The Financial Express -- Leisure

Monday, December 8 1997

TODAY'S CROSSWORD TODAY'S ZODIAC

Focus on honest delivery of information

Forget the days of dining and wining, for public relation has long ceased to be that. Or so the Public Relation Society of India (PRSI) claims. But certainly, the PRSI is working towards the recognition of PR as a profession, which focusses on serious and honest delivery of information.

Stamps to mark all occasions

As per the guidelines laid down by Universal Postal Union for its member countries, stamps released have to relate to the culture and ethnic identity of the country and should be of philatelic value. Every year, the Department of Posts, government of India, releases special stamps on varied themes and personalities of social, historical and scientific relevance to commemorate events, institutions and eminent personalities on their jubilee centenary celebrations. Special stamps are also issued on philatelic themes such as bio-diversity, flora and fauna, architecture, arts, etc.

Service tax on transport services is unnecessary burden

The Finance Ministry, before finally taking a bow, has created some hardships for businessmen by effecting a service tax on transport services, but the responsibility of collecting and paying the service tax rests on the service user, and not the service provider. Taking a different stand in the transport services, the businessman actually has not only to collect, but to shell out additionally 5% of the gross amount of the transport charges paid by him.

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