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IPMMI and KJ Somaiya Launch Industry-Backed Certification in Packaging Machinery Operations
In a significant step toward bridging the skills gap in India’s fast-evolving packaging industry, The Institute of Packaging Machinery...
Jul 21, 20252 min read
Meghalaya Govt reaffirms no irregularities in all weighbridges
The state government has filed a second report reiterating its stand that there is no irregularity or illegality in the weighment of...
Jul 16, 20252 min read
Legal Metrology cracks whip on cement manufacturers; seizes 550 bags
Acting swiftly on the directions of Controller Legal Metrology Department, Rajinder Singh Tara, the teams of Legal Metrology Department...
Jul 14, 20252 min read
Legal Metrology Wing of CS&CA Department Cracks Down on Use of Tampered Weights in Fish Markets
In a decisive move to protect consumers from unfair trade practices, the Legal Metrology Wing of the Department of Civil Supplies &...
Jul 7, 20251 min read
Traders booked for violating consumer laws in Arunachal district
Arunachal’s Legal Metrology Department carried out a surprise check at Khonsa market in Tirap district to enforce trade regulations and...
Jul 4, 20251 min read
5 weighbridge staffers held for Cachar bridge collapse
Three policemen are facing departmental action while five staff members linked to two private weighbridges arrested in connection with...
Jun 25, 20251 min read
Grain by grain on the safe side
Whether grinding, mixing or filling - where tonnes of grain are moved every day, nothing can be left to chance. Minebea Intec supplies...
Jun 23, 20253 min read
Controller reviews functioning of Legal Metrology Department
After assuming charge as Controller, Legal Metrology Department, J&K, Rajinder Singh Tara, today convened a comprehensive district wise...
Jun 17, 20252 min read
Legal Metrology department empowers consumers in Wokha
Officials addressing the awareness programme on consumer rights held at the VDB Hall in Wokha on June 9. A one-day awareness programme on...
Jun 16, 20252 min read
Legal Metrology raids e-commerce platforms
Officials from the Legal Metrology department carried out raids on e- commerce platforms at different locations in Salcete on Tuesday. In...
Jun 12, 20251 min read
Consumer rights awareness campaign held at Hoshepu
An awareness programme on the Consumer Protection Act, 2019, was held at the EAC Office in Hoshepu village under Zunheboto district on...
Jun 9, 20251 min read
Weighing machines: legal metrology department pulls up traders
Many traders in Thiruvananthapuram district are not willing to certify their weighing machines with the legal metrology department (LMD)...
Jun 6, 20252 min read
Weighing machine makers from Gujarat and Assam wrestle for ‘Sumo’ brand
A city-based firm making electronic weighing scales is engaged in a legal dispute with a manufacturer from Assam regarding its rights to...
May 28, 20252 min read
Department of Consumer Affairs, GoI celebrates 150 Years of Metre Convention on World Metrology Day 2025
1 mg Accuracy Mandated for Gold Trade to strengthen consumer protection through fair trade practices and reduced measurement...
May 21, 20253 min read
Meghalaya High Court scrutinises alleged weighbridge corruption
Meghalaya High Court begins probe into weighbridge corruption allegations. The investigation aims to ensure transparency and...
May 19, 20251 min read
Almost 40% weighbridges in state non-functional, shows RTI
As many as 67 out of the 169 weighbridges under the Legal Metrology Department are currently non-functional, accounting for a failure...
May 15, 20251 min read
Activist calls for probe into anomalies in Legal Metrology department & misuse of central scheme
Activist and advocate Napoleon Mawphniang has called for probe into anomalies in Legal Metrology department and serious financial...
May 12, 20252 min read
CTF delegation calls on Controller, Legal Metrology, submits suggestions
To discuss and submit their suggestions concerning the upcoming Legal Metrology (Enforcement) Rules 2025 , a deputation of the Chamber of...
Apr 24, 20252 min read
PGVCL cheated out of 42L by weighbridge manipulation
A major fraud involving the manipulation of weighbridge readings to misappropriate material worth over Rs 41.68 lakh has come to light at...
Apr 22, 20251 min read
Cong MLA Vinesh Phogat pulls up officials in grain market over faulty weighing machine
Wrestler-turned-Congress MLA from Julana Vinesh Phogat pulled up officials at the Julana grain market after reports of discrepancies...
Apr 16, 20251 min read
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