'Jagadish Shettar best option to replace Yediyurappa'

The Lingayat community will be appeased if the next chief minister is also a Lingayat. IMAGE: Jagadish Shettar being administered the oath of office by then Karnataka governor Vajubhai Vala as......

Thaawarchand Gehlot takes oath as 19th Governor of Karnataka

Veteran Bharatiya Janata Party leader and former Union minister Thaawarchand Gehlot on Sunday took oath as the 19th Governor of Karnataka succeeding Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala.   IMAGE:......

K'taka BJP MLC alleges Rs 21,473cr tender 'scam', targets CM's son

Disgruntled Bharatiya Janata Party legislator A H Vishwanath, who has been demanding that Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa be replaced, on Friday alleged the Irrigation Department has......

'In future, nobody will join BJP if they treat us like this'

'Modiji and Amit Shahji should see my work.''Everybody gives me a lot of respect.''National leaders should see that.' IMAGE: Then Independent MLA R Shankar submits his resignation as a minister to......

Airlines cheer tax exemption on ATF

Airlines and travel and tour operators in the state have welcomed the state finance minister Vajubhai Vala's budget proposal to exempt from sales tax aviation turbine fuel and lubricants purchased......

MUL seeks tax sops on used car sales

Maruti Udyog Ltd is in talks with the Gujarat and Maharashtra governments to reduce the rate of sales tax, at 12 per cent, levied on second-hand car sales.MUL, which buys and sells pre-owned Maruti......

Maruti set to launch True-Value outlets

Rectifying a flaw in its sales tax policy and giving in to a long-standing demand of Maruti Udyog Ltd that resale of used cars should not attract a 12 per cent sales tax, the state government has......

Gujarat may slash sales tax on gas

Faced with consistent and strong representations from the gas and power producing companies in the state, the government is likely to review the 20 per cent sales tax on natural gas. Operators of......