Bhubaneswar, Sept. 25 -- The deadlock over the amended MMDR Act continued in the Odisha Assembly for the fourth consecutive day on Friday, with BJD and Congress members staging protests in the well of... Read More


Hyderabad police announce traffic restrictions for Ganesh immersion procession

Hyderabad, Sept. 25 -- Hyderabad City Police Commissioner and Additional District Magistrate (Executive) V C Sajjanar on Friday announced extensive traffic restrictions and diversions in view of the V... Read More


Australian envoy looks forward to stronger ties with PH

Manila, Sept. 25 -- Australian Ambassador to the Philippines Marc Innes-Brown said Thursday that the Philippines is becoming increasingly significant to Australia and expressed optimism about stronger... Read More


Surigao Sur, PAGCOR, DepEd sign MOA for P55-M school building

Manila, Sept. 25 -- Surigao del Sur Gov. Johnny Pimentel signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) Thursday with the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (PAGCOR) and the Department of Education (DepEd)... Read More


DSWD recognizes 4Ps model family, exemplary children in W. Visayas

Manila, Sept. 25 -- An Indigenous Peoples family from Guimaras and a Grade 7 student from Antique were recognized Thursday as "Huwarang Pantawid Pamilya" and 4Ps Exemplary Children by the Department o... Read More


Bengal CM announces measures for farmers, promises special package for potato growers

Burdwan, Sept. 25 -- Announcing a slew of measures for farmers, West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Friday said his government would not tolerate middlemen and would soon announce a special... Read More


Bengal:West Burdwan caps sand price at Rs 1,200 per tractor load

Asansol, Sept. 25 -- In a major move to revive the stalled construction sector, the West Burdwan district administration has capped the price of riverbed sand at Rs 1,200 per tractor load. The decisi... Read More


Polls in seven civic bodies likely in the last week of November: State Election Commission

Kolkata, Sept. 25 -- The West Bengal State Election Commission on Friday said it was working towards holding elections in seven civic bodies, including Kolkata and Howrah, in the last week of November... Read More


Kaithal: Wushu coach awarded 10 years' jail, fined Rs 25,000 in rape case

Satish SethKaithal, Sept. 25 -- A Special Court in Kaithal has sentenced Wushu coach and former sports association secretary Deepak Kumar Lot to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs 25,0... Read More