Juice vendor, minor detained for allegedly mixing human urine in drinks in UP's Ghaziabad
Ghaziabad (UP): A juice vendor and a 15-year-old boy were detained on Friday in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad for allegedly mixing human urine in fruit juices they sold to customers, media reports said.
India lifts export restrictions on 9 items to Maldives
New Delhi: India on Friday lifted restrictions on the export of specified quantities of nine products, including potatoes, onions, eggs, rice, wheat flour, and sugar, to Maldives for the current fiscal year.
Govt announces measures to curb skyrocketing tomato prices in certain parts of the country
New Delhi: As tomato prices in India continue to soar, reaching new milestones every day and hovering around the Rs 100 mark for an extended period, the Central government has taken measures to address the increasing prices of this important item in the Indian kitchen.
Jammu and Kashmir maintains its first rank in Food Safety Index 2022-23
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir has maintained its first rank in the UT category in Food Safety Index 2022-23.
4.28 cr bogus ration cards cancelled between 2014 to 2021, says govt
New Delhi/IBNS: About 4.28 crore bogus ration cards have been cancelled during the period 2014 to 2021 so far by states and union territories, said the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution.
Biometric authentication not necessary for drawing ration in Kashmir : Govt
Srinagar/UNI: Clarifying that punching fingerprints and biometric authentication on Point of Sale (POS) machines while drawing the ration was not necessary, Directorate of Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs Kashmir, said it was voluntary.
Not about food or religion, says Zomato founder amid delivery workers' strike
Kolkata, Aug 13 (IBNS): In an email to his staff, Zomato founder Deepinder Goyal said the delivery workers' strike in West Bengal's Howrah has got nothing to do with food or religion, media report said.
2 children die, 30 ill after consuming food at Punjab home for special children
Chandigarh, Aug 2 (IBNS) : Two children have died and 30 others fell ill after eating food at a home for differently-abled children in Kapurthala, media reports said.