Delhi health minister Pankaj Kumar Singh said the government would have “zero tolerance” for food adulteration, particularly as demand for paneer, milk products, sweets and edible oils rises during the festive season. NEW DELHI: The Delhi government’s Food Safety Department has intensified inspections across the national capital ahead of the festive season, destroying around 508…
Mumbai: Numerous shop owners of Link Square Mall in Bandra West, including senior citizens, have come together demanding the immediate commencement of structural repairs. The members say they are even prepared to contribute their own money and undertake the structural repairs themselves if that is what it takes to reopen their businesses.The mall has remained…
Chennai: The govt’s decision to drop the Parandur greenfield airport project has raised several questions, and topping them is the status of the acquired land parcels. A lot of housing projects and investments, initiated at the prospects of a new airport coming up there, are in a quandary. And the question of the next location…
Kolkata: A milder variant of Covid has affected hundreds in Kolkata with symptoms that are far more benign than those during the pandemic, barring one that has been reminding patients and doctors of the torrid period – loss of taste and smell. It has been very severe for many who have been going without these…
Happy Passia is currently reported to be in US custody. AMRITSAR: Amritsar Rural police have arrested Harpinder Kaur, mother of gangster-turned-terrorist Harpreet Singh alias Happy Passia, in connection with the grenade attack on a house in Jattan village of Ajnala tehsil and secured her two-day police remand for questioning.Passia is currently reported to be in…
Transporters block the Assam-Meghalaya border at Jorabat Guwahati: Taxi operators in Assam and Meghalaya have faced repeated stand-offs over tourist traffic and alleged harassment since 2024.At least three major confrontations have been reported, with the latest in Aug emerging as the most serious. Operators in both states restricted the entry of vehicles registered in the…
Uttar Pradesh minister Om Prakash Rajbhar supported a colleague’s view on vegetarian fish LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh cabinet minister Om Prakash Rajbhar on Monday backed his cabinet colleague Sanjay Nishad’s contention that fish prepared without garlic and onion could be considered vegetarian, while asking Congress to clarify whether the fish reportedly served at its Ayodhya event…
Jaipur: Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh Monday began a joint survey to demarcate 871 hectares of disputed reserved forest land in Jhalawar, a key step towards resolving a boundary dispute that has already triggered objections over alleged encroachment and non-forestry activity. A senior forest official said the survey was expected to be completed in a day,…
NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday put speculation over an alliance with the Shiromani Akali Dal to rest, saying the saffron party will contest all 117 seats in the upcoming Punjab assembly elections.BJP national general secretary (organisation) BL Santosh said the party was fully prepared for the polls and would form the government…
Immigration attorney explains the new H-1B fee proposal. The Donald Trump administration dropped another H-1B bombshell Monday as it tweaked the $100,000 H-1B fee and issued a draft rule increasing the fee to $103,265. The increase is not the main issue of the new proposal; in the new proposal, every H-1B petition will have to…
