Author: Indmedia

Officials from the state Food and Drug Control Administration (FDCA) inspect and seize suspected adulterated ghee and edible oils during a crackdown on food adulteration. Gandhinagar: Intensifying its drive against food adulteration, the state food and drug control administration (FDCA) seized suspected adulterated ghee and edible oils worth over Rs 35 lakh during raids in Surat and Deesa.The largest haul was made at a factory in Kamrej taluka of Surat, where officials alleged that adulterated ghee was being manufactured and packed as a genuine product. The raid was conducted at Keval Food Products in the Hindva Dream Industrial Estate at…

Gurgaon: The city is likely to receive light to moderate rain at a few places on Monday, while heavy rain is expected at isolated places in Panchkula, Ambala and Yamunanagar, according to Meteorological Centre, Chandigarh.The maximum temperature in the city on Sunday was 33 degrees Celsius which was 0.3 notches higher than the previous day of 32.7 degrees.The minimum temperature in the city was 28 degrees Celsius on Sunday, compared with 27 degrees on Saturday.India Meteorological Department has forecast heavy rain at isolated places in parts of northern Haryana. It has forecast an increase in rainfall activity across the state…

He received the President’s Medal for Distinguished Service in recognition of his hard work and commitmentHe received the President’s Medal for Distinguished Service in recognition of his hard work and commitmentHe received the President’s Medal for Distinguished Service in recognition of his hard work and commitmentHe received the President’s Medal for Distinguished Service in recognition of his hard work and commitmentHe received the President’s Medal for Distinguished Service in recognition of his hard work and commitmentHe received the President’s Medal for Distinguished Service in recognition of his hard work and commitmentHe received the President’s Medal for Distinguished Service in recognition…

Times News NetworkKanpur:A 15-year-old Class 10 student drowned while bathing with friends in the Ram Ganga canal in Dharamangadpur in the Sachendi area of Kanpur on Saturday afternoon. His body was found floating 400 metres away on Sunday.The boy was a resident of Katra Ghanshyam village.Sachendi station in charge Deenanath Mishra said that the body was sent for postmortem. Source link

Noida: Three men were sentenced to life imprisonment with a fine of Rs 50,000 each by the sessions court for conspiring and killing a co-worker. The three had strangled the victim and tried to hide the body in a drain. The court noted there was sufficient evidence to prove that the convicts argued with the victim after one of them was unable to clear a loan. The court ordered that Rs 1.2 lakh from the fine amount be given to the legal heir of the deceased.“The accused, with a common intention, abducted the plaintiff’s brother, Sumanjay, assaulted him, strangled him…

A farmer works in his field near Pirangut Pune: Many parts of the state, including Pune, which witnessed subdued rainfall over the past week, are likely to experience similar weather conditions this week.According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), light to very light rain is expected in Pune and surrounding areas. The Met department has issued a yellow alert for ghat areas in select districts of western Maharashtra, where heavy rainfall is expected.IMD’s weather update for Maharashtra for Aug 16–22 forecasts fairly widespread to widespread rainfall across Konkan and Goa throughout the period, with isolated heavy rainfall expected on Aug…

Locals said that some youths from outside the area have been consuming alcohol and creating nuisance at the walking track Bicholim: Bicholim residents have raised safety concerns over disruptive and objectionable activities by youths at the Bicholim walking track, particularly during the night hours.Locals said that some youths from outside the area have been consuming alcohol and creating nuisance at the walking track.“I have seen a couple engaging in obscene behaviour while I was walking on the track. Such activities create inconvenience for other people who come to public places for walking and exercise,” said local resident Sanjay Kharbe.Residents have…

The commission noted that the Faridabad municipal commissioner had designated assistant-level officials as SPIOs, despite state govt instructions requiring the appointment of sufficiently senior officials to the post Chandigarh: The Haryana State Information Commission has raised concerns over appointing assistant-level officials as state public information officers (SPIOs), observing that this practice may undermine the effective implementation of the Right to Information Act, 2005.The observations were made by the commission while hearing a complaint concerning the municipal corporation, Faridabad.The commission noted that the Faridabad municipal commissioner had designated assistant-level officials as SPIOs, despite state govt instructions requiring the appointment of sufficiently…

Lucknow: The Lucknow Municipal Corporation has introduced the one time settlement (OTS) scheme for house tax collection in the state capital.Around Rs 1,500.76 crore is due as house, water and sewerage tax from 2,24,749 houses in eight zones which includes Rs 724.76 crore of arrears, Rs 497.41 crore of pending dues and Rs 278.58 crore as interest. Under the scheme which started on Aug 15, defaulters of more than Rs 1 lakh will be given the facility to pay in three installments.Scheme, interest and surcharge waiver opportunity will start on Monday. According to chief tax assessment officer Vinay Rai, the…

Ashwini Kumar Chandra (35), a native of Hasanpur in Samastipur district (Representative Image) SHEIKHPURA: An executive engineer of a power distribution company was found hanging inside his rented accommodation in Bihar’s Sheikhpura district on Sunday, police said.Ashwini Kumar Chandra (35), a native of Hasanpur in Samastipur district, had joined the Sheikhpura divisional headquarters of South Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited as executive engineer (civil) around nine months ago, according to news agency PTI.”Upon receiving information that Chandra had locked his room from inside and was not opening it despite repeated knocks, police reached the spot and broke open the door.…