Food safety drive by FDA continues in Bengaluru on Thursday Bengaluru: Expired food ingredients and misbranded products were among the violations detected by Food Safety and Drug Administration (FDA) officials in the kitchen of Apollo Hospitals on Bannerghatta Road Thursday.Officials found expired raw materials, including rava, icing sugar, maida and bakery products, stored in the…
Chennai: For Phoenix Kothari Footwear, Ramanathapuram was not the obvious choice for its next shoe factory. The district, which traditionally has fewer manufacturing opportunities, was not originally on the company’s expansion map. Then came a request from chief minister C Joseph Vijay.In a conversation with the company’s leadership on May 22, Vijay asked Kothari to…
Hyderabad: Orugallu Wildlife Society (OWLS) and other green voluntary organisations have condemned “threats, obstruction and attacks” targeting forest department personnel, and urged state govt to ensure their protection.The organisations criticised Khanapur MLA Vedma Bhojju Patel and Sirpur MLA Palvai Harish Babu over their alleged remarks and conduct towards forest officials. They said political intervention in…
Kolkata: The 32nd Kolkata International Film Festival will be held from Dec 16 to 23, 2026. Prosenjit Chatterjee, executive chairman of a special high-level advisory committee to oversee year-long celebrations marking the birth centenary of Uttam Kumar, announced it on Thursday, adding that the state was planning to set up an Uttam Kumar Film Centre,…
Panaji: Chief minister Pramod Sawant on Thursday said the Goa assembly election is expected in Feb 2027, while clarifying that the Election Commission will take the final decision. He also announced that the six-lane elevated Porvorim corridor will be inaugurated on Sep 10.“As per my knowledge, the assembly election will be held in Feb 2027,…
Five Acts will be amended Gandhinagar: Gujarat is set to introduce an Omnibus legislation aimed at cutting regulatory compliances and enhancing ease of doing business (EODB). The bill is expected to be tabled in the assembly session next month, top govt officials said.“The proposed bill will implement six priority areas by amending provisions in five…
A Mohali resident’s car was allegedly broken into outside Kisan Bhawan in Sector 35, with thieves making away with a laptop, two cameras and other electronic equipment while she attended an exhibition. Police said the miscreants smashed a window of the parked vehicle before stealing the items. A case has been registered against unidentified persons…
Nagesh and Sonali Gaikwad Pune: A month after her husband died in the Moshi garbage depot tragedy, Sonali Gaikwad (23) was found hanging from the ceiling of her house in Moshi on Wednesday.Assistant commissioner of police (Bhosari MIDC division) Sudhakar Yadav of the Pimpri Chinchwad police said, “The police did not find any suicide note…
A tribal students’ union suspended its blockade against Arunachal Pradesh after 48 hours’ notice GUWAHATI: A tribal students’ union in Assam enforcing a blockade against neighbouring Arunachal Pradesh agreed to suspend its agitation Thursday after giving the state govt 48 hours to arrest four suspects in Monday’s firing targeting a border village of Dhemaji district.The…
Lucknow: Cat owners in the city will now have to obtain a licence from the Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC), with the state govt bringing cats under the same regulatory framework as dogs through the newly notified Pet Animal Licensing, Control and Regulation Bylaws, 2025.Earlier, licensing was mandatory only for dogs under the 2004 bylaws. The…
