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Property tax returns to be filed by Jan 31DELHI, January 11: The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has extended the last date of filing p...

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Property tax returns to be filed by Jan 31

DELHI, January 11: The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has extended the last date of filing property tax returns till January 31.

Announcing this, Municipal Commissioner V.K. Duggal said the 15-day extension has been granted to facilitate property tax payers to file their returns which is mandatory under the law. He added that failure to furnish the property tax returns will entail a penalty of up to Rs 500 and a further penalty of Rs 20 per day for the period of default.

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Moreover, the defaulter shall be precluded from objecting to any assessment made in respect of his land and building.Duggal informed that the returns have to be submitted on property tax return forms which are available at all the offices of property tax department.

Travel India Forum office-bearers

Travel India Forum, an association of travel editors, journalists, photographers and other mediapersons, has elected new office-bearers. Anurag Yadav was elected president, Bharat Bhushan vice-president, Ajay Gupta general secretary and Sanjay Arora as treasurer.

Indo-Iraqi Joint Youth Forum

The Indo-Iraqi Joint Youth Forum was organised on Saturday to consider the latest position about “America’s aggressive attitude towards Iraq”. At the meeting, it was unanimously decided to start a signature campaign for lifting of the embargo against Iraq.

Rotary International parliament

Over 650 members of the Rotary Club will attend the four day Rotary International’s parliament starting in the Capital on Monday. This Council of Legislation is held once in three years and is being organised in India for the first time. A commemorative stamp will be issued by the government on the occasion.

Eicher conducts safety workshop for bus drivers

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Eicher Motors Limited, amnufracturer of light commercial vehicles, including the Skyline school bus, organised a one-day training programme for school bus drivers in the Capital on Sunday. Coinciding with the Road Safety Week observed by the Delhi Traffic Police fron january 5-11, 1998, schools were invited to nominate their bus drivers to participate in the workshop. The workshop was inaugurated by Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Virk.

Book presented to Vice-President

"Poisoning in children", a book on various aspects of poisoning in children, particularly in the Indian context, was presented to Vice-President Krishan Kant here on Sunday.

The book — co-authored by Dr Utpal Kant Singh, a leading pediatrician from Patna with Dr F.C. Leyland and Dr Sanjay Suman of England and Dr Rajniti Prasad — was released on Saturday by Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairperson Najma Heptullah in the presence of AICC general secretary Tariq Anwar.