Mysuru: With the Centre having introduced Goods and Services Tax (GST) in the country, the University of Mysore (UoM) has also thought it prudent to introduce the subject in the ‘Professional Diploma in Tax Management.’ Chairing his last Academic Council meeting yesterday at the Crawford Hall here, acting Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dayananda Mane and the Council…
Hotel owners welcome reduction to 5% GST
November 15, 2017Mysuru: The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council decision to reduce tax on hotels to 5 percent is a welcome step, said Mysuru Hotel Owners’ Association President C. Narayanagowda. He was addressing a press meet at Pathrakartara Bhavan here yesterday and said that when GST was implemented initially, tax on the hotel industry was fixed…
DeMo, GST, etc: How to create a mess, then make it messier; Now, link your Aadhaar number to your sambar-vada
November 14, 2017By T.J.S George It is difficult to imagine that a full year has passed since 1,000-rupee notes disappeared from our world. Champions and critics marked the occasion by bitterly attacking one another. The champions were high-pitched as they celebrated the anniversary and boasted about three lakh fake companies that were closed down and the detection…
Govt. urged to withdraw GST on Insurance
October 29, 2017Mysuru: The 11th General Body Meeting of LIC Employees’ Union, Mysuru Division, was held in city recently. The meeting discussed about the present political and economic scenario of India as well as Karnataka. Opposing the GST on premium of Insurance policies which are of social security nature to the people covering risk of life and…
Speaker highlights implications of GST
October 27, 2017Mysuru: A day-long UGC-sponsored conference on Goods and Services Tax (GST), organised by the Community College and Post-Graduate Department of Commerce, Teresian College, in the Ave Maria Golden Jubilee Auditorium of the College in Siddarthanagar, was inaugurated on Wednesday by Dr. N. Nagaraja, Associate Professor, Department of Studies in Commerce, University of Mysore (UoM). Speaking…
GST will boost nation’s economy
October 25, 2017Mysuru: The Department of Commerce and Management, Basudev Somani College, Kuvempunagar, had organised a one-day workshop on “The Anatomy of Goods and Services Tax” in association with Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI), Mysore Chapter, at the College auditorium yesterday. The workshop was inaugurated by Dr. B. Nagaraju, Chairman and Associate Professor, Department of…
GST impact: Cracker prices explode
October 17, 2017Mysuru: The Supreme Court has banned the sale of fire crackers in the nation’s capital Delhi and the surrounding National Capital Region. But, in a comparatively pollution-free atmosphere like Mysuru, the alarm bell has not started ringing yet, as people continue to buy firecrackers. However, due to ‘One nation, one tax’ and heavy rains in…
Theatre artistes oppose GST on handmade products
October 14, 2017Mysuru: It was a gathering for a different purpose at Kalamandira premises here yesterday. Many theatre enthusiasts, members of both professional and amateur theatre troupes, writers and progressive thinkers had assembled to take part in the ‘Kara Nirakarana Satyagraha’ launched by renowned theatre personality and former Rangayana Director Prasanna demanding the Central Government to withdraw…
Tax denial Satyagraha tomorrow
October 12, 2017Mysuru: The Grama Seva Sangha will stage a Tax denal Satyagraha at 5.30 pm tomorrow (Oct.13) at Kalamandira, in protest against taxing of all handmade products under GST. Alleging that for the first time post Independence, all handmade products, including handloom and handicrafts, are taxed under the GST regime, the Sangha said that it will…
Petrol Bunks in city to remain closed on Oct. 13
October 9, 2017Mysuru: There will be no supply of petrol or diesel in city on Oct. 13 (Friday) as the dealers in the city have decided to shut their operations for the day in support of the nation-wide bandh called by the United Petroleum Front (UPF). The UPF has called for the bandh demanding for fulfilment of…
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