Delhi

After a gap of three-years, fans are excited to witness the first match of Pro Kabbadi League (PKL) Season 9, at Bengaluru's Shree Kanteerava Indoor Stadium. On October 7, Defending Champions Dabang Delhi KC are all set to take on PKL Season 2 winners U Mumba. The matches which will be conducted in Bengaluru, Pune and Hyderabad will be live-streamed LIVE on Star Sports Network and Disney+Hotstar, at 7:30pm, onwards. 

In the ongoing investigation into the Delhi’s Mundka fire case, the building owner accused has filed a revision petition, challenging the order denying him bail. The petitioner had reportedly filed a bail application on the grounds that charge-sheet has not been filed. However, the application was rejected. The case pertains to a fire incident in Mundka area, on May 13, which killed at least 27 persons.

The Outer-north district police of Delhi arrested infamous gangster Neeraj Bawani’s father for alleged possession of illegal weapons, on September 29, informed Delhi police. The arrest has come after the police conducted a raid at his residence, where the weapon was seized. Earlier on September 16, police arrested Sonu, a Neeraj Bawani gang member and recovered a bulletproof SUV and a Scorpio, along with huge cache of arms.

India’s cabinet has approved a hike in Dearness Allowance (DA), to provide relief for government employees, especially during festive season. On  September 28, the BJP-led GoI approved a DA hike of 4% for 4.7 million employees of the central government, while 6.8 million pensioners will get Dearness Relief (DR). The DA and DR amount were long awaited by the Central Government employees in India.

The Supreme Court of India refused to entertain a plea seeking regulation of consumption of Alcohol in Delhi. The plea was filed by BJP spokesperson and advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay, and seeked to frame an effective policy to prohibit the consumption, except for medicinal purposes. “Some people say that drinks taken in small quantities can be good for health,” observed the court.