New Delhi: IPS officer VK Johri has been appointed as the next Director-General (DG) of country's largest border guarding force, BSF. Johri, a 1984-batch Indian Police Service officer of MP cadre, is presently serving as the Special Secretary in the external intelligence agency RAW, under the Cabinet Secretariat. He will take over the charge of the BSF from incumbent Rajni Kanti Mishra, who retires on August 31. TNS
‘Pullan Wala Baba’ dead
Chandigarh: Elderly philanthropist Sant Baba Labh Singh, 96, who served hundreds daily at community kitchens and played a crucial role in construction of seven bridges in Punjab and Haryana, died on Sunday. Known as ‘Pullan Wala Baba’, he died of cardiac arrest at Qila Anandgarh in the Anandpur Sahib district. He was credited with construction of seven bridges in the two states. IANS
Scrap 10% duty imposed on newsprint, says INS
New Delhi: The Indian Newspaper Society (INS) has appealed to the Central Government to withdraw the 10% customs duty imposed in the Budget on newsprint, uncoated paper used for printing of newspapers and lightweight coated papers used for magazines and save the industry. “Publishers of newspapers and magazines are already reeling from severe financial pressure due to many factors like lower advertisement revenues, higher costs and digital onslaught from technological giants. Small and medium newspapers will go into deeper losses and many may be forced to shut down due to this imposition,” the INS said after a meeting of its executive committee. tns
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