KPCC president V. M. Sudheeran has come out strongly against the Cabinet decision to exempt 1303 acres in possession of Hope Plantation in Idukki district from the provisions of the Land Reforms Act and demanded that the order issued on the basis of the decision should be withdrawn.
Kerala government may move the courts if the Chief Electoral Office continues to stall distribution of drinking water in tankers over code of conduct for the elections, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said here on Monday.
Police is enquiring all angles regarding the death of actor Kalabhavan Mani on March 6.
KPCC president V. M. Sudheeran today demanded withdrawal of government notification excluding the top secret section of the Vigilance and Anti-corruption Bureau dealing with inquiries against present and former ministers, all India service officers and members of Assembly and Parliament from the purview of RTI Act.
News in brief
Noisy scenes
Noisy scenes in the Assembly over alleged leak of Budget proposals in the social media.
Opposition Leader Ramesh Chennithala alleged that the sanctity of the Budget is lost and Opposition members staged protest in the House.
The Congress-led Opposition later boycotted the remaining part of the presentation.
Tax on solar devices
Solar installations will attract only one per cent tax. This will have retrospective effect from April 2013 when the tax for solar devices were reduced. However, installation did not get the benefit as 14.5 per cent tax on works contract applied.
Natural Rubber
Exemption announced for natural rubber and its variants by previous government for the period from 20th December 2014 to 31st March 2015 will be given effect by incorporating provisions for that in the Finance Act.
