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Showing posts with label IPL-3. Show all posts
Showing posts with label IPL-3. Show all posts

Thursday, March 18, 2010

IPL 2010: Big tax big bucks for government

Posted on March 16th, 2010

Source: Duniyalive.com

By Agencies
Kolkata: IPL 2010: With the season 3 of IPL progressing in a great way who says it is only the teams or its players that will make big bucks alongside top brands.

Even our government is expected to earn big bucks through way of taxes this year when the third season of IPL as around.

Taxes will be levied by way of direct taxes on all those earning big bucks during the IPL be it franchisees, players or marketing agencies.

In addition, service taxes are also expected to fetch the government close to a billion INR.

IPL 3 Tickets: ‘Netas’ find IPL as perfect ground for political pitch

Posted on March 17th, 2010

Source: Duniyalive.com

By Sapna Ranka

Mumbai: IPL 3 Tickets: ‘Netas’ find IPL as perfect ground for political pitch: We have seen all sorts of attempts by ‘netas’ to attract more votes.

But wannabe BBMP corporators in Jayanagar and JP Nagar are trying something very new to woo voters.

They gave away free IPL tickets to young voters for the RCB-Kings XI Punjab tie at the Chinnaswamy Stadium on Tuesday.

These tickets were worth Rs 220 each. Even Rs 550 worth tickets were given away. Seems like they found IPL as the perfect ground for making their political pitch.

Apart from free IPL tickets, other give aways were packed meat and chicken early on Wednesday for ‘Hosa Thadaku’ festival.

Thursday, March 11, 2010

IPL-3 all set to roll

Source: Rediff.com

It's that time of the year again when cricket fans simply go berserk. And those managing it are busy celebrating their best harvest season.

Yes, it's IPL time folks!

And, on this occasion, they say, they are back home (after a detour to South Africa last year).

When Kolkata Knight Riders take on defending champions Deccan Chargers in the opener on Friday, it will mark the start of the third season of the cricket extravaganza, 45 days of 'cricketainment' so to speak.

The opening ceremony, as usual, will be a grand affair. We Indians have a fetish to try to impress and this season won't be any different -- the performers ranging from international icons like Lionel Ritchie and UB40 to our very own Deepika Padukone.

IPL III will be aking to IPL II in most aspects, with the addition of a few new players and four more centers - Ahmedabad, Cuttack, Dharamsala and Nagpur - to the existing roster.

The other notable feature will be the introduction of the two-and-a-half minute strategic breaks, which may or may not benefit the teams, but, surely, the organisers.

There are no clear favourites going into the third season and that perhaps is the only redeeming feature of this cricket festival.

So, all's set for the first ball to be bowled at the D Y Patil stadium in Navi Mumbai.