No proposal to reduce tax on petrol: CM
The Hindu
Tamil Nadu, which had earlier increased tax on petrol by ₹7 a litre, announced last week that it would reduce the amount by ₹3
Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai made it clear that there was no proposal before the Karnataka government to reduce levies on petrol on the lines of neighbouring Tamil Nadu. “There is no such proposal,” the Chief Minister said on August 17 while replying to a query by mediapersons on whether his government would emulate the neighbouring State with respect to the tax on petrol.A crowd comprising farmers, researchers, professors, students, and horticulture enthusiasts thronged the ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR), Hesaraghatta, Bengaluru, on Friday for the inaugural ceremony of the Triphal Diversity Show which showcased 300 mango, 100 jackfruit, and 100 banana genotypes in collaboration with ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana, Tiruchirappalli.
The State government on Friday constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT), headed by Additional Director-General of Police, Manish Kharbikar of the Economic Offences division of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to probe the alleged multi-crore scam in the government-run Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation.