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Halwa ceremony, marking final stage of Budget making process for Union Budget 2021-22, was held in Delhi s North Block on Saturday.
A customary Halwa ceremony is performed every year before the lock-in process of Budget preparation begins.
Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Anurag Singh Thakur were also present.
New Delhi: The Halwa ceremony, marking the final stage of the Budget making process for Union Budget 2021-22, was held in Delhi s North Block on Saturday in the presence of Union Finance & Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
A customary Halwa ceremony is performed every year before the lock-in process of Budget preparation begins.
Budget 2021: While the traditional ceremony marks the commencement of the printing process of the government's Budget document, this year's budget will be delivered in paperless form
Budget 2021: Nirmala Sitharaman participates in Halwa ceremony marking final stage of Budget-making process - A customary Halwa ceremony is performed every year before the "lock-in" process of the Budget preparations gets underway.
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Eight couriers arrested as agency busts major network
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) on Thursday smashed a major network with the seizure of 55.61 kg gold worth ₹28 crore, smuggled through the Myanmar border, from eight persons in Delhi and Lucknow. All the alleged couriers have been arrested.
Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs Anurag Singh Thakur visited the office of the DRI’s Delhi zonal unit to congratulate the officials on the successful operation “Golden Triangle”.
In view of recent spurt in the smuggling via Myanmar, largely attributed to the suspension of international flights owing to the pandemic, the agency has been keeping a close watch on the routes being taken by the criminal syndicates and their couriers.