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Banks are making a strong pitch to the government for permission to issue tax-free bonds to fund infrastructure projects. Bankers, who are expected to again take up the issue with the finance ministry next week, are arguing that the bonds will help them raise long-term resources and reduce dependence on retail fixed deposits, whose maturity is getting shorter. In recent months, banks have been saddled with deposits in the one-year maturity bucket, while infrastructure lo.. Full Article

On the action front, the CVC report reveals that on the basis of its recommendations, various competent authorities imposed major penalty in 47 cases in September, and 14 of them belong to the Railways. Merely one officer from CBDT figures in this list. However, since the past catches up with the present, the CBEC has granted sanctions for prosecution against 18 officers last month. Full Article

The government will not sanction leave travel allowance for an employee who uses personal car or taxi as mode of transport.However, the rule shall not be applicable to employees with a handicap or disability of self or dependent family member. According to a government notification, the employees can avail the LTA only if they travel by Indian Railways or Air Indiaand state transport corporation buses. Full Article

Opening up more options for travellers seeking details of train services, Indian Railways have started an SMS service on the 139 passenger information system. The service would enable one to know the passenger name record status, current train running positions, accommodation and availability and fare enquiry. ”All that a passenger needs to do is SMS the queries [...] Full Article

Get cricket scores, Indian Railways train schedules & ticket status, horoscopes, movie show times, restaurant information and more ...all through SMS on your phone. Best of all, you don't pay a premium charge for any of this, just the price of a standard SMS. Try it out! Simply send your search query by SMS to 9773300000 and we'll send you results back by SMS immediately. Full Article

Apex chartered accountant institute ICAI will help the 155-year-old Indian Railways upgrade its accounting practices. "We will help the Railways upgrade its accounting system and make it look like a corporate account, fully based on accrual accounting system," Institute of Chartered Accountants (ICAI) President Ved Jain told PTI. Full Article