Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Cabinet withdrew the controversial order permitting implementation of and ecotourism project at Metran Kayal near Kumarakom and a hospital project at Kadamakkudy near Ernakulam by private parties.
Kerala government has failed to furnish proper accounts and details of implementation of Modernising Government and Fiscal Reform Programme with ADB funding,
KPCC on Tuesday submitted its preliminary list of candidates for the Assembly elections to the Congress high command.
The Election Commission has set up a National Voters’ Services Portal with facilities to search the voters’ name in the electoral roll and the address of polling station and to locate the polling station on the Google map. The Portal will also provide contact details of the electoral staff and list the electoral roll of any particular polling station. The same facility is also being made available through an integrated mobile App.
The list of candidates of Congress will be finalised only towards the end of this month.
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.
