Delay is also affecting the supply of medicines, medical devices, surgical consumables and to government hospitals Mumbai: The All Food and Drug Licence Holders Foundation (AFDLHF) has warned that medical suppliers across the state will be on an indefinite hunger strike outside the Maharashtra Medical Goods Procurement Authority on Monday to protest long-overdue payments.In a…
New Delhi: What began as a police raid to rescue child labourers from a factory in Okhla led to the unearthing of an organised operation that allegedly repackaged expired and near-expired food products and passed them off as fit for consumption in domestic and international markets. The factory has been sealed and seven people, including…
Private entrepreneurs are showing interest in carrying out primary processing of tuna on board fishing vessels to convert it into ‘sashimi-grade’ fish Chennai: The Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA), under the Union ministry of commerce and industry, is in discussions with Quikjet Cargo Airlines to ferry tuna from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands to…
Ahmedabad: Self-employed people in Ahmedabad earn more than their counterparts in other major cities in Gujarat. However, they also put in longer hours and still lag behind the national average, according to the Union ministry of statistics and programme implementation’s (MoSPI) latest report, Labour Market Dynamics in Million-plus Cities. The report estimates the average monthly…
Sixteen people died in the warehouse collapse in Taratala on June 24 Kolkata: Establishing the financial trail that facilitated the vetting of the Taratala warehouse project is the focus of the Lalbazar SIT probe into the collapse. The team is preparing to produce six arrested accused, including Kalicharan Banerjee, suspended officer on special duty (OSD)…
The city has been experiencing showers leading to waterlogging and roads getting washed out, despite the civic body’s repeated assurances that Pune is rain-ready Pune: The Panshet, Varasgaon and Temghar dams recorded continuous spells of rain on Friday — 60mm, 60mm and 45mm. respectively — leading to a further rise in water storage.The irrigation department…
Mapusa: A 52-year-old Ansabhat resident, Urvesh Natekar, was allegedly cheated of Rs 2.8 lakh after a scammer threatened and psychologically manipulated him into authorising online transactions.Mapusa police on Thursday registered an offence under Section 319(2) (cheating by personation) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, following the transfer of a computer-generated FIR originally filed at…
Surat: A 56-year-old tailor lost his left leg after a BRTS bus driver allegedly shut the door while he was boarding and drove off, dragging him for several metres in the Puna area. The accident on June 26 led to severe crush injuries that required amputation, prompting police to book the driver for negligence.Puna police…
NEW DELHI: Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal on Friday urged states to identify products that are currently imported but can be manufactured competitively in India.He said such efforts would not only reduce import dependence and save foreign exchange but also strengthen domestic supply chains and reduce vulnerabilities arising from excessive dependence on foreign suppliers.This…
Pratitee Bordoloi becomes India’s lone medallist at World Youth Chess NEW DELHI: Last week, 13-year-old Woman FIDE Master (WFM) Pratitee Bordoloi created history for India in Montesilvano, Italy. Competing at the FIDE World Youth Chess Championship 2026, the Bengaluru-based youngster clinched the silver medal in the Girls Under-18 category.Entering as the 16th seed with a…
