The government of Delhi on Saturday has called a Cabinet meeting to discuss the issue on rising prices.
The government is likely to adopt measures to bring down prices of essential commodities.
Delhi government is also launching a special drive beginning today to crack down on hoarding and profiteering in the capital. A senior official of Delhi government said on yesterday, “From tomorrow, Delhi government will launch a special drive to crack down on profiteering and hoarding in Delhi”.
The official also said ….

Sonia Gandhi the chairperson of Congress will address a public rally in Srinagar today. The rally is seen as the beginning of the partys campaign for the Jammu & Kashmir Assembly elections and next year’s Lok Sabha polls.
For Sonias daylong visit, a foolproof 3-tier security blanket has been thrown around the areas where she will visit.
Sonia will visit the biggest Kashmiri migrant camp in Purkhoo area & address a gathering of migrants. She is also expected to visit the Jagti ….

Flower market in Kolkata had caught fire on Friday in which at least 300 shops were destroyed
The fire devastated the wholesale flower market near Howrah Bridge in Kolkata. The incident took place at the Jagannath Ghat wholesale flower market in north Kolkata.
A senior official of fire fighters said that a cylinder kept at the trade union office burst at around 8.30 p.m. As there were combustible objects like plastic & hay in the room the fire spread rapidly & engulfed ….

Education in private schools in New Delhi the national capital is set to get costlier, with their federation deciding to effect a 30 per cent fee hike.
The chairman of Federation of Schools, R P Mallick said, “There will be 20 to 30 per cent increase in fees”. He expressed hope that the decision will help its 300 member institutions to raise the salary of teachers by about 40 per cent. However, he said, the new fee structure will come into ….

CBI has raided offices & homes of leading private builder Hiranandani as well as government officials in Mumbai on Tuesday in connection with a Rs.1.68 billion employees’ provident fund (EPF) fraud.
An official of CBI said that the provident fund department officials & five group companies of the Hiranandi Builders were the targets of the raids.
In 2003-04, a team of EPF officials had visited the Hiranandani Group offices in northeast Mumbai since it had not deposited a sum of ….

Hailstorm has hit many parts of the Maharashtra & Amravati which damaged crops & properties in Amravati.
Stormy winds coupled with rain & hailstorm hit the city & other parts of the district around 14:30 pm on Sunday.
Several parts of the district were also hit by the rainfall. As per reports, Warud & Chandu Railway tehsil experienced heavy rains.
Jarud, Benoda & Tembhurkheda villages in Warud tehsil was affected by showers, damaging wheat crops ready for threshing.
Worst-hit by the rains was ….

An earthquake of magnitude 3.6 struck the parts of Gujarat at 23:09 pm on Monday afternoon.
There was no immediate reports of any casualties.
People in many high-rise buildings rushed out of their houses.

A BSF jawan has been killed fter his refle went off accidentally while he was on duty at a camp in Rajouri district.
Jawan Jasbir Singh of 69 battalion of BSF was posted on guard duty at Triyath camp when suddenly his gun went off late last night. The bullet pierced through his head, killing him on the spot.
In other case a jawan allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself with his service rifle at a camp in Jammu & Kashmir.
Sepoy Kitty ….

A pilgrim who was on her way to Vaishnodevi shrine has died on Monday.
Mohini Devi, a resident of Agra, on her way to holy cave shrine of Mata Vaishnodevi, collapsed at Charan Paduka area in Katra.
She was shifted to a hospital where doctors declared her brought dead.

A Reliance outlet has caught fire on Monday. The minor fire broke out at a retail outlet in north east Delhi.
The fire was reported at the Reliance outlet in Shahdara area this morning. At least four fire tenders were rushed to the spot.
The blaze was brought under control within 20 minutes.
There was no causality in the incident and the cause of the fire was not immediately known.

Balasaheb Thackeray the chief of Shiv Sena has given an article which appeared in the party mouthpiece ‘Saamna’ on Monday, Thackeray wrote that Bachchan will fight for the state where he works & where he has been living for the past 40 years.
Don’t drag Amitabh into the ‘karambhoomi’ controversy as he doesn’t belong to any particular region, the Shiv Sena chief further said.
The remarks came after a recent front page article in Saamna targeted Bachchan – who was born in ….

The traffic department has decided to observe a “no-honking day” on World Health Day on April 7, as noise pollution affects health adversely.
The traffic department, which began the campaign against drunken driving last year, has roped in NGOs, automobile associations, as well as schools & colleges to sensitise more than 1.5 million motorists about the campaign.
A senior official of Traffic Police said, “The focus is on creating awareness among the people through the campaign. Lowering decibel levels is ….

Sonia Gandhi the chairperson of UPA on Sunday said that she & the party wanted her son Rahul Gandhi to join the council of ministers, but he wanted to continue with his responsibilities in the organisation.
Sonia Gandhi said, “The party wanted Rahul to join the government, but he has expressed his desire to focus on the responsibility the party has given him”.
Sonia Gandhi said the government needed some young faces. “Which is why some young faces have been inducted ….

A three years old boy was killed in an accident on Sunday in Ghaziabad. A mob of people in Ghaziabad went on rampage & damaged about six vehicles plying on road after the accident.
The incident occurred at 6 :18 p.m. on GT Road opposite Indira Priydarshini Park under Sahibabad police station of the city.
An official of Police said that Anat Malik, son of Muzaffar Hussain of Bulandshahr, was crossing the road when he was hit & run over by ….

Bird Flu has been confirmed in the Tripura. Authorities in Tripura has confirmed the presence of avian influenza virus in the Kamalpur area of Dhalai district on Sunday.
The Bhopal’s High Security Animal Disease Laboratory has found that the samples positive. Culling operations are likely to be started as & when the directives are issued.
A senior official said, “It is confirmed as bird flu. The virus must have spread from Bangladesh”.
Authorities in Bangladesh have culled millions of birds but are still ….

Transport minister Subhas Chakraborty has announced a compensation of Rs 1.25 lakh for relatives of the 20 passengers who died in bus accident on Friday, in 24 North Parganas district.
Subhas Chakraborty, who visited the accident spot near Baguihati during the day, said the state government would pay a compensation of Rs 50,000 to the families of each of the deceased.
The local nursing homes also announced free medical treatment of the injured. Rajarhat-Gopalpur municipality Chairman Tapas Chatterjee said, that a ….

A car rally has been held in Bihar on Sunday. Car rally held in Bihar on Sunday was with a difference as it saw the participation of women in large numbers. At least 35 participants covered a distance of 128 kilometers from Patna to Bodh Gaya.
A co-ordinator of Indian Oil Femina Car Rally has said, “We want to bring the women of Bihar out of kitchen. We want to develop motor skills in women. We want to build an old ….

Two dalit women have been killed by unidentified assailants at Ghatampur area in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday. They killed a dalit woman & her 18 years old grand daughter with sharp weapons.
A senior official of Police said that some unidentified persons forcibly entered into the house & killed the duo.
Tension prevailed into the village as the news spread out but timely intervention by the police brought the situation under control.
Police is investigating the matter.

Seven new ministers had joined the Union Council of Ministers. While six were inducted as Ministers of State, former Chief of the Election Commission, M S Gill was sworn in as Minister of State, Independent charge. New Union Cabinet Ministers has took oath on Sunday at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Jitin Prasada took oath as Minister of Coal. Santosh Bagrodia sworn in as Union minister. Raghunath Jha of RJD inducted into Cabinet. Jyotiraditya Scindia also sworn in as Union minister.
Jairam Ramesh has ….

At least 3 lakh students will appear in the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) on April 13 for admission into IITs across the country. A senior official of IIT Delhi said that there will be no change in the question pattern this time.
The official said,”The format of the examination remains the same as before. It will comprise two papers of 200 marks each”.
Seven zones will conduct the test. Students qualifying for the entrance will be eligible to take admission to the ….