NO AADHAAR? YOUR PAN COULD DIE IN DECEMBER
29 remain in hospital, seven in critical condition.
“What I can confirm is that the man was British-born and that some years ago he was once investigated by MI5 in relation to concerns about violent extremism,” May said in a statement.
“He was a peripheral figure... He was not part of the current intelligence picture. There was no prior intelligence of his intent or of the plot,” she said, adding his identity would be revealed when the investigation allowed.
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Permanent account number (PAN) is likely to become invalid after December 31 this year if people fail to obtain or apply for an Aadhaar card by then, top finance ministry sources have told HT.
All taxpayers need to have PAN to be able to file their income-tax returns but there are numerous others, especially students, outside the tax base who have been using the number as proof of identity.
Indicating that Aadhaar card will be made mandatory for all IT-related issues, finance minister Arun Jaitley said in Parliament that 98% of adult Indians already have Aadhaar numbers. At present, there are 108 crore Aadhaar cards.
The finance minister has said that making Aadhaar mandatory for filing income-tax returns will help in checking tax evasion.
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