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BBMP wants warrants against tax defaulters
BBMP wants warrants against tax defaulters
ByY Maheswara ReddyY Maheswara Reddy / Updated: Jan 8, 2021, 06:25 IST
Palike will take any measure to reach Rs 3,000-cr target in
property tax collection
With an eye on the target of Rs 3,000 crore in property tax collection during the fiscal 2020-21, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (
BBMP) wants to issue distress warrants to property owners whose arrears add up to more than Rs 5 lakh.
“We are preparing an action plan under the guidance of the
BBMP Administrator and Commissioner to collect the property tax that has been pending for quite a long time,’’ says BBMP Special Commissioner (
K taka govt urged to declare Roerich Estate biodiversity zone
By IANS |
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Fri, Jan 1 2021 7:03 IST |
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Karnataka Chief Minister B. S. Yediyurappa. Image Source: IANS News
Bengaluru, Jan 1 : The Karnataka Biodiversity Board (KBB) has urged the state government to declare sprawling 467.53 acre Roerich and Devika Rani Roerich Estate situated in southern part of Bengaluru as a Biodiversity Heritage Site under the Biodiversity Act 2002.
The KBB also asked the government to discourage commercial tourism inside the estate as the estate is home to unique flora and fauna besides being an elephant corridor.
This recommendation assumes significance in the backdrop of the Karnataka Chief Minister, B. S. Yediyurappa announcement that he intends to convert this estate into a sprawling film studio.
Karnataka slashes user cess on APMCs from 1% to 0.60%
Mon, Dec 28 2020 08:34:32 PM
From Our Special Correspondent
Daijiworld Media Network
Bengaluru, Dec 28: Karnataka has decided to slash the market user cess imposed in Agriculture Produce Market Committees (APMCs) from 1% to 0.60% of the transaction value.
The decision taken at the state cabinet meeting presided by chief minister B S Yediyurappa on Monday is expected to benefit of 36,000 registered traders in 161 AMPCs in the state.
The state government issued an order on December 15, 2020, and increased the user fee in APMCs to 1%.
Traders demanded a total withdrawal of the hike in user cess and demanded a level playing field with the trade that occurs outside the APMC jurisdiction.
Karnataka: APMC traders hold day-long protest against farm laws, hike in market fee
The workers and traders shut down their operations in APMC market in Yeshwanthpura in North Bengaluru and staged a sit-in demanding the repeal of the three farm laws while terming them anti farmer . Updated: December 22, 2020 8:19:04 am
The APMC traders also demanded withdrawal of the APMC (amendment) Bill, 2020, which proposed a hike in the market fee from 0.35 per cent to one per cent of the transaction value.
Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) workers in Karnataka on Monday staged a protest in support of the farmers’ agitation against the new agriculture reform laws and hike in the market fee by the state government recently.