Mangaluru: With 11 of the 18 assembly constituencies on the coast in the three districts of Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Uttara Kannada, having a sizeable Mogaveera (fishermen community) population, the 13th budget of Siddaramaiah has doled out some goodies to fishermen like subsidy for nets, cold chain storage facilities and low-interest loans, with an eye […]

Bangaluru: In his pre-assembly election budget for 2018-19, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Feb. 16 announced schemes for universal health coverage, providing free LPG gas connections and mitigating the miseries of dry land farmers. The chief minister said the implementation of the sixth pay commission for 5.93 lakh state government employees and 5.73 lakh pensioners […]

Bengaluru  : Petrol, diesel and Indian Made Liquor (IML) will get costlier as the Karnataka government has proposed higher taxes in the state Budget 2016-17, which focuses on development of agriculture and rural areas as well as the Capital city. The Motor Vehicles Tax has also been raised at different rates to mop up Rs […]

Bengaluru : Liquor and tobacco products are set to become more expensive as CM Siddaramaiah increased the VAT on them from between 17 to 24 percent, while presenting his 10th state budget on Friday. He also announced 1 percent hike in tax on petrol and diesel in the state budget for 2015-16. There was a […]

Mangalore : There has been a mixed response to the first budget of the Congress government presented by CM Siddaramaiah. KCCI President Mohammad Ameen described it as a populist budget and added more importance has been given to agriculture rather than industry. Vasudev Boloor, General Secretary, Karnataka State Fishermen’s Parishad has welcomed the  increase in […]