Karnataka has banned analogue paneer for one year across the state BENGALURU: The Karnataka food aafety and drugs administration (FDA) has imposed a one-year ban across the state on the manufacture, processing, storage, transportation and sale of analogue paneer, a non-dairy product made using vegetable oils, starches, emulsifiers and other additives.The govt order, issued on…
Bengaluru: The state govt will hold a meeting with health officials this week to take stock of the H1N1 situation, with Karnataka’s tally crossing 4,000 cases this year, including more than 2,000 reported from Bengaluru alone.Health minister U T Khader said surveillance and preparedness will be among the key issues to be discussed at the…
A stockhouse bordering the agricultural land was regularly being used to dump what appeared to be medicine waste consisting of vials, tubes and strange packets filled with foul-smelling powders Bengaluru: The discovery of the alleged spurious-drug racket earlier this week began with a group of labourers working in an agricultural field and a curious constable…
Bengaluru: Home minister Priyank Kharge Saturday said IAS officer Gyanendra Kumar, believed to have gone incommunicado for the past few days, had sought leave due to a family emergency and had travelled to his hometown. The officer has established communication with govt and everything is fine with him, Priyank added.The officer was Karnataka Public Service…
Bengaluru: State home minister Priyank Kharge Saturday said he has little information about CBI approaching governor Thaawarchand Gehlot for sanction to prosecute minister B Nagendra, and insisted the central agency must first write to the state govt before taking any such step.CBI is believed to have recently sought the governor’s nod to prosecute Nagendra, who…
For Dr Veena Murthy Vijay, the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for Kuchipudi is both a recognition of the past and a push towards the future. President Droupadi Murmu conferred the award for the year 2024 on her at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi on August 13. The honour comes as Murthy Vijay’s Bengaluru-based school, founded…
Karnataka FDA bans sale of non-dairy paneer for one year. AI image Bengaluru: The Karnataka Food Safety and Drugs Administration (FDA) has imposed a one-year ban across the state on the manufacture, processing, storage, transportation and sale of analogue paneer—a non-dairy product made using vegetable oils, starches, emulsifiers and other additives.The govt order, issued on…
The ordeal began on March 2, 2024, when 38-year-old Amogh GM ordered an HSRP plate through the company’s website, paying Rs 761 by credit card Bengaluru: A simple online order for a High Security Registration Plate (HSRP) turned into a 16-month ordeal for a Yelahanka resident after the company repeatedly failed to deliver it despite…
The new deadline marks a three-month delay from BMRCL’s earlier target of commissioning the entire line by Dec 2027 Bengaluru: Namma Metro’s much-awaited Blue Line, connecting Central Silk Board with Kempegowda International Airport (KIA), is now expected to be fully operational by March 2028, with the 58km corridor set to open in phases, Bengaluru development…
Bengaluru: How dangerous can expired medicines be? The question has gained urgency after police recently busted a fake drug racket in Bidadi and seized expired medicines worth Rs 35 lakh from a farmhouse. While expired drugs do not necessarily turn toxic immediately after crossing their expiry date, doctors say loss of potency can lead to…
