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Wednesday, Mar 30, 2005

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Government to monitor stage shows

By Our Staff Reporter

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, MARCH 29. The Government would monitor the conduct of star-studded stage shows and would not give blanket entertainment tax exemptions to such programmes. Stage shows would be categorised and exemption would be restricted to those being organised for charitable purposes, the Education Minister, E. T. Mohammed Basheer, has said. Replying to questions in the Assembly today, Mr. Basheer on behalf of the Local Administration Minister, Kutty Ahammed Kutty, said that such shows were now being conducted in the guise of benefit programmes to get tax exemption. Tax exemption would not be given to those conducted with profit motive, he said.

The Health Minister, K. K. Ramachandran, said that morbidity clinics would be set up in places where there were filariasis. Studies revealed that 58 lakh people were living in vulnerable areas. On administering the tablets, side effects were detected in those infected with micro filariasis. The tablets should be taken only after food. In reply to another question, Mr. Ramchandran said legal action would be taken against those selling Conybio products.

Sex racket cases

The Chief Minister, Oommen Chandy, said that the officers working in the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau did not have any cases against them, but inquiries were going on against three officials. During the past six months, eight raids were conducted in connection with sex racket cases.

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