The Nippani police on duty at the Kognoli check-post have charged as many as 12 persons for producing fake RTPCR certificates. As per the protocol, all entering the State of Karnataka from Maharashtra must have a Covid negative certificate. During the routine inspection at 4 AM of a Private bus, the police found that 12 […]
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Ministry of Defence bans the collection of all transit charges through Cantonments
The Order from the Ministry of Defence has issued an order that immediately bans the collection of all transit charges through Cantonments, – once called octroi, then entry tax, then licence fee, then toll.Nine years ago Dr.Nitin Khot and others fought with eight P.I.L.s in the High Court of Karnataka against this very pernicious charge […]
Why this Kolaveri Di Cantonment board
Belgaum is being positioned as Karnataka’s ‘Second City’ with heavy investments in Belgaum’s infrastructure being planned by KUIDFC and other agencies. With the ‘Suvarna Soudha’ nearing completion, it is expected that Belgaum will, after decades of stagnation, join in the pageant of progress that the whole country is witnessing. In the midst of this, one […]
Is this toll collection or extortion
The Cantonment has begun the toll collection named by them as “license fees” for commercial vehicles entering Cantonment area. See this photo taken on Congress road. Some questions the Cantonment should answer- Who gave them permission to collect this toll in Corporation limits? The truck in the photo is in Corporation limits and these people […]
Cantonment vehicle entry tax to start in 15 days
Cantonment vehicle entry tax to start in 15 days The Vehicle Entry tax on commercial vehicles entering the Cantonment area would begin in 15 days, this was told by the CEO Mr.Razak. The toll has been renamed as “LICENSE FEES” to get away from the Supreme courts judgement. The contract of collection of the tax […]