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Demonetisation: New notes seized across India raises concerns while ATMs run dry
Fp Staff •While queues outside ATMs doesn't seem to be ending anytime soon, authorities have confiscated more than rupees four crores in the new currency notes over the last 24 hours, raising questions on the effectiveness of demonetisationin in curbing black money and corruption

Demonetisation: Delhi Police recovers Rs 3.25 crore in old notes from hotel raid
•Delhi Police raided a hotel in Karol Bagh here and recovered Rs 3.25 crore in demonetised notes from five persons, police said on Wednesday

Demonetiation effect: Income Tax employees union complains of "unbearable workload"
•The Income Tax Employees Federation and Income Tax Gazetted Officers Association (Andhra Pradesh and Telangana) on Tuesday urged the Centre to fill up the vacancies and take other steps to ease the workload in the wake of demonetisation

Arun Jaitley: Congress extremely uncomfortable with demonetisation given its scandalous record
•Launching a scathing attack on Congress, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday said the party's "scandalous record" is making it extremely uncomfortable with the Modi government's anti-corruption campaign of which the demonetisation of high value currency is a cornerstone

P Chidambram: Demonetisation is biggest scam of the year, must be investigated
Fp Staff •Former finance minister P Chidambram hit out at the Narendra Modi government on Tuesday for its "mismangement" of the demonetisation drive, saying that the move has broken the back of the people, and will have long-term effects on the Indian economy.

RSS arm criticises Narendra Modi and demonetisation, claims 20 lakh jobs lost since 2014
Fp Staff •As if the Opposition's tirade against the ill effects of demonetisation weren't enough, the labour arm of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) on Friday criticised the Narendra Modi government , claiming that more jobs have lost since the move was announced on 8 November

Mamata Banerjee calls demonetisation a man-made disaster, says Modi looted taxpayers' money
Fp Staff •Mamata Banerjee also claimed that almost 90 people have died due to hardships following demonetization of high value notes.

BJP man caught with stacks of new notes only small fish: Babul Supriyo
•Supriyo said that no one can point out that either him or any of his party leaders had given ticket to this particular person for exchange of money.

Demonetisation: UP CM Akhilesh announces 5 lakh aid for kin of woman who committed suicide
•Akhilesh also announced assistance of Rs 2 lakh each to families of victims who died while exchanging notes or in ATM queues after verification

Demonetisation: Russia up in arms over cash shortage faced by its embassy
•Demonetisation is taking a toll on Indian diplomacy, with Russia lodging a strong protest over cash shortage affecting the functioning of its embassy here and threatening retaliatory action.



