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Non-Kannada film tickets cheaper from this weekend

DHNS
June 28, 2017

Bengaluru, Jun 28: Tickets for non-Kannada films will be cheaper by 4% to 5% from July 1, once the Goods and Services Tax (GST) kicks in.

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On the other hand, tickets for films in Kannada and Karnataka's regional languages (Tulu, Kodava, Byari and Konkani) will be dearer by 18% or 28%. Under the new regime, tickets priced at Rs 100 or less are taxed at 18%, while those priced at more than Rs 100 are taxed at 28%.

Under the GST, the maximum tax on tickets is 28%. Currently, non-Kannada films pay 32%. This means the tax on them decreases by 4%, resulting in lower ticket prices.

The GST Council can’t regulate ticket prices as it is left to the discretion of theatre owners. It can levy either 18% or 28%, based on ticket prices, regardless of categories such as dress circle and balcony. The new tax structure will not affect producers, distributors, exhibitors and theatre owners.

Finally, the audience will have to bear the additional burden, said K Raman, Joint Commissioner (Minor Act), Commercial Taxes Department.

Meanwhile, theatres without GST Council registration face closure. Under the new system, theatres with more than Rs 20 lakh in annual transactions should register. Theatres with a turnover of less than Rs 20 lakh are excluded from GST Council registration. About 400 theatres across the state are yet to get GST registration.

Some have less than Rs 20 lakh in transactions, while others are run on rent or lease. A few are partnerships. In the case of multiplexes, a single registration for multiple screens will do. “The government has given two months to the film industry to adopt the new system. Theatres without GST Council registration may not stop screening films immediately,” Vivek Mallya, an expert on GST, said.

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April 18,2020

Bengaluru, Apr 18: Private unaided schools in the state that were demanding fees from parents in the name of online classes and taking online admissions will face action under Section 3 of the Epidemic Diseases Act 1897, the Karnataka government said.

The Department of Public Instructions has warned school management of action against such educational institutes if they violate the rules. Following complaints from several parents and also from private school management associations, Minister for Primary and Secondary Education S Suresh Kumar discussed the issue with officials from the department during a recent meeting and directed them to initiate action against such academies.

In a guideline issued on Saturday, the department said, "Schools can conduct online classes. But are not permitted to collect the fee from parents until further orders from the department."

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May 28,2020

Bengaluru, May 28: A thousand government schools in Karnataka are set to get Englishmedium sections from this academic year (2020-21). These institutions will function in both English and Kannada medium.

The decision was taken by primary and secondary education minister S Suresh Kumar and officials of the education department at a meeting on Wednesday.

Suresh Kumar said dualmedium will help improve the standard of schools and enable their development. The poorest of the poor spend almost 40% of their income on their children’s education in private schools. With the introduction of dual-medium, the government hopes such families will be able to save their earnings, he said. These schools will impart lessons in both English and Kannada. They will also provide textbooks in both languages.

‘Kannada must for all’

The meeting reviewed implementation of the compulsory Kannada Language Learning Act, 2015. Officials from the Kannada Development Authority were present at the meeting who claimed that some private schools have failed to implement the Act properly.

“Action will be taken against such institutions. Every child studying in schools across the state must learn Kannada,” Kumar said at the meeting.

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April 7,2020

Kasaragod, Apr 7: The new COVID Hospital at the Kasaragod Medical College has started functioning, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Monday.

The new administrative block of Kasaragod Medical College was converted into a COVID-19 Hospital for providing better treatment facilities to the coronavirus patients, the Chief Minister said while addressing a press conference at the Government Secretariat.

Stating that the hospital was converted to a Corona Care Hospital in just four days, he said 200 beds and 10 ICU beds are now ready.

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