The RTI Kerala Federation today urged the Governor not to accept the recommendations made by the selection committee chaired by Chief Minister Oommen Chandy for appointment of Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) and State Information Commissioners (SICs) in the State.
President of India Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the Bicentenary Celebrations of CMS College and laid the Foundation Stone of its Bicentenary Block on Friday (February 26, 2016) at Kottayam.
Fires were raging in Sandalwood Reserve at Chinnar in Idukki district on Friday afternoon.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Presents Economic Survey 2015-16 in Parliament
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.
