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Governance failure exposed as Lahore struggles to rein in food prices
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
The administration in Lahore has dismissed a dozen price control magistrates for what authorities termed persistent inefficiency, a decision that highlights the depth of public anger over unchecked inflation in everyday markets. The deputy commissioner ordered their immediate removal and rev
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CCPA cracks down on restaurants for illegal service charges, takes action
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
According to the CCPA, investigations triggered by consumer complaints received through the National Consumer Helpline (NCH) revealed that several restaurants were automatically adding service charges, often around 10 per cent, to food bills without customer consent. Such practices directly
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Delhi HC Division Bench stays single judge's order mandating human review
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The interim stay was granted during the hearing of an appeal filed by the RBI challenging the directions issued by the single judge. The matter has now been listed for further hearing on March 17.
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National Consumer Helpline recovers Rs 45 crore in refunds for consumers o
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The National Consumer Helpline (NCH) helped people across India get back Rs 45 crore in refunds during a recent eight-month period. According to a press release from the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, the helpline successfully solved 67,265 complaints related to re
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Consumer Affairs Ministry activates dedicated INGRAM portal to handle GST-
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution on Saturday announced the activation of a dedicated category on the INGRAM portal to handle anticipated consumer queries and complaints on the National Consumer Helpline (NCH), following the implementation of revised GST cha
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CCPA intensifies investigation into Ola Electric over consumer complaints,
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has deepened its investigation into Ola Electric Mobility Limited and asked for additional documents as part of its ongoing investigation into alleged consumer rights violations.
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Over past two years, 533 consumer complaints filed under food and beverage
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
A total of 533 customer complaints have been filed under the food and beverage category in the consumer commissions over the past two years, Union Minister of State for the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, BL Verma said in a written reply on Tuesday in the Rajya Sa
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Pak's power regulatory authority gets over 12k complaints against distribu
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
NEPRA witnessed a massive surge of consumer complaints against electricity companies in the first three months of the current fiscal year
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World Consumer Rights Day to be celebrated on March 15 on theme of clean e
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The Additional Secretary, Department of Consumer Affairs, Nidhi Khare in this regard interacted with media persons on Tuesday and shared that the theme of World Consumer Rights Day, 2023 is "Empowering consumers through clean energy transitions".
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Chinese air industry faces immense backlash from its passengers
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Guangzhou [China] July 19 (ANI): Consumer complaints filed with Chinese domestic air carriers have risen tenfold as compared to the last two years, following a hike in demand for tickets, media reports quoted aviation industry regulators.
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