Bhopal Municipal Corporation increase 10 pc property tax & 15 pc civic charges

Bhopal Municipal Corporation increase 10 pc property tax & 15 pc civic charges

Follow Us on Google News Bhopal, April 3 (IANS) Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) has proposed a 10 per cent increase in property tax and 15 per cent consumer charges for water, sewerage and solid waste for the financial year 2025-26. The proposal for the increase in property tax and consumer charges was made in the … Read more

Govt scraps charges on updating nominee details in PPF accounts

Govt scraps charges on updating nominee details in PPF accounts

Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced on Thursday that the government has issued a Gazette Notification to bar financial institutions from levying any charges for modifying or updating nominee details in PPF (Public Provident Fund) accounts. “Recently it was informed that a fee was being levied … Read more

LS showdown over JPC’s power to add new provisions in Waqf bill, Home Minister rebuts charges

LS showdown over JPC’s power to add new provisions in Waqf bill, Home Minister rebuts charges

Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) As Union Minister for Minority Affairs Kiren Rijiju introduced the Waqf Amendment Bill in Lok Sabha, the House witnessed noisy protests by the Opposition, prompting Home Minister Amit Shah to rebut charges. The Opposition accused the government of bulldozing the legislation and not giving ample … Read more

NHAI hikes toll charges on highways and expressways across country

NHAI hikes toll charges on highways and expressways across country

Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has raised toll charges for motorists driving through highways and expressways across the country by an average of 4 to 5 per cent as part of the annual exercise of factoring in inflation costs. The adjustment is part … Read more

Delhi HC issues notice on Sharjeel Imam’s plea against framing of charges in 2019 anti-CAA violence case

Delhi HC issues notice on Sharjeel Imam’s plea against framing of charges in 2019 anti-CAA violence case

Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Thursday issued notice to the Delhi Police on a plea filed by Sharjeel Imam against the trial court’s order, framing charges against the former JNU activist and terming him one of the kingpins of a larger conspiracy to incite violence … Read more

Odisha Police arrests foreign national from Delhi over sextortion charges

Odisha Police arrests foreign national from Delhi over sextortion charges

Follow Us on Google News Bhubaneswar, March 23 (IANS) The Commissionerate Police in Odisha has nabbed a foreign national from New Delhi on the charges of extorting money from a woman from Cuttack by using her obscene images and videos, DCP Cuttack Khilari Rishikesh Dnyandeo said on Sunday. He said that on February 26, the … Read more

Minor boy apprehended under POCSO Act in MP on molestation charges

Minor boy apprehended under POCSO Act in MP on molestation charges

Follow Us on Google News Bhopal, March 21 (IANS) A minor boy has been arrested under the POCSO Act in Shujalpur of Shajapur district, Madhya Pradesh, following allegations of molestation involving another minor at a cafe. The police, under the POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) Act and other provisions of BNS (Bhartiya Nyay … Read more

Senior citizen arrested in Kolkata on charges of raping woman in city hotel

Senior citizen arrested in Kolkata on charges of raping woman in city hotel

Follow Us on Google News Kolkata, March 10 (IANS) A senior citizen was arrested on charges of raping a Delhi-based woman at a south Kolkata hotel last week, police said on Monday. According to the complaint registered by the woman, a resident of New Delhi but currently staying in Kolkata for her job with a … Read more

Gujarat govt caps housing society transfer fees at Rs 1 lakh to curb arbitrary charges

Gujarat govt caps housing society transfer fees at Rs 1 lakh to curb arbitrary charges

Gandhinagar, March 3 (IANS) In a reform impacting more than 30,000 housing and housing service societies across Gujarat, the state government on Monday introduced a legal cap on transfer fees charged during property transactions. Under the newly amended Cooperative Act of 2024, societies cannot charge more than 0.5 per cent of the total consideration amount, … Read more