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KK Cornered In Miyapur Land Scam
Another land scam was unearthed. This time TRS senior leader and Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao’s close aide K Keshava Rao landed in big trouble. His family members allegedly bought 50 acres of government land from Goldstone company at Dandumilaram village in Hyderabad outskirts.
The land has been registered in the name of KK’s daughter Vijayalaxmi, his daughter in law and grandson. Officials said the land bought by the KK Family was part of government land near Ibrahimpatnam in Ranga Reddy district.
The TRS leader maintained that his family bought the lands only with the consent of the High Court. They purchased lands only after verifying the documents possessed by the seller Goldstone company. When Sub Registrar rejected to register the property, his daughter approached the court and got registration of the lands.
Keshava Rao has been second in command in TRS. Before joining TRS, KK was the senior most leader in Congress in the erstwhile Andhra Pradesh.
GST Revised : Big Relief To Regional Cinema
The much-awaited Goods and Services Tax which will come into force on July 1st has been revised by the Union Government, a key decision taken after the 16th GST Council meet concluded on Sunday. Out of the 133 items on which the representations were received from the industries and the State governments, the GST council reduced the tax level for 66 items.
Especially, film industry has been vocal about the initial proposal of 28pc tax of the GST. While Bollywood was convinced with it, the regional film industries have been raising voice with the high-tax structure levied on the film tickets stating that it would be a death knell to regional and small-films.
Kamal Haasan has openly opposed and stated that he would quit films if it’s not revised. Telangana government under KTR’s leadership has met Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and explained the situation and asked for less tax level for films. Finally, FM Arjun Jaitley has considered the woes of the film industry and announced two-bracket tax structure for cinema tickets. According to the latest revision, the cinema tickets below Rs 100 will be charged a GST tax of 18 per cent while cinema tickets above Rs 100 will be charged a GST tax of 28 per cent. With this, the cinema tickets of single screens below Rs 100 will be charged at Rs 18 whereas the cinema tickets of multiplexes (above Rs 100) would have a tax at 28 per cent.
Presently, entertainment tax is levied by individual states. The states levy a different rate, ranging from 28-110pc, and the weighted average for the entire country is about 30pc. However, several state governments give an exemption to cinema of the particular language of that state. Under GST, there will now be no centralised exemption. Talking about it, FM Arjun Jaitley said, “If states want, through the DBT (Direct Benifit Transfer), the state can refund the GST of regional cinema.”
The next meeting for the GST Council will be on June 18th.
Below are few other revised Tax Items:
Cashew revised from 12pc to 5pc
Packaged food, including some fruits and vegetables, pickles, toppings, instant food, sauces revised from 18pc to 12pc
Agarbatti revised from 12pc to 5pc
Dental wax revised from 28pc to 8pc
Insulin revised from 12pc to 5pc
Plastic beads revised from 28pc to 18pc
Plastic turpolin revised from 28pc to 18pc
School bags revised from 28pc to 18pc
Exercise books revised from 18pc to 12pc
Coloring books revised from 12pc to nil
Pre-cast concrete pipes revised from 28pc to 18pc
Cutlery revised from 18pc to 12pc
Tractor components revised from 28pc to 18pc
Computer printers revised from 28pc to 18pc
For workers in industries like textile, diamond processing etc, where the workers take the work home, 18pc tax that is now being charged will be fixed at 5pc because the GST for these sectors have gone down as well.
DJ Audio Event: All Eyes on Pawan Fans vs Bunny
The audio launch event of Allu Arjun’s DJ will be held this evening in Hyderabad. As much as everyone is waiting to see the unveiling of a kickass album in the combo of Bunny and Devi Sri Prasad, there is curiosity over how the star hero deals with fans of Pawan Kalyan.
Ever since Bunny uttered the infamous ‘Cheppanu Brother’ dialogue when fans of Pawan demanded him to acknowledge their demigod during a success meet of Sarrainodu, a sort of cold war has been in progress between him and Pawan’s fans. The audio release event of DJ is the next big event related to a Bunny starrer after that function in Vizag where this alleged feud started. So, what will happen today?
A change has been observed in Pawan fans over the last one year. Now, they are not creating as much ruckus at Mega family events as they used to do earlier, just to hear the name of Pawan from the celebs on stage. Another thing is, Pawan fans who allegedly made DJ teaser the ‘Most disliked teaser’, didn’t show as much brutal response when the promo and lyrical songs of the film were released, indicating that the issue is slowly getting buried. On the other hand, Bunny’s stardom has steadily rose over last one year. He has now started breaking records in North too.
We also heard that limited passes were issued for DJ audio release event and most anti-Bunny fans were allegedly restrained. Considering all these factors, common fans hope that nothing unwanted happens.
My brother planned to kill Jayalalithaa: Deepa
Deepa Jayakumar, niece of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalitha, has made some sensational comments against her brother Deepak in regard to Jaya’s death. Deepa and her supporters, who attempted to enter Poes Garden on Sunday morning, was denied entry by Chennai police. While the authorities barred them from entering Poes Garden, Jaya’s niece and followers retaliated and began to protest.
Reacting to it, Deepa demanded a police enquiry on her brother Deepak’s role in Jayalalitha’s demise as she went on to allege that, ‘Deepak has joined hands with Sasikala, her close family members and attempted to assassinate Jayalalitha while she was in hospital.’ She further added, ‘I, being the real successor to Jayalalitha, have the complete eligibility to enter Poes and pay tribute to Jaya.’
Even in the past, Deepa accused Sasikala of killing her aunt and claimed herself as real heir to Jayalalitha’s political legacy and her assets. Now that court is yet to decide on Jayalalitha’s descendant, all her assets including Poes Garden are under the maintenance of state government.
In February this year, Karnataka high court delivered 3 years of jail sentence to Sasikala in disproportionate assets case and she’s currently serving jail term at Parapanna Agrahara prison in Bengaluru.
Lokesh CM, Chandrababu President!
As the President of India Pranab Mukherjee’s term is nearing completion, there has been a great debate on who’s going to be in fray for the next President. With the likes of Advani, Venkaiah from BJP have ruled out their chances for the country’s top post, naturally all eyes are on who’s going to be the next President. Given BJP and NDA’s landslide majority and even many of Opposition parties expressed their support to NDA, it turned out to be more interesting that who’ll be PM Modi’s choice.
Interestingly, AP CM Chandrababu Naidu’s name has been propped up. Although it’s far from reality and Naidu won’t evince interest, none other than his own party senior leaders expressing the elevation of Chandrababu for the President post. Sr TDP leader TG Venkatesh opined that CM Chandrababu Naidu should be made the President and IT Minister Nara Lokesh be made the AP CM.
Looks like, Venkatesh has made these remarks to gain marks from junior boss and future leader Nara Lokesh in order to be in the good books of both Naidu, Lokesh. Given that Naidu himself had given up PM post when he had got a chance, vouching for him for the President is certainly laugh evoking. Probably, TG should find other ways to impress his party leaders instead of making such statements.
Manchu Hero to Become Father Again
Manchu Vishnu, father of two adorable twin-girls, will soon become father again.
Vishnu’s wife Viranica Reddy, whom he had married in March 2009, gave birth to twin-girls Ariaana and Viviana in her first delivery in December 2011. Interestingly, Viranica delivered her babies in the same hospital in New York that she was born.
Viranica is currently in the US, expecting her third child. Being a caring husband, Vishnu has planned the shooting of his new film ‘America Achari Yathra’ in a manner that he would be in the US, by his wife’s side, for her second delivery.
Meanwhile, preparations have already started in the Manchu camp to welcome their new family member.
TV Star Pradeep Arrested
Pradeep Machiraju, the current top most anchor on Telugu TV, was reportedly arrested, sent to jail and released on bail, all in one day.
As per reports in media, Pradeep was arrested by Punjagutta police in a Check Bounce case on Friday after Erramanzil court of Hyderabad had issued a warrant against him. The court sent him to remand, and he was shifted to Chanchalguda Jail. However, Pradeep has reportedly managed to get bail within an hour after he was sent to remand, all thanks to the big connections he has in film industry.
Pradeep’s fans on social media are shocked with the reports of his arrest. Interestingly, Pradeep hasn’t yet come out in open with a clarification despite he is possibly aware of the pandemonium on social media.
Actress’ Stunning Dance Becomes Talking Point
Remember Sayyeshaa Saigal, the good looking actress who made her silver screen debut with ‘Akhil: The Power of Jua’? Her beauty and talent sparked throughout that film but the disaster result proved a hinder for her career. Her Big ticket Bollywood debut, ‘Shivaay’ starring Ajay Devgn too failed, prompting filmmakers to brand her as unlucky.
Well, no one can suppress talent for long and here is the proof. The makers of Sayyeshaa’s debut Tamil film, ‘Vanamagan’ have recently unveiled the promo of ‘Damn Damn’ song from the movie and it has become a talking point in film circles all because of the stunning dance moves of Sayyeshaa.
Jayam Ravi is the male lead of Vanamagan but this song is picturized solely on Sayyeshaa and she completely owned it. The ease and grace in her dance moves and the romantic expressions on her face have impressed movie lovers and filmmakers alike, with several taking to social media to shower compliments on her.
Harris Jayaraj’s energetic tune and the pleasant locations were completely dominated by Sayyeshaa’s brilliance on screen. She seems to be a top contender for the crown of best dancer among actresses. Going by the hysteria the song has created, Sayyeshaa will surely bag a few films irrespective of the result of Vanamagan, which is slated for release on June 23.
Nayanthara Cuts Down 50 Lakh For AB
Actress Nayanthara has been dubbed as a demanding actress in film circles. It’s buzzed that she is very particular about her remuneration and never ever compromises on it. Even there have been many negative reports on how she doesn’t promote her own films. But there’s an other side to her totally.
Apparently, Nayan has cut down her fee by nearly half crore for Aradugula Bullet and even allotted dates and shot for the balance portion, songs of the film in time. Only after her cooperation and her support, the film said to have been completed. Usually, when actresses or actors do these favours, they and their PR teams would go all out and boast as if they are very generous. But Nayan is very different and she maintains a low-profile.
Even hero Gopichand too is very professional and said to had not bothered about his pay and worked for the film.
However, the film which was supposed to release this week, didn’t see the light of the day for various financial reasons. And it’s not sure when it would come out of the cans. Apparently, the talks are going on. Let’s hope all the efforts of Nayan, Gopi would pay off.
In Talk: Star Kid’s Dedication
In order to meet the very high expectations on her silver screen debut, star kid Sara Ali Khan, the doting daughter of Saif Ali Khan seems to be involving in her debut film right from the pre-production stage itself.
An official announcement has yet to be made but it is almost confirmed that Sara will make her debut with an upcoming romantic entertainer titled “Kedarnath”, opposite Sushant Singh Rajput.
The 23-year-old Sara has recently gone to Uttarakhaand, along with her director Abhishek Kapoor in search of locations to commence the shoot. The team reportedly trekked for 22 km to visit the Kedarnath temple before going for recce. The director and team were said to be very much impressed with the dedication of Sara, who has earlier participated in the story discussions.
Said to be a pure love story, Kedarnath will go on floors very soon.
