BJP to send teams to assess flood-hit areas in Karnataka: Vijayendra
Bengaluru (PTI): The BJP in Karnataka has constituted two teams to visit flood-hit regions of the state and assess the damage and relief operations, party state president B Y Vijayendra said on Sunday.
In the wake of torrential rains in neighbouring Maharashtra and several parts of Karnataka, rivers including Krishna and Bhima are in spate in north Karnataka.
“Due to floods and heavy rainfall in North Karnataka and Kalyana Karnataka, farmers and the poor are in distress. The Siddaramaiah government is sitting idle, expecting the central government to provide relief,” Vijayendra claimed, speaking with reporters here.
He recalled that when his father, B S Yediyurappa, was chief minister, relief was distributed “without pointing fingers at the central government.”
“The state government is doing injustice to farmers and flood victims,” Vijayendra alleged, adding, “Our leaders will visit flood-affected areas and hear farmers’ grievances over the next two days, starting tomorrow.”
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FM proposes to reduce TCS rates for education, medical purposes
New Delhi: Presenting the Union Budget 2026, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday announced relief measures aimed at easing the financial burden on families and streamlining the tax framework.
She proposed reducing the Tax Collected at Source (TCS) on foreign remittances for education and medical purposes from 5 per cent to 2 per cent, a move expected to benefit students studying abroad and those seeking overseas medical treatment.
The finance minister also announced that the new Income Tax Act will come into effect from April 1, 2026, marking a major overhaul of the country’s direct tax system.
