New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) Delhi Police have arrested three individuals for allegedly operating an illegal LPG gas storage and refilling racket in the Palam area, recovering 45 Bharat Gas cylinders from the spot, officials said on Thursday.In a significant crackdown, a team from Palam Village Police Station dismantled the illegal operation that was being run from a residential locality in Palam. The accused have been identified as Anaar Singh, a resident of Najafgarh, who worked as a driver; Saty…
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Amaravati, March 9 (IANS) Congress’ Andhra Pradesh Congress unit President Y. S. Sharmila Reddy on Monday termed the death of 11 people due to milk adulteration in Rajahmundry as “murders” by the government.Launching a scathing attack on the state administration, she accused it of criminal negligence and complete failure to ensure food safety.After visiting the victims undergoing treatment at KIMS Hospital in Rajahmundry, she said the tragedy was not an accident but the direct result of years of…
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) In view of the ongoing festive season and ahead of Holi, the Delhi government’s Food Safety Department carried out an enforcement drive, lifting 66 food samples, including that of paneer, khoya and pulses, an official said on Thursday. Delhi Health Minister Pankaj Kumar Singh said that the drive was focused on systematic food sampling and prevention of adulteration.”The health and safety of Delhi’s citizens is the top priority of the Rekha Gupta-led Delhi government. The…
Amaravati, Feb 24 (IANS) The condition of seven persons undergoing treatment at various hospitals in Andhra Pradesh’s Rajahmundry after consuming adulterated milk is critical, a top official said on Tuesday.State Health and Family Welfare Department Commissioner Veerapandian said that 15 people are undergoing treatment in various hospitals, of whom three are on ventilators, two on dialysis and three more on ventilator-dialysis.Among those undergoing treatment, there are two children, including a…
Jaipur, Jan 30 (IANS) In a statewide drive against food adulteration being carried out in Rajasthan, the state’s Food Safety Department took major action under the “Pure Food – War on Adulteration” initiative and seized more than 43,000 litres of ghee suspected to be adulterated. Rajasthan Food Safety Commissioner Dr. T. Shubhamangala, on Thursday, told that M/s Giridhar Milk Food Product, located in Shyam Vihar Colony at Machera in Jaipur, manufactures ghee under the brand name ‘Bhog Vinayak’…
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) The Crime Branch of Delhi Police has unearthed a massive racket involved in the illegal import, expiry date manipulation and repackaging of expired international food products, seizing adulterated items worth nearly Rs 4.3 crore, officials said on Tuesday. The operation has exposed a serious public health threat, with expired food—including baby food and consumables—being sold through retail chains, shopping malls and e-commerce platforms across the country.Acting …