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New Indian Express
23-07-2025
- Business
- New Indian Express
Former Chandigarh MP Kirron Kher disputes Rs 12.76 lakh dues for government house
While on the other hand in the reply to the notice, Kirron Kher has today written a letter to the Assistant Controller (F&A) Rents which reads, "I would like to bring to your kind notice that I have come to know about the subject cited above pending dues amounting to Rs 12.76 lakh. No official communication or notice has been received from your office in this regard so far. Further as per rule SR- 317-AM-21 of the house allotment committee (HAC) the following provisions apply with regard to license fee after retirement upto to four months from the date of retirement-normal license fee is applicable. Beyond four months and up to six months-50 times the normal license fee is chargeable. Beyond six months and upto seven months-100 times the normal license fee is chargeable.'' "However, it has been observed that the department has directly charged 100 times the normal license fee beyond the initial four month period, that i.e, upto October 5, 2024, which appears to be inconsistent with the applicable rules. A clarification and revision of calculation is accordance with the above-mentioned rule is requested,'' it stated. The letter further read, "Additionally, an amount of Rs 26,106 has been charged as 25 per cent addtonal rent from November 8, 2014 to the date of vacation. I would appreciate if you could kindly clarify the basis and rules under which this 25 per cent additional rent has been levied. It has also come to notice that a sum of Rs 59,680 has been charged as interest @12% per annum upto April 30, 2025. Since no notice or intimation regarding outstanding dues was ever served upon me, I fail to understand how such interest levied without prior demand or intimation. In view of the above you are kindly requested to re-examine the calculations and provide a detailed breakup with justification for the charges levied.''
India Today
23-07-2025
- Business
- India Today
Kirron Kher gets Rs 12 lakh notice over unpaid fee for government house in Chandigarh
The Chandigarh Administration has issued a notice to former BJP MP Kirron Kher over outstanding license fees amounting to nearly Rs 13 lakh for a government house allotted to her in Sector to officials, the Assistant Controller (F&A) Rents sent the notice on June 24, 2025, to Kher's residence at Kothi No. 65, Sector 8-A. The notice directs her to clear the dues at the earliest, warning that a 12% interest will be levied on the total outstanding amount if the payment is delayed administration has demanded a total of Rs 12,76,418 from the BJP leader. The dues pertain to the license fee (rent) and penalties for the government accommodation T-6/23 in Sector 7. Officials said the penalty component includes fines of up to 100% and even 200% on certain unpaid segments. The development has raised questions around the prolonged occupancy and payment default by the former Member of Parliament. As of now, there has been no official response from Kher or her office regarding the to the notice, the licence fee due stood at Rs 5,725 from July 2023 to October 5, 2024, while the "unauthorised" occupation of the residential accommodation from October 6, 2024, to January 5, 2025, attracted a 100 per cent penalty amounting to Rs 3.64 January 6 to April 12 (the official date to vacate the premises), a 200 per cent penalty was imposed, which adds up to Rs 8.20 office of the Assistant Controller (Finance and Controller) Rents also added additional interest and miscellaneous charges, including Rs 26,106 and Rs 59,680 as 12 per cent annual interest till April two-time MP has been asked to pay the amount either via a demand draft or bank transfer.- EndsTrending Reel IN THIS STORY#Punjab
NDTV
23-07-2025
- Business
- NDTV
Kirron Kher Gets Rs 12 Lakh Notice Over Unpaid Government House Licence Fee
Former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Kirron Kher has been issued a notice seeking payment of Rs 12.76 lakh in dues as licence fee for a government-allotted house in Chandigarh. In its notice on June 24, the Office of Assistant Controller (Finance and Controller) Rents in Chandigarh directed Ms Kher to pay the licence fee for T-6/23 house in Sector 7 immediately, otherwise a 12% annual interest will also be charged. There was no immediate reaction from Ms Kher, who served as a Lok Sabha MP from Chandigarh from 2014 to 2019, on the notice. Local authorities charge a licence fee for government residential accommodations. "It is estimated that the licence fee account of in respect of T-6/23, Sector-7, Chandigarh has been updated upto 12.04.2025 (date of vacation) provisionally and found that a sum of Rs 12,16,738/-have become recoverable as calculated upto 12.04.2025 provisionally under rule S.R. 317-AM-21 of HAC, 1996," the notice said. According to the notice, the licence fee due stood at Rs 5,725 from July 2023 to October 5, 2024, while the "unauthorised" occupation of the residential accommodation from October 6, 2024, to January 5, 2025, attracted a 100% penalty amounting to Rs 3.64 lakh. From January 6 to April 12, 2025 (the official date to vacate the premises), a 200% penalty was imposed, which added up to Rs 8.20 lakh. Authorities added additional interest and miscellaneous charges, including Rs 26,106 and Rs 59,680 as 12% annual interest till April 30. The two-time MP has been asked to pay the amount either via a demand draft or bank transfer.
Indian Express
19-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Indian Express
‘Charas lekar ghoom rahe ho?': Anupam Kher recalls Kirron Kher's quip that nearly got him killed at LA airport
Veteran actor Anupam Kher recently shared a humorous and slightly nerve-wracking anecdote about the time he was traveling with wife Kirron Kher in the US. Anupam's story dates back to when the couple was touring across the US with their play, shortly after the 9/11 attacks. Anupam recalled how an innocent mistake nearly turned into a full-blown security scare at Los Angeles International Airport. He had unknowingly packed dhoop (incense) in his shaving kit, which, when discovered by airport security, was mistaken for a suspicious substance, possibly drugs. 'Maine kisi din… dhoop hota hai na. Dhoop, agarbatti woh shaving ke samaan mein rakh diya hoga,' (One day, you know dhoop, I must've put them in my shaving kit by mistake), he said. 'So we were coming LA to San Francisco and Kiran had crossed the security check and she was waiting for me. And these security people opened my bag and they found something in my shaving kit. And I had completely forgotten what was there. So he took it out and started smelling it. Then he asked his colleague, 'Is this what I think it is?' So he also smelled and said yes,' Anupam told Filmfare. At this point, he recalls the situation escalated quickly. 'And then he suddenly said to me, 'Step aside, step aside and hands up please.' He asks me, 'What is this?' And I say, 'Don't know.' And suddenly wahan se awaaz aati hai 'Kya hai ye?' (Suddenly from there came a voice: 'What is this?')' The officers, hearing Kirron's sharp tone, began looking suspiciously at both of them. 'So suddenly those personnel started looking at her thinking as if we are Bonnie and Clyde. So they pointed guns towards me and I thought, 'This is it. I'm going to die now.'' Also Read | Anupam Kher reveals he and wife Kirron Kher live in separate rooms: 'She is superstitious, extremely blunt, imagines things going wrong' As the officers passed the incense stick around trying to identify the substance, Anupam recalls how Kirron Kher added more fuel to the fire with her commentary. 'And she went, 'Charas lekar ghoom rahe ho?' (You're roaming around with hashish?) And I told her, 'Agar main bach gaya inn logon se toh main bahar nikal ke divorce de dunga.' (If I survive these people, I'll come out and divorce you.)' Trying to calm the situation, Anupam requested to see the item in question. 'Then those people are like, 'What are you saying? Step aside.' So I ask them, 'Can I see it?' And then they gave it to me. And I started explaining to them, 'Oh this is what you burn and you put in house.' I was so idiot I wanted to say incense and I said incest… incest…' Luckily for him, a Bangladeshi staff member recognised the item and intervened just in time. 'He explained that we use this in pooja and for god. Par meri toh zubaan hi chali gayi thi kyunki woh wahan se bole ja rahi thi 'Kya lekar ghoom rahe ho wahan par? Pagal ho gaye kya tum?' (But I was speechless because from over there she kept going, 'What are you carrying around? Have you gone mad?')' Anupam and Kirron have been married for 40 years now.
India Today
18-07-2025
- Entertainment
- India Today
PM Modi accuses RJD of grabbing land of poor before giving jobs at Bihar rally
0:48 Kirron Kher made a rare public appearance with Anupam Kher at the screening of 'Tanvi the Great'. The veteran couple walked the red carpet hand-in-hand, with Kirron dressed in a red salwar suit. Their son Sikander Kher also joined them for the special evening.
