Govt proposes amendment in legal metrology rules for all packaged commodities

NEW DELHI: Keeping in view the growing ambit of the market including both offline and online platforms, the Department of Consumer Affairs is considering an amendment in the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011 to establish uniformity for packaged commodities. The revised provision will provide that these Rules shall apply to all packaged commodities sold […]

12,000 people evacuated from flood prone areas in UP

LUCKNOW: Six districts of Uttar Pradesh are in the grip of floods, where rivers are flowing above the danger mark. More than 12,000 people have been evacuated to safe places in the flood affected areas in the past 10 days. Around 12 companies NDRF, 9 companies SDRF, 23 companies PAC and 1 company SSB have […]

CIC has powers to constitute benches, frame regulations, says SC

CIC has powers to constitute benches, frame regulations, says SC

NEW DELHI: The Central Information Commission has powers to constitute benches and frame regulations, the Supreme Court has said while observing that the autonomy of CIC is of paramount importance for its effective functioning. A bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma last Wednesday said the autonomy and independence of administrative bodies […]

Assembly bypolls: INDIA bloc sweeps with 10 seats, BJP & Independent secure three seats

Assembly bypolls: INDIA bloc sweeps with 10 seats, BJP & Independent secure three seats

NEW DELHI: INDIA bloc parties won 10 assembly seats, while the BJP clinched two and an Independent one, as votes were counted on Saturday for the by-elections held earlier this week on 13 seats in seven states. The bypolls were held on Wednesday in four seats in West Bengal, three in Himachal Pradesh, two in […]