Karnataka

New Delhi, Jun 28: The government has made it mandatory to link existing Aadhaar numbers with PAN of taxpayers with effect from July 1. Amending income tax rules and notifying the same, the government has made quoting of the 12-digit biometric Aadhaar or the enrolment ID a must at the time of application of permanent account number (PAN). Finance Minister Arun Jaitley through an amendment to tax

Bengaluru, Jun 28: The much-discussed expansion of council of ministers is likely to be delayed as AICC vice president Rahul Gandhi has not returned from his Italy tour. Sources in the state Congress said Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is unlikely to hold discussion on the expansion with the Delhi leaders during his visit to the national capital on June 28. He will be visiting Delhi on Wednesday to

Bengaluru, Jun 28: Union Statistics and Programme Implementation Minister D V Sadananda Gowda on Tuesday supported Paryaya Pejawar Mutt seer Vishwesha Theertha Swami for hosting an Iftar party for the Muslim community at the Krishna temple in Udupi. Defending the seer’s action, he said the seer had hosted the Iftar party in good faith. Some leaders wear skullcap, host Iftar parties and pose for

Ballari, Jun 28: Former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa said on Tuesday, “Let them consume beef at home and die,” in reference to those who ate beef at a public function in Mysuru on Sunday. He termed those who eat beef in public as mad people. The former chief minister was addressing a press conference in the city. “We have no objection if people eat beef at home,” Yeddyurappa said. He demanded

Bengaluru, Jun 28: The state government will incur an additional expenditure of Rs 340 on each of its Anila Bhagya beneficiaries (providing free LPG connections and gas stoves to BPL families) in order to claim credit for the scheme by affixing a sticker “Mukhya Mantri Anila Bhagya Yojane” on the gas stoves. The state Food and Civil Supplies department had approached the state-run oil marketing

Bengaluru, Jun 28: Tickets for non-Kannada films will be cheaper by 4% to 5% from July 1, once the Goods and Services Tax (GST) kicks in. On the other hand, tickets for films in Kannada and Karnataka's regional languages (Tulu, Kodava, Byari and Konkani) will be dearer by 18% or 28%. Under the new regime, tickets priced at Rs 100 or less are taxed at 18%, while those priced at more than Rs 100 are

Mangaluru, Jun 28: M-Friends, a group of Dakshina Kannada based philanthropists hosted a rare harmony get together as part of recently held Eid al-Fitr at Mangalapadavu Koraga colony in Vittal in Bantwal taluk. The programme held at the house of Manku Koraga began with a Tulu paddana sung by Koraga community members. Visually challenged Seetharama, a member of Koraga community, mesmerized the

Mangaluru, Jun 27: Karavali Karnataka Janabhivriddhi Vedike and Krishi Bhoomi Samrakshana Samiti have acknowledged and appreciated the chief minister Siddaramaiah-led Karnataka government’s decision to amend the Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board Act of 1966 and align it with the central land acquisitions Act of 2013. Addressing a press conference in the city on Tuesday social activist

Madikeri, Jun 27: In a gut-wrenching tragedy, four wild elephants were electrocuted to death when they came in contact with a high tension wire at Ammathi vontiangadi village in Virajpet taluk of Kodagu district on Tuesday. This is the second such incident in the last two weeks. Two elephants had died under similar circumstances in the district on June 14th taking the death toll of elephants to

Karwar, Jun 27: Lakshman Govind Naik, postmaster of Baithkol post office in Karwar, is absconding after alleged misappropriation of around Rs 50 lakh. He allegedly siphoned off money from over 300 people who had invested in several postal schemes. On Saturday, a large number of people who had lost money gathered at the Baithkhol post office and demanded their money be returned immediately