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 x Enjoy seamless experience on APP We're 10x faster on APP INSTALL APP ET POLICY Read on App Karnataka CM meets FM; demands extension of GST compensation to states for 3 more years Agencies Karnataka is one of the best performing states since the enactment of GST in 2017. Synopsis In the meeting, the CM informed Sitharaman that the state GST collection has not yet stabilised in view of COVID-19 crisis, and it would be more helpful in this ongoing revenue crisis if the GST compensation to states is extended for three more ye... By PTILast Updated: Aug 26, 2021, 03:38 PM IST2 Amid fall in state revenue and GST collection in view of COVID-19 crisis, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj S Bommai on Thursday demanded the Centre to extend the GST compensation period to states beyond 2022, for three more years. After a meeting with Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Bommai said he also discussed the GST (Goods and Services Tax) dues to the tune of Rs 11,000 crore to be paid to Karn...

 UAE lifts travel ban on Indians Onmanorama Staff Published: August 03, 2021 04:22 PM IST Updated: August 03, 2021 05:24 PM IST       UAE demand for RT-PCR test hours before take-off hamper travel plans of Keralites  Abu Dhabi: Giving respite to thousands of Indian citizens stuck in the country due to a travel ban, the UAE has given permission to holders of residence to return from August 5. The decision was announced by the National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority (NCEMA) of UAE on Tuesday. Besides travellers from India, the UAE will be reopening its doors to arrivals from Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Nigeria and Uganda as well. RELATED ARTICLES COVID-19: Emirates to fly medical aid to India for free WORLD COVID-19: Emirates to fly medical aid to India for free UAE extends suspension on flights from India till June 30 TRAVEL UAE extends suspension on flights from India till June 30 Those who travel must have completed at least 14 days since th...

 Karnataka govt orders stringent enforcement of 'night curfew' in BengaluruA decision in this regard was taken at a coordination meeting between the BBMP and the police department       AUG 03 2021, 03:05 IST UPDATED: AUG 03 2021 Representative Image. Credit: DH File Photo As Bengaluru is witnessing a gradual surge of daily Covid-19 cases in the past few days, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) and the city police have geared up for stringent enforcement of the night curfew orders. A decision in this regard was taken at a coordination meeting between the BBMP and the police department held on Monday late evening.  Briefing the meeting, Gaurav Gupta, Chief Commissioner, BBMP reportedly said, "Currently the night curfew from 10:00 pm to 5:00 am is in force to contain the spread of the Covid infection. But the same is not enforced strictly and we require the police department's cooperation for stringent enforcement of the orders." CORONAVIRUS SPECIAL COV...

    demolition of two luxury projects in Bengaluru NGT quashes environmental clearance and orders immediate demolition of two luxury projects in Bengaluru The NGT panel also imposed a penalty of Rs 31 crore on the project proponent and said the amount shall be used for demolition of the constructions, rejuvenation and reforestation of the Kaikondrahalli lake and its surrounding area. By:  Express News Service  | Bengaluru | August 2, 2021 6:00:56 pm National Green Tribunal said penalty shall be utilised by preparing a restoration plan by the said authority with the assistance of the BBMP, state and central pollution control boards. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has recently ordered immediate demolition of two high-rise luxury projects in Bengaluru on account of violation of environmental clearance rules on the Kaikondrahalli lake and its surrounding areas in the city. Top News Right Now Further de-escalation at the border: Mizoram to withdraw FIR against Assam of...

  Karnataka cabinet expansion: Uneasy calm prevails among senior BJP leaders Bommai's proposal has been agreed upon by the high command as well as former chief minister Yediyurappa, sources explained             IANS,  Bengaluru, AUG 01 2021, 15:44 IST   UPDATED: AUG 01 2021, 15:47 IST Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai. Credit: DH Photo/Prashanth HG Uneasy calm prevails in the BJP Karnataka state unit leaders' camp as they have got the news that the party is keen on replacing the elderly leaders with new faces, sources said. According to sources in the party, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai and the party top brass are said to have agreed upon giving chance to 6 new faces in the cabinet. It is said that Bommai has proposed the creation of five deputy chief ministers to give representation to scheduled castes, tribes, other backward communities, Lingayat and Vokkaliga castes. Bommai's proposal has been agreed upon by the high command as well as for...

  Smoking & Watching 'Zanjeer', SR Bommai Got CM Post. His Luck Now Shines on Son BJP leaders wished Basavaraj Bommai on his appointment as the CM of Karnataka on Tuesday. In 1988, when CM Rama Krishna Hegde quit over telephone tapping controversy, his senior minister SR Bommai was at home smoking cigarettes and watching Hindi movie 'Zanjeer'. Early 2008 was a difficult year for Basavaraj S Bommai. His father and former chief minister SR Bommai was critical. His party Janata Dal United was in tatters and Basavaraj had no place to go. According to some insiders, he wanted to go to Congress because it suited his ideology and mindset. But, the then Karnataka Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge was reluctant to take him. After contemplating for sometime, he knocked on the doors of BS Yediyurappa. The BJP stalwart, who was moving earth and heaven to become CM again and take revenge on the Gowdas for their ‘betrayal’, happily welcomed him and fielded him from Shiggaon o...

  Saudi Arabia Threatens 3-year Travel Ban for Citizens Who Visit 'Red List' Countries Including India A Saudi man wearing a face mask is seen with his luggage as he arrives at the King Khalid International Airport, after Saudi authorities lift the travel ban on its citizens after fourteen months due to Coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions, in Riyadh, Saudi Officials said that citizens are still banned from travelling directly or via another country to these states where the new strains have spread Saudi Arabia will impose a three-year travel ban on citizens travelling to countries on the kingdom’s ’red list’ under efforts to curb the spread of coronavirus and its new variants, state news agency SPA said on Tuesday. It cited an unnamed interior ministry official as saying some Saudi citizens, who in May were allowed to travel abroad without prior permission from authorities for the first time since March 2020, had violated travel regulations. "Anyone who is proven to be inv...