New Delhi, Apr.

Hoogly, Apr 1 : A farmer from Burdwan district in West Bengal has reportedly committed suicide due to huge loss incurred by him despite bumper yield of potato crop.

A bumper yield of potato crop across Bengal, fails to lift farmers from being steeped in poverty, as they are not able to reap benefits from their yield due to excess crop production.

New Delhi, Apr 01: Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar

New Delhi, Apr 1 : Prasanna Kumar Misra has taken over as Chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) with effect from 1st April 2008.

He belongs to the 1971 batch of the Indian Revenue Service.

Prior to his appointment as Chairman, CBDT, Misra was Member (Investigation) in the CBDT since January 2007.

Earlier, he had served in the Income Tax department in various capacities as Chief Commissioner, Delhi and Udaipur; Commissioner Mumbai; Director (Investigation) Hyderabad; Deputy Commissioner / Director Bhubaneswar; Appellate Assistant Commissioner in Andhra Pradesh, etc.

New Delhi, Mar