Chhattisgarh: No entertainment tax on tickets for IPL matches Raipur: With a view to boosting Chhattisgarh's image as a cricket destination, the state government has decided to exempt the tickets of two IPL season-6 matches, which will be played here, from entertainment tax.

"The decision to exempt IPL tickets from entertainment tax was taken during a Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Raman Singh yesterday evening," a government official said on Wednesday.

"The event would help the state to emerge as an international and national level cricket destination, which would also boost the business-trade and industrial prospects of Chhattisgarh," the official said.

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Omkara hearing deferred till Wednesday
by UNI
The city civil court deferred till Wednesday the hearing of an application seeking a ban on Omkara. ...  
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Omkara tax-free in UP for 3 months Omkara gets tax exemption in UP as the movie spreads the message of checking crime among youth. ...  
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